NavyDave Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Kornheiser and ESPN's mark stein says New Jersey well Brooklyn Nets have fired Byron Scott. So I wondered when this was gonna happen hmm he can come here as an asst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 what the hell happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 They are still playoff bound must be a byron scott vs jason kidd thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I knew their record was less than great....but still. Why fire him now. I wonder if they have a long term plan in place....hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted January 26, 2004 Author Share Posted January 26, 2004 The NBA hasnt finalized the sale yet and one of his assistants is the interim coach. No way are the bulllets letting Eddie jordan go heck he is getting the most out of kwame and the "lesser" talent (Blake). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Originally posted by NavyDave The NBA hasnt finalized the sale yet and one of his assistants is the interim coach. No way are the bulllets letting Eddie jordan go heck he is getting the most out of kwame and the "lesser" talent (Blake). I think considering the health of the Bullets, ownership must be fine with Eddie Jordan right now. You can see that slowly, the younger guys are getting the message. Pollin is out of the spotlight.....MJ is gone. Eddie and Grunfeld are doing their thing. If players like Steve Blake, Juan Dixon and Kwame Brown can win games without Stack, Arenas and a healthy Hughes.....I think they can win when those guys are back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 They still play Pro Basketball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanjoe Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 New Jersey is in first place by two games in the Atlantic Division. Why in the Heck would they fire Byron Scott? The Kidd/Scott feud must be really, really, bad for them to fire a coach that's in first place and that took them to the Finals two years in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinInsite Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Eddie Jordan must be kicking himself, if he stayed he could have been the new coach instead coaching that trainwreck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I guess he wasn't a fan of Jay Z Nets coach Byron Scott, one year removed from taking New Jersey on a second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, has been fired, league sources have told ESPN.com's Marc Stein. The Nets are expected to announce the move at a 2 p.m. ET news conference. Assistant coach Lawrence Frank will be named interim coach, Stein reports. New Jersey practices as usual at 1 ET today and Frank is expected to coach the session. The Nets, an unspectacular 22-20 with the All-Star break approaching, lead the 22-24 Celtics by two games in the Atlantic Division but have only the fifth-best record in the Eastern Conference. According to sources, the game that sealed Scott's fate was Friday's loss at 18-26 Miami, in which the Nets were routed 85-64. Scott wasn't around for the final 14 minutes Sunday of what turned out to be his final game as New Jersey's coach -- a 110-91 victory over Boston that halted a five-game losing streak. He was ejected late in the third quarter by referee Luis Grillo for saying something that earned a one-technical ejection. Frank finished up. The last year of Scott's four-year deal was to pay him between $2.6 million and $3 million. Scott was not given a contract extension despite leading the Nets to back-to-back Finals appearances. His status was made even more tenuous by persistent reports that he lacked the support of star guard Jason Kidd, who berated Scott after an embarrassing 110-63 loss in Memphis on Dec. 13. Scott was ejected during the third quarter of Sunday's 110-91 victory over the Boston Celtics, which ended a five-game losing streak and kept New Jersey (22-20) from dropping to .500. Kidd, and forward Kenyon Martin, also took issue with Scott's coaching moves during last year's Finals, including how the coach used former Net Dikembe Mutombo against San Antonio and his reluctance to call for double teams on center/Finals MVP Tim Duncan. In the series' decisive Game 6, the Spurs went on a 19-0 second-half run that ultimately finished New Jersey. In the offseason, Kidd was being hotly pursued in free agency by the Spurs, and there were reports claiming that Kidd would not consider re-signing with the Nets unless Scott was fired. Despite their differences, Kidd re-signed with New Jersey for $103 million over six years. On Friday, the Nets were officially sold to Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner, who is intent on moving the Nets across the Hudson River to the borough. The rest of the NBA owners must approve the deal as well. Scott holds the franchise record with 149 coaching victories. After a 25-56 record in his first season, the Nets went 52-30 in 2001-02 and 49-33 in 2002-03 -- losing to the Lakers and the Spurs in the finals. Scott's dismissal brought to 16 the number of head coach jobs that have turned over since the 2002-03 season. Two weeks ago, the Knicks fired Don Chaney and replaced him Hall of Fame coach Lenny Wilkens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Originally posted by SkinInsite Eddie Jordan must be kicking himself, if he stayed he could have been the new coach instead coaching that trainwreck. Jordan grew up in DC and wanted to be the Coach of the Bullets when he was a kid. This was his dream. The Nets aren't going to win any titles.....right now Eddie has literally YEARS to put together his team and system. I think he likes being here with his family in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Don't the Nets remember how many years of futility the team endured prior to its recent success? I can't believe they're taking the success for granted and firing the guy who actually turned the franchise around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 The only thing I can think of coming close to this is the Magic Johnson/Paul Westhead deal. Kidd definitely is NO Magic Johnson. Byron should reunite with the Lakers and hang around until Phil is gone, which could be next year if the Lakers win it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofluid Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Byron should come here and be EJ's assistant until a gig opens up for him. Ego's will never allow it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Don't the Nets remember how many years of futility the team endured prior to its recent success?I can't believe they're taking the success for granted and firing the guy who actually turned the franchise around. that was the first thing i thought when i heard he was fired too. they should think back to when their best player was a drunk, but talented, derrick coleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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