Oh no we can’t get our weekly fix of Byron Scott talking when he shouldn’t or somebody in the Lakers talking ill about Byron Scott.
Mitch Kupchak is finally deciding to do the right thing and give the media nothing to chew on. I mean it doesn’t make a difference now, there’s no way that Byron Scott will be head coach in Los Angeles in the distant future so get your shots in while you can folks!
Despite the LA media pushing for quotes about Byron, Mitch Kupchak gives a mini meltdown in exchange.
Pressed further, Kupchak said, “I don’t want to get into a Byron discussion right now. I’m not going to answer any more questions about Byron. My concern is one question will lead to another. If his status changes, I’ll let you know.” […] Throughout Scott’s tenure, Kupchak has been steadfast in his support, often mentioning his work ethic and how hard the players competed. In January, Kupchak praised Scott’s tough-love style in handling his young players.
Kupchak said he prefers the focus for the final two months of the season be on the continued development of the younger players. […] “We’ve lost a lot of games and there’s a tendency to play it out, but I don’t want our young players to look at it that way,” Kupchak said. “I talked to a couple of them this morning about it, to finish the season strong. So we want to see them in the face of this adversity, of this kind of a tough season, to show some mental toughness, to push through it and show me your best.”
These next two months should be to see what the future will look like. I want to see what the young players are like together. I don’t think we’ve seen that much this season and that’s what all this tanking about right?
