http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/1085640920190640.xml Hornets continue to have Scott on hold Agent says coach has not heard from team Thursday, May 27, 2004 By Jimmy Smith and John Reid par Staff writers The agent for Byron Scott said Wednesday night he hasn't heard from Hornets officials since leaving town last week and is not presently in contract negotiations with the team. "Nothing at all has been drawn up, and I don't expect to hear from them until (Thursday) or the next day," Brian McInerney said Wednesday when reached at his Southern California home. "There haven't been any sort of negotiations yet. "We've just been following what has been going on in the newspaper, and I've only talked to them when I was in New Orleans last week. Byron and I said we'd wait for them to get back to us." McInerney said Scott was waiting for his wife, Anita, to return to their New Jersey home on Wednesday night or today from the West Coast so they could discuss the New Orleans coaching situation. Scott, who coached the New Jersey Nets to back-to-back Eastern Conference championships the previous two NBA seasons, was interviewed by Hornets majority owner George Shinn during two days last week. Shinn also has interviewed TNT analyst and former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello, former Hornets assistant Brian Hill, who was head coach of the Orlando Magic and Vancouver Grizzlies, and Michael Cooper, coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. It has been rumored that Scott, a three-time NBA champion as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers, might want to wait to see whether Phil Jackson decides to return to the Lakers next season before accepting another NBA coaching offer. McInerney dismissed that notion Wednesday. Scott was said to be playing golf Wednesday and did not return calls. "The Lakers' job is not open now," McInerney said. "So that's a question we don't have to answer." A league source indicated following Shinn's final interview with Hill on Tuesday that a decision on a replacement for Tim Floyd, fired after one season May 7, could be forthcoming soon. Shinn again was unavailable for comment Wednesday. Hornets executive vice president for basketball operations and general manager Bob Bass said Wednesday the team has been quiet about the search because, "We can't make stuff up. There are some things you don't talk about, and that's what goes on in the interview. You just don't discuss it. I just don't think it plays to the advantage of the applicants or the team, either one." . . . . . . . Jimmy Smith can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3814. John Reid can be reached at [email protected] or (504) 826-3787. --

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