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标题[外电] Sources: Hornets fire Scott
时间Fri Nov 13 02:37:58 2009
By Marc Stein
ESPN.com
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The New Orleans Hornets have responded to their 3-6 start by making the first
coaching change of the young NBA season, firing Byron Scott on Thursday,
according to NBA coaching sources.
Sources said the Hornets made the decision to dismiss Scott following
New Orleans' 124-104 loss in Phoenix on Wednesday night and will formally
announce the move later Thursday.
It was not immediately known who the Hornets will select to replace Scott for
the rest of the season.
It was not immediately known who will replace Scott.
Scott won NBA Coach of the Year honors in 2008 after he and franchise point
guard Chris Paul led the Hornets to a 56-26 record and the Southwest Division
title. The Hornets then defeated Dallas in the first round of the playoffs and
were within one win of the West finals before losing Game 7 at home to the
San Antonio Spurs.
The Hornets slumped slightly to a 49-33 record last season, thanks partly to a
flurry of injuries. They were pounded in the first round of the playoffs by
Denver, losing the final home game of the season -- Game 4 of the series -- by
a whopping 58 points.
Scott hung onto his job after the early exit but couldn't survive New Orleans'
poor start, even though the many holes on the Hornets' roster -- with no
consistent scorer at the wing positions and little depth -- appeared to be
beyond his control. A number of league observers considered a coaching change
inevitable if the Hornets struggled this season.
The firing is the second major move the Hornets have made since the end of
last season in an attempt to address Paul's growing frustrations. In July,
New Orleans sent center Tyson Chandler, who was plagued by foot problems
throughout last season, to the Charlotte Bobcats for Emeka Okafor.
The team's payroll is more than $3 million over the league's $69.9 million
luxury-tax threshold, making owner George Shinn reluctant to sanction further
roster renovations. The Hornets have been trying to make moves to get under
the luxury-tax line since acquiring Okafor, as opposed to searching for
players who can bolster Paul's supporting cast.
Marc Stein is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4648162
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1F:推 merquise:可喜可贺~~ 11/13 02:49
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4F:推 mysterio619:终於啊... 现在台面上有好教练可选吗?? 11/13 03:13
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6F:推 mysterio619:我也有想到他... 11/13 03:27
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18F:推 gbpacker:终於,对照当年的Coach of Year真是讽刺 11/14 07:44