Byron Scott

It's judgement day for Byron Scott, as the coach has been released from his position as the coach of the New Orleans Hornets. This comes after the Hornets have gotten off to a truly miserable 3-6 start. Byron Scott is out in New Orelans. (Getty Images) The news is surprising, considering the progress made by Scott last year. He won NBA Coach of the Year, after taking the Hornets (aided by point guard Chris Paul ) all the way to the playoffs, before being defeated by the San Antonio Spurs . His replacement, Jeff Bower , in the general manager, and will move Tim ... Read Full Story

The New Jersey Nets have confirmed that they have fired head coach Lawrence Frank after starting out the NBA season 0-16. The team will use assistant coach Tom Barrise as the bench boss in their game Sunday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. A choice has not been made of who will replace Frank for the rest of the season although Barrise and New Jersey General Manager Kiki Vandeweghe are rumored to be the two leading candidates. Right now New Jersey does not have a boatload of talent and what they do have is mostly inured at the present time. That is not Frank’s ... Read Full Story

Back in the days when the New Orleans Hornets were located in Charlotte Hornets Team Owner George Shinn was a very controversial figure. He had polarized the community had the reputation of being a loose cannon and eventually moved the team out of town. During the last few years Shinn has receded into the background as he allowed his basketball people to do their jobs unimpeded. This would result in the Hornets winning the NBA Southwest Division Title and their coach Byron Scott was named coach of the year. Fast forward to November 12, 2009 and you find a totally different situation in the ... Read Full Story

Each day that we walk on this planet we can learn something from somebody. Sometimes people display behavior that you want to emulate as you will believe it will help you in the future. Sometimes we can learn how not to react in certain situations after we witness someone make a foolish mistake. If you ever plan on being an NBA Team Owner then realize that on Thursday New Orleans Hornets Team Owner George Shinn showed the wrong way of handling a situation. When your team made some bad off-season moves and is currently suffering injuries the last thing you want to do is ... Read Full Story

The New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott today. General Manager Jeff Bower was named as the interim head coach, with Tim Floyd as his main assistant. This comes to little surprise to me, and we mentioned this would be a good idea a few days back while discussing the poor performances in the Hornets 3-6 start this season. Scott was NBA Coach of the Year in 2008. Man I need a change of scenery. (Credit: picapp.com) Will Byron Scott’s dismissal help the Hornets turn things around? Most likely it won’t in the immediate future, however, it is a change in the right direction long ... Read Full Story