Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Lakers Edition
- Updated: November 14, 2014
Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
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Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott ripped his team for yet another lackluster defensive effort Wednesday.
“”To be honest with you, most of the time, the things that we want to do, they haven’t done,” Scott said after his team’s 109-102 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, during which the Lakers trailed by as many as 23 points.
“And I don’t know if it’s because they’re incapable of doing it or not.”
Following a loss that dropped the Lakers to 1-7 this season, Scott fumed about the Pelicans scoring 60 points in the paint, with star Anthony Davis going for 25 points on 12-of-16 shooting.
“They got pretty much anything they wanted in the paint with no resistance whatsoever,” Scott said. “It was just terrible. That was probably the worst defense that we’ve played from the preseason all the way to this particular point.”
Scott has focused on defense all season, yet the Lakers rank last in the NBA defensive efficiency, allowing 114.5 points per 100 possessions.
“We’re not even close to our expectations, or at least mine,” Scott said. “Like I said, we’ve just got to keep working. I know our guys are thinking a lot. We’ve got to get out of that pattern. But the effort has to be there and we have to play with a little more grit. That’s the bottom line.”
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According to the Los Angeles Times, Dodgers’ main concerns are big contracts and a crowded outfield:
“The D-Fenders, the Lakers’ NBA Development League affiliate, start their season on Friday, visiting the Santa Cruz Warriors.
The team is run by President and Chief Executive Officer Joey Buss, who is also part-owner of the Lakers.
“My desire is always to win, and I hope to translate that onto the court,” Buss told The Times at D-Fenders media day Tuesday. “At the same time, it’s very important for the team to be a development tool for the Lakers.”
The Lakers have assigned Roscoe Smith, Keith Appling and Jabari Brown to the D-Fenders as affiliate players. All three were part of the Lakers’ training camp roster but were cut before the start of the season.
“It’s a great opportunity,” said Appling at the Lakers’ practice facility. “It’s still in the same building. I still have the opportunity to be seen by all the Lakers staff.”
The D-Fenders will play for Coach Phil Hubbard, who will do his best to emulate Coach Byron Scott’s system with the Lakers.
“Our goal is to have the new coach reflect Byron’s philosophies in the game,” said Buss. “But let’s not be confused. Not only is our personnel different, for example we don’t have Kobe [Bryant] . . . for us to say that we can run the exact same offense, I think that would be a little unrealistic.”
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