Lakers: Byron Scott Now Holds the Worst Win-Loss Percentage in LA History
By Eric Yee
With their latest loss, Byron Scott now holds the worst win-loss percentage in Lakers history
The saying goes, “Men lie, women lie, numbers don’t,” and for fans who’ve been hard on Lakers head coach, Byron Scott, since his hiring, more statistic ammunition has finally arrived.
Per ESPN’s Baxter Holmes’ Twitter account, “The Lakers have had 25 coaches. As of last night, Byron Scott has the worst winning percentage of any of them.”
The Lakers have had 25 coaches. As of last night, Byron Scott has the worst winning percentage of any of them. pic.twitter.com/lzQrtpn7nG
— Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) January 30, 2016
Scott has made questionable decisions the entire season, from moving young players D’Angelo Russell and Julius Randle to the bench to simply just not having an established offensive scheme, Scott has failed on nearly every front. All except one and in the long run, for Los Angeles, that is actually a good thing.
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While it’s no guarantee that draft prospects Ben Simmons or Brandon Ingram will pan out in the NBA, having either one of them would make the Lakers’ future much brighter than it has been.
The running joke about Scott has become that he should go down as the greatest recruiting coaches in LA history, seeing that he sacrificed his record so they could get higher draft picks. It would be even more funny than sad, if that were actually the case, this is to say, if Scott weren’t actually trying to win games.
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With the trade deadline coming up, free agency and the NBA draft looming, and what will hopefully be Byron Scott’s last season with the Lakers pending, despite the loses, the light at the end of the tunnel seems to be coming sooner rather than later for LA.