When you lose 10 games in a row, there’s plenty to fuss about. And Lakers coach Byron Scott took advantage of the opportunity.
Coming off a 101-82 home loss to the Hornets on Sunday, Scott vented his frustrations with, among other things, his team’s lack of communication during games.
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"We talk out here all the time, but we get in the game we act like we're like strangers,” Scott told reporters after practice Monday, via the Los Angeles Times. “Somehow that has to end. It just has to stop. Somebody has to be in control out there to kind of tell everybody what's going on. It's not that hard. We talk in practice. We talk on the bus. We talk on the plane. We get in the game and we act like we're mute. It surprises me and it's mind-boggling to me."
The Lakers haven’t won since Jan. 12 when they beat the Pelicans 95-91. Scott said the little things are killing his team.
"Not blocking out, turning and watching the ball as the shot is in the air," he said. "Guys aren't paying really good attention to putting contact on guys, and then going to get the rebound. We showed some transition defense as well, where we're running with our man instead of running to the paint out, and playing from the paint out. Those are things that are effort. Those are things we can control."
The Lakers sit firmly in last place in the Western Conference at 9-41 through the season’s first 50 games.