The two most publicized (and ruthlessly scrutinized) prongs of Scott's preferred approach are these: The Lakers won't shoot many threes, and they won't hesitate to foul on defense. Per Eric Pincus of the Los Angeles Times, Scott broke down those principles after the Lakers' preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 6.
The threes: "Our game plan is really to get to that basket. I like the fact that we only shot 10 threes. If we shoot between 10 and 15, I think that's a good mixture of getting to that basket and shooting threes."
The fouls:
The aggressiveness is one thing I want us to keep our mind on. I think for the first three or four preseason games, teams are going to average shooting 37 free throws against us—because that's how I want us to play. Once we get that established, the referees around the league will know that we're going to play a physical brand of basketball and some of those things will go away.
Those old-school ideas, both very much opposed to trends that have developed over the past decade or so, were met with predictable derision on NBA Twitter:
We'll get into the flaws in Scott's plans shortly, though you probably have some idea of what they are after seeing the above criticism. Before that, we have to acknowledge Scott is fulfilling the role L.A.'s front office must have wanted.
Scott is the Lakers' current coach largely because he's about as different from the guy who used to hold down that job, Mike D'Antoni, as anyone on the planet. MDA was a free-thinking offensive futurist. He had his greatest successes by letting go of the reins, ignoring things like size and physicality and encouraging his players to fire away as quickly as possible—often from as far as possible.<...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
