[外電] Scott wants Hornets to be smart with shots
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Scott wants Hornets to be smart with shots
Team's lack of communication on defense also concerns coach
Friday, November 05, 2004
By Benjamin Hochman
Staff writer
Attention New Orleans: After one Hornets regular-season
drubbing, the sky isn't falling. But goodness, neither
are the shots.
Entering tonight's game against Orlando (1-0), the Hornets
are determined to take smarter shots. In Wednesday's 106-91
loss to Dallas, New Orleans (0-1) made only four of its 21
3-point attempts
Coach Byron Scott held a 1 &1/2-hour film session Thursday in
which he preached to his players the importance of patience.
"Our shot selection can be a lot better," said Scott, whose
star player, Baron Davis, missed 13 shots. "The one thing we
didn't do we might have done it three times was running the
offense all the way through. You have to do that. You have
to see what the team is going to do on the defensive end, and
then you can exploit those situations, especially in the
second half. We didn't really give ourselves a chance. Even
when I said, 'Run it all the way,' it still never got there
most of the time. Court management, we have to understand that.
We just have to get smarter as a basketball team. Our IQ,
basketball-wise, has to come up big-time."
But shooting wasn't the only woe. Communication on the defensive
end was inconsistent. The result was a shooting clinic by Don
Nelson's Mavericks six players in double figures and 53.8-percent
shooting from the floor. Last season, Hornets opponents shot an
average of 44.1 percent.
In the film session, Scott made sure his players knew it was
inexcusable to play defense with muzzles on mouths.
"I think the lack of communication, especially to start the
second half, is a glaring disappointment because the emphasis
is there. We talk in practice, and then it's almost like we
don't know each other," Guard David Wesley said. "I can think
of a few times against Dallas when I was out front guarding
the point guard and I didn't know where anybody else was. We
can't do that as a team. Each individual needs to find a way
to make themselves talk. That's the only way we're going to
get stops on defense and wins."
"We've got false hope if we think we're going to win games
on the offensive end," said Scott, whose Hornets had only
three players score in double figures, and two of those were
totals of 11. "Our offense is a great tool for us, but we
need to be very consistent on the defensive end in order to
win.
"I'm surprised that we don't talk better. I had a team in
New Jersey that had the same problem. But when they started
talking, they could see the results of it. It's just a matter
of these guys understanding how powerful the words can be.
When you're talking to one another, you're letting the guy
in front of you know that you've got his back, that he doesn't
have anything to worry about. It's a matter of us doing it
every day. And I'm going to keep harping on it until we get it
done. The threat is already there I'm playing 10 guys, but if
you don't start talking, I'll play seven that I know will. I'm
very patient, but I'm not that patient."
Against Orlando, which beat Milwaukee on Steve Francis'
game-winning shot on Wednesday, New Orleans anticipates an
advantage in the post. Hornets All-Star center Jamaal Magloire
matches up well against Orlando center Kelvin Cato and backup
Tony Battie, as seen in the preseason game in Biloxi, Miss.,
when Magloire made seven of his 10 field-goal attempts,
finishing with 16 points and six rebounds in only 20 minutes.
"You try to exploit anything you think is a positive for us.
Against Orlando, it's going to be trying to get the ball in
the low post," Scott said. "We're going to play from
inside-out."
But the Hornets know that this new-look Magic team -- which
also features sharp-shooting guard Cuttino Mobley, No. 1
overall draft pick Dwight Howard and a healthy Grant Hill --
loves to run. The Hornets said the same thing about Dallas
entering that game. In order to beat the Magic, the Hornets
must get back on defense (Dallas scored 17 points in
transition). And once they're there they must be heard.
. . . . . . .
Benjamin Hochman can be reached at bhochman@timespicayune.com
or (504) 826-3405.
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