EL SEGUNDO – Just what was Byron Scott thinking, reversing course and installing a major offensive scheme with just 22 games remaining?
He was looking toward the future.
In the surest sign yet that Scott has moved on from fretting about the outgoing Kobe Bryant and refocused on the Lakers young core, Scott gave his team a crash course in motion offense on Thursday. They had one practice to absorb the strategy, which promotes ball movement over isolation, before putting it to work in Friday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
The new offensive strategy promotes ball movement over the one-on-one that has become such a staple in this 11-49 campaign.