The Los Angeles Lakers own the Western Conference's worst record (2-12) entering play Friday, and head coach Byron Scott said his players don't trust one another when they are on the floor.
Per Lakers Nation (via James Herbert of CBS Sports), Scott told reporters he doesn't see a chemistry issue in the locker room but that something is missing when games get going:
Our guys get along. They just don't trust each other on the floor. It has nothing to do with chemistry. They do, I think, enjoy being around each other. They just don't trust each other completely right now. And that's a hard thing to deal with when you're a young team. Guys sometimes want the ball in their hands, they don't trust making passes to other guys. And we gotta get to a point where the ball just doesn't stick and it finds open guys.
It's an interesting way for Scott to phrase the problems facing his team, as a lack of trust seems to imply a chemistry problem.
There were low expectations for the Lakers coming into the season after a 61-loss campaign in 2014-15, so the slow start is hardly surprising. The problem is that the team's building blocks have ...
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Byron Scott Says Lakers Don’t Trust One Another on Floor
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