When Scott yanked Russell, he’d take the long way back to the bench. Using his right hand, he’s tracing the looping route — from the left wing, meandering down toward the opposite baseline before finally curling to the deepest part of his team’s sideline. It wasn’t subtle. It was done with an obvious purpose. “So I didn’t have to shake the coach’s hands,” Russell recalled. “I’d do little shit like that.”
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Byron Scott wants to coach in college
Scott sat down with Fred Roggin on Going Roggin to explain his desire to get back in the game. “I really think I have a lot to offer, especially college kids … I want to coach at a university where I have these kids three or four years because I think I can make an impact on their lives on the court as well as off the court.” Scott expressed his desire to lead a mid-major instead of working at one of the nation’s top programs. “I’m telling all you coaches right now, all you athletic directors, all these universities out there, if you have job openings this summer, let me know. I’m ready, willing and able to do the job.”