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Nets: Scott makes call: Frank will be fine
PHILADELPHIA -- One of Byron Scott's first actions as the Nets' former coach
was to phone the Nets' new coach. Scott placed his call to interim coach
Lawrence Frank not long after learning Frank had replaced him Monday.

"I called him just to wish him good luck," Scott said yesterday.
"I'm behind him 110 percent. He's a terrific person.
He's honest, straightforward, a hard worker. I hope he does real well there."

What's more, Scott has no doubt he will.

"I wouldn't have brought him aboard on my staff in the first place
if I didn't think he could be a head coach someday," Scott said.
"Being able to get your assistants head-coaching jobs is a sign of success
in this league."

Scott had taken the Nets to two NBA Finals, coached them through the most
successful days in their history, won a franchise-best 149 games,
and it still wasn't enough.

"I understand why Rod did what he did," Scott said.
"He felt the team needed to hear a new voice, and I respect that."

Still, Scott admitted it came as "something of a surprise"
when Thorn fired him over a breakfast meeting at the Rutherford Renaissance.

"When Rod said he had a few things he'd like to discuss with me,
that was the last thing on my mind," Thorn said.(這裡有誤，應該是scott說的)
"But when I was in the car driving there, it certainly crossed my mind."

Then, when Scott saw the troubled look on Thorn's face,
he knew what was coming.
"I could tell it was hard for him," Scott said.
Scott went home after getting the news,
and soon began receiving calls from friends and family members who were hearing
reports of his dismissal.

Scott did not have a chance to address the team he had coached for 3 1/2 seasons.
He said he did not receive phone calls from any of his former players,
nor did he expect to. Scott said he still wasn't sure if he had been
undermined by guard Jason Kidd.

"If I could be a fly on the wall for some of the meetings that supposedly
happened, I could give you a much better answer," Scott said.
"But for now, I just don't know."


Every player got a one-on-one meeting with Frank late Monday night
after the team arrived in Philadelphia. Frank wanted to define each player's
role and talk with each player about individual improvements.

"It's nice that, after just one day on the job,
Coach Frank already had a talk with me about what my role is,"
Brian Scalabrine said. "It's just communication, that's it.
I'm not saying that's right or wrong. It's just nice to know what to expect."


One player who will benefit from a new regime? Rookie Zoran Planinic.
Robert Pack has been cut, and Frank says he's going to give Planinic
a shot at more playing time.

"This my new beginning," Planinic said.
"I was in the doghouse and now hopefully I'll be able to get out."


It didn't take long for Jim O'Brien, who resigned from the Celtics' head
coaching job yesterday because of differences with GM Danny Ainge,
to get his first job offer:

"If Jim O'Brien wants to come down here,
Jim O'Brien is a heck of a coach," Frank said.
"He'd be a great addition anywhere."



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