Originally Posted by Tooeasy

regardless of all the drama, both behind closed doors and out in the open for every media outlet to record, i will still root for him. He gave us a shimmer of hope during an absolutely dismal season that equated to 18 wins. Him and birdman were really the ONLY positive reasons for watching the games, as they brought excitement and enthusiasm every night.
This entire thing has gotten way out of hand however, as we had a solid talent that just had some holes in his game (defense, shot selection, rebounding) and it seems that Scott chose the route of benching and belittliing smith, and hoping he would learn everything he needed to know during practice sessions, in one season no less.
But I still put most of the blame on smith, and also his dad, who seems to have too much of a stranglehold on his young career. he had an opportunity to showcase his talents during the summer league, and declined. He had an opportuunity to be the bigger man and not run his mouth to the media, however he chose to blab away. Very immature way to handle the situation in my opinion.
The whole situation has left a sour taste in my mouth, but lets just be thankful that the NBA doesn't allow high schoolers to be drafted anymore, or else this could have been a recurring problem with byron.