Byron Scott's quotes

["hironaka@xxxxxxxxx"<hironaka@xxxxxxxxx>]

In case you missed it, here's what Byron Scott had to say 
about the decision to play McDyess 40 minutes in a 
preseason game before his season-ending injury (according 
to ESPN's Chad Ford). 

"No way in the world I'm going to play my guys like that. 
It's too much of a risk," Scott told the N.Y. Post. "I 
know what Jason [Kidd] and Kerry [Kittles] and [Kenyon 
Martin] can do. I want [Dikembe Mutombo] to get more 
since I need him in there to gel with the guys, but 
nobody's going to play 37 minutes. I'd never do 
that. . .We can be up 20 or down 20 it doesn't matter. I 
knew [McDyess] played 38 minutes or something, and the 
game before that he'd played in the 40s. I had a 
conversation with Rod; I'm not going to play guys that 
many minutes in the preseason because it doesn't matter 
about winning and losing." 

(I bring this up, because I still think it was odd that 
Obie went right ahead and played his captains 40 minutes 
up in New Hampshire against Byron's Nets, especially 
right ahead of a weekend back-to-back road trip. In any 
case, everyone's still healthy. All's well that ends 
well.) 

BTW, what are the odds that three straight Celtics 
preseason games would get previewed on NBA League Pass? 
They are only showing one game, two tops, per night as a 
tease. Its been great for out-of-state fans with digital 
cable or dish! 

I hope the Dallas game gets broadcast Wed night, but that 
would be like batting 1.000. 

If not, the last preseason game this Friday versus the 
Wiz will be on ESPN. Go Celts!

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