Jerry Stackhouse vs. Byron Scott, bit-player showdown of the century

April 25th, 2008 | Posted by PostmanE

Jerry Stackhouse and Byron Scott do not — repeat, do not — like each other. And barring a diplomatic response from Byron Scott in the next 30 seconds, as that’s roughly how much time I plan to spend writing this post, Stackhouse’s comments on Scott will live in infamy:

I don’t think Byron Scott is the best coach or I don’t think he’s the best guy to deal with — you know what I’m sayin? — from some things that I’ve heard from other players and just some dealings that I had with him earlier in the season. I was about ready to kick his ass — you know what I’m sayin? He was sitting on the sideline and we just got into a little conversation or something and he was going to tell me, you know, ‘Talk to me when you get a ring.’ I was like, I told that fool, ‘If I played with Magic and Worthy and Kareem I’d have a ring, too. So, you know, he’s a sucker in my book, but that’s a whole other story.”

First, love the use of “sucker” as a derisive term. Stack is early-90’s old school like that.

Second, I kind of agree with Stackhouse. If Byron really did say something like “get a ring,” that is a sucker move. No matter how good Scott was, he got his jewelry by playing with three of the best players in the history of the game. Stackhouse, in his prime, not only played on some truly horrendous teams, but was also far better than Byron Scott ever was. Stackhouse is probably still better than Scott’s peak, and Stack is like 85 or something.

Conclusion: Stackhouse wins.

{HT: Ziller}