Byron Scott Hire Shows Los Angeles Lakers Are Still All About Kobe Bryant

More important than the four-year commitment the Los Angeles Lakers made to Byron Scott is the short-term vow it reinforces: Everything is about Kobe Bryant.

Time has changed the Lakers in a variety of ways. They are different, and they are swiftly approaching a new era in which the franchise face remains shrouded in mystery. 

But they're not there yet.

As long as Bryant is on the Lakers, only so much can change. No amount of time will warp their motives.

Appeasing Bryant, playing for Bryant, is top priority. Doubts to the contrary are wrong and misgui...

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