New LA Lakers coach Byron Scott could definitely relate to the Laker fans. He was part of the Showtime dynasty of the 80s. That was really something special, and he wants to bring a semblance of that era to the current Lakers who look deflated after the worst season of the franchise.

Scott had an interview with SCPR (Southern California Public Radio) to outline his overall plan for training camp.

What's the difference between players of the Showtime era (80s) and the players now?

"Back in those days, everybody was all about the team, at least the team that I played for. You know, it was no hidden agendas. A lot of these players today, No. 1: They've been given a silver spoon with this AAU stuff, so by the time they get to the professional level, if you have a coach like myself, who is pretty demanding, and he jumps on them, they can't handle that, you know, because they're not used to coaches yelling at them or screaming, or whatever, or correcting them. Whereas back in our day, it was more of, coach said, 'Do this,' we did it. Now you say, 'Guys I want you to do this,' it's more of, 'Why?' You know [laughs]. 'Why should I do that coach?' So, it's just a different mentality than it was in the 1970s and 1980s. I'm not saying it's good or bad, it's just a totally different mentality."

It will be quite a task to pick up the team considering where it was the past two seasons. Not to mention the fact that Mike D'Antoni's unique philosophy has imbibed an entirely different mentality especially with the young players. How will Byron Scott address this?

"On the defensive end, if you have a system and the effort is there every single night, that gives you a chance to stay in the games, that gives you a chance to win at the end. So that's what we have to implement back into our system.

Oh yeah. I've text guys, I've had other guys that I've text tell the guys that they're with, you know, 'Let him know that this is how it's going to be, and we're going to play defense every single night,' and the response has been good  - has been great. A lot of guys right now are a little afraid because of training camp, and they've heard about my training camps. So right now I'm kind of smiling on the inside just getting ready for our training camp."

Will this be reflected in training camp? How will a Byron Scott camp look like?

"They're tough. A lot of running. A lot of running and a lot of defensive drills. I always believe that if teams are going to beat us, they're going to beat us because they're better that night and not because they're in better shape, not because they're tougher. They're going to beat us that night because they're better that night than we are. So I pride myself on making sure we're one of the best conditioned teams in the league, and that we're going to execute on both ends of the floor. And to do that you have to have discipline and dedication, and that's what we plan on doing."

At the very least, Scott has a very different vision for the Lakers. That's where it will start, but we have yet to see how far it will go.