NEW YORK --Byron Scott's firing encouraged an irresistibly, hysterical deduction by the player-hating segment of the media: The NBA is a (cancerous) cluster of coach killers.

Naturally, crooked little fingers were pointed at repeat offender Jason Kidd as being the critical cutthroat, though countless co-connivers clearly are indictable, many of whom never witnessed the glow of a pro roster.

Who cares if their case against Scott appears 99.9 percent pure?