Larry Brown assembling his team?
by Derek Bodner on Apr 26, 2010 3:51 PM PDT
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Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports reports of more smoke on the Larry Brown situation. With the Bobcats facing elimination tonight, this story is likely to continue to build up steam.
The lack of progress coming from the Sixers about a coaching search is only adding fuel to the fire. Jeff Van Gundy had been rumored to be Stefanski's top choice, but reports have been coming out that he is not looking to get back into coaching. Byron Scott and Doug Collins have both been linked to other coaching vacancies, neither of whom being seriously talked about with regards to the Sixers vacancy.
According to Wojnarowski, Charlotte is running under the assumption that Larry Brown will be elsewhere next year:
Charlotte considers the chances of Brown staying as "minimal at this point," one league source said. "They’re proceeding like they’ll be looking for a new coach."
Brown is angling to take the Philadelphia 76ers’ presidency, and has targeted Washington Wizards front office executive Milt Newton as his general manager and the Atlanta Hawks’ Mike Woodson as coach, sources said.
Last year, when Cheeks was fired and Eddie Jordan was still available, it was viewed as a near foregone conclusion that Jordan would be Stefanski's man. With the smoke coming from the Brown camp, nobody vouching for Ed Stefanski's job security, and the delay in a serious coaching search, is Brown returning to Philadelphia a near foregone conclusion? Is the question not if Brown comes backs, but in what capacity?
Link: Yahoo Sports
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Good job my man. This also coincides with the Larry Brown quote, “I don’t want to coach for anyone but Michael Jordan”. It’s a foregone conclusion now, in my opinion. It’s a lot of stuff to digest, but I like Brown better as President, rather than GM/Coach. I’m in the process of getting some reports on Newton and Woodson.
Cause people are stupid and just remember larry brown was the coach in 2001 – thye don’t let the facts get in the way
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
No
I would just rather have Larry Brown (or anyone) over Stefanski.
Who’s the guy who hired EDDIE JORDAN? Oh yeah, Stefanski.
Who’s the guy who gave an uncertain Elton Brand waayyyy more money/years than he deserves? Stefanski. He knew he was injury prone and in the latter stage of his career.
I DO NOT want Larry Brown coaching this team; but an upper management position—possibly.
by guitarmouse35 on Apr 28, 2010 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What in browns mercurial history and dedication to changing his mind about players every week makes you thiunk he’s a good guy to BUILD a franchise for LONG TERM success?
by jemagee on Apr 28, 2010 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions
On Milt Newton:
A member of the 1988 University of Kansas National Championship team under Larry Brown, Newton was named to the NCAA Midwest Regional and Final Four All-Tournament teams. After serving as team captain and being selected as the MVP in 1989, he went on to play in the Continental Basketball Association for the Rockford Lightning and Grand Rapids Hoops. Raised in the Nation’s Capital, Newton is an inductee of the Calvin Coolidge Sr. High School Alumni Association.
The Sixers season ended May 16th. He was hired by the Pistons May 31st.
Detroit’s season ended June 23rd. They reached a settlement July 19th. He was hired by the Knicks July 28th.
He wasn’t coaching when he was hired by the Bobcats.
Derek Bodner
by Derek Bodner on Apr 26, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
So, in between 2 and 4 weeks. I’m 90% sure it’s a done deal. I thought all signs pointed to him a few months ago, and this re-assures it.
If his role is President, and not coach (as the yahoo article implies):
1) I don’t see how that makes sense with his track record
2) Hope that he doesn’t come on until AFTER the draft.
Derek Bodner
by Derek Bodner on Apr 26, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Udoh or Aminu.
Then he trades them in 6 months.
Remember, he falls in love with athletes at draft time. Larry Hughes, he desperately wanted Gerald Wallace, Sammy Dalembert, etc.
Derek Bodner
by Derek Bodner on Apr 26, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure how this whole process will work, but say Brown comes in and is the new president and he chooses the GM and head coach…does Dileo keep his job? Does it matter? I believe I know the answer to both, but I’d like to hear another opinion.
Oh, and as great as it would have been to have Paul Pierce, I certainly enjoyed Hughes’ contribution to the flight brothers team.
The Larry Hughes thing should disqualify him from draft decision making ever again
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m completely torn on this one. If LB is brought in and Snider/Luukko completely remove themselves from the equation, trusting LB to make payroll decisions, then it could be a very good thing. Comcast’s bottom line wouldn’t be the concern, investing in the team would be. But it wouldn’t make a difference if he’s the one making personnel decisions. I don’t want LB drafting or making trades (youth for overpaid vets), there needs to be a GM doing that w/out interference from above. Ugh, this team is just so frustrating, on every level.
Send GT Green packing.
And leaving the team a mediocre disaster that has no where to go but back to worse than they are now
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
No one without the exact same chromosomal make up as you
by jemagee on Apr 27, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What if he hires Milt Newton as GM (as the article implies) and DiLeo and his team continue to handle draft? I don’t know anything about Newton, and I asked my man Mike Prada (Wizards blogger) and he didn’t seem to know much either.
I’m not a fan of Mike Woodson either.
Just call newtown howdy doody – or madam – he’s a puppet of browns just like king was – you hire a guy with no experience or credibility, that way brown has a yes man who does what he’s told – just like billy king – how’d that work out after brown left but king didn’t get fired?
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I have mixed feelings. Excited that we are moving on but concerned mainly due to Larry not staying put more than a couple years. IF he committed more than 2 years but long term, I would feel better.
I look at this as a band-aid, and another however many years of slightly competitive teams with no future, and no chance of winning a title. Why can’t they just start fresh? Probably because Snider/Lukko. I don’t expect this franchise to go in the right direction until there’s new ownership.
They started fresh. With Stefanski, then with Stefanski’s guy. Why do you have confidence they’d get it right this time? Have they gotten ANYTHING right outside of Croce/Brown during the past 20 years ?
Derek Bodner
by Derek Bodner on Apr 26, 2010 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. I do not have mixed feelings.
I am not happy about this.
So the phillies did something rather questionable
The sixers are about to do something silly
Maybe the eagles should re-sign Terrell Owens
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:28 PM PDT reply actions
Hey – Tony Dileo got one win out of the sixers against the magic last year.
The great brown couldn’t do that
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:32 PM PDT reply actions
Have the hawks won a road playoff game under mike woodson?
by jemagee on Apr 26, 2010 7:47 PM PDT reply actions
Will we see this type of turnover?
Scoring leaders:
Year before LB:
Allen Iverson
Jerry Stackhouse
Derrick Coleman
Clarence Weatherspoon
Mark Davis
Rex Walters
Don MacLean
Scott Williams
Lucious Harris
Doug Overton
Michael Cage
Mark Hendrickson
Adrian Caldwell
Mark Bradtke
Frankie King
Joe Courtney
Team after 2 years of LB
Allen Iverson
Toni Kukoc
Tyrone Hill
Theo Ratliff
Larry Hughes
Matt Geiger
George Lynch
Aaron McKie
Eric Snow
Billy Owens
Todd MacCulloch
Stanley Roberts
Nazr Mohammed
Kevin Ollie
Jumaine Jones
Bruce Bowen
Antonio Lang
Ira Bowman
http://www.phillyarena.com - Philly sports forum/blog
I have never heard of these people.
Adrian Caldwell
Mark Bradtke
Frankie King
Joe Courtney
by Michael Levin on Apr 27, 2010 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha that’s just to wind me up isn’t it.
Bradtke was one of Australia’s best big men, a legitimate 6’10" centre, second behind Luc Longley for that era, but never really played in the NBA. The Sixers took him to Phili for one year, but he was about 30 or 32 years old by then. He would have been a productive big man off the bench had he gone over when he was about 26 years old.
Adrian Caldwell was Bradtke’s back up.
Oh god.
http://www.sbnation.com/2010/4/27/1446380/larry-brown-out-bobcats-coach-sixers-gm
Oh god what?!? It’s simply a rehash of Bodner’s article. Nothing new there.
The more articles that get written about it, the farther my titties are twisted by a 70 year old man.
by Michael Levin on Apr 27, 2010 6:07 AM PDT up reply actions
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