Ball Don't Lie
I was forced to like Larry Brown. He was hired as the coach of the Pistons and then he won a NBA Championship in his first year behind the bench.
I had to eat all my former statements about how he thinks he’s bigger than the game, he’s not loyal to a team or a city and how he cannot coach in the post-season.
After his first year in Detroit/Auburn Hills, I felt like I had been unfair to him. He seemed to love Detroit, be loyal to the Pistons franchise and certainly did not portray himself as bigger than the game while coaching the 2003-2004 NBA champs.
Then I looked like a genius after the 2005 NBA Finals. Everything I had originally said appeared true. Brown was fired from the Pistons in a complex turn of events (which the Pistons are not void of error) and a few weeks later entered his new “last coaching stop” with the New York Knicks.
I laughed. If Brown had trouble handling Chauncey Billups as a shoot first point guard, how would he be able to corral the loose cannon Stephon Marbury? What about Jamal Crawford? Last year the Knicks showed they didn’t believe in defense, and I wondered how will they adapt to “Pound for Pound’s” defense first style of coaching.
The answer is they haven’t. Last night the Knicks fell to the Golden State Warriors 85-84 to go to 0-5 on the season. On the Flip side (get the pun?) the Piston’s improved to 6-0 and 3-0 on their current West Coast Swing as they defeated the Portland Trailblazers 84-81.
Now that Larry Brown is gone I can resume my dislike for him. Although I generally do not relish in another individuals failure, I don’t mind seeing Brown struggle at his dream job.
But hang in there Larry. I was 0-8 to start this fantasy football season, but I got a win last week and I’m sure you’ll get a couple before this season is over.
I had to eat all my former statements about how he thinks he’s bigger than the game, he’s not loyal to a team or a city and how he cannot coach in the post-season.
After his first year in Detroit/Auburn Hills, I felt like I had been unfair to him. He seemed to love Detroit, be loyal to the Pistons franchise and certainly did not portray himself as bigger than the game while coaching the 2003-2004 NBA champs.
Then I looked like a genius after the 2005 NBA Finals. Everything I had originally said appeared true. Brown was fired from the Pistons in a complex turn of events (which the Pistons are not void of error) and a few weeks later entered his new “last coaching stop” with the New York Knicks.
I laughed. If Brown had trouble handling Chauncey Billups as a shoot first point guard, how would he be able to corral the loose cannon Stephon Marbury? What about Jamal Crawford? Last year the Knicks showed they didn’t believe in defense, and I wondered how will they adapt to “Pound for Pound’s” defense first style of coaching.
The answer is they haven’t. Last night the Knicks fell to the Golden State Warriors 85-84 to go to 0-5 on the season. On the Flip side (get the pun?) the Piston’s improved to 6-0 and 3-0 on their current West Coast Swing as they defeated the Portland Trailblazers 84-81.
Now that Larry Brown is gone I can resume my dislike for him. Although I generally do not relish in another individuals failure, I don’t mind seeing Brown struggle at his dream job.
But hang in there Larry. I was 0-8 to start this fantasy football season, but I got a win last week and I’m sure you’ll get a couple before this season is over.
posted by az at 9:48 AM
2 Comments:
I respected Larry Brown until last year. I knew going into it, that his tenure as head coach of the Pistons would be short. He blew the playoffs off in order to further his position elsewhere. That is just petty and unprofessional. Boo LB Boo.
jon, thanks for the comments. i say boo lb too. i say boo him out of nyc. boo. boo.
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