I think Larry Brown is a great basketball coach. He's able to teach the game the right way and he's had success on all levels of the game (college, pro, international). He's able to work with all types of teams and he wins everywhere he goes. He's also an egomaniac, irresponsible and a douchebag. Brown is actively negotiating his next job while in the middle of a title defense with the Detroit Pistons. This is unfair to his employer, his staff, his players and Pistons fans everywhere. There's no question that Brown has a short attention span. He usually goes to a new place every 3-5 years so the Pistons certainly shouldn't be surprised that he's moving on. However, the team's owner Bill Richardson and president Joe Dumars should put a clamp on this immediately. I don't see how David Stern has even allowed it to get this far. It's really unfortunate for everyone involved. I also think this reflects poorly on Dan Gilbert, the Cavs' new team owner as he's openly disrespecting Richardson. Let's see how Gilbert likes it when LeBron starts hearing whispers about greener free agency pastures in 12 months.
Larry Brown obviously doesn't want to stay in Detroit although I can't figure out the reason why. He's got a great team in the Motor City. All I know is that the Heat are going to beat the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals and then Brown will head for Cleveland, leaving Pistons fans with a bitter taste in their mouths.
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I'm going to have disagree with Mo on this one. His statement of Larry Brown genius or Flaky douchebag misses the point. Larry Brown is BOTH a genius AND a flaky douchebag. You don't take teams the national championship in both college and pros without having skills. I don't think anyone could truly doubt that. But Larry gets an itch for a new job as frequently as Paris Hilton gets an itch from a new VD. I'm not sure what the cavs are thinking in bringing in the unreliable Larry. He has no history in upper management and who knows how long he'll stay (let alone his past history with Lebron). If the Pistons fall to the Heat, there's going to be a lot of fingers pointed squarely (and rightly) at Larry.
Larry Brown is just plain hyper. He needs Ritalin. Just because someone is good at COACHING does not in any way qualify them to be PRESIDENT of a basketball team. I would have been much happier if the Cavs just hired someone that was not a household name but actually had some experience in the job he's going to do. In the end, Mike is right. He will be here all of 3-4 years no matter how well or poorly it goes. The most important decision is who the GM is.
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