I don't know if my buddy Bloody Gamebreak still checks our site or if his friend, Mrs. Shanoff, has seen my constant bashing of her husband's writings. I hope it is clear that this is nothing personal and that I don't hate Dan Shanoff as a human being since I don't know him. However, I do hate Dan Shanoff as a sportswriter. He has poorly formed or completely illogical opinions. He is biased beyond belief and he can't spell at a level befitting a Harvard graduate. In short, he's an easy target. So fuck him. Here's his latest thought:
“Of course, it's been a tough November for Larry-boosters; his old team, the Pistons, have proven to be better without him. Apparently, the real “right way” in Detroit includes offense.”
I still want to see how Detroit does in the NBA finals (assuming they even get there). Until Detroit wins another title without Larry Brown, I don't see how they can be better off without him. Sure, they can be better off without him for the drama he causes and he distractions he creates but, until proven otherwise in the playoffs, they are not better without him as a basketball team. I don't care if the 2005 Pistons turn into the Doug Moe Denver Nuggets of 1982 that averaged 126.5 points per game. As far as I'm concerned, if Shanoff's criteria of Brown's skill as a coach is how many points his former team is scoring without him, well, I guess he probably thinks Flip Saunders is a Hall of Fame coach. I guess I could probably convince Shanoff that Mike Martz is a good coach too -- after all, his team isn't scoring as much now that Martz is gone.
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