It's a bit more complicated than that. If Brown is fired he gets all the money left on his contract, on top of whatever the next team might pay him. If he quits, he gets none. It's been rumored non-stop this summer that he wants to move on to a new job, but would like the Pistons to fire him so he could keep the $18 million he's still due. Most people believe that he's been purposefully dragging his feet in giving Dumars and Davidson a straight yes-or-no answer about his health issues to force their hand (and come out looking like a poor victim of mean managment in the process). His agent's comments on the buyout have left little doubt in my mind that they've been orchestrating this whole thing to allow him to leave, collect all the money on the table, but avoid looking greedy and disloyal (which is what I think more and more). Evan
no doubt! I've been thinking this for awhile now, but it's become more and more clear recently. I was big for bringing Larry Brown here and didn't really want Van Gundy. Color me wrong. Van Gundy has positioned this team to compete for years and years to come whereas Brown did well but wore out his welcome almost immediately. I truly think he would have had similar results to Van Gundy in years one and two, may not have traded Steve for Tracy, grown weary of fighting Steve and quit to go to the Knicks. Say what you want about Van Gundy's love for everything Knickerbocker, but at least he doesn't have that wanderlust in his eyes to go back and leave us in turmoil.
He wants Phil Jackson type money, that's why he's out of there and going to New York where they will for sure overpay the guy, that's what I think. That will make two 10 million dollar coaches that aren't coaching teams that are anywhere near championship caliber, even thought the coaches themselves are.
