cnnsi reports LB has agreed to a 5 yr deal w/ Det.

i'm still waiting for the Pistons to officially call a press conference. Too many times they have reported one thing only to change it

 

No, usually when it's someone that big, and the details are that specific, it's pretty much money in the bank. Damn, the black dog is barking.

 

I know this type of thing probably happens more than any of us realize, I still don't like it. I really don't care about Larry Brown so I am not saying this because I am bitter. But to interview for a colleagues job in secrecy................I dunno .............just seems so wrong to me.

 

Man, Dumars just basically took a dump on Carlisle.

 

if your right then it's either Van Gundy or Dunleavy

 

Good Riddance

Finally! Maybe this means we can move forward to round two fo interviews with JVG and Dunleavy. If there is anything "good" that comes from our NOT hiring Brown, it's that he hasn't bumped the pay scale up with a new outrageous precedent. i.e. if LB is commanding $5/year on average, then why on heaven's Earth should anyone be paying upwards of $5 for either VanGundy and Dunleavy??? Moreover, with Brown out of the running, and FEWER attractive positions available, there may be more urgency on the part of VanGundy and Dunleavy to sign. Houston is a big market. Houston is NOT an Atlanta or a Philly or a Washington but rather a city on a global stage. It's time to move forward and find our worldly coach.



theSAGE

 

The question is: Do we boo Brown with the Pistons come to town?

 

Is that a rhetorical question?

 

hmmm.. i dont think its his fault he ended there.. its the rocs org who didnt really gave enough "effort" to land him here.. if there's someone we should boo, its CD and LES.. IMO

 

I think this is another case of the press jumping the gun. Why would they wait until Monday or Tuesday to make the announcement? It ultimately might happen, but it just seems to me that every news agency is repeating the same story. However, this is the first one that's been brave enough to claim he has signed the deal.

I'd love it if Les swoops in at the last minute & signs him. The press hates Houston anyway. Let's give them a real reason to hate us.

Besides, while $5 million per year is a lot of money, it's actually chump change by NBA standards. Pony up Les!

 

We shouldn't boo CD and Les. They made an offer and it was up to LB to either accept or reject it.

 

EXACTLY!!! media is so whacked out..

 

Did anyone ever stop to think that Brown may not have liked Les and felt he didn't want to work for him? Who knows what happened in the interview. I'd be willing to bet it came down to more than just money. As mentioned many times, he's got a shot at getting to the finals a lot quicker playing in the east.

Maybe this was Brown, being a friend of Rudys', of sticking it to Les?

 

If Dumars took a dump on Carlisle,then we should all be so lucky.This guy has money coming,is a free agent,and is about to become very rich.His demeanor at the press conference said it all.

 

What kind of logic is that??? CD and LES have every incentive to think on behalf of doing what's right for the Rockets. Brown's only allegiance is to himself. Questioning CD and LES' commitment to getting the right talent is baseless. Faulting them for not pursuing Brown more aggressively is equally baseless. If people need a reminder of just how overrated Brown is, perhaps its time to peruse the Philly boards. Great coaches of recent memory - Byron Scott, Greg Popovich, Rick Carlisle... never commanded this kind of hyping when they first joined their teams. Yet each went on to succeed and bring their respective teams greater acclaim.

You need only look at the history of how many BAD deals teams have made in overpaying for players to get a sampling of how chronic this tendency to overpay is. Why people confer this air of greatness to "Brown" is beyond me. How is say, Byron Scott or Greg Popovich any less able a coach than Brown??? Moreover, chasing the "big name" for the sake of having a "big name" is fool's gold.



theSAGE

 

I would guess by his demeanor that it wasn't a total shock to him.

 

I guess offering Brown a contract isn't actually considered effort.

Although, Alexander could have hired Joe Pesci to go to Brown's house with contract in hand and a threat to break his kneecaps unless he signed the deal.

 

i wouldn't count on cnnsi before clutch updates the homepage. it's funny how more reliable he is compared to other sources.

clutch, help please.