However, ESPN has learned that Brown has not yet formally agreed to be the Pistons' next coach. There have been substantive discussions between the two sides and the Pistons have offered Brown the job. Brown is expected to make a decision between the Pistons and the Rockets' jobs in the next 72 hours.
Whats up with ESPN reporting crap and then taking it back? First, JVG signed with the Cavs. Now, Larry Brown teams up with the Pistons. Maybe they should wait until its official before posting nonsense.
ESPN is with sports illustrated and the Mavs, they are conspiring to sabotage the Houston Rockets plans to hire a good head coach. some conniving bastards will do anything to see that Houston does not see another championshiip. believe it!
To add to our hope, there are a few tidbits of rumour making their way around NBA circles; 1) Brown is rumoured to have agreed to leave the East as part of being let out of his contract. 2) Some are saying that the Carlisle firing had a lot to do with Carlisle, not just getting Brown; apparently Dumars and he disagreed with pt for younger players, specifically Prince, and supposedly Carlisle asked for a raise/new contract, and Dumars said "no thanks." For what it's worth.
From the detroit press http://www.detnews.com/2003/pistons/0305/31/pistons-179398.htm Brown would be a coaching upgrade for Pistons By Rob Parker / The Detroit News Comment on this story Send this story to a friend Get Home Delivery AUBURN HILLS -- Larry Brown is the next coach of the Pistons. The official announcement could come as early as Monday. And it only makes sense. If you're going to fire a young coach in Rick Carlisle, which the Pistons did Saturday, you have to hire one of the top coaches in the NBA as his replacement. Plus, you don't make this move unless you either have a guy already in place or you know for sure that you can secure your new coach quickly. In this case, there will be no hiring process. You can't interview just any or everybody out there to fill the position. After all, Carlisle won 50 games in each of his first two seasons, won NBA Coach of the Year in his rookie season, captured two Central Division titles, had the best record in the Eastern Conference this season and took the Pistons to the conference finals before they were eliminated by the New Jersey Nets. If you were going to hire Jeff Van Gundy, Paul Silas, Mike Dunleavy, Mike Fratello or John Calipari -- some of the available former NBA coaches out there -- you'd be better off keeping Carlisle. That's why it has to be one of the following coaches: Phil Jackson, Pat Riley or Brown. And since Jackson, the Los Angeles Lakers coach, isn't available and neither is Riley, the Miami Heat coach and part-owner, the obvious choice is Brown. Mark it down: Brown is the man. Saying it was time for a "fresh look," Brown, 62, resigned as coach and vice president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday after six seasons. Enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002, Brown is the only coach in NBA history to lead six different teams -- Nuggets, Pacers, Spurs, Nets, Clippers and the ABA's Carolina Cougars -- to the playoffs and has more than 1,000 victories in the ABA, NBA and college ranks. Brown spent five seasons at Kansas, winning the NCAA college basketball championship in 1988. He also coached the UCLA Bruins for two seasons. You have to look at this the same way as when the Tigers fired Les Moss and replaced him with Sparky Anderson in 1979. At the time, Moss was 27-26. But the Tigers felt when you have a chance to upgrade with a proven winner, you do it. You saw it again when the Red Wings replaced Bryan Murray as coach with Scotty Bowman. The Lions, in less of a degree, did it when they first said that Marty Mornhinweg was coming back as coach for his third season. A week or so later, when Steve Mariucci became available, the Lions dumped Mornhinweg and upgraded with Mooch. When you really think about it, it's not that shocking, that outside the box. Apparently, the Pistons felt the same way. If you think that Carlisle was not retained because the Pistons were swept by the Nets or because Carlisle didn't play Tayshaun Prince during the regular season or that upper management didn't like the offense he ran, you're wrong. This is clearly a move to upgrade. Brown isn't some Johnny-Come-Lately. In 31 years, Brown's resume is as impressive as any coach out there. The only knock on Brown is that he doesn't stay put long. The six years he spent with the 76ers was his longest stint anywhere. But at his age, this appears as if it would be his final move. And there are a lot of reasons why Brown would covet this gig. There are no stars. Brown won't have to deal with the superstar problems he had with Allen Iverson in Philly. It's a young, talented team. Brown prides himself as being a teacher of the game. And the Pistons are in position to make a run at a championship in the next couple of years. What a way to go out, with an NBA title. Brown will, no doubt, get a five-year contract worth around $25 million. That's the going rate for top coaches in this league. And the Pistons certainly have that now in Brown.
In other words Les & CD... If your going to fire an extremely popular coach in Rudy Tomjanovich, which the Rockets did Friday before last, you have to hire one of the top coaches in the NBA as his replacement.
This is what's been bugging me all day. There's no way in hell Snider lets Brown out of his deal without requiring any sort of compensation if he thought there was a chance the guy would go off to coach the team that just knocked them out of the playoffs. It don't make dollars and it don't make sense.
ESPN can be f*cked up sometimes.. dont they know the saying, "before you spit sh*t, you better have the balls to back it up!"
http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0531/1561343.html On this link, ESPN has said that Brown has formally not accepted the Piston's job. What does formally not accept mean? Does it just mean that there is an agreement in principal but not in writing? Also, if Brown is to decide between the Rockets and Pistons job within the next 72 hours, does this mean that the Rockets have already offered him the job? Otherwise what is there to decide between?
Face it. Larry Brown didn't want to come to Houston. He didn't want to come to Houston and have to fight with Steve and Cuttino. He remembers how they were when they played in Philly. He is sick of the AI type players with there posses and laziness. He probably thinks Steve is spoiled and he doesn't want to deal with all that crap.
Please. Don't fool yourselves. You're telling me the Executive of the Year fired the former head coach of the year, who has 2 50 win seasons out of 2 total seasons, without having Larry Brown in place? He wouldn't do it. He would never ever do it. It's absolutely crazy to think that he'd do that. Larry Brown will choose the Pistons because they're offering him almost 9M and because the ROAD to the Finals is easier. Let's see if he can beat the Rockets when we see him there in 2 years. I await the day Steve Francis and Yao Ming are huggin each other after the NBA Finals, and Larry Brown WEEPS at losing his final chance at a title on De-FREAKING-troit. I respect Larry Brown for all he's done, but I cannot wait to see this pain in his eyes. The money-grubbing ****.
Isn't "almost 9M" the same as "over 8M". Sure;y, they're not going to offer him 10M. So anything over 8M is pretty close to 9M. LOL, why even bother pointing that out? I retract my statement. It's not "almost 9M", it's "over 8M".
