Philly Inquirer: Houston, We Have a Scenario (Brown)

Thanks again Free Agent!

Oh God.

One article says Brown would be perfect in Cleveland. Other says in Houston.

UGHH!!!!!!!!!

Free Agent, please keep us updated!

Thanks!

Any breakin news!

 

Hmmm, Pat Riley would be great. Maybe he could lure Alonzo Mourning with him? Mourning on a winning team, teaching Yao. . .nah! Probably would happen! Hmmm. . .

 

lol.....you sound like me.

Pat Riley would be great yes indeed.

BUT I'D LIKE LARRY BROWN PLEASE.

What's his nickname anyways?

 

Brown would be good. I just want to see the Rocks run and not slow everything down. I think Brown would make us run.

 

4 p.m. press conference today....it said so on the philly.com website. Expect Brown to resign.

 

it is also on ESPN, listed as breaking news. There's a good chance Larry Brown will be our coach.

 

Pat Rileys walk in the sun is over. He has never coached a team to a championship. He has only guided teams of great players to Championships, he never brought them up from a non playoff level. The same goes for Phil Jackson.

 

**** YEAH!

Larry Brown resigning is music to my ears. Les has been talking to Brown behind the scenes the whole time. He's ours. Let's just hope the compensation we might have to give Philly is not outragous.

 

http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0526/1559098.html

After six seasons, Brown to step down

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ESPN.com news services


Larry Brown will step down as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers after six seasons, two team sources said Monday.


The team called a 4 p.m. ET afternoon news conference, but would not say if Brown is leaving.


What will Allen Iverson's future in Philly be like without coach Larry Brown?



Brown reportedly is a candidate for coaching vacancies in Cleveland and Houston.


The sources, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, would not give Brown's reason for the move.

According to the Inquirer report, the decision was reached Sunday night, and a reason for the move was fatigue.

Leagues sources told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that with Brown stepping down, former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy and Portland coach Mo Cheeks would become candidates for the Sixers. Van Gundy is also the front-runner for the Houston Rockets' coaching job.

ESPN.com's Marc Stein reported Sunday that the Rockets received permission to talk to Van Gundy, who is still under contract with the Knicks through July 31. Cavaliers general manager Jim Paxson said he wanted to hire a coach with postseason success and an ability to teach young players.


LeBron James, expected to go to the Cavaliers with the top pick in the NBA draft on June 26, said he would be happy if Brown ended up in Cleveland.


"I think Larry Brown is a great teacher if we can get him,'' James said during an interview at halftime of TNT's broadcast of the San Antonio-Dallas playoff game Sunday night. "I consider myself a student of the game, so Larry Brown would be great.''

Brown was set to meet with Ed Snider, chairman of the 76ers' ownership group, two sources close to Brown told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Snider told the Philadelphia Daily News last week that the team needed to "move on'' if Brown had lost his enthusiasm for coaching the Sixers. Snider also told the paper he thought Brown was leaning toward not returning.


Brown had two years remaining on a contract that paid him $6 million per season. The contract prohibits him from coaching another NBA team if he leaves prematurely, a clause that would have to be waived by the team for him to take another NBA job.


Brown's job with the Sixers was his longest tenure with any team in his 31-year coaching career. He led the team to the playoffs five straight years, including the 2001 NBA Finals, and is to coach the 2004 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team.


The 62-year-old Brown had been contemplating stepping down since Philadelphia lost its second-round playoff series to the Detroit Pistons in six games. The Sixers overcame a mediocre start, won 23 of their final 33 games and finished 48-34 this season.


But after beating New Orleans in six games in the first round, the Sixers couldn't get past the top-seeded Pistons, losing twice in overtime and once on a last-second shot that was goaltended.


Brown came to Philadelphia in 1997, taking over a perennial loser that hadn't been to the playoffs since 1991. With help from then-president Pat Croce, Brown turned the Sixers from a laughingstock franchise into one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.


In 2000-01, Brown led the Sixers to a 56-26 record and first place in the East. Philadelphia advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in 18 years, before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games.


Brown won the NBA's Coach of the Year honors that season, the only time he ever won the award. Brown was Coach of the Year in the ABA three times in four seasons.

 

I thought Pat Riley won like 2 championships in a row...........

 

Philly needs to coach their own team.

 

Larry Brown's nickname is Stanley Roper.

 

How many coaches have bought them team from a non playoff level to a title?

I can't think of any who weren't already playoff contenders before they came aboard.

 

I love what Brown brings to the game as a teacher and a coach - but something about him makes me worried. Quiting due to fatigue. Sounds a lot like Rudy, to be honest...I think Dunleavy might be a better hire...someone whose been sitting on the sidelines for a while and is ready to give 120%.

 

Can he bring Zo some new legs as well?!?!?

 

I think having Larry Brown will be a good idea. If he comes to Houston I think we can expect some improvements and I know that is what we all are looking for

 

Not entirely a coincidence, is it?

I'm starting to reeeeally get into this idea of acquiring Larry Brown for our coach. I didn't know he was 62. I thought he was 65 or so. Hey, that gives us 3 extra years with him.

Larry might be citing fatigue as the reason for leaving the 76ers, but the report from the Chicago Tribune indicates that Brown is absolutely fed up with "Practice! We talkin Bout Practice!"

Iverson barely showed up on time for the 76ers elimination game against Detroit, let alone for the shootaround. Brown was enraged that Iverson was chosen for the U.S. Olympics yeam because the lack of respect and professionalism in the player do not a great example make.

And let's not forget Iverson's shelf life might be up in a few years. 5'10", 165 lbs, plays like a wide receiver, too many hits.