Woj: Sixers have offered the head coach job to Brett Brown (Update: Brown hired)

[ace3g]

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA
(http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA)Philadelphia has offered its head coaching job to Spurs assistant Brett Brown and the sides are discussing contract, league sources tell Y!

[timtonymanu]

Sigh... there goes the Aussie connections.

[xmas1997]

Then who replaces him, Oberto, P.J., ???

[Dex]

Then who replaces him, Oberto, P.J., ???

Keith Bogans.

[ducks]

fuck no oberto

[Baam]

I don't think he will do that well as an HC tbh, then again it will be hard to tell if he does a decent job with that roster...

[Budkin]

The league hates the Spurs but the league loves the Spurs.

[chapnis]

The league hates the Spurs but the league loves the Spurs.

[Biernutz]

Bring back PJ :clap

[Spur|n|Austin]

The league hates the Spurs but the league loves the Spurs.

This has so much truth to it.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

oh man i didn't think about that being the end of the aussie connection. that does suck. it would be cool for the spurs to get another national league team coach.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

didn't scottie pippen want to go into coaching? he could be a coach with recruitability factor. who wouldn't want to learn from jordans right hand man?

[Bruno]

Pop/Spurs giving the SL coaching spot to Udoka might be a sign they are ready to give him a bigger role next season. They also have have Jim Boylen who might have been promised a lead assistant coach job to leave Indiana.

I'm not sure Spurs will sign another coach. They could go with Boylen, Udoka, Engeland and Forcier.

[DesignatedT]

I'm not sure Engelland wants to be on the bench.

My money is on the Spurs hiring another veteran coach from somewhere else.

[ace3g]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(http://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Word in coaching circles is some Brett Brown associates urging him not to take Philly job in part because Year 1 is guaranteed 60+ losses

[Vash StampedE]

Finally, Sixers have a coach.

[Libri]

The league hates the Spurs but the league loves the Spurs.

Interesting paradox.

[DJR210]

Then who replaces him, Oberto, P.J., ???

What about AJ?

[DJR210]

The league hates the Spurs but the league loves the Spurs.

The league and the individual team's front offices are two different things.

[TrainOfThought5]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(http://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Word in coaching circles is some Brett Brown associates urging him not to take Philly job in part because Year 1 is guaranteed 60+ losses




Are they really that bad??

[ElNono]

Sean Marks has been part of the coaching staff too, and could be due a promotion if this works out for Brett...

[timtonymanu]

Sean Marks has been part of the coaching staff too, and could be due a promotion if this works out for Brett...

I thought the same thing too.

[keywester]

I HOPE BRETT WORKS A DEAL TO TAKE PATTY MILLS WITH HIM.

[Mal]

Are they really that bad??

Look at their roster. Turner,Thadeus Young and Hawes are their best veterans. Other than that they have Noel, who wont be ready untill December and group of scrubs.

[Texas_Ranger]

Look at their roster. Turner,Thadeus Young and Hawes are their best veterans. Other than that they have Noel, who wont be ready untill December and group of scrubs.

they have Jason Richardson. But damn that team sucks. Don't think they'll get 15 wins. It will be a nice tanking season with them, Orlando, Utah and Phoenix.

[Mal]

they have Jason Richardson. But damn that team sucks. Don't think they'll get 15 wins. It will be a nice tanking season with them, Orlando, Utah and Phoenix.

They wont get 15wins, and they`ll need more than one good draft to be back in playoffs.

[exstatic]

First timers can rarely afford to be picky about a HC position. If he turns this down, he may not get another offer in the future. It's called "paying your dues".

[td4mvp2k]

where u @ lil gen?

[TheGoldStandard]

Spurs are going to allow Manu to coach off the bench.

[bklynspursfan]

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[TheGreatYacht]

Spurs are going to allow Manu to coach off the bench.:lol Actually Spurs would be better off with Manu coaching on the bench than Manu being on the floor and passing the ball to the other team tbh.

[Bruno]

Sean Marks has been part of the coaching staff too, and could be due a promotion if this works out for Brett...

Marks is a part of the front office, not the coaching staff.

[ace3g]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(http://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Heard some fresh rumbles on NBA coaching grapevine today suggesting San Antonio IS bracing for Brett Brown to ultimately take Philly job

[benfti]

Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
(http://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine)Heard some fresh rumbles on NBA coaching grapevine today suggesting San Antonio IS bracing for Brett Brown to ultimately take Philly job




what does taking a job where your job is to lose do for your long term future?

[exstatic]

what does taking a job where your job is to lose do for your long term future?

It keeps doors to future jobs open. Teams won't think you're afraid of a challenge.

[Mal]

It keeps doors to future jobs open. Teams won't think you're afraid of a challenge.

That`s not a challenge. Philly is at the beginning of tanking to take talents. Coach job is to lose as many games at it is possible, while developing some really raw material - Noel.

[King]

It keeps doors to future jobs open. Teams won't think you're afraid of a challenge.

That's one line of thinking. But, another is that, the only jobs that are open (usually) are from teams that are not good, and have fired their previous coach. In that case, they're probably looking to fill the position with a proven old-timer (Larry Brown or George Karl) or a young/new guy with no HC experience and see if they have the next big thing. Teams that are bad and need a rebuild aren't probably lining up to hire guys that have failed in previous attempts at the same situation.

[ceperez]

So who is left in the coaching staff?

Udoka
Engeland
?

[Vic Petro]

So who is left in the coaching staff?

Udoka
Engeland
?

Boylen, Forcier

[exstatic]

So who is left in the coaching staff?

Udoka
Engeland
?


Boylen, Forcier

I think Oberto is more or less on standby. If Brown takes the Philly job, I think Oberto is hired on in SA.

[exstatic]

That`s not a challenge. Philly is at the beginning of tanking to take talents. Coach job is to lose as many games at it is possible, while developing some really raw material - Noel.

The talent (or lack of) will lose the games. That was set in stone when they made their roster moves this summer. The challenge is to keep the players playing hard and develop what talent there is. Monte Williams is a good example.

[Vash StampedE]

The talent (or lack of) will lose the games. That was set in stone when they made their roster moves this summer. The challenge is to keep the players playing hard and develop what talent there is. Monte Williams is a good example.
This. Monte Williams and the then-NOH is a very good example. He made his players compete hard and believe that they could win a game. I actually was nervous when Spurs was facing them during the previous seasons.

[Vic Petro]

I think Oberto is more or less on standby. If Brown takes the Philly job, I think Oberto is hired on in SA.

I think Kelvin Sampson would be a candidate as well.

[szkorhetz]

Byron Scott, anybody?

[exstatic]

Byron Scott, anybody?

Very few guys have held 3 NBA HC positions and would consider going back to being an assistant. They usually save their money and wait for another HC position.

[bklynspursfan]

Ian Thomsen ‏@SI_IanThomsen (https://twitter.com/SI_IanThomsen)57s (https://twitter.com/SI_IanThomsen/status/366927081059270658)
Brett Brown has been hired as coach of 76ers says league source. 4 yrs guaranteed. Story up on http://SI.com (http://t.co/XH8uCfQTFG) soon.

[FromWayDowntown]

Ian Thomsen ‏@SI_IanThomsen (https://twitter.com/SI_IanThomsen)57s (https://twitter.com/SI_IanThomsen/status/366927081059270658)
Brett Brown has been hired as coach of 76ers says league source. 4 yrs guaranteed. Story up on http://SI.com (http://t.co/XH8uCfQTFG) soon.

Good for Brett. If he wins in that environment, he'll be a genius. If he loses, he'll have done what everyone expects.

[Bruno]

Getting a 4 years contract is nice for Brett Brown. He could still be waived after 1 or 2 years but it's less likely because it will cost money to Sixers. Coaching the worst team in the league won't be a pleasure but Brett Brown will have the hope that he will have a good team after a couple of rough seasons.

[Chinook]

I was just getting tired of the waiting. I mean, really, it wasn't that big of a deal. Brown will probably be the coach for the next two or three seasons then get fired when the Sixers hang around the lottery and rebuild. This is just understood.

Good luck to him, though. I kind of like the Sixers after going to school in Philadelphia. I'd like to see them turn it around, but that seems to be a long ways off.

[Darius Bieber]

Best of luck to him. Hopefully he can turn a poor team around.

[Sausage]

#bringbackpj

[TXstbobcat]

Best of luck to him. Bad team but he gets 4 years guaranteed.

[ThaBigFundamental21]

Too bad they gutted the roster. But they were in no man's land. They are playing for #1 in a deep draft next year.

[urunobili]

#bringbackpj

[SupremeGuy]

#bringbackpjI think that's what we're all hoping.

[Texas_Ranger]

Happy tanking.

[ElNono]

Marks is a part of the front office, not the coaching staff.

You are right. I just recalled when he came to philly with the team, he was sitting with all the coaching staff and traveling with the team. But apparently since getting his promotion in September, he's moved closer toward an office than the court.

[ElNono]

Good luck to Brett.

[-21-]

Sad to see another coach go but I wish him the best.

[HI-FI]

best of luck to Brett, too bad we couldn't have won that friggin championship before sending these guys off, but that's life.

however, it's also good for Spurs to get some fresh voices to the mix as well, especially when you haven't won in 6 years.

[polandprzem]

After such devastating season we have a devastating off season ...

[bklynspursfan]

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[ducks]

dude you throw the ball right to them why scout you

[tesseractive]

That`s not a challenge. Philly is at the beginning of tanking to take talents. Coach job is to lose as many games at it is possible, while developing some really raw material - Noel.
Are you kidding? If he goes out there with that roster and tries to win as many games as possible, they're still the worst team in the league by quite a bit. When the team is that bad, you don't have to worry about trying to tank. Which actually makes it less depressing, IMO, than trying to coach a team that's capable of being half decent and having to throw the games.

So work on seeing if you can turn Evan Turner around from the overwhelming bust he was turning into, throw a bunch of kids out on the court and try to teach them to play together, and in general, try to keep guys focused on improving and playing smart instead of the kind of shameless gunning you often see on terrible teams.

When you throw in fact that there appears to be a solid GM in charge plus the near-certain chance of getting a top-5 pick next year in a 5-player draft that's supposed to be the draft of a decade, and I can see why it would actually be a pretty attractive job.

[LakerHater]

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[ace3g]

Chris Mannix @ChrisMannixSI
(http://twitter.com/ChrisMannixSI)Sixers coach Brett Brown cleans house, lets go of assistants Michael Curry, Aaron McKie, Jeff Capel. Says it's "about making a fresh start."