Woj: Brett Brown Returns to Spurs as Assistant Coach

[BatManu20]

Assistant to the Regional Manager.

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[Degoat]

I like it, I think Browns a really good coach. Philly did him wrong and put blame on him when it was a lose-lose situation

[rjv]

brown has experience with "the process" (even if it was a failed one).

[MultiTroll]

more retreads and another Pop Yes Man.

:clap

[Cardinal]

Great news. Is this the only coaching spot that needed to be filled?

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

we staaaaackedd

[Leetonidas]

Might as well get Borrego back too :lol

Brown is decent. He's a better coach than Doc

[timvp]

Perfect choice. He's NO LIMIT TANK COMMANDER in the flesh. :lmao

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Hope Mitch Johnson is considered a top assistant or co-coach -- think he will since he's coaching summer league

[BatManu20]

It’ll be nice to have his thick New York accent back on the sidelines tbh.

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It’ll be nice to have his thick New York accent back on the sidelines tbh.

Think it's actually more New Englandish like Boston isn't it

[BatManu20]

Think it's actually more New Englandish like Boston isn't it

Oh maybe. Thought he was from NY but now that you say that it does sound pretty Boston-ish. Either way it’s fun to listen to tbh.

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Oh maybe. Thought he was from NY but now that you say that it does sound pretty Boston-ish. Either way it’s fun to listen to tbh.

Just looked it up, he's born and raised in Maine, which is basically like Boston north, and yes he is interesting to listen to

[Dex]

I guess random Twitter guy was right.

I'm here for it. Spurs won't be expected to win many games this year, but BB was always a good assistant, helped us develop some great players, and may help us recover from some of the brain drain that we have suffered over recent years. Losing people like Bud, Udoka, Hardy, Hammon, etc is a lot

[cjw]

Oh maybe. Thought he was from NY but now that you say that it does sound pretty Boston-ish. Either way it’s fun to listen to tbh.

He’s from Maine (about 1:45 north of Boston). He has a very distinct accent from up there - rougher than you’d find in Boston. But the two are very similar.

[Mr. Body]

Perfect choice. He's NO LIMIT TANK COMMANDER in the flesh. :lmao

Didn't he hate tanking? Why are people getting this so wrong?

[R. DeMurre]

Poor guy, stuck in the tank trenches again and again. He's like J Robert Oppenheimer, wanting to be a great academic but stuck instead inventing the atom bomb. Now I am become Death, the destroyer of playoff teams.

[timvp]

Didn't he hate tanking?

Link? He signed up to be part of The Process. He knew, understood and accepted the strategy.

Quick Google search:

"I'd be not telling the truth if I didn't say that hearing that makes me even more committed to what we're doing," Brown said. "We feel a responsibility on a bunch of levels to get this right to the fans, to a bunch of 20-year-olds in the locker room, to an ownership group that made an incredible commitment to a difficult strategy."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/instantawesome-sixersbrownrelaxation-1501125/sixers-fans-try-de-stress-brett-brown-relaxation-package

Why are people getting this so wrong? Brett Brown was fully in on what was going on in Philadelphia.

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Poor guy, stuck in the tank trenches again and again. He's like J Robert Oppenheimer, wanting to be a great academic but stuck instead inventing the atom bomb. Now I am become Death, the destroyer of playoff teams.

First rate post. Well done

[Dverde]

Perfect fit for a tanking team. One of the best at it!

[itzsoweezee]

I’m assuming Brett is coming back because he will be pop’s replacement after next season. Glad to have him back. He’sa great coach.

[heyheymymy]

Spurs love corporate knowledge

[Desert Spur]

Interesting timing after the Hardy hire in Utah.

[KingKev]

To have Pop finally step away is a blessing at this point. His replacement is irrelevant.

[exstatic]

Successor in place.

[MannyIsGod]

Successor in place.

Yeah I wonder if this is part of it.

[bigfan]

Next head coach. Good move by front office.

[Twisted_Dawg]

"Assistant to the Regional Manager ?"
He needs to make a call to Dwight Schrute and pick his brain.

[KingKev]

Coach Pop to Brett Brown. ….Sit in the corner, take notes and shutup.

[TDomination]

I’m assuming Brett is coming back because he will be pop’s replacement after next season. Glad to have him back. He’sa great coach.

thats my assumption at this point

get familiar with the players and that way he can coach them properly since he will be familiar with them

[timvp]

On a serious note, I'm a big fan of Brett Brown, the person. Back when Kori was one of like four total reporters at Summer League and Brown was the coach of the Spurs team, he went above and beyond to make sure Kori got all the interviews she wanted. Great dude, couldn't be nicer, tbh.

[KingKev]

thats my assumption at this point

get familiar with the players and that way he can coach them properly since he will be familiar with them

It’s also nice he gets an opportunity to shadow gramps on how not to coach.

[exstatic]

Oh shit, Richardson DEFINITELY gone now, like before training camp. Embiid, Horford, and JRich all unloaded on Bret on his way out the door from Philly.

[ducks]

Damm another white coach
Spurs love those diversity hires
Lol at pop and his liberal views about diversity

[ducks]

On a serious note, I'm a big fan of Brett Brown, the person. Back when Kori was one of like four total reporters at Summer League and Brown was the coach of the Spurs team, he went above and beyond to make sure Kori got all the interviews she wanted. Great dude, couldn't be nicer, tbh.

Pop is not nice to the media
I could care less about nice I was the wins
That is what it is about

[slick'81]

Fck yea! Good hire

[TimDunkem]

Pop is not nice to the media
I could care less about nice I was the wins
That is what it is about
Then why are you whining about diversity hires, you nutcase. :lol

[poopbox]

Quinn Snyder already told the Spurs to lose his number tbh :lmao

[poopbox]

Josh Richardson bein on our team makes this even more :lmao Since he said Brent basically didn't hold anyone accountable in Philly and let player do what they wanted. He is definitely on his way out now.

[TD 21]

I’m assuming Brett is coming back because he will be pop’s replacement after next season. Glad to have him back. He’sa great coach.

Brown's 61, he's probably coming back to try to keep Pop sane and because he has a history in player development and coaching while tanking.

If not Snyder (55), Pop's replacement will probably be young, so Brown might stay on going forward as the old head to help guide whoever it is.

[jjspur]

Glad Brett Brown is back. We've had a lot of coaching talent leave the last few years. Nice to have a veteran coach rather than someone from the vide dept. Still waiting for Quinn Snyder to rejoin the spurs.

[timvp]

Brown's 61, he's probably coming back to try to keep Pop sane and because he has a history in player development and coaching while tanking.

Yep, that's my first thought as well. Brown purposefully tanked for four seasons. He's the Dean Smith of tanking. His experience in that regard is legitimately valuable, no joke.

[cd98]

Ha Keldon Johnson to average 20 minutes a game this year?

[KingKev]

Oh shit, Richardson DEFINITELY gone now, like before training camp. Embiid, Horford, and JRich all unloaded on Bret on his way out the door from Philly.

I mean we were interested to sign Spree multiile times after he strangled PJ

[Gagnrath]

Pop is not nice to the media
I could care less about nice I was the wins
That is what it is about
Sort of, Pop isn't a fan of media mid-game. If you aren't asking really obvious questions the rest of the time he's a fairly pleasant person.

[Seventyniner]

Yep, that's my first thought as well. Brown purposefully tanked for four seasons. He's the Dean Smith of tanking. His experience in that regard is legitimately valuable, no joke.

Not sure if serious....

The Sixers' culture got wrecked by The Process and it doesn't seem to have recovered yet.

[OldMan88]

We’ll know a full on tank is in place when the Spurs carry a teammate off the court on their shoulders for hitting a 3pt shot in the opponent’s basket to secure a loss against another tanking team.

[slick'81]

Ha Keldon Johnson to average 20 minutes a game this year?

more like 20+ ppg

[Coach X]

Oh no :bang He’s not a good coach.

At all.

Please please Popovich don’t leave now.

[the golden era]

Oh no :bang He’s not a good coach.

At all.

Please please Popovich don’t leave now.
You forgot to add the /s

I hope

[Proxy]

^this guy knows, as a coach, himself

[NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER]

Perfect choice. He's NO LIMIT TANK COMMANDER in the flesh. :lmao

:tu

[KingKev]

:tu


Marcus Bryant is that you?

[99 Problems]

He’s a good guy, good news. Wouldn’t mind Jacques Vaughan back also moving forward tbh.

[Degoat]

Brett Brown was our Marquee free agent acquisition lol

[NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER]

Marcus Bryant is that you?

I don’t know.

[NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER]

Before I forget F Nephew and Uncle.

[cutewizard]

:elephant