NBA: Larry Brown

[DMC]

And yet Duncan was a system player that relied on Pop, and won 5 championships.

Go figure.

Yeah Odomite stepped in his own on det one

[DMC]

Larry is like the Bill Parcells of basketball. He has clearly been able to get teams to play winning ball. But to take those same teams over the hump, he has been replaced over and over. Doesn’t detract from his Xs and Os knowledge, just a staying power thing. Maybe he’s not that good at front office/player politics

1975: Denver Nuggets: ABA Western Division regular season champions
1976: Denver Nuggets: ABA regular season champions (single-division)
1977: Denver Nuggets: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1978: Denver Nuggets: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1980: UCLA: NCAA Championship Game
1984: Kansas: Big Eight Conference Tournament Champions
1986: Kansas: NCAA Final Four & Big Eight Conference & Tournament Champions
1988: Kansas: NCAA National Champions
1990: San Antonio Spurs: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1991: San Antonio Spurs: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1995: Indiana Pacers: NBA Central Division Champions
2001: Philadelphia 76ers: NBA Eastern Conference Champions
2004: Detroit Pistons: NBA Champions
2005: Detroit Pistons: NBA Eastern Conference Champions
2015: SMU Mustangs: American Athletic Conference Champions
College: 1 National Championship, 3 Final Fours in 7 seasons
Pro: 1 Championship, 3 Conference Championships, 10 Division Championships, 18 Playoff appearances in 26 seasons, 1,098 career NBA wins

So what team got over the hump after Larry left?

NY?
Clippers?
Philly?
You could only point to SA but Tim Duncan is a big reason for getting over that hump and Pop is part Larry Brown.

It all goes back (eventually) to Dean Smith (who goes back to Phog Allen and to Naismith himself). Once that lineage of coaches is gone it's going to be straight AAU level monkeyball.

[Mr. Body]

1975: Denver Nuggets: ABA Western Division regular season champions
1976: Denver Nuggets: ABA regular season champions (single-division)
1977: Denver Nuggets: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1978: Denver Nuggets: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1980: UCLA: NCAA Championship Game
1984: Kansas: Big Eight Conference Tournament Champions
1986: Kansas: NCAA Final Four & Big Eight Conference & Tournament Champions
1988: Kansas: NCAA National Champions
1990: San Antonio Spurs: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1991: San Antonio Spurs: NBA Midwest Division Champions
1995: Indiana Pacers: NBA Central Division Champions
2001: Philadelphia 76ers: NBA Eastern Conference Champions
2004: Detroit Pistons: NBA Champions
2005: Detroit Pistons: NBA Eastern Conference Champions
2015: SMU Mustangs: American Athletic Conference Champions
College: 1 National Championship, 3 Final Fours in 7 seasons
Pro: 1 Championship, 3 Conference Championships, 10 Division Championships, 18 Playoff appearances in 26 seasons, 1,098 career NBA wins

So what team got over the hump after Larry left?

NY?
Clippers?
Philly?
You could only point to SA but Tim Duncan is a big reason for getting over that hump and Pop is part Larry Brown.

It all goes back (eventually) to Dean Smith (who goes back to Phog Allen and to Naismith himself). Once that lineage of coaches is gone it's going to be straight AAU level monkeyball.

That lineage isn't going anywhere. Pop comes from Larry Brown and Pop has a heck of a coaching tree descending from him.