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This is great news for Knicks fans. Now that Isiah is finally the coach, they'll be all set to fire his ass. Next summer, at the latest.
Of course, watch, and they'll bring in Bab next.
i think it would be the exact same situation he had with stephon marbury. BTW are you gonna change your name to Amare 1 since amare is changing his number?That will be comical to see Brown and Arenas or Brown and Baron.
This is great news for Knicks fans. Now that Isiah is finally the coach, they'll be all set to fire his ass. Next summer, at the latest.
Of course, watch, and they'll bring in Bab next.
Jermaine O'Neal will be Knick before the summer is over.
That is all.
lol..i don't want brown back in detroit..the only reason he would come back is another ring..
As long as he brings the Pistons another ring, what the do you care?
Didn't Dumars already say Flipper is staying?
I think once Thomas sees the roster he put together he'll realize what an awful GM he was.
I can see this. Francis, Frye and filler?
and we just THOUGHT things couldn't get worse in New York...
how many teams will get sucked into givin brown a contract than firin him, dude is 40mill richer, thank you re s at MSG
he got fired with cause he is not getting the 40 million unless larry wins
NBA EXEC SEES LARRY JOINING JORDAN
BROWN BOBCAT?
June 22, 2006 -- There is no question Larry Brown won't be coaching the Knicks next season and Isiah Thomas will be. The questions are which day will it become official, and where will Brown ultimately wind up, if anywhere?
With the days ticking down on Brown's disastrous Knick tenure, one league executive who's a friend of Brown said he wouldn't be surprised if new Bobcats partial owner Michael Jordan has interest in the lame-duck Knicks coach.
Brown and Jordan both bleed North Carolina blue and are friends. Brown makes it a point to go every summer with his son L.J. to teach at Jordan's basketball camp in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Brown, meanwhile, has his two daughters from his first marriage living in Charlotte, as well as his 101-year-old mother, Anne. The team executive said he could foresee Jordan trying to hire UNC legend Dean Smith as a Bobcats consultant. Smith, who is Brown's mentor, could be a calming influence and ensure Brown and Jordan stayed on the same page to avoid the disaster that occurred between Brown and Isiah Thomas, who no longer are on speaking terms.
"If Larry is looking for a comfortable exit to his career, Charlotte would be it," the team executive said.
On Day 39 of "Larry Held Hostage," Brown ran another round of pre-draft workouts but avoided the media stakeout for the first time by turning his car in the opposite direction. Signals are Dolan will make the change before Wednesday's draft. Today's workouts are the last ones scheduled.
GM-coach Bernie Bickerstaff, who has done an excellent job in his two years with the Bobcats, has said he'd like to remain in the unorthodox dual role. Jordan has yet to comment since last week's announcement he had joined forces with owner Bob Johnson. A Charlotte spokesman said, "We have a coach and GM."
Johnson has a reputation of being thrifty, but if Brown accepts a buyout for most of his $40 million, he could take much less than market value to align with Jordan.
Brown's landing spot won't be Golden State, despite speculation because of his Hamptons friendship with owner Chris Cohan. A person familiar with the owner's thinking told The Post that Brown won't be considered for Mike Montgomery's job.
"Chris has confidence and tremendous respect for Chris Mullin and Montgomery," the person said. "He's not looking to make any changes . . . They're solid summer acquaintances. Chris would never have Larry work for him. It might ruin a very good relationship."
Another source said agent Joe Glass and Brown are both well-acquainted with Wizards owner Abe Pollin.
The Brown camp has given off signals Brown won't coach next season, but that might not be by his own choice. The family is a week away from moving out of a rental in Greenwich, Conn., and into a new home in the same town.
Another family friend predicted Brown will volunteer to coach at a Connecticut high school. "That's what he's always wanted to do," the friend said.
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The Knicks had an interesting player at workouts yesterday, Jacksonville State's Walker Russell, son of a Knicks scout of the same name. The younger Russell used to babysit Isiah Thomas' kids when his father played with Thomas in Detroit.
http://www.nypost.com/sports/knicks/...arc_berman.htm
^ That would make a lot of sense for North Carolina. Jordan is also rumored to be in love with Brandon Roy at #3 or even #1 if a swap is made.
Poll results from ESPN.com:
1) What is your take on the Knicks firing Larry Brown?
63.6% Bad move
36.4% Good move
2) What is your take on the Knicks naming Isiah Thomas coach?
83.8% Bad move
16.2% Good move
3) Who would you rather have coach your favorite team?
54.0% Larry Brown
42.3% Neither
3.7% Isiah Thomas
4) Who would you rather have making personnel decisions?
58.3% Neither
36.0% Larry Brown
5.7% Isiah Thomas
5) How long will Thomas will coach the Knicks?
45.3% One season
26.8% Two-three seasons
26.1% Less than one season
1.8% Four or more seasons
6) Will Larry Brown coach in the NBA again?
82.6% Yes
17.4% No
7) How many games will the Knicks win next season?
52.3% 21-30
26.4% 31-40
16.6% 20 or fewer
4.7% 41 or more
8) Will the Knicks win a championship with Thomas as coach?
97.7% No
2.3% Yes
9) What should the Knicks do?
87.5% Fire everyone, trade everyone, start over
12.5% Stay the course
Total Votes: 38,623
The bitterness between Brown and the Knicks will linger as the two sides fight over a settlement. Citing a clause in Brown's contract that says any dispute will be arbitrated by NBA commissioner David Stern, a person familiar with details of the firing said the Knicks believe they owe Brown nothing because he failed to adhere to club policy and attempted to negotiate trades without consulting Thomas.
no wondering he was fired he is NOT THE GM WHO THE DOES HE THINK HE IS? HE IS THE COACH NOT THE GM
http://www.newsday.com/sports/printe...y-sports-print
Considering Isiah's track record on trades, they should give LB a medal for trying to go around his sorry ass.
Brown upset the Knicks during the season when he feuded with point guard Stephon Marbury, was highly critical of a variety of players and used a league-record 42 different starting lineups in an effort to find a combination he liked. Dolan was particularly upset that Brown approved trades for high-priced Jalen Rose and Steve Francis and then quickly soured on both.
Brown upset the Knicks during the season when he feuded with point guard Stephon Marbury, was highly critical of a variety of players and used a league-record 42 different starting lineups in an effort to find a combination he liked. Dolan was particularly upset that Brown approved trades for high-priced Jalen Rose and Steve Francis and then quickly soured on both.
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