OK, I'm going to nab my head coach here. I was back on fourth on alot of different players, so instead of forcing myself to choose, I'm just going to solidify my coaching scenario.
My pick:
Mike Brown
Mike has won wherever he has gone. He learned the game as an assistant before becoming a head coach, and he was one of the NBAs premier assistant coaches. In 2000, Brown was hired by Gregg Popovich as an assistant coach with the
San Antonio Spurs. While with the Spurs, Brown's teams won at least 58 games each season. After winning a championship with San Antonio in 2003, Brown was hired as associated head coach to
Rick Carlisle with the
Indiana Pacers. He helped lead Indiana to consecutive playoff appearances including a trip to the
Eastern Conference Finals in 2004.
Mike Brown's record as an assistant coach is 341–201, or 0.629.
As a Head Coach:
After learning the game under
Gregg Popovich,
Brown is widely regarded as a defensive specialist. He turned the Cavaliers into one of the top defensive teams in the NBA and guided them into the 2007 NBA Finals.
In June 2005, Brown got his first head coaching stint with the
Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the second youngest coach in the league. On June 2, 2007,
Brown's Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in the history of the franchise.
In 2009, Brown was named coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, making him the second coach in Cavaliers history to coach the All-Star team, joining
Lenny Wilkens who coached the East team back in 1989.
On April 20, 2009, Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year after guiding the Cavaliers to a franchise best 66-16 record.
Some of his achievements:
07/08 EC Champions
All-Star Coach of Eastern Conference 2009
Has had winning seasons in each of his four years in charge (50-32, 50-32, 45-37, 66-16, that's a win pct. of .643%)
Has playoff record of 32-30
EC Coach of the Month for Jan. 2008
2008-09 NBA Coach of the Year (66-16)
With Brown and Thibodeau as my coaches, I don't expect anybody to be able to score on us at will. Particularly not when I've got Mutumbo in the middle (4X DPOY), Bobby Jones (10X All Defensive First Team), Alvin Robertson (DPOY and 6X All Defensive Team and all time leader in steals), as well as host of other players who've made All Defensive Teams.
LeBron, MJ, Kobe, Larry, we're waiting for you...
