zeke04 said:Brick do you think Brown is a bad coach or just not a good fit for the kings?
Bricklayer said:Took a bad situation and made it much much worse. Its hard to even describe how ugly it got for people not in the NY area. Roster was clearly upgraded, but from the very beginning of the season Larry did the "me" thing and within 3 months it was absolutely embarrassing. Not only bad, but not even really a team. Sabotaged, IMHO almost on purpose, by their own coach. I've seen this play out first hand (well, in the city), and am completely uninterested in seeing a replay in Sacto.
BTW, Ron/Larry would be questionable. Maybe it works, maybe it doesn't. Remember, Larry was NOT amused by the brawl and is big into his players being quiet humble pros (as opposed to Larry himself). Larry and Bibby would probably not last -- Larry has spent his entire career lusitng for what he does not have, but in the end a shooting PG who doesn't play defense is complete anathema for Larry.
The kids would be in real danger -- anyone see what Larry did to Okur and Darko in Detroit? How he jerked around and ultimately lost the Knicks rooks? Kevin might, MIGHT have established himself enough to be entitled to a little respect. But you think Rick is bad wiht young players, wait till you get a load of Larry, who not only hates playing them, but seems to delight in crushing their confidence along the way.
The Petrie/Maloofs power relationship would also get a major test, maybe its final test, because just as he's done in every stop, Larry would start trying to muscle into the front office decisions. Want his guys, try to reduce Geoff to a service provider for Larry's wants. And Larry's wants are often quite stupid over time to -- trading away young talent for old creaky vets, getting disappointed with them, and bringing inthe next set of creakky vets. And if Larry is hired, he'll be the Maloof's guy. The question is not if, but when he tries to go over Geoff's head, and how the Maloofs will respond. And of course how Geoff will respond to being caught in the middle of all the egos.
Bricklayer said:I think Brown is obviously a very good coach...if everything and everyone is set up just right and reduced to kissing his ***. he could work here -- he's a good enough coach he could work anywhere. But at the very least it would be bumpy. And on the other hand, he is the sort of ego that could really mess things up clashing with the most important pieces to the Kings franchise. He scares me, because its like adding Terrel Owens to your team -- talent, but all about him.
Oh the buy out is all but a done deal. You do NOT let this kind of story get out unless it is true and if it is untrue you imediatly issue a press release deneying the story and voicing confidence in your coach. Zeek sat mum: you can bank on Brown leaving NY with a fat check soon.SacTownKid said:And everyone remember, this all hinges on: #1 the Maloofs wanting him, and #2 the Knicks actually paying Larry Brown $40 million for one season of coaching, which, even though it is the Knicks, I don't see happening.
QueensFan said:Perhaps this has been mentioned, I haven't been following this thread too closely, but...
Has there been any talk of Gary St. Jean? I mean, at one point, this guy was the most successful coach in the Sacramento era! Have the Maloofs even considered this diamond in the rough?
My favorite thing about St. Jean was you always knew when there was Kings game going on because you could hear him yelling his face off from the bench from just about anywhere within a 10 mile radius of Arco. Plus, you could always tell how bad things were going based on how red his face was at any given moment. That guy is a proven winner!VF21 said:There you go.
I know he'd meet their requirement to get out and about more... I used to see him about once a month in various spots around town.
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Firstly, you have to realise the big difference in international and NBA basketball. On top of that you have to consider that a lot of players Bibby came up against are no where near NBA standard.Kings113 said:He could make Bibby play defense too. As shown in 2003 olympics.
Not sure about Brown, can't deny his experience though.
SacKings4Life21 said:golden state has amazing talent... i have seen them live a few times. If not for a few injuries this yr... they would def be in the playoffs
slugking50 said:Don't we hear this every year?! I think its been 5 straight off seasons we've heard that the Warriors were going to make the playoffs. It never fails.
< sighs >
Bricklayer said:I think Brown is obviously a very good coach...if everything and everyone is set up just right and reduced to kissing his ***. he could work here -- he's a good enough coach he could work anywhere. But at the very least it would be bumpy. And on the other hand, he is the sort of ego that could really mess things up clashing with the most important pieces to the Kings franchise. He scares me, because its like adding Terrel Owens to your team -- talent, but all about him.
Bricklayer said:Before being handed a largely prebuilt Detroit team, he was also the guy you hired to make a bad team good, but never a good team great. Better at building than closing the deal. And almost as good at bleeding the franchises he was in control of of talent, especially young talent, as he was at winning. The ultimate old roleplayer = better than young talent coach.
If he comes...well, you can't jump up and down in protest ebcause he is one of the few coaches who can match or exceed Rick's record. But people are increasingly fed up with his ****, he's getting older, crankier, even more full of himself, and its not a no brainer. There are significant risks.
VF21 said:^^I agree. It's not fair to Terrell.
VF21 said:^^I agree. It's not fair to Terrell.
vgesurf said:I'm not so sure about LB. He's been successful everywhere he's gone except for this year. But this year alone makes me suspect. He's too much of a drama queen as proven this year and last year's exit from Detroit. I have a feeling Mike and possibly Brad will potentially end up being in his doghouse, with all the drama that goes with it. I mean those guys do need to step up their defense, but do they need to be alienated and trashed in public by their coach if they don't? Plus, Rick established a winning tradition with the Kings over 8 seasons. How long will we have Brown (I'm predicting at most 2) and how far will we backslide after he leaves? How did teams do 1-2 seasons after he left? Detroit obviously never skipped a beat, but what about the others?
target said:Larry Brown and the Kings triggers my gag reflex. I can't see Larry Brown and his ego getting along with Artest or Wells if he comes back. Now that I think about it, how many Kings will after spending time under Adelman? Too much of a departure in coaching style, not to mention philosophy. He'll cost the Maloofs an arm and a leg as well. Finally, can Larry Brown coexist with Petrie? Petrie already has to contend with the Maloofs getting comfortable meddling -- adding Brown will drive Petrie out of town.
HndsmCelt said:Interesting Observation
While there are supporters and critics of every proposed replacement, I have noticed a VERY interesting trend among the posters. In general the most gushing praise an optimistic posts are in relation to either untried or EXTREEMLY new head coaches eg. Terry Porter, Avery Johnson, Cooper etc. But of the experienced coaches there tends to be more cautioned praise mixed with HEAVY criticism. Read the posts for your self and draw your own conclusions but it does say something.