I get the lack of enthusiasm (disdain) for Mark Jackson - but what is the issue with Mike Brown? Former assistant under Popovic and Carlisle. Current assistant under Kerr and in charge of a very good defence. Championship winner as an assistant coach. Good record as an NBA head coach - apart from a few seasons where it seems like he was the fall guy. International coaching experience. Is it a preference for a young coach or is there something about him/ his coaching that I don't know?
I think Brown doesn’t really get credited for his success with the Cavs likely seeing those teams and the 07 Cavs as just a product of Lebron freakishness and a weak East. But those were good teams and really maximized Lebron by letting him operate freely and building a strong defense around him.
Lue was pretty disrespected amongst fans post-Cavs ring with similar criticism of just relying on Lebron and not being a real coach, but has obviously proven himself since. I thought what Lue did in Cleveland was impressive and didn’t get the hate. But Brown also got an LA follow up opportunity that didn’t work out as well - tho being usurped by Phil Jackson for a Kobe team is what it is
Brown hasn’t really done much since so you’re looking at a guy who built a great team around Lebron 15 years ago without much more positives on his resume.
I think there’s a superficial similarity of what we’d be looking for - an offense built around players who attack the basket with relatively weak 3 point shooting, but strong enough to aggressively spam that attack, and surround that attack with lots of role players who hustle and play D. If you want Fox to score 30 per game and take the pressure off him on the defensive end, Brown might be someone who can do it
If we’re looking at people with prior HC experience I’d definitely prefer him over Terry Stotts or Mark Jackson but that’s not saying much. Hes also only 52 so he could conceivably be around for a long run if things worked magically, but I imagine he’d be in a hired gun role gunning to break the drought, not being hired as a decades long culture foundation the way you could’ve gone with, idk Mike Malone ten years ago
My hope is that the FO has someone they can dial in on who’s up and coming but if they have that target I don’t think the name or names have leaked. Other than Chris Finch but that’s obviously well past an option by now