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Marty Mac's World: Brown won't do for Kings
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Sports Columnist
Published 2:15 am PDT Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Just stating the facts here. The Kings announce last Tuesday they will not re-sign coach Rick Adelman. Five days later, word leaks out of New York that the Knicks might buy out the remaining $40million on the contract of highly respected (maybe too highly) coach Larry Brown.
To a skeptic such as myself, it sure seems like a heck of a timely coincidence, doesn't it? Especially when it involves Brown, a master manipulator, who bolted Philly for Detroit, then limped out of the 'D' under the auspices of being fired to take around $50million in New York.
Now, one amazingly disastrous season later, Brown could be unemployed again and oh, so anxious to remake his image and legacy, perhaps in Sacramento. And the Kings need to make a big splash with their new coach. Brown, with an emphasis on defense, steered the Pistons to the NBA title in 2004 and pushed San Antonio to a Game7 in 2005.
Going after Brown, though, would not be the way to go, if it were my call. He's definitely a very good coach, and if that's all there was to it, it would be a no-brainer. But homeboy would be a drama King, history says.
Brown is as impatient as they come and wants things the way he wants them. Period.
Whom Brown loves at breakfast, he can dislike before lunch. How he'd work with president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie is unanswerable at this point. But I wouldn't bet your money on that one.
Patience is one of Petrie's main traits. Brown, meanwhile, is 65, has health issues and qualifies as the ultimate short-timer in more ways than one.
Flexibility is not exactly his way, and we need to go back no further than his poor handling of the 2004 Olympic men's basketball team as a reminder. On the surface, the Kings and Brown seem to need each other and appear to be a good fit.
But there is more to life than appearances, and Brown will bring too much junk in his trunk. He'd likely want personnel moves made, and history says he might not be around to see them through.
Remember, just last offseason, Brown said New York was his last stop. He should make that happen. He's going to the Hall of Fame. He needs to get as healthy as he can.
He has more money than he or his family ever will need after getting $6million to coach Detroit in 2004-05, $7million to leave, $11million to coach the Knicks last season and who knows how much more should this buyout occur.
Chill, Larry, and enjoy your life and loot. Then the Kings can find themselves a young, aggressive, innovative coach to lead them into this new era.
The Kings should give Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mario Elie a serious look. He probably should be coaching the Warriors. Elie played 11seasons in the NBA with six teams and had integral roles with title winners in Houston and San Antonio. He has been an assistant under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio as well as under Mike Montgomery in the Bay Area.
Elie has the toughness and savvy to deal with Ron Artest and the leadership ability to motivate Brad Miller and Mike Bibby to play defense.
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By Martin McNeal -- Bee Sports Columnist
Published 2:15 am PDT Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Just stating the facts here. The Kings announce last Tuesday they will not re-sign coach Rick Adelman. Five days later, word leaks out of New York that the Knicks might buy out the remaining $40million on the contract of highly respected (maybe too highly) coach Larry Brown.
To a skeptic such as myself, it sure seems like a heck of a timely coincidence, doesn't it? Especially when it involves Brown, a master manipulator, who bolted Philly for Detroit, then limped out of the 'D' under the auspices of being fired to take around $50million in New York.
Now, one amazingly disastrous season later, Brown could be unemployed again and oh, so anxious to remake his image and legacy, perhaps in Sacramento. And the Kings need to make a big splash with their new coach. Brown, with an emphasis on defense, steered the Pistons to the NBA title in 2004 and pushed San Antonio to a Game7 in 2005.
Going after Brown, though, would not be the way to go, if it were my call. He's definitely a very good coach, and if that's all there was to it, it would be a no-brainer. But homeboy would be a drama King, history says.
Brown is as impatient as they come and wants things the way he wants them. Period.
Whom Brown loves at breakfast, he can dislike before lunch. How he'd work with president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie is unanswerable at this point. But I wouldn't bet your money on that one.
Patience is one of Petrie's main traits. Brown, meanwhile, is 65, has health issues and qualifies as the ultimate short-timer in more ways than one.
Flexibility is not exactly his way, and we need to go back no further than his poor handling of the 2004 Olympic men's basketball team as a reminder. On the surface, the Kings and Brown seem to need each other and appear to be a good fit.
But there is more to life than appearances, and Brown will bring too much junk in his trunk. He'd likely want personnel moves made, and history says he might not be around to see them through.
Remember, just last offseason, Brown said New York was his last stop. He should make that happen. He's going to the Hall of Fame. He needs to get as healthy as he can.
He has more money than he or his family ever will need after getting $6million to coach Detroit in 2004-05, $7million to leave, $11million to coach the Knicks last season and who knows how much more should this buyout occur.
Chill, Larry, and enjoy your life and loot. Then the Kings can find themselves a young, aggressive, innovative coach to lead them into this new era.
The Kings should give Golden State Warriors assistant coach Mario Elie a serious look. He probably should be coaching the Warriors. Elie played 11seasons in the NBA with six teams and had integral roles with title winners in Houston and San Antonio. He has been an assistant under Gregg Popovich in San Antonio as well as under Mike Montgomery in the Bay Area.
Elie has the toughness and savvy to deal with Ron Artest and the leadership ability to motivate Brad Miller and Mike Bibby to play defense.
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