Voisin: Brown Interested in Kings Job (merged)

[Packt]

I would do this today if I could. Was never a fan of Brown, and I feel he hurt the Olympic team, and his ego set back the Knicks a year. Would never had looked to Brown last year or even earlier this offseason, but what do we have to lose now. Either he comes in and stabilizes the team or destroys them, and I feel the team needs a little bit of destroying.

 

[BawLa]

I am for Larry Brown.

He is probably the ONLY coach on the block that can command respect from Ron Artest. If we want another year like last year with Ron then all we need to do is hire another unaccomplished coach.

We ARE rebuilding. We need a coach that can grill fundamentals into our players. Larry happens to be the only one that has proven he can do that. He might even be able to teach the vets a thing or two.

We want defense? Brown can do that.

The fact that an accomplished coach wants to be here speaks volumes to me. Sure, it is his last ticket at a payday. And it is our last ticket at a decent coach.

We don't need to keep Larry around for 10 years either. Give him 2 or 3 years to turn this boat around.

It is practically a no-brainer. Get it done, and step 1 of the rebuild is complete.

 

[Bricklayer]

I know it's hard to believe but the Knicks have far less talent than we do. I believe he could do more with our roster than New Yorks.

More importantly, like I said before, I would want him here to teach the Kids and than pick up a long term coach if he leaves after a couple of years.

All he taught the kids in New York is that he was an old burnt out money-grubbing prima donna with a picture of himself in his wallet mounted indside a heart shaped frame.

The Knicks were much better than he made them look. Hell, Isiah Thomas made them look better than he made them look.

 

[Bricklayer]

We don't need to keep Larry around for 10 years either. Give him 2 or 3 years to turn this boat around.

You would be lucky to get 2 to 3 years out of him. Actually, I ma not sure whether that would be lucky or not. People tire of his selfish me me me whining in a much shorter period than that.

Worst part is that he directly clashes/challenges/tries to overrule his GMs. Always thought that Geoff was the greatest potential casualty of Larry Brown. And if Brown was 50 and you somwhow knew you could keep him for 10 years, that would be one thing. But as an old fart just looking to score some cash and toss a little topsoil over his Knicks debacle, he comes, he sows discord and chaos, he rides off into the sunset with your money. Yay?

 

[jimbodan]

I am for Larry Brown.

He is probably the ONLY coach on the block that can command respect from Ron Artest. If we want another year like last year with Ron then all we need to do is hire another unaccomplished coach.

We ARE rebuilding. We need a coach that can grill fundamentals into our players. Larry happens to be the only one that has proven he can do that. He might even be able to teach the vets a thing or two.

We want defense? Brown can do that.

The fact that an accomplished coach wants to be here speaks volumes to me. Sure, it is his last ticket at a payday. And it is our last ticket at a decent coach.

We don't need to keep Larry around for 10 years either. Give him 2 or 3 years to turn this boat around.

It is practically a no-brainer. Get it done, and step 1 of the rebuild is complete.

I definitely agree with most of this. While I would have some serious reservations about Brown, I'd hope that the whole Knicks fiasco might have taught him a little humility. Also as some have said he might be realizing that the time is running out for him to coach and cement his legacy and I'd be surprised if he wants the Knicks mess to be the last thing he is remembered for. He has said he doesn't mind a re-build job and still wants to teach, so if he is comfortable with getting a team of youngsters and teaching and molding them even for just 2-3 years I think we absolutely need to consider Brown and he should be the favorite considering the slim pickings that are left.

 

[Packt]

Yep, I know Reggie said that but he also said that he and especially his wife love Sacramento. She remains in L.A. with his kids while he's stuck in that tiny little desert town of Las Cruces, N.M. I know he just signed a new deal with the Aggies but I suspect if the Maloof's could so much as match it he'd give strong consideration to whatever they had in mind for him inside the Kings organization.

He has a buyout clause in his contract with New Mexico for about half a mil. It's unlikely anyone would be willing to pay it just to bring him in as an assistant.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Basic Math:
1. Lary's last check from NY was 10 Mil
2. Kings are compleetly lost with nothing to loose and no sure coaches availalbe.
3. Loosing 70+ games would position us well for next years lotto.
4. The Kings just had to pay off Muss a million or so to go away.
5. Brown wants to redeem his rep and is despreate for an NBA team to give
him a chance
So: Sign B rown to a one year trial contract for say 2 million dollars... Heck the Maloofs could even let Lary make payments rather than expecting him to cough up the whole 2 mill right up front.

 

[PoundForPound]

larry brown just moved himself into the top head coaching candidates for this job. imo he is the frontrunner, well, almost. Almost only because we havent heard a word about this from anyone within the organization.

 

[nbrans]

larry brown just moved himself into the top head coaching candidates for this job. imo he is the frontrunner, well, almost. Almost only because we havent heard a word about this from anyone within the organization.

If your job-hunt strategy is to call Ailene Voisin on the phone and tell her you're interested you're not a frontrunner.

 

[KevinSalvadori]

If your job-hunt strategy is to call Ailene Voisin on the phone and tell her you're interested you're not a frontrunner.

I'd rather have Brown than Theus. Something about Theus to me just smells disaster.

 

[PoundForPound]

If your job-hunt strategy is to call Ailene Voisin on the phone and tell her you're interested you're not a frontrunner.

almost. i mean with the resume he brings to the table, it's like a front-of-the-line pass basically. compared to these other guys.

 

[BRad1055]

Grant says he thinks if the kings hire Brown it would get this town excited again and he said even if u hire him there is nothing to lose because ur not going to be good for a few years and by good he meant upper echilian team and if it doesnt work out so what. Grant said If he wants to coach here go out and hire him. You have nothing to lose. Grant though thinks he is the best possible coaching canidate out there so go hire Larry Brown. Also Grant said though he doesnt think it will happen and thinks the new kings coach will be either Scott Brooks,Brian Shaw, or Reggie Theus.

 

[kennadog]

If your job-hunt strategy is to call Ailene Voisin on the phone and tell her you're interested you're not a frontrunner.

Great way to p*ss off your potential new employer, too. If your interested, Brown, you call GP.

I suppose its possible AV called him, just so she'd have something to write about.

 

[kennadog]

So: Sign Brown to a one year trial contract for say 2 million dollars... Heck the Maloofs could even let Lary make payments rather than expecting him to cough up the whole 2 mill right up front.

This cracked me up, HndsmCelt.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I don't really think we'd have anything to lose at this point, I'd be more jazzed about Brown then any of the current names being thrown around, especially if one of the others was brought in to be mentored under Brown. If you make his contract contigent on that role, when the time comes for Brown to go it might not even be painful for either party.

 

[Arco Arena]

Great way to p*ss off your potential new employer, too. If your interested, Brown, you call GP.

I suppose its possible AV called him, just so she'd have something to write about.

It looks like AV contacted him by how she worded it in the article

"I want to get back," Brown said when contacted at his home in Philadelphia

 

[ParniValjak]

Larry can jump off the cliff!

He would be the worst possible coach for this franchise. Say no to Larry Brown!

 

[kennadog]

It looks like AV contacted him by how she worded it in the article

Then she's just pot-stirring. LB could have said no comment. And who knows if he was just musing on the question or expressed serious interest. If LB really wanted the job, you would have figured he'd have talked to GP by now and would know if it was a go or no go.

 

[Vlade4GM]

Larry Brown hates young players, so hell no to him. I don't want him anywhere near our team, he's an egotistical jerk.

 

[uolj]

It looks like AV contacted him by how she worded it in the article

Interesting catch. If I remember correctly Brown along with Jackson and Popovich was one of the guys Voisin always mentioned when railing on Adelman. That's pretty hilarious if she just decided to call him to ask if he would be interested in the job.

 

[BawLa]

You would be lucky to get 2 to 3 years out of him. Actually, I ma not sure whether that would be lucky or not. People tire of his selfish me me me whining in a much shorter period than that.

Worst part is that he directly clashes/challenges/tries to overrule his GMs. Always thought that Geoff was the greatest potential casualty of Larry Brown. And if Brown was 50 and you somwhow knew you could keep him for 10 years, that would be one thing. But as an old fart just looking to score some cash and toss a little topsoil over his Knicks debacle, he comes, he sows discord and chaos, he rides off into the sunset with your money. Yay?

1. Not my money so I don't lose sleep over it.

2. Directly clashing with the GM huh? Well it just happens to be that Larry Brown thinks highly of Geoff Petrie. Isiah Thomas has been comedic relief for the last couple years. As much as I don't care for all of GP's work, he is hardly Isiah.

3. If Larry wants to throw topsoil over his Knicks debacle by turning my team's future around, by all means let the man throw.

Larry Brown is hardly perfect. But at this point, he's the best option we got so what is the hangup? You think he's going to ruin this organization and just walk away laughing? Well I hate to break it to you but none of the competition shows any signs of leading this organization any further than Larry Brown could so again I ask, what's the hangup?

 

[SacKings384]

I wouldn't mind Larry Brown at all... As long as we don't pay him a ridiculous amount.

 

[greypoupon]

LOL @ fickle fans. It kills me.

All these years of saying that Adelman is a coach who doesn't have what it takes to win a championship (it's a players' league, btw).

People whining and crying and insisting that they deserve a coach with championship experience, all the while forgetting that there are only 3 ACTIVE COACHES in the league that have championship rings.

Now here comes another coaching candidate actually HAS won a championship and offers his services. A guy who took the Clippers in the pre Elton Brand era to the playoffs. Not only that, but he's the only coach in ages to win a championship without the benefit of a Top 5 player on his team.

The response: No thanks! We don't want this scumbag because of ONE losing season with a poorly run organization.

LMAO

 

[Vlade4GM]

LOL @ fickle fans.

All these years of saying that Adelman is a coach who doesn't have what it takes to win a championship (it's a players' league, btw).

People whining and crying and insisting that they deserve a coach with championship experience, all the while forgetting that there are only 3 ACTIVE COACHES in the league that have championship rings.

Now here comes another coaching candidate actually HAS won a championship and offers his services. Not only that, but he's the only coach in ages to win a championship without the benefit of a Top 5 player on his team.

The response: No thanks! We don't want this scumbag because of ONE losing season with a poorly run organization.

LMAO

I wasn't aware everyone was demanding a coach with championship experience. Most people here loved the idea of SVG and has doesn't have any championship experience as a head coach. We need a coach who will fit in with our rebuilding team and Larry Brown is not that, everything is his way or the highway. He'd only cause us problems. We can't compete right now, he's worthless to us. The only way we're going to get back into contention is by building towards the future.

 

[greypoupon]

I wasn't aware everyone was demanding a coach with championship experience. Most people here loved the idea of SVG and has doesn't have any championship experience as a head coach.

People were sure making those kinds of demands when they felt Adelman was never going to get them to the promiseland. Boy how one year with a someone like Eric Musselman can shine a light of reality on the situation.

 

[NYKingsfan]

As my name indicates, being a Kings fan in NY, I feel I can provide some insight into Larry Brown's most recent coaching tenure. Plain and simple...

HE WAS A DISASTER!

His coaching tactics were so bad that Knick management tried to get out of paying him under the contract, in effect saying that he coached so poorly that HE breached the contract, The Knicks basically gave him 40 million dollars just to go away.

As others have already stated, he doesn't play the young players. He is not a good fit here. We should look for a young coach who can grow with the team. Larry Brown had his day. He was a world class coach when he had his drive. He is now an older coach, in not such good health, who is in it for a paycheck. Stay away.

 

[JoMama]

Tough call. Brown clearly is the most talented coach of the bunch - by far. And he has huge publicity upside, a big perk for the Maloofs in marketing this otherwise booooring team. Guess this is why Petrie gets the big bucks.

 

[PurpleHaze]

His coaching tactics were so bad that Knick management tried to get out of paying him under the contract, in effect saying that he coached so poorly that HE breached the contract, The Knicks basically gave him 40 million dollars just to go away.

He is now an older coach, in not such good health, who is in it for a paycheck. Stay away.

According to the Knicks, Larry Brown was fired for "insubordination" and after some legal haggling he was not paid the total remaining on his contact but given about $18 million to get lost. I'm not sure he's "in it for a paycheck," but possibly more interested in his parting shot reputation - which is basically what he told Voisin.

 

[LA King Fan II]

Larry Brown is interesting. The Kings haven't been for four years. Get rid of Artest and Bibby, keep the #10 picks and IMO he'd produce a much more watchable product than we endured last year.

Anything. Do anything. Do something.

 

[JoMama]

Larry Brown is interesting. The Kings haven't been for four years. Get rid of Artest and Bibby, keep the #10 picks and IMO he'd produce a much more watchable product than we endured last year.

Anything. Do anything. Do something.

The draft is coming up, so they'll be forced to do something.