Bobcats to hire Larry Brown

[ajk23az]

I think its a good signing, but they will still be pretty bad...


Source: Bobcats to hire Brown as coach
By MIKE CRANSTON, AP Sports Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Well-traveled Larry Brown has reached an agreement to return to the NBA as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, a person familiar with the decision told the Associated Press on Monday.

The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because an official announcement has not been made, said Brown was expected to sign a contract on Tuesday. The Bobcats have called an afternoon news conference for what was termed a “major basketball announcement.”

Brown will replace Sam Vincent, fired on Saturday after going 32-50 in his one season. It’ll be Brown’s ninth NBA team and his first coaching job since his messy exit as coach of the New York Knicks in 2006.

The move means Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan has turned to a fellow former North Carolina Tar Heel to try to get the fourth-year Bobcats into the playoffs for the first time. Jordan and the 67-year-old Brown both played for former North Carolina coach Dean Smith.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...5nYcB?slug=ap-bobcats-brown&prov=ap&type=lgns

 

[kristie]

if it's true then i wish coach brown the best of luck. i hope he has better success with the bobcats then he did with the knicks.

 

[MC KAos]

the mavs should have been all over him, he was the best coach available by a mile. i dont think the players there are fully behind avery, who is a really good coach. the next best thing will be to blow up the team imo

 

[kev8822]

Expect Brown, to push the Bobcats management to trade for Odom. Brown loves him.

 

[Yeagermeister]

He'll be gone by All Star weekend.

 

[DR.WARE]

bobcats have so much talent on that team. They finally got a good coach, they never had one.
Bobcats will be in the playoffs next year

 

[Mavs Man]

the mavs should have been all over him, he was the best coach available by a mile. i dont think the players there are fully behind avery, who is a really good coach. the next best thing will be to blow up the team imo

Ehh, I'm glad they passed. If the Mavs aren't responding to Avery, and his very hands-on style of coaching, what chance is there that they would respond to Larry Brown, who is even more hands-on?

 

[DFWJC]

Michael Jordan is one of the owners, Larry Brown is a Tarheel too. They have been talking about this possibilty for awhile---either Brown or Karl if the opportunity came up.