Larry Brown will be coaching a record 9th NBA team next year when he begins sitting on the Charlotte Bobcats bench as their new head coach. The news came today during a 1pm news conference in which Michael Jordan presented Larry Brown as the franchise's new coach.
This was a quick hire considering Jordan fired former HC Sam Vincent this past Saturday. The hiring of Brown becomes a little more confusing considering that Jordan was quoted as saying he wanted a young and energetic head coach.
Hiring Larry Brown does give the Bobcats instant credibility. It doesn't hurt when you hire one of only 5 NBA coaches in history to with 1,000 wins. He is also the only coach to have lead teams to NCAA and NBA titles.
Like I stated before though, Larry Brown's coaching style and demeanor wasn't exactly what Michael was looking for. Brown also has a history of clashing with players and front offices. It will be very interesting to see whether or not Larry Brown can pull some more magic out of his butt and make this Bobcats team a playoff caliber franchise.
• Took over team that went 35-49; finished 57-27 (made playoffs)
1974-75 Nuggets (ABA)
• Took over team that went 37-47; finished 65-19 (made playoffs)
1981-82 Nets
• Took over team that went 24-58; finished 44-38 (made playoffs)
1988-89 Spurs
• Went 21-61 in first season; improved to 56-26 in 2nd season (made playoffs)
1991-92 Clippers
• Took over 22-25 team at midseason; finished year 23-12 (made playoffs)
1993-94 Pacers
• Took over team that went 41-41; finished 47-35 (made playoffs)
1997-98 76ers
• Went 31-51 in 1st season; finished over .500 in next 5 seasons (reached '01 Finals)
2003-04 Pistons
• Took over team that went 50-32; finished 54-28 (won NBA title)
2005-06 Knicks
• Took over team that went 33-49; finished 23-59 (fired after one season)
0 comments:
Post a Comment