Charlotte Observer | 03/14/2007 | Jordan shares agenda

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Jordan: Bobcats will consider Larry Brown
Published 3/14/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Michael Jordan anticipates a busy summer, finding a coach, re-signing his players (he's high on shooting guard Matt Carroll) and pursuing trades and free agency. The first task will be finding a coach, and Jordan has some parameters. "Great teaching skills, patience and a vocal leader: All three of those are very important with a young team," Jordan said. "Teaching skills to make sure their talent is used properly within a team concept. The vocal skills to calmly maintain the direction of the organization. And the patience to wait for our young kids" to develop. Jordan said he'd consider Larry Brown, who also played for North Carolina, but that heavy experience isn't a prerequisite for this job. "It doesn't have to be an existing coach; it can be some young start-up coach. (Dallas') Avery Johnson is a good example: He studied the game, never coached and cultivated (the Mavericks) into a very successful program. He's an

Jordan: Bobcats might trade first-round pick
Published 3/14/2007 by Ben Maller at Ben Maller's Sports Rumors & Notes
... Michael Jordan said he might investigate trading the Bobcats' first-round pick and the pick the Toronto Raptors owe them, if that acquires a veteran go-to scorer.

The Daily Roundup: Wednesday
Published 3/14/2007 by Ed at ACC BasketBlog
... Jordan shares agenda: "Finding new coach, go-to scorer atop his list of priorities

Wednesday Suns Game Links
Published 3/14/2007 by Wes Cox <info@mavsmoneyball.com> at Mavs Moneyball
... Michael Jordan is going to fire Bobcats coach Bernie Bickerstaff when the season is over and MJ wants to find a coach like Avery Johnson.

Peter Vecsey: Larry Brown is Not Wanted in Charlotte
Published 3/20/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... And the reason I suspect Vecsey is correct? Look back at the Michael Jordan comments that fed this whole "Larry's going to Charlotte" excitement, you can see that maybe Larry Brown really never was going to Carolina, after all. Upon review, Vecsey's take jives nicely with what Michael Jordan originally told the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell a week ago:

Peter Vecsey: Larry Brown is Not Wanted in Charlotte
Published 3/20/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... And the reason I suspect Vecsey is correct? Look back at the Michael Jordan comments that fed this whole "Larry's going to Charlotte" excitement, you can see that maybe Larry Brown really never was going to Carolina, after all. Upon review, Vecsey's take jives nicely with what Michael Jordan originally told the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell a week ago: