Throwing Gasoline on the Bonfire That Is The Knicks.
Signal to Noise —
... Granted that it comes from the mouth of someone who holds a serious grudge against Isiah Thomas and James Dolan, but do the accusations of the Knicks spying on former coach Larry Brown do anything other than just add to the morass that is this team? Cosellout and Stop Mike Lupica have chronicled the on-court disaster well enough, and now Philadelphia magazine interviews the former coach, who drops this:
The whole saga played out in the New York tabloids, circus-style, before the Knicks settled on a buyout of $18.5 ...
Larry Brown Calls Philly Home, Allen Iverson Calls Larry Brown a Motherf$$@!r
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... Inter-Ac.
Anyway, perhaps the funniest line of the lengthy piece, as pointed out by AJD, is regarding the 1200 times Brown took Allen Iverson out a game. Is it any wonder that Brown says if he were to write his memoirs, the
title would be “I’ve Been Motherfucked 1,200 Times”? Because, he says,
he coached Allen Iverson for 600 games, took him out of a game two
times, and both times, Iverson called him a motherfucker 600 times >>Larry in Winter [Philadelphia Magazine]
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The 10-man rotation, starring Dr. Rod Strickland
Ball Don't Lie —
... only three shots in last night's loss to the Timberwolves,
partially because Al Jefferson couldn't guard a cloth cap at this point, so big
Amare got all the looks. Mike D'Antoni? "It's energy. The ball finds energy." It makes
sense that Marion
has to work hard to get himself open and available for passes, but three shots?
It's also my duty to remind you that the Suns are tied for the top seed in the
Western Conference right now. SF: Philadelphia
Magazine. An engaging look at the madness that is Larry Brown. ...
*BLINK* It's the Weekend
Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog —
... And Sactown Royalty has an offbeat take . With the 2008 All-Star starters announced Thursday , the responsa begins: KD offers his take , while Michael Lee chips in with a two - parter on potential reserves. SLAM 's Vincent Thomas stumps for Shaq , a sentiment echoed by Brian Schmitz , who also supports Hedo Turkoglu . Kevin Garnett , meanwhile, appreciates the fan support . Larry Brown is looking to coach again . (via every Web site I read to put these together, and also our own Dave ...
Larry Brown Is Still Larry Brown
SLAM Online —
... It’s no secret that Larry Brown desperately wants to get back into coaching. He holds a mysterious position in the Sixers’ front office (does anyone know what dude does all day long, besides preaching ‘The Right Way’ of course?), and he’s bored out of his mind. ...
Larry Brown in Memphis?
SLAM Online —
... A little while back, there was a pretty depressing story in Philadelphia Magazine about how Larry Brown is spending his time these days. It touched on his mysterious position in the Sixers’ front office, and talked about how the hoop-obsessed former coach sometimes wanders into various practices, perhaps hoping that some poor soul wants to learn how to play The Right Way. ...
