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07-18-2005, 04:11 PM
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Larry Brown fired
After back-to-back trips to the NBA Finals under Larry Brown, the Detroit Pistons will have a new coach next season, sources close to the situation told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.
The Pistons and Brown, sources said, moved closer Monday to a buyout of Brown's contract, which has three years left at an estimated $18 million. It was not immediately known whether the buyout would contain any stipulations that would prevent Brown from coaching another team for this upcoming season. Brown said as recently as Friday that he was "confident" about returning to the Pistons next season, having overcome season-long speculation about new jobs to lead Detroit to within one victory of back-to-back championships. Yet Brown, according to sources, could not guarantee that his health would hold up for a full season, which Pistons owner Bill Davidson had made a prerequisite for the 64-year-old's return. It was not immediately known if the buyout arrangement would be finalized Monday. It also remains to be seen whether Brown -- plagued by serious bladder complications throughout much of the season after hip surgery -- intends to take some time away from coaching or immediately pursue the New York Knicks' vacancy. New York president Isiah Thomas has held off on making Herb Williams his full-time head coach in the event that Brown becomes available. Ex-Minnesota coach Flip Saunders, who turned down a lucrative offer from Milwaukee while waiting for the months-long Brown saga to reach a climax, is the leading candidate to replace Brown in Detroit but has yet to interview with the Pistons. Bummer for Pistons (see avatar). 
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#2
07-18-2005, 04:22 PM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2110640 Bummer. [/ QUOTE ] -Clean Link Please -If your avatar is an indicator of you alligances (it might not be-it just normally is) why are you bummed?
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#3
07-18-2005, 04:38 PM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
YES!! The pieces are all falling into place.
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07-18-2005, 05:17 PM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
He is no Larry Brown but Flip Saunders is an excellent coach, there won't be much drop off if he gets the job.
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07-18-2005, 08:39 PM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
Losing Larry Brown has its positives and negatives. Probably the biggest upside to firing Brown and hiring someone like Saunders is he will do an excellent job developing their younger players; Darko, Delfino (if he stays) and Maxiell.
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#8
07-18-2005, 10:26 PM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
Great news for Knicks fans. He'll turn them around in a couple of years. Philly was almost in just as bad of shape talent wise and bad contract wise as the Knicks are now and he took them to the finals in a couple of years.
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07-18-2005, 10:38 PM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
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Great news for Knicks fans. He'll turn them around in a couple of years. Philly was almost in just as bad of shape talent wise and bad contract wise as the Knicks are now and he took them to the finals in a couple of years. [/ QUOTE ] My only concern is that he won't still be around when we get Lebron. I'm going to be praying for his bladder for the next few years.
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#10
07-19-2005, 12:39 AM
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Re: Larry Brown fired
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Great news for Knicks fans. He'll turn them around in a couple of years. Philly was almost in just as bad of shape talent wise and bad contract wise as the Knicks are now and he took them to the finals in a couple of years. [/ QUOTE ] The Knicks still have Isiah. No winning with him around.
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