Re: Will Larry Brown Be The Next Coach/GM of The Cetics?

["Dan Forant" <dforant1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bring on Brown, couldn't have a better choice.

DanF

----- Original Message -----
From: <CeltsSteve@AOL.com>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>; <Celticsstuffgroup@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: Will Larry Brown Be The Next Coach/GM of The Cetics?


> In a message dated 3/29/2003 8:32:08 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> Celtic4Hire@AOL.com writes:
>
>
> > This would be interesting and would give the Cs some short-term
stability.
> > However, getting Brown always means that you are looking towards
tomorrow,
> > when he would leave again or retire. It would also be interesting how he
> > would handle Twan. It would be difficult to think he would leave if the
> > Sixers do well in the playoffs. However, Brown is the kind of guy who
loves
> > the game enough and its tradition that he would love to have coached the
Cs
> >
> > during his history. I am not necessairly a fan of his style of play but
I
> > do think he could teach Bremer (who is being ruined by Obie) and Brown a
> > few
> > things and bring back PP to playing fundamentally good basketball. Maybe
he
> > could get Baker to get his game together. With a couple of draft picks
to
> > fill in the holes and trading Twan for a impact player at power
> > forward/center, I think Brown could put this team back together. I am
> > warming
> > up to the idea the more I think and write about it. That gives
additional
> > reason to hope that the Sixers get beat out early in the playoffs....
> >
> > DJessen33
>
>
>
> Because of his impatience, his track record reflects a tendency to
mortgage
> the long term future for immediate, short term success as a major
component
> of always "looking towards tomorrow". And I would not want anyone in the
> organization wearing both the GM and coaching hats. But I think this is a
> moot point. Does anyone really believe that Philly would release him from
his
> contract and allow him to go to a divisional rival and a hated one at
that?
>
> Steve