Larry Brown
Larry Brown
Prolific basketball coach who led 8 NBA teams into the playoffs, won the NCAA Championship with Kansas and won an NBA Championship with Detroit.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 September 1940
build committed hopefully locker playing positive room saw
I saw them playing hard. That's all we can do from now on. We've got to find out who in that locker room is committed to do that every night. There were a lot of really positive things, and hopefully we can build on that.
five lost month national playing remember straight won
I remember when I was at Kansas, we lost five straight games. I told the team, 'We're playing great,' and we won the national championship a month later.
archery black bring decided high hispanic numbers saw throughout traveled
Over the years, as I traveled throughout the archery circuit, I saw there weren't high numbers of black or Hispanic participants. I decided to make a difference, to bring this sport to our neighborhoods.
defense guard interior learn worse
Our perimeter defense isn't any worse than our interior defense. We want all of them to learn how to guard and have that as a priority.
feels kids
Our young kids want to be part of this. I think Isiah feels the same way.
best center far jackie
Our best center by far is Jackie Butler.
eight hustle matched seven
Other than the first seven or eight minutes, I didn't think we matched their energy. After that, they just made hustle play after hustle play.
eight match minutes
Other than the first seven, eight minutes we didn't match their energy.
early felt game
(Rivers) told me he felt early in the game it was over.
cares difficult guys looking season situations team
Right now, you're looking for guys that you want to keep. Because this is the most difficult part of a season for a team that is not going anywhere, and you can really tell who cares in situations like this.
enjoyed team vital watching
I thought with this young team he was vital for us, ... I wouldn't have enjoyed watching him play handicapped as he is.
both defensive fought last minute night rebound
I thought he did a lot better. He rebounded much better the other night; last night he got his first defensive rebound with a minute to go. But I thought he fought them both on the post.
both early hard help please quality trying
I thought early on they were both tight. I think right now they're trying too hard to please me. I told them to take quality shots, as many as they can get, and by doing that you'll help everybody.
guys hard kids leaders older respect role though truly
I think when your older guys are your leaders and don't play, sometimes it's hard for young kids to really, truly listen, even though they all have so much respect for him. Now that he is playing, I think his role probably has changed. I think (he leads) more by example.