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
shoot tough
They shoot 55 percent, it's going to be a tough night.
fourth good played
They were great. I thought we played pretty good the first half. In the fourth quarter, we just went to the young kids. They were phenomenal.
position
They were exhausted, that was one thing. And two, I didn't want to put them in that position yet.
audition guys help worried
This is an audition now. I'm not worried about egos. I'm going to play the guys I think can help us.
step
This is a big step back. It was unbelievable.
coached
They said I was OK. I went to practice. I coached the game. I'm fine. It's a non-issue.
certainly difficult figure hard steve trying
They've been all right. It's been hard to figure out who has to have the ball. It's certainly got to be more difficult for Steve because he hasn't been here, doesn't know a lot of the things that we're trying to do.
beat coached drum game last respect succeeded
They used to beat us like a drum when I was with Indiana, ... And I told our team, 'Let's just get him to uncross his legs.' And we succeeded in the last game I coached at Indiana. But I have a lot of respect for what he's done.
best darn difficult lose overcome
They started out pretty darn good, but when you lose an Allan Houston, you know, your best player, it's pretty difficult to overcome that.
behind hard played points shots stuck time
They scored 30 points every quarter. They executed great. They made shots and we had a hard time guarding them all night. They played great, Calderon was great, he got everyone involved. We were stuck behind all night.
bring guys
A lot of guys didn't bring it tonight. We had a lot of guys who were just out there.
game happen love played seem thousand
A lot of things that happen off the court, that I don't think are big deals, here seem to be magnified a thousand percent. It's part of it. But that's why I love being here, because if you ever played the right way, our game will be better for it.
both great opportunity reward
It's been a great series. It's a great opportunity for both teams, ... The reward is incredible.
camp certainly hard late practice realize strengths training
It's been a struggle. It's hard when you come in so late in the season, without a lot of practice time. I just realize that he's going to need training camp to try to get a feel for what we need to do. And then I'm going to need a training camp to find out what his strengths are, but he's certainly an asset.