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
coached david except helps hurt hurts rotation san settled three year
I've never coached that way, where we've never had a set rotation, except my first year in San Antonio, we had a lot of injuries. That's really hurt the team. It hurts your progress. All of a sudden, we settled on David at the three and we have the three-guard rotation for the most part. It helps everybody, I think.
badly fans phenomenal
I want badly for us to do well, because of the fans here, ... They've been phenomenal over the years.
based college draft expect given guys key minutes opportunity played players playing respect teams won
Teams have won with young players playing key roles. A lot of teams draft based on potential, but we have guys here who have played in college for a while. They will respect the minutes they get, not expect them, and they will be given every opportunity to play.
associated everybody liked
Everybody I know that's been associated with him liked him as a kid. We all make mistakes.
counts dressing everybody healthy impacts room
Everybody counts how many lineups we've had, but every day when I go into the dressing room I don't know who's going to be healthy and that impacts the lineup.
game losses trying wins
Every game matters. At the end of the year, this is what they do: They put the wins and losses up. Obviously, we're not going to make the playoffs, but I think the important thing is you get better. Hopefully, that's what we're trying to do.
ball came point time
Every day, I put him more and more on the ball and try to get him more and more involved. I was teasing him yesterday, saying, 'When you came with me the first time (in Indiana), you wanted to be a point guard. Well, you're probably going to have your wish.
beginning five four front good indicator nobody plays
At the beginning of the game, the first four or five plays they just got to the front of the rim with nobody helping. That was a pretty good indicator of how it went.
aggressive coming heard people
Coming in the league, a lot of people have heard he wasn't aggressive or physical, and with all rookies, he'll be challenged,
seen sit watch
Did you watch it? I still haven't seen it. I'd like to sit down and watch it.
gotta team understand
You gotta understand what I?m about, ... This is a team sport.
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This new facility is an excellent example of how a school-to-work transition initiative should be orchestrated.
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We did a great job in the second half. There were a couple tough calls down the stretch, but when you are down 25, you have to be perfect. We got close, but did not get it done.
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There's no other food that can say that. But it's going to take a while.