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
beginning bit hopefully next ready shut week worry
We're going to shut him down a little bit. Hopefully, he'll be back at the beginning of next week and we'll know a little bit more. Hopefully he'll be ready to play. If not we'll worry about that then.
bit clock good overall stuff
We had a little more poise. We used the clock a little bit better. I think we got into our stuff a little bit better. I think overall we did a lot of good things.
best bit coach convinced good hard played possibly talked
At times he's played as good as I think he can possibly play. I also think he's not completely convinced that the way I coach is in his best interest. And that's something's that's been a little bit hard for me, and we've talked about it over and over again.
bit control extra good guys open playing running seems steve
We're playing under control a little bit better and not just running up and down the court. When you've got guys like Jalen and Steve who will make the extra pass, it just seems to open it up for everybody. I feel good about everybody's contribution.
cooked decided department fire raise ton
We've always cooked at the fire department to raise funds. We've probably cooked up a ton of barbecue. We decided let's do it competitively, and here we are,
against coach college dream felt finals smith
When I was a college coach, my dream was to play against Coach Smith in the finals of the NCAA. I always felt it would be a win-win, and I could probably say the same thing for (playing against) Pop.
grew proud
We grew up a lot. I'm proud of the way they played.
guess process
We're just young. And I guess this is the process you have to live with.
ball energy execute matching simple turn
We're just not doing it. We're not matching the energy of our opponent. We're doing the same things we've done all year. We turn the ball over too much, don't make simple plays, and don't execute very well.
foul game gets longer shape stays trouble
When he gets into a little better shape and stays out of foul trouble, he'll stay in the game for longer stretches.
forgot good missed playing shots time
We started playing a little fast. We missed a lot of really good shots and I thought we got a little tight. We forgot time and score.
allen bring brought guys lead people respecting talked tonight
We started out good. We all talked about respecting them with Allen out. We had a seven-point lead and then we just completely wilted. We had a lot of guys that didn't bring it to tonight and they had a lot of people that brought it.
locker needed
With this win, in that locker room, they needed something positive.
announced greatest honor olympic single tops
When I was announced as the Olympic coach, I thought that was the single greatest honor that I could have, ... This tops it all.