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
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.
bring brought guys key people
We had a lot of guys that didn't bring it tonight. And they had a lot of people that brought it. We had a lot of key guys that were just out there.
coach game key treat
It's all about making shots. The key to a Game 7 for a coach is to treat it like any other game.
bring guys imperative key league players successful veteran
It's imperative that your better players bring it every night. I don't think there's any way to be successful in this league with just young kids. You need veteran leadership. Sometimes it comes from guys who don't play, but for the most part it has to come from the guys that are the key players.
key
I'm not down on Eddy Curry. I think Eddy Curry is a key to our team.
basket easy key
He can get you an easy basket at any time, he'll make an easy pass, he'll get a key rebound, he's just so solid.
advantages against athletic caught playing score team tried
We tried to score too fast. Against an athletic team like them, that's tough. I thought we had advantages if we could go inside, but we just got caught up playing their tempo.
caught guard quick steve strong
We just want ballplayers. I don't get caught up in positions. I think Steve is strong enough to guard twos and quick enough to guard ones.
ball caught guard quick steve strong
We just want ball players. I don't get caught up in positions. I think Steve is strong enough to guard 2s and quick enough to guard 1s.
chance stopping trouble
We just had trouble stopping them from scoring. I don't even think we had a chance to put them away.
advantage player team
What team wouldn't want to take advantage of a player like that?
people team
What's the criteria? Make your team better. Then look at the record, the people around them and then make a decision.
ball free gave hot missed throws turning
We missed some free throws that gave them a little life. We started turning the ball over. They (Indiana) got hot and we didn't have an answer.
best chance difficult figure since winning
We have to figure out the best chance we have of winning the game. That's been the most difficult thing since I've got here. It can't be about the individual. It has to be about the team.