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
confidence follow players showing took written
I think he said it because it was his way of showing his confidence in his ability. That's the way I took it. I wouldn't want players not to have confidence, but I think sometimes, because it's written in this day and age, that it's going to follow you.
eight facing publishing took work
It took me about eight years to work my way up to publishing the first book, that first collection, Facing the Music.
brought defensive fair intensity kids quarter third took
I think we didn't have much defensive intensity at all in the third quarter. The third quarter was not what we expected, so I wanted to put the young kids in and they brought us back into the game. I didn't think it would be fair if I took them out.
control fulfill involved retire stay took
Health-wise, I'm better off than I was when I took the job, I wasn't in control of that. I want to retire here. I want to fulfill my contract, and I'd like to stay involved as long as they'll have me.
anywhere ball front good greater hustle job keeping took
He took the ball anywhere he wanted to. He made every hustle play and he got to the rim. We just didn't do a good job of keeping it in front of us, and his will was much greater than ours.
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.
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We have to figure out how we defend. It doesn't matter if you have five bad defenders, as a team you can accomplish a lot. That's where we have to get a whole lot better.