Shut Up Shuttin' Up
Can't let this pass without making sure the comments are highlighted. Larry Brown on Friday re: the Knicks job:
"Brown told The Post in an interview Friday 'I've dreamed about it a number of times. Growing up there, being a Knick fan, of course it was my dream. And I've been passed over a few times. I'm an East Coast person. Red Holzman was my hero growing up. But I'm here. These people [in Detroit] have been wonderful to me. I want to do my job here and move on. I don't look at myself as coaching much longer.'
When asked directly what he'd do if the Knicks asked permission to speak to him this summer, Brown said, "I don't want to get into hypotheticals. That's not fair. I care about Isiah [Knick President Thomas]. I care about the Knicks, and it would be a thrill to see Herb Williams turn it around because I have a job.'"
Yesterday, Brown declined to show-up for the pre-game press conference before the Knicks/Pistons game. Presumably he was ducking the media storm he created with the above words.
The Pistons then went out and ripped the Knicks limb from limb 91-61.
Larry Brown irritates me. Always has. His loyalty to his employers is about on par with Paris Hilton's emotional depths. It just isn't there. I have no idea why teams get in bed with a coach like Brown, but, I guess that championship ring the 2003/04 Pistons are sporting may be the reason. That wouldn't be enough for me to put my franchise in bed with this coaching uber-skank, but apparently NBA owners feel differently.