Posted by oohah:

Posted by BlueSeats:

"Every other coach has [spoken to him] a number of times," Brown said. "He's just delusional. Things get over fast with me. It's what you do in practice every day. To say he doesn't know what's going on, he's delusional."

Brown questioned the UCLA product's attitude.

"It has nothing to do with how he's playing," he said. "It has nothing to do with basketball. He's just got to grow up a little and understand it's a team and he's got to act like a good teammate.

"Sometimes when they hear it from me, that's just coach," Brown said. "We got five other [coaches] that have visited with him privately. And he heard something pretty specific from me before the game. If he doesn't know, it's because UCLA wasn't a good academic institution."

Brown coached the Bruins from 1979-1981.

I think I get your point blueseats: Brown used insulting language towards Ariza in the press for no reason.

oohah

In this instance I wasn't really making an argument for or against anything, just providing a point of reference for all involved.

but lets keep in mind, this is listed as one of two of Browns WORST bashes.

The other was him saying ""We don't have a head out there."

Were they jabs? yeah, sure they were, but some of you want to suggest they constitute breach of contract or a reason for bums to quit on him. Underperforming teams are gonna take some knocks from a disciplinarian like Brown. Thank god. The alternative is letting guys like lenny and Herb get walked on.

When will the players ever be held accountable?

Posted by Bippity10:

How about we take Brown out of the equation. Forget Brown and look at the roster and look at how many of these guys have quit. People hate Brown so much that they ignore what is really going on. We were bad long before Brown got here.

Posted by oohah:



I'm mostly funnin' with you Blue. I don't hold the players, the GM, or the owner unaccountable. I've told you this before. They were bad and were going to be bad LB or no LB. I just don't like LB taking a big-ass contract then immediately adding to the Knick's troubles rather than acting as a positive force. Some may argue that he was trying to be a positive force, but I find those arguments to be bogus.

He wants everything his own way, and I think his contract made him feel invincible But he forgot one thing: only Iron Man is Invincible.

oohah

I'm not saying its right, but if your Brown are you thinking any differently? Doesnt Larry have a leg to stand on when it comes to thinking everything *should* be his way?

He was hired by a GM/owner with a long track record of losing and bad decisions, and paid a lot more than the GM. Message: your the most important guy here.

He was hired to coach a bunch of guys who have never won anything, most have rarely taken part in winning seasons. He's got more playoff games than the roster of 12+ combined. Wouldnt you think things should be your way if you were LB?

Now, not for one minute to do I think how LB handled it was professional or constructive, but the more and more I hear the less and less I blame him.

If you were hired into a failing situation, paid an ass ton of money to fix things, given guarentees and promises, but when you start working people dont listen and management doesnt back you whats your reaction going to be?

Guys that get paid $10mm a year dont get sympathy, all I'm saying is this WHOLE thing is another Isiah/Dolan creation.



[Edited by - fishmike on 06-16-2006 07:36 AM]