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bobs3304
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Joined: 7/5/2005
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Larry Brown isn't the best coach in the NBA.
That's pretty evident by now, otherwise we'd be atleast close to .500.
He's the best TEACHER in the game.......no question. He's a good coach, but a great teacher, that's his forte. That's why Zeke brought him in.
Hell, even Phil Jackson isn't THAT great of a coach. He's a brilliant MANAGER, the best in the game. That's his forte. When you have great players like Shaq and Kobe or Mike and Scottie, you don't really need a great coach behind them, just someone who can manage egos and make subtle changes to the team. Sometimes a little bit goes a long way.
I'm not surprised by our record. I'm surprised, though, by how little effort we showed so far at home. It's disgusting.
I think Crawford, Curry, Frye, Nate, Lee, Ariza, and Butler are guys you keep and build a foundation from.
Marbury's obviously not Brown's choice at SG, and he's not the PG for this team. He's pretty limited in how he can create for others. Granted, JC isn't a full-time point either (both are pretty much stuck in b/w), but that doesn't mean you hold onto Marbury JUST CAZ.....
I'm not afraid to lose our best player. Not when I see where this team is headed.
Isiah's not trading Curry and Frye. So there ya go -- that's our starting frontcourt for the next couple years at the very least. Crawford needs to be in the starting backcourt. He deserves it. Next to him, we need someone who passes and defends. I don't care which guard position, b/c on a Larry Brown team it doesn't matter -- you don't define players by positions.
At SF we need someone who passes and defends too.....just not Trevor Ariza. I like Ariza, but we need an upgrade over him. Someone who can atleast hit an open shot.
Btw, for all you that are worried about not having a quote on quote "superstar leader". Well, that's the other great thing about Brown ---- HE'S our superstar leader. Granted, we do need more leaders on this team and guys that play with heart, but it doesn't mean we need a superstar. Not even a Jermaine O'Neal. The Pistons didn't have that. Sure, they had a bunch of All-Star caliber guys that played D, but they didn't have a single 2-way superstar, not 1.
We just need some "Dawgs"......like SAS, err, I mean Santa, said last night...
In fact now that I think about it, I would love to get a guy like Gerald Wallace over here. But ya....that's pretty much wishful thinking now.
[Edited by - bobs3304 on 12-24-2005 07:29 AM]
DLee is the best thing to happen to NY in Isiah's 4 year tenure.
And that alone, though a positive on the radar, is sad as hell.
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12/25/2005 1:09 AM