Look at these quotes from last year with the Pistons saga. In the first, Brown says one thing to the media, while never actually saying it to Dumars (i.e. to make himself look better) and in the second, he initiates in negotiations that he doesn't have authority to consumate. Sound familiar?
Davidson called a meeting today with Brown, Glass and Joe Dumars, the team president, and is expected to make his frustration with Brown known, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting.
Davidson could request a buyout of Brown's contract, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity...
Liz Robbins also reports that apparently Larry Brown is now healthy enough to coach. (Ta-dah!) McCosky has similar news:
Last Friday, during a telephone interview with The News, Brown said, "I will be ready on October 3 (the start of training camp), no matter what. You can write that."
When told of Brown's statement, Dumars shrugged and said, "I wish he would tell me that."
Robbins tucks a major piece of news deep in her article: according to her sources, Coach Brown's camp initiated talks with the Cavaliers before the Pistons gave permission.
Although Brown said the Pistons had granted permission for him to talk to the Cavaliers, that was only after Brown's representatives initiated talks with Cleveland in late March, according to two Eastern Conference executives. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of their relationship with Brown.
Brown was so indiscreet that it was hard for the Pistons not to know about it. His communications with the Cavaliers lasted through the N.B.A. playoffs until Cleveland's new owner, Dan Gilbert, said he could no longer wait for Brown and hired Danny Ferry as the team's general manager.
http://www.truehoop.com/7997-print.html
Now, does that sound like a track record? It's the same situation all over again. The Brownies will say, "well Dolan and Isiah never should have given him the money then!" Yes, but that's not what I'm asking. I'm asking - does this look like a pattern for Brown and is it really so hard to believe that he's done what Dolan and Isiah say he's done? Especially when many of us were noticing these things througout the season on our own?
