Posted by buddapaw:
Posted by joec32033:
Larry showed his true colors and the players reacted accordingly.
If this is the whole point you are trying to make, Larry showed his true colors for 30 years. Same act different teams.
I can't decide whether it was arrogance or stupidity that made Dolan and Isiah think that LB would change his way of doing things(which happen to be very successful) for them.
Larry is an anal, stodgy, old bastard. Not one person has ever denied that. His true colors are out there, and have been for a while. Everyone thought these players were tough enough and committed enou to be winners. Apparently they weren't.
Maybe it was the players who showed their true colors.
[Edited by - joec32033 on 09-20-2006 09:13 AM]
Of his 30 years he has never done anything like this. Why now? Is it the bright lights of NYC? He wanted players to play with consistency and never gave them consistent minutes. He wanted players to earn their time on the court, then when they do perform they can be inactive the next game. Please do tell what was his reasoning, what the hell was going on in Larry's head. How making an adjustment during the year did he do that? Yes he will get his money, but he as sure as hell doesn't deserve it. Yeah the Dolan and IT team makes everyone sick, but this team was in essence rebuilding so why were the old farts playing who are not the future of the team. We needed to give our rooks time to develop we were already losing so why not give them a major share of the minutes. After the all-star break when Nate won the Slam Dunk thingy why was he inactive, Larry preached pressure the ball and playing defence this is what Nate gives you. I think it was Larry's way to show Nate that he was the star in this town. I blame Dolan and IT for hiring Larry Brown, they knew what kind of snake he was and probably made stipulations in his contract, but if it crawls like a snake, looks like a snake well it must be a snake. Again you can't publicly bash players constantly(note I said constantly because you can use the media to light a fire under a players ass occasionally) and expect them to run through walls for you.
Huh? Never pulled anything like this before? Are you kidding?
His showdown with Iverson for six years? Wanting to David Robinson? Begging to have Mark Jackson traded then begging to get him back in Indiana? The crap with Darko? The way he exits everywhere he goes? The reason he never stays anywhere is he is too abrasive and anal and player get tired of it-that is his rep, right? All the crap he pulled with Detroit to get out of there? You remember how he didn't play Dalembert consistently(if at all) in Philly? Everywhere he is the players hate him and everywhere he was they talk about him like dear old Grandpa who was the most influential guy in their lives? And it's not just role players like McKey or Snow it STARS like Miller and Iverson and Rasheed and Billiups...How demanding he is on PG's and how much they hate it? Then when he is done teaching them they say he was exactly right?
Larry is not a players coach. But he is without a doubt one of the best coaches out there. He is also one of the most high maintenance coaches out there.
All that said, he DID have a track record of acting like this. This was not a guy like Steve Spurrier(Washington Redskins) who was unproven and high maintenance-this was Larry Brown. To use the excuse "we'll we didn't expect him to act like this" is a cop out. Noone should have expected LB to act any differently than he did. The only difference is we all expected him to win, which he didn't-through partially his fault and partially his players-who couldn't seem to find a compromise. Which also is a little weak because he has one before. We had 2 players who played any meaningful minutes in the playoffs ever-Richardson and Malik.
