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From worse to first with Larry Brown as coach of S.A. Spurs.
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WOODMANnYk
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3/20/2006  12:25 AM
1989-90: From Worst To First

The Spurs went from worst to first the following season under Coach Brown. David Robinson completed his tour of duty on May 19, 1989. Nine days later, the Spurs sent Robertson and Greg "Cadillac" Anderson to the Milwaukee Bucks for Terry Cummings. In the 1989 NBA Draft, San Antonio selected Sean Elliott with the third overall pick. Later that summer Johnny Dawkins was shipped to the 76ers as part of a five-player deal, and Maurice Cheeks joined the Spurs. By opening day the Spurs' roster had nine new faces.

San Antonio opened the 1989-90 season with a 106-98 win over the Lakers. In his NBA debut Robinson scored 23 points and snagged 17 rebounds. San Antonio went 8-5 in November, then moved into first place in the Midwest Division after going 11-2 in December. On February 21 the Spurs made one more deal, acquiring point guard Rod Strickland from the New York Knicks for Cheeks.

San Antonio finished with a 56-26 record and a one-game cushion over the second-place Utah Jazz. The 35-game improvement from 1988-89 to 1989-90 was the biggest one-year swing in NBA history. The driving force behind the turnaround was "the Admiral." Rookie of the Month in each month of the season, Robinson led the team in scoring (24.3 ppg) and rebounding (12.0 rpg). He was the league's Rookie of the Year and was named to the Western Conference All-Star squad.

The Spurs waltzed past the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 1990 NBA Playoffs. The Western Conference Semifinal matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers produced a tremendous seven-game series that included two overtime losses for San Antonio: a 138-132 double-overtime defeat in Game 5 and a heartbreaking 108-105 loss in Game 7 that ended San Antonio's season.

1988 San Antonio 21 61 .256 0 0 .000
1989 San Antonio 56 26 .683 6 4 .600

Remember Brown haters, it's wasn't only philly or detroit where Brown changed things for the better. He did it
in San Antonio, LA Clippers and even NJ...

This very well might happen with the knicks next season as soon as they rid themselves of the dead weight on this team..
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holfresh
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3/20/2006  12:40 AM

You put a David Robinson caliber player in a Knick uniform next year and we too will win the division even without Larry Brown....
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3/20/2006  3:30 AM
ok what about the clipper team he took over and made the playoffs?? You never give Brown any credit.. do you??

After putting together a 14-10 record the team sputtered, and Head Coach Mike Schuler was replaced by Larry Brown, who left his post with the San Antonio Spurs. Los Angeles was 22-25 when Brown took over, and he whipped the team into contention by piloting it to a 23-12 record during the final three months of the season. That gave the Clippers a 45-37 mark. After 12 straight losing seasons the team had finished with a winning record.

The Clippers also earned a playoff berth. The last time the franchise had seen postseason action had been in 1976, when the team was still the Buffalo Braves.

1991-92 45 37 .549

No David Robinson here... Brown is the only coach to win in college and professional..

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3/20/2006  7:14 AM
Good posts WOODMANnYk.
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3/20/2006  9:49 AM
Typical Knicks, Cheeks for Strickland! Yuch!
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3/20/2006  10:01 AM
don't worry WOOD, Stephon Marbury is going to lead us to the promised land.
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3/20/2006  11:09 AM
Posted by TMS:

don't worry WOOD, Stephon Marbury is going to lead us to the promised land.

Based on his history and his uncanny ability as a leader of men, how could he not?
If it didn’t work in Phoenix with Nash and Stoutamire... it’s just not a winning formula. It’s an entertaining formula, but not a winning one. - Derek Harper talking about D'Antoni's System
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