Larry Brown
Larry Brown
Prolific basketball coach who led 8 NBA teams into the playoffs, won the NCAA Championship with Kansas and won an NBA Championship with Detroit.
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth14 September 1940
locker needed
With this win, in that locker room, they needed something positive.
defensive difficult dribble transition
The thing that is difficult is that a lot of things that we have been working on, you don't see it getting better on the court: transition defense, defensive rebounding, dribble penetration,
ahead correct defensive explain extra
That's not fair. I don't know how to explain it. I don't know how to explain the turnovers, the defensive breakdowns, how we don't make the extra pass. But you can't look back. You have to look ahead and try to correct it.
brought defensive fair intensity kids quarter third took
I think we didn't have much defensive intensity at all in the third quarter. The third quarter was not what we expected, so I wanted to put the young kids in and they brought us back into the game. I didn't think it would be fair if I took them out.
enthusiasm fight horrified looking proud
I was just looking for something to give us enthusiasm and effort, ... I would have been horrified if they didn't fight back. But I was proud of the effort.
evaluate
He's out 'til after All-Star break, and then we'll evaluate him after All-Star break.
francis impact practice steve
This is a process. We didn't have Steve Francis with us in practice and that's going to impact us.
coached
They said I was OK. I went to practice. I coached the game. I'm fine. It's a non-issue.
cares difficult guys looking season situations team
Right now, you're looking for guys that you want to keep. Because this is the most difficult part of a season for a team that is not going anywhere, and you can really tell who cares in situations like this.
farthest point
He's the farthest thing from a point guard.
complaints complaints-and-complaining happy living
I'm happy writing full-time and I've been making a living off it so far. I haven't had any complaints with it at all. I'm happy.
concerned next
He's a little concerned about his mother-in-law. Hopefully, he'll be back in the next day or so.
archery black bring decided high hispanic numbers saw throughout traveled
Over the years, as I traveled throughout the archery circuit, I saw there weren't high numbers of black or Hispanic participants. I decided to make a difference, to bring this sport to our neighborhoods.
assume brings follow future good work
He's got such a good work ethic. We'll have to see what the future brings for Brian. I assume he's going to follow in (his father's) footsteps.