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
against coach college dream felt finals smith
When I was a college coach, my dream was to play against Coach Smith in the finals of the NCAA. I always felt it would be a win-win, and I could probably say the same thing for (playing against) Pop.
grew proud
We grew up a lot. I'm proud of the way they played.
announced greatest honor olympic single tops
When I was announced as the Olympic coach, I thought that was the single greatest honor that I could have, ... This tops it all.
basketball conference eight hockey maybe played six stack teams terms twice
When I was a kid, they had six hockey teams, they had eight to 10 basketball teams. The teams played each other once, twice a week. Maybe we should stack (the schedule) a little in terms of conference games.
age reality sick wish
The reality is, I wish we had an age limit. I get sick to my stomach.
feeling finally nice struggling trying
We had been struggling badly. It's a nice feeling to have. We've been trying and finally got one.
hard positive seems spin though
When we started the season, even though we were losing, I thought we were making progress. Now, it seems like we're not making progress. It's hard to put a positive spin on it.
figure fill
When the (season) is over, we've got two first-round picks, we've got expiring contracts, we've got assets. And we'll figure out, if we've got needs, how to fill them.
locker needed
With this win, in that locker room, they needed something positive.
audition guys help worried
This is an audition now. I'm not worried about egos. I'm going to play the guys I think can help us.
cares coach everybody good help knows players respect supportive wants
They respect Mr. Dolan and know he cares and wants to do everything he can to help us win. But it's up to us to coach better and the players to play better. Everybody knows how supportive he is, and I think that's a good thing.
arguably best help positive somebody tells vibes
He's your leader, he's arguably your best player. We got a young team. They look up to somebody like him. If he doesn't show positive vibes it's not going to help them. He always tells me, 'No coach, I'm involved, I'm not getting down.' I said, 'Sometimes you have to show them that.' Again, that's not his nature, but it would be helpful.
beats guys help nobody
I'm mad, ... But that's my responsibility. I've got to get guys to play the right way. But I see a two-on-one break, and we don't make a pass. Defensively, a guy beats us and there's nobody there to help out.
except expect great guys happen heard last played playing pleased progress until
I don't think you guys ever heard me say I wasn't pleased with the way he's playing until the last game. I've never, ever said anything except I was pleased with the way he's playing, the way he's trying, and I thought he has been making great progress ... We've played twenty-some games. I don't expect this to happen overnight.