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.
felt guy himself knowing looking looks loves perfect point special wants
I always felt if you get a big guy and a point guard, you got it made. And they were pretty special together.... Kevin, knowing him, he has no ego, he just loves to play and wants to win. I don't think he ever looks at himself as 'the man.' I think that was a perfect match. Looking back on it, it's kind of sad.
everybody special
He's always been someone everybody mentions as a special player.
beat coaches college game special wonderful
He beat me in my first college game and made me feel good. He was a pretty special man. He was always wonderful to me. He's what all coaches should be about.
eat everybody guys hockey partial room somebody special talk
The thing that always makes me partial to guys like him, all hockey players, is all they ever talk about is team. They room together. They eat together. And he's always been somebody everybody mentions as being such a special leader.
forward last playing special
Now we're playing for a championship. I look forward and not back, so this has been a pretty special last run.
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.