Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Larry Brown is not the answer
He's left the motor city, another divorce. Isiah should pretend that never happened.
Larry Brown is a coach's coach and an extreme talent. His talent overcomes his shortcomings, most notably his wandering eye. In many circumstances, he is your dream coach. He should not be for the Knicks.
They are rebuilding. Not next year, but the next three years. LB is too old and too seasoned to live through that. He'll make this team be the best it can be in the short term. We don't want that. We want young players to get experience and make the mistakes experience requires. We want a team to gel. Maybe this team will play the best with Frye taking his mintutes at center. We want him to learn to be a forward because that is what he'll be on a great team. Maybe Nate should not be in the rotation, have Jamal and Steph share the load. We want Nate to have minutes and we want to see how he develops. None of that is a hallmark of Larry Brown.
Herb may not be the greatest, but I prefer him to Larry. If Larry wants to trade for a high-priced high-mileage veteran for the stretch run, Isiah will listen. That is exactly what he needs to avoid.
Larry Brown is a coach's coach and an extreme talent. His talent overcomes his shortcomings, most notably his wandering eye. In many circumstances, he is your dream coach. He should not be for the Knicks.
They are rebuilding. Not next year, but the next three years. LB is too old and too seasoned to live through that. He'll make this team be the best it can be in the short term. We don't want that. We want young players to get experience and make the mistakes experience requires. We want a team to gel. Maybe this team will play the best with Frye taking his mintutes at center. We want him to learn to be a forward because that is what he'll be on a great team. Maybe Nate should not be in the rotation, have Jamal and Steph share the load. We want Nate to have minutes and we want to see how he develops. None of that is a hallmark of Larry Brown.
Herb may not be the greatest, but I prefer him to Larry. If Larry wants to trade for a high-priced high-mileage veteran for the stretch run, Isiah will listen. That is exactly what he needs to avoid.
