http://bleacherreport.com/articles/20204... Larry Brown and New York Knicks owner James Dolan are on the same wavelength.
Speaking on The Starting Lineup for SiriusXM NBA radio—special thanks to Bleacher Report's Howard Beck for passing along the transcription—the former NBA coach wondered aloud why Phil Jackson wasn't hired to coach the Knicks:
"And I think, it’s just troublesome to me to bring in Phil Jackson, not that he won’t be great, but let him coach. You’re not going to make the Knicks better by living in LA and being there half the time and not talking to your coach.
But aside from that you don’t bring somebody in in the middle of the year and basically let Mike Woodson feel like he’s not even part of this. You’re still trying to make the playoffs. They were on a run. And I get tickled, when they win and Phil Jackson is in the stands he won the game. When they lose and he is in the stands Woody screwed up and didn’t call a timeout. I don’t get that. I haven’t figured this out. But my point is, they probably made a great hire and if that is a great hire, and he’s the greatest coach there is—which, I think a lot of people would agree with that—let him coach. That’s the way the Knicks get better and give Mike a chance to leave graciously."
In addition, Brown, per the New York Daily News' Frank Isola, eviscerated general manager Steve Mills:
http://nypost.com/2014/04/07/larry-brown...
Next Town LB can't get enough attention.
I do respect that he sticks up for his guys and feels for Woody. The dude should have been let go a long time ago, no need to watch the train wreck continue.
Nobody ever said that the org was classy.
While I do believe Woodson did a bad job this year and needs to be replaced, Brown is 100% right about everything else- especially about Mills and the Knicks overall strategy with Phil Jackson.
Definitely right about Mills
Larry brown pushed for the Steve Francis trade and the Jalen Rose trade, and wanted us to trade for that terrible blazers SF who was out of the league a season or two later. Still, he makes some fair points
It kinda seems like Mills doesn't really need to know much outside of the business part of things
TeamBall wrote:It kinda seems like Mills doesn't really need to know much outside of the business part of things
+1
My favorite quote:
"Think about this. They fired Steve Mills. I don't know what he knows about the sport to be honest with you. I was with him," Brown said. "Isiah (Thomas) knows a lot. Isiah's a bright guy. I don't agree with the way he treats people but he was a bright guy. Steve Mills has no clue. They fired Grunwald, who was tremendous. They told him they couldn't get any older players. They didn't make any changes as the season went on and there were some opportunities to do that. But aside from that, you don't bring somebody in in the middle of the year and basically let Mike Woodson feel like he's not even part of this."Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/brown-trashes-knicks-unfair-treatment-woodson-article-1.1748440#ixzz2yFd44h85
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basket...
Did the Knicks really think Mills was the guy to hand pick the players for 2015?
He brought in Jackson to try and keep Melo.
Anybody with a half a brain should see that.
playa2 wrote:He brought in Jackson to try and keep Melo.Anybody with a half a brain should see that.
That would be completely a waste of money. Melo's not leaving money on the table anyway. That dude is only about maximizing contracts and promoting his own brand. He's not going anywhere unless we boot him.
playa2 wrote:He brought in Jackson to try and keep Melo.Anybody with a half a brain should see that.
Then I think most people have < 1/2 a brain.
gunsnewing wrote:Did the Knicks really think Mills was the guy to hand pick the players for 2015?
Berman reported that the Knicks saw Mills as a guy with more cache with players and agents then Grunwald.
With Dolan and Mills calling the shots, I don't know how much longer I could have stayed a Knicks fan!
Half a brain is doing better than most...........
Larry coached us into the toilet and left us the memory of drive-thru whiney interviews at the Greenburgh McD's. He's the perfect authority to listen to about what Phil Jackson's plan of attack with the Knicks should be. 23-59 for $18.5 million. That's an awful lot of money per win. Maybe Larry has tremendous credibility. At duping idiots like Dolan.
Being right about Steve Mills takes about the same amount of neural power as telling time.
Phil Jackson, 11 rings, pretty nice resume, $60 million to run the Knicks.
Larry Brown: 50 thousand coaching jobs, 1 ring, 1 NCAA title, Southern Methodist at the NIT.
Okay.
Next up, an ex-coach/AD from Florida International Warehousing & Agriculture gives his thoughts on the current state of the Knicks...and why the CBA deserved to be trashed.
Brown proved in NY that even great coaches can be off their game at times. Larry is on the money about Mills though.
jrodmc wrote:Larry coached us into the toilet and left us the memory of drive-thru whiney interviews at the Greenburgh McD's. He's the perfect authority to listen to about what Phil Jackson's plan of attack with the Knicks should be. 23-59 for $18.5 million. That's an awful lot of money per win. Maybe Larry has tremendous credibility. At duping idiots like Dolan. Being right about Steve Mills takes about the same amount of neural power as telling time.
Phil Jackson, 11 rings, pretty nice resume, $60 million to run the Knicks.
Larry Brown: 50 thousand coaching jobs, 1 ring, 1 NCAA title, Southern Methodist at the NIT.
Okay.
Next up, an ex-coach/AD from Florida International Warehousing & Agriculture gives his thoughts on the current state of the Knicks...and why the CBA deserved to be trashed.
They pay you to say this?
I do think Brown is right about this but......
Its buisness.
And Mike got a contract for $3.7m for next year. If they fire him he'll get paid.
Woodson signed with the devil when he fired his agent (Larry's agent at the time as well) and took Dolans cash.
Woodson had to know unless he gets showered down the "Canyon of Heroes", the end will never feel good, until he cashes his check.
GustavBahler wrote:Brown proved in NY that even great coaches can be off their game at times. Larry is on the money about Mills though.
I think he was just another example that Dolan usually brings out the worst in everyone
Bonn1997 wrote:GustavBahler wrote:Brown proved in NY that even great coaches can be off their game at times. Larry is on the money about Mills though.
I think he was just another example that Dolan usually brings out the worst in everyone
That's a fair assessment.
Bonn1997 wrote:GustavBahler wrote:Brown proved in NY that even great coaches can be off their game at times. Larry is on the money about Mills though.
I think he was just another example that Dolan usually brings out the worst in everyone
Well said. The more you think about it, the more truth applies.
In a few years we'll "good riddence" Phil as well! We celebrate the arrival over time start to wish for change.
