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	Larry Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Larry Brown's college basketball coach was Dean Smith, whose college basketball coach was Phog Allen, whose college basketball coach was inventor of basketball James Naismith.
		Brown moved on to the ABA and coached with the Carolina Cougars and then the Denver Rockets, who later became the NBA's Denver Nuggets in 1976, for three and a half seasons from 1975 to 1979.
		Brown was also chosen as the head coach for the USA men's basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Brown (1318 words)

	Larry Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Brown was also chosen as the head coach for the USA men's basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		The rumors of Larry Brown's potential career in Cleveland were dispelled when the Cavaliers publicly announced that they had given the job to someone else.
		See also Larry Brown (author) ; Super Bowl MVP Larry Brown (cornerback) ; 1970s NFL player Larry Brown (running back).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Brown (1318 words)

	The Back Page Sports Magazine
		There is no disputing that Larry Brown knows basketball and if you line him up against some of the jokers who preside over NBA sidelines (Hello Don Chaney), he's certainly top-shelf.
		Brown is happy to accept every plaudit when the Pistons (or wherever his nomadic existence takes him next) win, but he is the quickest guy to shirk responsibility when his players can't play with the appropriate intelligence that obviously the master himself possesses.
		Brown's protege has become the teacher when you look at the Spurs coach who flexibly changes game plans and tactics but keeps his team playing hard, "the right way" and with tremendous heart.
	thebackpagesports.com /bp/sport_site/article_view.cfm?aid=2686 (484 words)

	USATODAY.com - Brown says health OK during Finals
		However, Brown says the lingering effects from hip surgery in November and bladder surgery in March, which was related to the first procedure, haven't hindered his ability to coach in the NBA Finals as the defending champion Pistons try to avoid elimination in Game 6 tonight against the San Antonio Spurs.
		Brown, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002, has 987 victories, No. 4 on the NBA career list, and is one of seven coaches to surpass 900 wins.
		SAN ANTONIO — Larry Brown's health issues have been a focal point throughout the season and have clouded his future as coach of the Detroit Pistons.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/basketball/nba/pistons/2005-06-20-brown-health_x.htm (761 words)

	NBA.com: COACHES
		Brown’s older brother Herb is also a longtime NBA and college coach, and served on Larry’s staff in Detroit.
		Brown comes to the Knicks with an honor-laden resume reflecting 33 years of head coaching experience on both the pro and college levels, capped with his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
		Larry has been a head coach in two NBA All-Star Games, winning each time (1977 at Milwaukee, 2001 at Washington), and is an eight-time NBA Coach of the Month selection (League or Conference; most recently in February 2005 with Detroit).
	www.nba.com /coachfile/larry_brown (1059 words)

	SI.com - Writers - Marty Burns: Final piece to coaching puzzle in reach for Brown - Tuesday June 15, 2004 1:39PM
		No slouch on the bench, Detroit's Larry Brown has earned a reputation as one of the best teachers in basketball.
		Brown, in response, has tweaked the Zen Master by repeatedly mentioning Jackson's nine rings, at one point saying "I just hope someday I can be like that guy." At Monday's practice, Pistons assistant coach Herb Brown perhaps provided a glimpse into his brother's feelings about Jackson when he said: "Everybody knows [Larry's] a great coach.
		It will be Brown, the team's 63-year-old coach who was brought this season specifically to take the team to the next level, beyond the Eastern Conference finals it had reached under Rick Carlisle last spring.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/writers/marty_burns/06/15/brown.finals (1107 words)

	HOOPSWORLD.com NBA News and Information powered by Basketball News Services
		While this doesn't mean that Larry Brown is coming to NY definitely (he still has health issues and a family), there was something in play for at least a month that would suggest otherwise.
		Suspicious how even though Larry Brown was supposedly returning to Detroit according to his agent Joe Glass (who has to say the politically correct things), the Knicks made no scheduled moves to announce the promotion of Herb Williams.
		With the recent announcement that Larry Brown is expected to be bought out, the most important week of Isiah's Knick career is ahead of him.
	www.hoopsworld.com /article_13431.shtml (555 words)

	A Peripatetic Pro on the Precipice
		One of Larry Brown's dearest friends once described him as "the vagabond genius of basketball coaching." It should come as no surprise that Brown appears ready to leave Detroit even though the Pistons are defending their championship in the Eastern Conference finals.
		Brown is the ultimate example of why a team needs a GM, somebody to rein in guys like Larry Brown.
		Everybody calls Larry Brown, and new Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is the most recent guy with a team, a need and Brown's phone number.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/01/AR2005060101811.html (1124 words)

	New York Daily News - Sports - Larry's breaking point
		Less than one week before the Olympics began last August in Athens, Larry Brown met with officials from USA Basketball and lobbied to have Marbury cut and sent home, along with another unidentified player, prior to the Opening Ceremonies.
		The Olympic experience was a regrettable one for Brown and Marbury but it is also one that is worth keeping in mind if Brown decides to become Marbury's 11th NBA coach in 10 seasons and his fourth with the Knicks in 19 months.
		Larry Brown tries to get point across to Stephon Marbury at Athens Olympics.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/story/330020p-282044c.html (748 words)

	Larry Brown Biography
		Larry Brown, a native of Brooklyn, NY, has been a successful college and professional basketball coach for over 30 years.
		Brown began his coaching career in the ABA with the Carolina Cougars and then the Denver Nuggets and compiled a 229-107 ABA coaching record.
		In the 2000-2001 season, Brown led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals for the first time in 18 years and was named NBA Coach of the Year.
	www.hoophall.com /halloffamers/brown_larry.htm (675 words)

	New York Daily News - Basketball - Brown accepts 'dream job' coaching Knicks
		Brown's affinity for New York basketball is part of his love of the game, a feeling nurtured through the competitiveness he learned on the city's asphalt courts.
		That's the way it was for Larry Brown as a youngster taking the subway to Knicks games, and that's the way he hopes it will be in his newest job.
		Brown was formally introduced Thursday as the new head coach of the New York Knicks, the team he grew up cheering for and the franchise he has helped made significant again.
	www.nydailynews.com /sports/basketball/story/332165p-283827c.html (1835 words)

	KETV.com - NBA - Cavs Will Reportedly Name Mike Brown Their New Head Coach
		The report also stated that the team is prepared to offer its president of basketball operations position to Detroit Pistons head coach Larry Brown at the conclusion of the Pistons' playoff run.
		Brown, who interviewed with Cleveland last week in Detroit, is known for his attention to defense, which is a top priority to Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.
		At 35, Brown, who won a ring as an assistant with the Spurs in 2003, would become the second-youngest head coach in the NBA.
	www.ketv.com /nba/4544869/detail.html (347 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > National Basketball Association -- Magic Johnson, Larry Brown elected to Hall of Fame
		Since then, the 42-year-old Johnson has been involved in several business ventures as well as serving as an executive with the Lakers, who are attempting to become only the fifth team in NBA history to win as many as three straight championships.
		Johnson retired abruptly in November 1991 after learning he had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, but played in the NBA All-Star Game that winter and excelled.
		The inductees were introduced at a downtown hotel less than a mile from where the Lakers and Nets were scheduled to play Game 1 of the NBA Finals later in the day.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nba/20020605-1222-bkn-halloffame.html (481 words)

	ESPN Classic
		Larry Brown is honored to be entering the Basketball Hall of Fame with Magic Johnson.
		Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would've sufficed, but Larry Bird was the obvious choice to present Magic Johnson at the Basketball Hall of Fame.
		Larry Bird, not Kareem, is the perfect person to present Magic Johnson at the Hall of Fame.
	espn.go.com /classic/hof02/s/basketball (369 words)

	Larry Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Larry Brown (born September 14, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is currently the head coach of the New York Knicks.
		Brown was also chosen as the head coach for the USA men's basketball team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
		Brown first coached in the ABA with the Carolina Cougars and then the Denver Rockets, who became the NBA's Denver Nuggets in 1976, for three and a half seasons from 1975 to 1979.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Brown (369 words)

	Augusta Georgia: football@ugusta: Notes from the Outback 12/29/97
		Brown, a junior tight end, has been playing with Georgia's basketball team for the past month instead of with the football team.
		Brown, who has started 33 straight football games, has at least one reception in every game this season and finished the season with 21 catches for 280 yards and two touchdowns, despite splitting time with Jermaine Wiggins.
		COMING BACK: Wisconsin cornerback Jason Suttle has been practicing with the team this week and should be ready for the game.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/123097/fb_outback.shtml (369 words)

	ESPN.com - NBA - Brown in: Source says coach coming back
		Larry Brown will return to coach the Detroit Pistons this week after missing 10 games, a team source told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
		After coaching the Pistons to a surprising victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Brown focused his energy on getting the U.S. basketball team ready for the Olympics.
		Brown will rejoin the team at practice Thursday, according to the source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, and will be on the bench at home Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers.
	sports.espn.go.com /nba/news/story?id=2025744 (369 words)

	KNICKS: Brown Back With His Hometown Team
		It's a dream come true for the team because Larry Brown is indeed a unique coaching great -- "The turnaround king," President, Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas called him at Brown's introductory press conference -- who is nothing less than ideal for the Knicks' rebuilding-on-the-run situation.
		Yet, without a doubt, the New York Knicks' signing Larry Brown as their coach is a dream come true for both sides.
		Brown's father suffered a fatal heart attack when he was 12.
	www.nba.com /knicks/news/brownhometown_050729.html (369 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - Carousel landed Larry Brown with Pistons, not Rockets
		He is trying to look forward, but Brown's ties to the 76ers, with whom he spent six seasons, remain strong.
		That day the Pistons called Brown to tell him of the news, and 20 minutes into the conversation, he took the job.
		But Dawson and Alexander were waiting to contact Brown until they finished speaking with their final candidate, Paul Silas.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/2277075 (369 words)

	Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Andy Johnston: Edwards knows way around now 8/8/97
		The Georgia running back played a few pick-up basketball games.
		He ran like a man hurting, which he was, like a man wishing he had never switched from cornerback to running back.
		He often appeared totally bewildered in Donnan's new system, occasionally bumping into quarterback Mike Bobo and other running backs and Hairy Dawg and whoever else happened to be in the general vicinity.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/080997/spo_mediaday.html (369 words)

	NBA.com: COACHES
		“Larry Brown is not just one of the best coaches in the NBA today, but in its history,’ says Knicks President, Basketball Operations Isiah Thomas.
		Brown comes to the Knicks with an honor-laden resume reflecting 33 years of head coaching experience on both the pro and college levels, capped with his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
		Brown’s older brother Herb is also a longtime NBA and college coach, and served on Larry’s staff in Detroit.
	www.nba.com /coachfile/larry_brown?nav=page (1068 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Basketball / U.S. Basketball Team Hope to Do Better Against Turkey
		The U.S. men's basketball team have a long way to go win the Olympic gold medal and see their games against Turkey as a chance to build on progress so far on their European tour, head coach Larry Brown said Saturday.
		ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The U.S. men's basketball team have a long way to go win the Olympic gold medal and see their games against Turkey as a chance to build on progress so far on their European tour, head coach Larry Brown said Saturday.
		That match was a marked improvement after a narrow win over Germany and a 95-78 thrashing at the hands of Italy, the worst defeat since National Basketball Association (NBA) players joined the U.S. team in 1992.
	www.boston.com /sports/basketball/articles/2004/08/07/us_basketball_team_hope_to_do_better_against_turkey?mode=PF (534 words)

	Cavaliers Hire Mike Brown As Head Coach
		Gilbert said Larry Brown has indicated that coaching is his first love and his health will determine what his future in basketball will be.
		Gilbert's representatives have spoken with Larry Brown about becoming the club's president of basketball operations when the Pistons' season is over.
		Brown, a 13-year NBA assistant who won a league title with San Antonio, was introduced Thursday as Cleveland's new coach.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/06/01/sports/s132908D31.DTL (646 words)

	Channel Surfing by Laura Nachman Bucks County Courier Times June 17
		Here is the tale of the tape between anchorman Larry Mendte and basketball coach Larry Brown.
		Within a span of two weeks, two of Philadelphia's most prominent Larrys left their prestigious, high paying jobs when Larry Brown deserted the Sixers and Larry Mendte defected from WCAU to KYW.
		Brown - When Sixers host the Pistons (date to be announced in August)
	www.bradyresidence.com /larryvlarry.html (195 words)

	Remember the ABA: American Basketball Association Frequently Asked Questions
		Certainly not at first, although many early ABA players could easily have played in the NBA (Doug Moe, Roger Brown, Connie Hawkins, Larry Brown, and Mel Daniels come to mind).
		Shorter guards, like Larry Brown and Mack Calvin, flourished in the ABA's wide open game.
		Examples are Larry Brown (Carolina-Denver), Kevin Loughery (New York), K.C. Jones (San Diego), Hubie Brown (Kentucky), Doug Moe (Caroline-Denver), Tom Nissalke (Utah), and Bob Bass (Denver-Memphis-San Antonio).
	www.remembertheaba.com /ABAGeneralInfo/ABAFaq.html (3568 words)

	USATODAY.com - Brown up to his old verbal tricks
		Put this in the bank: Not a single high-ranking official inside USA Basketball or the NBA is happy that Larry Brown is the head coach of the Olympic basketball team.
		ATHENS — Larry Brown did what Larry Brown always does when trapped in a corner like a guard who stopped his dribble too soon: He lied.
		And the coach sitting to his left on a news conference dais, Mario Pesquera, did what players, coaches and columnists have done around Brown across his self-serving basketball life.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/columnist/oconnor/2004-08-26-oconnor-brown_x.htm (1180 words)

	NBA.com: COACHES
		Brown’s older brother Herb is also a longtime NBA and college coach, and served on Larry’s staff in Detroit.
		Brown comes to the Knicks with an honor-laden resume reflecting 33 years of head coaching experience on both the pro and college levels, capped with his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
		Brown is also the only head coach in basketball history to win both an NCAA Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA title (Detroit 2004).
	www.nba.com /coachfile/larry_brown/index.html?nav=page (1066 words)

	Colangelo to lead Olympic selections
		The issues clouding Athens included tension between USA Basketball and coach Larry Brown, seen as being too rigid in his approach and too reluctant to use younger players such as LeBron James and the Suns' Amaré Stoudemire.
		Brown fired back, blaming USA Basketball's selection process and the lack of time the team had to jell for the third-place finish.
		Colangelo, 65, will be named overseer of the men's division of USA Basketball, the nation's governing body for the sport responsible for selecting and fielding teams in international competitions such as the Olympics.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/suns/articles/0208jerryusa0208.html (1066 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - Brown, Duncan will lead the way to Athens
		Larry Brown's plan for Team USA is to pressure the ball...
		Larry Bird was about to retire and could barely stand straight.
		It is a one-world basketball community now, but the NBA community is stuck on this notion of athleticism in its so-called quest for the perfect athlete, not necessarily the perfect basketball player.
	espn.go.com /oly/columns/smith_sam/1599015.html (1066 words)

	The Art Store - Larry Little Posters and Prints
		Larry Brown's agent and Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars spoke Tuesday about the coach's future with the team but did not reach a resolution.
		Posted on Thu Jun. 30 2005 For weeks Larry Brown has said he'll go to the Mayo Clinic spend three days then let the Pistons know if he can coach.
		"Joe Glass and I have started talking about Larry's situation and we are continuing to discuss the matter " Dumars said in a statement released by the team.
	www.albanyhost.us /art-store/17708.htm (283 words)

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