Larry Brown Was Almost A Celtic

I guess I was expecting some of the comments left to be putting this Larry Brown information in the “Dodged Bullets” category with Yi Jianlian. I guess it depends on if it’s Pistons / Sixers Larry Brown or Knicks Larry Brown.

Thankfully he said no

Talk about creating unnecessary tension in the locker room

Perfect example of the fact that there are many people on this site who think that they know what is going on behind the scenes that have absolutely no clue.

Criticizing them for moves made or not made is sometimes absolute nonsense. Whining about why we weren’t going hard after Blatt and just being content with the coaching staff, and they almost pull off Larry Brown as the lead assistant.

Let’s give some of these guys a little credit and benefit of the doubt.

I must say, it has had quite a different tone without Brick posting. Have you gone to Toronto Brick?! It’s just about to get fun around here…

That would have been an unmitigated disaster. Brown is a flake; could you imagine him as an “assistant”? He, finally, gratefully, couldn’t either.
How on earth would the chemistry have worked out.

Whew! Best decision Larry Brown ever made Whew!!!

But he’s a good coach, but I don’t the drama he brings with it…and in the end it would eat at this team

I would rather have Thibodeaux. He will make a great head coach in his second season with the Celtics.

He’d just quit in the middle of the season

Yeah, I REALLY can’t picture Larry Brown of all people working under Doc Rivers. It’s probably good it didn’t pan out because that might have been ugly. Unnecessary tension.

One thing that strikes me though, this offseason, Danny was VERY serious about getting a lead asst. coach of proven acumen. Tom Thibodeaux (sp) is no minnow.

Perhaps (and I’m drinking a LOT of KoolAid here) management has realized Doc’s shortcomings, but along with him has decided to go all out to develop a coaching staff with minimal hierarchy structure, just everyone dedicated to a certain aspect of the game. If so, I’m happy Doc was part of the process. There is NO way Doc goes out there asking Larry to join without acknowledging that its going to be a two-man coaching team.

If Doc knows his limitations and is willing to look for help, then more power to you Doc.

Except, except, except…I think that’s just Kool Aid.

FRIED COD.

brown was and is a very good coach. he would have helped,but… he would have been more of the geritol set and tom thib is younger and more a collaborator. we are better off. our plan b’,c’s and d’s seem to be working thus far.

would have this been the contingent plan if doc fell on his ass?

Seems like there’s been a desire for a contingent plan soon as Ainge had to make good on his unspoken promise to reward Doc for tanking last season — in case he messes up next season (which I’ll wager right now he will).

Oh my god, this is a huuuuuuuuuge deal to me. I think this would have been put us up and over the top.

It is like telling me “Pamela Anderson was almost going to let you bang her”

He would have ended up being the coach. It might have been awkward, like if Torre went to be assistant coach under Joe Madden in Tampa.

yeah but it’s like Pamela Anderson is 90 years old…oh wait she is…

Good. Most overrated coach EVER!!! And a serial quitter.

I never heard of Thibodeaux and I heard too much of Larry Brown. From what I’ve now read Thibodeaux sounds like the good fit under Doc. Bleedgreen hit it. Brown is a serial quitter. Basketball genius…OK if you say so…but there is something very wrong with that guy’s sincerity. The fact that I would root for him over Dolan/Isiah is setting the bar very, very low.