Larry Brown is Full of Excuses (Among Other Things)
2004 might have been different if LB turned him loose
Anyone who knows me knows that I find Larry Brown to be despicable. The ego is nauseating, the constant drama he creates to keep himself in the spotlight is brutally tiresome, his constant skulking for a better (or someone else’s) job is detestable. The relentless unabashed praise from the media and basketball community of Brown as the greatest thing since sliced bread is mind-boggling,
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Source: NY Daily News
So instead of blaming 9/11 and injuries,
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The latest ridiculousness from Larry comes when the New York Daily News’ Mitch Lawrence asked Brown about the biggest differences between 2008’s gold-medal winning version of Team USA and Brown’s disappointing 2004 team in Athens. From Lawrence’s article:
“The thing is they got guys that are willing to make a three-year commitment, which I think is tremendous,” Brown said of this current Team USA. “We had guys that committed (for 2004) and then all of a sudden 9/11 happened,
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WHAT!? While you can’t deny that the multiple-year commitment from the players to build cohesiveness is a huge factor, does he really have the audacity to blame his team’s failure on injuries and 9/11?? That’s just insulting. He was the
coach. He’s a basketball “genius” right? He picked a roster that had no shooters. As the coach he failed to get the team ready for the Olympics and they started off the tournament by getting smacked by Puerto Rico. He failed to prepare his team to play against international zones and the vicious pick-and-rolls of the Greek National Team. He is the one who alienated his players. He is the one who refused to put his best team on the floor, keeping LeBron and Melo mired on the the pine.
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Today I am leaving for a two week vacation to Europe. My long lost college roommate and I are going to be hitting up Spain and Italy and in Italy Vlad will be meeting up with us for a Gondola ride or two! I am super excited for this vacation and this time will actually be vacationing. We are lucky enough to have someone who will write posts for me while I am gone, Nerdphanie! You all remember her as a guest blogger! Now she is signed on as a two week blogger to fill my spot. She will bring you lots of new bags and goodies to look at. I will be posting sporadically, but not my usual four or five posts a day