Ace Rothstein wrote:Any chance they can hire Vogel away from the pacers?

You're joking, right?

CFP wrote:

Ace Rothstein wrote:Any chance they can hire Vogel away from the pacers?

You're joking, right?

Sorta

supposedly we're interested in this guy according to Ford.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Dario-Saric-5706/

11Cody ZellerPhiladelphia 76ers
COLLEGE: IndianaAGE: 20HT: 7-0WT: 230POS: C

Analysis: Zeller will start showing off his hitherto unseen 3-point jumper to teams in workouts starting this week. What I saw in Santa Monica was impressive, but shooting it in an empty gym and doing it in games are two different things. If the GMs working out Zeller think he's going to make a seamless transition to the four, he's probably gone before he reaches the Sixers. But if he isn't, he's a great fit in a depleted Philly frontcourt and could be a real steal for the Sixers. I'm hearing Saric is another real possibility here.

I think Zeller will be gone. also think this draft is starting to seem a lot more fun than it did a few weeks ago and that we'll end up with a guy who is at least interesting to watch develop or not develop

Hinkie contacted Larry Brown per Adam Zagoria of SNY. LB was/is a great coach. Not the right coach now considering his age, and they won't hire him, but let's not pretend he sucks like some of these Liberty Ball nerds do.

danrosz wrote:Hinkie contacted Larry Brown per Adam Zagoria of SNY. LB was/is a great coach. Not the right coach now considering his age, and they won't hire him, but let's not pretend he sucks like some of these Liberty Ball nerds do.

He does. Larry hasn't been an effective coach for ten years. He coached in what's essentially an entirely different league than the one today.

LB was an effective coach. He is not now. Much like Doug Collins, actually. And the rest of the league agrees, which is why he's coaching at SMU and Vinny Del Negro was coaching a playoff team.

mcare89 wrote:

danrosz wrote:Hinkie contacted Larry Brown per Adam Zagoria of SNY. LB was/is a great coach. Not the right coach now considering his age, and they won't hire him, but let's not pretend he sucks like some of these Liberty Ball nerds do.

He does. Larry hasn't been an effective coach for ten years. He coached in what's essentially an entirely different league than the one today.

LB was an effective coach. He is not now. Much like Doug Collins, actually. And the rest of the league agrees, which is why he's coaching at SMU and Vinny Del Negro was coaching a playoff team.

He got the Bobcats to 44-38 in 09-10... He doesn't coach right now in the NBA because he is 72 and difficult to get along with. He doesn't embrace the three ball like he should, but he had the Bobcats at 44 wins three years ago. And he was in the finals eight years ago...

danrosz wrote:

mcare89 wrote:

danrosz wrote:Hinkie contacted Larry Brown per Adam Zagoria of SNY. LB was/is a great coach. Not the right coach now considering his age, and they won't hire him, but let's not pretend he sucks like some of these Liberty Ball nerds do.

He does. Larry hasn't been an effective coach for ten years. He coached in what's essentially an entirely different league than the one today.

LB was an effective coach. He is not now. Much like Doug Collins, actually. And the rest of the league agrees, which is why he's coaching at SMU and Vinny Del Negro was coaching a playoff team.

He got the Bobcats to 44-38 in 09-10... He doesn't coach right now in the NBA because he is 72 and difficult to get along with. He doesn't embrace the three ball like he should, but he had the Bobcats at 44 wins three years ago. And he was in the finals eight years ago...

Is that the standard for being an effective coach now? The 7 seed in the East one time in the last seven years? By that standard, we should've talked Doug into coming back for another year.

I mean, I don't want to pile on Larry, but really, he's done. You can't say "he's a great coach" with the caveats that "he's difficult to get along with" and "he doesn't embrace the three." Which parts of Larry Brown are a great coach in the NBA in 2013?

I don't want to be over the top in defending the Liberty Ballers crew, but I'm on board with anybody that openly laughs at the idea of Larry Brown coaching in the NBA now. Forgive us for being skeptical of the modern coaching wares of the man who presided over the 11th best team in Conference USA last year.

So you're saying he's not eminently qualified?

He might be the best basketball coach of all time. But yeah he's too old now, no thanks.

danrosz is defending an old, past-his-prime coach? How quaint.

this is such a nonsense argument. no one is saying LB isn't a Hall-of-Famer, just that he wouldn't be right for the Sixers at this point, which, dan, you agree with, so what the heck

does anyone even believe that this actually went down? I'd bet my lunch the "source" is on Brown's side

I'll take that bet. I'm fucking hungry as SHIT.

sorry to hear that, I'll PM you my fax number

The Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers have both “contacted” SMU coach Larry Brown about their coaching openings, a source close to Brown told SNY.tv.

http://zagsblog.com/articles/source-net ... rry-brown/

can you fax a ham sandwich

thought you could with ubuntu

I think Larry could make this team a 3 seed in 2 years but I don't want to deal with all of the moping and depression that an LB tenure brings. I hope the Nets get 'em.

LB allowed the drafting of Darko 2nd overall and then never played him

He's one of the best coaches ever. He won't be the Sixers coach and this is the correct move.

SMU had shit last year, btw. Being 11th in Conf USA is irrelevant. They sucked and he basically wiped the roster clean to open up scholarships. He is bringing in a top 15 recruiting class this year, which is at SMU is pretty amazing.

so why's he trying to leave?