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Almost fell off my seat when I saw the SI.com report that Larry Brown came mighty close to joining the Celtics coaching staff as an assistant. The strangest part was that Doc Rivers was the one pushing for it. What the heck was he thinking?
In my opinion, there isn’t a coach in the NBA with a smaller margin of error this year than Doc. You have a fan base and ownership that expects winning, and winning big, thanks to the additions of Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. You also have a coach (Rivers) who’s never won a playoff series. Why on earth would he want to hire his replacement?
You know the first time the C’s went on any kind of losing streak, the calls for Doc’s firing and Brown’s promotion would start. Hell, I don’t even think a losing streak would be necessary. If you’re Danny Ainge, why on earth wouldn’t you want Larry Brown to coach this team if you had the chance? Obviously, there’s a loyalty factor there towards Rivers, but come on now. You don’t think it would only be a matter of time before a change was made?
I admire Doc’s self-assurance in pushing for this. He must really be confident he can go all the way with this team within a year or two. However, if he wants to last even that long, I think it’s for the best that Brown turned down the offer. But if I were Doc, knowing that Brown is out there dying to get back into coaching (so much so that he’d even consider an assistant’s job temporarily), I wouldn’t be so confident about remaining head coach in Boston once that first 3-game losing streak comes.
That’s the view from Mt. Olympus…how do you see it? Would Brown have been a good fit as an assistant on the C’s bench? Should Ainge have just offered “The Traveling Man” the job in the first place?
Why Doc would possibly even consider wanting Larrly Brown on his bench and Not be afraid of being pushed off of the bench himself is beyond me... If Ainge has any shot at getting Larry Brown as the new face of the C's then sorry Isiah and its been fun while it lasted.