Charlotte Bobcats News
Bobcats Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
At least this time around, no one will say the coach wasn't ready for his job.
The Charlotte Bobcats replaced Sam Vincent as their head coach with Hall of Famer Larry Brown. Consider the contrast: This season was Vincent's first as an NBA head coach, and he finished 32-50. Brown is one of five coaches with 1,000 or more NBA victories and he's won championships in the NBA (Detroit Pistons) and NCAA (Kansas).
Bobcats management contacted Brown within hours of firing Vincent and introduced him as their coach three days later. Vincent speculated that Brown's availability was a factor in his firing. Michael Jordan, who oversees the Bobcats' basketball decisions, said otherwise.
Jordan said Vincent would have been fired regardless of who else was available, based on...
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Brown's success in Charlotte could depend on Felton (AP)
While crisscrossing the country in job after job, Larry Brown has always placed heavy emphasis -- and criticism -- on his point guards. Raymond Felton, you're next. Brown's success or failure with the Charlotte Bobcats in his latest reclamation project rests in large part on how he's able to develop the inconsistent Felton and cultivate big man Emeka Okafor.
MJ, Bobcats fall for Brown's tired act (Yahoo! Sports)
Michael Jordan and the Bobcats play the latest role of naïve fans singing Larry Brown's sad, tired tune.