OT - Larry Brown has resigned as Charlotte Bobcats coach

[SlyPokerDog]

The first NBA coaching change of the 2010-11 season has occurred, and it involves a big name.

The Charlotte Bobcats announced the Larry Brown has resigned effective immediately, and his coaching staff might be going with him. Fanhouse.com's Sam Amick, via Twitter, reports that Brown's entire staff has been let go.

Brown was in his third season with the team, and last season guided the Bobcats to a 44-38 record and the first playoff berth in franchise history.

This season, however, Charlotte has struggled to a 9-19 record and has lost its last four games. Brown has increasingly frustrated with his team's effort.

Brown was the third head coach in the history of the Bobcats, who debuted in 2003 under current Blazers assistant Bernie Bickerstaff. Hall of Fame guard Michael Jordan purchased a minority share of the team in 2006 and took over running the basketball operations.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Bobcats Fans,
I wanted to make sure that as a Bobcats supporter you were the first to know that Head Coach Larry Brown will be stepping down effective immediately. Coach Brown and I agreed that at this time a change was necessary.

I want to thank Larry for everything he has done for our team. He has played a key role in this organization’s development, including coaching us to our first playoff appearance last season.

I will always consider him part of the Bobcats family and Larry will continue to be a valuable advisor to me regarding the team.

I am sure you know that this was a very difficult decision. As I told you back in March, owning this team is my number one priority. I am focused on building a winning team that you can be proud of and I will continue to do whatever is necessary to make that happen. We will be making a coaching decision in the near future and I will communicate the details to you as soon as they are available.

Thank you for your continued support.

Michael Jordan

http://www.nba.com/bobcats/media/LarryBrown_Letter_Fans2.pdf

 

[illmatic99]

Source close to Brown says he's not done coaching. He's on the lookout.

http://twitter.com/samickAOL

 

[RR7]

Screw Larry Brown. I hate how he gives up on teams like that. He resigns, but wants to keep coaching. too bad. Finish out your contract. I hate the weasel way he interviews, and gets himself fired, so he can go to his new job, while getting paid for an old one. Yeah, he's a better coach than nate. And I want an upgrade, but I wouldn't want him as our coach, personally.

 

[Mote]

Screw Larry Brown. I hate how he gives up on teams like that. He resigns, but wants to keep coaching. too bad. Finish out your contract. I hate the weasel way he interviews, and gets himself fired, so he can go to his new job, while getting paid for an old one. Yeah, he's a better coach than nate. And I want an upgrade, but I wouldn't want him as our coach, personally.

It was said in the espn report that the resignation was mutually agreed upon. I would be happy to see LB as the Blazers coach.

 

[Mediocre Man]

nate played at NC State didn't he?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

If I thought we were contenders, I'd want Larry. He can win you a championship. But if you're not contenders, he's a short term shot of adrenaline. The team will improve markedly for a year or two and then tune him out, and then he'll move on. If we'd had LB in 2000 instead of Dunleavy, I believe we'd have a championship or two more.

 

[PapaG]

If I thought we were contenders, I'd want Larry. He can win you a championship. But if you're not contenders, he's a short term shot of adrenaline. The team will improve markedly for a year or two and then tune him out, and then he'll move on. If we'd had LB in 2000 instead of Dunleavy, I believe we'd have a championship or two more.

He failed in New York, and he failed in Charlotte.

He's past his prime.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

LB was still coaching . . . there should be some kind of age limit. Isn't he reaching Joe Paterno age?

 

[jlprk]

The headline allows him dignity by saying he resigned, but Rick Bucher says he was fired.

Brown has had 3 30-point blowouts in the last 10 days. Their next 3 games are against pushovers. Victories would put Charlotte right back into playoff contention. Bucher says it was timed for that.

 

[jlprk]

LB was still coaching . . . there should be some kind of age limit. Isn't he reaching Joe Paterno age?

There's also the issue of whether he no longer meets the height requirement. As you age, you can't stand totally straight anymore.

 

[RR7]

Lucky him. Still a year left on his contract so he could try to double dip next year.

 

[PapaG]

Lucky him. Still a year left on his contract so he could try to double dip next year.

It's what he does best. Did it at Detroit, did it in NYC.

 

[RR7]

It definitely is. Why I don't want him. I can't respect that. He should hang it up. He WAS a great coach.