http://www.newsday.com/sports/printedition...ny-sports-print <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Newsday: "Larry Brown's so-called 'dream job' as coach of the Knicks beckons, and for the first time in a coaching career spanning 33 seasons and 10 teams, the timing is right for the Long Beach product to get together with the team he grew up watching at Madison Square Garden."</div> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/20/sports/b...?pagewanted=all <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">New York Times (registration required): "The Pistons and Brown came to an agreement on a buyout of his contract that had three years and $21 million remaining, ending Brown's 10th career head-coaching job. The agreement does not restrict Brown from coaching another team, and the Knicks are free to pursue him without any compensation to the Pistons."</div> http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketba...2p-281834c.html <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">New York Daily News: "Isiah Thomas' courtship of Larry Brown began last night, almost immediately after the coach and the Detroit Pistons reached a buy-out agreement that will allow Brown to coach the Knicks or any other team next season. The Knicks president is expected to meet with the Hall of Fame coach as soon as tomorrow and is prepared to offer Brown a five-year contract worth between $50 million and $60 million, which would make him the highest-paid coach in NBA history. "</div>
Holy crap, 5 years 50-60 Million?? First of all, I don't expect Brown to be coaching that long, and second, that's an awful lot of money even if Brown is one of the greatest coaches of all time.
It is a lot of money; if accepted, Brown will be the best-paid coach in NBA history. Even though I know it is much money, I would give it to him. Just the opportunity to have one of the greatest coaches the game of basketball has ever seen, makes it worthwhile.
****....Brown better make Marbury, Crawford, Sweetney, Fyre into defensive forces if he's going to make that much money.