Pointing fingers at Larry Brown for the Bobcats' mess

Except that Dilfer was far worse than either of those guys in those seasons. 12/11 TD/INT and 59% Cmp versus 22/6 and 62% for Johnson and 17/9 and 62% for Roethlisberger. The Ravens’ defense had to be even better than the Bucs’ and Steelers’ excellent Ds to get there. Thus, historically odd.

The point still stands that it’s not a good idea to settle for a Dilfer-level QB if you have championship aspirations.

But it’s too much for Mike. He’d be the first person in history to be the owner, coach, and bascially GM (Rod Higgins who) all at the same time.

It’s an unmitigated disaster and makes us look like even more of a laughingstock than we are losing by 30 every other game.

After what happened during Michael’s stint in Washington, I fear the media would come out in droves should Jordan decide to coach. Unfortunately, it will be to second-guess his every decision, snidely mock him in ink and on the air with every loss, and criticise him until he and the team are the laughing stocks of the league.

Of course, perhaps he can teach Diaw how to hit a curve ball. You know what they say, those that can do, and those that can’t, teach.

i know your kidding but i think Larry is still part of the Pacers front office. Mark Jackson has been looking for an opportunity. Why not give him a shot to the end of the season

There are far worse players on bigger contracts in the league (see Diop, DeSagana.)

Drove his 18-year-old teammate to tears in practice on a regular basis because he was such a dick to him.

That’s why I’m not ready to call Felton elite, he still has his limits. But Larry limited him way more than he needed to be.

I was just expecting to get back in the playoffs. I think the only thing really inhibiting us from doing that right now is chemistry issues, Larry, and the improvement of New York and Indiana (though they are starting to step back into reality).

Then ship Larrys Old ass to NY. Team has quit LB has quit. Felton would not fix this

I thought that was your point, actually.

I guess I should have more clearly stated that I don’t think Felton’s departure has had nearly as much to do with our decline (if any) than the overall discipline, focus, and leadership that normally comes from the head coach.

When your head coach openly confesses that coaching games aren’t any fun for him, and that he only enjoys practices, I’m not sure that it would matter who you have on your roster.

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We were too cap-constrained to get any better, and we didn’t have any young players we could reasonably expect to improve to the point that they made the team better at large. And no, I didn’t say Graham was a “difference-maker.” I said he was part of a bench that was significantly better than the one we have.

Similar money, graduated raises, incentive bonuses, and more years. (The last I heard was 4 years with a player option.) Every time Rod Higgins made him an “authorized” offer, Felton added another million onto the ground floor. I heard that happened twice and after the 2nd time Jordan’s response (through Higgins) essentially amounted to, “good luck out there.” That wasn’t from my most reliable person in the Bobcats offices, but the numbers matched the ones you were mentioning here at the time.

its PUNISHMENT…

wait…what?

He hustles, both on D and on the fast breaks. Isn’t that one of the things LB has complained loudest about was the lack of hustle among the starters?

Granted, Thomas is still a bit rough around the edges and sometimes pushes up shots that really aren’t there or in his range, but that’s still better than a Frenchman that passes up open layups to dish back out to a completely covered perimeter player. Thomas’ per 36 in some of the games where he got limited court time is insane, better than a point a minute. If Brown spent half as much time working with Thomas as he does kissing McGuires butt we’d have another potential All-Star on the squad.