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A year ago, Quin Snyder was part of Mike Brown's Laker coaching staff. This summer Snyder left to take a job as assistant coach to former Laker colleague Ettore Messina, who has returned to his former job leading CSKA Moscow. Snyder joins us by Skype...

In his exit interview, Metta World Peace was asked about coach Mike Brown. Compared to Phil Jackson, he said, it was a "drastic change." But then World Peace went to some trouble, apparently to make clear he was not blaming his coach for the La...

Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer: "The beginning of the end for Larry Brown as Charlotte Bobcats coach might have been an interview he gave on the eve of training camp. Even by Brown standards, this was remarkable bluntness. He said then that h...

Often overshadowed by his coaching counterparts (including now ex-Bobcats coach Larry Brown), Jerry Sloan moved up the appreciation scale after working his 2,000th NBA game on Wednesday night. Sloan moved into third place on the all-time NBA coach...

Cavalier Coach Mike Brown did something pretty slick in the second quarter: Just when Stan Van Gundy was resting the Magic regulars, Brown inserted LeBron James. And the Cavaliers ripped off an 11-0 run. It was the only stretch of the game when Cleve...

Michael Curry can. I wouldn't bet against Reggie Theus. Marc Iavaroni wouldn't have to jump that far. Terry Porter looks pretty spry. I want to know which NBA head coaches can dunk. Some, I am certain, can not. Larry Brown, Lawrence Frank, Stan Van G...

By Maurice Brooks The Hornets' Bobby Brown (left) and Julian Wright have created some buzz with their summer-league play. (Getty Images) A lot of general managers, coaches and fans are hoping that what happens in Vegas, doesn't really stay in...

A couple of days ago, I noted that Larry Brown had quit his job with the 76ers, and speculated, without any special insight, that he might land in Chicago. Things have changed, and I'd now like to change my bet. First the Charlotte Bobcats announced...

Dave D'Alessandro of The Star-Ledger: "Larry Brown, of course, went on to be one of the greatest coaches of his generation, as famous for winning as he is for being hated by the teams he leaves behind after winning. 'I always thought Larry is happies...

LeBron James's coach has had a lot of success -- most notably taking a so-so roster to the Finals. But Brown takes a ton of heat from fans and critics, mainly for not having a more inventive offense during last year's playoff run. In a lengthy Mike B...

We're ramping up with a series of interviews with people who actually coach basketball. Imagine that! We talked to Celtics Assistant Coach Tom Thibodeau a while ago. And on Friday I spent some time with Milwaukee Assistant Coach Tony Brown. Coach Bro...

Dave Feschuk of the Toronto Star on the play a lot of people call the "Gretzky:" Sam Mitchell, the Raptors coach, said he was ranting to his players just the other day about the need for another stat. Call it the hockey assist, as Mike Brown, the Cl...

ESPN's David Thorpe has been watching these Finals and wishing that Cleveland coach Mike Brown, realizing his team was outmatched, would have been bold in experimenting with different approaches. Thorpe cites Bill Belichick who, in leading the New En...

Brian Windhorst of the Akron Beacon-Journal with a great tale from Cleveland Coach Mike Brown: "Brown revealed Monday that he ordered James to take over guarding Nets star Vince Carter in the fourth quarter after Carter drew two blocking fouls on Sas...

From TNT's transcript of last night's broadcast: Collins on how Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown can encourage forward LeBron James to win the game: “If I’m Mike Brown, I’m putting my arm around (LeBron James) and saying,...

Baron Davis: 36 points, 18 assists, eight rebounds. The Smoking Gun has testimony from "the Auburn Hills incident." Pistons PR man Matt Dobek: "I was sitting at the corner of the court by the Pistons bench, holding coach Brown's cr...