The New York Daily News reported that the Grizzlies could be targeting Larry Brown to replace first-year coach, Marc Iavoroni. Of all the potential coaching jobs that could be open this summer, does Brown really think Memphis is the most appealing?
If we're led to believe that Brown doesn't want the last line of his legacy to be about his awful season in New York then why would he choose to go to a Western Conference team? Wouldn't the Bulls, Hawks or even Bucks be better jobs?
For those Nuggets fans hoping that Brown succeeds George Karl, don't count on it. Brown and Karl both have Carolina blood and there's no way Brown takes that job if the Nuggets win 50 games and he feels Karl shouldn't have been fired.
Besides, wouldn't the Grizzlies be better off hiring Monta Ellis' mom to coach the team? If he's their prime target in free agency this summer shouldn't they go with someone that increases the likelihood that Ellis would sign with them?
6) Shaq throws another previous employer under the bus...
Despite declaring Kobe Bryant to be his choice for this year's MVP, Shaq is now 3-for-3 in bashing his former employers.
First he blamed his departure from the Magic on an Orlando Sentinel fan survey in which the majority of those who voted felt that he wasn't worth the money he was being offered.
Next he blamed Kobe Bryant for his departure from the Lakers despite the fact that he demanded the trade.
Now, in yesterday's Boston Globe, he blames his former teammates and the Heat's trainers for his sub-par season in Miami.
At what point will the media blame Shaq for his departure from all three teams and admit that he tanked it and faked the extent of his injury so that he would be dealt to a contender?
The Lakers and Heat both did him a favor in sending him to contending teams and the best he could do to repay them is bad-mouth them on his way out of town.
In today's Boston Globe he declares that Amare Stoudemire is more deserving of the MVP than Kevin Garnett because "Garnett doesn't play defense."
He also told the Orlando Sentinel that he plans on being the Magic's GM when his playing days are over and that he'll hire Grant Hill to be the team president.
I wish I had a tissue for all the Magic fans who just threw up in their respective mouths.
7) Those of you hoping for a Lakers vs. Warriors first-round match-up...
As exciting as the two Lakers/Warriors games were this week, fans should proceed with cautious optimism if they're praying for a seven-game series.
The absence of Laker bigs forced them to play small-ball against the Warriors. The return of either Pau Gasol or Andrew Bynum would allow the Lakers to return to a more traditional lineup and style of play.
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