| Lotus |
01-01-2004 02:31 PM |
When it is all said and done in the East, the Nets will probably be the team going to the Finals and losing in 5 games, maybe Detroit. Indiana always finds a way to choke in the postseason, New Orleans is well, New Orleans, the Celts will once again get their asses handed to them by NJ in the playoffs, and Detroit and NJ will play in the East Finals in which should be a better series than last year's sweep. But sometimes, more than a coach is needed to get a team over the hump. Rick Carlisle was a hella good coach and I don't really see a logical explanation for bringing in Larry Brown. It's not like Larry is a proven winner at the professional level, he's been in one NBA Finals to my knowledge (that may be incorrect), that being with the Sixers, where they got raped in five games by the Lake Show. God damn, all Carlisle did for them was win the Central Division in his two years, get to at least the second round both years in his coaching tenure, and bring them to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since like 1991 or '92. Yeah, he should have been fired.
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