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What Can Brown Do for You?
Rebecca Shore
May 05, 2008
Test your knowledge of the wandering coach
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May 05, 2008

What Can Brown Do For You?

Test your knowledge of the wandering coach

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1 Last week Larry Brown resigned as VP of the Sixers because he wants to get back into coaching. (He has been linked with the Bobcats' vacancy.) How many teams—ABA, NBA and NCAA—has the 67-year-old Brown served as a player or coach?

2 Years before taking the Spurs job, Brown said the only thing he liked about San Antonio was ____.
a. the fans
b. the ownership
c. guacamole salad
d. the Alamo

3 Of which stop did Brown once say, "I've never been so miserable in my life."
a. Carolina Cougars
b. Denver Nuggets
c. Philadelphia 76ers
d. New York Knicks

4 What did Brown do hours before he quit the Nuggets because of "pains in my chest"?
a. coached his team to a loss
b. lost his temper with media
c. was ejected by ref
d. ran seven miles

5 Which of the garish outfits below was not worn by Brown when he was coach of the Denver Nuggets from 1974 to '79?

6 Which school did Brown coach for 84 days in 1969 before returning to the ABA as a player?
a. James Madison
b. George Mason
c. Davidson
d. Bucknell

7 Which of Brown's teams had the worst single-season record?
a. San Antonio Spurs
b. New Jersey Nets
c. Philadelphia 76ers
d. New York Knicks

Match the quote with the job:

8 "I'm determined to stay. But I can only prove it by staying."

9 "As long as I feel comfortable here, I'll stay. Right now, I feel great here."

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