Larry Brown has been very critical of the Philadelphia 76ers front office strategies in the past, and quite frankly, he does not think that they should be as bad as they are. The 76ers have been tanking on purpose in recent years to acquire talent such as Joel Embiid, Nerlens Noel, and Jahlil Okafor.
Brown is not a fan of this tactic, and he recently spoke with Jon Marks of Sheridon Hoops about what he feels would be good ideas for the 76ers.
“I’m sick of what’s going on there,” Brown said, who’s hopeful that old friend Jerry Colangelo will guide them in the right direction. “You know I care about the Sixers. It’s an unbelievable basketball city and I had a great experience there. I don’t want to get on them when they’re struggling, but they don’t have any veteran leadership. I want to help. I could straighten it out in five minutes. I wish they’d get Allen involved. All those young kids worship him.”
Larry, who was the Sixers coach from 1997-2003, wants back into the teams organization. He loved the time he had there, and he wants to get back in so that he can help out in any way. He has a point too. The team has no veteran presence- they have one player who is older than 26 (Carl Landry), and veteran leadership is key for a team that is losing. They need an on court coach who can teach players what to do at all times.
Getting Allen Iverson involved has been something that Larry has mentioned before. Allen obviously loves the Sixers, as he spent his best years in the City of Brotherly Love. He is a Sixers legend, and kids ages 18-25 love AI. If they could get Allen, even as just an assistant, it would possibly help a ton. He could be a motivation to them. They would be thinking, “Hey, we are playing for Allen Iverson. We have to get the dub for him.”
While Allen wouldn’t be on the court, he would also be a good veteran presence for the team. He knows what super stardom is like, and he could help players like Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid prepare for being stars. Adding Allen seems like it does nothing but good for a young team, and it could light a fire under them.
As for sorting things out in 5 minutes, I think that Larry has gotten a little bit ahead of himself here. Yeah, he is a Hall of Fame coach, but 5 minutes seems like a stretch. I mean the team has young talent, but not enough to be straightened out just yet, and he I don’t think he is going to make moves in 5 minutes that will put this team on the map again. If he did, it would be literally the greatest, quickest turn around in sports history. Sorry Larry, but 5 minutes is just too quick. Maybe a few months, but not 5 minutes.
