May 31st, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in Defensive Mind Goes To Lakers The Lakers have made Mike Brown the 22nd coach in franchise history. The deal will be for four years and $18.25 million. Brown said the Lakers would be a “defensive-minded team,” saying “I thrive and I love that end of the floor because I believe that’s what helps you win [...]
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Pacers Can O’Brien
The Indiana Pacers, the underachievers that they are, finally got proactive in terms of improving their team. In this instance, it did not involve any of the players on their roster. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is reporting that the team fired coach Jim O’Brien Sunday morning after a meeting with Pacers president Larry Bird. [...]
Brown, Hollins Selected NBA Coaches Of The Month
A regular recipient and a first-timer were honored by the NBA today as Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown and Memphis Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played during the month of December. Brown guided the Cavaliers to an NBA-best 14-3 (.824) record [...]
Cavaliers’ Brown To Win NBA Coach Of The Year
Later on today, according to Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduling a news conference at which team coach Mike Brown is expected to win the NBA Coach of the Year award – although the NBA and the team have refused to confirm the announcement. Assuming this is the case, Brown would [...]
