Another Take on Larry Brown

The Charlotte Bobcats hired Larry Brown as the team's new coach on Tuesday, and the announcement was followed by the obligatory local media shower of love. Every new coach is a savior. And I guess it's OK that we give new coaches a chance to dig their own graves. But columnists outside Charlotte don't have to play that game. Here's another take on the Brown hiring (and props to columnist Dan Wetzel for mentioning Brown's brief coaching stint at Davidson College). A sneak peek from the column:

All in all it was a fine performance for the Charlotte fans. They were once the best in the NBA, loud and loyal. Then they got screwed 15 different ways by ridiculousness and indifference, and now all they can do is dream this won’t be a disaster.