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Article: Brown Gets His Dream Job; Nomadic Coach Says N.Y. Is His Last Stop
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 29, 2005
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Larry Brown chuckled to himself because he knew that what he was
about to say -- given his history of hopping from team to team and
quickly fawning over the next employer that professes love for him -
- would come off as the continuation of a bad, running joke. But
Brown collected himself as he was introduced as the 22nd head coach
of the New York Knicks, leaned into a microphone and stated with
conviction, "I know this will be my last stop."
The news conference at Madison Square Garden ended a 10-day
courtship between Brown, 64, and the Knicks. New York was the team
Brown rooted for while growing up on Long Island -- and Brown's
homecoming served as a sweet conclusion to a whirlwind ...