European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday. July 24,1987 the stars and stripes Paga 23 commentary Brown should be fled Kansas for kicks Larky Brown my it he could pc Ted my hunger in one fast scoop quit the hard Kansas Jay Hawks and joined the beloved new York kicks. One plane ticket out of the big eight Confer ence so that my Missouri tigers could once again dominate the league and bound far the Aba so thai my kicks could relive their Garden party. But no. Brown ditched that shift his basketball of season. He signed again with Kansas. Then the kicks dashed my slim Hope by signing Rick Pitino of Providence last week thus ending an embarrassing coach ing Gap. There went my dream of Kansas turning into the land of losses. As if 11 weren t bad enough that Brown s slaying put so ii Danny Manning the 6-foot-ll Dud with the agility of a 6-1 guard who seems to Lead the Jay Hawks to 85 wins a year. He should be done the proper thing and left Kansas for the Aba draft last month. But no. " now All Good mis Souri people have to live with Brown and Manning running ram Pant through the big. Eight again. Brown would Hay to rub it in Lury Brown Missouri will be the preseason pick but Well be the Best i gave Brown my master plan sunday. As he look time from running his . Junior world tournament team i told him How scrumptious it would be been to move hit Brilliant basketball mind from the wheat Fields to the big Apple Brown sat in the lobby of a hotel near g Lessen Germany. He wore a North Carolina sweat Shin belter to remember his playing Days for the tar heels. He was t wearing his glasses so now he looked liked the Larry Brown of he Denver Nugget and Urcla Days. The first Lime i spotted him in glasses was while attending a new Jersey nets game in december 1981. Brown was in his first season with what had been a pathetic team. We started 3-12 and i thought i would be fired he recalled. But the same Bucky Fox Larry Brown who has never had a team under .500 pushed the nets to a -1-1-3k Mark. The next season his nets stood at 47-29. Me of the Best record in the Aba when he icel them Tor Kansas. That was four years ago. They have different fans than the Brown said of the nets Whoso Brendan Byrne Arena was once compared to a Library. Thai was one Rea son i icel. It s not quite the same talk like that made me feel a Bond with lir own. This Man knows kicks fans he was bom in Brooklyn 47 years ago. He even said i m like you i want the kicks to so Why did t he coach them nothing would be turned their miserable record around quicker. I Only would be taken the Job if i had control and someone had shown interest he said. If Sci try Stirling fired As general manager had stayed i would be had to make a Choice then and there. Then it would be been a possibility Monte Johnson Kan Sas athletic director was retiring. 1 had no contract. A lot of things were but Brown did re sign with Kansas. "1 fell i should a because of him him is Danny Manning the Guy who Shoi Brown s Jay Hawks into the final four two seasons ago. Manning nearly did t return to Kansas either and Brown said he thought his Star would go pro after his Junior year. He also thought Manning would be the no. 1 Aba pick because of David Robinson s Navy hitch. Instead Manning will return for his senior season. Why Brown gave five reasons he loves College he want to graduate he s done without Money All his life so he can handle it another year he s not excited about playing for a losing pro team and he wants to play in the 1 9bs olympics. Brown wanted to coach in the 88 olympics. He was a finalist for the . Coaching Job along with Louisville s Denny Crum and Georgetown s John Thompson. The . Olympic committee Picke Thompson. Coach Smith said the committee did t think i coached enough in College said Brown referring 10 his Carolina coach Dean Smith but i can t Gripe Thompson is a great coach. I m honoured to lie considered he would he even More honoured 10 pet it 1uu2 Job. And to win a Eola medal like he di3 a a Pla Erin the 1964 olympics. As a coach. A run hits never won a claim i gunship. He came closest in 19 10 when his Urcla Bruins reached the final. In if Lufi 1 really thought we had the Best team he Saiof the Kansas lust to Duke in i in Mim in you be got to be Juc you also must have players. And assistant cilia clips who will recruit those players. One of those assistants Alvin Gentry is helping Brown coach this . Team in the Junior world championships which started thursday in dior Oniu . 1 asked Gentry How Brown handles recruiting. He absolutely Hales it said Gentry. In looks at recruiting As an invasion of the kid s privacy. He hates to go in a Home and Tell an Ali year uld Huw phenomenal he is. But he s the easiest Guy in the world to work with. He never dolls me one thing about recruiting. Just when april signing time Rolls around he wants players to work Brown has players. I a right. Two of his newest Are Junior College transfers 6-10 Center Marvin Dranch and 6-3 guard Lincoln minor. Branch s arrival frees Manninj s Whede away from the Pivot. Which All sounds so depressing. Even with Brown re signing and Manning Back i held out Hope that this Kansas conch would jump to new York. Somehow the kicks had l hired a coach by draft Day. It did t matter that they threw huge offers at brow n. F Ilino and Dick Motta. No one was grabbing. Which shows what a sorry organization runs my team. Then two weeks ago the new York daily news reported that Brown was talking with the kicks new general manager Al Bianchi. Brown was quoted As calling the renewed talks a ludicrous yet last sunday he revealed Hal he shrouded the talks As a favor to the kicks. Al coached me and there was legitimate interest on his part Brown admitted but there were a necessary for induction. The veterans committee selected Dandridge. This Serene Village of 2,400 u ill swell by thousands Over the weekend As fans of the National pastime plier to witness the induction catch glimpses of some of the game s legends and see the Yankees and braves tangle on Field in the annual half of Fame game monday. When they say you arc now officially inducted into baseball s Hall of Fame,1 it s final said Williams who jokingly added "1 know they keep track of the will Tams the National league s Rookie of the year in 1961, was voted into the Hall in his sixth year on the ballot. The left handed hitting outfielder played 16 seasons with Chicago and two years with the Oakland athletics Fin Ishing his career with 426 Home runs and a .290 lifetime baiting average. It h id five seasons with 30 or More homers and five limes batted oct .300, including a league leading .333 in 1972. Williams held the National league re Cord for consecutive games with 1,117 until Steve Garvey broke the Mark in 194 3 in route to 1,207 straight games. The 49-year-old Williams now a Hatting coach with the cubs played at least 161 games for eight straight years. If i could write my own plaque i would want it to say Billy Williams for his consistency and durability in the major leagues " he said. Hunter who compiled a 2-4-166 re Cord in 15 years in the big leagues also Catfish Hunter left and Bill Willyum will Beoh Rinol sum wit wanted to be Miksh Rcd fur dedication to his profession i want them to Rome Mhor Jim Hunter As the Guy who Nociti out Uii pitched when Ever the manager Ivan led the to win wan Ioctl 10 May Mil there and Pilch throw strikes and not nor a excuses when he gae up Home runs did Hunter who Nowr played j in the minors. 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