Larrypalooza Tour to Make Stop in NYC

So…reports are coming in from multiple sources (probably all regurgitating the same original source) that the NBA’s version of Kane is coming to New York, that tumbleweed-ridden hollow of playoff basketball and teach a little defensive kung fu to the woebegotten citizens of Knickerbocker Gulch.

To be clear, I am very skeptical of the NBA’a most well traveled coach benefiting the Knicks. A great coach, to be sure, but Larry Brown (by his own admission) has both health and age concerns. Aside from those concerns, Larry Brown has never stayed in one place very long, usually getting out when he realizes that he can take the team no farther toward success than he has already. So, my question is, how far can Larry Brown take the Knicks? In my opinion, he could get them back to respectability and perhaps deep into the playoffs. However, can he do it in only the 2-3 years he is likely to be there before he leaves to walk the earth again. The Knicks are mostly a young, athletic team with some veterans with soon to be expired contracts. Larry Brown has shown a reluctance to play young players. These players need to be developed for the long-term health of the team. So, what happens when Kane gets the Knicks to Eastern Conference Final in 2-3 yrs out of a weak Atlantic Division that couldn’t outmuscle Stephen Hawking for a copy of Naughty Nurses. If they win, they will mostly likely get bounced by a Western Conference team in the Finals. Then, he leaves and the Knicks are looking for another coach to maintain or surpass what Brown accomplished in his short time at the Garden. Most Knick fans, it seems, are excited by this move and it will certainly help the team win now which is always the immediate end in NY. However, what happens when Larry Brown leaves to go God knows where. I suppose the Knicks can hire another series of interim stiffs until another coaching great becomes available and the team and its players can flounder until then.