Tag: Scott Brooks

It has brought to the forefront a …

It has brought to the forefront a years-long internet joke, that Jordan and other stars of yesteryear wouldn’t make it today because back then they were going up against ‘plumbers and electricians.’ Brooks might be lumped into that category by those snarky online trolls. “Oh my god. That’s funny,” he told NBC Sports Washington, with a tone that suggested it may not entirely be funny. “[Jordan] would dominate any era. I don’t know how basketball is going to be played 100 years from now, but he would still dominate it.”

Brooks remembers many of his on and …

Brooks remembers many of his on and off-court interactions with Jordan. He can recall the first time he ever guarded him. “I remember it almost like it was in slow motion. I said ‘I cannot believe I’m guarding Michael Jordan,’” Brooks said. Brooks said he got that same feeling when he faced up Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. And now looking back, those experiences seem surreal.

Brooks is back home in California …

Brooks is back home in California living with his wife and two kids and he thinks the documentary will back up a lot of what Brooks has told Chance over the years. “I’m looking forward to it. It’s going to be really interesting for my son to watch it. He has seen highlights and everything and he’s heard me talk about Jordan. But he’s going to be able to see all these great players talk about him and talk about one of the greatest players ever to play the game. I’m looking forward to it just like everybody else is,” Brooks said.

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Brooks is an interesting candidate for …

Brooks is an interesting candidate for replacement. He has one more year on his deal, which is pricey by non-elite coaching standards. He’s in his fourth season, and things are pretty bad. But he’s managed to stay above the fray and it seems like the players — including Bradley Beal — still like him. And the situation with his boss, Tommy Sheppard, is a little weird: Sheppard is newly in the role of front office head honcho, but Sheppard was in the front office when Brooks was hired and one assumes they have worked together a lot. So this might not quite be a “new GM, new coach” situation like we’ll see in Chicago.

“I have an organization who basically …

“I have an organization who basically gave me the keys,” Beal said. “‘We’re going to build around you. We’re going to get guys around like’ – if I go anywhere else, granted, it may be a good team, but I would be a piece. Who knows if my role would be the same? My role here is, I love what it is. I love [Scott] Brooks. I love what we have. I love our young guys. I think the fact that we actually have guys that are committed to getting better.”

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