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Pistons' chance to win sways new coach Larry Brown.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Perry A. Farrell
DETROIT _ In the end, the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals within the next couple of years convinced Larry Brown that the fastest route would be through Detroit and not Washington, the Los Angeles Clippers or Houston.
Brown, 62, will make the Pistons the next stop on his winding road Monday day when the team introduces him at a 2 p.m. news conference, a source within the organization told the Detroit Free Press.
Brown, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, was the NBA coach of the year in 2001 as he led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals. He is expected to coach the U.S. men's national team at the Olympic qualifying tournament this summer in Puerto Rico.
Brown's brother, Herb, coached the Pistons in 1976-1978, but the expectations are far greater now than they were back then.
When Joe Dumars took over as president of basketball operations in 2000, he wanted to put the organization in a position where it could attract one of the best coaches in the league, and he has done that in hiring Brown. He's considered one of the league's best turnaround artist and ranks with Pat Riley and Phil Jackson among the best bench coaches in the league.
Brown's deal is for five years at $5 million per season, and it will be interesting to see how long he stays. The Wizards reportedly offered him $7 million a year plus general managership duties, but the veteran coach wanted a chance to win now. And the Pistons, the two-time defending Central Division champions, advanced to the Eastern Conference finals this year after beating Brown's 76ers in the second round. Brown then resigned from the Philadelphia job after six seasons.
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