Larry Brown to Charlotte?

Larry Brown is now on the market.

He stepped down as Vice President of the Philadelphia 76ers this week. This comes as a surprise to me for a few reasons. Those same Sixers are in the middle of a first round playoff series with heavy weight Detroit and the series is even at one game a piece. It seems like an awkward time to resign from an organization that is making its way up out of the cellar, where it has been since Allen Iverson left. 

Could it mean he is in talks with another team about another job?

Maybe. I do not believe Larry Brown would resign as the Vice President of the 76ers unless he had an idea of where he was going. Just last week Brown said that there is a chance that he would be back in coaching either in college or the NBA. There are not many coaching jobs available in the NBA and as far as I can tell, not many coaches on the hot seat either. The Knicks are looking for a new coach but we all know how that went the first time around. Plus, I am not even sure anyone would willing coach that team right now. 

One coach that is on the hot seat is first year coach Sam Vincent with the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bobcats finished with 32 wins in a season which the playoffs were expected. If vincent is dropped I do not think there would be much surprise even though he was not the only factor that contributed to the disappointing season. Brown has connections here as well. He was once the coach of the Carolina Cougars ABA team which played in Charlotte as well as other North Carolina towns from 1969-1974. He attended the University of North Carolina as well, and we all know a certain Tarheel that runs the Bobcats. Yes, that guy named Jordan. Brown's mother also lives in Charlotte and he has a home in town. 

Another possible scenario could be Stanford for Brown.

No word has yet been said about why Brown ditched Philadelphia or where he may end up, but it is an interesting scenario to think about.