Doc Rivers going back to the Celtics, Larry Brown would take Nets job in a heartbeat

A Brooklyn native and current head coach of SMU, Brown–if pursued by the Nets for their head-coaching vacancy–would certainly be hard-pressed to turn it down

Just some more notes and news tidbits on the Brooklyn Nets' head-coaching search:

I mentioned Doc Rivers as a possible candidate for the Nets a little over a week ago, but the current Celtics coach looks to be returning to Boston for at least another season as GM Danny Ainge confirmed on Thursday. With the older Celtics team in a state of flux, Rivers jumping ship to a more talented and higher-potential Nets team four hours south of Boston would be a reasonable possibility, but one that Billy King didn't necessary appear to be open towards. Cross a name off the list.
 

But as Rivers has been eliminated for the Nets, a new candidate has come into the forefront: Brooklyn's own, Larry Brown. The 72-year-old has had a long and storied career as an ABA player and NCAA, ABA, and NBA coach, even manning the New Jersey Nets for a few years in the 80s. Winning a NCAA championship with the Kansas Jayhawks and NBA title with the Bad Boy Pistons, Brown is a surefire Hall-of-Famer who is now coaching Southern Methodist University (SMU) down in Texas as he winds down his bastketball career.

In a live chat, Dallas Morning News sportswriter Kevin Sherrington noted that Brown would be extremely open to the Nets head-coaching position if the Nets offered it, as he clearly would love the chance to coach the team that now plays in his native borough. But Brooklyn hasn't made an offer yet, and any decision/move is far from happening. Still, the intrigue of having a Brooklyn-born coach take the helm of the Nets–especially one with Brown's credentials–is something that the team's front-office has to be considering seriously, even if he doesn't end up with the job.