Dallas Observer: Larry Brown just can't stop

[PonyPride]

Larry Brown Just Can't Stop
The remaking of SMU basketball with the game's most persistent coach.

By David Hopkins Thursday, Mar 14 2013

Dump trucks, upended concrete, chain-link fencing and security tape block every logical path to the Crum Basketball Center, making it nearly impossible to penetrate SMU's practice facility. The university is remodeling nearby Moody Coliseum, where the Mustangs play their games; soon the musty building will be transformed into a shiny arena worthy of the school's moneyed reputation. It's hard not to see the construction as some overwrought metaphor: SMU is changing. But on this mid-December morning, there's still a lot of work left to do.

The program has long been mired in mediocrity, with only 10 NCAA tournament appearances in its long history and none in the last two decades. A mere 10 SMU alumni have gone on to play professional basketball. Demons like these can be exorcised with new buildings, new conferences and new coaches. By next season's opening tip, the Mustangs will have all three.

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[Tx_Mustang10]

That is the insight on LB and his style that I have been waiting for. Just five months until SMU football season begins, and that'll lead into a successful basketball season, led by Coach Brown! Now I just need to wait out the down months and find a job back in Texas so I can watch it all happen.

Thanks for posting the article, and Pony Up b/c we'll be back next year!!

[shadowman]

Be sure and pick up this issue of the Observer, this artlicle is actually the feature article of the whole issue, three pages with color pictures. 9 times out of 10, the feature story is also on the cover, but the Observer decided to go with a cartoon snoop dogg colored green in honor of his St. Patrick's Day parade performance.

Very nice article, well written and very insightful. Nice Job Observer!!!!