Philadelphia 76ers Coach Brett Brown brings more than development

Never take a play off

The fact is that the Philadelphia 76ers were learning how to win when they were losing… in streaks.  In fact, one of the calling cards of the Philadelphia 76ers throughout the previous seasons was their tenacity until the final buzzer. That did not just “come” to the  players. The team is young, and patched together by tryouts and more recently free agents for limited terms. That tenacity came from Coach Brown.

Tenacity is not something he fakes.

No other NBA coach does more with less

Brett Brown is not just reading from a teleprompter to aid the ticket sales. He has coached for years, and knows the secret formula for success in a blue collar city. Become family. Play hard, even in a loss. And now that he has a team which many scoffed at last season into position for a possible top-four seed in the NBA playoffs? Crickets. Noone gives Brown his due. By rights, this is a head coach who is most deserving of the NBA Coach of the Year award.

This team is not rostered with top NBA names. In fact, must of the season the team has been working with fewer than 12 healthy players. Still, this team is working towards a solid post-season appearance. While casual fans call for a coaching change at each Sixers loss, most fans who follow the team understand the challenges of this roster this season. Without Markelle Fultz, Furkan Korkmaz, and an empty roster spot for much of the season, Brown had far fewer options for his rotations.  Nobody factors that in when voting for the best coach of the NBA. But they should. If they did, Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown would be Coach of the Year for sure. And that accomplishment would signify, once and for all, that he does far more than just developing young NBA talent.