French National Team Interested in Larry Brown

A French basketball website (yes, there is such a thing) called BasketNews is reporting that the French basketball federation (FFBB) has contacted Larry Brown about becoming the next head coach of France’s national team.

Yvan Mainini, the president of the FFBB, would not confirm this information and gave no comment. The federation will announce its selection for the head coaching position on March 4th. Prior to this Larry Brown rumor, the odds-on favorite for the gig was Vincent Collet, the head coach of the great French club, ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne.

If France is thinking about cherry-picking an NBA coach, Larry certainly would seem to be a likely choice. He has two joueurs de basket-ball Francais on his Bobcats squad, Boris Diaw and Alexis Ajinca. And, Lord knows, the man loves to travel. [Ed. note: And possesses the proper fashion sense, as evidenced by that photo.]

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