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Larry Brown has stepped down as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, the team announced Wednesday. Hours later, the team named former Charlotte Hornets coach Paul Silas as interim coach.After going 44-38 last season and falling to Orlando in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, the Bobcats struggled to a 9-19 start this season that sparked what is being deemed a mutual decision between Brown and Charlotte chairman and CEO Michael Jordan.
"The team has clearly not lived up to either of our expectations and we both agreed that a change was necessary," Jordan said in the team's release. "This was a difficult decision for both of us, but one that needed to be made. I want to thank Larry for everything he has done for our team. He has played a key role in this organization's development including coaching us to our first-ever playoff appearance last season."
Brown will "continue to be a valuable advisor" to Jordan regarding the team, he added.
A source close to the Bobcats said Brown's entire coaching staff was let go, and that the infamously-nomadic Brown, who was owed a combined $7 million on a contract that runs through next season, is on the lookout for a head coaching job again and is not interested in retiring.
Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/12/22/larry-brown-resigns-as-bobcats-coach/
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