Mike Brown is already starting to look different, isn't he?
Just standing there with the sheen of Golden State greatness on him, piling up nothing but victories in this playoff season…and now in position to defeat LeBron James in the title round after being stigmatized as the only coach other than David Blatt with whom a mature LeBron hasn't won.
The company we keep is so central to both confidence and image, and Brown's stature is changing each day he holds this temporary authority as the Warriors' head coach. How easily the line can blur between the idea that someone is "the great Warriors' coach" as opposed to "the Warriors' great coach.