Mike Brown, the man filling in for Warriors coach Steve Kerr, strikes everyone as one of the nicest people in the world. That doesn’t mean he blithely shrugs off a crisis or a setback. On Tuesday morning’s conference call with ABC broadcasters Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, it was made clear that Brown — twice fired by the Cleveland Cavaliers — harbors a simmering fury.
“I think it’s going to be fascinating to see how often Mike Brown praises Cleveland management and ownership for the great job they did,” Van Gundy said, “while behind the scenes wanting to bust their ass after firing him (the second time) after just one year.