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Brown in constant touch with Colangelo, loves it

NEW YORK -- It didn’t take long for coach Brett Brown to develop a solid relationship with Jerry Colangelo after the 76ers introduced Colangelo on Monday as their chairman of basketball operations.

Brown, the team’s third-year coach, said Thursday he communicates "all the time" with the Hall of Famer.

"I think for me to be able to call upon somebody like him and say, `What do you think of that?' is a priceless sounding board for me," Brown said. "I love it. I respect his history.

“When answers come out, you immediately respect the history of which that opinion was formed.