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Larry Brown: Sixers Rated Pierce Higher, But "Promised" To Select Hughes

Larry Brown, ladies and gentlemen!

Larry Brown has done a pretty horrific job endearing himself to Sixers fans over the past year. One of the more revered coaches in the team's history, Brown has repeatedly ripped the organization for their team building tactics, then made sure to let everyone know that the Sixers reached out to him about former SMU recruit Emmanuel Mudiay, like he's some sort of draft consultant.

If he hadn't already alienated himself in Philadelphia, then he certainly did it today. The 74-year-old apparently opted to try and cleanse his soul of basketball sins by telling 97.