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"The league is getting younger and younger," [John MacLeod] says. "You're seeing more teenagers coming in now, and you need someone to teach these kids. You can't treat them like you maybe treated players in the past. They're kids, they need to be taught what the NBA is all about. You have to be patient with them, let them grow up a little bit. Who better to teach them than veteran coaches who have been around this league for a long time?"
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Everyone Old Is New Again
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* Perhaps Larry Brown whines too much, but he should be commended for defending friend and protege Byron Scott, who was fired by the Nets during the season. Most coaches don't defend their brethren because they are afraid to tick off G.M.s who might someday offer them a job. Brown has job securit...See the full content of this document
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