If this all sounds familiar 

If this all sounds familiar

If this all sounds familiar, it is. Here's what Larry Brown said before his buyout with the Pistons was announced compared to what his camp is saying now:

July 6, 2005: 'I just want to get well and coach the Pistons. I've been saying that for a long time, but nobody seems to believe me. I don't know what else I can say.'

July 14. 2005: 'I'm confident I'll be back, but you never know. Whatever happens will be for the best of the franchise, and that's the important thing.'

Yesterday: Brown's agent says: 'At this point and time Larry is the coach of the Knicks until we are told otherwise. He's ready, willing and able to be the coach of the Knicks. He wants to overcome the horrendous season they had and help turn the team around.'