Sport's Illustrated's Ian Thomsen has an eye-opening look at some of the behind the scenes actions of Piston's coach Larry Brown during the 2005 NBA Playoffs. With lines like "An unimpeachable source within the Pistons maintains that Brown's shenanigans cost him his ability to motivate his players on a personal level," you have to agree with Thomsen's conclusion that "In the next two weeks news will break that Brown is leaving the Pistons. The divorce is being held up in part because owner Bill Davidson is personally offended by the idea of paying Brown to leave, essentially rewarding him for his bad behavior, and setting him free to land with the Knicks."

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