Plum Crazy

His coaching travels have probably racked up enough frequent flyer points for a trip to the outer regions of the solar system. Yet Larry Brown, a Brooklyn native, seems ready to come home. In an interview, he said coaching the Knicks has always been his "dream", and basketball fans all know that hiring Brown would be a dream for the Knicks, who have been wandering the desert for more than 30 years.

The only catch I see in this marriage is how Brown, a former point guard who only trusts players like Eric Snow or Chucky Atkins at the position, gets along with shooter Stephon Marbury. Nonetheless, here's hoping that the Knicks and Pistons can work out a trade, even if it's swapping the rights to whomever the Knicks select in the first round of the draft. The Patriots gave up a raft load of picks for the Albert Einstein of football, and it's worked out swimmingly.