Bobcats best shooters Brown has coached?

   Larry Brown says the Charlotte Bobcats might be the best jump-shooting team he’s coached.

    Whoa! Didn’t see that one coming.

What Brown said makes a lot more sense when placed in context. He’s not saying any individual shooter on this team is as good as, say, former Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller. Right or wrong, he’s saying there’s a wealth of jump-shooters on this team who you can trust to hit a basket.

    He ticked off Jason Richardson, Matt Carroll, Adam Morrison and D.J. Augustin as those guys, then added Raymond Felton and Sean May as improved shooters.

    Of the eight other NBA franchises on Brown’s resume, he said only the Detroit Pistons had similar depth as far as guys who could drain a J.

    Again, back to the context: Brown always prefers to coach a team that thinks drive and post-up first. The advantages of attacking the rim – increased field-goal percentage, increased trips to the foul line – are always in the back of his mind.

    But he said Friday a coach sometimes must adapt to what his team does best. So while he’ll encourage Richardson, Carroll and Augustin to drive, he won’t inhibit their ability to make 3-pointers.

    Still, I’ll be curious whether Brown still holds this opinion at mid-season. It’s a lot easier to make a jump shot in an empty gym, guarded by your teammates, than it is in San Antonio with Bruce Bowen draped all over you.