1.  Brown had lunch with Clippers owner Donald Sterling this month and when presented with a list of possible coaches, pushed for Gentry.

2.  Especially when the best possible coach is already on the franchise payroll.

3.  First, as John Havlicek said, he got the best possible coach for the Celtics.

4.  He can never be fully disregarded as a legitimate candidate, especially if USC starts scrambling for possible coaches.

5.  He let it be known to owner Bob Kraft that, in his mind, the best possible coach would be . . . Bill Belichick.

6.  Breitner was finished as possible national coach.

7.  Heynckes has also been mentioned as a possible coach for another troubled team, the German national team.