Larry Brown slept here. And there. And there. And there.

The Merchant Marines haven't been to as many ports of call as Brown, now free once again after putting Philadelphia in his rearview mirror.

What they remember from his days with the Spurs is that Brown was usually the smartest guy in the room when it comes to talking basketball. Which he does. Incessantly and authoritatively. Ad nauseam, if you ask some.

Is it accurate to label anybody a genius for merely figuring out ways to get a ball to go through a hoop?