Goodnight, Sam Vincent / Hello, Larry Brown?

Hey look, Charlotte rookie coach Sam Vincent got fired this morning ... a few hours after the Charlotte Observer published a rumor coaching legend Larry Brown was interested in the job, and only a couple days after Brown resigned his executive post with the 76ers. How about that?

The Observer reported that Charlotte had requested biographical information on Brown from Philadelphia earlier this week ... which is really weird, actually. Did they need to check LB's zodiac sign in order to make sure he'd be compatible with Emeka Okafor? Hey MJ, we have this thing called Wikipedia now. It's not an academic source, but it's cool for figuring out stuff like birthdays.

Most considered the Vincent hire another MJ crony bid, one which flew out of nowhere and was not likely to end well. Even a month ago, Vincent's eventual visit to the gallows was called an "inevitability" by ESPN.com's Marc Stein. The interesting part, though: Brown lobbied for the Charlotte job last year. Jordan didn't give him much of a gander (no one did); did MJ realize his mistake? Was Vincent so bad the Cats wouldn't touch another first-time head coach? Will Memphis suddenly get itchy with Marc Iavaroni if they see Brown disappearing from the cupboard? (Not likely, but it's fun to project the domino effect.)