There is no doubt that controversy appears to follow current Pistons coach Larry Brown.  Just as was the case almost yearly at Philadelphia, no one knows what he plans to do these days in Detroit.

Is he in or out?  The decision may not be in his hands any longer, and if he doesn't coach in Detroit he may not coach anywhere.

Frank Isola of the New York Daily News writes that since April Brown has been Isiah Thomas' top choice as the next Knicks head coach, and he could be available if the Pistons sever ties with their Hall of Fame coach.

Brown is scheduled to meet with the Detroit Pistons to discuss his future today, with several league sources believing that the Pistons no longer want Brown.

"I think he's out," said a person familiar with the Pistons' thinking. "They don't like that he met with Cleveland and that he's talked about the Knicks. It may not happen today but that's where it is headed."

But those same sources doubt that Pistons owner William Davidson and president Joe Dumars will allow a coach as valuable as Brown to simply run off and join the Knicks.

Brown, who played golf yesterday in the Hamptons, told the the Daily News on Monday, "I'd doubt they'd let me coach anywhere else."