HOUSTON -- Houston Rockets owner Les Alexander and general manager Carroll Dawson continued their coaching search Tuesday by dining with Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown and his wife in New York.

"It went very well, we talked a lot of basketball and exchanged ideas,'' Dawson told The Associated Press by telephone late Tuesday. "We're just in the second day of this process and he just resigned yesterday, but it was a good get-together. It was enlightening to us all.''

Brown, who resigned Monday after six years as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, was the third coach interviewed by Dawson and Alexander in their search to replace Rudy Tomjanovich, who stepped down last week after 12 seasons as head coach.

"I don't think he's (Brown) ready to say what he's going to do and we're not ready make that decision,'' Dawson said. "We didn't get into that. There's a lot of people out there looking for coaches.''

The Houston Chronicle cited unidentified sources in a story in its online edition as saying Alexander had not decided going into Tuesday's interview in New York that Brown was his favorite to succeed Tomjanovich and he also was considering Mike Dunleavy and Jeff Van Gundy, whom Alexander and Dawson met Monday.

Brown's agent, Joe Glass, told Houston television station KRIV that Brown said the meeting went well. "He said they exchanged ideas back and forth and both parties said they are going to keep in touch,'' Glass said.

Brown, has not targeted the Rockets or any of the teams that have contacted him, Chronicle sources close to Brown said, adding that Brown genuinely was interested in coaching the Los Angeles Clippers.

Brown enjoyed his stints in Los Angeles with the Clippers and might consider his next coaching job his last stop, the newspaper said. Brown often has said he would eventually like to settle down in either Los Angeles or Denver.

Although no other interviews were scheduled, the Rockets planned to continue considering other candidates, the newspaper's sources said.

"We interviewed two coaches yesterday and we're getting a lot of attention, but I don't think there is a great rush,'' Dawson told The Associated Press earlier Tuesday. "It's a move to get the right guy and I think it's very important to this team that we get the right man.

"This is one of those years when there are lots of coaches available,'' Dawson added.

Tomjanovich last week stepped down after 12 seasons as coach.

Brown left the 76ers after six seasons as coach. He has compiled the seventh-most wins in NBA history in stints with the Nuggets, Clippers, Spurs, Nets, Pacers and 76ers.

Brown said he thought the 76ers needed new direction but he had not lost his passion for coaching and intended to return next season.

Dawson said he would meet with Alexander on Wednesday to decide the next move in their search.