Pirates try to snap skid

ECU's B.J. Tyson dunks during a game against SMU on Jan. 13, 2016. (Joe Pellegrino/The Daily Reflector)SMU basketball coach Larry Brown can be called many things, and East Carolina’s hoops team hopes fortune teller can be added to that list.

After Brown’s Mustangs blew by ECU 79-55 in Minges Coliseum on Wednesday, Brown spoke about the Pirates’ future, and he seems to think it is bright.

“I really believe this team’s going to be a lot better in about three weeks,” said Brown, a Hall of Fame member who is the only coach to win an NBA and an NCAA championship. “I saw them play (California on Nov. 20) — and, I mean, Cal is tremendous — and they battled Cal. (The Pirates) need a signature win to…