Avery Johnson To Coach Nets

Avery Johnson and his little person voice are going to the Nets this offseason and he will be taking over a very unique team. 1 because we don't know who is going to be on it. 2. New crazy Russian owner. 3. They have a good starting block in Brook Lopez and Devin Harris.

Avery I think got prematurely let go in Dallas and is a solid coach. He bugs me as a person, but it has nothing to do with his coaching ability. This will be a good fit if the Nets can wrangle a couple of good players in the offseason and hit the nail on the head with their high draft pick.

Avery Johnson Turns Down Grizzlies

"Avery Johnson has turned down the chance to make a swift return to an NBA bench with the Memphis Grizzlies. NBA coaching sources told ESPN.com on Friday that the former Dallas Mavericks coach was offered a five-year contract by the Grizzlies to replace Marc Iavaroni, who was fired late Thursday after 1½ seasons in Memphis (ESPN)."

I think this is a smart move by Avery Johnson. The Grizzlies are terrible, and I don't think they are going to resemble a good team for a long time, and I don't know if they have the patience the Celtics had to get better (as DP wrote about before). He is better off waiting, because as we have seen, the life span of a coach in the NBA is very short, and there will be a much better job opening down the road.

Avery Johnson Gone

Avery Johnson is out as the Dallas coach after another first round defeat. Avery finished Dallas with a 194-70 record, and made the championships in 05, when he lost to the Heat in the finals. In my opinion, Avery should have been out as coach last year when they were upset by Golden State in the first round. (Oh yea, they were a 1 seed and Golden State was an 8 seed) Maybe a change of coach can get the Mavs over the hump or maybe it's time to get rid of Dirk, sure he is an Elite player but hasn't proved he can handle pressure and finesse 7 footers don't do it for me.