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ummm, FTW? is that fort worth?
He lives in FTW, so it might be a fit of convenience.
ummm, FTW? is that fort worth?
Carlisle is another coach with a fixed lifespan, as he is a bit of a red-ass. However, he tends to keep his teams together and focused longer than Brown or JVG. Like Larry Brown and JVG, once he loses a team, forget it. The Pacers may have been a special cir stance, but he does have a history of wearing out his welcome. I could see him working out for a four-year plan, let's say.
I would be a liar if I claimed to know much about Dunleavy. I've never watched his teams, and he has had some crappy ones, from a personnel standpoint.
You don't want LB (taken anyway) or JVG. Either of these guys would be great for turning a trainwreck into something respectable, but that's their lifespan with a team. Dallas isn't that hard up; trust me.
I know this sounds crazy (and he's not available), but someone like Mike Brown* would be ideal. From what I can tell, Brown lets his players do what they want on offense so long as they play defense. (I realize that is an oversimplification, but roll with me here.) This team needs an injection of new blood and some fun. I get the feeling the Mavericks hate showing up to work some nights. I never saw the point in bringing in a raftload of veterans, just to micromanage them.
* Just for the record, I don't think Mike Brown is a great coach, but he is the only example I could think of with that style.
On the radio there's some talk that one of the reasons Del Harris left the bench was because of friction with Avery. Anybody heard anything else about this? They always seemed to work well together, so I don't know.
it can also stand for "FOR THE WIN!"
btw Avery foolishly burned another bridge in Dallas - Norm Hitzges has always been a huge Avery ass kisser, they had their weekly show together, and this week Avery promised twice to appear on Norm's show but stood him up both times. Meanwhile, he appeared with Randy Galloway (who he reportedly was in collusion with regarding releasing news stories of his upcoming departure).
Well after stiffing Norm twice, Norm went on the freaking warpath against Avery today, and I bet he'll continue to do so. Avery had the most respected man in Dallas sports radio history on his side, and he just pissed him off big time. Big mistake.
http://www.dallasbasketball.com/fullColumn.php?id=424
an interestin read for Mav fans... your choice to read and believe or disregard. but i found it worthwhile....
quoted from the article:
DEL’S DEPARTURE: You first read about Del Harris’ semi-retirement a year ago in this space. Now know this: Del sits in a luxury suite at Mavs games and serves as a consultant to the owner in large part because Avery forcefully decided he no longer needed the once-valued guidance of the man the inexperienced coach used to refer to as “Professor.’’
If Norm suddenly starts saying something different just because he got stood up, then it sounds like he wasn't worthy of all that respect in the first place.
That's what I've thought for a while. I remember reading a few things before Del left about him and Avery having some disagreements about the team, but I never thought it was that big of a deal until Del decided to take the year off. I think he just grew tired of not being listened to and didn't see any point in sticking around.
Do you understand the concept of editorial journalism?
Norm is only a legend of Dallas sports radio - that's all. Certainly more deserving of respect than Grandpa Urine.
What Avery did was on par with skipping an interview with Schaap so you can do one instead with Jim Rome.
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He is saying Avery was not deserving of that respect in the first place.
Yes, and it isn't to get butt-hurt because someone stands you up and suddenly go 180 with your opinions because you are angry.
This has nothing to do with who I like more; I was probably listening to Norm on KLIF before you were a Mavericks fan. What I'm saying is that if Norm has something different to say about AJ now that he feels personally slighted then it's highly unprofessional, and maybe someone who does that isn't really worthy of the respect that he didn't get from AJ in the first place.
I know you little vultures are giddy that anyone s on AJ so you can perpetuate the myth that he's the reason the team continues to choke, but if what's been reported in this thread is correct, then Norm was only too happy to sacrifice his integrity by throwing AJ to the wolves to satisfy a personal agenda, and it's shameful.
Nope, I'm talking about Norm. If what everyone is saying about AJ is true, then he isn't terribly honorable either. But I actually hold Hitzges to a higher standard.
Please. Galloway got Avery because he called him directly. Avery could have said no to him as well. Just goes to show who has more pull in the Metroplex, regardless of any stupid namecalling. What makes anyone think Norm deserves more respect than Galloway?
I understand why you "have" to take this stance, but come on.
The collusion going on between Avery and Grandpa Urine is pretty well do ented. That's the only reason Avery would give him the time of day is because he shoved his nose so far up Avery's ass, promising to do his bidding.
Norm was reasonable and acted as a friend to Avery. He is a notorious ass kisser to all the coaches in Dallas but he's always still fair about it. I don't like everything about Norm, but he's far more respectable and has quite a bit more credibility than that drunken dumbass Galloway.
How was Galloway's live NFL draft coverage? Whoops.
I don't want to turn this into another ESPN Radio vs. The Ticket smack fest, because there's positives and negatives about both stations. But let's not go saying foolish things like Galloway being more respected than Norm Hitzges.
How was Norm's phonecall from the President, congratulating him on his 5000th show?
Respect or not, he clearly has more pull and influence than Norm. But it's not even a compe ion between them - they're good friends with each other in the first place.
His Grandpa Urine love probably explains this.
I guess if Norm wanted to get into collusion with coaches, promising to release stories for them, he might have the same pull.
The only thing positive I can say about Galloway is that he's 1000000000000x better than The Hardline. And that's not saying much at all.
Way too late, then. I don't give a about Norm's personal feelings of en lement. If he lashed out in reaction to losing a scoop, then he's a piece of , pure and simple. It pains me to say that, but it's the truth. I could care less about either station or their respective positions on the issues.
You keep using this word collusion. That's a Mike Fisher creation. Avery and Galloway became great friends by working charity events together and kept in touch with him throughout the season. Does anyone think this is the first time he's become friends with a head coach? Bobby Valentine, Jimmy Johnson, Nelly, etc. How is it 'collusion' by being a friend of the guy off the court and gaining his trust in a way where you'd get the first interview after his firing? Sounds like Norm has the redass.
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