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A friend of mine with connections to the Mavs organization wanted me to pass this along. I won't say who he is, so you can take it however you like, but I promise you that it's a legitimate side of the story.
-monosylab1k
Avery Johnson is a tyrant. He's mean. He's controlling. He treats others like . And he will NEVER rejoin the San Antonio Spurs in any capacity.
Behind the scenes, Avery Johnson yells and demeans his players any chance he gets. He thinks he knows how to run a team, thanks to his time under Popovich and the Spurs. But the truth is - he didn't pick up a damn thing in all his time in the silver and black. And to go even further than that - Popovich wouldn't have him anywhere near his sideline or his players. Tim Duncan dislikes Avery and wouldn't play under him. The jersey retirement ceremony? That was a concession by Popovich as a way to say "Thanks for all you've done. The line ends here and this is as close to this organization that you'll ever get". Spurs fans may not want to believe this, but it's the truth. You'll never see Avery roaming the sidelines for your beloved team thanks to his inability to treat people as human beings, opting to yell and insult rather than teach and motivate. Popovich doesn't believe in his abilities as a coach.
His grating style worn thin very quickly in Dallas. How would anyone want to play under a coach that would spend most of practice yelling aimlessly at his players, like some crazed lunatic? The casual observer would see Avery as some nice, respectful, easy to love coach with a heart of gold. But that couldn't be further from the truth. He cared for his players - we'll give him that much. But they refused to play under his regime any longer and, as we saw, tuned him out very quickly.
He's a control freak and a menace. I feel for any team that would buy into his bull and hire him on as their head coach. You'll see something of an immediate "spark", but quickly see the life and the will sucked out of his players as they start to question their own talent and, eventually, those that are supposed to be leading them.
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cry me a river dallas fans
, I didn't need an "insider" to tell me that. (Although I do appreciate the info, Mono.) This is the same guy who once told David Robinson that Jesus hated him because he didn't make the most of his God-given talent. Sounds like the same dude to me...
I don't think it was intended to garner sympathy.
Avery is an asshole.
Cuban is a whiny little .
Josh Howard is a pothead.
Kidd can't shoot the ball.
Any more insightful, earth-shattering, inside news your friends wants to share with the public?
Guess you skipped over the part where Popovich wouldn't have him in San Antonio.
How about GTFO.
Nope. Read that part and wasn't shocked by it.
*pretends to be shocked*
Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe yourself.
I was asked to pass it along, and I did. No need to be a ing prick.
Last edited by monosylab1k; 05-02-2008 at 04:37 PM.
I don't follow Avery or the Mavs closely, but it's not a stretch for me to think Avery could be brutal to work for. The "little general" nickname from his Spurs days implies ordering people around. For whatever reason I never took the nickname to be a term of endearment, I always thought it was a telling name.
I have respect for Avery, he was critical to the Spurs' first le. Anyone that gets to be a head coach in this league garners some level of respect from me, it's not an easy job. But I don't particularly care for what I see of his personality.
Since when did mono befriend whottt? And uh yeah your "friend" is full of ish. Before AJ was hired as an assistant coach for the Mavs, he was offered an assistant coaching job with the Spurs. He decided on Dallas because Nellie promised him a head coaching job within a couple years.
Either your "friend" doesn't know what he's talking about or your "friend" doesn't exist.
If they had won the finals in 06, had they advanced past the first round of the playoffs in the past two years, maybe the players and fans would accept Avery being a hardliner.
Pop yells at the Spurs, but they deal with it (because he's right most of the time).
Because nothing changes in 3 and a half years, right?
Pop also knows when to stop, shut the up, and let them play basketball. Avery still hasn't learned that.
I could easily see where Avery being a hardass like Pop ends up coming up as an asshole because he doesn't have the swager to pull it off
I tend to think dirk wanted aj gone
after gs knocked out dallas
aj tried to get rid of dirk and dirk never ever trusted aj again
You're right. My fault. I'll try to be more like you next time.
Wait...
We know.
And I know.
"Tom Gugliotta is a SUPERSTAR!"
Avery Johnson is a piece of , this punk couldn't come up with any strategy to Help his team when Dirk was double and triple teamed in the finals and vs GS. Then the punk tried to trade Dirk, his trade plans failed but when Dirk became the franchise all time scoring leader the punk tried to take the credit. He should have been fired after the GS debacle, that guy is the reason why Dirk doesn't have a ring or 2 rings as a matter of fact. If Dirk had a real coach these past two years he would have at least 1 ring.
Dallas fans should be ing happy they don't have that piece of anymore and he better not even think about coming to the Atl.
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