Avery Johnson to OKC?

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Shake up the Thunder
Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti will give interim head coach Scott Brooks the job for the remainder of the season, with a chance to win it permanently. Presti fired P.J. Carlesimo following Friday's loss to New Orleans, which dropped the Thunder to 1-12. If things don't work out with Brooks, keep an eye on ex-Dallas coach Avery Johnson, who has Spurs ties with Presti and played juco ball in Oklahoma. With young standouts Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, and Russell Westbrook, plus $25 million available in free agency and two first-round picks, the Thunder job will be an attractive one next summer. "Our focus is on the immediate, and [Brooks] has my full support," said Presti, a Boston native.

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketb...so_far/?page=3

[timvp]

That'd be a pretty good fit. Watson and Westbrook seem like a combo that could handle AJ's rantings. Although if Durant is going to throw Carlesimo under the bus, I'm not sure he'd be able to handle a coach that will really try to push him.

Avery Johnson, who has Spurs ties with Presti

I'm not sure about that. By the time Presti came to San Antonio, I think AJ was gone.

[baseline bum]

AJ doesn't need whining es like he had in Dallas.

[Sissiborgo]

I don't think so...He is coaching a better team..

[Findog]

Avery's not going to get off the couch and throw away Cuban's $12 million to coach Methlahoma City.

[dirk4mvp]

So he'll go from the highest winning percentage because he inherited a very talented team to one of the worst if he takes over Durant & Friends.

[Obstructed_View]

If they tuned out PJ, they'll tune out AJ.

[exstatic]

Avery's not going to get off the couch and throw away Cuban's $12 million to coach Methlahoma City.

Bingo. They also probably won't pay him what Cuban is. Why downgrade your lifestyle in a down economy?

[Udokafan05]

I dont think avery would be good with such a young team. Needs veteran team that wants to play defense, just dont let it be the spurs

[Indazone]

Great replace a tyrant with another. They might as well get JVG to coach there.

[JamStone]

Paul Silas might be available. Or maybe John Lucas...

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Avery's not going to get off the couch and throw away Cuban's $12 million to coach Methlahoma City.

If they tuned out PJ, they'll tune out AJ.

Those.

[Spurtacus]

Eddie Jordan should coach OKC.

[ploto]

Eddie Jordan should coach OKC.

That is a good choice.

[Darrin]

Westbrook is fantastic. I think Durant's greatest accomplishment will be as rookie of the year. He's 10 years too late to be the volume-one-on-one-gun-slinger he is. As for Jeff Green, he looks like Kedrick Brown on a good day.