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And people say Dirk didn't deserve the 2007 MVP after leading a team with scrubs and AJ as their coach to 67-15.
Why are the Nets getting hated on for this? Avery is a terrible coach who only knows how to call isos on offense and routinely loses his locker room, tbh.... it's a miracle he even got another job after the way things ended in Dallas...
Brooklyn should look to trade Deron "Baron Davis 2.0" Williams next, imho....
And people say Dirk didn't deserve the 2007 MVP after leading a team with scrubs and AJ as their coach to 67-15.
Thank You, for asking why Nets getting hated on this, no one seemed to hate Lakers that much when they fired Mike Brown after 5 games. Avery isn't that bad of a coach, but there was starting to be a problem with the team and the coach is the first to go
There wasn't much fuss over Mike Brown getting fired because it was coming so no surprise there.
There is a difference in doing a bad job from the get go and being a decent coach to the extent that you get your team several games over .500 then getting fired when your team struggles.
I just think its funny that Nets figureheads think they can do better with another coach at this point in the season. No amount of new coaches will fix what's wrong with that team.
Deron "coach killer" Williams
Who's next? What's Nate McMillan doing?
Mike Brown?
Any other black coaches available?
Does Kenny Smith want to coach?
I didn't like what Avery was doing over there. There was no offensive fluidity and the iso to play ratio was inappropriate.
come back home, aj
Being what? A cheerleader?
uhh no, assistant coach of course.
Next coach, wont help them.
Nets sucks. Deron sucks, but only this season. Lopez, Johnson suck overall. Wallace isnt anwser for anything. They thought they can spend money,picks on high paid guys and have a good team right away. No, you surely cannot have it. And being Knicks little neighbour you dont have Stern protection when it is needed.
Avery wasn't really a surpirse firing if you actually watched the last couple of games. I for one don't think Avery was all of the problem, some of it yes, but not all of it
So Deron is now a coach killer like Jason Kidd, nice
Why would the Spurs get rid of the ones they have? They're very competent.
why would they have to get rid of anyone?
Non issue. This is what ty teams/orgs do when their overrated teams suck. When you put your faith in Turkey's player of the millenium, a washed up who is a career choker, and a bunch of winners named Andray, Stackhouse, and Kristina, your team is gonna blow donkey . No amount of ty uniforms, rusty arenas, or rap songs by your minority owner will fix that.
So your saying Lakers are ty and overrated as well
He killed Sloan, one of the finest coaches in the NBA.
Not all but some, as to make room for him.
i'm sure a spot would open up for avery next season.
one of the current assistants might move on to antother team.
is there a limit on the number of assistant coaches a team can carry?
Not sure on that. I was more talking about financial issues.
Spurs, being the small market team they are cant afford to have more than their usual 4 or 5 assistant coaches.
Avery Johnson Jr.
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I'm sorry are best players couldn't make open shots. Yeah that's my dads fault totally...
Rofl.
lol
so why can't avery be one of the 4 or 5?
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooj
Avery Johnson is out in Brooklyn, but Deron Williams' own demise is sinking the Nets
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Avery Johnson had this amazing ability to irritate everyone, a relentlessness of back-room politicking and angling that eventually costs him trust and contributes to costing him jobs. This is the reason that it took so long for a franchise to rehire him after the Dallas Mavericks fired him, and why it will likely take so long again. From the Eastern Conference's Coach of the Month in November, Johnson didn't make it until New Year's Day. This was no power struggle with general manager Billy King, but it appeared to surprise Johnson once the franchise's extension talks with the GM came before those with the coach, sources said.Deron Williams complained about the Nets' offense under Avery Johnson. (Getty Images)
Johnson badly wanted a contract extension with the Nets, and the organization was unwilling to deliver it until he had taken this upgraded and expensive roster into the playoffs. In the end, there was a sense that Johnson had lost too much of this locker room – that the Nets had lost their way – and ownership and King came to a decision together to fire him on Thursday morning.
Within the organization, the Nets' recent free-fall had made them resemble a lottery team again, and King – with the support of ownership – ultimately wanted a change now, sources said. An able tactician, Johnson had built up too little organizational goodwill once the Nets started to spiral to 10 losses in 13 games this month.
There's a reason all those former Spurs teammates who became GMs never considered hiring Johnson as coach. From Cleveland to Phoenix, they all passed on Johnson. His demand for control, his penchant for passing blame – in ways large and small – played a part in his demise.
[Related: Nets fire Avery Johnson as coach]
Deron Williams is shooting below 40 percent this season. (Getty Images)Two-and-a-half years ago, the Nets needed toughness and accountability restored. And when Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau turned down the Nets, Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov and former GM Rod Thorn settled on Johnson. In a lot of ways, he was never built for the long run, and he never learned from his undoing in Dallas.
For now, P.J. Carlesimo will get a chance as interim coach, but he's no long-term solution for the Nets. In a perfect scenario for Carlesimo, the Nets play better, start winning again and he gets them into the playoffs. Nevertheless, he's a stopgap for a staff short on head-coaching experience.
King is expected to investigate several candidates, but it won't be easy to convince high-profile possibilities like Jeff or Stan Van Gundy to take over in the middle of a season. With Dwight Howard still uncommitted long-term to the Los Angeles Lakers, it's unlikely the Nets would pursue either Van Gundy until every bit of hope for a possible Howard trade is exhausted. And truth be told, the demise of Deron Williams' career makes this job less appealing every day.
As much as Johnson's own craving for control, the biggest issue for the coach has been the regression of Williams. With Williams longer playing like a superstar guard and grumbling over Johnson's offense the way he used to grumble over Jerry Sloan's in his final Jazz days, no one with significant coaching options will be dying to take over with him as the centerpiece.
King did everything right in trading for Williams and recruiting him to re-sign, but only Williams knows how much of his struggles can be blamed on the offense, on injuries, or, perhaps, on his own desire to stay a great player.
[Related: Is Deron Williams to blame for Avery Johnson's firing?]
Back when Mike Brown was considering the chance to be the Nets' coach, someone with knowledge of the Russian ownership group had warned him: You don't want to be the Russian's first coach, be the second one.
Nevertheless, this wasn't as a rash of a decision as it feels with the Nets losing 10 of 13 games this month. Johnson had moved into the final year of his contract, wanted an extension and the Nets were left with a choice: Give it to him, or move him out now.
Perhaps that could've been a decision given more time, but Johnson has never made these things easy on himself. From the moment he was hired as coach, he methodically ingratiated himself with Prokhorov and the owner's emissaries running the Nets stateside. Yet, there was no contract extension coming for Johnson and no commitment for a long-term partnership.
In the end, Billy King will get to choose his own coach, the way that it almost always works within NBA franchises. CEO Brett Yormark – who oversees the business side, not basketball – has always loved John Calipari. Yormark even traveled to Lexington to see a Kentucky game this season. Nevertheless, Yormark doesn't have the power to try and bring Calipari to the Nets as emperor again. Calipari loves New York, but he wouldn't return without complete control.
That won't happen with King ruling the day – not unless Yormark won over ownership on Kentucky's coach. For now, the Nets aren't chasing a power-play on the sideline, but a basketball coach to get this roster righted, get the team back on course for a playoff push. Between now and then, Deron Williams has the ability to make this job the most appealing again. King sold Williams on Brooklyn, and now he needs to sell a coach on his franchise player.
Stupid move by the nets. What were they thinking ? they can build a winning franchise in 12 months? The nets were doing ok.
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