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Vescey may indeed be a tool, but the points about Avery's shortcomings, as a coach, and the league-wide perceptions about him, as a whole, are definitely real. Vescey didn't conjure up those quotes from former assistants and staffers that worked with him. Vescey simply emphasized what I've been saying all along - that AJ a micromanaging, self-absorbed, manaical, control freak, that makes everyone around him miserable. He knows it and the most NBA insiders know it. Anyone that followed him daily, while he was coach of the Mavericks, also knows it.
That doesn't take anything away from how good of a coach Avery actually is. He's just severely flawed as a leader. We all know that on the NBA level, a big part of the head coach's responsibility is managing people, egos, and relationships. Unfortunately, AJ is very, very weak in that area. Furthermore, he's nothing like Pop and people should stop comparing him to Pop.
In the right situation and with the right, young team, he'll be successful. There is no doubt in my mind that he will improve the Nets. However, unless he figures out how to become a more effective leader and how to take a less abrasive approach, he'll likely have a very short shelf-life.
