Avery Johnson Fired after game 5 loss - per ESPN radio

magicfan4life05 · Post #1 » by **magicfan4life05** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:39 am

per ESPN radio, after the game.

that's cold

sp6r=underrated · Post #2 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:41 am

Rough fall for Avery, you gotta believe he's thinking back to two years ago, and game three.

triplet1984 · Post #3 » by **triplet1984** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:41 am

for reals? That IS cold why fire him right after the game? At least wait a week or something.

Rand10 · Post #4 » by **Rand10** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:42 am

Not official yet. They were just basing it off of Stein's article where he said Avery was definitely gone if they lost game 5.

jourdy · Post #5 » by **jourdy** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:42 am

Is this true?

Avery has done a terrible job as of late on the Mavs, but I'm positive he could do well with another team. Avery was awesome in 2006 when he set up plays suited for the team, but now that defenses have collapsed on Dirk, he failed to make adjustments. He insisted on his iso plays that kept failing against teams with good coaches.

Post #6 » by **UCFJayBird** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:42 am

wow, that's pretty big. He'll get another job pretty quick.

FlashFlood · Post #7 » by **FlashFlood** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:44 am

Saw it coming, but this soon? Wow. To be fair, he completely misused JKidd and the team has already peaked a year or two ago, so the coaching change IMO was necessary. But so soon? Cuban must've been p-o'd after the loss.

Rox_Nix_Nox · Post #8 » by **Rox_Nix_Nox** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:48 am

He's not a good coach anyway. He just inherited a good team.

cjs55 · Post #9 » by **cjs55** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:52 am

It seems like he would be a good motivator but needs someone else to actually run the team.

NetsForce · Post #10 » by **NetsForce** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:53 am

Avery outlived his usefulness.

Post #11 » by **Next Coming** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:54 am

That quickly?

AIfan3 · Post #12 » by **AIfan3** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:54 am

I'll stick with my opinion that it wasn't avery's fault.. Cuban's just looking for a scapegoat because he completely foiled up on that Kidd trade, and now is stuck with a 35 year old that will be seeking an extension.. Avery's too good a coach to be out the league long.. The guy had Dallas in the finals 2 years ago and had them winning 67 games last season..

cjs55 · Post #13 » by **cjs55** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:55 am

No doubt the Kidd trade was a bust and I doubt a coaching change will magically fix that, but perhaps a different coach could use Kidd a bit better.

Bulls_Dynasty6 · Post #14 » by **Bulls_Dynasty6** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:57 am

If that's true, then damn. I can't believe they would do it right after the game. That's harsh.

If it's true I hope he finds a home with the Bulls.

Duiz · Post #15 » by **Duiz** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:57 am

Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:He's not a good coach anyway. He just inherited a good team.

+1

SmoothKobra · Post #16 » by **SmoothKobra** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:58 am

Rox_Nix_Nox wrote:He's not a good coach anyway. He just inherited a good team.

Yeah, any coach can win 67 games.

Storm Surge · Post #17 » by **Storm Surge** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:01 am

that is pretty bad of the Mavs to fire after a loss, at least wait some time, I mean, that is doubly hard on Avery.

Not very respectful of Cuban.

Texas Longhorns · Post #18 » by **Texas Longhorns** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:02 am

Wow, shocking. That quick?

sp6r=underrated · Post #19 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:03 am

Who would have thought that both Riley and Johnson would no longer be coaches 22 months after the finals?

Rox_Nix_Nox · Post #20 » by **Rox_Nix_Nox** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:12 am

SmoothKing32 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Yeah, any coach can win 67 games.

And we all know how that went..