This has been a unique season in terms of NBA coaching firings. There are always coaches who buy it somewhat early in the season (think Paul Westphal last season for Sacramento.) Typically those firings are reserved for particularly heinous starts to the season (think Lawrence Frank with the 2009 Nets). [Read more…]
In 16 unlikely years as a point guard who was shorter and lighter than his program listing of 5-10, 175, Avery Johnson overachieved slowly – but doggedly. When he finished his college career at Southern University, a historically black college in Baton Rouge, La., Johnson found 25 disinterested NBA teams. He had led the nation in assists with 13.3 a game and he was a showman – a miniature Magic Johnson with no-look assists and cross-court bounce passes to open teammates. But
The media train wreck that was and is the Brooklyn Nets firing of Avery Johnson continues. A number of well respected media members have jumped on the story. Sheridan Hoops is also on the case: [Read more…]
After five straight games on national TV two days ago, and 13 games Wednesday, there were just two games on a TNT Thursday. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a big day. In fact, it was a huge one, with superstars being fined and suspended, a coaching change and injury updates. [Read more…]
It took only a couple of hours for the mainstream media to dismiss the possibility of Phil Jackson coaching the Brooklyn Nets. We here were of the exact opposite opinion early Friday evening — and the MSM came along for the ride by the end of the night. [Read more…]
Don’t rule out the possibility of Phil Jackson coaching the Brooklyn Nets. [Read more…]
The job security of an NBA coach can be quite fragile when things go badly. Fair or not, the coach is always the first to blame when a team does not perform up to what is expected of them. We’ve seen this with former Lakers coach Mike Brown, who was the first to lose his job this season after just five games. On Thursday afternoon, it was announced that Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson would be the second coach to be relieved of
Here is how one NBA executive described Avery Johnson’s job security this morning: “The watch is on.” As in death watch. And it didn’t last long. “A flammable situation,” was how one Nets player, speaking on condition of anonymity, described it to SheridanHoops.com. “Jerry Sloan all over again.” [Read more…]