Avery Johnson - Out
need4sheed.com 7/7/2009 — From NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo Sports “The Detroit Pistons are no longer considering Avery Johnson for their head-coaching position after the two sides could not come to terms on a contract, an NBA source with knowledge of the talks said Tuesday morning. The source said ...

Sources: Detroit Pistons talk to Avery Johnson, near decision
sports.espn.go.com 7/7/2009 — The Pistons are speaking to Avery Johnson about their vacant coaching position and expect a resolution soon.

Avery Johnson frontrunner for Pistons job
sportingnews.com 7/3/2009 — With Doug Collins officially out of the mix, Avery Johnson is the leading candidate to be the Detroit Pistons' next coach, the Detroit Free Press reports. Johnson and Collins were considered the frontrunners to replace Michael Curry, who was fired ...

Sources: Johnson won't be Pistons' new coach
sports.espn.go.com 7/7/2009 — Avery Johnson will not be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons.

Is Avery Johnson lying about his age?
thedsq.com 7/6/2009 — Known to some as the "Little General", Avery Johnson's leadership skills and knowledge of the game are second to none. He'd be a great Pistons coach. In terms of basketball "smarts" he seems to be years beyond his age. Johnson is only 44. He seems a lot older. . .doesn't he? Maybe 55? Is ...

Avery Johnson the frontrunner for Pistons' head coaching vacancy
tonyblogs.net 7/2/2009 — Avery Johnson has emerged as the leading candidate to take over the Detroit Pistons now that Doug Collins has removed himself from consideration, according to Ken Berger of CBS Sports.com . Johnson had a successful run as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, leading them to the playoffs in ...

Sources: Detroit Pistons' Joe Dumars to meet with Avery Johnson
sports.espn.go.com 7/4/2009 — Pistons president Joe Dumars is scheduled to have his first face-to-face meeting with ESPN NBA analyst Avery Johnson later this weekend regarding Detroit's coaching vacancy, according to NBA coaching sources.

Meet your new Pistons head coach Avery … er … John Kuester!
thesportsbank.net 7/8/2009 — "Um, excuse me. Can I be your next head coach? Yes? Great" By H. Jose Bosch So I guess buying the Army fatigues in anticipation of joining the “Little General’s” ranks was a bit premature. That sucks because I thought the camouflage was rather slimming. So not long after ...

Pistons could hire Johnson
novafantasysports.com 7/4/2009 — The Detroit News is reporting that Avery Johnson is the favorite to be the next coach of the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons are still contacting other potential candidates. One would have to believe that Dumars had a replacement in mind when he canned Michael Curry after just one year, and it ...

Source: Pistons contact Avery Johnson's agent | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 6/30/2009 — The surprising firing of Pistons coach Michael Curry today seems to prove the old adage that the NBA is a player's league. Hired last summer to replace Flip Saunders, it was initially thought that Curry, just a few years removed from his NBA playing ...

Pistons GM not committed to making quick hire — FOXSports.com News for NBA 7/4/2009
Pistons president Joe Dumars has Avery Johnson on his radar, but a published report indicates it's no sure bet the former Mavericks coach will end up in Detroit.

Joe Dumars I Take It Back, You ARE A Genius. — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/4/2009
Yes, in my first article, I basically gave the feeling that Joe Dumars was not the brightest bulb in the box with this years recent moves and firings. But after some thought, Dumars IS a genius for alot of the moves he had done, just a overall redo ...

Week of Change For Detroit Pistons — Bleacher Report - NBA 7/4/2009
After a lackluster season that saw the Detroit Pistons fall in the first round of the playoffs, they needed to make some changes.  After the Chauncey Billups/Allen Iverson trade, the Pistons were left with plenty of cap space and because of ...

Sources: Detroit Pistons' Joe Dumars to meet with Avery Johnson — ESPN.com - NBA 7/4/2009
Pistons president Joe Dumars is scheduled to have his first face-to-face meeting with ESPN NBA analyst Avery Johnson later this weekend regarding Detroit's coaching vacancy, according to NBA coaching sources.

AP Source: Pistons, Johnson end coaching talks — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/7/2009
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Detroit and Avery Johnson have ended talks about filling the Pistons' head coaching vacancy.