need4sheed.com - 7/7/2009
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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 ...
Avery Johnson a no-go
pistonpost.com 7/7/2009 — Pretty disappointing, to say the least. I felt Johnson was the best candidate for the job, especially because of his ability to whip players into shape and maintain a team’s conduct. I still don’t think Cuban should have let him go from the Mavs.
Can’t really put this one on ...
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 ...
No problem with Avery Johnson
pistonsnationblog.com 7/3/2009 — Avery Johnson appears to be the front runner to replace Michael Curry , even if Joe isn’t saying so . I don’t have a problem with The “Little General ” being our coach…now. I don’t think it would have worked with the veteran team we’ve had in ...
Avery Interviewing For Pistons Job
dallasbasketball.com 7/5/2009 — Why isn't this done? Why is Avery Johnson no longer considered "the inevitable choice'' for a veteran Pistons team that on paper cannot afford to experiment with a new coach less experienced than The Lil’ Johnson?
Allow me to explain:
Scratch Avery Johnson off the list
pistonsnationblog.com 7/7/2009 — The reason being given by Dumars is price:
“Where we are right now as a team is kind of like where we were at the start of the Rick Carlisle era,” Dumars said. “And a $4 to $5 million (a year) coach is not what we need right now. We didn’t have one of those until we ...
Avery Johnson favored but not a shoe-in
detroitbadboys.com 7/5/2009 — From Chris McCosky :
Joe Dumars very pointedly told me Friday morning that it was not a given that Johnson was going to be the next coach here, and that he was expanding the search. Apparently the search was expanded to include Boston assistant Tom Thibodeau.
Now, that never meant that ...
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 ...
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 ...
Snag in negotiations halts Johnson's deal with Pistons —
NBA.com: News 7/7/2009
Avery Johnson is not returning to the sidelines as coach of the Detroit Pistons after a deal between the two sides fell apart, a source close to the situation told NBA.com. The former Mavericks coach and current ESPN analyst had come to agreement with ...
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