Avery Johnson Q&A: Former coach opens up

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Avery Johnson’s Exit Interview
Published 5/2/2008 by Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... I want to thank Mark for taking a shot and a swing on me four years ago as an assistant, to think enough of me to bring me in immediately, he and Nellie, to make me an assistant head coach without any experience. I’ve enjoyed my time here working with Mark. We had a lot of great moments. And we had a lot of fun. [Read] ...

Stay Classy, Avery: A Little Ode to the Little General
Published 5/2/2008 by Rob Mahoney at Upside and Motor
... The dude has made some serious mistakes, no doubt. But give him time; another team will give Avery a chance and he'll likely be very successful there. It needs to be understood that although he couldn't get the Mavs to compete in this series, he's still very talented and has a bright future. Should he have been fired? Probably, even he admits that the Mavs weren't responding to him anymore: ...

Wonder How Avery Felt About the Kidd Trade?
Published 5/3/2008 by Tom Ziller at FanHouse
Filed under: Nets, Mavericks, Dallas, New YorkJust in case there was any question as to how Avery Johnson felt about the February trade which sent Devin Harris and draft picks to New Jersey for Jason Kidd, here are some quotes from the Le Petit General's closing statements to the Dallas media. [Harris] was going to be an 18-and-8 player. I invested a significant amount of time with him and, again, he was injured and a lot of things were happening around the NBA, and like I said, if we can just hold on ...

Avery Johnson Did Not Want To Trade Devin Harris
Published 5/3/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... mortgaged their future on the Kidd deal. The question is who's to blame? When Avery was fired, I speculated that he had nothing to do with the Kidd deal. Avery's too smart of a guy to swap a young player like Harris for Kidd. Also, Avery was a point guard himself, so he knows Kidd is at the end of the line. I said it was likely Cuban who pulled the trigger on this one, and guess what, it sounds like that's what happened. Johnson gave his final thoughts on the deal after being fired to NBA.com, and it's pretty damning. ...

Aus einem Interview mit Avery Johnson
Published 5/10/2008 by Paul Niemeyer (noreply@blogger.com) at NBA-Blog
Hinweis: das Interview stammt vom 1. Mai 2008, einen Tag nach der offiziellen Entlassung Johnsons als Head Coach der Dallas Mavericks. Q: Hattet Ihr alle Teile zusammen, damit du die Mannschaft dorthin führen konntest, wo es von dir erwartet wurde? A: Nein, nicht dieses Jahr. Das [die Mavericks] ist ein anderes Team. Bevor wird den Trade [Kidd - Harris] vollzogen, hatten wir den besten Rekord gegen Teams der Western Conference. Ein Punkt, den ich gegenüber Mark [Cuban] und Donnie [Nelson] deutlich machte, war: 'Hey, wir brauchen einen Point Guard'. Aus diesem Grund wollte ich ...