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Source: Mavs and Johnson part ways after team's playoff ouster - NBA

Right Down Peachtree found this 4/30/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

The Dallas Mavericks parted company with coach Avery Johnson on Wednesday, a day following the team's first-round exit from the NBA playoffs, ESPN.com has learned. Speculation about Johnson's future with the franchise had been mounting for weeks, ever ...

Play On, Haters: Hornets Advance Over Dallas

Hornets247.com Blog found this 4/30/2008 on sports.aol.com

There's a slew of "new" versus "old" changing of the guard notions buried within the New Orleans Hornets -- Dallas Mavericks series that just ended. The one time perennial contender Maverick team is on the verge of being blown up and something -- ...

Jerry Stackhouse won't pay back Chris Paul

Detroit Bad Boys found this 5/1/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

I can't imagine there are many smiling faces in Dallas this morning — unless, of course, the streets are celebrating Avery Johnson's inevitable pink slip — but this is pretty damn funny. It came after Jerry Stackhouse was asked about his ...

Avery Loses His Team, the Series, Then His Job

Larry Brown Sports found this 5/1/2008 on www.sportingnews.com

So Mike D'Antoni may still be around, for now , but not so for his brother in first-round failure. Today, the Mavs closed the book on the Avery Johnson era, i.e. they fired his ass . The easy answer? The Mavs's playoff failings. But there's some ...

Chris Paul Blog Day « A New Orleans Hornets Blog

Hardwood Paroxysm found this 5/1/2008 on atthehive.wordpress.com

On Tuesday, Chris Paul turns 23 years old. And by Tuesday, Kobe Bryant will probably have won his first Most Valuable Player Award. But this day isn’t about griping over MVP trophies or anything like that. Tuesday, May 6 th will simply be a ...