Nets fire Avery Johnson

[Small Town Guy]

NBA Coach of the month for November. Gone in December. Was mentioned in running thread, but 21 deserves to have her year end on a good note and to have this as its own thread.

Woj tweeted it and said PJ Carlesimo will be interim coach.

How good could the Nets be? Should be better than .500 but not sure what their potential is.

Would Phil be interested? Would a mad Russian want Phil?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--sources--nets-fire-coach-avery-johnson--181453922.html

 

[Webster]

In Russia, point guard benches you.

 

[Mark2010]

PJ Carlesimo?!?!?!

 

[Webster]

PJ Carlesimo?!?!?!

He is the no. 1 assistant.

 

[LongTimeListener]

In Russia, point guard benches you.

This is very good.

 

[Small Town Guy]

Tweets from the kid:

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
I'm sorry are best players couldn't make open shots. Yeah that's my dads fault totally...

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
The expectations were way to high for this team. We didn't even have a losing record.... Didn't even give my dad a full season. #OUTRAGE

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

In Russia, point guard benches you.

This is very good.

That's more like something that happens in the NBA.

 

[Bob Cook]

In Russia, point guard benches you.

This is very good.

That happened in Utah, too.

 

[Moderator1]

Tweets from the kid:

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
I'm sorry are best players couldn't make open shots. Yeah that's my dads fault totally...

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
The expectations were way to high for this team. We didn't even have a losing record.... Didn't even give my dad a full season. #OUTRAGE

Our his parents aware he is on Twitter?

 

[Bob Cook]

In Russia, point guard benches you.

This is very good.

That's more like something that happens in the NBA.

True, although I think at any level of coaching basketball, you can't be successful unless the coach and the best player are in sync. Heck, I've felt that coaching kids, tweens and teens. Every kid knows who the best player is, and they follow his example -- for better or worse. Or, they get frustrated by what an idiot he (or she) is, and it's hard to get them motivated.

Of course, a third-grader can't get you fired from a volunteer position. Not usually.

 

[Bob Cook]

Tweets from the kid:

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
I'm sorry are best players couldn't make open shots. Yeah that's my dads fault totally...

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
The expectations were way to high for this team. We didn't even have a losing record.... Didn't even give my dad a full season. #OUTRAGE

Our his parents aware he is on Twitter?

He's the basketball version of Oney Guillen.

 

[YankeeFan]

Tweets from the kid:

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
I'm sorry are best players couldn't make open shots. Yeah that's my dads fault totally...

Avery Johnson Jr. ‏@itsaveryjohnson
The expectations were way to high for this team. We didn't even have a losing record.... Didn't even give my dad a full season. #OUTRAGE

Our his parents aware he is on Twitter?

LOL.

The bad thing is I noticed your "mistake" but missed his. Took me a minute to get the joke.

But, I liked it once I got it.

 

[Norrin Radd]

PJ Carlesimo will be interim coach.

 

[Double Down]

Are his parents aware he appears to write phonetically and cannot properly dicern when to use "are" vs "our"?

EDIT: Dammit! I've been scooped, and by a much better joke no less. Are guys will use this opportunity two regroup.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Avery Johnson Sr., with the way his mouth moves and how the words come out, always makes me think my TV picture and audio are out of sync.

 

[Small Town Guy]

Woj on Avery getting Avery fired.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--avery-johnson-is-out-in-brooklyn--but-deron-williams--own-demise-is-sinking-the-nets-205709848.html

 

[wicked]

Just looked at Cal's Nets record. Forgot they were decent in his second year there, before they were a trainwreck in the lockout season. Still can't see him coming back, though.

 

[SpeedTchr]

Are his parents aware he appears to write phonetically and cannot properly dicern when to use "are" vs "our"?

EDIT: Dammit! I've been scooped, and by a much better joke no less. Are guys will use this opportunity two regroup.

Whippersnapper probably doesn't even know discern has an "s" in it...

 

[slc10]

Maybe Deron Williams is a coach killer. Jerry SLoan left the Jazz during this guy time there.

 

[Captain Obvious]

Maybe Deron Williams is a coach killer. Jerry SLoan left the Jazz during this guy time there.

Thanks for pointing out something no one else knew.