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After last night's preseason win over the Miami Heat, Williams sounded off about his reputation as a "coach killer" and how he likes his offense to be run.... MORE →
Avery Johnson
After last night's preseason win over the Miami Heat, Williams sounded off about his reputation as a "coach killer" and how he likes his offense to be run.... MORE →
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NBA players and coaches, current and former, sounded off in the media and on Twitter on the prospect of Jason Kidd as head coach. Judging by their reactions, it seems like most of the league is in his corner, even his former coach, Avery Johnson. Though it appears Patrick Ewing Jr.'s not so happy. ... MORE →
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Tonight at 6:00 P.M., former Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson is speaking at the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. The topic of discussion? "The Business of Basketball."
The Nets, ironically enough, are in Philadelphia tonight taking on the 76ers.
Do you live near there? Do you not have tickets to the Nets game? Bored and want to see what Avery Johnson has to say? Let us know.
LeBron James spoke out against how the Brooklyn Nets played under Avery Johnson, saying that it "sucks" that Avery had to get the axe when his team didn't "want to play at a high level."
LeBron's full quote, from the New York Daily News, after the jump... MORE →
Brooklyn Nets backup guard C.J. Watson was profiled in a feature for SLAM Magazine today, dishing on the team, the turnaround, and the issues that led to Avery Johnson's firing... MORE →
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WARM-UP
Deron Williams will start today, after getting Avery Johnson fired yesterday, I mean after missing the last game with a bruised wrist. #Nets
— Streets of the NBA (@NBAStreets) December 29, 2012
If the bobcats win against the #nets;#brooklyn will be disowned by new york...it will no longer be a borough
— Sohib(@madeinBBA) December 29, 2012
#Nets Carlesimo: Maybe we're going to simplify a little bit, maybe we're going to tweak some things. There won't be wholesale changes
— Sportsfeedia.com (@sportsfeedia) December 29, 2012
. @x_reticent @weagz DWill was just DRAINING threes in warmups. The coaching change must have miraculously healed his wrist #Nets.
— Mike Dell'Aquila (@mcdellaquila) December 29, 2012
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In his farewell to Brooklyn Nets basketball, now-former Nets coach Avery Johnson spoke honestly about his tenure with the Nets organization, acknowledging that the move caught him off guard and that he wanted more time with the roster.
"This is ownership's decision," Johnson said in a 17-minute press conference. "This is part of our business. Fair or unfair, it doesn't matter.
"It's not easy to always explain," Johnson continued when asked why. "You'll have to ask (Nets owner) Mikhail (Prokhorov) what his rationale is. ... If somebody else thinks maybe we should be 24-4, that's their opinion, and if I have to pay the price for that, that's the way the business is."
Johnson thanked many members of the organization for the opportunity to work with them, including ownership, management, coaching staff, and player personnel, but seemed to leave with a bitter taste in his mouth... MORE →
This is a fuxking Outrage. My dad is a great coach, he just got coach of the month and they Fire him. #Smh. Completely new team he had.
— Avery Johnson Jr. (@itsaveryjohnson) December 27, 2012
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
— Avery Johnson Jr. (@itsaveryjohnson) December 27, 2012
I'm sorry are best players couldn't make open shots. Yeah that's my dads fault totally...
— Avery Johnson Jr. (@itsaveryjohnson) December 27, 2012
UPDATE:
Earlier today, he retweeted this:
@javi_n_misa @nanumanu @edgedout @itsaveryjohnson That's crap. AJ deserves better. Deron Williams strikes again. #ajcomebackhome
— Gus (@DoubleG79) December 27, 2012
A few hours later, he offered this:
This isn't @deronwilliams fault. Deron is a great guy and great PG. Will miss him
— Avery Johnson Jr. (@itsaveryjohnson) December 27, 2012
Plus other tweets and retweets from Junior defending pa:
Avery got fired? He was just coach of the month wasn't he? That's like a player get Player of the Month then gets traded the next month #NBA
— LeBron James (@KingJames) December 27, 2012
Avery Johnson isn't only a good coach, but a good guy. I wish him all the best, will miss him around here .
— Legion Sports (@MySportsLegion) December 27, 2012
One of the best coaches I've had and a great man is Avery Johnson. No question I learned alot from him in 2 years.
— Anthony Morrow (@MrAnthonyMorrow) December 27, 2012
Nominees already suggested in the forums include:
Jerry Sloan
Phil Jackson
Jerry Stackhouse
Jerry Seinfeld
The Van Gundys
Butch Beard
John Calipari
Patrick Ewing
Who do you think should be the next Nets coach? Discuss here.
The Brooklyn Nets have fired coach Avery Johnson, league source tells Yahoo! Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) December 27, 2012
The Brooklyn Nets have relieved Avery Johnson of his head coaching duties, Nets GM Billy King announced.
— Nets PR Dept. (@Nets_PR) December 27, 2012
Johnson was named the NBA's Coach of the Month for November, after leading the Nets to an 11-4 start, their best in franchise history. The team has gone 3-10 since in December, most recently losing 108-93 to the Milwaukee Bucks.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, P.J. Carlesimo will be named the team's interim coach. Billy King will officially address the situation at 4 P.M. today.
And here we go.
