Mavericks Head Coach, Avery Johnson Fired

**BlackcatAlum** · 05-01-2008, 12:32 AM

Worst mistake that Mark Cuban could have made firing such a good & young NBA coach. I know that the addition of Kidd really hurt the Mavs but he had just got in Dallas, it was a bad trade, give Johnson sometime during the off-season and he would have Kidd used to the Mavs half-court style of play.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story...0000000000

Thoughts?

Coach_Owens87 · 05-01-2008, 12:34 AM

I agree with you blackcat, this is a horrible decision.

bluegrassballa · 05-01-2008, 09:23 AM

This is dumb!! Avery Jonhson was a good coach for the Mavs. I don't know what Mark Cuban was thinking, but he must think its right.

**JackRabbitSlim** · 05-01-2008, 10:05 AM

He expects championships just like the Yankees. Johnson wasn't delivering so he had to make a choice, and I don't blame him!

RedSeal · 05-01-2008, 11:16 AM

The Mavericks have not been the same since they lost to the Heat in Finals a couple of years ago and last year when they lost to Warriors

mcolem00 · 05-01-2008, 03:39 PM

Yep they are like the Yankees...LOL...expect the championship ring, but they ain't wearing it...Cuban should've given him a chance. Avery has the potential to be a very good coach, and he was a good fit for the Mavs to...JMO...

bluegrassballa · 05-01-2008, 04:59 PM

mcolem00 Wrote:Yep they are like the Yankees...LOL...expect the championship ring, but they ain't wearing it...Cuban should've given him a chance. Avery has the potential to be a very good coach, and he was a good fit for the Mavs to...JMO...

I agree with you. He was a good fit for the Mavs.

colts12 · 05-01-2008, 05:02 PM

This is stupid! You dont fire a coach that wins 73% of his games.

**HawksRule** · 05-01-2008, 07:20 PM

Bad move by Cuban.

**-STAT-** · 05-02-2008, 07:05 PM

JackRabbitSlim Wrote:He expects championships just like the Yankees. Johnson wasn't delivering so he had to make a choice, and I don't blame him!

I would have to agree with ya there. I mean you could go 82-0 in an NBA season but if you dont have what it takes in the postseason then you get the boot. They had the finals in their grasp a few years ago with a 2-0 lead over Miami then to lose 4 straight. Went 67-15 last year only to get the 1 seed in the west and be knocked out by Golden State. Then this year losing 4-1 to New Orleans. He couldn't get it done in the postseason and the Kidd trade IMO was a bust. They had a great PG for the future in Devin Harris but now hes gone. This team reminds me so much of Phoenix, a 50+ win team in the regular season but blows it in the playoffs.