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DALLAS -- From the start, Avery Johnson was a perfect fit as coach of the Dallas Mavericks.

At the end, it was pretty obvious he wasn't.

Johnson lost his job Wednesday, a move the team referred to as "relieving him of his duties." The softer tone made sense considering that in three-plus seasons Johnson guided the Mavericks to the finals for the first time and to a club-record 67 wins the following season.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3375306


I would love to have him on the Wolves bench coaching. Of course, next to Randy Wittman, I'd rather have Bill Blair or Sidney Lowe. I always liked Avery Johnson. I think he took the Mavs farther than other coaches would have, plus in the Western conference ANY team is susceptible in any round, especially the first round. Golden State could have won 50 games this season and MISSED the playoffs. I don't think you should hold your coach accountable for losing in the playoffs in the West.

I agree. I don't even follow basketball very closely, but I kno the mavs don't have the talent level quite equal to some of those teams in the west.

Cuban is a dope, and someone will get a good coach in avery.

Yeah, it's not like Cuban went out and traded for a pretty damn solid player to help out his team. Or give Avery every oppurtunity. The guy was 23-24 in the postseason. They lost to New Orleans this year, and last year to 8th seed Golden State. He's a solid coach, but so was Flip. At some point you have to make a change, you can only spin your tires for so long.

All that said, I *really* hope Taylor takes a good look at him, and any coach for that matter Wittman is a bum and never should have been coach on TWolves in first place.

TrenchGoon wrote:Cuban is a dope, and someone will get a good coach in avery.

The team had no fight in it. Sometimes a good coach has to go. This is definitely one of those cases.