NBA 2012-13

• gport_tennis

  He is an above average coach, not top 5. I think the problem is players don't respect him and walk over him or don't listen
• wildcats20

  

  Hb31187;1351450 wrote:Dumb move IMO hes a great coach

  
  Yeah this is definitely a case where it's not the coach's fault.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  wildcats20;1351473 wrote:Yeah this is definitely a case where it's not the coach's fault.

  I agreed until I read turdo's response. Now I think it was a great move.
• Ironman92

  

  Lol at LeBron's comparison being the same.
  
  
• Commander of Awesome

  

  lol indeed. Not even close to being the same.
• wildcats20

  

  Yeah, Avery won October AND November Coach of the Month.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  lol if he won coach of the month, must not have been much competition. Where was pop? How about Mem or OKC?
• wildcats20

  

  Commander of Awesome;1351519 wrote:lol if he won coach of the month, must not have been much competition. Where was pop? How about Mem or OKC?

  They do it by conference.
  
  
  
  And I guess it's a October/November award. Not 2 separate months. Lionel Hollins, Memphis, won Western Conference.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Ah that makes sense. Just funny that players are making a big deal about it, esp considering the track history of coaches that win the yearly edition of the award. It's not good, starting with LBJ's coach in Cle Mike Brown.
• Ironman92

  

  Commander of Awesome;1351526 wrote:Ah that makes sense. Just funny that players are making a big deal about it, esp considering the track history of coaches that win the yearly edition of the award. It's not good, starting with LBJ's coach in Cle Mike Brown.

  
  Always thought you could take an average high school coach and do just as well as Brown.
• Pick6

  

  Deron Williams = coach killer
• jordo212000

  

  Pick6;1351543 wrote:Deron Williams = coach killer

  Exactly my thoughts. Guy was instrumental in Sloan going bye bye and now has Johnson's blood on his hands.
  
  Williams is a tier 2 superstar regardless of what he thinks. For him to win a title, he needs either: several other tier 2s on his team or a tier 1 superstar
• like_that

  

  jordo212000;1351549 wrote:Exactly my thoughts. Guy was instrumental in Sloan going bye bye and now has Johnson's blood on his hands.
  
  Williams is a tier 2 superstar regardless of what he thinks. For him to win a title, he needs either: several other tier 2s on his team or a tier 1 superstar

  Just like every other NBA superstar?
• Hb31187

  

  like_that;1351555 wrote:Just like every other NBA superstar?

  Lol'd
• Hb31187

  

  Ironman92;1351528 wrote:Always thought you could take an average high school coach and do just as well as Brown.

  Pretty much could of. All he did was manage substitutions and let Lebron run the show
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  This Nets fan is not pleased with this one bit, Avery Johnson got a bum deal here. Still think the Nets, once fully healthy, will be a top 5 team in the East, but hoping our Russian captain can seduce Phil Jackson to come over to Kings County ...
• wildcats20

  

  BigAppleBuckeye;1351580 wrote:This Nets fan is not pleased with this one bit, Avery Johnson got a bum deal here. Still think the Nets, once fully healthy, will be a top 5 team in the East, but hoping our Russian captain can seduce Phil Jackson to come over to Kings County ...

  Phil would have to be blazed out of his mind to take the Nets job.
  
  Oh wait...
• KR1245

  

  I think the Knicks success this year might have something to do with Johnson getting fired. They need to keep up with the Knicks if they want a serious following
  
  The Nets have too much talent to be .500 and sitting in the 8th seed in the East. I think he's a solid coach, nothing more
• GOONx19

  

  I'm another one on the Deron Williams: Coach Killer bandwagon. Johnson knew the expectations this year, though.
• gport_tennis

  GOONx19;1351591 wrote:I'm another one on the Deron Williams: Coach Killer bandwagon. Johnson knew the expectations this year, though.

  
  I do not watch a lot of the Nets games what exactly is going different this month compared to the beginning of the season ? They came out so strong to start off
• robj55

  

  I don't know, the Nets played with little energy recently, they have absolutely no identity on offense and their young players (Brooks, Lopez) aren't really improving. A lot of that falls on the coaching staff, maybe the change will bring new life. Avery is a good coach but not irreplaceable especially when a team that talented is underachieving.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Injuries have been an issue with the Nets as well. Don't think Dwill is healthy either.
• robj55

  

  Commander of Awesome;1351610 wrote:Injuries have been an issue with the Nets as well. Don't think Dwill is healthy either.

  Agreed
• GOONx19

  

  They've scored 95 only twice in their last ten games. They're 28th in points allowed per possession (109 points per 100 possessions). They've lost 6 games after holding a 13-point lead or more. D-Will has his lowest PER and lowest assist per game numbers since his rookie year. His true shooting percentage is tied for 188th in the league. Johnson's PER is his lowest since 2002-2003. Lopez has missed six games this month, in which the Nets are 1-5.
  
  In short, they're not good.
• Hb31187

  

  As of right now Jeremy Lin is 3rd in the Western conference in backcourt voting and could possibly start in the ASG and has more votes than Westbrook and Curry combined. Someone needs to eliminate the Chinese voting portion of the AS Ballot.