Mavericks Fire Avery Johnson

[TexasRed]

Damn .. Knew it was likely coming but that was quick. I liked Avery tho


The Dallas Mavericks have fired head coach Avery Johnson.

The team made its announcement Wednesday, one day after the Mavericks made their second consecutive first-round exit from the playoffs.

The Mavericks lost to the New Orleans Hornets in five games.

In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said, "It is never easy to relieve a coach of his duties, especially one of Avery's caliber. He is a talented coach and I want to thank him for his efforts over the last four years and what he has done for this franchise. We wish him well in the future."

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[mikedetejas]

Who are they going to fire for trading for Jason Kidd???

[FATboy05]

He "lost" the Team IMO. He never took any blame for the things that went wrong, blamed the players for not doing as he told them, and was out coached at every turn, but I did like him :grin:

[mikedetejas]

Hard to win with a point guard who is 35 y/o, slow, and can't shoot.

[FATboy05]

Originally Posted by mikedetejas

Hard to win with a point guard who is 35 y/o, slow, and can't shoot.

It's no coincidence that both Dallas & Phoenix have old point guards, and the Teams they lost to have young ones........ IMO