Comments on: Avery Johnson can be a bit of a control freak with Brooklyn http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/ Basketball - NBC Sports Fri, 24 May 2013 12:31:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: BJ http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-146205 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:57:12 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-146205 Avery Johnson’s a control freak.

In other news, grass grows, birds fly, sun shines, and Mark Cuban’s a loudmouthed schnook.

]]> By: bluestar4ever http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-146126 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:57:38 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-146126 Dirk was far from the only Mavs player who detested Avery’s micromanaging. In fact, there were several reports here in Dallas that there was an outright locker room mutiny brewing and several players were asking to be traded. What finally ended up getting him fired was the fact that the Mavericks gave up a TON of assets to trade for Jason Kidd, and Kidd chafed under Avery’s style and was poised to leave as a free agent unless they fired him and brought in someone willing to give him more freedom to run the offense. Great point guards like Kidd in his prime and Deron Williams now deserve freedom to run their offenses; not giving them that is frankly bad coaching. He is under-utilizing his best player because he is too much of a control freak to take his hands off the reins even a little bit. Eventually that wears down all of his players, regardless of position. His style of coaching works for a short time, then players get sick of him. Reminds me of Scott Skiles

]]> By: bluestar4ever http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-146124 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:51:06 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-146124 Considering that Dirk won his only championship after Avery was fired, that seems pretty illogical. Seems more like Rick Carlisle made him a winner

]]> By: badintent http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-146055 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:45:41 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-146055 yeah, he made Dirk play D for 3 quarters. IF Avery is a freak , what is his road groupies ? The Freaketts. !! Nice Knick win tonight. We don’t make excuses for injuries like a certain laker troll we know, we just win.

]]> By: franchiseplaya http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-145926 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:17:06 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-145926 Are you suggesting that humphries isn’t a low post presence?! i’m appalled.

]]> By: fanofevilempire http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-145876 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:05:17 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-145876 Dirk was a bitch, Avery made him a winner, because Avery is a winner.

Knick fan!

]]> By: LPad http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/05/avery-johnson-can-be-a-bit-of-a-control-freak-with-brooklyn/comment-page-1/#comment-145854 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:30:01 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=241359#comment-145854 I wouldn’t say they were suckered. Lopez didn’t play and it’s hard to slow the game down without a low post presence.

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