Rebuttal

Anonymous said:

I think Avery is a good coach. Not great, but above average. Let's see...in the 2+ years he has been in Dallas he has...1) taken his club to the NBA Finals 2) Turned Dirk into a league MVP 3) #1 seed in the West 4) Turned a bunch of offensive hungery players to (at least consider) playing defense for portions of the game. 5) led his club to a franchise record 67 wins.He was not the one who mortgaged the teams future with the Kidd deal. Needless to say, they have been 100% terrible in the playoffs (for 3 years now) since their devastating blow-up loss in the NBA Finals. I still like Avery - Mabey Dallas will bring in D'Antoni from Phoeinx. Avery should go to Chicago - I think that would be a good fit. That opens the door for Jeff Hornecek to coach in Phoenix. PLUS...WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NBA - - LOOK AT YOUR PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS...

Number one: "anonymous" why won't you use your name? Are you too afraid? Be tough and put your name down.

Number two: Let's talk about your thoughts on Avery Johnson, former Mavericks coach. The guy that cannot win in the playoffs. He is 3-12 in his last 15 games, which is not good, and he cannot relinquish control of the game. He forces his team to slow down even when they shouldn't. He won't let the team play, they have to have a play every time down. The team does not pass well, they got Jason Kidd and his assists went down. Avery has two plays; pass on the high post to Dirk and let him do something and; two pass to Dirk on the low post and let him do something. At least when they had Nash and Finley this team ran and created for each other. Avery has stopped all of that cold. Avery is called the little general, and he is, he does not allow his troops to do a thing without his approval, and in the NBA that does not work. People say that he had the Mavs playing defense, which is barely true, any small effort on D was more than the Mavs were playing under Nellie. There are many coaches that have taken a team to the Finals that is not a good coach, heck Doc Rivers could make it to the finals this year and what about Byron Scott as the Nets coach (he has learned a lot in his years with the Hornets plus he has Chris Paul)? As things go, Avery has been a good regular season coach (when most of the teams are barely showing any effort). When he hits the big stage, he can't make adjustments on the fly, he cannot motivate a team, he cannot work the refs or the other teams players like Phil Jackson or Jerry Sloan can. Basically, the Mavs are messed up because of their owner, Mark Cuban, but because he also has a coach that is not right for the team he has. The Mavs need to hire Rick Carlisle, a coach that is known for getting the best out of his players (except Artest, but I don't think anyone can coach that guy).

Number three: My picks aren't bad, they just aren't working out like I predicted, but if you look at what I wrote, my thoughts were right on.