Comments on: Avery Johnson is no longer the Mavericks coach

By: jv

jv — Fri, 09 May 2008 03:04:29 +0000

Avery was the best thing to happen to the Mavs. Downhill from here, You fans will get what you deserve from here on in.

By: Spurred1

Spurred1 — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:07:51 +0000

If someone wanted to build a franchise from the ground up,they would not take Duncan. He is closer to the end of his career than the beginning. What’s more, a veteran isn’t going to want to be part of a rebuild/franchise establishment. They would take someone who is younger like Dwight Howard or Amare Stoudamire.
It really does not matter how many games the Hawks will win since the end result will still be a loss.
The Mavs, with the exception of two players, were awful. Maybe if Damp or Howard cared more about the game than money or pot, we’d be better off. Maybe if the average age of the bench wasn’t 50, we’d be better off.
You state Roy will be better than Dirk ever was in 5 years. Do you have anything to back that up? No- because you really don’t know how Roy is going to perform in the future.

By: JH

JH — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:30:43 +0000

Joe Johnson had 21 pts in a blowout loss. That’s big time baby!

Cuban-sell the team to Joe Johnson!!

By: David

David — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:26:46 +0000

There’s nothing I hate more than people who can’t back their stuff up.

Portland sucked for the last 6 years but before that, they had the longest playoff streak of any team in the Western Conference. And what do I care if they had the most lopsided loss in Finals history? How is that relevant? Oh wait, it’s not.

And I didn’t say Brandon Roy is gonna win 5 MVP’s. I said he will be 5 times better. Being MVP doesn’t mean much when your team loses in the first round, am I right?

And for the other fool, it’s not a matter of age, it’s a matter of talent and leadership. If you had to pick between Duncan and Monta Ellis to start a franchise, who would you pick? Duncan. You wouldn’t pick Monta Ellis to build a franchise around just because he is younger. Right now, Dirk is still in his prime, but I still guarantee that every person who knows basketball would pick Brandon Roy over Dirk Nowitzki to build a franchise around.

Finally, I never said Joe Johnson was going to lead the Hawks over the Celtics for the series. All I pointed out was how outstanding he was in a tough situation against a heavily favored team. He showcased an arsenal of moves to create points for his team and refused to let his team lose. That’s all. What happens the rest of the series, only God knows.

And if you’re going to mention that they will only win 2 games, I think winning 2 games against the probable Eastern Conference champ is MORE of an achievement for a team that’s in its first playoffs in over a decade THAN winning 1 game against the Hornets who are new to the playoffs as well. For the amount of experience we’ve had in the playoffs in the last 6 years, it is PATHETIC that we only won one game.

By: Spurred1

Spurred1 — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:06:11 +0000

Someone sure loves Brandon Roy and Joe Johnson. Let’s think for a second-the Hawks are going to lose to the Celtics. The Hawks will have won 2 games. Congrats-I wonder if they’ll get a banner for that accomplishment. Johnson is not going to will the Hawks past the Celtics. Forget him. Josh Smith is the one who is creating problems for the Celtics.
Moving on,sure…Brandon Roy is very good. However, you are seriously jumping the gun when you declare he’s better than Dirk now. Most guys would pick Roy if they were building a franchise, because Roy is quite a bit younger than Dirk. Franchises are built around younger players when possible. You’ve already admitted you are biased, but you are actually a homer.

By: JaredNow1

JaredNow1 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:28:53 +0000

sorry, playoffs history.

By: JaredNow1

JaredNow1 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:28:17 +0000

uh, to duder up there. Saying Brandon Roy is going to be 5 times better than dirk is ridiculous. So he’s gonna win 5 MVPs? And Portland may be good in the future because they always suck and end up picking top 2 every year.

go back to portland. Wasn’t it PORTLAND with the most jacked up loss in NBA finals history, being up 18 on the Lakers in the 4th quarter and blowing it?

oh, Brandon Roy, Mr. “gonna be”…. wasn’t there.

By: Mavsfan

Mavsfan — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:09:14 +0000

So glad to see him out. This should have happened months ago.

By: Rog Wil

Rog Wil — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:24:48 +0000

next step might be let Jason kidd go
I just hate this guy

By: Will

Will — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:23:33 +0000

Well, you got what you wanted. It makes about as much sense as Jerry Jones firing Jimmy Johnson. In fact, it’s almost as stupid as Cuban’s mid-season trade. Betting the farm on an old, has-been point guard. That’s about as dumb as it gets. . . .

Oh, well . . . at least there’s still hope for a team from Texas!