Lichtenstein: Nets Did Right By Fans In Giving Avery Quick Hook
The end was no surprise, but I was a bit shocked by the timing. I would have never guessed that Brooklyn coach Avery Johnson would fail to make it into the New Year.
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The end was no surprise, but I was a bit shocked by the timing. I would have never guessed that Brooklyn coach Avery Johnson would fail to make it into the New Year.
One could - and I would - argue that Avery Johnson got the shaft. As soon as the Nets move into their new, cozy confines with a respectable squad, Johnson gets fired before he can coach an actual NBA roster for an entire season.
Those were the good ole days, when coach Avery Johnson's Nets brought the fight to teams with strong interior play and rebounding on both ends.
"It seems like guys are content with the situation that we are in, and I'm f------ pissed off about us losing, especially losing the way we are losing," the 11th-year player said following Wednesday night's loss.
Brook Lopez had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Nets missed a chance to get back to .500 on the road (6-7) and lost their third straight.
The Nets may have moved to Brooklyn and added Joe Johnson, but their problems against the Milwaukee Bucks did not end when these teams met earlier this month.
It wasn't a Merry Christmas for the Nets who were dominated by the Celtics 93-76.
Get ready for an NBA marathon on Christmas Day.
The Nets' schedule is only going to get more daunting as the New Year approaches. We'll know soon if the Nets are back to playing consistent basketball or if this show was just a One-Night-Only engagement.
Joe Johnson scored 22 points, Gerald Wallace had 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists and the Brooklyn Nets held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 95-92 on Sunday.
Brooklyn Nets' head coach Avery Johnson is under pressure as the Nets have continued their losing skid.
It appears that Brooklyn guard Joe Johnson is living in the same alternate dimension that Jets coach Rex Ryan calls home.
Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks know they can't entirely dismiss the rivalry talk, not with the Nets just a few miles away. On the court and in the standings, the distance keeps growing.
With more than a quarter of the season in the books, Johnson's honeymoon is over and he has run out of mulligans. As the Nets travel to Manhattan, Johnson's team is on life support.
Before the season started, the six-time All-Star said that Brooklyn would overtake the Knicks and rule the city. It hasn't turned out that way 24 games into the season, but the 11-year veteran isn't shying away from his initial statement.
