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**edwardcyh** · 01-24-2007, 12:56 PM

http://www.nba.com/features/midseason07_coy.html

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Jeff Dengate:
The writers and broadcasters, when determining the winner of the Red Auerbach trophy, don’t normally repeat themselves; no coach has been named best in the league two straight years. That could change this year if Avery Johnson guides the Mavs to the league’s top mark. Johnson has worked in a number of new bench players this season, while keeping his team focused on getting back to the Finals. You won’t hear Johnson’s troops talking about how they were the better team last year; they’re out to prove it this time around.

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Dave McMenamin:
The Mavericks lost eight straight games spanning the last four games of their Finals collapse followed by a 0-4 start to the regular season and it could have all fallen apart. That is, if Avery Johnson wasn’t the coach. Johnson has passed on to his charges the no-nonsense attitude and tireless work ethic that served him so well as a championship point guard for the Spurs. Dallas is 34-4 since their rocky start and is third in the league with a +7.11 point differential. Johnson has his team on a mission.

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Chris Rosenbluth:
No one could blame the Mavericks if they fell off a little following last season’s run to The Finals, especially when that run ended in heartbreak. But The Little General has his troops looking hungrier, deeper and more disciplined than ever. They have the best record in the Association, as much a credit to Avery Johnson's talents as to those of his players.

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John Schuhmann:
He's focused, man! Avery Johnson is on a mission. You know the memory of last June is burned in his mind and won't go away until the unfinished business is taken care of. And he's been able to transfer his fire to his players, even those who weren't around seven months ago, who are clearly the best team in the league.

**edwardcyh** · 01-24-2007, 12:57 PM

That's a lot of "experts" looking to Avery Johnson for COY.

Is it possible for Avery to capture it twice in the row? That doesn't sound impressive? How about considering this is AJ's 2nd full season.....

**xray** · 01-24-2007, 01:01 PM

Avery = underpaid.

I don't care what he's making, he's definitely got something that works. Not a Zen Master, but a fire breather.

**edwardcyh** · 01-24-2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by xray

Avery = underpaid.

I don't care what he's making, he's definitely got something that works. Not a Zen Master, but a fire breather.

Didn't he rework his contract already?

I thought he's making $5M, right there with the average NBA coach salary.

Come on.... a 2nd year head coach making $5M?!?!?!? Mark Cuban is doing his part.

**Ninjatune** · 01-24-2007, 01:14 PM

He's on mark to blow all coaching records out of the water.
Some claim that he walked into a championship caliber team, but I say BS. He has transformed us into a championship caliber team. I don't see us falling of at all this year.

Avery for COY. Dirk for MVP. Rings for Dallas.

**croco** · 01-24-2007, 01:24 PM

Most coaches need 20 years to build a special aura, he is done it in such a short time that it makes me wonder what he is not going to achieve.

**xray** · 01-24-2007, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjatune

He's on mark to blow all coaching records out of the water.
Some claim that he walked into a championship caliber team, but I say BS. He has transformed us into a championship caliber team. I don't see us falling of at all this year.

Avery for COY. Dirk for MVP. Rings for Dallas.

Here, here...

And the realists around the league understand that Avery had to de-Nellie this team, and that that process is complete.

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