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Post by duke on Apr 2, 2015 5:40:31 GMT
When he declined his CBI invite, it proved to Alabama that he was the right man for the second most prestigious job in the SEC
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Post by dickgozinya on Apr 2, 2015 5:47:05 GMT
Is Auburn the most prestigious?
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Post by duke on Apr 2, 2015 5:51:20 GMT
Is Auburn the most prestigious? Yes |
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Post by barves2125 on Apr 5, 2015 7:07:50 GMT
OP, please change thread title to "Former NBA Coach of the Year Avery Johnson to Alabama." Thanks very much.
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Post by audrew on Apr 5, 2015 11:28:49 GMT
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Post by audrew on Apr 5, 2015 11:59:43 GMT
Early congrats to Bama on being named LP School of the Century by Little Person Monthly
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Post by duke on Apr 5, 2015 13:04:31 GMT
OP, please change thread title to "Former NBA Coach of the Year Avery Johnson to Alabama." Thanks very much. Are y'alll seriously going that route to fix your dumpster fire? :roll: |
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Post by PatDyesWholeBody on Apr 5, 2015 18:26:10 GMT
OP, please change thread title to "Former NBA Coach of the Year Avery Johnson to Alabama." Thanks very much. Are y'alll seriously going that route to fix your dumpster fire? :roll: Avery Johnson would be an outstanding hire. |
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Post by PatDyesWholeBody on Apr 5, 2015 18:50:23 GMT
Verbal agreement in place. Avery Johnson will be Alabama's new basketball coach.
I am really happy with this hire.
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Post by duke on Apr 5, 2015 18:55:35 GMT
Are y'alll seriously going that route to fix your dumpster fire? :roll: Avery Johnson would be an outstanding hire. Spin it! |
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Post by borkycucek on Apr 5, 2015 18:56:17 GMT
This is a terrible hire for Bama fans and good for the rest of the SEC.
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Post by swimmy on Apr 5, 2015 18:57:12 GMT
Lol
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Post by barves2125 on Apr 5, 2015 19:00:51 GMT
We'll obviously have to wait and see if Johnson is successful or not but it seems to me that TMB Auburn fans are the only ones calling it a bad hire. Imagine that.
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Post by PatDyesWholeBody on Apr 5, 2015 19:02:32 GMT
This is a terrible hire for Bama fans and good for the rest of the SEC. Not only is he proven at the nba level, but also he has never been show caused, so he will have a little more credibility on the recruiting trail than some other coaches. |
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Post by mod1 on Apr 5, 2015 19:04:08 GMT
He will be a great recruiter but coach on the other hand, i don't think so.
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Post by borkycucek on Apr 5, 2015 19:09:28 GMT
This is a terrible hire for Bama fans and good for the rest of the SEC. Not only is he proven at the nba level, but also he has never been show caused, so he will have a little more credibility on the recruiting trail than some other coaches. He hasn't coached since 2012 in the NBA and is big time commodity there that nobody has hired him since. He's never coached on the college level, so how can you say he could be good on the recruiting trail? |
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Post by duc on Apr 5, 2015 19:09:42 GMT
He will be a great recruiter but coach on the other hand, i don't think so. He has coached in an NBA Finals and won 67 games in a season as well as another season he had 60 wins. The guy can coach. |
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Post by lunchbox on Apr 5, 2015 19:10:56 GMT
lol couldnt outbid wichita state for marshall and settling for avery
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Post by clownbaby on Apr 5, 2015 19:12:55 GMT
Not only is he proven at the nba level, but also he has never been show caused, so he will have a little more credibility on the recruiting trail than some other coaches. He hasn't coached since 2012 in the NBA and is big time commodity there that nobody has hired him since. He's never coached on the college level, so how can you say he could be good on the recruiting trail? Spin it! |
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Post by clownbaby on Apr 5, 2015 19:14:12 GMT
Let's go ahead and get the "his success in Dallas was all because of Dirk" out of the way.
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Post by barves2125 on Apr 5, 2015 19:21:56 GMT
lol couldnt outbid wichita state for marshall and settling for avery Not sure what you mean by "couldn't outbid." We offered more money than WSU and all indications from Marshall are that everything about our pitch was great. It came down to his family not wanting to make the move. Seems like that's somewhat out of Alabama's hands IMO, no? |
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Post by audrew on Apr 5, 2015 19:28:33 GMT
lol couldnt outbid wichita state for marshall and settling for avery Not sure what you mean by "couldn't outbid." We offered more money than WSU and all indications from Marshall are that everything about our pitch was great. It came down to his family not wanting to make the move. Seems like that's somewhat out of Alabama's hands IMO, no? LBS |
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Post by jhooked on Apr 5, 2015 19:30:44 GMT
We'll obviously have to wait and see if Johnson is successful or not but it seems to me that TMB Auburn fans are the only ones calling it a bad hire. Imagine that. For the sake of comparison, Johnson's name was briefly mentioned as a possibility at Texas before Smart was hired. I would have gone on a shooting spree. |
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Post by bayoumafia on Apr 5, 2015 19:33:56 GMT
This is a terrible hire for Bama fans and good for the rest of the SEC. that's my favorite kind of hire I've always rooted for Avery since he's a fellow New Orleans guy but he was such an asshole in Dallas that he was fired despite winning 67 games and having led the team to the finals (albeit with a semi-epic collapse). This will fail in grand fashion. |
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Post by barves2125 on Apr 5, 2015 19:37:26 GMT
We'll obviously have to wait and see if Johnson is successful or not but it seems to me that TMB Auburn fans are the only ones calling it a bad hire. Imagine that. For the sake of comparison, Johnson's name was briefly mentioned as a possibility at Texas before Smart was hired. I would have gone on a shooting spree. That seems dramatic. Shaka has definitely had success at the collegiate level whereas Johnson has no experience. But, Shaka is by no means a guarantee IMO. Most Alabama fans would be very excited about Shaka but we didn't go that route. We went all in on Marshall, and , despite our best efforts, things didn't work out. (See my message a few posts up). That said, by the time things were concluded with Marshall, Shaka was already y'all's so we missed that opportunity. Not to mention that our last coaching hire came from VCU and didn't play out as hoped. I think we were probably hesitant to immediately return to that fishing hole, if you will. Regardless, I feel pretty good about Johnson. His recruiting capabilities seem like all but a guarantee. Determining what he does with them on the court is another aspect that we'll all just have to wait and see. |
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Post by jhooked on Apr 5, 2015 19:41:16 GMT
For the sake of comparison, Johnson's name was briefly mentioned as a possibility at Texas before Smart was hired. I would have gone on a shooting spree. His recruiting capabilities seem like all but a guarantee. This seems like it would be the biggest question on Johnson IMO |
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Post by barves2125 on Apr 5, 2015 19:45:34 GMT
His recruiting capabilities seem like all but a guarantee. This seems like it would be the biggest question on Johnson IMO Really? I guess I'm obviously looking at it optimistically but a coach with 16 years of experience playing in the NBA and 7 years coaching (with an NBA Championship and two 60+ win seasons, at that) seems like something that would immediately draw interest from recruits. Throw in the fact that he has been an ESPN personality for the past few years and you've got a highly marketable figurehead for your program. Again, I'm optimistic but I feel like a large percent of highly ranked high school basketball players (and their parents) would love to have a guy with that resume sitting in their living room talking to them about their future. |
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Post by Tiffin on Apr 5, 2015 19:50:59 GMT
His recruiting capabilities seem like all but a guarantee. This seems like it would be the biggest question on Johnson IMO Charisma is half the battle, and he's got no shortage of that. Hell, he will speak to the media more in his first week than Grant did in his entire tenure. |
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Post by pesci on Apr 5, 2015 19:52:33 GMT
This is a terrible hire for Bama fans and good for the rest of the SEC. that's my favorite kind of hire I've always rooted for Avery since he's a fellow New Orleans guy but he was such an asshole in Dallas that he was fired despite winning 67 games and having led the team to the finals (albeit with a semi-epic collapse). This will fail in grand fashion. well in college you can be a tyrant, and as long as you win and aren't caught on camera calling kids faggots and throwing basketballs at them, you're fine. |
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Post by jhooked on Apr 5, 2015 20:12:08 GMT
This seems like it would be the biggest question on Johnson IMO Really? I guess I'm obviously looking at it optimistically but a coach with 16 years of experience playing in the NBA and 7 years coaching (with an NBA Championship and two 60+ win seasons, at that) seems like something that would immediately draw interest from recruits. Throw in the fact that he has been an ESPN personality for the past few years and you've got a highly marketable figurehead for your program. Again, I'm optimistic but I feel like a large percent of highly ranked high school basketball players (and their parents) would love to have a guy with that resume sitting in their living room talking to them about their future. Johnson has a pretty harsh style and I don't exactly remember him being beloved by his players when he was with the Nets or Mavs (after the '06 season). Like pesci just said, he can probably get away with that more at the college level, but his style will get old pretty quickly if he isn't able to start putting together the wins to back it up. I also don't think being a fiery and charismatic coach/TV personality necessarily guarantees that he'll start raking in McD's AAs. Talking basketball on TV and coaching grown ass men isn't the same as spending 18+ months pandering to a 16 year old and his parents to try and get him to come play for you for 6 months before he heads to the NBA. Some coaches just don't have the stomach for it and I can definitely understand why. |
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