Avery Johnson
Avery Johnson
Avery Johnsonis an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team. Johnson spent 16 years in the National Basketball Association as a player, and subsequently served as the head coach of two NBA teams: the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets. He led the Mavericks to their first NBA Finals appearance and to three consecutive 50+ win seasons. During his playing days, Johnson was known as the "Little General" for his...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 March 1969
CityNew Orleans, LA
We'll get past this. But it's just the beginning.
We were just battling uphill all night. We couldn't get it in gear tonight.
We didn't come here to get any moral victories. I'm disappointed with his loss.
We didn't come here for any moral victories. We're very, very disappointed that we lost this game.
We pretty much know where we're going to finish now. The only thing that really matters for us is to get guys healthy mentally and physically.
We don't like losing one in a row. You can only imagine how two in a row feels.
We're excited to get out of here with a win. Those guys play physical, and they play hard.
We stepped up big defensively in the fourth quarter. We were fortunate to get away from them.
Our team is not playing enough of a 48-minute game and that's the disappointing thing. We know it's tough to win road games. This was a hot team team we were playing, give them credit. But you can't play 18-20 minutes of a second half and expect to beat any NBA team.
Our team has made some progress with being proactive on defense. There's a certain mentality where I wanted us to be. ... Forget statistics, forget about how many points we're giving up, field goal percentage, all that stuff - I think our body language is moving in a way that we're trying to be a little more proactive defensively.
They scored, we didn't (down the stretch). They got stops, we didn't. That's what it boils down to.
always thought of him as a triple-double guy.
All you're going to remember is the last shot. That's all that matters.
They know I love to practice, and we don't really brag on how much we practice or how much we prepare like a lot of other situations. But they know I love to practice and I've been missing out on my good practices trying to just keep them fresh a little bit.