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 just had to make some points about it. We've got to play our best basketball to win Game 1.
That's the key, play at our tempo. We don't play as fast as we used to, but we're at our best when we get out in transition. That's what we want to do when we get a chance. That's when we feel pretty comfortable.
We feel adding Doug Christie to our team is giving us the best chance to win a championship.
As we move forward, and especially in the playoffs, he's going to get their best defender. It'll be good to see if we've made some progress there.
Devin Harris probably had his best day, really, of the preseason, including practices.
This isn't going to be an easy series for anybody. Memphis isn't going to back down from anybody. They haven't played their best game.
This is the best he's looked in the last couple of days. Hopefully, we can get in a good practice in Utah, and then we'll see how he looks.
I thought this was our best performance of the series. We talked about playing tough, hard-nosed defense tonight to try and close this series out.
I thought this was our best performance of the series.
He's definitely the best point guard in the history of the Spurs franchise.
He knows it's not permanent. Stack has been one of our best hustle players. He's wrapped up in that mode of being an offensive player. Sometimes you don't notice the hustle plays.
These two teams have a lot of pride. Memphis doesn't back down from anybody, and it has not played its best game yet.
We just made a few shots and got going pretty well. I'm happy with our hustle, I'm happy with our play, but we're not world beaters.
We just wanted to make sure we were on the same page. We're still firm that they're not going to come back until they're ready. And they're not ready. We probably won't have them back in the next game or two.