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
crazy excited games gotten guys obviously positive
I've never really gotten excited about games too much in February. But at the same time, obviously the guys are doing a lot of positive things on the court. You'd be crazy not to think so.
both bring guys situations trusted
Both of those guys are out indefinitely. I trusted some different situations (before), but now I'll bring them back when I want to.
finish guys healthy matters mentally season seemed
Even the times we were in their face, they still seemed to make some shots. Our season is not over ... but we know where we are going to finish now. The only thing that really matters is to get guys healthy mentally and physically.
afraid good guys
You got to be able to go to guys one through 12. We're not afraid to go to D.A. (Darrell Armstrong). We're not afraid to go to D.J. It's a good positive.
body care guys john league liking outlast people pitfalls stay student talked took trap year
John really took a liking to me. He talked to me about the off-court stuff, about the pitfalls that trap some guys. He talked to me about why some guys stay in the league one year and that's it. We talked about how I can outlast people if I take care of my body and be a student of the game.
centers forward guys leaves none point rest small three
We have three centers and none of those guys can do any cameos at small forward or point guard, so that leaves the rest of the guys. We need them to play now.
advantage four guys kobe maybe played puts since somebody steve team throw together
Yeah, that puts them at an advantage I would say. So what I'll try to do is when he puts his four guys out there, I'll try to have combinations. I'll try to play Steve and Dirk together since they played together. And maybe I'll play Yao and T-Mac. So maybe we at least have four guys out there . . . two and two. And then throw in somebody else. . . . Maybe Kobe (Bryant); he's a whole team himself.
guess guys injured pleased trying
For us to be injured and trying to get some guys back, I guess we've got to be pleased with the results.
guys lay wish year
I wish they would take more people, but they can't. You have that every year. Every year you've got guys that's deserving. Guys that get out there every night, lay it on the line.
both guys until wait
If we get both of those guys back by the end of the week, great. If not, we'll have to wait until they're ready.
against exactly guys playing playoff
My guys are pretty smart. They know exactly where they are. I kind of like that we have something to play for, playing against playoff teams.
guys horn periods series seven stretch van waiting week whip
We've had some guys out for long periods of time. We've got to whip those guys back in shape. We're waiting on (Keith) Van Horn to come back, which we think he can come back in about a week to 10 days. Hopefully, that other series will stretch to seven games.
drain four good guys year
We've had a pretty good year up to this point. So we don't want to let all of that go down the drain because we got four guys injured.
across flying good guys possibly teams watching
We have guys watching all of the teams we can possibly play against, logging the miles, flying across the country. I think over-preparation is a good thing.