Avery Johnson Winning %

by rundmc00 on Jul 19, 2010 1:49 PM EDT

It is lost on some that Avery has the highest winning percentage of any NBA coach ever. Some argue that any coach could have done well with the Mavs. A few comments on Avery's record:

1) Many coaches have coached teams much better than the Mavs - Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, Pat Riley, etc. So don't try to tell us that Cuban has one of the greatest rosters ever.

2) Avery made Diop look like a good NBA player and Josh Howard look like an all-star.

3) Avery made the Mavs a top ten defensive team after years of being the worst defensive team in the league.

4) And finally, Avery got Devin to play great defensive and not chuck shots....that was probably his biggest achievement.

No one should sleep on Avery's coaching record.

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I agree completely… and than some. I am pumped.

by Tim823 on Jul 19, 2010 1:58 PM EDT reply actions

Over/Under is 25 Games

…until AJ no longer has the best coaching winning percentage in NBA history, and I’ll take the under with the team as it stands right now. Hopefully he’ll be a good coach for us, but the winning percentage thing overstates his ability—he certainly ain’t the best coach ever. He might be one day and I’m rooting for him, but he needs to develop a winner here, something he didn’t have to do in Dallas. That will entail losing games in the near term, and will put an end to this “winningest coach ever” stuff.

by jabez on Jul 19, 2010 2:16 PM EDT reply actions

i'll take the over on that one

by kiemurphy on Jul 19, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I will take the WAY UNDER, perhaps AS SOON AS opening night, since at this point it looks like we will start the season against the new look Heat IN Miami.

by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jul 19, 2010 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

how do you know we will start the season at Miami.

by New Deal on Jul 19, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

You do realize that losing to the Heat only counts as one loss, right?

It’s not like Avery loses that game and his percentage goes down to .500.

by Newark2Brooklyn on Jul 19, 2010 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions

After 82 games, it's safe to say AJ will no longer have the best winning % in the nba

How much are you willing to put on it?

by muwu on Jul 19, 2010 2:21 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Id take that bet. After all it is safe to say we have one of the best coaching staffs. That couts for something

by Jid on Jul 19, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions

counts*

by Jid on Jul 19, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions

The point is Avery is a very good coach

And can turn average players into very good ones.

by rundmc00 on Jul 19, 2010 3:30 PM EDT reply actions

How is Josh Howard just a product of Avery?

Not really fair to assess his latest season since he’s been injury ridden. And Devin Harris was a rookie/young player then, of course he wouldn’t go out and be chucking shots since he wasn’t anything yet.

I mean, why wasn’t he able to make Marquis Daniels into a good player then? Mo Ager? JJ Barea didn’t bust out until lately

I think we’re mystifying the “powers of avery” now. All of the sudden Avery will be able to make players who never play defense into defensive players and turn headcases straight. There’s absolutely noooo chance he’ll become more like Scott Skiles and make the players grow tired of his nagging and constant control instead of listening to him. And who’s easier to fire, the players or the coach?

by muwu on Jul 19, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions