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re: Why is everyone so excited about this Avery Johnson hire?
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:32 am to ThaKaptin
Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:32 am to ThaKaptin
I just think it's a high risk, high reward hire.
He's either going to be a grand slam or a hire Alabama is going to instantly regret. It's obvious he needs to surround himself with excellent recruiters, because brand name or not, coaches like Johnny Jones and Pearl have been working the AAU circuit for 10-15 years now.
His 60+ win seasons for the Mavs are impressive, sure. But I don't find it merely coincidental that Johnson hasn't coached since then, as it pretty much implies he doesn't have the most glowing reputation in the NBA circles.
Whether the media likes him or not, I couldn't care less. He's in the media, so he probably knows everyone there is to know and comes off as a very likeable guy. I'm not convinced that endorsements by Finebaum and Tim Brando indicates Alabama is a grand slam hire. Bama has a huge fan base, and they're the target market those guys are looking for as far as followers/viewers go. St. John's hiring Steve Lavin led to a massive circle jerk in the sports media, and that fizzeled out pretty quickly.
again Bama either hit the jackpot or they've signed off on mediocrity for another 4-5 seasons
He's either going to be a grand slam or a hire Alabama is going to instantly regret. It's obvious he needs to surround himself with excellent recruiters, because brand name or not, coaches like Johnny Jones and Pearl have been working the AAU circuit for 10-15 years now.
His 60+ win seasons for the Mavs are impressive, sure. But I don't find it merely coincidental that Johnson hasn't coached since then, as it pretty much implies he doesn't have the most glowing reputation in the NBA circles.
Whether the media likes him or not, I couldn't care less. He's in the media, so he probably knows everyone there is to know and comes off as a very likeable guy. I'm not convinced that endorsements by Finebaum and Tim Brando indicates Alabama is a grand slam hire. Bama has a huge fan base, and they're the target market those guys are looking for as far as followers/viewers go. St. John's hiring Steve Lavin led to a massive circle jerk in the sports media, and that fizzeled out pretty quickly.
again Bama either hit the jackpot or they've signed off on mediocrity for another 4-5 seasons
This post was edited on 4/6/15 at 11:34 am
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Posted on 4/6/15 at 11:34 am to tigerbait2010
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Tim Brando
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Bama has a huge fan base, and they're the target market those guys are looking for as far as followers/viewers go.
Does not compute.
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