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A lot of love for Avery Johnson
Posted on 3/13/21 at 10:03 am
Posted on 3/13/21 at 10:03 am
For a guy like Avery Johnson and what he accomplished in his career to reach out to Alabama and want to coach here and the respect he had for this program is a blessing. Things didn't work out as planned but we should be forever grateful for his contributions to this basketball program. Love you coach! #TheGeneral #RollTide
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Posted on 3/13/21 at 10:11 am to Adam Pruitt
Without Avery, we aren't witnesses to the legend that is Hard hat Herb
This post was edited on 3/13/21 at 10:13 am
Posted on 3/13/21 at 10:13 am to Adam Pruitt
I believe he wasn’t the right man for the job and didn’t reach the expectations he had or we had, but, a big name like that coming here did help bring national exposure here and a sense that we can and should be better than our history shows. He helped put us on the map.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 11:12 am to saban n bear
I've got nothing but love for Avery. I think he'd make a great assistant, just not head coach. But I think he's a great recruiter and evaluator of guard/forward talent. Just surprisingly lacking as an Xs and Os coach, considering he was an NBA point guard.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 3:27 pm to CCTider
Cheers to Avery - he definitely pumped some new blood into the program that was flatlined at the end of the Grant era.
Avery brought in Collin Sexton and the core of seniors that are reaching their potential now. Nothing but love for Avery.
He was made to be on camera - he should stick to broadcasting because I think he’s great at it.
Avery brought in Collin Sexton and the core of seniors that are reaching their potential now. Nothing but love for Avery.
He was made to be on camera - he should stick to broadcasting because I think he’s great at it.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 7:38 pm to Adam Pruitt
I love that he and his dribbling son have left the University.
He was terrible
He was terrible
Posted on 3/13/21 at 10:02 pm to cmayes56
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his dribbling son
That was his downfall. If his son had not been here I think his record would have been better. That said, I think the main reason he went so hard after a college job at the time was the fact he would be able to coach him.
When he was hired I figured it would mean good things for the program. He would either win and stay a while, win and take another job setting up the guy that followed him, or he would not win as much but bring a needed energy boost to the program. Turns out the latter is what happened. He at least left Oats some good pieces to build around.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 10:07 pm to Adam Pruitt
I don't hate Avery at all. He left things in good shape for Oats to take things to another level.
Posted on 3/13/21 at 11:10 pm to Adam Pruitt
I feel about Avery Johnson what I feel about Mike Shula. Thankful for his contributions and efforts but I am glad he is employed elsewhere.
Posted on 3/14/21 at 7:45 am to TiderNAL
Avery’s downfall wasn’t as much due to Jr. as it was his crazy bitch wife. Why do we continually flirt with coaches with crazy bitches at home? Gottfired, Rich Rod, Gregg Marshall, Avery, Freshwater.
We’ve all heard the saying “if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Well the corollary to that is “if mama is crazy, ain’t nobody happy either!”
We’ve all heard the saying “if mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.” Well the corollary to that is “if mama is crazy, ain’t nobody happy either!”
Posted on 3/14/21 at 9:56 am to TiderNAL
quote:Well put.
I feel about Avery Johnson what I feel about Mike Shula. Thankful for his contributions and efforts but I am glad he is employed elsewhere.
Posted on 3/14/21 at 10:11 am to SummerOfGeorge
Yea I thought Avery was a good hire for Bama at the time . He was energetic and a good face of the program type guy
Posted on 3/14/21 at 10:42 am to cmayes56
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I love that he and his dribbling son have left the University.
He was terrible
Avery Sr or Jr? Not that it matters really, because neither qualified as terrible. Senior represented the school very well and recruited the core guys that got us to where we are today. Unfortunately, his Xs and Os made NIT/rare NCAA bid his ceiling. Not enough to keep a job, but far from terrible. You want terrible, look at what Barbee and Lebo did at Auburn.
Junior wasn't very good for sure, but he also can't be blamed for our lack of success because depending on the season he either wasn't on the floor enough to matter much or there was nobody better to put out there.
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That was his downfall. If his son had not been here I think his record would have been better.
AJ Jr's minutes went from 19.7 to 13.9 to 9.7. As better players came into the program, his floor time went down. He played a lot early because there really wasn't anyone better.
His first year when he played a lot the other scholarship guards were Dazon Ingram, Brandon Austin, Ar'Mond Davis, and Corban Collins. Dazon and Collins were clearly better and played more than Jr, but after that which guard do you put ahead of him? Austin transferred to and finished at Samford. Davis transferred to UCSB, played one season and apparently left college basketball.
His second year we returned Dazon and added both Sexton and Petty. Jr's minutes fell by over 1/3rd to 8th on the team and barely ahead of Daniel Giddens.
His 3rd year Kira took over for Sexton, Dazon was still here, and Mack transferred in. Jr's minutes fell off a cliff and he was 10th on the team in minutes per game. The only scholarship player that got fewer minutes was Daniel Giddens.
The year AJ Jr. played the most minutes is the only season of Sr's tenure where we had a winning conference record. The season where he played the second most minutes we made it to the round of 32 and lost to the eventual national champs in the dance. The year that got CAJ Sr fired, AJ Jr barely saw the floor.
It was maddening to watch Jr turn around and start trying to back someone down the second he got to the 3 point line with the ball, but blaming him for a ton of losses is hilarious revisionist history. He wasn't good but his presence on the floor didn't keep us from suddenly making his dad coach of the year material.
Posted on 3/14/21 at 10:49 am to TiderNAL
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I feel about Avery Johnson what I feel about Mike Shula. Thankful for his contributions and efforts but I am glad he is employed elsewhere
I would feel the same way about Shula, but I don't for 1 reason.
4th and Prothro. Ruined his career career to run up the score on Florida. If he kicks that field goal in garbage time, then who knows how many people's lives/careers would have turned out differently.
Avery just ran an outdated, uninteresting style of basketball. He never did anything other than not being a good enough gameday coach to win a lot. Brought in solid talent, but didn't know how to build a complete team.
This post was edited on 3/14/21 at 10:51 am
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