go sydney moncrief or keith smart.

Just commented on some one else post.

…Eddie Jordan. His Washington teams had many of the same issues our current squad does. I know for a fact there are two stalwart defensive guys, Avery Johnson and Jeff Van Gundy, unsigned and unfettered. JVG’s teams are traditionally hellish to watch, though, and the value of entertainment isn’t lost on me, so Id pick Avery of the two, and I’d do so in a minute.

Of the less high profile guys out there, Keith Smart seems like a worthy guy. I was one of Musselman’s ardent supporters in his day, but it seems like there might be serious bad blood with him. I was also a big fan of Mario Elie, but he bolted ship when Nelson arrived.

Any one new will be a better defensive coach then Nelson by default. Beside we need better players. Maggs, Crawford, and when Monta comes back are the worst defenders in basketball! I know the Wiz hand most of the problems we did, and he still coached them to the playoffs. Why would Avery on JVG take the Warriors job? The TOR job has more talent, and I got a feeling Avery is not trying to follow the Don Nelson Show again, because the last time didn’t work out well for him. But like it our not I think we can get Jordan, and try to find a D-Minded ass. for him. With our talent I think he would run a good system for us.

nelson should be our coach.

that includes DN as soon as he can wake-up

I believe Nelson is a good trainer and coach, but lets his stubbornness get in the way. I’d like him to stay and train with the young guys. Avery Johnson can come in as a defensive coordinator and actually handle some of the coaching duties. In a world of Mullin and Nelson, this can happen. We just need an offensive coordinator who understands spacing and passing. Plus Nelson has to loosen the reins or let go completely – his pride is getting in the way.

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all this team needs is a good choking scandal to reinforce their position as league laughing stock

Some one tell me how our front office can get Avery?

I would definitely give Keith Smart a shot. This team is built for speed and offense, so a little continuity wouldn’t be a bad thing. Also, Keith played for a pretty good defensive coach, Bobby Knight. In my heart I would really like to see Rick Barry given a chance to coach at the NBA level if he is still interested. The man has been practically blackballed by the NBA and disrespected by his former team. He was a popular and effective coach in the old Continental League and certainly knows the game. I believe the players would listen to a Hall of Famer.

he has had good success with good talent and without a superstar, he will play the young guys and put defense first.

Avery’s only proved he can win with Dirk in a system that was handed to him that all he had to do was tweak a little.

I like Mussleman also but I don’t think he has a good report with the players, but he may have learned his lesson in Sac.

Remember Avery Johnson took over for Nellie after he left for the Warriors and see how well they played? Granted we beat them in playoffs but that’s probably more to do with Nellie knowing the Mav players from being their head coach for a few years.