01-13-2021, 09:01 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-13-2021, 09:11 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(01-13-2021, 08:36 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Seriously? I'm pretty shocked anyone doesn't remember this. It's how Avery Johnson became coach! It was a bananas situation. Here's how I remember it:
Nellie never forgave Cuban for not bringing Nash back. He started mailing in the job more and more, and was letting Avery run practices (sometimes not even showing up) in 2005, and the team wasn't doing well. At some point that season, the team got booed at home during a stinker, and over that weekend, Nellie literally just quit.
This is all I could find quickly: The first one has a little bit of PR spin mixed into it.
https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=2016984
https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4351802
Really, kind of a testament to how bad things have to get before Cuban fires a HC (or GM). Pretty much takes outright subordination. He's a hands on owner but he's nothing like Donald Sterling/Al Davis/George Steinbrenner/Dan Snyder et al in that regard (looks like Ballmer might be falling into that category). Harkens back to his Bill Simmons interview a few weeks ago when he said never trust what HC candidates tell you in their interviews because they've all studied your team and know exactly what you want to hear.
(01-13-2021, 06:45 AM)khaled1987 Wrote: So. basically the Mavs should have just traded Jim Jackson early on to keep their core.
Not complaining considering this mess lead to Dirk and Nash duo later
I don't think it can be overstated how invested the Mavs were in Jim Jackson as the first semblance of an NBA cornerstone player to come to the franchise in God knows for fans to get excited about. Look at the 1986-1991 drafts. As bad as the Mavs wanted Dennis Smith Jr to succeed in 2017, it was that X 100000000 with Jim Jackson. And if people think the Rondo trade was bad, it was nothing compared to the Fat Lever trade.