<div class="quote_poster">Quoting :</div><div class="quote_post">Dallas coach Don Nelson sent an e-mail to Golden State guard Avery Johnson on Thursday offering him a spot on the Mavericks' coaching staff beginning this postseason. Nelson spoke of the e-mail when asked by The Associated Press how often he's in contact with Johnson, who played for Nelson during his first stint with the Warriors and also in Dallas.</div> Full Story
It turns out the NBA deemed that Nellie contacting Avery Johnson via e-mail was "innapropriate" . <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">OAKLAND, Calif. -- The NBA will speak to <u><font color="#00009b">Dallas</font></u> coach Don Nelson, who made contact with <u><font color="#00009b">Golden State</font></u> guard <u><font color="#00009b">Avery Johnson</font></u> via e-mail and offered him a position on the Mavericks' coaching staff starting this postseason. "We're going to speak to coach Nelson and tell him that those types of actions aren't appropriate," NBA spokesman Tim Frank told The Associated Press on Monday night. "I don't think the intent here was to cause a problem, but it's not allowed in our rules to have contact with players on other teams." It was unclear whether Nelson would face disciplinary action by the league or only receive a warning. Golden State general manager Garry St. Jean has spoken with league officials, who contacted him after the incident. "The league has had discussions with us and we'll let them render a decision on whether or not that (contact with Johnson) is something that is in everybody's best interest," St. Jean said.</div>
Wasnt he apart of the staff last year during the playoffs? For some reason I remember him being one of the many assistent coaches late last season when he wasnt getting any PT. Anyway, everybody knew he would be associated with the NBA in some type of coaching position from his days as the Spurs point guard. You always here people say the point guard is just an extension of the coach on the Floor. But you could literally see him instructing players on how to execute the plays being called from Bob Hill & Greg P during his hay days with the Spurs. One of the best Floor generals. It only right that he continues to share his knowledge of the game as a coach. And it might be time for him to hang it up& move to bigger off court things with the league.
Get him. Dallas need somebody to get them to do something. I mean sure enough Nelly is a good coach. But Averey would be a good assitant coach because Del Harris and Don Nelson Jr SUCKS.
I think Avery would be a great addition to practically every staff in the league. He probably only needs a couple years as an assistant before someone tags him as a head coach. He's apparently that good. I've always seen Avery as a coaching type, and he could easily become part of the next generation of high quality head coaches. This is just the beginning.