<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Associated Press STANFORD, Calif. -- Trent Johnson was as shocked as anybody to hear about Mike Montgomery's stunning departure from Stanford to coach the Golden State Warriors. Athletic director Ted Leland did a lot to calm the fears of the Cardinal faithful and the players Tuesday: He selected Johnson, the Nevada coach who served three seasons as an assistant under Montgomery, as successor. Stanford was without a head coach for less than a week. "Wow! Obviously I'm overwhelmed," said Johnson, who led the Wolf Pack to a breakthrough season this year. "One of my goals is to every day, every second try to put ourselves in position to be the last team standing at the end. ... The only thing I'm going to guarantee everybody is that the wheels are going to stay on." Johnson, 47, was formally introduced Tuesday afternoon, with his new players looking on, along with numerous other Stanford coaches. Johnson's wife, Jackie, was presented with a bundle of red roses that perfectly matched her Cardinal-colored suit. "We're really thrilled," Leland said. "He had an incredible amount of support internally at Stanford. If anybody questions whether we made the right decision, spend five minutes with him."</div> Story
