<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Dallas Mavericks Losses: Shawn Bradley (retired), Michael Finley (waived), Alan Henderson (Cavs). Gains: Doug Christie (free agent), DeSagana Diop (seriously?), Josh Powell (draft), Erick Strickland (free agent). Offseason goals: Stay the course, and get ready for eight months of real practices. What really happened: More than anything that happened over the summer, Dallas' most important move came last March, when Don Nelson passed his head coaching duties onto assistant Avery Johnson, who promptly led the team on a 16-2 tear to finish the season. Nelson had seen the team through the depressing Ross Perot Jr. era, weathered Mark Cuban's fitful (but ultimately satisfying) first few years as owner, and had the biggest hand in creating a team that averaged 56 wins a season from 2001 to '05. </div> http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=cnns...cnnsi&type=lgns
I like it, this guy isn't underrating the Avery Johnson factor <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Outlook: Johnson will substitute accountability for creativity, and while it may not mean much of a jump in the standings, the fleshed-out roles and improved chemistry should account for bigger things next spring.</div>
