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PLAYERS: Deron Williams,  Joe Johnson,  Gerald Wallace,  Kris Humphries,  C.J. Watson,  Keith Bogans,  Marshon Brooks,  Jerry Sloan,  Mike Woodson
TEAMS: Brooklyn Nets,  Golden State Warriors,  Miami Heat
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After another ugly loss to Milwaukee, the Nets’ tenth loss of December, Avery Johnson was finally “relieved of his coaching duties.” Most of the attention and blame has been directed at Deron Williams. I don’t agree. In fact, I thought this coaching change came late enough. Avery Johnson is not a great coach and he was underachieving with the Nets. His record with New Jersey/Brooklyn was 60-116. You want to point at his record in Dallas? Then remember that he lost three straight playoff series, including 2007 when a 67-win Mavs team got blown out by the Golden State Warriors. He was fired because he couldn’t get his team to play to their best potential. And this season he was given a lot of talent but he doesn’t get the most out of his players. It was not working.   Deron Williams did not force Avery out. This was an ownership move. Deron Williams has certainly played poorly and is having a bad season. But so are Joe Johnson, Gerald Wallace and Kris Humphries. They are all having th...
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