Avery Johnson

Whatever Del Negro's flaws, it's probably a good thing the Bulls
didn't hire the little general. Here's what Mark Cuban said about him
yesterday:

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Mark Cuban said multiple players told him they wanted to be traded if
Avery Johnson returned as coach this season. The Mavericks owner
revealed the gravity of the rift between Johnson and his players at
Monday's media day when asked how he came to the conclusion that he
needed to fire Johnson. "I knew after I had so many people asking to
be traded," Cuban said. "I mean, I had to deal with either the players
and moving them or the coach and moving him." Cuban said these
sentiments were relayed to him by the players or their agents over the
course of last season. After each complaint Cuban would assure the
players that he and Donnie Nelson, the team's president of basketball
operations, would work with Johnson in an effort to smooth things
over. Cuban said the players did not speak in generalities. They told
him they didn't want to come back if Johnson was still the coach.
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Sounds like he would have been Skiles part 2.