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Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
Sun May 5, 2013, 09:39 AM May 2013

Hi, I'm Deron Williams from the Brooklyn Nets

In my NBA career, I've gotten TWO coaches fired, HOF Jerry Sloan and Avery Johnson. I just lost a Game 7 at home to the Chicago Bulls, and they didn't have their best player at all in the series, Derrick Rose. Also, the Bulls had several other key players hurt, and yet, I played soft. I couldn't push my team to a win.

But it's all good. My team can't fire me like they did my coaches.

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Hi, I'm Deron Williams from the Brooklyn Nets (Original Post) Yavin4 May 2013 OP
Minor quibble... AgainsttheCrown May 2013 #1
There's some doubt about Sloan, but there's no doubt about Avery Johnson Yavin4 May 2013 #2
And now PJ is gone, too RockaFowler May 2013 #3
I agree JonLP24 May 2013 #4

AgainsttheCrown

(165 posts)
1. Minor quibble...
Mon May 6, 2013, 01:42 AM
May 2013

Jerry Sloan retired...but that doesn't affect your main point that Deron is still a coach killer

Yavin4

(35,437 posts)
2. There's some doubt about Sloan, but there's no doubt about Avery Johnson
Mon May 6, 2013, 10:16 AM
May 2013

He got him fired, and then showed up small against a depleted Bulls team at home for Game 7.

That's some weak sauce there.

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
4. I agree
Mon May 6, 2013, 05:51 PM
May 2013

I would have done better.

In fact, those coaches should have been fired for the simple fact they didn't put me on the court instead of him.

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