Avery Johnson
FameRank: 6

"As player:"

*List of NBA champions/NBA champion

*NBA Sportsmanship Award ()

* No. 6 San Antonio Spurs#Retired numbers/retired by San Antonio Spurs

*2× List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders/NCAA assists leader (1987–1988)

*2× Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year/SWAC Player of the Year (1987–1988)

"As coach:"

*NBA Coach of the Year Award/NBA Coach of the Year ()

*Western Conference (NBA)#Conference champions/Western Conference champion (2006)

*List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches/NBA All-Star Game head coach (2006 NBA All-Star Game/2006)

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/stat1label = Point (basketball)/Points

/stat1value = 8,817 (8.4 ppg)

/stat2label = Rebound (basketball)/Rebounds

/stat2value = 1,751 (1.7 rpg)

/stat3label = Assist (basketball)/Assists

/stat3value = 5,846 (5.5 apg)

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/bbr = johnsav01

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We are also thrilled to promote Rolando Blackman, one of the all-time Maverick and NBA greats, who brings five years of coaching experience on the player development side, ... Ro also shares in our vision but more than anything he is very loyal. He wants to help bring a championship to Dallas.

We came into tonight's game trying to cut off some of his passing angles, ... We did not follow the game plan and [he] just shredded us tonight, shredded us to pieces.

We're going to win as a team. We're going to win when Dirk Nowitzki continues to move forward and Josh Howard and Erick Dampier and Jason Terry give the consistency I'm looking for.

It's about having a second chance, ... There are a lot of people in there that survived. So you try to let them know that they survived for a reason and you still have a lot to give this country. And if you end up staying in the Dallas-Fort Worth community, you have a chance to be an asset to our community.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who was affected by this tragedy.

We'll get past this. But it's just the beginning.

But we are trying to figure out how to take the next step. We've got a system in place now, and we're trying to plug in the right pieces.

It's devastating what has happened to everyone.