NEW YORK — Given more time and fewer resources, Rod Thorn probably could have made a worse coaching choice than Avery Johnson . . . but damned if I can imagine who that micro-managing, playoff-pressure-leaking megalomaniac might be.
Avery's such high maintenance; he scares the heck out of Naomi Campbell.
As an NBA columnist you hear horror stories all the time about those carried away with their self-perceived importance. And then there are those unpleasant scenes that unfold right before your disbelieving eyes and ears that reverse your opinion forever about someone you greatly admired and respected as a player and a person.