define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); bill battle – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:35:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Battle For Alabama: Can Avery Johnson Catch Bruce Pearl? http://rushthecourt.net/2015/04/09/battle-for-alabama-can-avery-johnson-catch-bruce-pearl/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/04/09/battle-for-alabama-can-avery-johnson-catch-bruce-pearl/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:41:59 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=109241

Bill Battle’s wheelbarrow full of money simply wasn’t enough to lure Gregg Marshall away from Wichita State. But the Alabama athletic director had a bold backup plan up his sleeve, as he recently handed Avery Johnson a six-year, $18 million contract to become the Crimson Tide’s next men’s basketball coach. Johnson doesn’t lack for coaching experience from his stints as the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey Nets, but he’ll be making the rare coaching transition from the NBA to college ranks. The only coaches who come to mind having recently done this are Isiah Thomas at Florida International and Eddie Jordan at Rutgers. Jordan, [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/04/09/battle-for-alabama-can-avery-johnson-catch-bruce-pearl/feed/ 1