Johnson to talk with 76ers, Hornets next week

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

Former Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson is scheduled to talk to the Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Hornets next week about their coaching vacancies.

Johnson said he will meet with the Sixers on Monday and Hornets on Tuesday in Texas. He has been working as a TV analyst for ESPN, which first reported his plans.

Hornets spokesman Harold Kaufman said the team has no comment and the 76ers said they do not comment on coaching searches.

Game 32: Mavericks vs. 76ers

The Mavericks are fourth in their division with a 19-12 record. The Mavericks rank 7th in the Western Conference. Philly is third in their division, but ranks ten in the East. They are in the same division as Boston, thus they are getting whipped night after night.

Dallas Mavericks Player Stats 08-09

Name	Dirk Nowitzki	Jason Terry	Josh Howard	Jason Kidd
Points Per Game	25.7	21.1	18.8	8.9
Rebounds Per Game	9.0	2.8	5.3	6.5
Assists Per Game	2.5	3.7	1.7	8.6
Blocks Per Game	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.5

Eric Dampier leads the Mavericks with 1.3 blocks per game and has 8.1 rebounds per game.

76ers Player Stats 08-09

Name	Elton Brand*	Andre Iguodala	Andre Miller	Thaddeus Young
Points Per Game	15.9	15.7	15.2	13.1
Rebounds Per Game	9.8	6.5	3.8	4.8
Assists Per Game	1.5	5.0	6.4	1.1
Blocks Per Game	1.4	0.6	0.2	0.2

Brand is out with an injury. Louis Williams also averages over 10 pooints per game with 12.0 and Samuel Dalembert leads the 76ers with 1.5 blocks per game.Forecast: I like the Mavericks easy in this game. Look for a stomping of the 76ers and a score of 105-84.

Home Court

Philly Smack

Trash to the Philadelphia fans... So here we have the abominable Phanatic. WHAT IS THIS THING?! A GROWTH FROM FRAGGLE ROCK?! And what is it saying about Philadelphia fans? Are they Fat? Green and fat and they wear their cloths backwards. The mascot gets into the Hall of Fame, but do any of their players? How sad... The Phillies have done well in the last 21 years, finishing 1st only once, and another time 2 games back... the rest, sadly, has been 10 or more games behind... twice in that stretch, they won only 65 games. And looking at their logo makes me want to "P"... One World Series Ring in how many years in existence? I think Philadephia has been playing ball since the birth of Christ.

OK, Phillies top hitter: Ave - Ranks 34th in the MLB.
HR- Tied 22nd in MLB
RBI - Tied 14th in MLB
Best ERA - Ranks 30th in the MLB
You know, I think I will stop there, because it is obvious, accessible, barefaced, bright, clear, conclusive, conspicuous, discernible, distinct, distinguishable, evident, explicit, exposed, glaring, in evidence, indisputable, lucid, manifest, noticeable, observable, open, outstanding, overt, palpable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, plain, precise, prominent, pronounced, public, recognizable, self-evident, self-explanatory, straightforward, transparent, unconcealed, undeniable, understandable, undisguised, unmistakable, unsubtle, and visible that should this team make it to the playoffs, they don't have staying power and would be knocked out so quick, it would make people's heads spin.

NOW, on to T.O. (TIMEOUT) - which is what happened to him last week. The Eagles are a "good" team on the field, or at least they have been in recent seasons, but this year will be different due to the animosity on the field. T.O. is causing a lot of bad things happen to a good team, which I think is great because the Cowboys will benefit from it. All Good Here! Terrell Owens (or "Country Sausage" as I call him) has too much oppugnancy and that will not only hurt him, but his team. How many games will he miss? Probably a lot... shooting off at the mouth will come back and get you, and for him, it will be now. I think I have an appropriate gift for him though, to help him get back on track... The beautiful dish set would go great with his attitude.

So... the Sixers... does Iverson hang out with T.O.? Just curious...

And the Flyers? What are they... HOCKEY or badmintin? Is that hockey stuff still around... I thought there was a strike or something... It's been years since they played a hockey game, how can we make any calls on that now? Might as well be badminten, I think they've played a game since the NHL did. Pansy sport taking forever to decide what pay they will make - 1 million or 1.2 million... if you really like the sport, like you say you do, then play for peanuts...

So, I guess I will have to suck up my pride and get an Eagles Toilet Lid... just so when I have to look at the Philadelphia sports, I can can run to the bathroom... well, you get the idea... Johnny Out.