Sloan and Avery are both good coaches in Deron's wake. I'm not going to label him a coach killer, but I do intend to suggest the possibility.
Athletes aren't going the Keyshawn Johnson/Latrell Sprewell route when they have a problem w/ coaches anymore. "Ska, how can you suggest Dwill is a coach killer? He didn't say 'Just give me the damn ball.' He ain't choke anyone." You can't ask that anymore; athletes are more passive-aggressive now, and more behind the scenes.
I remember Mailman saying Dwill was out of line w/ Sloan, Jerry&Deron both said "What? Karl's tripping", and a few years later, Sloan was out.
Move on to NJ, w/ Avery Johnson... who SHOULD be a championship coach (still
@ those Wade fouls)... and now he's out.
I was thinking about this the other day, how crazy it is that Dwill vs. CP3 was ever a thing. Del Negro is nowhere CLOSE to Avery or Sloan, but look at the Clippers. It's working. If VDN gets ousted, it won't be because of Chris. He's out there doing his thing, regardless of that goofball.