Tag: Stan Van Gundy

Van Gundy said he thinks the league’s …

Van Gundy said he thinks the league’s 25-day plan — where players get 11 days to come into team facilities and work before two weeks of training camp — would work. “I think that sounds OK. But if we’re out another month, if we’re out another six weeks and then they come back [then] you’re going to need more time,” Van Gundy said. “Then you’re talking about needing five or more six weeks total. I think the longer we’re out, the longer time we’re going to need to ramp up or we’re going to see a lot of injuries.”

Isiah Thomas: When Stan Van Gundy took …

Isiah Thomas: When Stan Van Gundy took over the Pistons, the one thing he said he wanted to do, which a lot of us disagreed with, is change the culture. Then the new regime comes in and where are you in terms of culture? Culture is a big word. It’s one we throw around in sports but when you look it up and define it, it’s different than what people think. When you talk about changing or establishing a culture, those are pretty big words. They’re in the process of establishing (culture) because you had one, then Van Gundy changed and now you’re trying to establish a new one.

He was a five-time All-Star, making the …

He was a five-time All-Star, making the All-NBA Second Team three times, and the first and third teams once each. “It doesn’t make a lot of sense,” Stan Van Gundy told Yahoo Sports. “There’s a few guys who haven’t gotten in yet but will get in … but the only guys who haven’t gotten in are Tim, Ben Wallace and Kevin Johnson. Five times, All-NBA? Top 15 in the NBA and for Tim, top 10? That’s really high-level stuff. That’s being the best of the best for long periods of time and that’s generally what they look at. How were you in your era?”

Stan Van Gundy not interested in Knicks coaching job

Both the Knicks and the Nets have head coaching vacancies. And between the two open spots, Stan Van Gundy – a big-name coach on the market – says the more attractive gig is the one in Brooklyn. And it’s not even close. “Of the two the Nets are the better job. There’s no question about that right now,” Van Gundy said on ESPN radio. “The organization has been more stable. They’ve won more games. They have more talent.”

“I’m not interested in the New York …

“I’m not interested in the New York Knicks. No,” said Van Gundy. “First of all, there’s a family history there. If anyone would be interested in that — and I’m not sure he is either — it would be my brother.” That would of course by his younger brother Jeff, who led the Knicks to the 1999 NBA Finals and spent parts of seven seasons as head coach in the Garden. He’s 430-318 overall.

Clifford said on Saturday that a …

Clifford said on Saturday that a lingering cold and a lack of food intake prior to Friday’s game led to the dizziness that he experienced – something his coaching buddies scolded him about profusely. “I’d say the best (conversation) that I got was a stern lecture from Stan (Van Gundy) last night, and Jeff (Van Gundy) also, and (Tom Thibodeau), too,’’ said Clifford, referring to the medical distress that forced him off the sidelines in the third quarter of the Magic’s 132-118 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. “Those three guys, and Patrick (Ewing), all my guys, they weren’t like … well, not `Hope you feel better.’ It was more like, `C’mon man, you’re not 51 anymore.’”