Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith Gone

[Premeditated]

lol let me guess and Dwight is still gonna leave the Magic? If he is gonna stay, might as well make him the GM because we know who really runs shyt. Oh well, I guess it will be smart for the franchise to start tanking for the next 3 years, try to get Muhammed next year and continue tanking until Hedo's contract is over lol

wtf? How long and Hedo's contract? lol

 

[mastermind]

howard still gone. they been making rash decisions for 5 years now

fixed

 

[mastermind]

Stan is one of the better coaches in the NBA.

He is one of the better ones in the 2nd tier, but he is not at the top tier.


In saying that, if he wanted to coach the Wizards, I would be happy. Wizards havent had a coach as good as Stan, and who actually cared, since... man idk since when.

 

[kingofnyc]

Dwight still leaving.

Pathetic franchise.

.

 

[GoldenGlove]

I'm a fan of the Master of Panic. I don't think Orlando can lure an equal or better coach without a Dwight extension in place. Stan is good - and they'll hate life after him if they can't reel in a bigger fish.

Otis...awful awful GM. It's almost impossible to mismanage a situation as poorly as he did.

Just wait a few years...

The Bulls might squander Rose's era with Chicago away the same way Otis did with Dwight's Magic.

Stay tuned.

 

[Absolut]

hes pretty easily a top 10 coach. theres a lot of boneheads heading up nba teams. only ones clearly better are thibs, pop, rivers, adelman and carlisle.

Atlanta Hawks: Larry Drew
Boston Celtics: Doc Rivers
Charlotte Bobcats: ---
Chicago Bulls: Tom Thibodeau
Cleveland Cavaliers: Byron Scott
Detroit Pistons: Lawrence Frank
Indiana Pacers: Frank Vogel
Miami Heat: Erik Spoelstra
Milwaukee Bucks: Scott Skiles
New Jersey Nets: Avery Johnson
New York Knicks: Mike Woodson
Orlando Magic: Stan Van Gundy
Philadelphia 76ers: Doug Collins
Toronto Raptors: Dwane Casey
Washington Wizards: Randy Wittman

Dallas Mavericks: Rick Carlisle
Denver Nuggets: George Karl
Golden State Warriors: Mark Jackson
Houston Rockets: Kevin McHale
L.A. Clippers: Vinny Del Negro
L.A. Lakers: Mike Brown
Memphis Grizzlies: Lionel Hollins
Minnesota Timberwolves: Rick Adelman
New Orleans Hornets: Monty Williams
Oklahoma City Thunder: Scott Brooks
Phoenix Suns: Alvin Gentry
Portland Trail Blazers: Kaleb Caneles
Sacramento Kings: Keith Smart
San Antonio Spurs: Gregg Popovich
Utah Jazz: Tyrone Corbin

tough to name more than 5 coaches better than svg

 

[Harry Sax]

Might as well move em to KC...

 

[Roadie pipeher]

hes pretty easily a top 10 coach. theres a lot of boneheads heading up nba teams. only ones clearly better are thibs, pop, rivers, adelman and carlisle.



tough to name more than 5 coaches better than svg

True...ATL couldn't wait?

 

[Hater]

NBA.com - Live Streaming Video Press conference about the firings going on right now.

 

[takinghits]

writing was on the wall

 

[tremonthustler1]

Word, that's what makes firing him so stupid, especially for a player that will probably leave anyway.

Otis had to go, but firing Stan was idiotic.

Unless they're hiring from within, it's hard to get a fresh GM in without giving him a chance to pick his coach.

 

[Trust Me]

Stupid ass franchise

 

[malbaker86]

pretty much

 

[Mr swag]

not only have they fired van gundy


they fired doc rivers also

at least the owner keeps it consisent

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

It was time for SVG to go. He's a good coach, but the situation in Orlando was bad and there's no way the team is winning with him there. I hope he wins eventually because he got screwed hard from the Heat in '06.

We just better not sign Pringles