Welcome to the Celtics Org, JVG!
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Does this mean he's done with TV?
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Other than Mazzulla, that Celtics coaching staff is Championship quality....
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Van Gundy will be working under basketball operations and splitting his time between Boston and Maine, Boston’s G-League affiliate, according to a source.
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A guy with a ton of experience. I'm guessing the C's offered him a decent amount of money to join the staff.
We can't blame Wyc anymore. Brad has literally had the green light to do whatever he wants to.
We can't blame Wyc anymore. Brad has literally had the green light to do whatever he wants to.
Good assessment:
PLO wrote:Tatum played OK - took advantage of a few mismatches - decent on the defensive end. He is what we thought he was going into the season - a technically very proficient player operating close to his career ceiling as a rookie.
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We definitely got the better Van Gundy brother! Welcome, Jeff. He probably hates the Heat and Pat Riley, so he'll fit right in.
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Hate it. Want nothing to do with him
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Can't have enough experience especially when the Head Coach isn't qualified to be the Head Coach.
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Interesting... I'm cool with it.
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Green89 wrote:We definitely got the better Van Gundy brother! Welcome, Jeff. He probably hates the Heat and Pat Riley, so he'll fit right in.
I kind of like both of them, seems like a decent add for experience. But was he Knicks coach in the 99 finals? LJ is a PF, Duncan is a PF, LJ can guard him....Duncan proceeds to make uncontested shots over a guy 8 inches shorter than him. Hope Giannis doesn't do the same to Brissett.
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bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:Other than Mazzulla, that Celtics coaching staff is Championship quality....
chrisab123 wrote:Can't have enough experience especially when the Head Coach isn't qualified to be the Head Coach.
1/11/24 The birth of a new Hal. From now on being less combative, avoiding confrontation - like Switzerland
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Ironically, I felt JVG was one of the few broadcasters who was biased towards the Celtics lol. He has always been high on the Cs.
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BK_2020 wrote:Does this mean he's done with TV?
Probably for now, at least. I think he was laid off by ESPN a few months ago..
1/11/24 The birth of a new Hal. From now on being less combative, avoiding confrontation - like Switzerland
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chakdaddy wrote:Green89 wrote:We definitely got the better Van Gundy brother! Welcome, Jeff. He probably hates the Heat and Pat Riley, so he'll fit right in.
I kind of like both of them, seems like a decent add for experience. But was he Knicks coach in the 99 finals? LJ is a PF, Duncan is a PF, LJ can guard him....Duncan proceeds to make uncontested shots over a guy 8 inches shorter than him. Hope Giannis doesn't do the same to Brissett.
Yes, Jeff Van Gundy was the Knicks coach in 99. The fact that he got the 8 seeded Knicks to the NBA finals that season, despite his best player (Ewing) being injured was probably one of the best coaching jobs of all-time.
Duncan is 5" taller than LJ, not 8. And it was a long time ago now so I don't recall who was defending Duncan (probably either Kurt Thomas, Camby or Chris Dudley most of the time, perhaps LJ some of the time)..obviously it was tough for the Knicks having to play that series without Ewing, while facing Duncan and Robinson.
1/11/24 The birth of a new Hal. From now on being less combative, avoiding confrontation - like Switzerland
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1/11/24 The birth of a new Hal. From now on being less combative, avoiding confrontation - like Switzerland
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I like it. I don't always agree with JVG when he's on TV but he's a guy who pushes back on groupthink and will provide a fresh perspective. Has a ton of experience as both a coach and observer of the league.
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Green89 wrote:We definitely got the better Van Gundy brother! Welcome, Jeff. He probably hates the Heat and Pat Riley, so he'll fit right in.
Basketball players always act tough but can never actually fight.
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Ha nice.
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Glad to have him on board, but will miss him on TV. Thought he was one of the better options out there.
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