According to EuroHoops, Vassilis Spanoulis, a former player for the Houston Rockets, said Jeff Van Gundy did not know him when he came to play for them. Ever since he left Van Gundy and the Rockets, Spannoulis has gone on to win EuroLeague three times, three final four MVP’s, and one overall MVP award. Here is Spannoulis’ quote about Van Gundy: “I believe that I was the wrong time in the wrong place. Unfortunately, I had never spoken with coach Van Gundy before signing to Houston. I had only conversations with the GM who was really interested on me. When I arrived, the first thing I heard was that I am a rookie, so I will not play at all and they are not counting on me! I wasn’t in the plans of the coach. I was left on the side. It was just a bad situation. The team leader was T-Mac, there was also Rafer Alston and the coach didn’t believe that I could had some minutes in the rotation. He didn’t knew me as a player. To be exact the coach didn’t had the slightest idea from European basketball and European players. I felt really bad, like I was tricked. I was already a pretty good player in Europe. The first thing coach said to me in my very first day in Houston was: “I don’t know you, you will not play, you are out.’ I felt let down. The next summer, coach Adelman came to the team, called me three times and we had some good conversations. I appreciated his gesture.” Sounds to me like Van Gundy does not have a liking for international players. If he rejoins the NBA coaching circuit, international players better hope not they are on his team.
Detroit is preparing to offer their head coaching position to Oklahoma City assistant, Maurice Cheeks, according to Yahoo! Sports’, Adrian Wojnarowski. Recently, Detroit’s ownership made a consensus agreement on Cheeks to be their head coach and are trying to work out the remainder of the contract with Cheeks’ agent. Before becoming the lead assistant for Scott Brooks in Oklahoma City, Cheeks was the head coach of Portland and Philadelphia from 2001-2008. His career record as a head coach is just a shade below .500 with it being 284-286. While in Oklahoma City, Cheeks was crucial in the developments of Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Detroit is hoping for Cheeks to do the same with Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe, and whoever they take with the 8th pick in the upcoming draft.
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