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Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« on: May 21, 2012, 03:42:00 PM »

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As expected, Orlando has fired coach Stan Van Gundy and GM Otis Smith.
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2012, 03:49:46 PM »

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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2012, 03:50:48 PM »

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"Sweet! Now I can get a GM job somewhere that I'm appreciated!" - a very confused and heartbroken Otis Smith
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2012, 03:51:43 PM »

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Otis Smith what took so long?
Van Gundy is sitting back having a margarita, a deep sigh of relief and taking calls for another job.  

Next coach to deal with Howard, step up to the plate!
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2012, 04:01:10 PM »

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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2012, 04:03:37 PM »

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Do SVG and Doc Rivers get along?  Could he be a candidate for that role of Celtics assistant waiting between head coaching gigs?
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2012, 04:05:54 PM »

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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2012, 04:08:41 PM »

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No thanks to Stan as assistant at all!!! Guy is clueless.

And this is loonnnnng overdue for Otis Smith. I cant believe he lasted this long.
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2012, 04:10:25 PM »

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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2012, 04:14:59 PM »

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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2012, 04:20:42 PM »

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Portland needs both a new coach and a new GM.

Stan might be a good fit there, and Smith has had experience caving to the whims of a meddlesome owner, so perhaps he'd be the type that Paul Allen is looking for.
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2012, 04:31:21 PM »

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Quote from: LooseCannon on May 21, 2012, 04:03:37 PM
Do SVG and Doc Rivers get along?  Could he be a candidate for that role of Celtics assistant waiting between head coaching gigs?

You must really hate the Celtics, if you want Stan Van Gundy to come here. He's a bad coach, in my view.
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2012, 04:33:05 PM »

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SVG is a good coach. Otis Smith did him no favors. Smith let Howard's ego dictate his job.
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« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2012, 04:33:56 PM »

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Quote from: CelticSooner on May 21, 2012, 04:33:05 PM
SVG is a good coach. Otis Smith did him no favors. Smith let Howard's ego dictate his job.
The master of panic is not a good coach.  He isn't the worst coach out there, but he is definitely not a good coach.
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Re: Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith - Fired
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Quote from: Moranis on May 21, 2012, 04:33:56 PM
Quote from: CelticSooner on May 21, 2012, 04:33:05 PM
SVG is a good coach. Otis Smith did him no favors. Smith let Howard's ego dictate his job.
The master of panic is not a good coach.  He isn't the worst coach out there, but he is definitely not a good coach.

I would say SVG is a very good basketball mind but a poor to mediocre coach.  Coaching is as much personality as understanding of the game, and the more time you spend with guys the more important the personality part becomes.  SVG seems to really struggle with that part. 
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