digital7 Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 he'll be taking over after Stan Van Gundy stepped down todayhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-1212heatriley,0,4549621.story?coll=sfla-sports-front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxgrooveericxx Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 I just heard this on the radio.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 He's just coming in to scoop the goodies.All the work's been cut for him already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital7 Posted December 12 Author Report Share Posted December 12 He's just coming in to scoop the goodies.All the work's been cut for him already.technically, HE did all the work being in the front office.. now he'll be both VP and Coach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 i don't get it, the feeling is that Van Gundy was underachieving this yr, how can that be when the most dominant player in basketball has been out for half the yr?I have the feeling you are imitating my screenname motherfucker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 This is going to be beddy beddy interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerclaw Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 Wow, This is unexpected, Even after after yesterdays big win, Heres the info about this from ESPN.com.MIAMI -- Pat Riley is again the coach of the Miami Heat, replacing Stan Van Gundy following his resignation Monday for family reasons.Riley, whom Van Gundy succeeded on the bench shortly before the 2003-04 season, will make his debut Tuesday night when Miami opens a four-game road trip in Chicago."I will get back into this quickly," said Riley, the team president. He said he hasn't even looked at a playbook for two years.Riley coached the team from 1995-03 after winning four titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and a stint with the New York Knicks.Players were not available for immediate comment. The team left for Chicago on Monday, shortly before the news conference announcing the shake-up.Van Gundy said he resigned voluntarily."I made this decision for one reason and one reason only: I love my family," Van Gundy said. He said that because of travel, games and practices, he would have seen his children at home only 49 days out of 170 this season.Van Gundy said he first approached Riley about stepping down six weeks ago after the opening win at Memphis. He told the Heat players of his decision Monday morning."For six weeks I tried to convince him to stay on," Riley said.Riley's eyes welled with tears as Van Gundy announced the reasons for his decision."It came down to a choice, and for me, the choice was clear," Van Gundy said.He said he will remain in the organization, and insisted he had no desire to coach elsewhere.Van Gundy's job status had been the subject of speculation in South Florida for months, starting when Riley -- his mentor -- said shortly after the Heat's 2005 playoff run ended that he decide to take a larger role in the team's day-to-day operations.That comment, which seemed innocuous at the time, set off a storm of speculation that Riley was planning to dismiss Van Gundy and take over a team with two of the NBA's biggest stars, Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade.Riley and Van Gundy eventually met for nearly four hours in mid-July. Van Gundy emerged from that session saying he was assured that he'd remain Heat coach.The team has struggled in its first 21 games, going only 11-10, albeit without O'Neal for 18 of them while the 12-time All-Star nursed a sprained right ankle. It wasn't the start anybody expected from a team built to contend for an NBA championship.The 46-year-old Van Gundy left with a regular-season record of 112-73. Riley has won 1,110 games in 21 seasons as a coach, plus led the "Showtime" Lakers of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to titles in 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. He also coached the Knicks (1991-95).Van Gundy was Riley's top assistant for eight seasons, getting the job shortly before the 2003-04 campaign when Riley walked into his office unexpectedly and told him he was stepping aside.And just as suddenly, Van Gundy is now gone, hours after leading the Heat to an overtime win over Washington on Sunday night.Before coming to the Heat, Van Gundy had college stints at Vermont, Castleton State, Canisius, Fordham, UMass-Lowell and Wisconsin. When Riley joined the Heat, Van Gundy came with him in large part because his brother, Jeff, was under contract to the New York Knicks and couldn't stay on Riley's staff.His first season as head coach didn't get off to a good start, with the Heat losing Van Gundy's first seven games. But with Wade leading a talented nucleus of young players, Miami finished that season 42-40 and as the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.And that summer, Riley sent three players to Los Angeles for O'Neal, who had been part of three championships with the Lakers. Van Gundy coached the Heat to a second consecutive season of a 17-win improvement, getting them to 59-23 and guiding them to the Southeast Division title and to the East finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobeton Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 I'm not much of Heat fan...that being said, I admire the job S.V. did. the having to resign to spend more time with his family sounds like BS to me. P.R .wanted to coach the team from day one, but when he realized it would be a growing process he abandon ship. now that S.V. has done the work, P.R .steps in to reap the rewards. S.V. deserves more respect then was afforded him, under P.R. ‘s over inflated ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vitaliy Posted December 12 Report Share Posted December 12 I'm not much of Heat fan...that being said, I admire the job S.V. did. the having to resign to spend more time with his family sounds like BS to me. P.R .wanted to coach the team from day one, but when he realized it would be a growing process he abandon ship. now that S.V. has done the work, P.R .steps in to reap the rewards. S.V. deserves more respect then was afforded him, under P.R. ‘s over inflated ego.agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolahotass Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 break out the hair gel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdamon7278 Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 basketball and shaq suck ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegonyc Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 now they have no excuse!they must play better defense.back to the old 3 hour practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 I'm not much of Heat fan...that being said, I admire the job S.V. did. the having to resign to spend more time with his family sounds like BS to me. P.R .wanted to coach the team from day one, but when he realized it would be a growing process he abandon ship. now that S.V. has done the work, P.R .steps in to reap the rewards. S.V. deserves more respect then was afforded him, under P.R. ‘s over inflated ego.dat's my werd yo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdamon7278 Posted December 13 Report Share Posted December 13 dat's my werd yo...no thats not your word ok got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drillyou Posted December 14 Report Share Posted December 14 he'll be taking over after Stan Van Gundy stepped down todayhttp://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/sfl-1212heatriley,0,4549621.story?coll=sfla-sports-frontstepped down or got knock the fuck out of the heat organization maybe now the'll win more then 2 in a row Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-side Posted December 14 Report Share Posted December 14 you guys can say what you want but P.R. knew; inorder for him to put together the team he wanted he had to "move-up" on the ladder to play chess, now that he has the team, and the team doesn't have the experience together V.G. has to step back and let riley show them how it's done...Smart move by both men, not sure if they'll win it all but P.R. understands what it takes to win championships / or least get there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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