Chron:Rockets say Van Gundy likely will decide today

Man you got that quick.

Im not going to be able to sleep tonight.......

 

Dawson is lying through his teeth. Just like last week when he said that the Rockets haven't made up their minds yet on whom to bring in for a second interview, meanwhile Van Gundy's wife was in town looking at homes.

VG must have already made a decision. My feeling is that the Rockets are still going to get VG becuase CD would have already announced that VG is not coming here if that indeed is the case. There must be some sort of holdup, i.e. contract negotations, compensation to the Knicks or whatever.

Also, the article that says the Knicks want a second round draft pick and Yao to play 2 games at MSG lead me to believe that the negotiations have already gotten to a point where the Knicks are asking compensation from the Rockets because VG is likely to come here.

 

One thing I will say, is that if this decision rests on "personal" criteria, then the Rox organization is DEFINITELY the place for JVG.
I mean, with the whole RudyT health thing, and management's attentiveness to treating players and coaches as PEOPLE and not meat... it's totally "night vs. day" when comparing the Rox organization to ANY east coast franchise. I bet my hat that despite our anxiety and CD's anxiety, Rox representatives made sincere effort to say, "look JVG, your personal happiness is of utmost importance to us, so go ahead, take the weekend and think about it, we love to have you and we hope you feel the same." Truth be told, between the Knicks, Sixers, and ESPECIALLY the Wizards, I can't see any of these organizations even beginning to talk about understanding the importance of "PERSONAL" considerations. What most organizations do is they simply throw more money at the problem and hope that it fixes it. Loyalties, Coaches, and a nice looking roster can all be bought in their eyes.

Call me idealistic, but CD, RudyT, both, to me, stand for treating and respecting people as simply that, "people."

I have to believe JVG senses that and will come to Houston.

Can't wait till tomorrow!!!!



theSAGE

 

Or MAYBE the guy's family is actually important to him and their opinion matters enough for him to want to talk it over with them.

If you have a wife and a daughter, both from one part of the country, and you are asking them to pack up and move to a whole other part of the country away from their families, I don't think you make that decision lightly.

Frankly, I think the guy should be applauded for taking the time to discuss it with them. We should be so lucky to have a coach with that kind of integrity.

 

One thing that makes me agree with Jeff on this is the guy drives/drove a 5-year old Honda Civic while making 6 or 7 figures (?). Nothing wrong with that, but I'm thinking he values other things more than that extra 1 or 2 million in the bank per year. He may be one of those guys that says "how much money do I really need before I let it get in the way of my family's happiness?" He obviously values more than just material things.

That being said, I hope the little spud signs with us...

 

Does anybody else find it strange that no leaks have been reported?

I even searched the ESPN boards, under the Wizards, and the last topic about JVG was 4 days ago.

Jeff, regarding his family, I find it strange that he interviewed for the Cavilers job if moving from the NE was not possible.

 

roger that DoD...the little goober is starting to grow on me...

 

I don't think people in DC care. First of all, DC is not a basketball town (its a Redskins town) and most of the Bullets fans realize that with Abe Pollin at the helm, the team is hopeless regardless of who the coach is.

 

I think the Civic has been replaced. One night, while coach of the Knicks, the car got totalled in a freak plane accident. The team was leaving on a chartered flight to a road game, the plane was parked a little too close to the coach and assistant coaches cars. When the pilot turned on the engines, it tossed his civic over asst coach Brendan Malone's Town Car. This is a true story, as funny as it sounds.

 

hehe...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/2000/playoffs/news/2000/05/18/vangundy_car_ap/

 

Thats a damn good point as evidenced by his trip out here to look at schools, subdivisions, etc. Dude wants to make sure he likes H-town and his fam. is cool with the move. Gotta respect him for that.

Obviously (Honda Civic) $$$ is not the big factor here, or he would be negotiating harder numbers with Les and CD. He wants an ideal situation where he has a chance to win (Yao/Steve) and his family is cool with living (?????).

 

But if VG ever wants to get back into NBA coaching, he has to move away from the NY area unless he goes back to coaching the Knicks or coaches the Nets.

I wonder if its just a Houston thing because moving from the NE to Houston can be pretty horrific. If the Lakers job opened up, VG may not be having as much trouble as he is now making a decision.

 

Right-O, BubbaMac. Probably wouldn't even have as hard a decision if the Rockets were in Austin. Houston's an acquired taste. For most of us, you gotta grow up here to love it. I don't fault him at all taking his time. Especially when taking his time boils down to a week or less to decide where his family'll live for the next however many years. It really does kind of feel like it's down to where they want to live though. It's clear Jeff'd like to coach next year and there are no better options for him this year or next (except the Lakers maybe -- or Dallas -- are we sure about Nellie for next year? The way things have gone so far this year...) than Houston. I'm sure it looked great on paper, but it's absolutely a lifestyle change (I've lived here and NY) and I don't blame him a bit for thinking seriously about whether or not his family can be happy here.

 

I've never lived anywhere else but Houston so I can't imagine why anybody would not wont to live here in Houston the greatest city in the world.

 

I don't mind Houston because I spent many years there but I know people who moved to Houston from places like DC, NY, and Boston and the best thing they liked about Houston was the airport - so that they could get the hell out!

Also, I remember during the 94 Finals, some reporter from the NY Post had this huge headline on the front of the sports page that read, "This Place is Hell" or something to that effect. Basically describing Houston's hot weather and its flat terrain among other things. I remember the local newscasters in Houston getting all pissed off. I thought it was kind of funny because it was all true.

 

i came from the philippines a couple of months ago.. well, 3 more months to be a year. i lived in cali for 2 months.. cali's full of snobbish people.. then, i lived a month on ny.. and ny's so busy and moist.. then i moved here in houston and i LOVE it here! people are so friendly! now i do believe this short nickname, "Southern Hospitality"! ive never felt so much like home! houstonians are the best peeps in america imo!!! if i was JVG, houston is the best place for his family and his coaching career!

 

i think he said "hell-hole". i remember after game 1 the houston post headline was "Hell - Hole 1 New York 0" ha ha. good times.

 

I've heard many New Yorkers say the same thing about New York.