vspan: NBA nearly destroyed me, but I no longer hate Van Gundy's lies

1) how convenient
2) you mean he didnt beat shaq and the laker? or a better dallas team? or a better utah team? wow. thats horrible.
3) yes, that team was coached by jvg.
4) develop what? euro trash that quit? give me a break.

 

tag...you're it. I'm headed out to Valhalla. Don't let them get away with too much while i'm gone. So, who is going to cover for you when you're bowling.

I'll be back for the late shift.

 

Well, let's just throw all perspective out the window, shall we?

Jeff Van Gundy has been to the playoffs 9 out of 12 years as a head coach, and has been to the finals once. Are you people actually trying to say that this same man who finished last year with 52 wins despite losing his best player for most of the season could never find another head coaching job in the NBA if he wanted to?

Sometimes posters on CF just defy all known levels of idiocy.

 

52 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN lucky number 52
not 52 losses nor 52 draws 52 WINS it is
52 wins. spectacular argument
anyone who wasn't paying attention it's 52 boy,learn your lesson.
Fifty two (52) wins in the REGULAR season for mr know it all. it's the same man who had 4 1st round exits in a row
went to the finals once in twelve years and we shouldn't forget about that boys , GREAT MAN (NO LONGER WITH US THOUGH, THANK GOD).
If u want my advice it's better to remain silent and let others wonder if u're stupid than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
spanoulis is a goner jvg is a goner forget about them move on.

 

You guys know the quote I'm referring to anyways so it's not necessary. Yall would just like to pretend ignorance but the fact still remains that JVG will be calling the games as an TV analyst next year and I hope he's covering the Rockets past the 1st round.

Would another team hire him as a head coach? There's plenty of worst candidates but ask yourself is that a good reason to hire JVG?

 

Ladies and Gentleman,

Get off the f_uck V-Span bandwagon and face a few facts: (1) Jeff Van Gundy NEVER wanted V-Span on the team (he wanted Mike James back, and even said so); (2) Jeff Van Gundy does not give rookies minutes; and (3) V-Span can play well, and does play well when given time and put in a good situation. V-Span had no chance to succeed on the Rockets, and I believe that he lit up the first team in practice. What's so incredible about that?

Peace out,

P1st, S2nd

 

Ahhh, Gallis - what a surprise to see which side you come down on...

Is your buddy Amel with you? That guy was a VOF too, and disappeared when V-Gina left the team.

Did you even read his quote?

HE'S COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TO PLAY MAN-TO-MAN DEFENSE!

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Guy couldn't hack it - end of story. And quit defending him just b/c you're Greek. I am too, and I'm a Rockets fan before I am a fan of ANY player.

Vspan was the suck as a Rocket. End of story.

 

I don't know what you guys are talking about. I couldn't get passed "the greatness has returned to Vspan after he returned to Europe".

So in Europe he's a great player... and in the NBA he's... well... nothing. I'm sorry... I can't accept VSpan's greatness.

 

Time to get over Vspan & JVG was yesterday.

This is the only player in the greek league with apparent ties to Rockets:



http://www.panioniosbc.gr/index.asp?a_id=99&news_id=331
http://www.panioniosbc.gr/index.asp?a_id=99&news_id=332

Led the scoring for Panionios in two losses in the past two days.

 

AHHH rocket G what a surprise to see u're making things up.
where in my post did u see me defending him ? He left the team , he's a quitter, that doesn't mean JVG is a good coach now does it ? JVG sucks too and he's out too, so save the VOF comments unless u're a VGOF .
BTw I don't give a f*ck if spanoulis is greek ,u're greek or mother teresa was greek i only said he could have been something if he didn't let short and baldy get to him.

 

I 100% agree. Maybe Jeff just doesn't belive rookies, maybe he doesn't like them

 

VSpan was hurt by JVG's ego, but got us Scola. ------> good for us.

JVG sucked but gone forever, ------> best thing ever happened to Rockets.

Should not we just ?

 

Yeash we should just stop thinkin' about VSpan. He's gone. We better talk deeper about Scola

 

As far as V-Span's PT is concerned, I'll continue to say like what I've said in other threads concerning V-Span, which is that he would have seen a lot more PT had he joined the team a season earlier as things had turned out.

As far as his recent play in Europe is concerned, I don't think he's lost a step after spending last season sitting on the bench for the Rockets. That being said, I feel that he'll be ready to play an active role for Panathinaikos in their upcoming season.

 

It still amazes me that V-span is still a raw nerve amongst Rockets fans. JVG and V-span were polar opposites and they have the same effect on us fans. The thing is that every year there's only one NBA champ and a bunch of also rans. It's hard enough to win a title without the extra worry of having a coach who pisses off every Greek guy in town with his Napoleonic need to control things. Can you imagine if Yao had come to the Rockets last year? Would JVG have played Yao in the last year of his contract if he was a late 1st round pick or even a 2nd round pick?

Yao could be in China playing Ball in a Barn!

 

The best PG outside the NBA just averaged 2 assists and 1.5 turnovers in the European championships - amazing!

PS, it is not officially a V-Span thread until I post this:



I will say some kind words about spanoulis though.

The guy is having me to be very much funny. He knows not when to do the quit. He talks and talks, and excuses and excuses he make, each one being more the funny than the one that is before the ones that he is saying

"I meesss my mommys... I was guaranteed the playing times to not bench ride....it is not fair to make have to do the shooting of the three's when I am used to the shorter barn line....I do not play well the man to mans, I no like, I like the zones..the teams need to plays the zones for me."

Absof-kinglutely hilarious. I thought it was hard for him to become a bigger tool but he is going the ****ing distance.

He is the ZEUS of NBA flame-out losers. And the greatest part is he won't shut up about it.

He makes Ryan Leaf look like Rudy Ruetteger. The 1919 Chicago Black Sox are the 1980 Miracle on Ice squad compared to this guy. I love this kid.

 

I'm not saving face. I still think the kid can play and play well at the NBA level. I still believe if he ever comes back to the league with a coach like Adelman, he could really do some things. I believe he is one of the best offensive pick and roll point guards on this planet.

Just like I still believe Boki is a solid rotation NBA player.............which he is and has proven he is when he finally got consistent minutes.

 

Right, he saved his career when two teams dumped him after he finally started hitting spot-up three point shots, after geniuses here said that Van Gundy ruined him by making him shoot spot-up three point shots.

Maybe you should light a candle and keep it burning until V-Span comes back to the NBA, you could keep a vigil.

Helpful hint: Buy a really goddam big candle.

 

No, there were several teams that wanted to trade for VSpan before VSpan made it known that he did not want to return to the Rox. If VSpan had come out and committed to bringing it a 2nd season, I am convinced the Rox would NOT have dealt him for Scola. They only dealt him when they realized he was not going to come back.

Sure, they offered him an extension. Why do you think he kept thinking about it? What JVG wanted was more control and what the Rox wanted was to take some control away from him in the form of roster decisions and force him into a situation where he had to play the players they brought in. He didn't want to do it. Rox stuck by their guns. See ya.

As far as JVG mismanaging him. I suppose you could say it was an opinion. I consider you basketball smart Durvasa? Did JVG mismanage VSpan when he had him running up and down the sidelines and standing in the corner to shoot the 3 ball?

VSpan is a ball in hand, pick and roll point guard, not a 3 point shooting Shooting Guard.

 

Yes, such teams as Piraeus Grain Silo BC, Mykonos Manure Farm Dynamo, and Spartak Lamb Testicles.

Stop lying.