I guess...I wouldnt know...he's been sent back to the minor league for months as far as I am concerned.
I are confused, I speak of girls and yet you speak of baseballl, wait is that your way of telling me that that would be the perfect way of ignoring edc, think about baseball, just like what Austin Powers did in the first movie, Austin Powers International Man of Mystery, hmmm... maybe you're on to something here! edc, you no longer have power over me, you physically attractive fonts no longer will control my thoughts.
Is there a thread to save? There is an article from the New York Times where Jeff Van Gundy says that he still loves New York, and still has an affinity for the New York area, but is "enjoying Houston." I don't see anything to comment on.
If no one had responded to the "Knick at Heart" statement (which IS relevant to the NYT article posted), it would've ended with one response.
I think there's actually something to the NY-JVG-Les angle. Texans tend to be more tolerant of relaxation than New Yorkers. If you're a New Yorker like Les, and you were spoiled by a championship soon after you bought your team, and you're sick of missing the playoffs, JVG probably strikes you as exactly the sort of win-now n'yawker you need to kick Francis, Yao, & Co. in the pants. Youth doesn't rule. Impatience does.
and see... once again, I thought JVG was surrounding himself with ex-Pistons and the artlce counts Vin Baker (who never got on the court in NY) and Moochie - who is really a Rocket at heart !
This is a pretty telling statistic, and INCLUDES this season. Games as a Rocket: 225 + 34 + 58 + 14 + 41 + 104 + 309 + 60 + 59 + 7 + 60+ 46 + 36 + 27 + 1 = 1081 Games as a Knick: 150 + 580 + 68 + 65 + 41 = 904 Games as a Piston: 53 + 26 + 162 = 241
So only 2 players even top 150 games with a team. The Rocket at 225 - which I assume is Yao, and the Knick at 580, which I assume was Charlie Ward, who we just go this year and only played a small portion of the season. I mean, I imagine last year the Lakers had more games played as a Jazz on their team than they did as Lakers, or close to it.
Mutumbo has played better than any of us could imagine. While Sura was the catalyst for the Rox for the first half of the season I'm starting to think that Mutumbo is for the second half. If not for the whole Rox at least to inspire Yao with his tough post play.
...and you would be wrong Through the end of last regular season: Games as a Jazz: 1434 + 628 = 2062 Games as a Laker: 42 + 72 + 486 + 93 + 544 + 72 + 162 + 544 + 343 + 204 + 82 + 561 = 3205
Hakeem is a Nigerian at heart. Drexler is a Trailblazer at heart. Phil Jackson is a Bull at heart. Why in the world would anyone expect Van Gundy to suddenly adopt Houston as his favorite place? I've only lived in two cities my entire life- New York and Houston- and believe me, there's distinct reasons for having one as a favorite over the other- the amount of time spent in one place is a HUGE factor. Of course, you'll probably deny this in the typical way that you like to slant things in your favor to justify your largely unjustified dislike of JVG as a coach, but your "Knick at Heart" is a rather obvious attempt to once again imply that JVG somehow is not as effective of a coach because his supposed true loyalties lie elsewhere, a supposition that is silly on the surface and somewhat vindictive underneath. Bottom line is bottom line- Van Gundy deserves to be evaluated on his performance this year- and in a way, you're correct for stating that 51 wins and a noteworthy second round playoff performance are certainly acceptable criteria for determination of success or lack thereof. However, because you've built up such a stellar reputation of being obviously biased against JVG, any credibility you have in setting these so-called factors is, well, lost. Why not try to look at the positive? Why not try to give credit where credit is due? In other words, Enjoy Da Coach, EDC!
