Here is any article I will include in its entirity that was posted on Houston Chronicle Website: ------------------------------------------- Feb. 28, 2003, 12:22AM Van Gundy stands by Rudy T By DAVID BARRON Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Remember when TNT analyst Jeff Van Gundy used to coach the New York Knicks? Remember what would happen when a call went against him? Remember his patented pained, petulant, disbelieving pout? If you think Rudy Tomjanovich is what's wrong with the Rockets, Van Gundy is looking at you in the same way this morning. You could practically hear the disbelief oozing through the phone line from Washington, D.C., Thursday when Van Gundy was told about the growing legion of Tomjanovich naysayers. "Have they forgotten 1994 and 1995 (the Rockets' NBA championship seasons, for those of you who have)?" he said. "I've watched the Rockets for a long time, and I know three things. They have a championship coach, which is hard to find. And they have a point guard and a center you can build around for the next decade, which is hard to find. And they have a general manager in Carroll Dawson who is astute. "So, to me, they have everything they need to rebuild. That's what they're going through, and over the next decade they're going to reap all the good things that come through rebuilding, because they're led by Rudy T and Carroll Dawson, and they've got a great point guard and a great center." And so, Van Gundy said, it is "foolish" to rail at Tomjanovich as the Rockets go through their growing pains in the first year with Yao Ming in the lineup. "You can't speed up the maturation process of players. They come at their own pace," he said. "Steve Francis has developed, and Cuttino Mobley has developed, and they now have an inside presence that will be dominant. There will be bumps in the road, but look at how much the team has improved. All I see is upside." Van Gundy stands by Rudy T
How nice of him. Well then.....we aren't building around Cuttino Mobley or Maurice Taylor. They need to be moved if possible. Bostjan Nachbar and Eddie Griffin should get more playing time and development. They can both become great role players. Mobley, Maurice Taylor, Moochie, and Cato should be traded if possible.
Before everyone thinks these are new comments by Van Gundy, note the article is from February 28th and was posted here and responded to ad-nauseum : http://bbs.clutchcity.net/php3/showthread.php?s=&threadid=52750
I don't know when it was posted on the Chronicle's Website, but I was looking on the BBS Forum and could not find any related threads, so I thought I would post it. Sorry if it is old news, I was unaware of it being posted or not in the past, I am a new member!
Houston does not need Van Gumby coaching this team. We don't need a new coach, we need to mature as a team. Houston needs Rudy T.
No harm done. I just didn't want the whole bbs acting as if Van Gundy made some new comments about the Rockets, then someone come and beat you down when they notice it's an old article. Oh wait, I think I just did that... welcome.
