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| According to Shaq, Van Gundy is the "Master of Panic." How's that for a porn name? |
Pat Riley is one of them. After months of silence from the Godfather of basketball, Riley spoke about the comments Stan Van Gundy made after the Miami Heat signed Lebron James and Chris Bosh this off-season. Van Gundy called Bosh a “lap dog” for following Dwyane Wade around and the Orlando Magic’s general manager, Otis Smith, questioned Lebron James for not wanting to win on his own. Riles pretty much called Van Gundy and Smith’s comments “stupid” and mentioned how Otis Smith had signed Rashard Lewis from Seattle for $128 million dollars. Note to Stan: Riley has championship rings. Plural. You have none. Until then, maybe you should keep your mouth shut.
This is not unfamiliar territory for Miami fans. We have been hated before. Just look back to the things people were saying about the Miami Hurricanes in the late 80’s and 90’s. Hell, the Miami-Notre Dame rivalry was known as the Catholics vs. Convicts. Lebron James has called this Heat team “Team Dillinger” after John Dillinger, a Depression era gangster who was so dangerous the federal government changed the way the FBI operated just to attempt to catch him. This following year, and for the next decade or so if this team sticks together, the NBA will have to come up with new ways to defend the trio of Wade, Bosh, and Lebron.
I can’t wait to see the fireworks that Heat-Magic will bring this upcoming season. There’s already tons of bulletin board material and this drama already has back story to it—Stan Van Gundy was a Heat assistant for almost 12 years and his brother Jeff was the coach of the New York Knicks after Riley ditched them to come coach the Heat. It’s been a long time since the Miami Heat had a real rivalry, dating back to the Heat-Knicks wars of the late 90’s. The Knicks haven’t been relevant in quite some time thanks to Isaiah Thomas and his scouting ability, so that rivalry has pretty much deflated (although if the Knicks pull of a trade for Carmelo Anthony or sign him in the off-season the Heat-Knicks rivalry will be hotter than ever). Stan Van Gundy. You either love him or you hate him. As a Heat fan, I want Stan to keep talking as much as possible. The more he speaks negatively about the Heat, the more drama he adds to the regular season and playoff matchups.
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I like the ring of that Team Dillinger nick name... Don't forget about the heat's rivalry with the Pistons this decade, it was pretty feisty until both teams dropped out of contention (thank god only temporarily for the Heat)... Stan Van Gundy sucks. He is ugly, ignorant, jealous, and a hater. He would have been doing back flips if he could have landed LBJ. But he didn't, even if he had all the cap room, he couldn't. If he doesn't like the competetion from Orlando's much more attractive southern neighbor than he should have just stuck to TV like his brother. I'm sure he could probably get a job as the spokeperson for Krispy Kreme if he asserted himself. Other than that, I think his 15 minutes of fame, (and coaching career) are due to expire soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Stan Van Gundy told Dwight Howard we didn't go after Chris Bosh because he wanted a more competitive person. That's just laughable. Stan needs kiss the ground and drop rose petals at the ground Pat Riley walks in. He needs to remember he gave himself and his bald headed of a brother a career. He needs to shut up before LeBron drops 50 on him... or Wade. I like the we have that option
ReplyDeleteI will now guarantee that Orlando doesn't win a championship in the next decade.
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