internet
Before dispatching Stan Van Gundy to a life of car pools and grocery shopping, Pat Riley prepared his bloodless coup in the dark corners of the Miami Heat’s practice facility.
“Pat was requesting film from the video guy like he was on the staff,” one source said.
Riley must have had a guilty conscience because in the news conference to announce he was replacing Van Gundy five years ago, he insisted – unprompted – that’s exactly what he hadn’t been doing. Whatever. Riley had fostered an atmosphere where Van Gundy was destined to fail because Riley knew his own coaching legacy could use a title beyond Magic Johnson and the Showtime Lakers. He was 60 years old, and needed to make...
Back against a wall, enclosed by a semicircle of media pressed in uncomfortably close, stands the luckiest coach in the NBA, and also the unluckiest. He is the same man, for the same reason. He has LeBron James, Dwyane Wade... more »
The parade honoring the Knicks will be Tuesday through the Canyon of Heroes. What’s that? They only kept their season on life support with their 89-87 win at the Garden? Oops! But when it rained confetti Sunday night after... more »
Here is today’s question: Do some people start to believe the narrative that others create for them? I ask this because we hear an awful lot in sports about “proving everybody wrong” and “playing for respect” and ... more »
Here's an ideal way for the Heat to put a stop to all these questions about last-second situations. Blow out the Knicks in Wednesday's Game 5. Ever since Sunday's 89-87 loss at New York, there's been plenty of talk about why... more »
Email
Print
Share