<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Something's strange. And it keeps getting stranger. It's almost exactly a year later- an NBA championship year later, at that - and what happened between the Miami Heat and former head coach Stan Van Gundy still doesn't fit. It was Dec. 11, 2005, when the Heat beat the Washington Wizards. It was Dec. 12, 2005, when Van Gundy, a coaching lifer who had reached the pinnacle of his profession, suddenly decided to quit. Or was asked to quit. Or was told to quit. Or something. The franchise's story line was predictable. Everything was best-for-everybody swell. Van Gundy, still near the beginning of his third season on the job after getting it when Pat Riley abruptly walked away just before the start of the 2003-04 season, simply said, Van Gundy was putting love of family ahead of love of hoops. Riley blinked back tears. Ah, the tenderness. Why, then, does the curtain remain pulled so tightly closed on The Van Gundy Affair? The result couldn't have worked out better for the Heat. It won the NBA title under Riley. As the anniversary of Van Gundy's resignation neared, it seemed reasonable to contact him to talk about his life these days. Van Gundy remains employed in some loosely defined role as a Heat consultant, and told me he was willing to be interviewed if the team agreed to it. The team didn't agree to it. Riley, while in Sacramento on a road trip, "declined" through a spokesman to allow the interview. That's just weird.</div> Source
Stan was at my school yesterday because he and Pat Riley have close ties to a former coach of ours..also Pat's daughter goes to my school as well. He seems pretty happy I went and greeted him like a normal guy. I think he is content with where he is at the moment. I'd bring him back as an assistant though.
