Jeff Van Gundy to Clippers

Jeff Van Gundy to Clippers

let me move on to Mr Jeff Van Gundy former head coach for the New York Knicks former head coach for the Houston Rockets former NBA color commentator extraordinaire for ESPN a team on NBA games on ESPN and ABC that Jeff and Gundy just as I thought maybe he would he would get an interview for the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Lakers ESPN Adrien wowski reported this morning that Jeff Van Gundy has agreed to join the Los Angeles Clippers as the top assistant under Tyron Lou the 62y old Van Gundy spent 16 years as a TV analyst for ESPN before accepting a role as a senior consultant with the Boston Celtics this past season just won a title last night Van Gundy has a strong relationship with Lou after having coached him for a season with the rockets and teaming up with him as members of the USA basketball staff I miss Jeffy and Gundy I miss Mark Jackson this is not me throwing any shade at Doris Burke JJ reck certainly the Hall of Famer Mike Breen Doris Burks are a Hall of Famer to this is not about anything like that this is about the fact that Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were truly an 18 team they were exceptional at their jobs they were riveting in a lot of ways they were an illustrious tag team that the basketball world enjoyed for more than a decade love them both respect the hell out of them and Jeff Van Gundy having a job back in the NBA I couldn’t be happier for him he’s a good man Stan Van Gundy his brother is a good man and by the way the other day I heard Stan Van Gundy on Dan levitar show speaking about how his now late wife Jeff Van gundy’s sister-in-law had passed away after committing suicide I had no idea my heartfelt condolences to the Van Gundy family back to basketball Jeff Van Gundy deserves to be what he wants in a game of basketball if it’s a coach fine if it’s an assistant coach fine if it’s a color commentator fine I respect the hell out of Jeff and I’m very fond of him but it’s one thing that we all have to understand and nobody speaks about this cuz everybody talks about stuff is unfair and you know he got let go in the world of business when Cuts take place Cuts take place there’s hundreds of people who lost their jobs and it wasn’t just at ESPN or at Disney have you seen what happened at meta have you seen what has happened at places like apple and Amazon and other places the climate that we’re living in these kind of things happen I’m not saying it’s right I’m not saying it’s fair damn it is downright cruel when have we known the world the business to be otherwise and I got news for you I was sad to see Jeff Van Gundy go even sadder to see my brother Mark Jackson because obviously I’m a lot tighter with him than I am with Jeff Van gundi but I’m never concerned about them landing on their feet because of who they are how impeccable their reputations are and the kind of opportunities that will inevitably come their way I can assure you I know of plenty of people when they lose their jobs if they were to lose their jobs it wouldn’t be quite that easy matter of fact it would be significantly more daunting so again in terms of Jeff Van Gundy I miss you buddy I wish him and Mark Jackson was still at our Network just like I’m happy that Doris Burke and Mike Breen and JJ reic is still there just like I’m happy Richard Jefferson and Ryan ruko are there doing their thing Tim legler let me not forget him who I think is an outstanding basketball analyst that should be doing more color commentary make no mistake about it I work with special people with my day job at the ESPN but nothing’s guaranteed nobody is safe that includes me and I’m speaking from experience remember I got five in 2009 take nothing for granted in the world of business ladies and gentlemen no one’s ever safe in this day and age numbers make calls not just people numbers dictate a lot never forget that never forget that

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