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The New York Knicks are expected to hire Leon Rose as their new president of basketball operations. The former NBA agent reportedly will have Jeff Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau on his coaching search list, according to Marc Berman of the New York Post. Although Mike Miller has done a good job as interim coach, […]

The Dallas Mavericks have gotten off to a 23-13 start to the 2019-20 year with MVP candidate Luka Doncic leading the way. With those wins — and magnificent outings from Doncic — comes increased attention to the team, which has resulted in them getting multiple appearances on ESPN. During Wednesday’s broadcast versus the Denver Nuggets, […]

The preliminary results of the 2020 NBA All-Star ballot came out recently, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that there are people mad about how the preliminary results are shaping up so far. There are bizarre selections that confuse fans to no end, and Jeff Van Gundy is one of the people who think […]

The 1990s offered NBA fans with some of the most intriguing rivalries in league history. Many of them involved the New York Knicks. The Knicks rebranded themselves as a brash and physical team centered around big man Patrick Ewing. With characters like John Starks and Anthony Mason hounding opponents, they developed bad blood with teams […]

Former New York Knicks head coach and ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy has faith in interim head coach Mike Miller having success at the helm. The Knicks have won three of their six games since Miller took over, and are looking much more competent after a stream of blowouts during the first 22 games of […]

Former New York Knicks head coach and ESPN color commentator Jeff Van Gundy went back to memory lane to recall his stint at the helm of the Knicks (1996-2001) and how the franchise has crumbled down since. A guest in Mike Krzyzewski’s Basketball & Beyond with Coach K SiriusXM show, Van Gundy recalled the end […]

The New York Knicks intend for interim head coach Mike Miller to finish the season in the position, in the wake of David Fizdale’s firing from his post 22 games into the season. Though if the Knicks continue to lose at this caustic rate, there is a shortlist of potential in-season candidates, including Jeff Van […]

The basketball world is itching to finally see New Orleans Pelicans’ rookie sensation Zion Williamson take the floor. The 19-year-old has yet to make his highly-anticipated NBA debut, as he continues to recover from a knee injury that is expected to keep him out until at least mid-December. Nevertheless, for former NBA coach and current […]

Former New York Knicks coach and ESPN color commentator Jeff Van Gundy came down hard on those who criticized coach David Fizdale for playing rookie RJ Barrett heavy minutes in a recent blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings. Barrett played upward of 40 minutes in a game that was already way out of hand in […]

Say what you will about Jeff Van Gundy’s sometimes outdated view of basketball when he’s commentating on television, the man can flat-out coach the game. Van Gundy was in the news on Wednesday after he coached the USA men’s national select team – the “JV squad” to Gregg Popovich’s “varsity team” – to two victories […]

The USA Men’s national basketball team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup, which is slated to begin over the course of the next few weeks. Multiple players were in line to make the final squad of 12 players, but perhaps head coach Gregg Popovich will change his tack after the primary team was soundly […]

The Brooklyn Nets have managed to rebuild their team from an Eastern Conference bottom-feeder to a potential contender for the crown, all in a matter of four years. To add insult to injury, the New York Knicks have been attempting to return to prominence for the past 20 years, once again getting that snatched from […]

An incredulous Jeff Van Gundy found it tough to come to terms with the New York Knicks’ misery upon missing out on their top two free agent targets in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, as they made their way across the bridge to the Brooklyn Nets. The former coach of the franchise, who admittedly still […]

Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady says Jeff Van Gundy “went off” in the Houston Rockets locker room after T-Mac scored 13 points in 33 seconds against the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter. Van Gundy says the Rockets played terrible that game and the players shouldn’t have been proud of themselves just because McGrady […]

San Antonio Spurs and Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich was encouraged by Jeff Van Gundy’s recent showing, leading the U.S. team to an 84-83 win over Argentina to improve to 10-2 and qualify for the upcoming World Cup this summer. Van Gundy, now an ESPN analyst, has yet to coach in the NBA since […]

Gregg Popovich will temporarily take off his helm as San Antonio Spurs head coach after the season to put on another as the head coach of Team USA heading into FIBA World Cup competition in China. But to get there, it was up to his counterpart, Jeff Van Gundy, to get the Americans qualified, which […]

USA Basketball interim head coach and ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy has a plan to improve All-Star Weekend: Get rid of the All-Star Game altogether. Van Gundy hasn’t been short of peculiar ideas, from sippy cups for those drinking in the front row of NBA games to allowing a coach’s challenge to prevent ejections for […]

The trade deadline has passed, and the New Orleans Pelicans haven’t traded All-Star forward Anthony Davis. The 25 year-old superstar publicly requested a trade from the franchise two weeks ago, following the team’s disappointing mid-season record. The Los Angeles Lakers pursued Anthony Davis, offering the Pelicans multiple trade packages in order to convince them to […]

ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy still believes the Boston Celtics will advance to the NBA Finals from the Eastern Conference. The Celtics enter Friday with a record of 22-15, good for fifth place in the East. However, things haven’t been as smooth as everyone thought they would be entering the year. When LeBron James […]

ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy is one of the most opinionated voices in the NBA. The former head coach of the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets is upset that there aren’t many “true” rivalries in the league these days. He spoke with Adrian Wojnarowski on The Woj Pod and discussed the lack of bad blood […]

Before the New York Knicks hired David Fizdale as the team’s new head coach last summer, Jeff Van Gundy was viewed as one of the front-runners to land the job. Having spent 14 seasons with the team (seven years as an assistant coach and seven as the head honcho) prior to parting ways with the […]

Former NBA head coach Jeff Van Gundy explained how losing games is trumps the good feeling you get when you win when addressing his brother’s retirement from coaching. Van Gundy Spent time as the head coach of the New York Knicks and the Houston Rockets during his professional career. Even though he has transitioned into […]

It’s not just the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets who are preparing for the Western Conference finals. Even the ABC broadcast team of Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mike Breen all broke a sweat on the basketball court ahead of the highly anticipated showdown between the top two teams in the West. How […]

The dust hasn’t even settled and yet the Toronto Raptors are already very eager to replace former head coach Dwayne Casey. A lot of names have surfaced over the past week or so, but according to reports three familiar coaching names have been ruled out. Jeff Van Gundy is reportedly no longer being considered as […]

As the New York Knicks look for a new coach, one person they haven’t reached out to is ESPN announcer Jeff Van Gundy. The Knicks have not shown any interest in Jeff Van Gundy as a candidate for their head-coaching position at this point, league sources told ESPN. Full story coming. — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) April […]

With the recent firing of former New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek, the search for the next coach of the storied franchise is now underway this offseason. In an article that was written by Frank Isola of the New York Daily News, it was reported that the Knicks have already reached out to current […]

With less than one month remaining until the start of this season’s playoffs, several teams around the league are keeping a close eye on which coaches might become available. One such team is the Milwaukee Bucks, who are said to be interested in several prospects, including Jeff Van Gundy and Kevin McHale. In his recent […]

ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy is one of the top color commentators in the league today. The former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets head coach not only delivers on his Xs and Os knowledge of the game but also on the lighter side of broadcasting. Van Gundy and Ryan Ruocco were covering the recent game between […]

USA Basketball has recently named their 12-man roster for the first two FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying games. Similar to the FIBA AmeriCup tournament last September, G League players will represent the flag and help the country make it to the 2019 World Cup in China with its new format starting this year, according to the […]

The Golden State Warriors are coming off a dominating stretch in this year’s playoffs that saw them post a nearly unblemished record on the way to their second NBA title in the last three seasons. Golden State has constructed an incredibly deep and talented roster that has led to them already being listed as the […]

The Golden State Warriors have won the Larry O’Brien trophy twice in three seasons now, and former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy thinks that their dominance isn’t ending any time soon, especially with the lack of challengers in today’s NBA. The LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers were the only team that was able to put up […]

The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team has won the 2017 FIBA Americup Tournament, overcoming a 20-point second half deficit against Argentina, 81-76. FINAL: 🇺🇸 #USABAmeriCup 81, 🇦🇷 Argentina 76. What. A. Win. The USA erases a 20-point second half deficit to claim #AmeriCup2017 gold! pic.twitter.com/PJtcCKfUbV — USA Basketball (@usabasketball) September 4, 2017 Down 48-28 with 8:13 […]

After FIBA canceled the notion of automatic participation for winning the last Olympic games, Team USA faced an unforeseen problem — having to qualify once again, this time in a time lapse that would interfere with NBA players going into training camp. For this specific scenario, Jeff Van Gundy, who last coached the Houston Rockets […]

FIBA’s new schedule and tournament format will absolutely rock the upper echelons of international basketball. Take Team USA for example. From parading Kyrie Irving, Paul George, Kevin Durant, and DeMarcus Cousins, among others, a very odd composition of the traditional powerhouse American team is now expected to feature the likes of Kendall Marshall, Reggie Williams, […]

After announcing that all-time teams for all 30 NBA teams would be featured in NBA 2K, it was only right to look at what else is in store for fans on the classic front. The New York Knicks and the Miami Heat formed one of the last great rivalries of the 1990’s era of NBA […]

Portland is a better fit for Carmelo Anthony than Houston or New York For months, Carmelo Anthony has had a home in NBA trade rumors. With the season a few months away, Carmelo being traded is becoming more likely. Of course, recent reports indicated that the New York Knicks would halt trade talks since they […]

The summer has been headlined by major player movements and at the forefront of it all are the Houston Rockets. Coming off a disappointing finish to a strong season in general, the Rockets pulled off a shocker when they traded for Chris Paul from the L.A. Clippers. But given the shark-like approach of general manager […]

Since Jeff Van Gundy‘s last stint in the NBA as the head coach with the Houston Rockets a decade ago, rumors have persisted about him possibly getting back in the fold one day. It appears that he’s finally got the itch back in some capacity, as Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical reports that Van Gundy will […]

The Golden State Warriors find themselves in a third straight NBA Finals facing the Cleveland Cavaliers in as many years looking to earn their second NBA title over that span. However, Jeff Van Gundy, who is a current ESPN/ABC commentator and former NBA head coach, can easily envision the current team making it to this stage […]