Stan Van Gundy

Okay. I have heard this argument for years that ex-coach only wins because he or she has great talent. My first thought is, well, duh. No coach wins without great talent. I understand that Phil Jackson had Jordan and Pippen and O'Neal and Bryant. Name me the championship team that didn't have great talent. Popovich had Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili.

Okay. I have heard this argument for years that ex-coach only wins because he or she has great talent. My first thought is, well, duh. No coach wins without great talent. I understand that Phil Jackson had Jordan and Pippen and O'Neal and Bryant. Name me the championship team that didn't have great talent. Popovich had Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili.

The Heat won back-to-back titles with LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. The 80s Lakers won with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and James Worthy. The 80s Celtics won with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parrish. Red Auerbach was probably the first NBA coach to gain acclaim. And besides Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, he had several other Hall of Famers.

The Heat won back-to-back titles with LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh. The 80s Lakers won with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and James Worthy. The 80s Celtics won with Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parrish. Red Auerbach was probably the first NBA coach to gain acclaim. And besides Bill Russell and Bob Cousy, he had several other Hall of Famers.

Great players are a necessity for winning championships. Everyone knows this, even Stu Gotts. That's not a rebuttal. That's an agreement with Stugatz. I thought this was supposed to be a rebuttal. No, no, no. Stugatz said that these guys weren't great coaches.

Great players are a necessity for winning championships. Everyone knows this, even Stu Gotts. That's not a rebuttal. That's an agreement with Stugatz. I thought this was supposed to be a rebuttal. No, no, no. Stugatz said that these guys weren't great coaches.

Listen, you don't win without great talent, but that doesn't negate the fact that these guys have been successful coaches because some people don't win with great talent.

Listen, you don't win without great talent, but that doesn't negate the fact that these guys have been successful coaches because some people don't win with great talent.

Yeah, I thought Phil was a hell of a coach. I don't know. From years being on the other bench and stuff, yes, he had great talent. And certainly, I think this is true probably in every sport, the players scare you more than the opposing coaches. I mean, it was Jordan that you were worried about. But I thought Phil was a great coach. His teams were prepared. Game plans were great. They were sound.

Yeah, I thought Phil was a hell of a coach. I don't know. From years being on the other bench and stuff, yes, he had great talent. And certainly, I think this is true probably in every sport, the players scare you more than the opposing coaches. I mean, it was Jordan that you were worried about. But I thought Phil was a great coach. His teams were prepared. Game plans were great. They were sound.

You only get that here on Tuesday. You need my expertise for that. That's right. Phil Jackson was a great coach. Controversial opinion. Well, it is with Stu Gatz.

You only get that here on Tuesday. You need my expertise for that. That's right. Phil Jackson was a great coach. Controversial opinion. Well, it is with Stu Gatz.

I thought that quite honestly, in 2005, I thought we should have won it here in Miami.

I thought that quite honestly, in 2005, I thought we should have won it here in Miami.

Yeah, but Dwayne got hurt. I'm just saying, I thought we had the best team in the league and should have won it in 2005, and I don't know that we should have won it in Orlando in 2009, but we were certainly good enough to win it in 2009.

Yeah, but Dwayne got hurt. I'm just saying, I thought we had the best team in the league and should have won it in 2005, and I don't know that we should have won it in Orlando in 2009, but we were certainly good enough to win it in 2009.

Listen, all I ever did as coach is if they said a guy could play, that was it. He was playing. I'd take Dwayne Wade at 50% over most guys. You're going to keep putting that statue up.

Listen, all I ever did as coach is if they said a guy could play, that was it. He was playing. I'd take Dwayne Wade at 50% over most guys. You're going to keep putting that statue up.

You know what? We should have won game seven here. I thought we were the best team in the league.

You know what? We should have won game seven here. I thought we were the best team in the league.