!Yahoo - "Hawks target Stan Van Gundy as potential coach – lure for Dwight Howard"

[FreshFromATL]

The Atlanta Hawks are aggressively pursuing Stan Van Gundy for the franchise's head-coaching job, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Stan Van Gundy was let go as the Magic's coach after the 2011-12 season. (AP)

General manager Danny Ferry has made Van Gundy his top target to replace Larry Drew, sources said.

There has been contact between Ferry and Van Gundy, but the two sides have yet to meet in person.

The Hawks plan to make a hard push for free-agent center Dwight Howard on July 1, and there's some belief that Van Gundy could actually turn out to be a benefit in recruiting Howard back to his hometown.

Howard has expressed some sentiment that he better appreciates Van Gundy as a head coach, despite their clashes together in Orlando that ultimately led to the coach's firing after the 2011-12 season.

Van Gundy hasn't made a decision about returning to coaching this year, but he holds Ferry in high regard, league sources said. Van Gundy has declined interest in the Milwaukee Bucks' head-coaching job.

In parts of eight seasons with the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic, Van Gundy (371-208) has a .641 regular season winning percentage and (48-39) a .552 postseason winning percentage. He led the Magic to the NBA Finals in 2009 and reached the conference finals in both Miami and Orlando.

Drew's contract runs out on June 30, and he's been informed the organization will start to talk with other candidates. While it's almost assured that Drew has coached his final game in Atlanta, there's a small possibility the Hawks could miss out on several of their top targets and return to Drew, sources said.

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The Hawks' shortlist includes San Antonio Spurs assistant Mike Budenholzer and CSKA Moscow assistant Quin Snyder, sources said.

Ferry worked with Budenholzer in two separate stays in the San Antonio front office, and has a relationship with Snyder back to their days at Duke.

 

[FreshFromATL]

Dwight
Horford
Young Joshua Smith
Johnny Jenkins
CP3

 

[Constellations]

Lure for Dwight Howard?

that big oaf got SVG fired, why the fukk would he want anything to do with Howard?

 

[ikbm]

you mean the same stan van gundy he had fired in orlando before he left
so you think dwight is gonna magically turn down 30 extra million in a city where he owns a 20 million dollar house for essentially a lateral move (success wise) to atlanta to play for stan??? :cosby:
hawks fans are hilarious

 

[FreshFromATL]

Lure for Dwight Howard?

that big oaf got SVG fired, why the fukk would he want anything to do with Howard?

They made up, Dwight realized he ain't shyt without Stan

 

[Juven]

they should do smith for joe johnson + hump/2nd rounder

dwight
joe Johnson
Kris Humprhies
Teague
Horford

stan van

 

[FreshFromATL]

they should do smith for joe johnson + hump/2nd rounder

dwight
joe Johnson
Kris Humprhies
Teague
Horford

stan van

Don't you dare try to put this nikka back in a Hawks uniform

 

[Liquid]

The Hawks are not a real franchise

 

[FreshFromATL]

The Hawks are not a real franchise

 

[Tres Leches]

Don't you dare try to put this nikka back in a Hawks uniform

 

[DoubleJ13]

That job is a death trap if you take it now. I doubt SVG will put himself in that position.

 

[Majestic Pape]

Lure for Dwight Howard?

that big oaf got SVG fired, why the fukk would he want anything to do with Howard?

Maybe because that "big oaf" got him to the NBA Finals?

 

[ThugLife]

you mean the same stan van gundy he had fired in orlando before he left
so you think dwight is gonna magically turn down 30 extra million in a city where he owns a 20 million dollar house for essentially a lateral move (success wise) to atlanta to play for stan??? :cosby:
hawks fans are hilarious

@charmander Knicks fans already scared and the trade aint eem happen yet :barkley:

I can picture it now

"CP3 WITH THE LOB TO DWIGHT"

"over camelooooooooo GOT IT AND THE HAWKS ADVANCE TO THE ECF TO FACE THE HEAT"

 

[#1 pick]

@charmander Knicks fans already scared and the trade aint eem happen yet :barkley:

I can picture it now

"CP3 WITH THE LOB TO DWIGHT"

"over camelooooooooo GOT IT AND THE HAWKS ADVANCE TO THE ECF FACE THE HEAT"

Knicks fans are bytches. There are some down to earth real ones like C Holla, then the bytches who are the loudest like Kolo and NY State of Mind and the several others who are also bytches.

I wish C Holla would post more. A smart Knicks fan is hard to find.

 

[Constellations]

Maybe because that "big oaf" got him to the NBA Finals?

it also got him fired

If i was SVG I'd on that ungrateful child.