{"id":1205202,"date":"2020-07-12T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1205202"},"modified":"2020-07-12T15:52:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-12T19:52:01","slug":"stan-van-gundy-is-trying-to-coach-the-united-states-through-its-issues-with-racial-injustice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/stan-van-gundy-is-trying-to-coach-the-united-states-through-its-issues-with-racial-injustice\/","title":{"rendered":"Stan Van Gundy is Trying to Coach the United States Through Its Issues With Racial Injustice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It's been more than two years since we last saw Stan Van Gundy<\/a> on the NBA sidelines. The coach lost his job with the Detroit Pistons <\/a>in May 2018. Since then, he's found a home in the media; Van Gundy has been linked to the New York Knicks job<\/a> but apparently has no desire to join the “dysfunctional” organization. That reality, however, hasn't stopped the NBA veteran from coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without a team to lead on the hardwood, Van Gundy has taken to social media to offer his advice. In recent days, he's been trying to coach the United States of America through its collective issues with racial injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stan Van Gundy's coaching career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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From a purely visual perspective, Stan Van Gundy doesn't look like a professional athlete. While that may be true, he's still shown quite the basketball mind over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Gundy got his start in the lower tiers of college basketball, serving as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont before taking charge of the tiny Castleton University. He then took assistant gigs at Fordham and Canisius, continuing to cut his teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After working at UMASS Lowell and Wisconsin, Van Gundy got his first taste of professional action in 1995, joining the Miami Heat coaching staff. He spent eight seasons as an assistant before taking over the head coaching role in 2003; he then moved north, taking a job with the Orlando Magic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Van Gundy eventually fell out with Dwight Howard,<\/a> however, and was relieved of his duties. He then spent four seasons with the Detroit Pistons,<\/a> serving as both head coach and president of basketball operations. While the pros and cons of his tenure can be debated\u2014the Pistons didn't win enough games, but Van Gundy was tasked with stabilizing the franchise and getting things moving in the right direction\u2014he got the ax after four seasons in Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coaching America on racial injustice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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