Jeff. Van Gundy is very familiar with this coach Chinese fans, and even Coach Van Gundy in China has a not very nice nickname, "Fan Bald Head". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Coach Van Gundy, who looks young and not yet 50 years old, is bald early and wears a Mediterranean hairstyle, and it is precisely because of this image that he has been given such a nickname by Chinese fans.

Although the nickname is a bit ugly, Coach Van Gundy's coaching career achievements are not ambiguous at all.

Jeff, who is only 23 years old. Van Gundy started his coaching career in 1985, but Van Gundy was already a basketball family, and Jeff seemed destined to work in basketball from birth.

In 1989, Jeff. Van Gundy officially became the assistant coach of the New York Knicks, and the young Jeff assisted many famous coaches in the history of the Knicks. People like Riley and Nelson Sr.

During Jeff's six years as assistant coach to the Knicks, the Knicks won three divisional championships and made the playoffs every year. Young Jeff has also learned a lot in the past six and a half years for himself to be able to take charge of himself in the future.

In the 1995-96 season, Jeff, who had been an assistant coach for so many years, finally got his chance. He replaced Nelson Sr. and officially became the head coach of the New York Knicks. In his first year in office, Jeff led the Knicks to the playoffs and swept the Cavaliers in the first round. It's a pity that the Knicks met the Chicago Bulls in the second round and had no choice but to go out.

The most commendable was in the 98-99 season, when the Knicks met their old rivals in the first round of the playoffs, and in the fourth game of the series, the two sides had a brawl full of gunpowder.

Charles. Oakley and Alonzo. Mourning fought, Van Gundy hugged Mourning's thigh in order to protect the player, and Jeff was caught in the brawl between the two sides in this position, and was dragged far away by Mourning and did not let go. This scene is also the most classic photo left by Coach Van Gundy on the court. He tries to protect his players like his own children.

However, it was in 2003 that Chinese fans really recognized him, when the former coach of the Rockets, Rudy. Tom Jalovich resigned due to health reasons, and as a result, the Rockets went through two months of screening and finally decided to replace the team with Jeff. Van Gundy took over, and he began to take over the relationship with the Chinese players.

In the four years he coached the Rockets, he witnessed Yao Ming's transformation from a rookie to a superstar, witnessed the victory of Yao Mai's combination again and again, and witnessed the miraculous 35.13 seconds.

In the past four years, except for the 05-06 season, the team failed to make the playoffs due to a wide range of injuries. Van Gundy led his team to the playoffs, but both were eliminated in the first round. This has also made Van Gundy a love-hate character in the hearts of Chinese fans.

In May 2007, the Houston Rockets officially announced the dismissal of Van Gundy as head coach, and Van Gundy also gave himself a long vacation after that.

Until recently, he was originally planning to sign a contract with ESPN to work as a commentator, and just when he was about to make a decision, Presti approached him.

After being questioned by reporters for nearly half an hour, Van Gundy was able to get out of the media reception room. On his first day on the job, he wasn't looking forward to spending time with reporters, Jeff was ready to meet his new players.

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The players were shooting at random on the basketball court, and some were sitting on the floor chatting in groups. Training starts at one o'clock in the afternoon, but with manager Calesimo sacked, the players don't have a training target.

"Hey, I heard he's a very rigid guy, and you think we're going to be able to play a good offense in the future." Westbrook whispered.

"No matter how you play, as long as you can win." Anjie is full of expectations for Van Gundy, why is this coach who has coached Yao Ming much better than Kalesimo.

Just when the players were absent-minded on the training ground, a sound of clapping was heard at the gate of the training ground.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and the team's general manager, Presti, walked in, and next to him was the new coach of the Thunder, Jeff. Van Gundy!

"Come on, guys, come and meet your new coach." Presti shouted.

"This is your new manager, Jeff. Coach Van Gundy, let's welcome him. As he spoke, Presti was the first to applaud, and the players below were also very cooperative, and immediately applause filled the empty training ground.

"Alright Coach, this group of lads is yours." After saying that, Presti turned around and left the training ground, and on this occasion, it is better to let the players and coaches get along directly.

There was a sudden silence below, and Van Gundy crossed his waist to look at the group of young men, and then nodded as if satisfied.

"I'm looking forward to working with you." Jeff. Van Gundy finally spoke.

After that, Van Gundy gathered his trainers to arrange some very regular training and walked to the office alone.

"That's it?" Westbrook watched Van Gundy close the office door and spread his hands speechlessly.

"What's the hurry, he's only been in the team for the first day, he doesn't know us, and he definitely can't formulate tactics now." Wilcox raised the dumbbell disapprerovingly.

But they were all wrong, and since Presti sent an invitation to Van Gundy, Van Gundy has been frantically watching the Thunder's game footage. When it comes to basketball, Van Gundy doesn't seem to get tired of working no matter what. It was precisely because he regained this feeling that he agreed to the preliminary negotiations with Presti.

The players thought Van Gundy wouldn't be there again today, but after an hour and a half of training, the door to the manager's office opened again.

"Let's stop." Van Gundy walked into the arena with a lot of cards in his hand.

"You've lost 10 in a row lately, you've lost so many games, do you know where your biggest weakness is?" Van Gundy only met the players an hour and a half ago, and now he's in the role.

"The hit rate is too low." Westbrook was the first to speak.

"That's one reason, but not the main one. When you can organize the offense well, your hit rate is not bad. Speaking of this, Van Gundy glanced at An Jie.

"I've watched all the footage of your games so far this season, and your defense, it's just for show. Including the only game you've won so far, the defense is unsightly! "Jeff. Van Gundy said mercilessly.

"And now, I'm going to correct that first." As he spoke, Van Gundy put the card in his hand on the floor. Letters such as "PG, SG" and so on are written on the cards, and it goes without saying that the players know what this means.

"If the opposing center goes up to the point guard to block and dismantle, this is how you should stand!" Jeff immediately picked up the tactics board and began to explain his intention of fiddling with the cards, and then asked the players to practice their defensive positions according to where he placed the cards.

Jeff. Van Gundy, he's such a coach who does everything.

After the game against the Hornets, the Thunder were given three days off, as if the NBA knew that the Thunder would change coaches after this game, deliberately setting aside those three days for Van Gundy to adjust to the team.

In the past three days, the Thunder team has not practiced anything else, and they have all practiced defense in various situations according to the small cards placed by Van Gundy.

Van Gundy also took the trouble to explain to the players again and again, rearranging the messed cards again and again.

An Jie admires such a coach very much in his heart, at least Van Gundy is better than the one who only calls the players "Defense, our defense!" "Carlesimo is much more dedicated.

In addition to getting the players to work on defense, another headache for Van Gundy is how to match the team's rotation.

Whether Anjie, Durant and Westbrook are suitable to play at the same time, and if so, who should lead the team's second lineup. These questions undoubtedly plagued Van Gundy, and Van Gundy also found a lot of irrational aspects of the Thunder's team structure in his thinking.

There are so many people in the forward line of the team, and there are several guys who don't mess around. Van Gundy would never use such a person.

And there are too few people in the back line, and there are not many players who can handle it. So Van Gundy made a detailed list and instructions and handed it to Presti, hoping that Presti would use these people as bargaining chips to exchange some players that the team really needs.

On the contrary, the team's weakest center forward position is what Van Gundy is most satisfied with. The center position is well-structured, and it's easy to put out a rotation lineup. It's just that Van Gundy is still struggling with whether the three young Thunder really need to play as starters.

Of course, the players didn't know anything about rotation and starting positions. They only knew that they had completed the defensive training assigned by Van Gundy as required, and in just three days, Anjie had learned a lot of new skills in defensive positioning. It seems that a coach's coaching level is really completely linked to the team's performance. How can someone like Calesimo who only uses the sparse squad as an excuse to lead the team to victory?

Van Gundy did not complain about the sparse squad, but took the time to make planning suggestions for the team's recruitment, and Van Gundy and his predecessors made a high judgment on this alone.

"How's the new coach?" After learning of the Thunder's change of coach, Rickard gave Angel a call to talk to him.

"I feel like yours in some ways, but he doesn't talk as much as you do, and he doesn't like to use foul language." Anjie is telling the truth, and both Van Gundy and Ricard take basketball very seriously. Rickard often works late without anyone knowing, and what about Van Gundy?

"Hahaha, you're really good at praising me." Van Gundy is also a famous handsome, and Riccard is a little embarrassed to be compared to a famous coach by his own students.

"Tomorrow is the game, under the new manager, do you have the confidence to win?"

"We've been working a lot lately and I just like to defend. But tomorrow against the Suns, I think it's still a bit difficult. "Although An Jie is competitive, he is not arrogant. The Suns are one of the league's highest-scoring teams, and although O'Neal will be sidelined due to injury in the next game, he still doesn't dare to boast about saying that he will definitely win.

Jeff. Van Gundy faced the sun in his first game after taking office, and it was really a battle between spear and shield.

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