European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 33 magic make Van Gundy second coach in 6 Days by Travis Reed the associated press negotiations advanced and dissolved by the hour Between Stan Van Gundy and the Orlando i the magic caught a break and Hope Treyve found a coach Wholl keep the Job longer than a the magic introduced Van Gundy on ending Billy Donovan Short tenure and finally resolving one of the most bizarre coaching fiascos in Aba his Donovan said his he agonized Over the decision like leaving Florida but knew within a Day it just want for the second time in six general manager Otis Smith posed for pictures with his new head we targeted two and we actually hired them both within a six Day period of Smith the magic were Lucky to Snag Van he was their run Van Gundy away second but the Sacra mento Kings were also aggressively pursuing Donovan indecision threatened to lose Orlan do another but everything fell the first reaction obviously was Surprise when magic Gener Al manager Otis Smith called Over the weekend i was a Little bit Van Gundy and then from just so Many ups and Downs on whether i thought it was going to work out or not work it seemed to be changing Al most and we were truly on an emotional roller coaster for quite a Donovan was apologetic to his the magic and Donovan the univer misty of Florida but said no one from the gators pressured when i made the de the next morn ing it just did not feel right for Donovan Ive got too much respect for the for the or for their for their to continue the magic said wednesday they let Donovan out of his million about three Days after news broke that he changed his the team said it had a Legal right to hold Billy to the contract he Donovan acknowledged an Aba coaching ban was part of the but didst specify How reports have circulated it was five Donovan settled on a six year Deal from Florida Worth about million a Van Gundy coached the heat for More than two resign ing last year but remaining with the team As an adviser to coach Pat because he was still under con the magic had to give Miami one of its three Sec Ond round picks in the upcoming Orlando will also Trade first round picks with the heat next if it would Benefit the unless the magic Are in the in that they would offer another Sec Ond round pick or other compel Van Gundy was in Sacramento close to accepting a Job with the Kings because the or Lando situation was so but Van Gundy said Orlando was his top from a professional stand Point this is just a tremendous of he you come to a franchise Here in Orlando that has a great Young starting with a 21yearold Auster in Dwight several other very Good Young salary Cap flexibility and beyond the flexibility Money Wise a very at Tractive place for players to Van Gundy was Riley Long time protege before taking Over As heat coach shortly before Dwy Ane wades first in that team started but wound up 4240 and made the 4 seed in the Eastern conference the map of last seasons Aba credits Van Gundy for turning the season the two will meet four times a season As opponents in the Southeast Van Gundy resigned of the heats coach 21 games into the 200506 citing personal and family Riley took leading the heat to their first a sports writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this rout Duncan not but effective from Back Page this was hardly the series opener the Aba or a ctr sex had hoped his arrival at the finals had been trumpeted As the next coming of Michael the player to whom James is often but James want not even he had one of the worst games of his Brief postseason career and came nowhere near Matching his fairness first game in the finals when he scorched the los Ange Les lakers for 36 Points on june Jordan owned making the seasons climactic month his personal right James can Only dream of such game 2 of the Besto seven series is sunday night in san Anto games 4 and 5 if Neces sary will be in the who lost twice to the Cavaliers during the regular sea seemed to be one step ahead of when he Cut they Cut him when he tried going they were right by the time James made his first outside jumper a three Pointer with left the spurs had built a 7459 by the spurs had squeezed the life out of Cleveland and its Young Lebron is the head of the spurs Forward Robert Horry and we need to Cut that head the 31yearold la bleed Boring because of his Lack of the big fundamental knocked Matt san Antonio spurs Tony Parker 9 and Forward Tim Duncan combined for 52 Points in game Down open freed up teammates with crunching picks and generally had his Way against Cleveland frontline for san Anto which was lifted by its crowds incessant chants of was on top of his the speedy Point guard slashed and sliced past Larry playing with an injured and James for easy we have to make the game harder for Hughes after missing his first eight James finally got his first Field goal with left in the third blasting Down the Lane through a pack of spurs for a Layup to bring the cars within but Bowen responded with a Manu Ginobile hit another from Long Range and Dun can dished to Parker for a Layup to make it on the spurs next Parker weaved his Way inside and dropped in a the spurs eventually pushed their Lead to 6449 after and then opened the final period with three pointers by Horry and Ginobile to open their biggest with sub Holden lifts Dynamo the associated press Houston Stuart Holden scored on a 25yard shot just moments after entering the lifting the Houston Dynamo to a 21 Victory Over the Colorado rap ids on thursday who substituted a minute earlier for Forward Chris took a pass from Kelly Gray in the 64th minute and scored his first goal of the year banging in a shot from the right Side for his first goal of the the Dynamo 451 played without four of their top All playing for National teams in the conc Acaf Gold Brian Ching and Ricardo Clark Are play ing for the United while Pat Onstad and 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Jordan esque it seemed More John Stark James was 4for16 shooting after missing nine of his first he had six turnovers and no dunks As the spurs frustrated and thwarted him with their Daggres Active some of it was me missing a lot of the shots i usually James and some was the defense they put on me and our coming into game 1 you dont know what to Well make they did a great Job of shrinking the if i went by one another Guy stepped the spurs kept 10 eyes on James and exploited his weakest James is Best going to his right and the spurs played him hard that Way off when James moves left he often shoots a fade which the spurs clearly decided to give when James tried to isolate on the Baseline or the spurs brought multiple forcing James into a rushed shot or and three times in the first half Duncan blocked his shots As he tried to slip James missed All seven first half when James went outside with the Ball and tried to move off a the spurs jumped at him with a double often Dun the whose coach Mike Brown earned his spurs As a san Antonio like to consider themselves an Eastern Confer ence version of the who Long have been a defensive this game want a Good especially for the who exploited quickly in the Back court with Parker blowing by the Gimpy Larry there were times when James would just dribble and then shoot a three or shoot a leaning Brown he struggled mightily we have to do a better Job of Mak ing sure we move the Ball and get Good shots because there sitting Back and waiting for and there not seeing much Aba scoreboard Aba playoffs finals thursday san Antonio Cleveland san Antonio leads series 10 sunday Cleveland at san Antonio tuesday san Antonio at Cleveland june 14 san Antonio at Cleve land june 17 san Antonio at Cleveland june 19 Cleveland at san june 21 Cleveland at san if necessary spurs Cavaliers 76 Cleveland James 416 44 Gooden 69 22 Lugauskas 18 00 Pavlovic 612 12 Hughes 15 00 Varjao 36 47 Marshall 25 00 Gibson 79 00 Dejones 00 00 Snow 00 00 totals 3070 1115 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