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Wednesday, May 14, 2008 --- 72 days ago http://www.charlotteobserver.com/hoops/story/622943.html
| No matter what happened Tuesday night, can we all at least concur on one thing? Can we unanimously agree that the Orlando Magic accomplished far more this season with Stan Van Gundy as coach than it would have with Billy Donovan? I know it. You know it. And, most of all, Billy Donovan knows it. "As far as getting that team to take the next step, I don't think there's any question Stan Van Gundy was the right coach for the job," Donovan, the University of Florida's coach, said from his office in Gainesville. "You have to have a level of humility in this situation and face facts," he said. "And the facts are Billy Donovan has never coached an NBA game in his life. There was obviously going to be a learning curve for me. "The job Stan has done this year has been phenomenal." There is no denying one irrefutable truth: This Magic year will end a whole lot better than it began. The Donovan debacle seems like a harmless and humorous practical joke now when viewed through the prism of Van Gundy leading the Magic to its most successful season in more than a decade. Time might not heal all wounds, but a division title and the first playoff series win in a dozen years certainly does. It was nearly a year ago when the Magic seemed as if it was in utter disarray. President Bob Vander Weide and GM Otis Smith had just fired Brian Hill -- for the second time -- and then watched in disbelief as their incredible Donovan coup blew up in their faces. ... |
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