[vincesanity82]

For the second time in his career, Van Gundy is walking away from coaching in the NBA, the New York Post is reporting.Van Gundy's Rockets lost 103-99 Saturday in Game 7 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series with the Jazz. It was the third time in Van Gundy's four-year tenture in Houston that the Rockets were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. The retirement has nothing to do with Saturday's loss, and the Post reports that Van Gundy's mind has been made up about his future for weeks.
The Rockets blew a 2-0 lead for the second time in three seasons in their series loss to the Jazz. Houston won twice in Dallas in 2005, then dropped the series in seven games.

FOX Sports - NBA - Report: Rockets coach to retire

[Lefty Noob]

Well, in doing this he undoubtedly will dodge a lot of heat - chances were despite T-Mac's attempt to shoulder the blame, the axe could well have fallen on Van Gundy anyway. So who should they look for to replace him and hopefully get the Rockets to the next level.

[ThePundit]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Well, in doing this he undoubtedly will dodge a lot of heat -

Well that's why I call him Jeff Van Phony. He did the same thing with the Knicks. Watch what he does at today's press conference. He'll take responisbillity but then he'll subtly make excuses.

[raptorcox]

Anyone know what his brother Stan is doing now?

[al1237]

we dont want stan he is a worse version of jvg

[ThePundit]

Not so quick according to Van Phony:

HOUSTON (AP) -- Frustrated by his team's ouster in the first round, Jeff Van Gundy plans to take some time to evaluate his future as coach of the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets' season ended Saturday with a Game 7 loss to Utah, and a report in the New York Post the next day said Van Gundy was going to retire.

"I do the same thing every year since I've been coaching -- I sit back and I think about what's right for the team and what's right for myself," Van Gundy said Monday. "This is no different."

Van Gundy has no immediate plans to make a major decision.

"To do that, when I'm still emotionally frustrated with the outcome (of the series) would be, really, a disservice to everybody involved," he said. "Where that originated, I haven't seen the story, so I can't tell you. When I got called about it, it caught me off-guard a little bit."

Van Gundy to take time in weighing future as coach - NBA - Yahoo! Sports

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, but word is he'll be fired if he doesn't retire, so any way you look at it, he won't be back in Houston.

[legend]

Basketball arguably is the sport where coaching matters the least. I give Van Gundy a pass here but don't blame him if he walks away.