Stan Van Gundy gets at Stern.
Stern don't usually take harsh criticism too well, so this might get interesting.
Van Gundy defends Howard on technicals suspension
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy says he thinks Dwight Howard(notes) has shown restraint on the court this season despite picking up the league’s first suspension for excessive technical fouls.
Van Gundy quoted an Elias Sports Bureau statistic Monday that notes Howard has been fouled 593 times this season without any of those calls being labeled flagrant.
Asked if the Magic had a case to the league office about whether they feel Howard has been excessively fouled, Van Gundy said he thinks outside input doesn’t carry much weight at the league office.
“This is the system David Stern and his minions like it,” Van Gundy said. “So that’s the system you have…I certainly can’t have an opinion because David Stern, like a lot or leaders we’ve seen in this world lately, don’t really tolerate other people’s opinion or free speech or anything. So I’m not really allowed to have an opinion. So it’s up to him.
“He decides and he likes the system he has.”
Van Gundy defends Howard on technicals suspension
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy says he thinks Dwight Howard(notes) has shown restraint on the court this season despite picking up the league’s first suspension for excessive technical fouls.
Van Gundy quoted an Elias Sports Bureau statistic Monday that notes Howard has been fouled 593 times this season without any of those calls being labeled flagrant.
Asked if the Magic had a case to the league office about whether they feel Howard has been excessively fouled, Van Gundy said he thinks outside input doesn’t carry much weight at the league office.
“This is the system David Stern and his minions like it,” Van Gundy said. “So that’s the system you have…I certainly can’t have an opinion because David Stern, like a lot or leaders we’ve seen in this world lately, don’t really tolerate other people’s opinion or free speech or anything. So I’m not really allowed to have an opinion. So it’s up to him.
“He decides and he likes the system he has.”
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