Van Gundy was already adapting his style during his time with the Rockets, so I think he would have no problem adopting to the modern offenses. And his defensive teachings are time-tested, so that would be great. Dude made Glen Rice play defense!!

Also, JVG is becoming a bit of a crusty old man in his commentary. He might bah-humbug the modern NBA style and try to do things the same way he was 20 years ago.

But yeah, like Bruno said, why would he want back in? Maybe a feeling of unfinished business?

Going with a die-hard Clippers fan (they still exist even after Paul and Blake departed). Going to be hard to root for our boys to lose even though it’s in their best interests, so I’ll just cheer for them to win publicly

to be considered a defensive anchor… the barometer is usually 4 blocks per 40…. that has been pretty consistent for college centers…. where carter is at… he’s not quite there and physically it lines up with what you see… he’s not quick off the floor… or towers over anyone… he uses his height well when ppl go right at him but he’s not getting those incredible weakside blocks… that’s sort of what horford is defensively…. which in some defenses could be good enough…. but it’s tough to project that….

but that’s also why carter … imo… has higher upside than ayton and bagley…. he’s demonstrated that there is a possibility of him having really good offense and some defensive capability and if he can play the 5… even part-time.. credibly… he has enormous value…. ayton and bagley are further away on the defensive end which also signals that they might not be as good on offense which imo.. lowers their upside….

I like him a lot as a prospect, he looks like a very good rebounder and shot blocker, has very good range on his jumper for his size and seems to score well inside. He could definitely be the Myles Turner of this draft or if everything goes right, a Drummond type of player (probably less of an insane rebounder like Drummond is but a better shooter).