re: Jeff Van Gundy pleading the 5th on Pelicans coaching search

I have listened to some of the podcasts with JVG in the past and I agree with you. I also would like to think that if he is a serious candidate, the first question in the interview would be asking him about what he plans to do offensively with the team. So if he does get hired, I'd assume he answered those questions adequately.

I just wonder how much pull/respect he still has to pull assistants. I imagine it has to be more than Gentry and maybe even Thibs. I think there would be a greater emphasis for JVG to hire the right assistants than the others. It would be important for JVG to hire an assistant who was recently a HC to help with his transition back to coaching, like Malone. Hopefully he has that pull.

Whether you like JVG or not, you have to like that JVG is interested in the job. He has to really like the direction the franchise is going if he wants to step in, and speaks to how outsiders view the position of the franchise.