Stan Van Gundy and Jeff Bower addressed the media Thursday.
It seemed the biggest obstacle of Stan Van Gundy the coach was Stan Van Gundy the president of basketball operations.
That's what happens when you reportedly reject a deal for your ill-fitting highest-paid player and then release the same player 28 games into the season. Then once coach Van Gundy righted that ship and things began to hum, executive Van Gundy came in and blew up the roster again, trading key pieces for Reggie Jackson.
That roster churn combined with a series of injuries to Brandon Jennings, Jodie Meeks and Greg Monroe meant the dust never truly settled in Van Gundy's first year in Detroit.