Rick Carlisle of the Dallas Mavericks instructs his team during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Pelicans (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Pelicans surprised the NBA world by parting ways with Stan Van Gundy after only one season in the Crescent City.
I don’t think anyone is shocked that it didn’t work out, but the timing was a bit surprising, as most felt SVG would be given a little more time to turn things around.
Even more surprising was Rick Carlisle leaving the Dallas Mavericks after 13 seasons as the head coach.