Jeff Van Gundy has been tasked with guiding the United States National team through the qualifying rounds for the World Cup this summer in China — the precursor to the Olympic squad that Gregg Popovich will take over with a completely different set of players.
But Popovich is convinced Van Gundy should be coaching at a higher level — the NBA.
“He’s better than most of us as a coach,” Popovich said. "Most people know that. That’s not always what gets you hired. It’s circumstances and those sorts of things, personal situations and timing has to be right and all that.