ORLANDO – Stan Van Gundy has stationed himself in the bleachers, surrounded by his front-office cabinet, with their attention divided between Summer League practices and constant phone calls as NBA free agency speeds along.
Assistant coach Bob Beyer has been running those two-a-day practices, Van Gundy pitching in every now and then, with attention to the type of detail necessary when the first game is only a few days after handshakes to introduce teammate to teammate.
“You look at the younger guys here, both our draft choices, Stanley (Johnson) and Darrun (Hilliard), we’ve thrown a lot at them from the terminology standpoint and I really like the way they’ve engaged themselves with the group,” Beyer said between Thursday practices.