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Memo to Stan Van Gundy: After parting ways with Pelicans, come home to Orlando and run for office | Commentary

We all know the Orlando Magic are not going to bring back the organization’s greatest coach, Stan Van Gundy, who parted ways with the New Orleans Pelicans Thursday after just one season. This goes without saying.

However, here’s hoping Stan returns to Central Florida in some capacity and does what he’s been doing for years:

Although we can’t blame Dwight Howard for Stan’s ouster this time, it sure sounds like Van Gundy’s eight-month stint in New Orleans came to an abrupt end because players did not want to be coached hard.

Former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, left, greets Orange County Sheriff John Mina before a Players Coalition Community Policing Town Hall at the Frontline Outreach Youth and Family Center in Orlando in 2019. With his recent firing from the Pelicans, here's hoping he comes back to help Central Florida. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, left, greets Orange County Sheriff John Mina before a Players Coalition Community Policing Town Hall at the Frontline Outreach Youth and Family Center in Orlando in 2019.