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VAN GUNDY SEES LAKER DYNASTY
nypost.com - 6/3/2008
VAN GUNDY SEES LAKER DYNASTY
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Sl-o-o-o-o-w down, Jeff. Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy not only likes the Lakers to take out Boston for the NBA championship but sees the makings of another purple-and-gold dynasty. Van Gundy spoke on an ABC conference call yesterday to...

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SLAM Online:  Jeff Van Gundy Sees Many Titles in Lakers’ Future

ESPN.com - TrueHoop:  First Cup: Tuesday

Empty the Bench:  Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links

Hail Mary Jane:  Van Gundy jumping on the Laker bandwagon

Ball Don't Lie:  The 10-man rotation, starring the Kobe-Ray feud

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Jeff Van Gundy Sees Many Titles in Lakers’ Future
SLAM Online — ... Van Gundy took in a conference call with the media yesterday to discuss the championship round, and he not only sees the Lakers winning the ‘chip this year, but many more after that. ...

First Cup: Tuesday
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Marc Berman of the New York Post: "Sl-o-o-o-o-w down, Jeff. Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy not only likes the Lakers to take out Boston for the NBA championship but sees the makings of another purple-and-gold dynasty." ...

Reading is Great! Tuesday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Empty the Bench — ... - M Live - This just in: Flip Saunders fired. Nice guy, but good riddance to bad rubbish. - The Big Lead - Is Miami dangling the No. 2 pick and Wade for the No. 1? - The Sun-Times - The plot thickens: Wade backs the Bulls choice of Doug Collins. - Sporcle - With draft fever in full swing, how many No. 1 picks can you name? - NY Post - Jeff Van Gundy sees this as the beginning of a new Lakers dynasty. - Jones on the ...

Van Gundy jumping on the Laker bandwagon
Hail Mary Jane — ... Oh how things change. Now Van Gundy sees Jackson’s Lakers as the NBA’s next dynasty. He makes some good points too: ...

The 10-man rotation, starring the Kobe-Ray feud
Ball Don't Lie — ... SI, via Awful Announcing. Richard Deitsch talks with the ABC cameraman who got F-bombed by 'Sheed. PG: InsideHoops.com. So, Michael Beasley, just how tall are you? 6th: Basketbawful. The worst of the Celtics-Lakers match-up: Part 5. (Yes, there's a lot of "worst.") 7th: Deadspin. Which former Laker is selling his '99-00 NBA championship ring on eBay? 8th: NY Post. Jeff Van Gundy likes LA over Boston in the Finals, and thinks the Lakers can become a ...

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