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Van Gundy Needs to Clean Up Orlando's Point Guard Mess

Found June 07, 2009 on FanHouse:
PLAYERS: Jameer Nelson,  Rafer Alston,  Anthony Johnson
TEAMS: Orlando Magic

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by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Lakers, Magic, PlayoffsThere isn't really a nice way to put this, so I'm just going to lay it out there: Stan Van Gundy created a real mess with the way he handled the Magic's point guards in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. And now it's on him to get it cleaned up in time for Game 2 on Sunday. The problem is, there's no easy way to do that. Between Jameer Nelson playing 23 minutes, Rafer Alston blaming his extended time on the bench for his poor shooting, and Anthony Johnson picking up a DNP-CD, Van Gundy might just have too many issues to resolve as his team prepares for round two against the Lakers.Van Gundy Needs to Clean Up Orlando's Point Guard Mess originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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