Stan Van Gundy has a dilemma — one that really only comes when you’re both the head coach and president of basketball operations for an NBA franchise.



Van Gundy, the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, wants success sooner versus later. The Pistons’ 22-20 record would be good enough, as it stands now, for the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, but Detroit is just a half-game behind the Indiana Pacers for what would be the No. 6 seed. Van Gundy, the front-office decision-maker, has been able to build a roster at least capable of contending for a postseason berth without sacrificing any of his first-round selections — both of the past and future.



It’s a a flimsy line to straddle. And in the midst of Year 4 of his dual-title role, Van Gundy is deliberating the franchise’s future in order to turn the corner sooner.



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