Jeff Van Gundy is a decent coach, but he never seems to be able to get his team to rise above their talent level.  Van Gundy has a record of 130-116 with the Rockets despite having Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming on his team.  In 10 seasons as an NBA head coach, Van Gundy has a record of 378-288.

Van Gundy is only 4-8 in the playoffs as the Rockets coach.  In 8 playoff appearances for his career, Van Gundy is 41-40.