June 7th, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen When Dennis Lindsey was hired in San Antonio in 2007, he was concerned about Quin Snyder as coach of the NBA D-League’s Austin Toros. “(Spurs general manager) RC (Buford) asked what I thought relative to Quin and the...
June 6th, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Sportando, and Jeff Zillgitt, the Utah Jazz have signed Atlanta assistant Quin Snyder to a 3 year deal with a team option 4th year to be the next head coach. Jody Gennesy of the Deseret News...
May 28th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson As Jazz fans, we’re not used to having this much time off in the offseason. For more than a decade, we were used to going well into the postseason, almost always into May, and often into June. But in the last several years,...
May 22nd, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton The fifth pick in an NBA draft is normally a huge asset, but if was ever OK to feel a little dejected about occupying that spot, it’s this year. It’s supposedly a 4-man draft at the top, with potential franchise...
April 28th, 2014 | by
Matt Pacenza Let’s first state the obvious: there is no magic secret sauce recipe that will automatically produce the perfect coach for the Jazz. Successful NBA coaches have come from wide and far. Some are coaching lifers, who barely if...
April 22nd, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson With yesterday’s news about Tyrone Corbin, we thought it might be interesting to tackle how the Jazz’s former head coach handled “haters.” Is there a right response to the people who disagree with you? Were Corbin’s...
April 21st, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen The Utah Jazz today announced that the contract of Utah Jazz coach Ty Corbin will not be renewed beyond next season. Corbin, who took over the job after Jerry Sloan’s resignation on February 10, 2011, had spent 3.5 seasons...
April 17th, 2014 | by
Andy Larsen Hey everyone! Today is the official last day of the 2013-14 season for the Utah Jazz. The last day before players and coaches can begin their summer vacations is a bittersweet day for nearly everyone involved. Today, each player...
April 15th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson Last night’s Lakers game was depressing, encouraging, exhilarating, frustrating, demoralizing, and a host of many other conflicting emotions, and somehow all at the same time. The first 20 minutes of the game were fun and...
April 10th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton This week the basketball metrics community gave us another lens through which to analyze player performance. ESPN’s new Real Plus Minus (RPM) stat combines on-court plus/minus with absolute statistical contribution to give...
