August 20th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson Listening to this recent interview with Quin Snyder, I came away so impressed with a few things: He’s incredibly articulate. You’d expect that from someone with a J.D./M.B.A., but it’s still wonderfully refreshing to...
August 7th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson We’ve been hearing really great things about Quin Snyder over the past couple of months. Everything from how he was the first coach to work with DeMarre Carroll on footwork, to his intelligence level from Paul Millsap, and...
June 16th, 2014 | by
Clint Johnson Water Cooler Conversations are glimpses inside Salt City Hoops. These are posted dialogues between staff members and contributors that share what we’re saying among ourselves about Jazz-related topics. The conversation this...
June 11th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson I don’t know about you, but I’m still on a bit of a high following the news and press conference about Quin Snyder’s hiring. Obviously, proof will be in the pudding as to whether or not he’s a good coach–or maybe...
June 6th, 2014 | by
Denim Millward The “Qualifications” section of Quin Snyder’s coaching resume is a mightily impressive one. Juris Doctor and MBA Degrees, playing and coaching under legendary Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski and coaching in...
May 30th, 2014 | by
Dan Clayton Hollins’ head coaching history is unique, to say the least. That’s because he has had three separate NBA head coaching stints – but always for the same franchise. When the Vancouver Grizzlies fired Brian Hill 22 games into...
May 29th, 2014 | by
David J Smith While the NBA Playoffs are slowly, but surely winding down, the Utah Jazz coaching search is slowly but surely starting to gain more traction–at least through the media. A few names are being connected to the Utah Jazz in...
May 14th, 2014 | by
Ben Dowsett Woj-bomb alert! A week that may have been expected to lack much excitement outside the draft combine the next couple days just got a whole lot more intriguing in Salt Lake City with Adrian Wojnarowski’s report that the Jazz...
May 14th, 2014 | by
Laura Thompson As Jazz fans, we were probably looking at our head-coaching vacancy and thinking that we were looking like a significantly better destination than Detroit, thanks to young talent, draft picks, money to spend, and ownership that...
May 12th, 2014 | by
Denim Millward In the team’s first bona-fide coaching search since 1979, could the Jazz turn to a “mayor” to fill the vacancy? Iowa State men’s head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg, also known as “The Mayor”...