Its been at least 6 Months since my last post. This was for good reason. I wanted to wait and see how the season played out. I was going to write every month, but the season was moving so fast that this became impossible. lets catch up with what happened and than look at the future of the Utah Jazz.
Recently, the Utah Jazz hired Quin Snyder as Head coach. a phrase that I hear often is, " I do not know anything about him." To help you, the reader, get to know him here are some simple facts about him.
This is a guy who's had success in the college ranks, leading Missouri to an Elite Eight appearance in 2002.
- He also has ties to the Lakers and Spurs,
- He worked for six seasons as an assistant at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski.
- He was an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2013-2014 Season
These are just some of the credentials of our new coach. According to multiple reports, Snyder is a player
development coach. He takes time with each player to keep good habits, and change bad ones.
Snyder is a great fit for this reason. Corbin did nothing for player development. In fact, he hindered it. Our core five only played a total of 48 minutes together. If this is the future of the Jazz, wouldn't you want the players to develop. Quin is different because he knows how to get the best out of his players.
The second reason Snyder is a great fit is defined in one word, Accountability. During his introduction press conference, Quin spoke extensively of this. " Us holding each other accountable, players and coaches. This is the clay that holds a team together."
The final reason that Snyder is a great fit comes down to defense. During the introduction interview Quinn spoke briefly about this " We would like to have a defensive identity, that's an area where we would like to take a stand. It involves habits, it involves energy, effort, and focus."
This is just our young team needs. I wish Corbin the best, however he was not a great fit for this team.
With a captain now in place it comes time to decide the future. Where are we currently going? The Utah Jazz have the number five pick in the upcoming draft. Due to some luck, and some serious hullabaloo going on Cleveland won, again, the number one pick. There are three options the Jazz can do.
First they can trade up, second trade out, and third stay put.
The best option of these would be to trade up. Here is the reason for this, Gordon is a shooting guard, he can play the small forward, but he is better as a shooting guard. We need a small forward. Bring on Jabari Parker. The Jazz have cap room, and have the assets to make a trade that would allow them to benefit from this pick. The Jazz are young, and are not expected to make the playoffs next year, so why not allow one more young guy to learn and grow, and gel with this team.
Jabari could be the best superstar since Deron Williams. The question could be, would Utah be able to keep him once free agency rolls around. The answer is a resounding yes. He fits in with the main culture of Utah, and Utah would have the cap room to keep him, when the time comes. As a player he fits with the Jazz, he is our go to option. with Trey, Alec, and Jabari, Utah would have instant offense. This means that the pressure would be taken off Favors and Kanter to produce. We can let our bigs do what they do best, pound offenses into submission
With the off season starting off strong I am certainly excited to be a Utah Jazz Fan. Lets go Jazz
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