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dalamon said:
Lol, Obra and the NBA will never be one, in this day and age. There's a better chance that Fatih Terim gets a job here.
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LOL

dalamon said:
Also, I don't think players realize how much losing a game can drain a coach. Still remember losing in the semi-finals of our first tournament. I physically could not go over to the players to comfort them-- my young spirit was too devastated.
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Semi-finals on the first try, that's fantastic. Maybe you should consider your profession afresh, while you're still young.
 
Core4 said:
You're to be commended for volunteering.

My team finished out the season on a 6-0-1 run after a 1-2 start (yes, there are ties in my league). And we beat a previously undefeated team in our last game. The "Swag Girls" and their coach didn't think they could lose. I won't say that win was better than sex, but pretty close :o. And the two losses we had earlier (by 1 and 3 points) nagged at me for weeks. But as I told my team: had this league done playoffs, we'd be the champions, not that anyone is keeping track of wins and losses, though.
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OK, that's impressive as well. I knew there were better coach candidates than Corbin for the Jazz even in the forum.
 
Enes CanTear You Apart said:
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Semi-finals on the first try, that's fantastic. Maybe you should consider your profession afresh, while you're still young.
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I think I'd be a decent players-coach. I'm very principled, I have very high expectations, but I want to see everyone succeed-- I'm extremely people-oriented and personable, and I feel like that's were my strengths lie in life generally, and probably for coaching @ a small capacity as well. I'll probably be volunteering to coach basketball for a good chunk of my life, particularly when I have kids. It's a fun hobby for me.
 
Core4 said:
You should have seen me coaching my daughter's basketball team. Haven't seen that much passion since the honeymoon. I volunteered again for summer season because one of my assistants wanted to come back. After that, I know I have to step aside; I'm WAY to competitive, despite promising my wife I wouldn't be.
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i will be a youth basketball ref this year.... finally. i look forward to throwing coaches like you out of the game :cool:
 
dalamon said:
I think I'd be a decent players-coach. I'm very principled, I have very high expectations, but I want to see everyone succeed-- I'm extremely people-oriented and personable, and I feel like that's were my strengths lie in life generally, and probably for coaching @ a small capacity as well. I'll probably be volunteering to coach basketball for a good chunk of my life, particularly when I have kids. It's a fun hobby for me.
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I think I've been a pretty good soccer and basketball coach thus far. But now my daughter is advancing to the real competitive stage, I think I'm better off as an assistant or just volunteering as a ref. I'm way to competitive and my daughter is the type that responds better to someone else as the coach.
 
Core4 said:
You're to be commended for volunteering.

My team finished out the season on a 6-0-1 run after a 1-2 start (yes, there are ties in my league). Those two losses we had (by 1 and 3 points) nagged at me for weeks. But we beat a previously undefeated team in our last game. The "Swag Girls" and their coach didn't think they could lose. I won't say that win was better than sex, but pretty close :o. But as I told my team: had this league done playoffs, we'd be the champions, not that anyone is keeping track of wins and losses, though.
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The tournaments here (we had two of them) didn't count towards season play. We were 7-1 in the regular season, and we lost in our first round of the playoffs by two points. I hadn't had a lot of time to coach my players strategy for late-game situations when we're down by 1 or 2, and we only had one time-out per half (ridiculous, I know). That was probably the thing that killed me the most-- I'm kinda "all in or go home" when it comes to committing myself to things, so it pissed me off that I'm still a full-time college student, and couldn't be around the kids 3 times a week.


Anyways, we were up 1 with 7 seconds left, some curly-headed **** hits the luckiest bank-three pointer of all-time, and my kids just collapsed and turned the ball over. They're 12 year olds. My little brother (whose 12 years old, and probably the best player on the team) missed three free throws in the fourth quarter, and I think I've seen him put 50 free-throws up every night since that game. Haha.
 
Revolution 9 said:
i will be a youth basketball ref this year.... finally. i look forward to throwing coaches like you out of the game :cool:
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Can I help it if I have to tell guys like YOU what the rules are? Just call it fair on both ends and be consistent with your calls; that's all I ask.
 
Revolution 9 said:
i will be a youth basketball ref this year.... finally. i look forward to throwing coaches like you out of the game :cool:
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A female-ref almost booted my co-coach this season (I along with a friend coached as a duo, although I was more of the 'leader' I'd say). I thought I'd be a steaming-mess in-game, but I never really sassed a single ref.


Yelled at my kids all game long though.
 
dalamon said:
I think I'd be a decent players-coach. I'm very principled, I have very high expectations, but I want to see everyone succeed-- I'm extremely people-oriented and personable, and I feel like that's were my strengths lie in life generally, and probably for coaching @ a small capacity as well. I'll probably be volunteering to coach basketball for a good chunk of my life, particularly when I have kids. It's a fun hobby for me.
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Core4 said:
I think I've been a pretty good soccer and basketball coach thus far. But now my daughter is advancing to the real competitive stage, I think I'm better off as an assistant or just volunteering as a ref. I'm way to competitive and my daughter is the type that responds better to someone else as the coach.
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But can you guys speak English?
 
ESPN's best available coaches for Jazz (5-on-5)

5. Which available coach would be the best fit for the Jazz?



Adande: Lionel Hollins. He squeezed a firepower-deficient Grizzlies squad into the Western Conference finals and swears he isn't married to the grinding style he had to use there. He could bring discipline and teach winning to a young team, in addition to relaying experience from his playing days. Jeff Van Gundy would be a great hire for the Jazz. But for a guy who seems so much happier and healthier in the broadcast booth, and who provides so much entertainment to the viewing audience, his ABC gig seems like the best spot.

Elhassan: I don't know if he's available, but I love the Ettore Messina rumor. It's time for someone to think outside the box when it comes to hiring a head coach, and Utah is in the position to be bold as a small-market, lottery team with young talent.

Shelburne: GM Dennis Lindsey wants his guy, so expect this hire to come from the Spurs coaching tree. With that young roster, you have to find a young coach in the Scott Brooks style who can grow along with the team. Jim Boylen seems to be the early clubhouse leader, but I have a feeling a lot of interesting young names could pop up.

Stein: I'm being thoroughly selfish and nominating Ettore Messina because it's a groundbreaking concept I'd love to chronicle. The Jazz have always done things their own way. With the strong backing of Dennis Lindsey and Justin Zanik in the front office, Utah strikes me as the sort of situation that could really work for the first head coach born and raised outside of traditional NBA borders. Is Messina too intense and demanding to adapt to an 82-game world? Can he develop young players on American soil? Will NBA players give him a chance? All valid questions, but it's the sort of gamble I could see Utah having the gumption to take in the wake of a gamble that did not pay dividends (last season's decision to keep ownership favorite Ty Corbin and let Jeff Hornacek flee to Phoenix).

Windhorst: Do you know the last time the Jazz hired a coach from outside their organization? Try Tom Nissalke in 1979. So this is a flat-out guess. Normally when teams change coaches, they go a different direction. So they may look for a new-age mind who isn't a former player. Celtics assistant coach Jay Larranaga is a hot name in that field. Also they could look within their division to Trail Blazers assistant David Vanterpool. Both almost got jobs last season. The best man for this job, though, already has one. That is Jeff Hornacek.
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Jack Sikma's name has been dropped around. He is an excellent big man's coach, but he hasn't been a head coach. He could help Favors and Kanter a lot.
 
sojodave said:
Jack Sikma's name has been dropped around. He is an excellent big man's coach, but he hasn't been a head coach. He could help Favors and Kanter a lot.
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Then get him as the assistant coach. We need a HC who is a people manager, is savvy enough to make in-game decisions and out-think the opposing coach.
 
I haven't been keeping up too well.

Has there been any indication on whether or not the Jazz will try to pick a coach before the draft?
 
Spinoza said:
I haven't been keeping up too well.

Has there been any indication on whether or not the Jazz will try to pick a coach before the draft?
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All rumors indicate numerous candidates and that the Jazz will take their time.
 
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