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Igor Kokoskov Appreciation Thread

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The Utah Jazz' assistant coach Kokoskov is doing wonders as the Slovenian NT's head coach.

They just pounded Spain and reached the Eurobasket finals to everyone's surprise. He's getting the best out of his players who are playing their hearts out on the court.
He's also helping 18-eyar old sensation Luka Doncic shine in the tournament, who posted almost trible-double yesterday with 0 turnovers.

Kokoskov has been working as an assistant coach for a number of NBA teams since early 2000s. He also worked with Quin Snyder at the University of Missouri.



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Now, Kokoskov is Serbian and he will be coaching Slovenia vs his homeland in finals. Will he have any conflict of interests? Will he become public enemy in basketball crazy Serbia if he leads Slovenia to victory?
 
Straight up, Kokoškov is a better coach than at least one of the dudes in the last NBA finals. Slovenia went 9-0 combined.

Slovenia beat France by 17 in the group stages, Ukraine by 24 in the round of 16, Spain by 20 in the semis, and Serbia by 8 in the final.

I don't know what the Jazz can offer Kokoškov, but at this point, I'd offer anything. I'd promise him the head coach position if the team finishes under .500 at any point in the next 5 years.
 
Kokoskov has the biggest balls ever! Took Dragic out with 3:50 to go and tied game because he was exhausted and making mistakes and didn't get him back in. WOW!
 
#TakeNote. Kokoskov is a legit head coaching candidate.
When Quin added him to his staff, I was wondering what he was doing. Now we know. He's put himself in line for a significant offer from either an NBA or Euro team. Jazz will have him for another season, then he'll leave with our blessing. Personally, I hope he goes to a Euro team so he can create goodwill for the Jazz and recommend some hidden talent for DL to sign or draft.
 
Jack Strop said:
#TakeNote. Kokoskov is a legit head coaching candidate.
When Quin added him to his staff, I was wondering what he was doing. Now we know. He's put himself in line for a significant offer from either an NBA or Euro team. Jazz will have him for another season, then he'll leave with our blessing. Personally, I hope he goes to a Euro team so he can create goodwill for the Jazz and recommend some hidden talent for DL to sign or draft.
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He is an American citizen and his wife and kids are US-born. I think he's looking solely for an NBA job.
 
agree with [MENTION=2927]stitches[/MENTION], gutsy and smart move to sideline gassed Dragic down the stretch. it worked!
 
JimLes said:
He is an American citizen and his wife and kids are US-born. I think he's looking solely for an NBA job.
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That's the case with a lot of players who end up in Europe. Or U.S. nationals working for large corporations who end up working for a number of years outside the U.S. I suspect $ may play a part. If some Euro team offers him a very good salary, he might jump. The pay would be a lot more than an NBA assistant.

The other factor is opportunity. NBA owners have proven to be very close-minded when it comes to coaches. Blatt broke the barrier - briefly. Despite Kokoskov having a lot of experience as an assistant in the NBA, I think he probably still gets lumped in as a "Euro coach."
 
JimLes said:
He is an American citizen and his wife and kids are US-born. I think he's looking solely for an NBA job.
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That's the case with a lot of players who end up in Europe. Or U.S. nationals working for large corporations who end up working for a number of years outside the U.S. I suspect $ may play a part. If some Euro team offers him a very good salary, he might jump. The pay would be a lot more than an NBA assistant.

The other factor is opportunity. NBA owners have proven to be very close-minded when it comes to coaches. Blatt broke the barrier - briefly. Despite Kokoskov having a lot of experience as an assistant in the NBA, I think he probably still gets lumped in as a "Euro coach."
 
stitches said:
I don't know if it was smart but it was definitely ballsy as hell!
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Agree. Almost any other coach would have stuck with the veteran, NBA starter.

Do you think he'll ever recommend sitting Rudy in favor of Ekpe down the stretch of an NBA game?
 
Jack Strop said:
Agree. Almost any other coach would have stuck with the veteran, NBA starter.

Do you think he'll ever recommend sitting Rudy in favor of Ekpe down the stretch of an NBA game?
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This wasn't just a game, this was Euro final. This is the equivalent of sitting your best player in a Finals game 7.
 
Its not that ballsy guys. He took him out to give him a minute rest then the team started pulling ahead so he stuck with it.

And yes, it happens a lot. Coaches play there stars the whole 4th quarter then they try to find them a minute to sit them for. Usually the team falls apart though and that just didnt happen here.
 
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