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I will say this, I kind of dislike the over-obsession with "intelligence". Not that I want a dumbass as a coach, but with Quin and now Hardy, there seems to be too much emphasis on being a galaxy brained, private school educated genius.
 
Also Locke repeated what I heard from my sources. Alex Jensen is on an expensive contract with 2 years left (I thought it was 1) and there is no reason for Utah to want to let him go and pay him that contract to do nothing. Also, there arent any better jobs out there for Jensen currently, so he has no reason to leave.

Locke also added another layer basically saying that the Popovich/Bud coaching tree is spread so thin that there arent that many assistant available who come from those crews. The Jazz have a lot of those currently, so Locke wouldnt be surprised if a lot of the staff just stayed.
 
I will say this, I kind of dislike the over-obsession with "intelligence". Not that I want a dumbass as a coach, but with Quin and now Hardy, there seems to be too much emphasis on being a galaxy brained, private school educated genius.
I think having the galaxy-brain is a big advantage - but it doesn't necessarily need to come from the head coach.

I imagine there's a lot of coaching staffs in the NBA where the head coach is more of a culture setter and people leader, while his assistants are the brain trust.
 
I will say this, I kind of dislike the over-obsession with "intelligence". Not that I want a dumbass as a coach, but with Quin and now Hardy, there seems to be too much emphasis on being a galaxy brained, private school educated genius.

You can be a genius and still have a personality. Quin didn’t have both imo. Time will tell with Hardy.
 
I will say this, I kind of dislike the over-obsession with "intelligence". Not that I want a dumbass as a coach, but with Quin and now Hardy, there seems to be too much emphasis on being a galaxy brained, private school educated genius.
Danny hired Doc Rivers and Brad Stevens so I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
I wish I reached adulthood with the boomers instead of the millenials.

Must've been nice being able to easily afford a very nice house with any practical college degree earned on extremely cheap tuition.

But I digress.
It’s not really that bad.

I’m in my early 30’s, went to my in-state school, no scholarship, worked all through school and graduated without any debt. Got a nice practical degree that I knew I could get a good job in. Now I have a family of 6, joint income of just over $100k, and I’m building a house. It’s not the easiest thing by any means, but it’s not impossible.
 
It’s not really that bad.

I’m in my early 30’s, went to my in-state school, no scholarship, worked all through school and graduated without any debt. Got a nice practical degree that I knew I could get a good job in. Now I have a family of 6, joint income of just over $100k, and I’m building a house. It’s not the easiest thing by any means, but it’s not impossible.
I think pointing out that it's not that bad as long as you graduate with no debt and have a household income of roughly 38% above the median is kind of a point in my favor, to be honest.
 
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Like most of us, I know nothing about this guy. I hope he's better at subbing players in than Snyder and Corbin.
 
I think pointing out that it's not that bad as long as you graduate with no debt and have a household income of roughly 38% above the median is kind of a point in my favor, to be honest.
My point is that what I did wasn’t that hard, or unique. I made choices that led to being able to do that. I had plenty of roommates that didn’t have enough money to pay rent consistently, but took out larger school loans to get ski passes and gear, and wouldn’t get a job because “I’m here for the experience bro”. Now I should feel bad because he can’t pay off his loans or get a house? It’s not a rigged system, it’s people that made bad choices and want somebody else to fix it for them because being accountable would be a bridge too far.
 
My point is that what I did wasn’t that hard, or unique. I made choices that led to being able to do that. I had plenty of roommates that didn’t have enough money to pay rent consistently, but took out larger school loans to get ski passes and gear, and wouldn’t get a job because “I’m here for the experience bro”. Now I should feel bad because he can’t pay off his loans or get a house? It’s not a rigged system, it’s people that made bad choices and want somebody else to fix it for them because being accountable would be a bridge too far.
The cost of living has skyrocketed relative to wages over the past several decades. It's particularly bad for home prices relative to wages:

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This chart doesn't even include 2018-2022. Which... yikes.

There's really no arguing that it is objectively harder to provide for a familiy compared to previous generations. The whole "No it's just because people make bad choices and don't want to be held accountable" nonsense sounds like billionaire Republican propoganda.
 
The cost of living has skyrocketed relative to wages over the past several decades. It's particularly bad for home prices relative to wages:

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This chart doesn't even include 2018-2022. Which... yikes.

There's really no arguing that it is objectively harder to provide for a familiy compared to previous generations. The whole "No it's just because people make bad choices and don't want to be held accountable" nonsense sounds like billionaire Republican propoganda.
Yay politics!!!!!!
 
The cost of living has skyrocketed relative to wages over the past several decades. It's particularly bad for home prices relative to wages:

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This chart doesn't even include 2018-2022. Which... yikes.

There's really no arguing that it is objectively harder to provide for a familiy compared to previous generations. The whole "No it's just because people make bad choices and don't want to be held accountable" nonsense sounds like billionaire Republican propoganda.
This should really go into a different thread, but I see the effects of this both with me and my wife and with my kids. My wife and I would like to buy a home here in Cali but there is no way in hell I am paying a $3000 monthly payment for a 1400 sq ft 3 br house. Insane. And my daughter is a student as the U of Washington, wants to be a vet, and she is working basically full time to afford rent primarily, as rents have skyrocketed in Pullman for what kids like her can afford. Luckily she has a job she likes that pays pretty good and gets her good tips (delivery for Jimmy John's), but in the end it is making her school harder as she doesn't have the means to drop hours to study more. No way she isn't a hard worker, but her path to the degree is already harder than it needs to be in America, where we trail literally the entirety of the rest of the developed world in education, especially at the higher ed level.

And rents/house prices are just the tip of the iceberg right now.
 
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