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The Official Quin Snyder COY thread

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One of the pivotal days in modern day Jazz history (i.e. the post-Stockton/Malone era) may have been the day "insert coach's name here" turned down the Jazz' request for an interview and Lindsey was forced to consider Quin Snyder as a candidate. Face it, he wasn't on the "short list" of any of the posters on this board. Most of us had never heard of him and those who had remembered only the infamous end to his college coaching career. We clamored for Messina, one of the Van Gundy's, Blatt, Hollins, etc.

Is there any question after just three preseason games he's the absolute best man for the job?

So what will it take for him to be considered for coach of the year?

Jerry Sloan, who we all know never won the award, had perhaps his best chance back in 2003-04 when he took a ragtag bunch many had predicted would be the worst in the league - and possibly worst ever - to within a game of the playoffs. The media was talking Hornacek up last season as a serious candidate until Phoenix faded in late March/April.

With a team projected to win under 24 games by oddsmakers and finish at or near the bottom of the WC by the media "experts," I think Snyder has a real shot at making a Hornacek-like run at the award. It's a longshot, but I think 43-45 wins by the Jazz, and contending for a playoff spot all the way to the end would earn him a lot of votes.
 
I remember him being mentioned quite early in the search actually. Several posters mentioned him in different rumors.
 
He has this team on the right road.

But here is a very valid and legit question.

Can Coach Q keep this team on that path and keep their effort up when the L's start piling up?

I think he can and I am very high on him but it's only been three preseason games. What applies to the palyers in that respect applies to him. Let's continue to give him time and see what he does.
 
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Quin COY
Dante BOY
Rodney ROY
Rudy DPOY
Alec MIPOY

Did I miss somebody?
:P

On a serious note - I think he probably needs to get us to the playoffs to be considered for COY. Hornacek won 48 games with a team with similar projections as ours and still didn't get the votes for COY.
 
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stitches said:
Quin COY
Dante BOY
Rodney ROY
Rudy DPOY
Alec MIPOY

Did I miss somebody?
:P

On a serious note - I think he probably needs to get us to the playoffs to be considered for COY. Hornacek won 48 games with a team with similar projections as ours and still didn't get the votes for COY.
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What is BOY?

And you forgot. Hayward MVP
 
We'll see about COY - but watching essentially the same group of guys from last year getting back on transition defense this year makes me believe QS has already performed a minor miracle.
 
stitches said:
Quin COY
Dante BOY
Rodney ROY
Rudy DPOY
Alec MIPOY

Did I miss somebody?
:P

On a serious note - I think he probably needs to get us to the playoffs to be considered for COY. Hornacek won 48 games with a team with similar projections as ours and still didn't get the votes for COY.
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Yes, you missed the most obvious one:

Hayward MVP.

Also, Lindsey for Executive of the Year.

Edit: looks like fish beat me to the MVP comment. And I agree with Stoked. Team is noticeably better on defense and Quin is still pushing them to get even better. He appears to have all the players fully committed to his offensive and defensive philosophies. Everyone seems to have the "all for one, and one for all" attitude. This is going to be a fun squad to watch. It might be the one season I actually don't mind paying for LP. Aw heck, who am I kidding...my wife actually pays the Dish bill from her account. Shhhh...no one tell her the bill will be higher for the next 4 months ;)
 
COY before coaching a single NBA game? Stifle Tower is the greatest troll on this site. Sorry Hockkkkkkkk and HH but you cannot compete.
 
franklin said:
COY before coaching a single NBA game? Stifle Tower is the greatest troll on this site. Sorry Hockkkkkkkk and HH but you cannot compete.
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Lol. It's a honor to be negged by you, Mrs. Corbin. I purposely avoided mention of the previous coach in my post. But really, I must THANK Ty profusely. If not for him, Quin would not be in Utah. And after Corbin tried to destroy the franchise with his own special brand of idiocy, alienating the players in the process, the bar has been set VERY, VERY low by the national media and odds makers. They look at the roster and at what the Jazz did last season and believe the players MUST be horrible. Well guess what, Mrs. Corbin: most of the blame lies with the COACH. Ty was completely CLUELESS. He was given ONE directive by Dennis Lindsey and didn't even have enough intelligence to have the team focusing on defense every game to save his sorry ***.

I'm not sure why you're still on this board. You are obviously either Ty's wife, lover, son or other relative. Shouldn't you be following the Kings?


Oh, and BTW, I think you need to work on your reading comprehension. I posed the question, "So what will it take for him to be considered for coach of the year?"

I didn't say he SHOULD be Coach of the Year. Given the talk until late March that Hornacek was a candidate for COY last season, I think it's a valid question. Jazz are projected to be near the bottom of the league, just as Phoenix was. And the last time that happened and we actually HAD an NBA-quality head coach, he surprised the league by finishing just shy of the playoffs and finished 2nd to Hubie Brown for COY. And no, that wasn't Ty. Sorry.
 
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