This may not warrant its own thread.....

[Dr. Jones]

but what an ideal time AND situation to blow a team completely up.

With some nice trade pieces (Favors, Kanter, Hayward, Burks, Burke), a superstar pick, another potentially great pick, expirings, and a deep free agency, and almost undoubtedly a new coach..... we could see a blow up of epic proportions.

Probably won't happen because the FO might be concerned the casual fan saw it as nothing more than a knee-jerk reaction to an awful year, but think about this...

If you were a damn good coach and you knew the Jazz would give you MAJOR input (like call the shots).. the Jazz are looking stellar. Sounds crazy, I know... but an egomaniac sideline guru would eat this up.

Center your team around the future.. Jabari or Wiggins. Shed the dead weight wannabe core for another top 10 pick (cheaper replacement of an equal player, imo), and go after two studs in FA or via trade.

What I'm really getting at here is a coach... and all the possibilities a real stud would have at his disposal.

So who is it?

 

[The Fresh Prince]

Lionel the Great.
Philly Jackdad?

Riddle me this. Riddle me tat.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Let's take Phil a moment... just for giggles.

Forget the location and the Jazz not being as sexy and glitzy as the Lakers .... if you were Phil.. would your ego look at the Jazz and say to yourself, "from one of the worst teams of all time to legit contender in two years. It's never been done.. great way to end a legacy."

Well... does he see it?

 

[Dr. Jones]

I think DL swings BIG for a homerun coaching hire. That allows the fanbase to not get overly restless with the terrible season and a roster makeover.

 

[jazzyapma]

Transfer Coach K while drafting Parker.

 

[The-Joker]

Transfer Coach K while drafting Parker.

Thought about this last night... Coach K has proved it at every level except Pro.... Especially if they win the championship this year, what else is he looking to accomplish as a college coach? Wooden's win streak record???

The Jazz are also built to be a coach K team... they have no real problem children, and they all seem like they really just want a structured team so they could finally get around to winning some games.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I see K retiring from Duke a legend. Too much legacy to be potentially tarnished by a potentially bad stint in the NBA.

 

[Sneakers]

The team already is blown up. This is a blown up team. If we're not a blown up team, then that's an indictment on the coaching. And if its an indictment on the coaching, why not see how another coach performs with the same team?

 

[jazzyapma]

I see K retiring from Duke a legend. Too much legacy to be potentially tarnished by a potentially bad stint in the NBA.

I wish I could see what Coach K would do with a team consist of "almost" college players in the NBA level.

 

[BTP]

Thought about this last night... Coach K has proved it at every level except Pro.... Especially if they win the championship this year, what else is he looking to accomplish as a college coach? Wooden's win streak record???

The Jazz are also built to be a coach K team... they have no real problem children, and they all seem like they really just want a structured team so they could finally get around to winning some games.

Well some people maybe put family first. The NBA basically means that you're 110% occupied from September to May/June. You get international respect instead local admiration, but that's not what everybody wants. Maybe he simply enjoys teaching kids the ropes instead of dealing with adults who sometimes act like kids. Maybe he simply likes the higher college coach salaries combined with job security. And at that point I'm again where I started. Family!
That was a rondo.

 

[The-Joker]

I see K retiring from Duke a legend. Too much legacy to be potentially tarnished by a potentially bad stint in the NBA.

But he's not the sure GOAT yet, he's just in the conversation... probably on the tail end of Phil Jackson, Auerbach, Wooden.


If he wins one or two in the pros, especially by transforming a absolutely turrible team from worst to first... he becomes the greatest of all time.

 

[Grandpa Jazz]

Let's take Phil a moment... just for giggles.

Forget the location and the Jazz not being as sexy and glitzy as the Lakers .... if you were Phil.. would your ego look at the Jazz and say to yourself, "from one of the worst teams of all time to legit contender in two years. It's never been done.. great way to end a legacy."

Well... does he see it?

Phil is too old to coach, he's retired and likes it that way. Jerry's not coming back either.

Oh, you mean another guy named Phil J.

Don't want this to happen anyway. Want a good young coach who understands the game today. Don't want Red Auerbach either.