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Can Ty Corbin get us a ring?

NotDeadYet

NotDeadYet

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From the few games I saw last season, I'd say YES HE CAN.
First off, he appears to have the players attention, and secondly, he's willing to make changes that seemed to work for the most part. But, it all starts at the TOP, and I'm hopeful Greg Miller, Kevin O'Connor, and Ty Corbin buy into the philosophy used in Dallas as described in this article. Some great points here regarding Offense vs Defense philosophies.
Management does seem to be behind Ty, and until proven otherwise, I think we fans should be behind him too. Being WILLING TO CHANGE AND KNOWING WHAT TO CHANGE WHEN, for each upcoming game AND even as a game is going on, are HUGE. It starts with the staff, but the PLAYERS have to buy into it, and NOT whine about their minutes. WINNING games is the goal, not getting players MINUTES. I can't emphasize this enough!!
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Never say never.

But I don't like the way Corbin was hired.

Never have. Never will.

How many times in this league do you see the 2nd assistance coach (not 1st) being hired as a head coach (not interim)?

What is Utah's policy? Always hire the in-house assistance coach at all cost? Don't bother considering other options?

What about Scott Layden? If Corbin doesn't work out - why not try him?

Granted - Corbin has been with Utah for a long time, but does that mean anything? Why not consider someone who's had NBA head coaching experience, even went to the Finals (i.e., Mike Brown)?

I just don't dislike Corbin personally or even as a coach.

I just don't like the process in which Utah went about in appointing him the head coach.
 
Can't argue with the "process" thing, but SO FAR I'm encouraged by Ty. He made some real good adjustments last season, which Jerry never did unless there was an injury involved. Sometimes the best thing upper management can do is just support the new coach by getting him what he wants and otherwise stay out of his way. Remember, our management hasn't changed coaches in over 20 years! Fingers crossed...
 
How far into the playoffs has Ty Corbin ever gone? As a player? As a Coach?

Can he convince Jason Terry to come off the bench? (insert Paul Milsap for Jason Terry)
 
The "process" had more to do with timing and keeping with the conservative nature of the organization. Just look at how most of management has been with the Jazz. Due to the sudden retirement of Sloan and Johnson, the organization was put in a tough position during the season. Corbin knows how things are run and he has paid his dues.

I think Ty has done a really good job under the circumstances. I like his substitution pattern for the most part and he gave more minutes to Haywood. I hope everyone in the organization including the fans give him time to put his stamp on the time.

Ty is already under the gun due to the fact he is replacing a legend in Sloan but he is also inherited a very young team. Hopefully, he will be able to manage all players and get them to play the right way (as a team). I am also looking for improved defense and for in game adjustments which I thought Sloan seemed to ignore. It is very difficult to win a championship so I just hope fans don't expect to much too fast.

I really don't see why Scott Layden would even be consider for a head coach over Corbin since Ty has been there longer.
 
cowhide said:
The "process" had more to do with timing and keeping with the conservative nature of the organization. Just look at how most of management has been with the Jazz. Due to the sudden retirement of Sloan and Johnson, the organization was put in a tough position during the season. Corbin knows how things are run and he has paid his dues.
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This is just an excuse. Typically what teams do in these cases is appoint interim coach, and then, after going through extensive selection process, decide on head coach. With that said, I am not against Corbin. I am just against this "stability" mentality, where the organization doesn't show any balls or will to take a chance and win. And I am not saying to be reckless, but to have same coach for 20 years, who never won anything, is a huge stretch. Look at Cuban. In 11 years he had 3 coaches. So, it’s not like he has a revolving door, but there is a process in place, where coach gets a good opportunity, but if he doesn’t win after certain number of years, he is replaced. And that’s part of the reason why Dallas is the champion today. Of course it doesn’t hurt to have a HOFer player on your team, but Sloan had 2 of these for nearly 2 decades.
 
Who knows if Ty can win??? No one. Seriously, there is just no coaching record to go on. Can he coach, can he motivate and control, can he strategize, can he get them to defend?

The Jazz have an experiment on their hands at this point, not a proven coach. If I was ever in the position, there is no way on God's green earth I would ever hire anyone for HC who had not been a HC at some level, even high school. I suspect that 2-3 years from now Ty is likely going to be still learning what it takes to be a good HC. But for the Jazz management, it was easy and comfortable which is what they like.
 
But, at some point SOME NBA TEAM would become the FIRST team to hire Ty as their HC. Since he has been an assistant in Utah, as well as a player, for many years, they know him very well and may legitimately have seen him as ready for a HC position when they promoted him. Since we obviously were going nowhere playoff-wise even when DWill and Sloan were still here, last year was a great time to stick Ty's feet in the fire and see how he AND the players reacted. I thought he started very rocky, but showed a willingness to make the changes needed to get better while on the fly. He identified "MATCHUPS" as a major key to winning, and made some good adjustments to create more favorable matchups, AND the players seemed to buy into him.
 
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