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Can Ty Corbin get us a ring?

I didn't get a real good read on Ty one way or the other. I happen to like him personally so I hope he succeeds, but I really want to see what he does in a full season or two. I sort of liked that he wasn't afraid to bench starters who were sucking it up.
 
jazzman12 said:
I'm not saying Corbin getting fired after 1 full season is impossible, but I would say it's extremely unlikely. The wheels would really have to come off for them to make a move like that.

Up until last season, Utah was a franchise that hung their hat on consistency and the fact that they never made moves in a panic. Now that Sloan's midseason retirement and the D-Will trade are in their rearview mirror, I think Utah is very eager to settle back down and return to business as usual.

I honestly don't know what Corbin would have to do (or not do) in order to get fired after just 1 full season. I'm sure the Miller's don't have a "playoffs or bust" type of attitude going into next season which means the bar is set pretty low for Ty heading into next year.

I just don't see The Miller's pulling the plug on a coach that soon.
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Yes the team is rebuilding but it has a great core. I really think Utah will make the playoffs next year. Things i'd like to see happen. Draft Kanter/Singleton, trade Bell and our 2012 2nd rounder for Flynn, resign Ak put Millsap on trade block with Memo and get back a few assetts.

Harris, Flynn
Hayward, Miles
AK, Singleton
Favors, Millsap
Jefferson, Kanter

Evans, Memo, and Maybe Fez. Just the right amount of Vets and Youth with potential, add in another Lotto player like Harrison Barns with the G.S. pick and you've got a solid team ready to contend
 
franklin said:
Deron Williams trade.
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Perhaps things are changing, but I just I don’t see how trading away your only elite player in his prime is considered a will to win. This was the most defensive move we could possibly make to make sure we don’t lose Deron for nothing YEAR AND A HALF in advance his anticipated free agency. This is not taking a chance. This was playing it as safe as you possibly can by preserving value, because they were afraid they might be left with nothing a year and a half from the trade.

Even the Sloan situation. According to all accounts Sloan left because he had nothing left in the tank to even finish the season. Now, my question is: why did we keep a coach for years, who was running on almost empty? We need everyone running on all cylinders to have some kind of chance, and it actually starts with your leader, your coach. Sloan didn’t even have enough to finish the year and we still renewed his contract before season. This is ridiculous. There has to be some kind of selection process in place. We hang on for dear life to a coach, running on empty for years, even though he never even won anything when he had full tank and 2 amazing players for 2 decades. I mean give the guy 3-4-5 years , but if there is no steady progress or title, at least try to get someone else, who might do better. Cuban did that, and he has a title to show for it. Jazz played it safe, and don’t.
 
Borat said:
Perhaps things are changing, but I just I don’t see how trading away your only elite player in his prime is considered a will to win. This was the most defensive move we could possibly make to make sure we don’t lose Deron for nothing YEAR AND A HALF in advance his anticipated free agency. This is not taking a chance. This was playing it as safe as you possibly can by preserving value, because they were afraid they might be left with nothing a year and a half from the trade.

Even the Sloan situation. According to all accounts Sloan left because he had nothing left in the tank to even finish the season. Now, my question is: why did we keep a coach for years, who was running on almost empty? We need everyone running on all cylinders to have some kind of chance, and it actually starts with your leader, your coach. Sloan didn’t even have enough to finish the year and we still renewed his contract before season. This is ridiculous. There has to be some kind of selection process in place. We hang on for dear life to a coach, running on empty for years, even though he never even won anything when he had full tank and 2 amazing players for 2 decades. I mean give the guy 3-4-5 years , but if there is no steady progress or title, at least try to get someone else, who might do better. Cuban did that, and he has a title to show for it. Jazz played it safe, and don’t.
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Keep living in denial. Bro.
 
Jeditiger said:
Better question: Can anybody get us a ring?
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I think so. Just look at Dallas. Rick Carlisle had been bounced from a few coaching jobs, landed in the right spot in Dallas and things fell into place for him.

Going forward, I think Dallas serves as "Exhibit A" on how the Jazz are going to try and build this team. A team with only 1 legit superstar and a bunch of role players just beat "The Big 3". It's exactly the type of thing Utah will have to hope to build because obviously, 3 legit superstars are not coming to Utah any time soon.

Utah's best bet is that Favors or this future #3 pick turns into that guy down the road. If that happens, Utah already has a solid cast to build from. In fact Utah may even more potential for a deeper roster than what Dallas currently has.
 
Carlisle was quite successful in his previous head coaching jobs but was foolishly booted in each case imo. Corbin sucked in his first half a season. Do I expect more of the same? Yessir I do.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Carlisle was quite successful in his previous head coaching jobs but was foolishly booted in each case imo. Corbin sucked in his first half a season. Do I expect more of the same? Yessir I do.
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Sucked? You expected him to do more after management pulled the rug out from under him a week into the gig? He inherited a bad situation that became worse. I thought he did pretty good with the **** sandwich they gave him.
 
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NotDeadYet said:
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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Ya know, there are lots of HC positions available at other levels: high school, jc, college, other pro leagues, nbadl. Now, if I was interested in being an NBA HC, I think I would try there first. My impression is that the jump from assistant coach to HC is much much bigger than the jump from being a player to be an assistant coach. I also suspect it is something you have to learn by doing, not by watching.

So again, if it was up to me, I would never hire a HC who had not been a HC at some level.
 
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Yeah he probably can get you one of those darling.
 
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