https://1280thezone.com/index.php/a..._clean_out_gm_dennis_lindsey_with_david_locke
great stuff from Lindsey. (If you can make it through his Texan & evangelical need to use idioms, metaphors, and hyperbole. )
Lindsey says a rebuild takes 8 years, but KOC made it shorter with Boozer/Williams.
Ty will get some good grades and some need improvements.
KOC and DL don't agree on everything.
Wouldn't do a trade at deadline knowing what he knows now? --NO.
Locke: Did you tell Ty what players to play?
DL: Yea, we run the numbers on 5 man rotations, on what works and what isn't. But we don't go run down at half time to tell him to play.
Ty will ask us for our opinion, and he is very poised.
Locke: Zach Lowe wrote a piece about Jazz using 5 man lineups that didn't work.
DL: It will be brought up when Ty, KOC & DL meet next week. There is more to coaching than just numbers the personalities and locker room and we will discuss why certain lineups were used. Zach has written some things that were accurate, and we need to talk about it. I believe in the numbers, in the analytics, but I don't believe in painting by numbers.
DL: Al has improved in the last two years, he is a Dirk Nowitzki type player. We talked about things for him to get better for next season whether that is here or somewhere else. Al is a good man and we want him to be successful.
Locke: Jazz have this system that everyone is used to, will it change.
DL: The league is going to empty post and high pick and roll, but offense is dictated by your players and we have alot of good low post players.
Locke: Are Favors and Hayward ready to put a stamp on this team.
DL: Yea, maybe. Ty challenged Favors to step up defense. He made strides but needs to do more so he can be our Tyson Chandler, our Kevin Garnett, or Tim Duncan actually quarterbacking the defense.
We want Gordon Hayward to set the standards for this team on how we travel, how we talk with the media, how we practice, how we play. Gordon is good kid, he is respectful so he defers to the veterans, but he is under contract and we had some big requests for him for this off-season for setting standards and building a culture.
Locke: Do you have to clear the deck to make the way for F & H to lead?
DL: I can't tell you today, we might have them team up with veterans or they could lead a team of young guys.
