***Official new head coach search thread*** (merged)

[colton]

So I'm lazy and can't be bothered reading 51 pages and excuse my ignorance but what's with the Boylen hate? As in what is it that he did that's got everyone's ire?

Trashed the U of Utah basketball program.

 

[mellow]

My new theory is that the Jazz are and always were going to hire Messina, but DL is doing Boylen a solid in smokescreening his name as a possibility. Generally that happens for a couple years before an assistant gets a shot. Then you get "Jim Boylen who was in serious consideration for the Jazz head coach job last year, is among the finalists for the Milwaukee Job. . ." That is the theory that makes me the most happy, unless the Warriors try to jump the Jazz and hire Boylen away. That would make my entire year!

I would like to agree with you, but I'm concerned that it will not be Messina. I don't want my dreams shattered. I do believe the jazz have already selected their guy, but they are waiting while their guy finishes his current job. The evaluation and hiring process is to help the fans 'conclude' the hire is the right guy and build some confidence in the stability and wisdom of the FO.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Read between the lines here...it's a quote from an article in the Trib re: Longabardi. DL's response really isn't about Longabardi in particular. The author just notes the two haven't met yet.

"We’re working hard on the internal due diligence and we’ll have an ability here very soon to react quickly, or go through a very thorough and prolonged search," Lindsey said.

To me, this really does say that Lindsey has likely identified his target and is just waiting for that person's season to end before a formal offer is made. Then, if the sides agree, it will be a quick hire. If they don't, Lindsey will start the Plan B interviews (the prolonged search).

EuroLeague finals are May 16-18. Really hope to hear something after that. I would be incredibly proud to have the Jazz make a groundbreaking hire. Would put us on the map WORLDWIDE!
Hey, on that note, I read a French men's futbol team just hired a female manager. How about it, Dennis...I know Pat Summitt has health problems, but maybe Tara VanDerveer? Or hire a man currently coaching a woman's team (Geno Auriemma).

 

[VINYLONE]

Recent The Lowe Post podcast with The Notorious JVG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEgC38KsGg

I like what JVG has to say on most everything.

 

[ema]

A New York Post article ranks the Jazz as third best coaching opening. A good article overall.

https://nypost.com/2014/05/09/ranking-the-six-available-nba-coaching-jobs/

3. Utah Jazz

Pros: Massive salary cap flexibility; several young, blue-chip talents on the roster; top-five pick in this year’s draft, plus extra picks this year and in future years; stable ownership.

Cons: Small market that isn’t for everyone; question of how much ownership will spend; uphill battle to progress in ultra-competitive West.

The lowdown: The Jazz job is in many ways the opposite of the Knicks job. Utah has barely any money on its books, with over $30 million available heading into this summer before Gordon Hayward’s restricted free agency is resolved. Along with Hayward, the Jazz have a pair of good, young big men in Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter, a good young point guard in rookie Trey Burke and a pair of first-round picks in this year’s talent-rich draft – including a top-five pick that has a decent chance to move up to the top overall selection.

Combined with an incredibly stable ownership/front office structure, that gives this job the kind of long-term security few in the NBA offer these days. The Jazz gave Ty Corbin three-plus years on the job, including letting him coach out the final year of his contract this season when many teams would likely have parted ways with him after the 2012-13 season.

The problem is the Jazz are in the Western Conference, where it’s incredibly hard to move up the ladder. But between the amount of young talent on the roster and the long track record of patience by ownership, this is a job that promise some longevity.

Ideal candidate: None. The Jazz have said they are going to interview “20-plus” candidates for this opening, so it’s hard to say what direction general manager Dennis Lindsey is going.

Intriguing candidate: Ettore Messina. Long considered one of the world’s best coaches, Messina’s name has come up in connection with a variety of NBA jobs, and he would become the first foreign coach in NBA history. A four-time Euroleague champion, Messina is the definition of intriguing.

 

[Doublea]

Still no love for Burks. He's gunna turn heads this season.

 

[Bodhi]

Still no love for Burks. He's gunna turn heads this season.

I like the kid a lot, just don't see him as a player-coach type. I'd prefer a traditional coach wearing a suit and whatnot.

 

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Recent The Lowe Post podcast with The Notorious JVG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIEgC38KsGg

I like what JVG has to say on most everything.

Everything that JVC says about the Indy's struggling offense could be copy-and-pasted and said about the Corbin-era Jazz.

 

[Stifle Tower]

I like the kid a lot, just don't see him as a player-coach type. I'd prefer a traditional coach wearing a suit and whatnot.

Suits went out in the 90's - except for attorneys and formal business meetings.

 

[Stoked]

Suits went out in the 90's - except for attorneys and formal business meetings.

Pfft. A nice suit is awesome.

 

[Doublea]

I like the kid a lot, just don't see him as a player-coach type. I'd prefer a traditional coach wearing a suit and whatnot.

But did you seem him on draft night??

 

[Stifle Tower]

Pfft. A nice suit is awesome.

Probably the difference between CA and UT. You just don't see men wearing suits suits anymore in major companies (outside of formal meetings). Even ties have disappeared. Now, even in the conservative Finance/Accounting departments men generally just wear a nice dress shirt open at the collar. Of course, NY might be more staid.