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How is QS doing so far?

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I said it in preseason: Q is a good talker. He's literally saying all the right things. But I think it's fair to say that he's having a bit of a struggle implementing his programs. I think part of that is a talent problem.... but talent isn't all of it. Lindsey needs to help him soon.
 
Coach Q-

Pros: He aint Corbin.
Ya know, I was going to add more, but I think this one pretty much sums it up.
 
homeytennis said:
After last night's performance, I would rather have Alex Jensen as the HC. Can you imagine a Sloan team playing that bad a defense? Me neither.
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Can I imagine a Sloan team getting rained on by 3-pointers? Um, yeah, I can.
 
Jazz Defense is right about 24th in the league, which is a significant upgrade from our DEAD LAST of last year. Especially since we shed most of our veterans and are going with players mostly under age 24. How many people thought we were going to magically transform from the worst defense in the league to above average in a little over a month? Who thought that it could happen while at the same time completely retooling the offense to something that actually looked like professional basketball? I'm over the moon with what Quinn has done. and expect things to only get better, especially as our 19 year old "face of the franchise" develops further along. It's crazy how some people think that you can just flip a switch from outright tanking to being at least a mid tier NBA team. That ain't happening in the Western Conference without hiring a top tier free agent. The problem is that there is a good chance THAT approach will buy you treadmill status like it most likely has for Sacramento.
I know the plan, I'm down with the plan, and I'll be patient.
 
I put slightly better than average, which is good for a rookie head coach. He'll get a lot better as our team gets better as well. Hard to really judge him when our guys don't do what he is asking them to do.
 
homeytennis said:
After last night's performance, I would rather have Alex Jensen as the HC. Can you imagine a Sloan team playing that bad a defense? Me neither.
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Sloan talked a lot about defense, but those Boozer/Memo/Deron teams were not that great on defense. Also, defense takes a lot longer than an offense to get good. We have a pretty great offensive system, probably borderline top 5 in the league, but our defense is slowly improving. From dead last the previous season, up about 5-6 spots right now, and that should get better as the season goes on. Especially if we find a way to get Gobert more minutes.
 
framer said:
Jazz Defense is right about 24th in the league, which is a significant upgrade from our DEAD LAST of last year.
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According to what metric? Points/game? That's the only one I managed to find where we are 24th(102.7). That's a bad metric to use because it doesn't take into consideration pace. Last year we were actually 18th in that one(102.2), not last...

In defensive efficiency we were last at 109.1 last year and we are 28th this year at worse efficiency of 110. In other words - we are worse than last year, but there are 2 teams that are doing even worse than that.

In defensive rating last year we were second to last at 111.3. We are second to last this year as well at 113.3. Again, worse than last year.

At opponent FG% we were last last year at .473. We are 28th this year at .477... again... worse than last year.

About the rest of your post - you make some good points and I agree with some of them... To me personnel has a lot to do with the defense we are playing.
 
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