I wonder how Franklin feels now? Unbelievable the way the Jazz are playing now compared to last year. In fact, I don't remember such passion since the heyday of Jerry. He should apologize to the board for how he constantly badgered everyone with his obnoxious love affair with Corbin, who probably, at least in my opinion, ruined Kanter (though he is still young enough to recover).
It would be nice if Franklin at least made one last comment on this thread for closure. But I know he probably will make the same lame excuses that he did in the past. Well, maybe Ty is a nice guy and he does wear nice ties, but he is not a good head coach. I'm sure he is good at other things -- he was a good enough player to last more than a decade in the NBA, which is more than most of us are able to do. So, it's not like the guy is inept. He just isn't a good head coach.
You know I'm one of the biggest critics of Ty and franklin and I argued across many threads. However, I think there are several points we need to keep in mind.
1. Gobert. He looked lost when he played last year. He got 10 mins/per in 45 games. I don't really think he deserved much more. He's made a HUGE leap forward.
2. Hayward. Just no comparison last year to this one. He's stronger, shooting much better. He didn't have the step-back nor the ability to finish at the rim last season.
3. Favors. Has also made some definite strides to become a true PF. Has improved on the P&R and diving to the basket.
4. Other personnel: They had ZERO PG's until Trey recovered from his injury. Utah had Alec and Enes (after he was benched for Marvin Williams) off the bench, but not much else. The roster was designed to lose.
5. The "tank": after the all-star break, everyone, including the media, was talking about tanking, getting a top draft pick, etc. It was evident just about everyone BUT Trey quit. I'm not sure how you reverse that death spiral. Lame-duck coach, shallow roster by Lindsey - FO certainly gave the team the impression that losing was not only o.k., it was expected and encouraged.
Not saying Corbin was a good head coach; he wasn't. I think Ty had really been hurt by only having one job for numerous years. He knows the Sloan way. Saw that it had been very successful as as a player and then an assistant coach and tried to keep things pretty much the same. But with the personnel he had, I think the team was only capable of reaching 30-35 wins at MOST. Factor in the injury to Trey, Favors missing quite a few games AND his key player having a monster slump - he would have been lucky to reach 28-30.
That said, there's no denying the team has really established a great identity under Quin. But don't forget they were not much better defensively at the first part of this year than last. The difference has really coincided with the rapid rise of Gobert and Dante's insertion into the starting line-up. And Lindsey has provided Snyder with a much better and deeper roster.
