Why? I'd like to see what I can do.
No, I wouldn't be more excited. Yes, it can get worse. Hell, there were two inferior coaches in your home state this past season.
If it remains to be seen, why do you think he has the tools to be a good coach?
Dave Hopla has a pretty good track record. I don't know about others, as I only really follow the Jazz (I know Hopla because I used to follow the Raps a bit).
And this is where I disagree with a lot of the Ty detractors. While the Jazz D left much to be desired, the defensive personnel was poor. Al Jefferson has been the only player on the team capable of consistently creating offense the last couple seasons, and Ty has tried to find lineups that complement him as much as possible. This past season, he ran a lot more sets with off-ball action with the second group (increasingly so as the season progressed), and had them push the ball whenever possible, working to their strengths. I actually consider his use of the young players together as a plus not a minus. I think he did a good job of keeping the vets happy, which created a good, positive environment for the young guys to grow in. And, contrary to what a lot of people have stated, they have grown (Gordo, Kanter and Burks all showed a lot of progress toward being effective players this season...Derrick's progress has been slower, but he was afforded a lot of halfcourt opportunities he wouldn't have gotten with the first unit).
That's not to say I loved or agreed with everything Ty did this season. The game still seems a bit fast for him, and his in-game management isn't perfect. I think this is extremely fixable, and Ty's a smart enough dude to improve. Even though Ty did cut Paul's and Al's minutes a bit this year, I thought he could have cut Al's and Foye's a bit more to give the young group more burn together (that is, while I like that he let the young guys play together for most of the season, I thought the balance of minutes between the vet group and young group wasn't perfect).
As long as the team's being handed over to the young guys, I think it was the right decision to give Ty another year. He deserves an opportunity to show what he can do with a roster that isn't a total cluster**** in transition. Given the roster he's had, however, I think the team performed pretty well, finishing about in line with their overall talent.