Might as well keep Corbin one more year. Don't sign any vets. Fill the team with young players and then Fire Corbin for missing the playoffs.
Take the draft pick. Hire a real coach. And move forward.
And that is pretty sad. That we are almost willing to sacrifice another entire season because of the HC. Or that we think keeping the coach makes us so much worse next season that he will help us suck to get a pick.This is quickly becoming consensus around here.
The problem with keeping Corbin is this:
What if Kanter, Favors and Hayward blow up, play great, but Corbin's dumb coaching decisions get you the ninth spot in the west, where a better coach would have gotten you the seventh spot in the playoffs? You don't get the draft pick, you don't get the playoffs.
If you know Corbin is gone next summer, don't keep him around. It accomplishes nothing.
Nothing to really disagree with this.. I think its just that we are defeatists and assume the change won't come prior to end of next season.
What do you mean we don't get the draft pick? A pick in the 12-14 range is still better than down in the 18-20 range. The problem with getting rid of Corbin now is that the Jazz are late to the party. What decent HC wants to step in to a situation where the Jazz are clearly going cheap. Next year, I really think the Jazz are counting on snapping up a few significant players at the deadline from teams needing to offload salaries to avoid the 2x luxury tax. A season of development for the core, a high draft pick + perhaps some very solid veterans might then be enough to attract a very good coaching candidate.The problem with keeping Corbin is this:
What if Kanter, Favors and Hayward blow up, play great, but Corbin's dumb coaching decisions get you the ninth spot in the west, where a better coach would have gotten you the seventh spot in the playoffs? You don't get the draft pick, you don't get the playoffs.
If you know Corbin is gone next summer, don't keep him around. It accomplishes nothing.
The problem with keeping Corbin is this:
What if Kanter, Favors and Hayward blow up, play great, but Corbin's dumb coaching decisions get you the ninth spot in the west, where a better coach would have gotten you the seventh spot in the playoffs? You don't get the draft pick, you don't get the playoffs.
If you know Corbin is gone next summer, don't keep him around. It accomplishes nothing.
What do you mean we don't get the draft pick? A pick in the 12-14 range is still better than down in the 18-20 range. The problem with getting rid of Corbin now is that the Jazz are late to the party. What decent HC wants to step in to a situation where the Jazz are clearly going cheap. Next year, I really think the Jazz are counting on snapping up a few significant players at the deadline from teams needing to offload salaries to avoid the 2x luxury tax. A season of development for the core, a high draft pick + perhaps some very solid veterans might then be enough to attract a very good coaching candidate.
What do you mean we don't get the draft pick? A pick in the 12-14 range is still better than down in the 18-20 range. The problem with getting rid of Corbin now is that the Jazz are late to the party. What decent HC wants to step in to a situation where the Jazz are clearly going cheap. Next year, I really think the Jazz are counting on snapping up a few significant players at the deadline from teams needing to offload salaries to avoid the 2x luxury tax. A season of development for the core, a high draft pick + perhaps some very solid veterans might then be enough to attract a very good coaching candidate.
What would you do if you were KOC?
Is this not sleazy? I'm down with the end result, but Corbin would have a legitimate gripe if he was fired for missing the playoffs when he was given a roster with that intention.Might as well keep Corbin one more year. Don't sign any vets. Fill the team with young players and then Fire Corbin for missing the playoffs.
Take the draft pick. Hire a real coach. And move forward.
Is this not sleazy? I'm down with the end result, but Corbin would have a legitimate gripe if he was fired for missing the playoffs when he was given a roster with that intention.
Now, if a team intentionally hired a ****ty coach.. that would be wrong for the players and the fans.
Isn't that what the Jazz are doing by keeping Corbin? Or do they believe he is a good coach?