Rewards of the tank:2014 off-season!

[QUOTE]Dennis Lindsey stopped short of promising the team would bring Hayward back. But Lindsey made it clear Hayward is in the plans.

"We look forward to him being a career Jazz member," Lindsey said.

Last fall, Hayward’s camp and the Jazz front office failed to reach terms on a contract extension. So in July, Hayward will be free to test his value on the open market. And the Jazz are in prime position to match.

"We’re confident in Gordon and you guys saw what we did the last few years as far as being very disciplined with our salary cap," Lindsey said, adding that the team has the funds to give Hayward a substantial raise and still sign another max-deal player if the right one were available.[/QUOTE]

Which max player can you get or even want? I wouldn't want Carmelo for example maybe Bosh.

[QUOTE] "… We’ll stand by our statement that we hope he’s a member of the Utah Jazz for the length of his career."

Thrust into the role as the team’s top scoring option this season, Hayward struggled at times with his jump shot. But he still led the Jazz in scoring and was one of four players in the NBA to average at least 15 points, five rebounds and five assists a game.

Jazz management loves his versatile game, especially his ability to pass the ball.

One of Lindsey’s main directives for the fourth-year player: "have more fun."

"I think there are times he misses a shot and he feels like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders," Lindsey said. "I’m sure wins and losses weighed heavy on him. He actually shared that" in his exit interview.[/QUOTE]

Probably had more to do with the money he gave up and he watching go down the drain miss after miss.

[QUOTE]Hayward said the year exposed some of his weaknesses and he plans to address a number of issues — starting with his jump shot (he hit just 30 percent of his attempts from 3) — in the offseason.

Asked whether he wanted to be back in Utah next year, Hayward was diplomatic and vague, saying, "Utah has been great for me. But it’s a business."[/QUOTE]

That doesn't sound like he really wants to be back. If that's the case try to do a sign and trade for him and let him go where he wants and get some people that want to be there.

[QUOTE]But Hayward’s teammates remain convinced he’ll be back in Salt Lake City.

"I don’t think he’s going anywhere," point guard John Lucas III said. "He’s the key. He’s the future here."

"You never know how the offseason will go, but I plan on seeing him here," forward Jeremy Evans said.

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For a stretch of roughly 40 games, the Jazz played nearly .500 basketball. But eventually the season caught up with them. The schedule toughened, players tired

[QUOTE]While he isn

[QUOTE]Marvin Williams
Years in the NBA: 9

Contract status: Unrestricted free agent

Summer plans: Going to Germany next week for a couple of weeks to see a friend and return to North Carolina to work out.

Quotable:

[QUOTE] The season could have been a lot worse without Burke's clutch moments.[/QUOTE]

Could have been a lot better with a starting caliber 1.

[QUOTE]Mark Murphy: Per league source: Celtics lost "coin toss" with Utah, will enter lottery in fifth position, with one less combination than the Jazz. Twitter @Murf56

Howard Beck: NBA announced ties broken for draft order: UTA won tiebreaker w/BOS. BKN won tie w/WAS. CHI won tie w/TOR. POR won tie w/MIA and HOU. Twitter @HowardBeck
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Does this mean they pick ahead of Boston in the 2nd round too? That could be a pretty good player early 2nd round.

[QUOTE]Lindsey hasn

Bill Oram: NBA salary cap has been set at $63.2 million per source. Projections were $62.5-62.9 Twitter @bill_oram

[QUOTE]There is perhaps no NBA coach who has ever been in a bigger no-win situation than Tyrone Corbin. [/QUOTE]

Not sure about no coach but he'd been in a tough spot all along.

[QUOTE]Corbin, a former Jazz small forward himself, was thrust into the limelight the minute longtime coach Jerry Sloan chose to step down from coaching. It

Sounds like Corbin might be on the way out.

[QUOTE] Jody Genessy: Jazz president Randy Rigby on NYDN report that team has already decided to part ways with coach Tyrone Corbin: "Not accurate." Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Jody Genessy: Also, the Millers and Jazz management have yet to hold their final meeting to discuss Tyrone Corbin's future with the organization. Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Jody Genessy: Tyrone Corbin's agent, attorney Steve Kauffman, just told me: "As far as I know, there has been no decision made." Twitter @DJJazzyJody

Jody Genessy: Corbin agent Steve Kauffman on report: "I'm not going to react to anything released by Mitch Lawrence based on my experience over the years" Twitter @DJJazzyJody
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I'm guessing the decision was made long ago.

But Jefferson, a 13-year veteran in the NBA, admitted he would like to play for a playoffs-bound team, considering he may not have a lot of years left to play in the league.

Burke, two days after his 32-point, nine-assist, seven-rebound outing in a 136-130 double-OT win at Minnesota, was named the Western Conference rookie of the month for April. He also earned that honor in December and January, becoming the first Jazzman to win it in multiple months.

The 6-foot-1 point guard scored an average of 15.6 points and topped all NBA rookies in assists with nine a game in seven contests.

Burke finished his rookie season averaging 12.8 points, 5.7 assists and 3.0 boards. He also won the Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend and is expected to finish high in Rookie of the Year voting.

Karl Malone (December 1985) is the only other Jazz player to be named rookie of the month.

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[QUOTE]final verdict won

[QUOTE]Rush, who came over in the trade from Golden State with Jefferson last year, was coming off ACL knee surgery after playing just two games the previous year with the Warriors. Before going to Golden State, Rush had played three years for Indiana where he started more than 100 games in three seasons.

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I think they definitely need a vet pg or combo guard.

Djordje Matic: 3 NBA teams out of play off, drawing interests in coach Zeljko Obradovic for the next season Twitter

[QUOTE]Adrian Dantley didn

[QUOTE]The NBA has informed teams that it is projecting a rise in the salary cap of nearly $5 million for next season, which could aid clubs such as Chicago and Houston in their attempts to steal free agent-to-be Carmelo Anthony from the New York Knicks, according to sources familiar with the forecasts. ESPN.com

Sources told ESPN.com that all 30 teams were informed this week via league memorandum that an increase in the cap from this season's $58.6 million to $63.2 million in 2014-15 -- thanks to increased revenues -- is now expected. A corresponding rise in the luxury-tax threshold from $71.7 million to $77 million is also projected, sources said. ESPN.com

And Houston has quietly expressed confidence for months that it could make the moves necessary -- such as trading center Omer Asik and/or guard Jeremy Lin -- to thrust itself into the heart of the Anthony bidding depending on how the forthcoming playoffs play out. ESPN.com

But sources close to the situation told ESPN.com that the Bulls -- even before these developments came to light Friday night via noted NBA salary-cap expert Larry Coon -- were already feeling increasingly optimistic behind the scenes about their chances of convincing Anthony to leave the Knicks in the wake of New York's failure to make the playoffs. This is the first season Anthony has failed to reach the playoffs in his 11-year career. It's believed that the Bulls would still have to shed some veteran salary in addition to releasing former All-Star forward Carlos Boozer via the amnesty clause this summer to be able to make a competitive offer that could persuade Anthony to leave the new Jackson-led Knicks and the Madison Square Garden stage he loves so dearly. But a higher cap figure than anticipated would naturally make things easier for Chicago. ESPN.com

Both Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik are going into the

The Wizards have a player option of the final year of Miller

[QUOTE]Sixers owner Josh Harris told reporters Friday that he's proud of what the 19-63 Philadelphia 76ers accomplished this season despite losing 26 in a row. "I think the season has been a huge success for us," Harris said in an Associated Press story on Friday. Give Harris credit for his honesty. The Sixers hold two lottery picks (one via a trade) and never were shy about admitting they had to tank -- make that, rebuild -- this season in order to start their hopeful championship track. "We don't use that word," Harris said of tanking. CBSSports.com [/QUOTE]

Proud? What a joke! Things have to change!

[QUOTE]General manager Dennis Lindsey willingly admits the Utah Jazz, days removed from the conclusion of a 25-57 season, have taken a step backwards.

On purpose.

With the ownership

[QUOTE]Should the Jazz offer contract extensions to Kanter and Burks, who showed flaws but had moments when they flourished in their third seasons? Or let their contract situation play out another year?[/QUOTE]

Of course you offer them extensions. Why wouldn't you? If you can get them at at good price you do it.

[QUOTE]Did Favors, Hayward and Burke show enough leadership potential and enough firepower to be considered a true go-to guy on a team that only averaged 95 points? [/QUOTE]

:roll: Burks and Kanter maybe. Burke maybe. Favors and G aren't destined for that kind of role.

[QUOTE]Or does Utah need one or two more high-load scorers to carry the offensive burden?[/QUOTE]

Probably.

[QUOTE] And how will they get that league-worst defense to improve?[/QUOTE]

New coach and personnel maybe. Considering Favors wasn't that great and he's supposed to be the stopper they might need to overhaul the whole thing.

[QUOTE]Can Rudy Gobert find a more consistent role his sophomore season after his 7-foot-1 frame spent most of his rookie campaign on the bench?[/QUOTE]

Hopefully they get there own D-League team in St. George so they can send him there if he needs more time.

[QUOTE]How about the athletic Jeremy Evans and fringe players with non-guaranteed contracts like Diante Garrett, Ian Clark, Malcolm Thomas and Erik Murphy, can they find a niche?[/QUOTE]

Evans found a niche. The others are cheap roster filler right now at best.

[QUOTE]And, with the amount of salary-cap space the Jazz have (only $32 million accounted for now with non-guaranteed guys), could the team attract a game-changing, max-contract-type free agent to "speed up the timeline," as Lindsey mentioned?[/QUOTE]


Who is this max contract guy they are going to be able to get? I see the money spent on frontloaded G contract, vet pg/combo guard mentor, possibly Neto and Tomic.

[QUOTE]While questions are flying, who should the Jazz pick come June 26?[/QUOTE]
Maybe wait for the lottery first?

[QUOTE]Lindsey, who spoke to media for 42 minutes about these topics and more Thursday, doesn

[QUOTE]Adam Zagoria: Aquille Carr has officially declared for the Draft, his agent tells @SNYtv . Not projected on @DraftExpress Mock. Twitter [/QUOTE]

undrafted

[QUOTE]Multiple sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune that Corbin and General Manager Dennis Lindsey are scheduled to meet on Monday, and an announcement concerning Corbin

[QUOTE]Louisiana-Lafayette junior point guard Elfrid Payton is heading to the NBA. Multiple sources told ESPN that the 6-foot-3 floor leader, who could be taken late in the first round of the NBA draft, will make an official announcement on Monday afternoon. ESPN.com[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]Playing point guard for NCAA men

Kentucky officials have scheduled a press conference for Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 ET, at which point sources told CBSSports.com that freshman basketball player Julius Randle is expected to formally announce his decision to enter the 2014 NBA Draft. CBSSports.com

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has elected not to offer head coach Tyrone Corbin a new contract. As a result, a search for a new head coach will begin immediately.

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[QUOTE]Former University of Utah head coach Jim Boylen has emerged as a leading candidate to replace Corbin, according to sources. Boylen, who is the first assistant on Gregg Popovich's San Antonio Spurs staff, worked closely with Jazz general manger Dennis Lindsey when both were with the Houston Rockets from 1996-2003 and are close friends.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like he could be the guy. As much as people didn't like Corbin if he doesn't win he'll really get it from Ute fans. Might have to wait to interview him.

[QUOTE]The decision was finalized after Corbin met with Jazz management on Monday, five days after Utah finished a rebuilding season with a 25-57 record and following what Lindsey described as a "short decompression period to reflect on the season."[/QUOTE]

Let him enjoy his Easter holiday basically. The decision had been made long ago.

[QUOTE]Corbin had been the Jazz's coach since taking over for Jerry Sloan on Feb. 10, 2011, after the Hall of Famer surprisingly resigned during his 23rd season at Utah's helm.

The Jazz will now commence a search for only the fifth head coach in 35 years since the franchise relocated from New Orleans in 1979. Since 1974, the Jazz franchise has only employed seven head coaches.

Corbin is the first Jazz coach to be let go (technically, he has until the end of June) since then-general manager Frank Layden fired Tom Nissalke, the original Utah-era coach, early in the 1981-82 season.

Utah made the playoffs in 2012 to the surprise of some outsiders, but didn't qualify for postseason play in the three other seasons that ended on Corbin's watch. The Jazz went 112-146 under Corbin, whose tenure included the departure of All-Star Deron Williams at the end of the tumultuous 2010-11 season, a variety of mix-and-match rosters from 2011-13 when Utah went 79-69, and an all-out rebuilding project this past season.

Layden proceeded to coach until he called it quits early in the 1988-89 season, opening the door for Sloan's legendary Utah career. Sloan, like Corbin, was tabbed as the successor as an assistant on the Jazz staff.

The Jazz will have a wide variety of candidates to choose from, and it wouldn't be surprising for general manager Dennis Lindsey to hire somebody with whom he's had previous working experience with in San Antonio or Houston.

In addition to Boylen, other possible candidates to replace Corbin include former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy (Lindsey's old boss with the Rockets); Suns assistant Mike Longabardi, a defensive specialist who worked with Lindsey in Houston; Bulls assistant Andy Green (also at Houston with Lindsey); well-respected college coaches Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State), Tom Izzo (Michigan State) and Larry Krystkowiak (Utah); current Jazz staffers Brad Jones and Alex Jensen (both highly regarded up-and-comers); and international coach Ettore Messina (an Italian currently coaching CSKA Moscow). Former NBA coaches George Karl, Stan Van Gundy, Lionel Hollins and Nate McMillan could also be intriguing possibilities.[/QUOTE]

The Bulls assistant they might have to wait got as well. No mention of Ollie who they supposedly like. Van Gundy would be a big hire. Need an offensive assistant though. Not his specialty.

[QUOTE]Lindsey was asked last week what qualities he's looking at in a coach for the 2014-15 season.

"The head coach of this program has always been and stood for the right things, so I’d say a continuance of what Ty and Jerry and Frank Layden have started and built over the years," Lindsey said. "You guys heard the discipline and the development and the defense (themes) because this iteration needed all three characteristics, not only from coaching and playing but ownership and management."

Lindsey added that if the Jazz stay young the organization would require "clearly an improved emphasis in the defense" as well. Finishing 30th in team defense this season could have been the ultimate deciding factor against bringing Corbin back.

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Best wishes to Tyrone Corbin for success in the future. He is one of the classiest people I have ever had the privilege of working with.

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[QUOTE]"This has not been an easy decision, but after a thorough review process, we as an organization feel that this is the best decision for our franchise moving forward," Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey said.

Corbin coached the Jazz to a 25-57 record this year

[QUOTE]Tom Nissalke has always said he was "relieved" when that happened to him.

Corbin, in contrast, wanted to return. Having delivered the news, Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey described Corbin’s reaction as ranging from "disappointment to anger and everything in between."[/QUOTE]

Angry eh? Sounds like it may not have been a pretty scene. Easy to understand. He's been with the Jazz a long time.

[QUOTE]Having hoped Corbin would survive, I made my concession speech in early April, recognizing there was no compelling reason to keep him. His job was challenging from start to finish, but the coaching change is completely defensible — with the Jazz’s lousy defense among the biggest reasons.

It also means the Miller family, the team’s owners, can’t claim the Jazz are different from any other franchise. The Jazz have joined the "blame-the-coach culture" that Lindsey once said they rose above, and the next coach will be subject to scrutiny like everybody else in the league.

Then again, the late Larry H. Miller wanted to fire Sloan after losing his first playoff series in 1989, only to be talked out of the move. Sloan lasted for nearly 22 more years, defying the NBA’s coaching turnover.[/QUOTE]

Through two 1st to 3rd finishes and many playoff disappointments with two of the greatest ever. :eek:

[QUOTE]Corbin was not hired by Lindsey, who arrived two years ago and now will conduct the Jazz’s first coaching search since 1979, when team started playing under Nissalke in the old Salt Palace. The hiring will become the Jazz’s biggest decision since the trade of Deron Williams, which came two weeks after Corbin’s promotion.

The potential for Corbin’s keeping his job peaked in late February, after the Jazz recovered from a 1-14 start by going 20-22. But when the team lost 21 of its last 25 games — never mind that many fans were more unhappy about those four wins than the 21 defeats, in the interest of draft positioning — Corbin’s fate became inevitable.

Corbin made his share of mistakes, in terms of both personnel and strategy, but he deserves credit for holding his team together during some tough times. What’s unclear is whether Corbin is losing his job because he lost too many games, or because he tried to win too many games at the expense of playing time for the Jazz’s youngsters.[/QUOTE]

He was gone regardless. Lindsey wants a yes man.

[QUOTE]Both, probably. Lindsey cited "a lot of different criteria over multiple years." Asked about philosophical conflicts, Lindsey said it would be fair to "assume that there were different thoughts." Yet he also said he was "completely comfortable with the minutes our young guys got."

So that answers absolutely nothing. The good news is there should be no confusion about the evaluation of the new coach. It’s all about wins and losses, starting now.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't say that. They are still young. They should expect to be better next year but if G leaves and they fall in the lottery and have injuries who knows? Let's not forget the last time they sucked it was coming off a near playoff finish and everything went wrong the next season.

[QUOTE]In any case, the moment I realized a change was inevitable came in mid-March. In the second half of a Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinal game in Las Vegas, Cal State Bakersfield guard Tyrell Corbin, the coach’s son, drove into the lane. Corbin had scored seven straight points for his team. With the 35-second clock running down, he desperately floated a shot over Sim Bhullar, New Mexico State’s 7-foot-5 center.

The shot had maybe a 25-percent chance of going in, and the ball bounced off the rim. Bakersfield’s run ended, and the Aggies went on to win convincingly.

That scene summarized Tyrone Corbin’s challenge this season. He had a shot at succeeding, but not a very good one. I’ll never fault him for trying to win games. In the process, though, he allowed himself to be judged by his record, and it all crumbled on him.

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He is judged by his record despite not having a starting caliber pg and only one rotation caliber pg? :facepalm

[QUOTE]"You never want to see this happen to Ty, because he

[QUOTE]it

[QUOTE]He believed in players earning their playing time, in working hard to get better, and teaching young guys to play the right way. More than anything else, Ty was praised by the Jazz front office for being a good man.[/QUOTE]

And fans hated him for it.

[QUOTE]Ty is survived by his assistants Brad Jones and Alex Jensen.[/QUOTE]

So only these two are retained? Jerry's son-in-law of course!

Tony Jones: Boylen and Lindsey are close, share the same agent and he fits the profile. Obviously the downside to JB is his tenure with the Utes Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Jody Genessy: Intriguing Jazz head coach replacements: Mike Longabardi, Alex Jensen, Brad Jones, Fred Hoiberg, Ettore Messina, Andy Greer, among others. Twitter @DJJazzyJody

[QUOTE]Ettore Messina has emerged as a strong candidate to become the next head coach of the Utah Jazz.

Messina is currently head coach at CSKA and spent one season as an assistant for Mike Brown with the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Jazz announced on Monday that they would not renew the contract of Ty Corbin.

Jim Boylen is also a candidate, but his rough stint at the University of Utah could make selling his hire on the local fans difficult.[/QUOTE]

As bad as college coaches have been in the NBA You got to wonder how a European coach would do.

[QUOTE]Isaiah Austin has announced his decision to declare for the 2014 NBA Draft.

Austin returned to Baylor for his sophomore season after a shoulder injury.

Austin is a 7-foot center currently projected to go early in the second round by Draft Express.[/QUOTE]

Could be there for the Jazz's 2nd round pick

[QUOTE]Damien Inglis will declare for the 2014 NBA Draft.

Inglis recently participated in the Nike Hoop Summit with the World Team.

Several NBA scouts have told Yahoo Sports they are most attracted by Inglis' defensive ability.

Inglis said he has no NBA buyout with Chorale de Roanne Basket. DraftExpress.com projects him as the 32nd overall pick in this year's draft. Inglis said if he isn't comfortable with his potential draft position he might take his name out by the June 16 deadline.

"I want to develop my game with a good team who is very interested and focused on me," Inglis told Yahoo Sports. "I want to play in the league next year but it depends. I don't really want [to] take my name out."[/QUOTE]

early 2nd next year