Rewards of the tank:2014 off-season!

[QUOTE=veilside23]he probably should fit in nicely

Burke
Clarkson
Hayward
Vonleh
Favors[/QUOTE]

Assuming they take Vonleh and Hayward is signed the rookies have to beat out Burks, Kanter, Gobert still

[QUOTE]The Utah Jazz and the D-League's Idaho Stampede are set to announce a new affiliation on Tuesday.

Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey and president Randy Rigby will join Stampede president Steve Brandes and managing investor Bill Ilett in Boise on Tuesday afternoon for the announcement.

Last season, Utah was one of five teams to share affiliation with the Bakersfield Jam, sending rookies Ian Clark and Rudy Gobert on multiple assignments with the D-League team during the season.

The two leagues, however, are working toward one-to-one affiliations across the board. And last month, the Jam and the Phoenix Suns announced a hybrid affiliation.

The Jazz now will renew their relationship with the Stampede, giving the NBA club greater control over player development and a chance to grow its fan base in the area.

The deal will make the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, currently associated with 13 NBA teams, the only D-League club with a multiple-team affiliation.
The Jazz previously teamed up with the Stampede in 2006-07 and 2011-12.
The Jazz were affiliated with the Albuquerque Thunderbirds in 2005-06, the Utah Flash from 2007-11, and the Reno Bighorns during the 2012-13 season.

Jody Genessy: Per PR, Utah Jazz host a mini-camp from June 10-12 at Zions Bank Basketball Center, with 27 free-agent invitees scheduled to participate. Twitter @DJJazzyJody

[QUOTE]Aaron Falk: Rudy Gobert underwent an appendectomy in Santa Barbara, Calif., last night, the Jazz say. Back in SLC and recovering later today. Twitter @tribjazz

Rudy Gobert: Surgery went well.Thanks for the support im already walking to my plane. Twitter @rudygobert15[/QUOTE]

get well soon big guy. Looking for you to dominate the summer league next month.

[QUOTE]This past weekend, I was in Utah. That was really cool. It seems like Utah has a good thing going. The new coach Quin Snyder was there. I got to meet him before players on the Jazz got to meet him. He was sitting on the side while we worked out. I played well. I shot well, and I think I showed them my versatility. I talked to the rest of the staff, and I think I had a good showing. By then, the nerves weren

[QUOTE]Daniele Labanti: #nba Sources: the San Antonio @spurs plan to hire Italian legend Ettore Messina as assistant coach. Full story tomorrow @corrierebologna Twitter

Daniele Labanti: #nba the agreement between ettore messina and the san antonio #spurs will be official after the #nbafinals, source says Twitter

Andrew A. McNeill: After leaving Real Madrid in 2011, Ettore Messina spent a few days in San Antonio hanging out with Pop and his staff. Dude knows Spurs org. Twitter @drew_48moh[/QUOTE]

So much for him. I'd guess he could be taking over the Spurs once Pop and TD bow out. Jazz need to get an offensive veteran coach I'd think.

This might be a dream scenario for the Jazz. While Exum could go to the Bucks, Sixers or Magic (in fact, those are the only teams for whom he's scheduled to work out), there is also a chance he slides. The Bucks and Sixers both have players higher than him on their boards (though workouts might change that), and the Magic are seriously looking at Vonleh at 4. ESPN.com

Jorge Sierra: Free agent guard Courtney Fells is attending Utah's mini camp, we're told. Twitter @*********

[QUOTE]While Snyder isn

[url]http://saltcityhoops.com/due-diligence-the-utah-jazzs-free-agent-mini-camp/[/url]

some good names there that might have a chance of making some noise in summer and/or fall

[QUOTE]Snyder briefly explained his coaching philosophy in the press conference and media availability. In short, he wants to run a motion offense, with lots of reads, spacing, and unselfishness with the ball. The motion offense

[QUOTE]Lindsey said that the Jazz will be in charge of the Stampede's coaching staff. In the question and answer following their statements I asked Lindsey what the Spurs did that allowed the Toro's to be successful. (I mentioned that the Toros finished 1st or 2nd in the standings 5 of the 7 years since the Spurs have owned the Toros).

Lindsey gave a beautiful answer. Lindsey talked about the importance of instilling the NBA's team culture into the D-League team. Lindsey said that the Spurs were in charge of the coaching staff. Having that control, the Spurs were able to train the coaching staff, run the Spurs system and decide how players were used. Lindsey made special mention of the young players on the Spurs and the growth they experienced through the Toros. Lindsey said that the Spurs insured that the 12th-15th bench players were young. They didn't want veterans at the end of the bench. By having young players they were able to teach them through their D-League experience. Lindsey gave the example of Danny Green. Green played for the Toros, running the Spurs system, getting the reps and the minutes that the Spurs deemed best. Now he is starting for the Spurs in the NBA Finals. Lindsey wants to do the same with the Jazz and the Stampede.[/QUOTE]

Long over due! Where was O'Conner? :roll: He never took advantage of their D-League team when it was just down the highway.

[QUOTE]Lindsey told me that the Jazz will implement their system with the Stampede. The Jazz will have control over which players are played and how they are used. I asked about which young players would benefit from the affiliation, mentioning Rudy Gobert and Ian Clark. Lindsey said he couldn't mention specific players but did mention how young our team was and then mentioned our three 2014 draft picks.

Lindsey mentioned that this is all possible because Quin Snyder knows the importance of the D-League. Lindsey said that was a contributing factor into why Snyder was hired. Lindsey said that Snyder knows how to develop players. The Jazz have a young team that needs to be developed, Snyder was hired for that role.[/QUOTE]

:cheers:

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]So much for him. I'd guess he could be taking over the Spurs once Pop and TD bow out. Jazz need to get an offensive veteran coach I'd think.[/QUOTE]
Buford denied it, but I'm sure he's just making sure everyone is focused on the Finals.

[QUOTE]MIAMI, Florida

[QUOTE=El Kabong]Buford denied it, but I'm sure he's just making sure everyone is focused on the Finals.[/QUOTE]

Yeah no reason they'd want to talk about that now.

The shooting ability of European forward Damjan Rudez has generated an interest in him as a lower-cost, free-agent possibility, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Yahoo! Sports

Rudez, 27, has been working out for the Cleveland Cavaliers this week. Yahoo! Sports

Several front offices, including Indiana, Toronto and Utah, are taking close looks at him, sources said. Yahoo! Sports