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[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Ryan Wolstat: Some info from a North American source: Utah and Phoenix were hot after Caboclo, would have taken him if on the board with next picks Twitter @WolstatSun[/QUOTE]
Explains why Toronto took him when everyone was saying they could have gotten him in the 2nd. Still, they reckon it'll be 3-4 years before he'll be ready, big risk on that pick.
[QUOTE]Brad Jones and Alex Jensen will be retained by the Utah Jazz, as has been reported. Both have also received promotions, with Jones moving up into the lead assistant position, and Jensen, the former University of Utah standout, becoming a full-time assistant, according to sources.
Ex-Duke basketball player Antonio Lang will round out Snyder's bench staff. He has vast overseas experience, including his most recent stints as the head coach of Japan's national team and the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins.
Former Ute guard Johnnie Bryant will also remain with the Jazz as a player development coach. Mike Wells, who's coming to Utah from Toledo, will join Bryant on that behind-the-scenes development staff.[/QUOTE]
interesting I figured Wells would be lead assistant with his experience
[QUOTE]"We have assembled a talented group of coaches with a track record of winning and successful player development," Snyder said in a statement released by the team. "They are high-character individuals with a diversity of experience ranging from playing professionally to coaching in the NBA, D-League, collegiately and overseas, and will be invaluable in building a strong foundation for this team."
This will be the third season with the Jazz in this stint for Jones, who was on Tyrone Corbin's staff as an assistant last season and as a player development coach in 2012-13. Jones, the nephew of Jerry Sloan, previously worked for Utah as a regional scout from 2001-07 before moving on to the D-League where he had successful runs as head coach of the Utah Flash and Austin Toros.
Jensen cut his teeth in the coaching ranks under the late Rick Majerus at St. Louis from 2007-11 before guiding the Canton Charge for two seasons. The Centerville native, a former Mr. Basketball who helped lead the Utes to the 1998 NCAA championship game, was named the D-League coach of the year in 2013. He joined the Jazz staff as a player development coach last offseason.
Like Snyder, Lang played for Duke from 1990-94 when he was part of the winningest graduating class in NCAA history. He was drafted 29th overall by the Phoenix Suns in 1994, and played for five different teams in a six-year NBA career. Most of his coaching experience has happened in international hoops, including in Japan since 2006.
Wells began his NBA career in the video room in Houston (a la Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey). He has 17 years of experience at various levels in the league, including with the Rockets, Spurs and Lakers. He was hired by Toledo in April after coaching at South Florida and George Mason.
This will also be Bryant's third season with the Jazz. Following his playing days at Utah, the Utes' all-time 3-point-percentage leader helped train athletes at his Bryant Sports Academy.
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[QUOTE]From what I heard last night, the Jazz
[QUOTE]Having one pick fall into your lap requires a bit of luck.
Having two - in the first round - fall your away is a little more than luck.
The Jazz found themselves with Dante' Exum and Rodney Hood.
That means, the Jazz found a potentially elite point guard. That means the Jazz filled a need at small forward with a scorer who can get to the basket and shoot from the perimeter.
Many have called this an A plus haul for Utah. But will they contribute right away?
"I think we're going to have to be patient with Dante'," is how Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey put it. Yes, Exum is young, and will need a learning curve. But he also has a ton of talent, and can make an impact with his athleticism alone.
It will be interesting to see how it all turns out. Summer league and free agency are up next.
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Hood might be starting if they lose G.
[url]http://saltcityhoops.com/jumping-the-gun-six-free-agents-the-jazz-should-consider/[/url]
No pg? they need a vet not named Lucas. Not sure they need any more young guys though.
As we were going through the media car wash with Dant
[QUOTE]Last season, Jazz forward Marvin Williams showed a sense of leadership that makes him appealing to be a part of Utah
[QUOTE]Emiliano Carchia: Michael Stockton will play for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Summer League, I am told Twitter @sportando [/QUOTE]
Maybe get the younger one in Jazz camp
[QUOTE]Alex Kennedy: David Stockton (John's son) will play for the Phoenix Suns' summer league team, according to sources. Twitter @AlexKennedyNBA [/QUOTE]
guess not
[QUOTE] it’s natural to wonder where free agency fits into Lindsey’s master plan, along with drafting, developing and trading.
“We want to tell our story to top free agents and get that audience,” he said on Friday.
Top free agents. Hmmm.
“We have great wherewithal to pay — even by free agent market terms,” he continued.
Translation: the Jazz have mad cash. OK, at least they have cap room.
“So we’ll look at those and explain our story — which I think is a good story,” Lindsey said.
This is where it gets a little murky.
“Then we’ll move to the different tiers and look at their roles and who could be complimentary to the young guys,” he said.
So the Jazz are apparently going to pitch themselves to the big guys: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and maybe one or two others — if they’ll listen. [/QUOTE]
I wouldn't want Carmelo. The others are looking to win.
[QUOTE]Then they’ll try for stars whose years are short and/or whose games have dipped, but could tide the Jazz over until the kids become stars. Possibilities are Pau Gasol, Ray Allen, Shawn Marion, Boris Diaw.[/QUOTE]
Diaw maybe. The others are too old and want to play for rings.
[QUOTE]Maybe the Jazz can even acquire a rising star looking for more money or prominence, such as Patty Mills, Greg Monroe or Chandler Parsons.[/QUOTE]
Rising stars? :rolleyes:
Not sure Monroe works any better with Favors than Kanter but he is someone that might be had. Parsons too might be available if Houston signs another star. Mills might be a nice pick-up too. I thought they should have took a look at him before SA grabbed him.
[QUOTE](Jimmer Fredette is also a free agent. But with Quin Snyder saying defense will be a priority, that option seems unlikely.)[/QUOTE]
Not everyone has to be great defensively to be a great defensive team. Chicago signed Jimmer. He could fit in the new offense especially since they've got guys with size that could handle the ball and guard the bigger guards. But they didn't want him last year. Doubt that has changed.
[QUOTE]Lindsey says he’s optimistic; the hunt hasn’t even begun. He was previously with the Houston Rockets, where “if you had a marquee player, you could attract another player.”
However, he said, “In San Antonio, for whatever reason, there wasn’t a lot of free agent signing, even with Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan. We got good free agents, but not the ones you’d call marquee, so we had to go to the draft and parlay that via trades and augment with free agency. So I think that model is probably closer to the model we’ve played out here historically.”
LeBron is sounding more distant by the minute.
“I’m trying to tell the story of Salt Lake and the organization and how special this place is," Lindsey said. "I believe that out there somewhere there is a Reggie White, who will leave big markets — leave Philadelphia and go to Green Bay — because he can identify with the values. Hopefully we’ll find a marriage like that."
At the same time, Lindsey isn’t oblivious to the odds. When it comes to marketing and endorsements, players gravitate to Miami, Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Chicago. Lindsey notes Duncan’s unwavering loyalty to small-market San Antonio, which has resulted in championships.
“At the end of the day, I think the average player is looking at the win-loss column, more than he’s looking at his checking account,” Lindsey said. “I really believe that.”
Good, but what the Jazz need are above-average players.
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Most are looking at the money. Need to fill out the roster with some vets and sign G. If there is money left they might be able to take on someone else's salary again too.
[QUOTE]Jazz fans were perplexed when the team drafted Tennessee big man Jarnell Stokes and then traded him to Memphis in the second round.
The common thought was that Utah should have received more in return from the Grizzlies for the 35th pick in this loaded draft than the Grizzlies
[QUOTE]The Jazz, team sources say, are still high on Neto, whom the organization traded for after Atlanta drafted him 47th overall in 2013. Coincidentally, Jazz coach Quin Snyder, then a Hawks assistant, was among those to be impressed by the 6-foot-2 point guard last year.
Utah hasn
"My goal is to become one of the best defensive players in the league someday," Hood said Friday.
Smiling, Snyder replied, "I
David Pick: Tyler Honeycutt, I'm told, is weighing NBA comeback over high paying Euro-offers. He auditioned for the Jazz, Rockets and Warriors. Twitter @IAmDPick
[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: The Phoenix Suns are expected to make Gordon Hayward a significant offer, possibly a max deal, but Utah Jazz will match, per sources. Twitter @DJJazzyJody
Jody Genessy: Jazz are prepared to match any offers to restricted free agent Gordon Hayward, per sources. Phoenix, Boston and Charlotte all interested. Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]
I hope that is wrong!