Rewards of the tank:2014 off-season!

[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

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Jazz vets expected to play in summer league: Rudy Gobert. Ian Clark. Malcolm Thomas. Erik Murphy. Diante Garrett Twitter @Tjonessltrib [/QUOTE]

I would hope so. What about Burke? He needs it. Deron played a couple games after his first year and he was a lot better player. Neto?

Tony Jones: Source: Colorado guard Spencer Dinwiddie will interview with the Jazz at some point next week. Twitter @Tjonessltrib

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Darvin Ham is on the Jazz radar for the lead assistant job. He's lead assistant with the Hawks right now. So - source says - for Jazz to get Ham, they'd likely have to make him associate head coach to pry him away. Source also says there is big question as to whether the Hawks would even let Ham leave the organization for the Jazz Twitter @Tjonessltrib[/QUOTE]

Locke did a piece on him a month ago.

[url]http://weareutahjazz.com/lockedonjazz/2014/05/02/tip-off-may-2nd-what-do-you-want-in-coaching-resume-meet-darvin-ham/[/url]

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Source told me Brad Jones and Alex Jensen are virtual "definites" to be included on Quin Snyder's staff as assistants Twitter @Tjonessltrib[/QUOTE]

That would complete the staff. Add another developmental guy and the D-league coaches.

[QUOTE]Michael Scotto: Utah Jazz have notable players in mini-camp through tomorrow, including: Darius Morris, Orlando Johnson, Tyler Honeycutt and James Nunnally. Twitter @MikeAScotto

Tony Jones: At the Jazz free agent mini-camp this morning. Three local guys: Jason Washburn, Nick Covington and Carlon Brown Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Tony Jones: Jazz coach Quin Snyder, assistant GM Justin Zanik, General Manager Dennis Lindsey were all watching the action this morning Twitter @Tjonessltrib

Jody Genessy: Guest coaches helping Jazz at mini-camp include Curtis Townsend (Kansas), Phil Beckner (Weber), Roy Rana (Canada) and Joe Dooley (Fla GC). Twitter @DJJazzyJody[/QUOTE]

D-league coach candiadates? I'd assume they'd be looking at players for summer and fall camp and also D-league too.

[QUOTE]Chris Forsberg: Noah Vonleh said Boston is his fourth workout (after visiting LAL, SAC, ORL). Said this might be final, but considering adding PHI and UTH. Twitter @ESPNForsberg [/QUOTE]

Why wouldn't he?

[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865604954/Hawks-assistant-Darvin-Ham-up-for-Jazz-coaching-position.html[/url]

[QUOTE]It's possible the 40-year-old Ham would need to be hired as the Jazz's associate head coach, a more lucrative position with some organizations, to be lured away from the Hawks. He's in line to be promoted as Mike Budenholzer's lead assistant in Atlanta, a position Snyder held last season.

Ham played for Snyder in Austin when the two were in the D-League back in 2008. He then retired as a player and began coaching for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds, first as an assistant and then as head coach, until joining Snyder on Mike Brown's staff in L.A. in 2011.[/QUOTE]

He's got strong ties with Quin.

[QUOTE]Brad Jones and Alex Jensen continue to be in contention for assistant positions with the Jazz, as has been reported. It's also possible Jones could be hired by Atlanta. He has ties to Budenholzer from his time as the Austin Toros' head coach from 2010 to 2012.

Other strong possibilities for an assistant job in Utah include Spurs shooting coach Chip Engelland and Hawks assistant Taylor Jenkins, both of whom have ties to Snyder.
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Spurs shooting coach would be a get too!

[QUOTE]In addition to Ham, Jensen and Jones, The Tribune has learned that Snyder also has talked to current Los Angeles Clippers assistant Howard Eisley

[QUOTE]Utah on Wednesday opened a free-agent mini-camp at its practice facility that runs through Thursday. Of the 26 players invited, some will emerge as candidates for Utah

The Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz are interested in hiring Chip Engelland, shooting coach of the San Antonio Spurs.

Steve Kerr succeeded Engelland as the top perimeter gun at Pacific Palisades High School.

Engelland has famously worked with Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker and Danny Green with the Spurs.

Via Marc Stein/ESPN

Michael Scotto: Utah Jazz will bring in Jordan Adams, Patric Young, Jabari Brown, Alec Brown, Chaz Williams and T.J. Bray for workouts tomorrow. #NBADraft Twitter @MikeAScotto

[QUOTE]Adam Zagoria: Some NBA Draft intel I've heard...Utah loves Dante Exum at 5, Sacramento likes Nik Stauskas at 8 & Charlotte likes McBuckets at 9 Twitter @AdamZagoria [/QUOTE]

Sounds like they might have a shot at him with Vonleh and Smart possibly moving into the top 4

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]Sounds like they might have a shot at him with Vonleh and Smart possibly moving into the top 4[/QUOTE]
As an Australian, i'd be over the moon to see Exum on the Jazz, but I still worry he'll flee the first chance he'll get since all the talk is been about him wanting to be in LA.

[QUOTE=El Kabong]As an Australian, i'd be over the moon to see Exum on the Jazz, but I still worry he'll flee the first chance he'll get since all the talk is been about him wanting to be in LA.[/QUOTE]

He's denied it. Not sure the Lakers are going to be that desired of a destination anymore as long as Jim Buss is there screwing things up. Don't think the Jazz can worry about it though. You hope you build something and people want to stay. The Rockies would certainly be different for someone from down under.

[QUOTE]Jeremy Rauch: Former #XUHoops star Semaj Christon has worked out for #76ers, #Thunder, #Jazz, #Celtics, #Heat, #Bulls, #Knicks. Should be 12-13 by draft. Twitter [/QUOTE]

interesting he tried out for Jazz. I guess he has moved up 10 or so spots?

[QUOTE]Jody Genessy: Jazz are still hopeful they'll get Noah Vonleh in for a workout. Utah exec Walt Perrin said he looked in shape when he saw him in New York. Twitter @DJJazzyJody [/QUOTE]

not sure why he wouldn't

Adam Zagoria: After his impressive workout for Pat Riley & the Heat on Wednesday, @KyleAnderson5 works out for Utah tomorrow. Twitter @AdamZagoria

Teams with whiter fan bases tended to have whiter rosters than teams with less-white fan bases (although at p=0.06, this difference wasn't quite significant by standard measures), while teams with blacker fan bases tended to have blacker rosters than teams with fewer black fans (p=0.01). Deadspin

Not so fast, though. The white fan base vs. white player trend is very dependent on two teams: the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Take those teams out, and the trend becomes insignificant (r=0.12, p=.55). If you also remove the Wizards, a black team with a large black fan base, the trend disappears (r=0.04). The black fan base vs. black players trend is more resilient, but its significance also decreases as you start removing the most influential teams (p=0.08 without the Jazz and T'Wolves; p=0.21 if you also cut out the Wizards). Deadspin

[QUOTE]Marc Stein: Some coaching stuff: Word is Warriors would love, if they could pull it off, to hire Alvin Gentry, David Blatt AND Chip Engelland. But ... Twitter @ESPNSteinLine

Marc Stein: But Gentry and Blatt are both leading candidates for Cleveland's head coaching opening. Can fellow Cavs finalist Tyronn Lue beat both out? Twitter @ESPNSteinLine[/QUOTE]

Hopefully the Jazz Spurs connection gives them the edge. They could probably give him a better role too.

[QUOTE]A. Sherrod Blakely: Julius Randle said he is "pain free" and has no plans to have any surgical procedure on his right foot. #Celticstalk. Tony Jones: @SherrodbCSN My man with the Jazz said they aren't scared off by this at all. Twitter @Tjonessltrib [/QUOTE]

I doubt they take him unless they move down.

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Also hearing Jason Washburn and Carlon Brown both played extremely well in the Jazz free agent mini-camp these past few days Twitter @Tjonessltrib[/QUOTE]

played locally so could see more of them

[QUOTE]Marc J. Spears: Pelicans aggressively trying to trade into 1st round in hopes of drafting a small forward or center, sources say.2014 1st dealt in Jrue deal Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo [/QUOTE]

Maybe they'd want Kanter? Not sure you want to trade him inside the conference to another up and coming team though. Could be a great fit with Davis. Both inside/out on the offensive end. Davis could make up for Enes at the defensive end better than Favors.

Looks like Rivers was a lot better last year. Should be a 6th man combo guard type at least. A bit younger than Enes. Morrow is a nice vet/expiring deal/shooter. Jazz maybe get some other stuff for trading a former 3 pick though Rivers was a 10 himself. NO also has the rights to Pierre Jackson who had a pretty good year in the D League.

[url]http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ppbnvgf[/url]

[QUOTE]One of Derrick Favors

[QUOTE]Unless the Jazz can pull off some major upgrades beyond acquiring a fine player with the No. 5 pick in the draft, Snyder won

[QUOTE]Moke Hamilton: Yes. I

[QUOTE]Aaron Falk: Noah Vonleh will work out for the Jazz tomorrow. Twitter @tribjazz [/QUOTE]

Now how about Smart and Exum?

Michael Scotto: Noah Vonleh, C.J. Fair, Markel Brown and Jamil Wilson will work out for the Utah Jazz tomorrow. #NBADraft Twitter @MikeAScotto

Jody Genessy: The Utah Jazz have worked out 75 draft hopefuls

[QUOTE=Xiao Yao You]He could be worth their 2nd first. I thought Phil liked him? He shot well from 3 his 2nd year. He might just need the Jazz's new shooting coach(hopefully) to help him. Not sure if they'd want 3 guys up for extensions or 3 more rookies?[/QUOTE]
Lots of teams with multiple picks this year. Got Chicago (#16 and #19), Charlotte (#9 and #24), Orlando (#4 and #12), Phoenix (#14, #18 and #27), Philly (#3 and #10), Boston (#6 and #17) and Utah (#5 and #23).

You'd think Phoenix would be interested in the cash for one of their picks (or even a swap, i'm sure Horny would be a big help) and Chicago might like a big guard like Shumpert for pick #19 or Charlotte for #24. Philly's and Orlando's second picks are probably too high for the Knicks to reach.

[QUOTE]he had the largest wingspan of any player at the NBA combine (7 foot 4), that he had the second-largest hands of any player in the history of the combine, and at 18 years old is the second-youngest player in next week

[QUOTE]Tony Jones: Julius Randle will work out for the Utah Jazz tomorrow morning. HUGE workout Twitter @Tjonessltrib

David Locke: Julius Randle will workout only with 6'5 205 guard Michael Burwell out of Towson. Twitter @Lockedonsports[/QUOTE]

I guess the top 10 player Perrin mentioned

[url]http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/58079578-87/jazz-wells-coach-toledo.html.csp[/url]

I assume he will be lead assistant with his experience?

Maybe another guy to replace Jensen's old role now.