
Originally Posted by
Raupie
For the first time in five years, I question the coaching. I feel like the GM has been good. I mean, the Jazz have been aggressive in making moves, bringing in free agents, making trades. I know not all of them have worked out, but it seems to me that more and more of it could be the coaching. Maybe Quin is good at coaching young players but is not good at coaching stars?
I mean, Heyward and George Hill both left the Jazz under Quinn's watch as coach. We all assumed the small market as the fault, but maybe they knew something we didn't. Hill seems happy in Milwaukee.
Quinn's "system" has not found ways to make their best player impactful. I mean, I heard national broadcasters talking about how Rudy Gobert being on the floor hurts them. Other teams are using players making minimal salaries and playing Rudy off the floor. I love Gobert and I don't blame him at all, but Quinn's system, both offensively and defensively is not finding ways to help Rudy become more impactful. He is going to be up for his extension... there was talk of the designated player extension... that was all before the last month where going small against us is the new thing and now Rudy is neutralized and Quinn hasn't done a thing yet to fix it.
Announcers talk about how good Conley is and how he is a veteran and should be able to adapt. They were blaming Quinn for not figuring out how to use him. So they don't think Conley is now not good, they were blaming the Jazz for not knowing how to use him.
We are playing few young players... so it is kind of hard to have the positive outlook that at least it will get better.
I hear people argue that we were "just not hitting shots" can't blame that on Quinn. But at some point if no one on your team is able to hit shots all at the same time, maybe there could be something else going on? Whether it be confidence, proper warmups, game preparation, fatigue. Whatever it may be, you have to find the root cause of it so that you can fix it.
The Jazz (Quin in particular) know the problems. Hell, we are one of the worst turnover teams and it is KILLING us every game. Has been that way all season long. Young teams playing rookies aren't turning it over as much as us. Everyone and their mother knows that we have a turnover problem and it still isn't fixed.
Last year, the big issue was shooting... so Dennis Linsey goes out and addresses the shooting problem. Now we have good shooting but can't play defense, or turn the ball over, or forget how to shoot. At some point, can Quinn actually identify and fix an issue?
This season has been difficult because there are so many other coaches doing such great jobs. Coaches who are incorporating new players really well. Coaches who are helping their teams deal with injuries. Teams who are continuing to change and adapt to the latest nba trends to stay one step ahead.... I think it is time for Quinn to stop getting the praise for the Jazz organization being a great organization and drafting well, recruiting well, etc. and start getting some blame when the team on the court isn't playing to their ability or is losing because our system is losing to the opposing team's system....
ok, rant over.