Quin Snyder Articles - Page 6

The L.A. Clippers tested their mettle on Friday night, managing to withstand an early exit from power forward Blake Griffin, but a swarming 21 first-quarter points from Gordon Hayward in a 111-106 win to take a 2-1 lead in the series. Despite playing on the road, a large part of the Clippers’ response to adversity […]

Utah Jazz forward Boris Diaw has been one of the most interesting characters the NBA has seen since his emergence with the Phoenix Suns in 2005-06, fully blooming into his character as a part of the San Antonio Spurs for whom he played the last four-and-change seasons. Jazz coach Quin Snyder has caught up in these […]

The Utah Jazz were the feel good story of the 2016-2017 NBA regular season. They found their stride and made the playoffs for the first time since their 2012 first round sweep exit at the hand of the San Antonio Spurs. Much of Utah’s success this season is attributed to Coach of the Year candidate […]

Having been as successful as he has been since starting his head coaching career in the NBA, Gregg Popovich has seen it all and is hard to impress. However, when it comes to the Utah Jazz, he admires their organization and respects their coach and general manager. Popovich worked with Quin Snyder and Dennis Lindsey […]

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder couldn’t control his ire at the start of a timeout and one of his assistants got the worst of it, as Snyder got up from his seat all riled up and smashed a clipboard out of his hands before addressing the team. https://twitter.com/BenHibsh/status/846587107913158656 Perks of being a head coach: […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was one of the driving forces behind a 106-99 win over the Utah Jazz last Thursday — his defensive efforts were priceless down the stretch as his team held on to the win in the last minute. One of the reasons driving his spirited play are the alleged quotes of […]

Forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green shared a few laughs after the former received a technical foul toward the end of the Golden State Warriors 106-99 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. While a technical foul is no laughing matter for the most part, it turns out the two teammates weren’t laughing at […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is slowly beginning to understand his major importance to the team’s success. While the French international isn’t remotely close to being a talented post scorer like other bigs in the league, his role offensively is more of a facilitator, if you will. “We all hear from our coaches growing up that […]

The hapless Utah Jazz will have bodies out of the rotation yet again, as point guard George Hill (sprained right thumb) and power forward Derrick Favors (left knee bone contusion) will be out of the lineup against the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Luckily enough, shooting guard Rodney Hood will come […]

The Utah Jazz finished the regular season just two wins away from an NBA playoff berth, and have been slowly improving over the past couple of seasons. The Jazz organization felt the same way, and signed head coach Quin Snyder to a long-term contract extension, the team announced on Friday morning. “With this contract extension, […]