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10 Hot Takes & Predictions on the Utah Jazz After 25-ish Games

By Ryan Aston

Nov 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) celebrate after Gobert blocks Houston Rockets shot during the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah Jazz win 120-101. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 29, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) celebrate after Gobert blocks Houston Rockets shot during the fourth quarter at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Utah Jazz win 120-101. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /
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Quin Snyder Utah Jazz Coach
Dec 1, 2016; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder reacts during the second half against the Miami Heat at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Miami won 111-110. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /

3) Quin Snyder: Coach of the Year Frontrunner

Without question, Quin Snyder gave one of the league’s best coaching performances last season. Getting a squad stocked with unproven talent and beset with injuries to within one game of a playoff berth was nothing short of a miracle.

That said, he’s been just as good this year and the extra wins he’s getting now could put the Jazz coach in a position to pick up some year-end hardware.

The Coach of the Year trophy often finds itself in the hands of an overachiever. Snyder’s squad may have had a lot of hype entering the season, but the fact that they’ve stayed several games above .500 in spite of the injuries is definitely an unexpected achievement.

The bottom line is that Jazz are really good; not just when healthy…right now. Snyder and the rest of his staff deserve a lot of credit for their role in making that possible.

Whether or not he brings home the trophy remains to be seen, but for my money, Snyder is the frontrunner for the moment.

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