[Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr

Will Hardy to coach Jazz: your take?

Party Hardy: Great hire. Being a Pop disciple and spending last year on the well-coached Celtics will stand him in good stead.
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Between a Rock and a Hardy Place: Okay hire. Expectations may be awfully high for a guy getting his first HC gig.
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Going to Learn the Hardy Way: Bad hire. Utah has a lot of tumult to deal with and a more experienced hand would have been a better pick.
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[Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr 

Post#1 » by loserX » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:32 pm

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Interesting pick...I imagine Ainge's connections in Boston spoke well of him.

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Re: [Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr 

Post#2 » by goober » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:34 pm

I like the hire, if he's anything like Brad we are in for a good hire.

I think Johnnie Bryant will be brought on as the lead assistant
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Re: [Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr 

Post#3 » by HornetJail » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:35 pm

when was the last time an nba team hired a head coach that didn't have a Wikipedia page?
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Re: [Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr 

Post#4 » by Snakebites » Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:37 pm

KEMBAtheMETEOR wrote:when was the last time an nba team hired a head coach that didn't have a Wikipedia page?

Hmm. Head coach? Probably been a while. GMs get hired sometimes without one. I don’t think Troy had one when we hired him.
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Re: [Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr 

Post#5 » by jazzfan1971 » Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:50 pm

I was pretty sure we would hire an African American coach. Seemed like something that would be important to Donovan.
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Re: [Woj] Will Hardy to become coach of Utah Jazz, 5-yr 

Post#6 » by gswhoops » Tue Jun 28, 2022 8:54 pm

Snakebites wrote:
KEMBAtheMETEOR wrote:when was the last time an nba team hired a head coach that didn't have a Wikipedia page?

Hmm. Head coach? Probably been a while. GMs get hired sometimes without one. I don’t think Troy had one when we hired him.

Mark Daigneault?

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