Apparently CJ and Williams will now have the green light to do whatever they want. That's not likely to work out well.
I didn't base what I said on one game. I based it on things I've been told about differences between what Sloan wanted, how Corbin thinks and what Williams has suggested to him.
If what I've been told is correct, Corbin's system will have more flexibility for Williams and others to create scoring options. Williams and CJ are close. Williams wants CJ to start at the 2. If CJ starts at the 2, then there's a high probability he will be on the floor in the critical last 4 minutes.
In my opinion, mismanagement of those 4 minutes have cost the Jazz at least 4 games, if not more.
Everyone goes into a new coaching position (or any other management job for that matter) with a vision of how they're going to do things, their personal values, scheme's for how they want to handle situations, and a certain sense of ethical and professional views. Twenty games in, if they win, they're convinced it was because their vision of things was correct. If they lose, they start to rethink everything, and everybody starts losing at some point. It's tough to hang on to those values and management philosophies day in and day out when everyone is riding your ass for something.
I think Corbin is going to try things the way I described. He may not. Corbin might turn out to be more controlling and system oriented than I think he will be. Looking at who he played for, I don't think so, but becoming a head coach and feeling the constant pressure to win changes a person. This isn't marbles being played on a dirt patch. It's big money for everyone concerned. If Corbin lasts as a coach, he'll make more money coaching than he did playing, so he's got a lot to lose as does the Miller group, and perhaps several of the lower paid players. Williams, Millsap, AK, and Jefferson will come out financially no matter what because they can go somewhere else, or the Jazz have to pay them or lose them. Either way--same difference financially.
If the Jazz fail to turn the situation around, either this year or next year (if there's no lockout), it could potentially cost Corbin $20 to $30 million dollars in future earnings, Hayward, Evans, and CJ could each lose $10 million plus in future earnings, and Price and Watson could lose $3 to $5 million each. Okur and Bell are about done so it's not much of a factor for them.
So I hope whatever Corbin decides to do works out.
