For whatever reason Larry didn’t like big men to shoot 3s. Dallin Bachynski was the leading 3 pt shooter on his HS team but he would get pulled any time he tried a 3 in a game at Utah.
Carlson shot 3s. Thioune had a lot of room to improve in other areas.
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He was NPO that year. He was a better college player than Vince Carter.
If it does not become official by Friday is it fair to assume there has been a snag or a change of mind?
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Maybe the Jazz are countering. It is weird how quiet it is. Other than Alex rumors, there hasnt been a hint or a peep that Harlan is considering anybody else, reaching out to anybody else, scheduling interviews, etc.
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Missed that. Is it recent or old?
It could also be that he is trying to see if he can assemble a staff before making a final decision.
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My guess is that Harlan is talking to an agent or agents about the terms of the deal. This is complex because of the Jazz involvement too. There’s probably a buyout of Alex’s contract involved. Could the fact that the Jazz owner is a stalwart BYU booster be a factor? Anyway, it always takes a few days to come to terms.
Do pro contracts have buyouts? I dont think I have never heard of that. Asst coaches take jobs with other pro teams all the time. College teams too. Never seen it mentioned.
I have no idea. Pure speculation on my part. A Jazz counter seems more likely.
No I seriously doubt that is a factor. Ryan Smith is a smart businessman. He isn’t going to hold back someone in the Jazz organization from a career advancement because of petty rivalry feelings. It would be a terrible look for him and would hurt the Jazz.
What if you were a rich person that spent 1.6 billion in purchasing an asset. You going to risk damaging your 1.6 billion asset to make it more difficult for BYU to hire someone?
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You’re probably right, but, Miller’s $22m inve$tment yielded a $1.6b sale 35 years later. That same $22m inve$ted in a DOW index fund would be worth $355m (NASDAQ $813m). So, a pretty solid investment. Anyway, I think your point is that sports freaks end up buying sports franchises so they can continue to live their dream. I’m sure that’s the case – although turns out its been a decent inve$tment as well.
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If Smith is doing anything with regards to Alex he would be doing it to protect his assets and help the Jazz, not hurt the Utes.
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Right. My comment about his BYU fanhood was TIC. He may well be trying not to lose his head coach’s #1 assistant.
Just saw on FB that Alex Jensen has withdrawn his name from consideration.
My opinion is, the longer this takes, the more players we lose and the worse next season will be. I get not rushing into anything, but we’ve already lost two players from this year’s team.
Edit: Make that 4 players from this year’s team.
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Confirmed by Utezone
I remember Alex as being a fairly quiet dude, and being a P6 head coach involves a lot of public speaking.
Maybe he just didn’t feel comfortable making that jump?
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