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RE: give us Tulsa player updates too while you're at it
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Quin Snyder knew the color of the trash cans. Boy, did he ever.
So, after practice one day as Missouri’s men’s basketball coach — after a practice at the Hearnes Center in which his Tigers struggled to pay attention to detail — Snyder asked his team if it knew the color of the trash cans, too.
The team was dumbfounded.
“They had just changed the trash cans that day,” said former MU guard Rickey Paulding, who now plays for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Germany. “They were green up until that point, but that day they were black with a Mizzou logo.
“We were, like, this guy is so smart — but is he serious?”
Regardless, the strict attention to detail sets Snyder apart from many of the coaches Paulding has played for, Paulding said. It’s also played a part in Snyder’s current success as the coach of the NBA’s Utah Jazz.
On Wednesday night, the Jazz beat the top-seeded Houston Rockets in Game 2 of a Western Conference semifinal series. They did it without veteran point guard Ricky Rubio and became just the fifth team all season to beat Houston with both Chris Paul and James Harden on the the court together.
While the play of rookie Donovan Mitchell and All-Star center Rudy Gobert proved pivotal, so, too, did Snyder selecting Dante Exum to defend Harden, one of the game’s premier offensive talents.
Moves made by Snyder throughout this entire season, though, have propelled the Jazz back to the Western Conference semifinals. They lost in the same round last season after a remarkable turnaround from a 19-28 start.
“I remember him telling us to just play,” Gobert said of Snyder in a story written by The Ringer. “Don’t even worry about the rankings and all that. Just come out and compete.”
The motivation and ability to maintain confidence is something many who speak of Snyder touch on, traits which stem from Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski’s mentorship.
Snyder served as Duke’s associate head coach from 1997-99. He’d played four years under Krzyzewski, and he starred as a recruiter for the 1998-99 Blue Devils team that went 37-2 and included talents such as Shane Battier, Elton Brand and Corey Maggette. At that point, he became a candidate for many head-coaching jobs — Missouri’s included.
John Calipari, Bill Self, Kim Anderson (one of former MU coach Norm Stewart’s longtime assistants at the time) and Snyder were the rumored candidates for the job. Snyder won out.
On April 7, 1999, the day of his hiring, the Missourian ran a story with a quote from his high school coach in Mercer Island, Washington: “He’s like Pele, Michael (Jordan) and Cher. When anyone says the name Quin in Washington, you think of Quin Snyder.”
n his first year, Missouri went 18-13 and made the NCAA Tournament. Paulding was intrigued by the immediate success, which was why he granted Snyder an in-home visit in the following months.
When Snyder walked into the living room of the recruit’s home, Paulding recalled the coach moving furniture around. Snyder wanted to show the player how he could help improve his pivots. Naturally, this was Snyder’s way of doing so.
“I remember being, like, ‘this guy is crazy,’” Paulding said, laughing. “Like, it was just a home visit.”
Snyder’s enthusiasm paid off, though. And in 2002, Missouri made an Elite Eight appearance. Paulding averaged 11.9 points per game during the run.
Missouri advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 the year after but failed to make the NIT in 2004. Then the Ricky Clemons saga in 2005, which ultimately placed Missouri on NCAA probation for three years. The school avoided a ban from postseason play but was prohibited from off-campus recruiting for one year.
Snyder resigned Feb. 10, 2006, and found a job coaching in the NBA’s developmental league the next year. After stints as an assistant in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks (with a minor detour in 2012 as an assistant for EuroLeague power CSKA Moscow), Snyder was hired to coach the Jazz.
In four years, he’s amassed a 177-151 record and two playoff appearances as an NBA head coach. It’s been a bumpy road, but Paulding preferred the term “awesome.”
“It’s been fun to watch (his success),” Paulding said. “I’ve always known he was a great coach, and as I’ve gotten older and played for different coaches, you realize how good he really was. So, I’m not surprised.
“And I’m happy for him.”
Quin Snyder knew the color of the trash cans. Boy, did he ever.
So, after practice one day as Missouri’s men’s basketball coach — after a practice at the Hearnes Center in which his Tigers struggled to pay attention to detail — Snyder asked his team if it knew the color of the trash cans, too.
The team was dumbfounded.
“They had just changed the trash cans that day,” said former MU guard Rickey Paulding, who now plays for EWE Baskets Oldenburg in Germany. “They were green up until that point, but that day they were black with a Mizzou logo.
“We were, like, this guy is so smart — but is he serious?”
Regardless, the strict attention to detail sets Snyder apart from many of the coaches Paulding has played for, Paulding said. It’s also played a part in Snyder’s current success as the coach of the NBA’s Utah Jazz.
On Wednesday night, the Jazz beat the top-seeded Houston Rockets in Game 2 of a Western Conference semifinal series. They did it without veteran point guard Ricky Rubio and became just the fifth team all season to beat Houston with both Chris Paul and James Harden on the the court together.
While the play of rookie Donovan Mitchell and All-Star center Rudy Gobert proved pivotal, so, too, did Snyder selecting Dante Exum to defend Harden, one of the game’s premier offensive talents.
Moves made by Snyder throughout this entire season, though, have propelled the Jazz back to the Western Conference semifinals. They lost in the same round last season after a remarkable turnaround from a 19-28 start.
“I remember him telling us to just play,” Gobert said of Snyder in a story written by The Ringer. “Don’t even worry about the rankings and all that. Just come out and compete.”
The motivation and ability to maintain confidence is something many who speak of Snyder touch on, traits which stem from Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski’s mentorship.
Snyder served as Duke’s associate head coach from 1997-99. He’d played four years under Krzyzewski, and he starred as a recruiter for the 1998-99 Blue Devils team that went 37-2 and included talents such as Shane Battier, Elton Brand and Corey Maggette. At that point, he became a candidate for many head-coaching jobs — Missouri’s included.
John Calipari, Bill Self, Kim Anderson (one of former MU coach Norm Stewart’s longtime assistants at the time) and Snyder were the rumored candidates for the job. Snyder won out.
On April 7, 1999, the day of his hiring, the Missourian ran a story with a quote from his high school coach in Mercer Island, Washington: “He’s like Pele, Michael (Jordan) and Cher. When anyone says the name Quin in Washington, you think of Quin Snyder.”
n his first year, Missouri went 18-13 and made the NCAA Tournament. Paulding was intrigued by the immediate success, which was why he granted Snyder an in-home visit in the following months.
When Snyder walked into the living room of the recruit’s home, Paulding recalled the coach moving furniture around. Snyder wanted to show the player how he could help improve his pivots. Naturally, this was Snyder’s way of doing so.
“I remember being, like, ‘this guy is crazy,’” Paulding said, laughing. “Like, it was just a home visit.”
Snyder’s enthusiasm paid off, though. And in 2002, Missouri made an Elite Eight appearance. Paulding averaged 11.9 points per game during the run.
Missouri advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 the year after but failed to make the NIT in 2004. Then the Ricky Clemons saga in 2005, which ultimately placed Missouri on NCAA probation for three years. The school avoided a ban from postseason play but was prohibited from off-campus recruiting for one year.
Snyder resigned Feb. 10, 2006, and found a job coaching in the NBA’s developmental league the next year. After stints as an assistant in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks (with a minor detour in 2012 as an assistant for EuroLeague power CSKA Moscow), Snyder was hired to coach the Jazz.
In four years, he’s amassed a 177-151 record and two playoff appearances as an NBA head coach. It’s been a bumpy road, but Paulding preferred the term “awesome.”
“It’s been fun to watch (his success),” Paulding said. “I’ve always known he was a great coach, and as I’ve gotten older and played for different coaches, you realize how good he really was. So, I’m not surprised.
“And I’m happy for him.”
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