At this point, it’s hard to deny that Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder is one of the best coaches in the league. Over the last two years, his team has won 60 percent of its games and advanced to the conference semis in back-to-back seasons. And the Jazz have done so despite running the West’s gauntlet with massive injuries.
That’s no small feat, and Snyder’s game management and Xs and Os have definitely played a key role in the success. So, too, has the 51-year-old’s intensity, which manifests itself in every aspect of his job and often makes it look as though he could burst at the seams on the sidelines.