On April 29, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and the Jazz lost to the Lone Rangers 96-98, and the total score was eliminated by the latter 2-4. After the Jazz were out, the team's head coach Snyder's post-game interview made it seem as if he was sending a farewell speech.
"It's a great team and I love these guys. I'm excited to have the opportunity to coach them and grow with them. Snyder said, although he stressed afterwards, "Sitting here 20 or 30 minutes after the game, you don't think about the future, you just feel the moment." But such a statement still makes people wonder if Snyder has some ideas. The Athletic reporter Sam Amick wrote that Snyder's future is full of uncertainty.
Since taking over as the Jazz in 2014, Snyder has been in charge of the team for eight years. Especially when Hayward left the team and the Jazz fell into a trough, it was he who single-handedly cultivated Gobert and Mitchell, so that the Jazz team quickly re-emerged, and even won the No. 1 in the West last season.
But the problem is that once in the playoffs, Snyder's on-the-spot scheduling substitution is too rigid. The most typical case is this series, he has been reusing the in-form Conley, and at the same time, in the case of Gobert being targeted and 5 small effects, he is still hindered by Gobert's fame, still let him play for a long time, and finally paid a painful price.
But even so, according to Sam Amick' report, the Jazz owner, management and even Angie want Snyder to stay in office, and even feel that the Jazz's first-round playoff exit problem has nothing to do with the coach. Even in the middle of the season, the Jazz wanted to extend Snyder early, but the latter refused.
Of course, the reason why Snyder has such confidence is also because he really does not worry about home. For example, the Lakers, who fired Vogel at the end of the season, were revealed to be very interested in Snyder, and Snyder himself also served as a lakers assistant coach in the 2011-12 season. Of course, if the Jazz succeed in convincing Snyder to stay, the Lakers will have to find someone else if they fail to pick up the leak. But if Snyder is determined to leave, then Pelinka really should do her best to find a way to sign Snyder.