Could Adrian Griffin be the next Jazz coach? (USATSI)
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The Utah Jazz are looking for a new coach after parting ways with Tyrone Corbin following three-plus seasons. They requested permission from the Chicago Bulls to interview Bulls assistant Adrian Griffin about the open coaching position, and according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports, that permission has been granted.
Griffin is one of "several candidates" for the coaching job, but will definitely be interviewed by Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey and others in the organization about where to take this group of young players next. From Yahoo:
The Utah Jazz have received permission to interview Chicago Bulls assistant Adrian Griffin for their head-coaching job, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Utah plans to reach out to several candidates in the next few days. Griffin's defensive background with Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau is important to Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, who wants to improve one of the NBA's worst defenses.
The former NBA role player has been an assistant coach with the Bulls since September 2010. Shortly after being released in 2008 by the Milwaukee Bucks, his last stop in a nine-year playing career, Griffin joined the Bucks' coaching stuff under Scott Skiles before moving into a position with the Bulls' staff. Griffin played for five teams.
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Report: Steve Kerr, without satisfactory Knicks deal, open to coaching Warriors
The Golden State Warriors’ apparent No. 1 choice to replace Mark Jackson was Steve Kerr, but then they were convinced he was going to the Knicks.
So, they moved to their apparent No. 2 choice, Stan Van Gundy. But the Pistons swooped in and stole Van Gundy from Golden State.
So, now the Warriors are on their No. 3 No. 1 choice.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports:
New York had been pursuing a shorter length deal than has been available to Kerr elsewhere, league sources said, and that’s believed to have re-opened Kerr’s mind to the possibility of the Warriors job again.
The Warriors management group lost out on Stan Van Gundy to a $35 million deal to run the Detroit Pistons, and flew to Oklahoma City on Tuesday to meet with Kerr. The Warriors left more convinced of Kerr’s readiness to coach the franchise, league sources said, and Kerr had a chance to further familiarize himself with the entire Warriors front office.
This could be a negotiating tactic by Kerr, or it could be the total truth. Most likely, it falls some between.
If Kerr wants to coach the Knicks, the Warriors could help him leverage a better contract. If he wants to coach the Warriors, he’s getting more info on the team.
Either way, by waiting and taking advantage of his demand – as curious as that demand might be for someone with no coaching experience – Kerr is giving himself better options.
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