The system is not the same, but the way the Jazz run their plays and share the basketball reminds Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy of Jerry Sloan’s teams.
Watching the Jazz pass and shoot in the first half of a 110-79 dismantling of the Pistons also evoked thoughts of the great San Antonio Spurs teams of this century. Of the Jazz’s 34 baskets in Tuesday’s first three quarters, 24 were assisted. That’s like the Jazz of old. That’s like the Spurs of old.
The Jazz are turning into exactly what they were supposed to become under coach Quin Snyder, with his background in the Spurs organization.