The Jazz coach’s apparel told the story Monday, during his team’s first opportunity to rest, regroup and prepare for the next round of the NBA playoffs. The only flaw in that sentence is that Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals already took place, with Houston claiming a 110-96 victory Sunday.
In other words, all the Jazz could do Monday was start over. They didn’t practice, explaining Snyder’s wearing something other than athletic clothing. Wednesday night’s Game 2, the next time he’ll be dressed in a suit, was more than 48 hours away.
The Jazz need that recovery time, emotionally and mentally maybe more than physically, judging by the way they looked Sunday.