Jazz coach Quin Snyder reaches 200th win, but he's 'just getting started'


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SALT LAKE CITY — Kyle Korver wanted to be impressed with Quin Snyder’s milestone 200th victory with the Utah Jazz. But he couldn’t escape the fact that he thought that, in due time, there would be a 300th win, a 400th, a 500th, etc.

“Quin’s just getting started,” Korver said. “As long as his heart doesn’t explode from all the coffee he drinks, he’s going to coach this for a long time. He’s going to have a lot more wins.”

Snyder is in his fifth season with the Jazz. He took over a team that was undergoing a rebuild and has coached it to the second round of the playoffs over the last two seasons. He has not just earned the respect of his own players but also from coaches around the league.

“He is so creative offensively,” Milwaukee head coach Mike Budenholzer said last Monday. “Defensively, his teams are very physical and very competitive and put you in tough spots. I’m biased, but I think he’s one of the best coaches in the league.”

Snyder's path to becoming an NBA head coach was a long one. He was a G-League head coach for three seasons and spent time in Russia. He’s been the head coach of a major college basketball program and has been an assistant with Philadelphia, the Lakers and the Hawks.

“He’s a great coach,” Korver said. “He knows the game really well. He has put in his time at all different levels. He understands the game, understands the players, understands how to win.”

Saturday's win gave Snyder a small chance to reflect on his time as the Jazz head coach.

“It’s a number, but it does make you really appreciative,” Snyder said. “They keep track of those things for coaches, but it’s every bit about the players, Dennis (Lindsey), the Miller Family, Steve Starks — all those guys. You just feel appreciated and grateful for the opportunity to do this.”

And if you ask Korver, who also had a milestone night by passing Jason Terry for fourth on the NBA’s all-time 3-pointers made list, that opportunity won’t be ending anytime soon.

“One of my favorite things about playing here is playing for him,” Korver said. “I have a lot of respect for how he operates and how he thinks and he coaches. Two hundred is a great number, it’s a nice round number, but he’s going to keep going.”

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