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NBA: Power Ranking The 30 NBA Head Coaches Entering 2016-17

May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gives direction to his team against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich gives direction to his team against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game five of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 8, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder gives Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) instructions during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at EnergySolutions Arena. Utah Jazz on the game 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder gives Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) instructions during the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings at EnergySolutions Arena. Utah Jazz on the game 103-91. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports

13. Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz head coach is probably the best kept secret in NBA coaching right now. Even though he looks like a mad scientist, he’s quite the opposite. Well, actually…he is a mad scientist. He’s a mad NBA scientist.

Hanging his hat on the defensive end, Snyder might be building the biggest threat possible to the Golden State Warriors – defense, size, ugly basketball. It’s all the ingredients that the Cleveland Cavaliers used in order to stymie the perimeter-oriented Dubs in the NBA Finals.

Now, I’m not saying that the Jazz are going to be a top 4 seed in the Western Conference, I’m just saying that we shouldn’t be surprised if they are. They have the talent on paper, and this could finally be the season in which they translate it to wins.

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