NBA: Ranking all 30 head coaches ahead of the 2017-18 season

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MAY 6: Head coach Quin Snyder of the Utah Jazz reacts to a first half call during their game against the Golden State Warriors in Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on May 6, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /

7. Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz

Since taking over the head coaching job in Utah three years ago, Snyder has improved each and every year. He is living proof that your past doesn’t define you as a person and that a little adversity might be all you need to get over the hump.

Snyder won 51 games last year, putting an emphasis on team defense and running half court sets. The Jazz were the slowest offensive team according to pace last season and the best team in the league at allowing the fewest points per game.

He has put his stamp on how Utah will be running as an orginization and everyone has bought in to what he’s doing. With their center piece Gordon Hayward leaving for Boston, Snyder will have his hands full with a new look roster in 2018.

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