Rangers manager Mark Warburton says Sundays Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic was not behind Ronny Deilas decision to leave Parkhead. The Championship winners won 5-4 on penalties to secure a return to Hampden for the Scottish Cup final against Hibernian on Saturday, May 21.Despite an inept performance by the majority of his players. Hoops boss Deila came in for a barrage of criticism from supporters and pundits alike. The majority were calling for his head and the Norwegian obliged on Wednesday by announcing he will quit the champions-elect in the summer, two years after replacing previous boss Neil Lennon.But Warburton believes most of the criticism aimed at Deila since the weekend defeat has been inappropriate. Warburton and Deila before the Scottish Cup tie at Hampden Speaking ahead of Saturdays Sky Live home game against Alloa, where the Gers will be presented with the Championship trophy, the Englishman said: I dont think for one second that one game was the cause of Ronny leaving Celtic.Ive seen whats happened over the last six to 10 months, the media comments and everything else. I dont think the result would have helped him, obviously, but I was disappointed to see that. I only met Ronny once and he came across as a gentleman, very knowledgeable about football and I liked talking to him.I just said last week that I dont think anyone deserves some of the criticism that he has received from certain individuals. I think that is inappropriate. 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Coach Quin Snyder was already tinkering with lineups with the addition of veterans George Hill, Joe Johnson and Boris Diaw and now must be even more creative.Snyder explained that everyone and everything can be impacted, from Rodney Hood to Johnson to Dante Exum. How Snyder can put together situation-specific lineups, such as small-ball, will also be affected.You dont want to wallow over things you cant control, Snyder said. More than anything I feel bad for Gordon. Its not a pity part for the team. Guys have to step up. Weve got good players and theyre capable of picking up the slack collectively and individually.But that doesnt change the fact that Gordons been our best player.The ninth overall pick in the 2010 NBA draft led the team with a 19.7-point average and 3.7 assists last season. Hayward also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 2015-16.The 26-year old missed just two games in 2015-16 and total of 13 in the last three seasons combined. Hood may be most affected as the teams second-best perimeter scorer. He could slide to small forward in the starting lineup with Hill and Exum starting at the guard positions. Johnson could start at small forward with Hood remaining at shooting guard. Either way, Hood will likely need to pick up some of the offensive load.Ive got to be more aggressive, I tthink thats obvious for our team, said Hood, who averaged 14.dddddddddddd points in his second season. Everybodys got to do more on both ends. Weve got some time to figure out before the actual season hits.Scoring is not really the focus. ... Its about defense and scoring off our defense and doing the little things.Injuries are nothing new to the Jazz in the last 12 months. The team lost starters Rudy Gobert, Derrick Favors and Exum and top wing reserve Alec Burks for long stretches last season. Favors is currently dealing with knee soreness and missed the last preseason game. 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