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Jerry Sloan is Out? He Resigned from the Utah Jazz.
14 years ago
Okay guys I dont write much here. I tend not to write unless I think it is something important.....
For more than 2 decades Jerry Sloan has been the coach of one team. Longer than any coach in any league out there. You can name it NBA, NFL, Hockey whatever.
While coaching changes happened Coach Sloan was always there in Utah. I am not a fan of Utah but who could not be a fan of Hall of Fame Caliber Coach Sloan.
He resigned from the Utah Jazz and now their is speculation on whether Darren Williams forced him out or not.
He has come out with statements saying he didnt. I will not quote him as sometimes it does go out of context.
Allright so I hope Coach Sloan the best but he is one hell of a coach and I know if he feels back up to it. He can give a struggling team some hope.
Though he is tremdeously loyal to Utah and they even built him a statue in Salt Lake the Home of the Jazz.
He was like a Vince Lombardi to Green Bay Packers....or a Tom Landry for the Dallas Cowboys.
I may not have liked the Utah Jazz but they always scared me no matter what they did because that one man was on the sidelines.
That man was Coach Sloan.
The NBA will miss him and I will welcome his return but will not welcome the team because no matter what he knows how to win.
The man has earned my respect as a Coach.
So I wish him the best in what ever he does.
tobu
For more than 2 decades Jerry Sloan has been the coach of one team. Longer than any coach in any league out there. You can name it NBA, NFL, Hockey whatever.
While coaching changes happened Coach Sloan was always there in Utah. I am not a fan of Utah but who could not be a fan of Hall of Fame Caliber Coach Sloan.
He resigned from the Utah Jazz and now their is speculation on whether Darren Williams forced him out or not.
He has come out with statements saying he didnt. I will not quote him as sometimes it does go out of context.
Allright so I hope Coach Sloan the best but he is one hell of a coach and I know if he feels back up to it. He can give a struggling team some hope.
Though he is tremdeously loyal to Utah and they even built him a statue in Salt Lake the Home of the Jazz.
He was like a Vince Lombardi to Green Bay Packers....or a Tom Landry for the Dallas Cowboys.
I may not have liked the Utah Jazz but they always scared me no matter what they did because that one man was on the sidelines.
That man was Coach Sloan.
The NBA will miss him and I will welcome his return but will not welcome the team because no matter what he knows how to win.
The man has earned my respect as a Coach.
So I wish him the best in what ever he does.
tobu
The NBA will miss him. I've actually always hated the Jazz, but that's because they beat my teams all the time, play hard and remain competitive for so many years, even after Malone and Stockton left. I'll be happy when the Jazz drop out of playoff contention, whenever that is, but I'll always respect Coach Sloan for what he's given the NBA. The fact that he has never won COY is a travesty in my opinion, but the respect of all NBA fans I'm sure is worth a lot more to him.
And for COY it's because it needs to be a stunning surprise like how the Thunder and Scotty Brooks 'led' the team from 20-something wins to 50 wins and a playoff appearance in the brutal western conference. In that sense it shows how consistently good he was at his stuff though... just not good enough to get past Jordan. All those years without a ring is a travesty.
The NBA will miss Sloan... not just the Jazz. and he'll Always have my respect!