Head Coach Jerry Sloan to resign today :(

[Mr. McGibblets]

1280 (again, this is 1280 hosted by a bunch of ex-college football players), said that they heard that Sloan wanted to call out one of the Jazz's players and there was a heated exchange. Then Sloan said "I can't take this crap anymore" and so now he's resigning. 1280 is making it sound like maybe it is Jerry's initiative and that he wasn't forced out.

Too bad SLC sports has 2 extreme radio stations: One that tows the party line on everything and hasn't said anything yet and on the other end is a station that will spout off any rumor they hear to spark controversy. This is the same station that played songs telling boozer not to let the door hit his *** on the way out in the summer of 2009. So take everything with a grain of salt.

 

[Revolution 9]

This doesn't look like a firing at all. Sloan just had enough, and decided it was time.
The Jazz WOULD NEVER EVER fire Jerry.

I don't hate Jerry even though I've wanted him gone for the last 2 years. I respect what he has done for us, but his time had come several years back.

We will respect what you have done, retire your jersey, and maybe even put a statue of you next to J & K.
Thanks for the memories, and the time spent. You are a true Jazz man forever.

 

[NAOS]

Sorry, I don't have much to add, but I'm urged to type something.... I mean, while I've been critical of Sloan over the past 20-30 games, I'm absolutely a fan of his to the end. This is just abysmal that the end happens like this.

I'm afraid we'll never know exactly what happened....

This is a rupture that would never have happened with LHM at the helm. The darkness of the Greg Miller era is here. ****, man. ****.

 

[CALJAZZFAN]

Finally. About 10 years too late, IMO. There is a reason why even the most successful head coaches don't stay with the same team for 25 plus years. Setting all that aside, I like Sloan and would have preferred for this to happen in a slightly different manner and at a slightly different point in the season. But, lets get on with a new era! This team has been painful to watch for the last couple of years.

 

[Scat]

I think most likely KOC got on Jer's case about not playing certain players and how he needed to start playing them more. Sloan is definitely a "my way or the highway" kind of guy. He may have simply decided that he could not tolerate being told how to coach the team and decided it was time to resign.

This may be just as much about Sloan's inability to compromise as it is anything else.

 

[mellow]

Johnson has been consistant in saying he would retire when Jerry retired or be done when Jerry was done.
have always thought Deron was a punk, but I still cheer for him. However, if he had a hand in this to heck with him. It was his piss poor play that cost the jazz the game against the Bulls, it wasn't Jerry who made him throw 2 bad pases, take a wild shot and let Rose steal the ball from him.

 

[bluenote]

"John Deere"

"What Jerry Sloan will be riding into the sunset"

Thanks for your loyalty and hard work as a coach and your contribution to the game. You made us proud to be Jazz fans. Class act.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Didn't Sloan re-sign last week?

 

[Revolution 9]

SLTRIB: Sources say building tension within Jazz, frustration with system, chemistry lead to Sloan stepping down.

 

[VINYLONE]

This is a weird situation for me...and Ive only been watching since 1992. I can only imagine for you Utahr residents...

 

[Jazz Spazz]

KSL reporting that there was never an extension signed.

They said the extension was signed months ago, and a random reporter from somewhere heard he signed an extension and thought it was recent... then ran with it.

 

[Jazz Spazz]

I heard he was retiring because he finally got a login for Jazzfanz and heard some of the things posted about him.
Thanks alot guys.

 

[r_u_s_t_b_u_c_k_e_t]

... a total of 245 coaching changes were made during Sloan's tenure with the Jazz.

how many of those changes brought about the desired results?

 

[bluenote]

Didn't Sloan re-sign last week?

Maybe it was a "resign", "re-sign" mistake - a common occurrence on Jazzfanz.

 

[kwb]

Maybe KOC brought in AK to talk Sloan out of leaving. "As the Jazz world turns."

 

[VINYLONE]

how many of those changes brought about the desired results?

Another teams reality is our reality.

Its risk to be sure...I am willing to see if it works.

 

[Siro]

how many of those changes brought about the desired results?

Compared to how many times Sloan did?

 

[sojodave]

I was at the game last night and Deron Williams brought the ball up, and 4 guys were just standing there. I thought to myself, this team is not running Jerry's system. I wildly speculate that Jerry knows this team has tuned him out. Larry Miller is crying in his grave!

 

[Sneakers]

Its times like this where I wish I had a life outside of the Jazz

 

[GoBolts]

Here is my guess...

Millers would never fire Sloan. Only makes sense that he is resigning on his own. Must be some discord (or else why would Johnson be leaving too). Rumor of D-Will trade = Williams wasn't happy with Sloan and Sloan is taking the fall to save Williams.....

I've wanted to see a coaching change for a while but not like this.... Careful what you wish for right?

EEK!!!!