I'm calling it right now. If...
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sportsnut1232
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Problem is they always choose the new coach who leads his team to an unexpected record. No one will be surpised if we win 54, so I think it would take in the 58-60 win range for him to win it.
Scorpjazz
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Totally agree, Jackson is most over rated coach ever.
Haven't always been a Sloan fan with his rigid substitution patterns and stubborn refusal to play the hot hand or find mismatches on the Court instead of always running the offense even when the Jazz have an advantage at a particular position.
However, in the last three games, Sloan has been masterful. It was like he took coaching to a new level. Calling different defenses at different times, playing D-Will the entire first quarter, taking AK out for 1 or 2 minutes rest and then right back in. I saw a coach working as hard as he could to get victories in games people had written off. It was amazing to watch. Give him coach of the year if he continues. It won't be a lifetime achievement, it will be earned.
Now If I can just get him to start my favorite line-up. Fes, Mansap, AK-47, CJ, D-will and bring Big Al off the bench for scoring, and Bell off the bench for defense, I'd vote for him as coach of the decade.
However, in the last three games, Sloan has been masterful. It was like he took coaching to a new level. Calling different defenses at different times, playing D-Will the entire first quarter, taking AK out for 1 or 2 minutes rest and then right back in. I saw a coach working as hard as he could to get victories in games people had written off. It was amazing to watch. Give him coach of the year if he continues. It won't be a lifetime achievement, it will be earned.
Now If I can just get him to start my favorite line-up. Fes, Mansap, AK-47, CJ, D-will and bring Big Al off the bench for scoring, and Bell off the bench for defense, I'd vote for him as coach of the decade.
Archie Moses
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You can't say "I'm calling it right now" and then follow it with "if". That's just retarded.
LifeOnaPlate
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Exactly. Then that winning coach will be fired within 2 seasons.
This! (jesus christ, then throws in "possible upsets" to the shot he called......)
memo is money
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I do think that the name of the award is somewhat misleading. "Coach of the year" should not and cannot imply the coach whose team exceeds the expectations or win the most games in a season. The structure, itself, is flawed. Either the award should be renamed as "Jerry Sloan COTY" after Jerry retires or the NBA should stop giving this award.