Head Coach Jerry Sloan to resign today :(

[memo is money]

I could only watch the beginning of the press conference. I had to take a lunch and I went to run some errands.

Anyway, I was listening to ESPN radio 710am. Laker based for sure. I cant believe what kind of reputation Jazz fans have...I mean, at least on this station they were calling Jazz fans idiots. They said they thought Williams was going to get **** for this. They also said if they had to choose between Sloan and Williams, they would choose Williams. Its a no brainer.

Even more idiotic thing is; it's not %100 true that Deron was the reason why Sloan decided to leave.

 

[LifeOnaPlate]

Let's hope a breath of fresh air at least sparks this team a little. Forget a title run this year I'm just hoping the Jazz are fun to watch again...

Sloan pretty much said the same thing himself, referring to other struggling teams who had a coaching change.

 

[VINYLONE]

I do not buy the "Deron forced him out" theory, yet. I want believe in what Greg said, they tried as much as they can to make Jerry change his decision. I read on twitter that Gail Miller made an offer but coach rejected it. The Jazz could handle it much better, IMO.

It was really an emotional, shocking, sad press conference for us, Jazz fans, to watch. Coach Sloan is a class act, so is Phil Johnson. The will be solely missed. There is no way a real fan can feel good about their departure. The Jazz have had competitive teams thanks to the system, work and dedication, stellar work of these coaches. If the success of an NBA coach was evaluated with championships, how many coaches could be considered great, successful etc?

I hope coach Corbin will make this current system even better, more efficient and effective. I felt a little bit better when his hiring as a head coach was declared.

Jerry Sloan is as honest as one can get and I want to believe in on his comment about his overall energy level. I hope nobody but him take part in the decision process of retirement.

Great post.

 

[Bodhi]

I could only watch the beginning of the press conference. I had to take a lunch and I went to run some errands.

Anyway, I was listening to ESPN radio 710am. Laker based for sure. I cant believe what kind of reputation Jazz fans have...I mean, at least on this station they were calling Jazz fans idiots. They said they thought Williams was going to get **** for this. They also said if they had to choose between Sloan and Williams, they would choose Williams. Its a no brainer.

Well ****, how do you argue with that?

 

[GVC]

I could only watch the beginning of the press conference. I had to take a lunch and I went to run some errands.

Anyway, I was listening to ESPN radio 710am. Laker based for sure. I cant believe what kind of reputation Jazz fans have...I mean, at least on this station they were calling Jazz fans idiots. They said they thought Williams was going to get **** for this. They also said if they had to choose between Sloan and Williams, they would choose Williams. Its a no brainer.

Based on the responses on this site so far, I fear for the future of the franchise. Bunch of small minded peeps with inferiority complexes looking for a scape goat. Was nice watching you for a little while, Deron. Let the Gordon Hayward era commence!

 

[Ben10]

does anyone else think this is a good thing for the team but still feel a bit dead inside

This is me. I loved the way the Jazz always ran Jerry/Phils system no matter who they played. They seemed to be able to complete in a league that had teams with a ton more talent but won games because they always played like a team instead of a single player. That has been missing for the last couple of years and our terrible offense shows that the team was tuning out the system.

It was time For Jerry to go. But it never should have happened this way

 

[memo is money]

Bucher said on SportsCenter Sloan wanted to suspend Deron after last night. Did not receive support from FO.

Really? That's the way ESPN morons think... They do a great job creating stories from nothing.

The fact Phil resigned with Jerry rather than helping Ty see through the season suggests there was a lot of displeasure behind the scenes.

Interesting...

 

[VINYLONE]

Let's hope a breath of fresh air at least sparks this team a little. Forget a title run this year I'm just hoping the Jazz are fun to watch again...

**** yeah. I am excited as well. Hope the Jazz can make some noise.

 

[gregbroncs]

Wow.

Good luck Jerry and Phil. Thanks for all the years of good memories.

I have not always been in Jerry's corner and believe he had some definite faults in his coaching. However he is not going to be easy to replace and he leaves some big shoes for Corbin to try and fill.

 

[VINYLONE]

Based on the responses on this site so far, I fear for the future of the franchise. Bunch of small minded peeps with inferiority complexes looking for a scape goat. Was nice watching you for a little while, Deron. Let the Gordon Hayward era commence!

Thats exactly the way its going to go down...check the Archie thread for proof.

 

[twentytwo]

Really? That's the way ESPN morons think... They do a great job creating stories from nothing.



Interesting...

Suspend Deron after last night? lol...

 

[VINYLONE]

Wow.

Good luck Jerry and Phil. Thanks for all the years of good memories.

I have not always been in Jerry's corner and believe he had some definite faults in his coaching. However he is not going to be easy to replace and he leaves some big shoes for Corbin to try and fill.

Lets hope he tries his best and succeeds.