How amazing of a coach was Jerry Sloan? He turned tin cans into gold....

[yamers]

He made poor players into decent players

He turned decent players into ALL STARS.

Look at Deron MEWilliams with the nets, the guy is one of the most over-paid players in the NBA.

Reading some tweets,
"Kazeem Famuyide ‏@RealLifeKaz 11h
Back in my day Deron Williams was a top tier point guard."

"Frank Isola ‏@FisolaNYDN 11h
Again, what does Deron Williams do out there. Other than getting torched by Kyle Lowry."

"Mel. I think ‏@LayupGod Apr 27
Boozer is one of the most overrated players of this generation. He's still eating off deron williams and jerry sloan pick n rolls"

Next up Carlos "Max Player" Boozer
The Bulls are trying to do anything in their power to unload him from the team asap.

"Free Wayne!!! ‏@tran_Quillity 11h
Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer really *** without Jerry Sloan"


Idk if the same goes for Stockton and Malone, but then again stockton and Malone where both amazing players in their own respect.

It sickens me when I hear that Sloan was feeding off the "ELITE" players that made him look like a great coach. It's even more disappointing that Jerry Sloan was never coach of the year.

 

[homeytennis]

Don't forget BRuss. He thrived after leaving the Jazz just like Ronnie Brewer and Maynor did as well.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Injuries robbed Deron of his skills. Don't forget he and the JAzz were in a long losing skid before the whole Sloan/Williams thing blew up.

As for Boozer, "caveat emptor." He had shown a LONG history of all offense/no defense and being prone to injuries.

But yes, I do agree that Sloan could get the most out of many players. And the Jazz offense was geared towards getting high-percentage shots. Jazz were generally among the leaders in team FG% when Sloan was coach.

 

[Biggs]

Shandon Anderson, John Crotty, Howard Eisley, Blue Edwards, the list goes on and on. He took below average talent, and got the most out of them. Danny Manning's year with the Jazz landed him a decent deal in Dallas when he had no knees.

 

[DutchJazzer]

this is old news.

thats what i have always been saying.

 

[SojoDave]

So what about Corbin? He took tin cans and turned them into tin cans.

 

[Twin Towers]

So what about Corbin? He took tin cans and turned them into tin cans.

Corbin turned Diamonds into coal

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Adam Keefe
Antoine Carr
Greg Ostertag (sometimes)
Greg Foster
The artist formerly known as Chris Morris
Howard Eisley
...


Sloan got guys like that to the NBA Finals.

I think Greg Popovich is more impressive though. He rotates personnel like it's no big deal.

 

[schneider]

Jerry did a few things that drove me nuts. He waited too long to call timeouts, didn't take advantage of bad matchups often and, most of the time, was too strict with his rotations. But it is undeniable that he got the most out of his players. How he managed to win 42 games in 2003 is something I'll never undestand.

 

[akirac73]

The artist formerly known as Chris Morris

huh? As far as I know he's still known as Chris Morris. Did I miss something?

 

[Greasy84]

The 1988 Jazz pushed the eventual champs (the Lakers) to 7 games, almost winning game 7 in L.A.

Jerry Sloan inherited this team the next season and never repeated that feat in more than 20 years.

 

[Stifle Tower]

The 1988 Jazz pushed the eventual champs (the Lakers) to 7 games, almost winning game 7 in L.A.

Jerry Sloan inherited this team the next season and never repeated that feat in more than 20 years.

Sloan never won the Western Conference or made it to the NBA finals? I honestly did NOT know that.