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Is Mark Jackson a good fit for the Jazz?

Let me state I'm not a Utah Jazz fan. So much of the back history I'm not up on. I wasn't aware of Jackson bad blood in Utah otherwise I would have never made the thread.
 
da ThRONe said:
Let me state I'm not a Utah Jazz fan. So much of the back history I'm not up on. I wasn't aware of Jackson bad blood in Utah otherwise I would have never made the thread.
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Have to admit I read it as "black" the first time...blame the Sterling affair, I suppose.

So, da theRone, can I ask what brings you to this forum if you're not a Jazz fan? We welcome you, of course. And you are forgiven for not knowing the back history of Jackson. There are enough of us old goats still alive and kicking to make sure all the young pups aren't led astray.
 
Core4 said:
Have to admit I read it as "black" the first time...blame the Sterling affair, I suppose.

So, da theRone, can I ask what brings you to this forum if you're not a Jazz fan? We welcome you, of course. And you are forgiven for not knowing the back history of Jackson. There are enough of us old goats still alive and kicking to make sure all the young pups aren't led astray.
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Trey Burke fan. I started watching so many Jazz games this season I just decide to join. I guess it makes sense considering that I was born and raised in New Orleans that I would end up following the Jazz.
 
White Chocolate said:
The guy didn't like John Stockton, so what. He is a damn good coach.
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here's some detail to pad out that "didn't like john stockton" thing - link

there's wanting to be a starter (doesn't everyone?) and then there's undermining/alienating your teammates in an attempt to move up the depth chart. jackson has a well-established record of cockheadery.
 
I don't believe he wanted to start over Stockton. I don't know where people get the idea. He simply believed the Jazz should change some of the offensive system. For example, at the time, Sloan was opposed to alley oops, which Jackson was the master of -- just about the best oop passer ever in the NBA, and he wanted to incorporate it on a more regular basis. That was one thing I recall. Not sure what the other suggestions he had were. I don't believe there was bad blood between him and Stockton though. If people can show me evidence of that, I'd like to see it. I guess some people point to some comments he made when he was a broadcaster, but I don't believe he ever slighted Stockton's greatness.
 
da ThRONe said:
Let me state I'm not a Utah Jazz fan. So much of the back history I'm not up on. I wasn't aware of Jackson bad blood in Utah otherwise I would have never made the thread.
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You are forgiven
Eenie-Meenie said:
I don't believe he wanted to start over Stockton. I don't know where people get the idea. He simply believed the Jazz should change some of the offensive system. For example, at the time, Sloan was opposed to alley oops, which Jackson was the master of -- just about the best oop passer ever in the NBA, and he wanted to incorporate it on a more regular basis. That was one thing I recall. Not sure what the other suggestions he had were. I don't believe there was bad blood between him and Stockton though. If people can show me evidence of that, I'd like to see it. I guess some people point to some comments he made when he was a broadcaster, but I don't believe he ever slighted Stockton's greatness.
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this is from a fan blog so take it with a grain of salt, but this is what was said with in the org

The NBA’s alltime assist leader [John Stockton] may be getting a push out the door by his new backup this season and the No. 2 man on the career assist list, 38-year-old Mark Jackson. Three members of the Jazz organization now understand why Jackson has been traded seven times in his 16-year career: They say that over a period of weeks, he succeeded in turning several teammates against Stockton by repeatedly remarking that those players would be better off if Jackson were the Jazz’s floor leader. Other players rallied around Stockton, who, because of his quiet nature, was vulnerable to the locker room politicking. The rift on the Jazz was mended, though not before Stockton’s pride had been wounded. “There was no question it hurt John, because you could see him withdraw,” says a high-ranking team official. “But he’ll never talk about it, just as he won’t talk about injuries, because then he feels like he’s making excuses for himself.”
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Sloan reached a breaking point in mid-January, when he lost his temper over the divisiveness on his team and stormed out of the gym during practice. He was threatening to retire then and there, only to be dissuaded at an emergency meeting called by team owner Larry Miller, president Dennis Haslam, general manager Kevin O’Connor and Sloan’s wife, Bobbye. “That had the real potential of Jerry saying, ‘To heck with it,’ and walking away,” says Miller, who believes that Sloan’s seven-game suspension for shoving referee Courtney Kirkland on Jan. 28 was the result of his built-up frustrations.
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cowhide said:
I have a better chance of becoming the Jazz coach.
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If you and Jackson were the only two available to coach this team, I'd pick ya. Let's just be very thankful this isn't the case:)
 
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I read that he has almost zero chance of becoming the head coach of Utah because during his one-year tenure as Stockton's back-up, he openly had issues with Stockton and Sloan. I think the Miller family would always side with Sloan and Stockton over Mark Jackson, which would cut out the coach's legs before he even started.
 
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