I'm not sure of that. At one point, I could have sworn to have seen/hear/read something about his contract not getting renewed and the possibility of replacing him. Since we don't know all the details, it really would not surprise me if he announced his retirement for after the season.
Obviously, I'm stunned like everyone else that Sloan will step down. Unfortunately, the star players have a lot of power in the NBA and if you are at odds with that player.....then even a coach of Sloan's reputation and caliber can be forced to leave.
the Jazz, hope they stay bottom of the NBA for a long time and beat Cleveland's losing record.
Never been a Deron Williams fan. Overrated IMO.
This casualty can be chalked up to the new NBA, where players rule the league. Obviously Sloan was a holdover from a much different era.
And obviously the Spurs are the lone team left where the coach still runs the ship.
this is fkn stupid, no player is bigger then the club
surely with no real PF presence is hurtin there team filled with a bunch of white euro soft s...
trade deron and rebuild, keep the coach imo...
wow, this is unexpected sad news. I hate to see him go.
I always hated the jazz during the stockton/malone era, but since then i've been indifferent about them. But I always respected the out of Sloan.
Trading away your biggest draw is tough when you're a small market team...
wow didnt expect that from Deron.
Sounds like hes got Laker written all over him. way to throw your whole team under the bus and let DRose punk you like that on your own floor.
Lost a lot of respect for him and hope he continues to choke in big games like he always does.
Great coach. Sucks to see him go.
As for Deron Williams, another typical spoiled superstar. I have no respect for him anymore.
Still can't believe this. NBA lost a bit of it's soul today.
they got a few expiring contracts on the team
trade deron for picks and
trade aljeff too
rebuild in the draft....get rid of that dont draft black guys horse the has going atm...fck the mormons...
True. Then again it's also going to be tough when Deron finds out that whatever asskisser Utah hires to replace Sloan isn't near the coach Sloan was and he decides to bolt in free agency.
Pop made some smart changes to keep from losing the team, such as playing young players and getting out and running. That said, it's looking like Pop was just lucky not to have Deron Williams on his team.
I really thought the thread le meant "Sloan to re-sign", and I thought "he already did, right?" Stunning news, especially in the middle of the season.
sad news really
it just shows us how much we are blessed to have players like tony, tp and manu. we can think what we want about tp but he never ever questionned his coach.
so tony=timmy then?
deductive reasoning
Deron Williams.
I think it's pretty much a guarantee that this team won't ever be the same with Jerry Sloan. It's no coincidence or luck that the Jazz have had a winning record all but one season he's coached.
Seriously though, how many of us have looked at the standings year after year and been surprised to still see the Jazz in playoff contention? Regardless of injuries, lack of talent near the level of Stockton and Malone, etc.
It's just bull .
Agreed. This is the first season I can remember thinking they were really underperforming. First season I can ever remember watching them play and thinking the looked either unfocused or complacent for big stretches. Utah has always been a of a place for a road team because Jerry would always have that team playing hard there no matter what.
I would have traded his ass. I can guarantee you that if hypothetically you were to trade Deron Williams, and replace Jerry Sloan, you'd wind up with a better player in return, than you would the coach you'd replace Sloan with.
If that makes any sense.
It's a sad day for the NBA because we're one step closer to that type of being okay for the rest of the league. Sloan and Pop were the only two really old school coaches. Part of what made Pop so good was that he'd yell at any player for ing up from top to bottom, and it's also a props to Timmy that he'd take it, even if it was rare, and because Pop would dish it out, and Timmy would take it, none of the lesser players would ever have the balls to step to Pop.
Once Williams was allowed to run his mouth at Sloan, basically anyone and everyone else could too.
deron did come in looking like his carryin extra weight
And another thing, Williams has been there what, six seasons? Jerry Sloan has been coaching the Jazz almost as long as Williams has been alive, with a winning record, if anyone is the problem here I'm sure you know who it is.
Oh yeah, and deron williams.
Maybe somebody can convince Jerry to join their team as an assistant (i.e. Pop)
Jerry isn't an assistant. And props to his assistant for going down with Jerry, that's a friend right there.
Well, as Deron's tats say, "NOGUTS NOGLORY."
jazz go after one of our assistant coachs, we get sloan to become a replacement assistant
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