I was shocked and saddened when news broke that Jerry Sloan had resigned as head coach of the Utah Jazz. Sloan was the franchise. Losing an icon like him felt like I was losing a family member. For any Jazz fan born in the 80's, he's the only coach we've ever known.
I do not want to get into the semantics of why he left. That will all come out with time. I just want to thank him for 23 great years of team-first basketball, that came with no excuses or apologies. In the words of Frank Sinatra, Jerry did it his way.
I highly doubt that we will ever see another major professional coach last 23 years as the man in charge. It's a different world now, one where instant success is demanded. When it's not met, the coach is shown the door.
So thank you Coach Sloan. Your legacy will last a lot longer than your coaching career in Utah, and that's saying a lot.
Yes thank you Coach Sloan!! He was truly one of, if not THE best professional coach, in my eyes. I have always admired the way he coached and have been wondering when the day would come that Jerry Sloan steps down. It just sucks it had to happen like it did (in the middle of the season), along with other speculations to be proved in time, like you said. I would like to know what you think about Coach Tyrone Corbin, do you think he can lead the team deep into the playoffs??
ReplyDeleteI can't remember a day when Coach Sloan was not the coach for the Jazz. I will greatly miss him on the bench but I'm glad the job was given to Corbin. The team may not benefit immediately, but the new change may reanimate this half dead Jazz team.
ReplyDeleteThis was a bit of a shock, while watching 2 or so weeks ago, but he has his reasons and will be dearly missed. As for the new guy, we will see what happens. So far however, it seems that the Jazz hav'nt been having too much luck :/
ReplyDeleteBring Frank Laden back!
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