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Sloan hasn't ruled out returning to the bench...

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Jerry Sloan open to coaching again

https://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm

"Sloan would listen if another team approached him, according to a source who has spoken to Sloan recently, and would seriously consider the right situation. But he won't actively seek another job or have anyone campaign for him. Almost alone among NBA coaches, Sloan, who turned 69 a week ago, doesn't have an agent."
Minneapolis Star-Tribune

I don't know how reliable the source is, but man it would be tough to see him coach somewhere else. Wherever he went, though, would immediately become my 2nd favorite team.
 
I saw it on RealGM and this is the article they linked to:

https://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/119097679.html

Not done yet?
Jerry Sloan declared "I'm not looking for another job" when he resigned in February as Utah's coach after 23 seasons there, but he hasn't necessarily retired for good.

Sloan would listen if another team approached him, according to a source who has spoken to Sloan recently, and would seriously consider the right situation. But he won't actively seek another job or have anyone campaign for him. Almost alone among NBA coaches, Sloan, who turned 69 a week ago, doesn't have an agent.
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Should I have posted this in general nba? jk.

Sorry. Didn't see the other thread. Merge please.
 
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Seeing Malone in a Lakers jersey sucked. However, if Sloan was there on the bench next year I'd maybe consider silently rooting for them.
 
Oh come off it. Jerry repeatedly talked about loyalty and how loyal the Millers had been to him and how much the organization had done for him. There is no way that he would would go and coach somewhere else.....

You'd have a harder time convincing me that Jerry would suddenly leave the Jazz organization that had stuck with him through the multiple underachieving post seasons, just because they realized the current group wasn't going to cut it and it was time to rebuild. Nah, never gonna happen.
 
mellow said:
Oh come off it. Jerry repeatedly talked about loyalty and how loyal the Millers had been to him and how much the organization had done for him. There is no way that he would would go and coach somewhere else.....

You'd have a harder time convincing me that Jerry would suddenly leave the Jazz organization that had stuck with him through the multiple underachieving post seasons, just because they realized the current group wasn't going to cut it and it was time to rebuild. Nah, never gonna happen.
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That was loyalty to Larry H., who supported him at every turn I don't think Sloan has the same attitude towards Greg, especially not after Greg/KOC/Gail did not immediately come to his defense after all the conflicts with Deron. Remember, KOC's initial conversation with NJ was about "another player" (presumably AK), not Deron. Sloan had already been put in his place after that infamous meeting and said "*&^% you" by retiring. In KOC's own words, it was only after being told there was no interest in that other player, that KOC asked Billy King if there were anyone else on the Jazz team that NJ would be interested in trading for. And then the Deron trade was thrown together.

I'd definitely pull for the Lakers next season if Sloan replaced Jackson. Well, the Jazz would still be my fav team, but there is little chance Utah will be a contender. Even if KOC hits on both picks, it's going to take another couple of years for Favors and the rookies to develop, and for Hayward to MAYBE become a decent backup. Winning a title really validates Sloan's coaching career and just a couple years with LA would give him the most wins ever. I could see him fit in with Kobe, Gasol, Fisher, etc. Those guys are no-nonsense players. They want to win.
 
It would be fun to see coach Sloan in Indiana for a season or two, even though I've become a Vogel fan.
 
KrazeeEyezKilla said:
If Phil doesn't re-sign, I'd love to see Sloan sign with the Lakers. This board would make Toyko's near meltdown seem like an episode of Leave it to Beaver.
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Yeah, I'd love to see that match made in heaven too: "Hey, 24, quit shootin' so f###ing much, whodoya think ya are, Michael Jordan? Hey, Fish, get in there and take over the SG guard spot for 24."
 
I hate to post this because I see how personal anecdotes are so eviscerated here, but I imagine someone might find it interesting. It also somewhat disagreed with my initial thoughts of how things probably went down.

My brother's boss is friendly/acquaintances with Jerry. Jerry often visited my brother's work and became pretty good friends with my brother's boss due to the business (the boss would call Jerry when they would get items in that the boss thought Jerry would be interested in).

Well a week or two after Jerry quit, Jerry went into my brother's work. The boss asked Jerry why he quit. Jerry told the boss that he was sick of the player's attitudes (including Deron's) and the lack of respect. He went to management to try and get them to do something/get control back, but they didn't do anything so he was sick of it and quit.

I realize this is third hand (from my brother who heard it from his boss), but take it for what it's worth. If this is true though, then I would not be surprised to see Jerry return if the situation was right. Larry and Gail were always loyal to Jerry, not necessarily KOC and Greggy. I don't think it would be incongruous for Jerry to go somewhere else. Even Larry approved of Malone leaving didn't he? (I really don't remember).

tl;dr - My bro valets the best buy parking lot and heard jerry's favorite fruit is apples.
 
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Mr. McGibblets said:
I hate to post this because I see how personal anecdotes are so eviscerated here, but I imagine someone might find it interesting. It also somewhat disagreed with my initial thoughts of how things probably went down.

My brother's boss is friendly/acquaintances with Jerry. Jerry often visited my brother's work and became pretty good friends with my brother's boss due to the business (the boss would call Jerry when they would get items in that the boss thought Jerry would be interested in).

Well a week or two after Jerry quit, Jerry went into my brother's work. The boss asked Jerry why he quit. Jerry told the boss that he was sick of the player's attitudes (including Deron's) and the lack of respect. He went to management to try and get them to do something/get control back, but they didn't do anything so he was sick of it and quit.

I realize this is third hand (from my brother who heard it from his boss), but take it for what it's worth. If this is true though, then I would not be surprised to see Jerry return if the situation was right. Larry and Gail were always loyal to Jerry, not necessarily KOC and Greggy. I don't think it would be incongruous for Jerry to go somewhere else. Even Larry approved of Malone leaving didn't he? (I really don't remember).

tl;dr - My bro valets the best buy parking lot and heard jerry's favorite fruit is apples.
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Sounds legit. If this "I'm just going to wake up one day and decide that I don't want to coach any more," stuff was true, Jerry would not be listening to any other offers. TroutBum and I were right about coach killer. The rest of you, which was most of this board, were wrong, as usual.
 
We've been had! We were all sold the "Sloan is honest to a fault" line to trust what he was saying in those day after incident interviews. Not that anybody was buying the "it was just time to leave" crap anymore.

I say good for Sloan. I hope he coaches and wins a championship as long as he isn't beating the Jazz on the way there. I love that guy.
 
Sloanfeld said:
Sounds legit. If this "I'm just going to wake up one day and decide that I don't want to coach any more," stuff was true, Jerry would not be listening to any other offers. TroutBum and I were right about coach killer. The rest of you, which was most of this board, were wrong, as usual.
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Well, all your wrongness about bozzer negates all your correctness about anything else on this board... ever...
 
Yes, the Jazz have been so much better since Boozer left.

Particularly, the difference on offensive execution and rebounding has been night and day.

On another note, it's interesting how many blind panhandlers have access to the internet.
 
Well, why had he lost their respect? Because the other teams were calling out their plays as they were starting them because they had seen them all for at least 10 years? Devin Harris said he didn't need any time at all to get up to speed on the plays when he came over, he knew them all real well.

Maybe he lost their respect because he didn't know a thing about coaching defense, including defending the 3 ball. Maybe he was just too stuck in his old ways, they weren't working, but he wasn't changing.

Maybe the players had some legit reasons to be losing respect.
 
zman1527 said:
Well, why had he lost their respect? Because the other teams were calling out their plays as they were starting them because they had seen them all for at least 10 years? Devin Harris said he didn't need any time at all to get up to speed on the plays when he came over, he knew them all real well.

Maybe he lost their respect because he didn't know a thing about coaching defense, including defending the 3 ball. Maybe he was just too stuck in his old ways, they weren't working, but he wasn't changing.

Maybe the players had some legit reasons to be losing respect.
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Which player are you again? I don't remember.
 
zman1527 said:
Maybe he lost their respect because he didn't know a thing about coaching defense, including defending the 3 ball.
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In several of the past ten years, the jazz were in the upper third in opponent 3-pt. percentage. Were they just lucky?
 
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