Jerry Sloan to Resign
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Holy f--king s--t! What the f--k?!
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Holy shi*t
He’s my favorite coach, and it was a treat to see him in person the other night. Damn. Best wishes I guess, though I’m wondering what the hell is going on.
FIRE WESTPHAL HIRE SLOAN!!!
First :)
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Feb 10, 2011 11:47 AM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
It'd be my dream come true
Reke and Cousins running the pick and roll all game long, destroying everyone in their path
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
GLORIOUS!
Lets give Sloan the championship he’s always wanted!
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Feb 10, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
My only worry would be Reke's outside shooting
but I’m pretty sure Sloan would beat it into him
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
Maybe we could do the bizarro p&r
where Cousins handles, Reke picks for him and rolls. Cousins can either shoot off the screen or drive to the basket. haha.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Feb 10, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
On one condition
Every time he slams it in some dude’s face he yells “I’m the juggernaut, bitch!”
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
lolz
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Feb 10, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
Let's find out if he wants a high-paying consulting job for us.
He can do it from home, I don’t care.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
I'd be okay with this
He can just Skype with the players at half time and cuss them out and yell a bunch
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
The only Skype Sloan know is the one above his head when he's outside.
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by Aykis16 on Feb 10, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
And now reports surface that he was clashing with D Will
It’s days like this that Twitter comes in handy
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
ohh and this is terrible news obviously
He’s an institution. Not like he cares but they should rename the Coach of the Year award after him (does it have a name now? Red?)
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
They should have a "Sloan and Adelman Lifetime Achievement Award" for winning coaches who never won a ring
Too soon?
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
I think I lost a little respect for DWill
I wonder how Jazz fans will react.
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
Same
Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s booed next home game
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
They might have to trade him now
Sammy, Landry and our number 1 for D-Will?
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
Yes, please
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
I'd love it
But I don’t think he’s going anywhere. DWill’s one of my favorites to watch, that’s disappointing to hear that he may be the reason Sloan’s leaving.
Question is
do we want to trade all that for the guy that just run off one of the best coaches in the league? Who’s to say he won’t do that to the next coach? Is that a sign of things to come from DWill?
Only problem with signing Sloan,
is that we wouldn’t be able to trade for D-Will!
Still rather have Sloan.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Feb 10, 2011 12:20 PM PST reply actions
Anyone else think Sloan could turn Donte into an AK-47, do-all kind of guy?
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
While I have all the respect in the world for Sloan...
….no.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
I don't know about that.
He already is a great coach to begin with.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Hey, I can hope right?
Donte already has that potential. I just think Sloan could beat it into him
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
You can do whatever you want. You're going to do it anyway.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
The Cav, Suns, & now Jazz(maybe Nuggets too) need to just blow it up
What a terrible decision if it was based on Sloan & D-Will clashin. How many people believe D-Will will even stay when his contract is up? Especially if this starts a free fal for the team I feel sorry for Jazz fans they’re gona end up just like us.l
I love beating dead horses.
by allbenji's on Feb 10, 2011 12:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
It's no coincidence that Jerry Sloan is resigning on the same day that #seniorporntitles is a trending topic on Twitter
Jerry Sloan’s gonna fuck some bitches!
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
Seriously?
Would you want your young kids to see this?
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Which one?
His post, or Jerry Sloan Chaimberlaining himself?
Keep Jason Thompson out of the damn fruit salad!
by prowseinthehouse on Feb 11, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty crazy news
I wonder if the decision was about him and the team captain clashing, or if he has just had enough.
While I d love him as Coach of the Kings, you have to wonder if /why he would coach us.
Apparently it's about Deron Williams and Sloan clashing.
And Sloan has had enough. It’s not just Jerry Sloan; it’s also Phil Johnson.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
A player, clashing with Sloan? Whhhaaaaaaa?
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
I thought
the Phil Johnson aspect of the story is fascinating, as well as the mid season departure of someone of his caliber. I can’t imagine the behind the scenes happenings that brought this on.
Yeah.
I doubt this would have happened had Papa Miller still been alive. He woulda told both of ’em to go suck it.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Been reading to read his biography
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
er meaning to read
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
That's probably the best way to get it done.
A lonely Kings fan in a sea of gold and purple...
by Jaycee on Feb 10, 2011 9:08 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Sloan wanted to suspend D-Will
but nobody except Phil Johnson had his back. If Papa Miller were alive, Williams might have been traded.
by VenomySnicket on Feb 10, 2011 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Technically they can both be one and the same really.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno, I respect Sloan, but I'm not a big fan
I’m shocked by this, but I wouldn’t want him here. My feeling is that you’d have to have players with the right personality to work with him, otherwise he’ll rub people the wrong way. And I can just imagine what Tyreke and DMC would be like having to work with him.
This is a sad day for the NBA
Jerry Sloan represents stability, hard work and grit. He has lived his last 23 years as the representative of the Jazz – through hard times as a team and the personal tragedy of losing his wife to cancer.
For him to sign a contract extension for one year earlier this week and then announce he is to retire today is confusing. There must be more to this story, because of all the things that one can say about Jerry Sloan top on the list is that he is not a quitter. I am shocked by this announcement because it is a surprising way for that cowboy to ride into the sunset.
Jerry Sloan deserves the best wishes for happiness from the NBA and it’s fans for providing so much to the League and we fans for so long.
Lastly, I don’t believe Jerry Sloan will ever coach elsewhere. Coaches don’t get their suit coats retired but if they did, his name should be hanging in the rafters in Salt Lake City.
by betweentheeyes on Feb 10, 2011 1:35 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Much respect to the dude, but I don't know if I'd want him in Sacramento...
Great coach, but I’m not sure if he has the right style and personality to effectively click with our current roster and organization. His reputation for being a staunch hard-ass is pretty well established – not necessarily a bad thing, but it would be a pretty big change.
yeah I highly doubt Sloan would play out here well
seems like you need an owner (and not two or three where one can accidentally or intentionally give off mixed messages) that is insanely loyal to you as coach and stubborn as hell to pull that off.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
So if Sloan doesnt coach again in the NBA,
his last professional win was a win over the Sacramento Kings. im kinda ok with that.
I like that, and I like Kings basketball.
Stockton's last professional game (not win) was against the Kings too, in Arco.
A day I like to call 5 DBCWKE
(DBCWKE = Days Before Chris Webber’s Knee Exploded of course)
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
I don't like those letters
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
What was the exact date of DCWKE?
I need to mark it in my calender.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Feb 10, 2011 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Beware the 8th of March
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by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
thats funny, right there.
I remember naming my fish CWebb, 60 DBCWKE
Statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything.
Live News conference about to start
Here is the link:
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Sloan not in yet - only showing reporters
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Sloan is up now
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Dang I missed him.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Feb 10, 2011 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
He's talking now
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
He said that he has always hated Mormons
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by section214 on Feb 10, 2011 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
He didn't like how Deron is being traded to the King's for K9's old seat.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
First Egypt - now this!
"But screw your courage to the stiking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
Why can't things just stay the same?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Oh god I just had to listen to two baristas talking about Egypt right now.
So. Painful.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
oh it gets better
“I was talking to Brian last night and he’s in culinary school right now and we were talking about how much he has to use math know because he, like, has to measure stuff.”
“Do you know how the stock market works? What’s up with that?”
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:52 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
This is destined to become a reality show
Only we’re going to change it a little – hot working mom’s serving as baristas and talking about their problems while donning low-cut aprons. Fox presents “Steamed Milfs.”
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by section214 on Feb 10, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
apparantly President Murbarack is now "that guy in Egypt."
What are the odds that if I ask them who Anwar Sadat is they are going to respond “Oh, it’s that cute dog from ‘I Love You Man.’”
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
He's not Gabrielle Anwar's dimple?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Dunno. Let me look around a while, and I'll get back to you on that one.
Those who walk on eggshells rarely leave footprints.
by SierraSpartan on Feb 10, 2011 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Don't go near Kissinger then
"But screw your courage to the stiking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Feb 10, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
Always good advice.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Feb 10, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't he dead?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Sadat is very much dead
but no Kissinger very much alive but in a creepy grim reaper evil kind of way. I am convinced that him and Al Davis have one of those collar bombs attached to each other Wedlock style (fantastically awesome Rutger Hauer action flick). They will live forever until someone rips one of their collar’s off and their head will explode.
(I also think this will be what the owners argue for with the CBA: a Wedlock Provision. “You want to leave my team? Fine but if you leave without knowing your wedlock partner your head is going to explode! So who is it Lebron? Boobie? Mo? Delonte? Just to make sure you better make sure to get his donuts. Muhahahahahahaha!”)
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Sadat went out in style
on live national tv in the middle of a military cermony, with three thrown at him, and four assassins assault rifles in his direction for two minutes.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
derp derp
three grenades thrown at him
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
I was kidding about Kissinger.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
what the hell is going on?
It’s sad that some young punk (albeit a good ’un) can command the back office to rid of one of the greatest coaches to get his way. The world has gone mad.
"And Solskjaer has won it!"
by 'tough as nails' spence on Feb 10, 2011 2:34 PM PST reply actions
There is no way he was forced out because of Deron.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Yahoo! is saying that he felt he was being undermined by Mgmt. and the players
"That might've been a little push, but that was a major flop. That would make Vlade Divac very proud." - Jerry Reynolds
Which is Greg Miller and not Kevin O'Connor the GM.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
You ain't a true superstar until you get your first coach's head on a pike
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Feb 10, 2011 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Correct me if I'm wrong
I based it all on this tweet:
@tribjazz on Twitter: “Sources say Sloan had lost team. One described situation as Deron Williams only staying if Sloan stepped down.”
"And Solskjaer has won it!"
by 'tough as nails' spence on Feb 10, 2011 2:43 PM PST reply actions
sorry
reply fail, my bad.
"And Solskjaer has won it!"
by 'tough as nails' spence on Feb 10, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
I refuse to pin this on DWill.
from college to the pros he always showed professionalism.
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I get the impression from perusing the Jazz site
That he might be a bit of a primadonna. But yeah, he hasn’t overtly shown any douchebag tendencies.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
So was Karl Malone.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
he hasn’t overtly shown any douchebag tendencies
3
Have you seen his hair? It freaks me out.
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by Exhibit G on Feb 10, 2011 3:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
How about it's just what it is? Eh?
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not buying he was pushed out.
If anything, it went something like this last night after the game:
Mgmt. - “Jerry, ease up on Deron, ok.”
Jerry – “F. U., I’m quitting”
Mgmt. – “Hold on, I didn’t mean…..”
Jerry – “F.U., I’ve been wanting to retire for a while.”
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
I don't buy that at all
You think after 2 decades of the highs and lows of coaching, he’d just quit that abruptly? And after recently signing an extension? And Phil Johnson would leave as well?
There’s something else going on there, and we probably won’t know exactly what.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
yeah and we might never really know
wouldn’t be so shocked if he isn’t so loved by all his players given nor would I be shocked if he didn’t enjoy working for the younger Miller’s and things aren’t exactly the same as they were there.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
given
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
Yes I do, to answer your question.
He probably wanted to quit and they compelled him to sign the extension. Then he got more fed up and just said screw it I’m done. The guy is old.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
that doesn't explain why he would quit mid season
and quite frankly, rumors about players thinking there is going to be a fist fight between Deron and Sloan don’t come out of thin air. Shit happened and given the insane amount of years Sloan has been there, given the long time owner died recently, and given the 6 plus years Deron has been there, maybe there were a lot of things that contributed to Sloan saying he’s done but I wouldn’t start ignorning obvious signs of trouble brewing and teammates being scared there is going to be a fist fight between the coach and a player might be one of those signs.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I don't see that
That’s something that’s so out of character for him, it doesn’t make any sense. And why would Phil go as well?
As long as we’re making guesses, I don’t think he wanted to quit, but ownership probably dictated he change his style and go easier on the team.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Which is.....
…naturally, horseshit.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Apparently Sloan told Williams to run one play, and he ran another.
And they got in a fight at halftime during the game yesterday, and the other players thought they’d actually start physically fighting each other.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
Sloan would win
He’s the toughest guy on their bench.
by StevenG on Feb 10, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Even though he's an old man now.
Still doesn’t matter.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Old man strength.
"DeMarcus pounds, like the hammer. Tyreke slashes, like the sickle.
For the good of the proletariat!" - tomroadrunner
by Ice_9ine on Feb 11, 2011 4:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Per Bucher on Spotscenter
Sloan wanted to suspend D Will after last night’s argument but the FO did not support that decision
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
When I first read this I read it as "Jerry Reynolds to resign"
Could you imagine my shock?
Keep Jason Thompson out of the damn fruit salad!
by prowseinthehouse on Feb 10, 2011 3:55 PM PST reply actions
I'm surprised he hasn't
He’s basically getting pushed out of his TV gig by the 7-foot Tall RedHeaded Yapping Machine.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
There are 2 of them now!
of course one isn’t quite 6 feet, but still just as bad
Keep Jason Thompson out of the damn fruit salad!
by prowseinthehouse on Feb 10, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Waiting on vfettke or chenp to 'shop that one...
Maybe Peaches as Mini-Me to Walton’s Dr. Evil?
Those who walk on eggshells rarely leave footprints.
by SierraSpartan on Feb 10, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Photoshop freezes whenever I open Peaches' picture
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
by vfettke on Feb 10, 2011 11:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
A friend of mine asked me how many more games the Kings would have won this year with Sloan
I said five as a coach, and twelve as a player.
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by section214 on Feb 10, 2011 4:10 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
Do you remember Sloan punching that guy and not even getting called for a foul?
I find that amazing even to this day. Then again, the NBA was different in the 70’s too.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Artest and Stephen Jackson might agree with you
Rudy T not so much
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nor the coach from GS, aka P.J. Carli....
Thanks to Sprewell.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Fun fact
The Kings have three players that were born after Sloan originally took the Utah job 22 years ago – Tyreke Evans, DeMarcus Cousins, and Hassan Whiteside.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
Which is exactly why I think Sloan might be willing to coach this team.
Don’t you think he’d love to be able to retort to a protest from one of those guys with “Son, I’ve been a Head Coach since before you squirmed out of your daddy’s little pecker”, or some such.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Feb 10, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Hahaha
I told somebody that I started watching NBA basketball after Jerry Sloan had been coaching the Jazz for a couple years. And, it’s true.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
I could see him saying that
It would be a powerful oratory.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
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"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
One of the last of a dying breed
Helluva run. It’s going to be really, really weird watching that team being coached by anyone else.
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and that someone else is Tyrone frickin Corbin no less
good King, good King.
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by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
alright maybe not that good but I liked him when he was here
same with Walt Williams. Still remember the day we traded them to the Heat.
I am often wrong, but never in doubt.
by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
Tyrone Corbin wasn't even in a Kings uni for a full season.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
good king though, good king (actually a bit of an inside joke with a friend who always says that about random ass kings players. even says is about Billy Owens)
by the way, check your email.
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by wallywagon11 on Feb 10, 2011 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
Aight.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
He was certainly no kevin gamble
if you’re talking fungible threes
by lchristmas on Feb 11, 2011 7:19 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think he would be great with the Kings. This team needs
discipline, especially on offense. Sadly, I doubt he would want to take a job here. There have been discipline problems with players and the head coaches haven’t been shown a lot of loyalty.
I think it is tragic that he had to resign. They will miss him like we miss Adelman.
Not going to happen
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Yeah, this is probably one of the last places he would want to be,
and that assumes he still wants to coach. Still, all I can think about is how sad it is that one player can oust a long time coach, if that is in fact the case.
by fryingpan136 on Feb 10, 2011 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
Sad day
But all good things come to an end. The Jazz really don’t have the horses nor the identity without Boozer and Okur and some of the tough guys they had like Harpring and Brewer, but I am sure their GM thinks they have the best talent in the league.
On Sloan coaching the Kings, I doubt he’d be interested in the least, and he’s a bit too old. I’d rather see our next coach be at least a decade younger than Westphal, not a decade older.
"His D was a difference at the end."
Gray hairs have their value too.
"I think this can be a good line-up for us and we’ll see how it works." - PW on replacing Casspi and Beno with JT and Head in the starting lineup
Seems like owner, GM, Williams all saying they didn't push him out
and in fact begged him to stay.
I think Sloan is done. He no doubt has the chops to coach another team, but I think he’s probably tired of the NBA grind. Seems reasonable.
I wonder what happens to Phil Johnson? Sounds like he was a good soldier.
"His D was a difference at the end."
The consensus now seems to be...
that he told O’Connor it was him or Deron Williams. O’Connor sided with Williams, and Sloan left. Johnson leaving with him is a sign, in my eyes at least, that he will coach again. He wants things to be done his way and he won’t change his mind about that. Part of it is that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks, but part of it is that he wins. And I know he’s never won a title, but I think that says less about him and more about the team’s that have been around in his time.
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
One could argue the feat of staying consistently good is more impressive than winning a title.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
by pookeyguru on Feb 11, 2011 7:27 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Certainly
He’s missed the playoffs only 3 times as Jazz head coach. He’s only had one losing season where they went 26-56 in 2004-05. His worst season other than that was the following year when they were .500. The fact that he hasn’t won a title may be nothing more than sheer dumb luck
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
The fact that he hasn't won a title
Has a lot to do with the Bulls and Lakers. I think his best (championship) caliber teams unfortunately competed during the period of time those teams were elite.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
One point about Sloan in all this that might be missed:
The Jazz weren’t missing the playoffs before Sloan took over either. They were in the playoffs from 1984-2003. So not all of those playoff appearances were Sloan’s. And, all of those included Stockton & Malone from Sloan’s end too.
Again, it’s not to diminish Sloan’s accomplishments or anything, but the reality is that Sloan took over a team that had won games and made the playoffs for a number of years prior. He simply continued that tradition, found ways to keep the team consistently competitive, and, in my opinion anyway, kept the Jazz talent level similar as the overall NBA talent level dropped. That’s when the Jazz made the NBA finals.
As great as Jerry Sloan was, I think Woj made a great point about Sloan: The world around him changed.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
So i've been following the SBnation Jazz Blog faithful
and the general consensus is that Sloan simply felt too old to handle arguing with his players, and decided to hang up the boots.
The consensus is also that DWill shouldn’t take blame for it but will probably become the scapegoat anyway because of mass media spin.
http://www.slcdunk.com/2011/2/10/1987321/deron-williams-responds-to-coach-sloans-resignation
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Yep.
And, right now D-Will will probably take the hit and leave unless something changes. If anything, Sloan had just hung on too long.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Yeah
The media, and Twitter especially, might have had a lot to do with D-Will taking a big hit. First it was “Deron Williams wanted Sloan gone, or he was gone.” Then it switched and became “Sloan says its him or me.” But the damage was already done. People jumped on Deron pretty quickly.
"What the fuck did I do?" - McNulty
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