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  • Sloan coming back. Again.

    How do Jazz fanzz feel about this? Granted that Sloan is an excellent coach, but with each passing year, the only thing that happens is that he gets a little older.

    The Jazz really aren't terribly close to being a legit championship contender. Injuries notwithstanding, it is very likely Boozer is leaving. And had he stayed, he isn't the missing link anyway.

    At what point do the Jazz decide to simply start over with a new coach, new philosophy, etc? It has to happen sooner or later. He cannot coach forever. How much of this is "you have earned a few more years here on our dime?"

    I guess the obvious question would be "who will replace him? And if there is nobody better out there, than why should he quit?" My question is more a general one, not specific to this year. At what point do you say, ok...enough Sloan. Let's go in another direction.
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    Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
    How do Jazz fanzz feel about this? Granted that Sloan is an excellent coach, but with each passing year, the only thing that happens is that he gets a little older.

    The Jazz really aren't terribly close to being a legit championship contender. Injuries notwithstanding, it is very likely Boozer is leaving. And had he stayed, he isn't the missing link anyway.

    At what point do the Jazz decide to simply start over with a new coach, new philosophy, etc? It has to happen sooner or later. He cannot coach forever. How much of this is "you have earned a few more years here on our dime?"

    I guess the obvious question would be "who will replace him? And if there is nobody better out there, than why should he quit?" My question is more a general one, not specific to this year. At what point do you say, ok...enough Sloan. Let's go in another direction.
    I think as long as Sloan wants to coach Larry will let him.

    Personally I can't stand Sloan. But he is a great coach. He is very good within his element and what he knows, maybe even the best. But sometimes I get the feeling that the game is passing him by. And I agree that they need a different approach. They're still one of the top 4 teams in the west IMO but as much as people rip on Utah as being a hindrance to attracting talent, Sloan is also one.
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    • #3
      My bad. I didn't realize Gidget was still logged in and I posted under her name. Bet you were impressed by that analysis for a quick second before you realized it was Surfah talking out of his ass again.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
        How do Jazz fanzz feel about this? Granted that Sloan is an excellent coach, but with each passing year, the only thing that happens is that he gets a little older.

        The Jazz really aren't terribly close to being a legit championship contender. Injuries notwithstanding, it is very likely Boozer is leaving. And had he stayed, he isn't the missing link anyway.

        At what point do the Jazz decide to simply start over with a new coach, new philosophy, etc? It has to happen sooner or later. He cannot coach forever. How much of this is "you have earned a few more years here on our dime?"

        I guess the obvious question would be "who will replace him? And if there is nobody better out there, than why should he quit?" My question is more a general one, not specific to this year. At what point do you say, ok...enough Sloan. Let's go in another direction.
        I think as great as Sloan is the time has probably come for him to move onto the farm full time. I think he rides today's player more than most of are willing to respond. I think he expects all players to respond like Stock and Mailman did, and most players now don't fear/respect the coach like that.
        I just wonder what number we retire for him.
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        • #5
          My favorite Sloan stat is that he's the all time NBA leader in Technical Fouls.
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          • #6
            Sloan can kick the ass on any other NBA coach.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
              How do Jazz fanzz feel about this? Granted that Sloan is an excellent coach, but with each passing year, the only thing that happens is that he gets a little older.

              The Jazz really aren't terribly close to being a legit championship contender. Injuries notwithstanding, it is very likely Boozer is leaving. And had he stayed, he isn't the missing link anyway.

              At what point do the Jazz decide to simply start over with a new coach, new philosophy, etc? It has to happen sooner or later. He cannot coach forever. How much of this is "you have earned a few more years here on our dime?"

              I guess the obvious question would be "who will replace him? And if there is nobody better out there, than why should he quit?" My question is more a general one, not specific to this year. At what point do you say, ok...enough Sloan. Let's go in another direction.
              I think the next coach for the Jazz will either be Tyrone Corbin or Jeff Hornacek. Two years ago I wanted Corbin for the job. I think now I've leaned and hoped they can get Horny on the staff next season in an assistant coach role full-time and then turn it over to him the year after that. What Sloan has done and how long he has done it for is truly amazing.

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              • #8
                Kids under the age of 20 in Utah only know Sloan as the coach of the Jazz. Random thought

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
                  I think the next coach for the Jazz will either be Tyrone Corbin or Jeff Hornacek. Two years ago I wanted Corbin for the job. I think now I've leaned and hoped they can get Horny on the staff next season in an assistant coach role full-time and then turn it over to him the year after that. What Sloan has done and how long he has done it for is truly amazing.
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                  • #10
                    Larry Miller is on record saying when Sloan retires the job will go to Phil Johnson.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                      Larry Miller is on record saying when Sloan retires the job will go to Phil Johnson.
                      If Phil decides to stick around after Sloan hangs it up. At this point, I don't think he will, which is why I had Corbin and Horny as the next choices.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
                        If Phil decides to stick around after Sloan hangs it up. At this point, I don't think he will, which is why I had Corbin and Horny as the next choices.
                        Agreed. However, I would not complain about Phil. I think he brings a lot of Sloan's good qualities, but without the absolute inability to relate to younger players. Also, he's a hell of a lot better on the whiteboard. For all of Sloan's success, he is not very good at drawing up plays on the spot. Also, Phil understands why teams are allotted timeouts, which is something Jerry is still trying to wrap his head around.
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Rx GATOS View Post
                          Kids under the age of 20 in Utah only know Sloan as the coach of the Jazz. Random thought
                          Unheard of in professional sports these days.
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