"You Gotta Love It Baby" Official Jazz thread

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

If you're changing the label, then add Jerry Sloan to your list of people that weren't going to be affiliated with the Jazz within 3 years.

I would put him on the list labeled "not affiliated with the Jazz after today". I have very detailed lists.

[MarkGrace]

KOC calling Bucher a liar. What a day this has been!

[MarkGrace]

tribjazz Brian T. Smith
Jazz's Sloan said that he had confrontation with Williams at halftime last night, but stressed it was no different than past ones.

tribjazz Brian T. Smith
Big take on Jazz's Sloan: He's at peace.

Off he goes into the John Deere sunset.

[Blueintheface]

KOC calling Bucher a liar. What a day this has been!

I might actually side with KOC on this one but only because I have disdain in my heart for Rick. Mormons don't forget, Rick. Mormons get even.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I might actually side with KOC on this one but only because I have disdain in my heart for Rick. Mormons don't forget, Rick. Mormons get even.

I forgot. See what happens when I don't make a list.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Good fiscal move today by Utah. Corbin will be cheaper than Sloan and AK's hometown discount just got a little more discounted.

Also, Greg Miller's choices of people to sell his seats to just increased significantly because Corbin has more self control than ornery ol' Jerry.

I bet the Jazz will be able to afford to bring in Mike Dunleavy next year for sure now.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I have been too busy at work to follow this thread or the story, but I wish Jerry nothing but the best in his retirement. Sloan is a stud and I will miss him.

And if SloanHater shows up and takes a shot at him, I am warning you that it might get ugly.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I bet the Jazz will be able to afford to bring in Mike Dunleavy next year for sure now.

I'm hoping for Doug Collins or maybe Hubie Brown.

[CJF]

I have been too busy at work to follow this thread or the story, but I wish Jerry nothing but the best in his retirement. Sloan is a stud and I will miss him.

And if SloanHater shows up and takes a shot at him, I am warning you that it might get ugly.

If you're not limiting Sloan potshots to Sloanhater, you've got plenty of material in the last 3 pages or so to get ugly with.

[Jeff Lebowski]

If you're not limiting Sloan potshots to Sloanhater, you've got plenty of material in the last 3 pages or so to get ugly with.

Thanks for the warning. I will bow out now.

[San Juan Sun]

Question: would any of you like to have Sloan as your coach?

At whatever level you played. (Church ball for me.)

I would say no, dude just seems like a jerk. A jerk who knows how to win in the regular season though.

[CJF]

Question: would any of you like to have Sloan as your coach?

At whatever level you played. (Church ball for me.)

I would say no, dude just seems like a jerk. A jerk who knows how to win in the regular season though.

Absolutely. Sloan is exactly the kind of coaches I loved playing for. Basketball I wasn't good, but his type was the kind of coaches I enjoyed for both football and rugby.

[San Juan Sun]

Absolutely. Sloan is exactly the kind of coaches I loved playing for. Basketball I wasn't good, but his type was the kind of coaches I enjoyed for both football and rugby.

My high school head coach was like Coach Taylor from FNL. No screaming, no disrespect, just pure business. No rookie mind games like Sloan the last few years.

[smokymountainrain]

Question: would any of you like to have Sloan as your coach?

At whatever level you played. (Church ball for me.)

I would say no, dude just seems like a jerk. A jerk who knows how to win in the regular season though.

I always kind of liked playing for a jerk. I would've played for Bobby Knight in a second. That said, I'd want to play for a coach who knows how to win in the post-season rather than a regular season hero like Sloan.

[CJF]

My high school head coach was like Coach Taylor from FNL. No screaming, no disrespect, just pure business. No rookie mind games like Sloan the last few years.

I don't see the mind games. I know a lot of people think Sloan screws with rookies but I see it as he won't play someone unless they give full effort. I think in his mind the less highly acclaimed guys give that effort more than the more talented players from the get go and earn his respect and get the time. Honestly, it's been difficult for me to follow the team closely this year so I could be missing some of it, but I have never thought of him as one who plays games. If he sees talent and doesn't get max effort he'll play a guy who has less talent but who will run through a wall for the team. I loved playing for coaches like that. I didn't have the talent but I would do everything I could to play. That style probably doesn't translate well to the modern NBA.