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  • #5671
    Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
    Where are all the Darrenphiles in this thread? What is their take on this rumor?
    Not thrilled. You understand that Sloan's time was going to come sooner or later (and in all likelihood, probably had already passed) but you don't like to see it go down like this. Pitting a player versus a coach and letting the player win is never a good precedence to set. From Deron's side, you get his frustration as the guy wants to win, but he has gone about it the wrong way this year.

    Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
    When he was accused of rape, Jazz fans turned their back on that (no problem, so did Laker fans with Kobe).

    When he drove the coach out, Jazz fans seem to think this is somehow an improvement?

    What has Darren done to earn so much goodwill within the fanbase?
    I think HFN has it dead on. The target is now on DWill's back. He wanted Sloan gone, now he's going to have to step up and be the guy he thinks he is. I will say this, if DWill now turns his back on Utah like Lebron did in Cleveland, the welcome Fisher/Boozer got by Jazz fans will seem like one Jimmer gets in Provo. It'll be ugly, and it'll be deserved IMO.

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    • #5672
      Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
      That might be the longest win streak for the Jazz this season.
      No remember we were undefeated in the pre-season?
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      • #5673
        Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
        That might be the longest win streak for the Jazz this season.
        Going forward, yes. They've already had a streak of 7 games earlier this season!
        Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

        Dig your own grave, and save!

        "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

        "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

        GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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        • #5674
          Originally posted by Sizzle View Post
          I think HFN has it dead on. The target is now on DWill's back. He wanted Sloan gone, now he's going to have to step up and be the guy he thinks he is. I will say this, if DWill now turns his back on Utah like Lebron did in Cleveland, the welcome Fisher/Boozer got by Jazz fans will seem like one Jimmer gets in Provo. It'll be ugly, and it'll be deserved IMO.
          You would think this would cement his stay here, now. Jazz can pay him more and he basically gets to hand-pick his new coach.

          Who was his college coach? Any chance he makes that request?

          Larry Brown wants to coach, but that guy always seems to fight with players.
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          • #5675
            Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
            That might be the longest win streak for the Jazz this season.
            Silly Rabbit. They already won 7 in a row this year (all thanks to Sloan, of course).
            Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

            There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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            • #5676
              Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
              That might be the longest win streak for the Jazz this season.
              Already completely disregarding the preseason trophy.

              I wonder if an NBA coach has ever not finished the season out after such a dominating preseason performance. I doubt it.

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              • #5677
                Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                Silly Rabbit. They already won 7 in a row this year (all thanks to Sloan, of course).
                I forgot about that.

                Sloan is walking away from a gold mine.
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                • #5678
                  Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                  Silly Rabbit. They already won 7 in a row this year (all thanks to Sloan, of course).
                  Happy Hack Day to you!
                  Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                  Dig your own grave, and save!

                  "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                  "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                  GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                  • #5679
                    Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
                    That may well be the case, but that does nothing to explain why what happened yesterday/today is a net negative on the future of the franchise. It sped up the inevitable and removed an excuse from Williams. It put pressure on him to back up his opinion of himself. Additionally, the Jazz will be able to evaluate him outside Sloan's tutelage. So I misspoke in saying it was a win-win. It's actually a win-win-win.
                    The biggest issue IMO is the thought that a player is now being given more power than the coach who has been the institution.

                    I don't necessarily think that Deron is wrong with some of his criticisms, and I don't know that this isn't the best thing for the Jazz long term. But it has the feel of a nasty situation and has left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.

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                    • #5680
                      Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                      I forgot about that.

                      Sloan is walking away from a gold mine.
                      His gold mine, no less. He dug the sumbitch!
                      Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

                      There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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                      • #5681
                        I think what went down in the locker room was KOC reminded Sloan that the point guard he keeps fighting with was only in Utah because it was what Jerry wanted.

                        KOC: "I wanted to draft Paul. You and that previous lap dog owner of yours were the ones who wanted Deron."

                        Sloan: "I'm done."

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                        • #5682
                          It was probably over at halftime but do you think Jerry was happy that after a loss for which he was primarily responsible Deron spent 10 min chumming it up with Jazz East instead of in the locker room with teammates?

                          I was at Franck's Restaurant two nights ago when Deron and the gang (Millsap, CJ, and the Bulls) were in yucking it up all night. Nothing at all wrong with that but I think it has to piss off old school guys like Jerry that the new NBA is run by these players that don't seem to "hate" their opponents. (Hate is probably the wrong word).
                          "Either evolution or intelligent design can account for the athlete, but neither can account for the sports fan." - Robert Brault

                          "Once I seen the trades go down and the other guys signed elsewhere," he said, "I knew it was my time now." - Derrick Favors

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                          • #5683
                            http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/2/1...-sloan-resigns

                            Johnson is gone also.

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                            • #5684
                              Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                              You would think this would cement his stay here, now. Jazz can pay him more and he basically gets to hand-pick his new coach.

                              Who was his college coach? Any chance he makes that request?

                              Larry Brown wants to coach, but that guy always seems to fight with players.
                              Bruce Weber was his college coach at Illinois. But I think pandering to any player is an absolutely horrible idea with the selection of the coach.

                              I think the Jazz stay in-house. Corbin or Hornacek IMO are the most likely candidates. But I didn't think that Sloan would leave mid-season, so you never know.

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                              • #5685
                                I wonder if Sloan moves or has to stick around. Since he remarried, he has a step daughter that I believe is in HS here.

                                I think I will walk over to the Delta Center and see if there are hoards of media trucks converging to cover the story.
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