KSL has learned that Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and assistant coach Phil Johnson will resign at a press conference later Thursday.

More details will be posted as they become available.

The news comes after the Jazz lost to Chicago in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, where former Jazz players Kyle Korver and Ronnie Brewer helped the Bulls escape Utah with a 91-86 win.

After the game, Sloan didn't come out of his office for a postgame interview until about a half-hour after his team lost for the 10th time in 14 games.

The Hall of Famer, who usually talks to reporters about 10 minutes after the final buzzer, had been in a discussion with general manager Kevin O'Connor.

"We just had something we had to discuss," Sloan said, "and we'll talk to you all later on about that." A major part of the discussion, however, was the possibility of a trade in the works.

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That's crazy. I figured he would die as the Jazz coach.

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2nd coach the Bulls have gotten fired this year

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Wow. Looks like the caller to B&B that wanted to know why he was still coach was right.

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I wonder if he's done coaching all together. That would suck...

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He's resigning to take a post as president of Egypt, relax.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

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He has to be. I think the guy is just burned out. He's old, he's rich, he's in the Hall of Fame. No reason to come back IMO.......

unless he decides to take over for Philjack in L.A.

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Only if he can start fucking Jeannie Buss too.


EDIT: Heard the Lakers are offering Jeannie Morris only, sources expect Sloan to take a pass.

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That's exactly what I was going to post. I think he'd do well in LA. That would be one of the only places that would make sense for him...

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20 years and me and Jerry have the same amount of Championships


I dont care what the circumstances are, thats too long without a title.

But you have to take that into account. He's had some great teams, but shit happens....like Jordan.


I wouldn't call him overrated. He's rated right where he should be, IMO. Very good coach, not one of the best ever...

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Bernsteins "the problem is not the coach" stance on this yesterday was laughable.

I love how because they kept him around, he's not the problem. Thats a good way to judge things.

If the assistant is also resigning then there is definitely something else going on. I highly doubt he is done with coaching.

GM was pissed the coaches shook hands with Boozer prior to tip off. Bunch o pansies.

from Yahoo Sports

Sloan resigning after clash with Williams

After a 23-season Hall-of-Fame run as coach of the Utah Jazz, Jerry Sloan abruptly resigned his job on Thursday.

Sloan, 68, had agreed to a one-year contract extension in the past week but things publicly turned late Wednesday after a long meeting with Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor following the team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls in Salt Lake City. Sloan and his longtime assistant, Phil Johnson, resigned together on Thursday. The Jazz planned a 5 p.m. ET news conference to officially make the announcement.
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Sloan’s relationship with point guard Deron Williams(notes) had grown progressively worse over the course of the season, league sources said, and the coach had tired of dealing with the team’s best player. The frustration escalated on Wednesday night when Sloan and Williams clashed in the locker room at halftime.

“He decided right there in halftime that he was done,” a league source told Yahoo! Sports. “He felt like ownership was listening more to Williams than they were to him anymore. He was done.”

One source said Sloan had become tired of Williams “blaming everything on everyone else.” Still, Williams, who can become a free agent in the summer of 2012, has remained the Jazz’s best and most consistent player after the departure of several key teammates. Williams has always had a reputation for wanting to win badly and being a strong leader..............

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... ring021011

Fuck you Beni


I had that scoop 10 mins ago and the board wouldnt work.

My peeps agreee with your story and confirm it



Funny because Ive heard the legend many times about the Jazz owner telling all new players
"Dont come to me with a problem with Jerry, because if its him or you, youre going and he's staying"



And he only kept that promise for 20 years...



liar

Hey, the guy to beat on scoops is and always will be Terry's Peeps.

I like Sloan and his run with the Jazz probably won't be duplicated anytime soon. It was time though. 20+ years is quite a run.

yeah I see that link describes his coaching career as a "halll of fame coaching carerr"


psssst, please

Jerry Sloan was the longest tenured of any head coach or manager in any of the major team sports and had signed a one-year contract extension earlier this week to continue as head coach of the Utah Jazz. It's believed there was a heated argument between Sloan and Deron Williams, who was held pretty much in check in the Jazz 91-86 loss to the Bulls just last night. Sloan and assistant Phil Johnson, Jerry's right hand man for most of those 23 years in Salt Lake City, are expected to announce their resignations at a 3p (MT) press conference this afternoon. This much is for sure...The Jazz cancelled their scheduled practice for today.

This is the "Basketball Hall of Fame" we're talking about here...

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He's already in. He went in with 23 last year.


Awful...


Cant wait til Magic Johnson gets inducted as a coach

Damn Illinois pricks.

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He's going in as a talk show host...

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With Sloan gone and Phil going...this league will have their finals rerun after the Jimmy Fallon show

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I'm going to bounce from the spot for awhile but I will be back at some point to argue with you about this hoops stuff again. Playoffs have been great this season. See ya up the road.

I'm out.

The owner who said that was Larry Miller. He kept his word until he passed away.

Larry Miller is dead? And he owned the Jazz?!?

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