Jerry Sloan is forever
Posted by Inside HoopsMar 10
Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald reports:
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Jerry Sloan was asked how he’s lasted 22 years with the Jazz when most other NBA coaches seem to lose touch with their players within a few seasons.
“I tell our players, ‘I’m going to be here and you may not,’ ” he said. “I’ve been real fortunate that our owner gave me the opportunity to say that when he first started out. Coaches are going to be here and players are expendable. - If you don’t have support, you don’t have a fighting chance.”
Someone asked Sloan what he thought about his 1970s-era photo on a mural honoring Bulls legends that went up outside the locker room this year. He hadn’t seen it.
“I don’t think it affects me in any way,” Sloan said. “Like my friend said, ‘I’ll still eat hamburgers.’ “
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Comment by Chalkmaze on March 14, 2010 at 3:26 am
Sloan has had a few funny quotes lately.
The Jazz did have a moment earlier in the season, Sloan said, when a player’s phone went off during a meeting. “Years ago, I would have put my foot on it and squeezed on it,” Sloan said. “I’m too old to do that. I’m afraid I’ll slip off it and hurt myself.”
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Sloan downplayed any discussion of his career.
“Those days are over,” he said. “I’d rather talk about the people playing now. I’m so far out of that. My career is shot. So [talking about] that will get you a toothpick and a glass of water.”
LOL!