Jazz Head Coach Jerry Sloan Resigns
Utah Jazz longtime head coach Jerry Sloan shocked the NBA world with his resignation from coaching Thursday night. Sloan’s reason is simple, he said he simply ran out of energy to coach anymore.
“I had a feeling this time was the time to move on,” an emotional Sloan said during a Thursday afternoon news conference. “[That's] a long time to be in one organization. Again, I’ve been blessed. Today is a new day. When I get this over with, I’ll feel better. My time is up and it’s time to move on.” ~
Sloan, already a Hall of Famer was the head man in Utah for 23 seasons and amassed 1,127.
Utah Jazz CEO Greg Miller said he tried to talk Sloan out of retiring but was obviously unsuccessful.
“I want to make it clear that nobody pushed Jerry or Phil out,” Miller said. “I loved and respected Jerry for as long as I can remember … I will miss him but benefit from the things he taught me for the rest of my life.” ~
Former NBA veteran and Jazz assistant Tyrone Corbin will take over as head coach.
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[...] Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan is stepping down after 23 years and 1127 wins as head coach of the UTyrone Corbin – Jerry Sloan Resigns, Ty Corbin Takes Over Utah Jazz. Posted by irwanbee on Feb 10th, 2011 // No [...]