I really don't like CHANGE...but I guess sometimes it's inevitable and a good thing. We were very surprised when on February 10th Jerry Sloan resigned as the coach of the Utah Jazz. I always thought when Jerry retired, Phil Johnson, his assistant would take over-but Phil decided to leave with Jerry. I sometimes questioned Jerry's decisions...waiting too long to call a time-out, players lack of defense guarding the 3-point shot, and his negative demeanor talking to the media about his team (sometimes even when his team won!) Regardless of my thoughts, he was a good coach. Jazz teams won 1,127 games under his guidance and made it to the NBA Finals twice. Jerry is also a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. So I have mixed feelings. I wish Jerry and his family the best, but I'm kind of excited for CHANGE...
Quote from the Deseret News:
"My time is up," Sloan said, "and it's time for me to move on."
"This," a teary-eyed Sloan said with a cracking voice, "is a little bit tougher than I thought it would be."
Fittingly, Sloan's longtime right-hand man, Phil Johnson, resigned with the friend he'd coached alongside in Utah for the past 22-plus years.
Former Jazz player Tyrone Corbin, who spent the past seven seasons as Sloan's assistant, was named Utah's new head coach.
On February 23rd, Deron Williams our starting point guard was traded to the New Jersey Nets-this was even more shocking to me than Jerry retiring during the middle of the season. I didn't see that CHANGE coming at all. I'm really going to miss #8, D-Will. Loved that killer cross over, game winning lay-ups and intensity. I hope D-Will does well in New Jersey and that he ends up in Dallas where he wants to be!
In the trade we received Devin Harris, Derrick Favors, 2 first round draft picks and 3 million dollars in cash.
We'll have to wait and see if the CHANGE was for the better!
