Jerry Sloan and Phil Johnson resign

kamazilla · Post #1 » by **kamazilla** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:36 pm

From KSL. No link yet. Will be announced in the press conference this afternoon.

Edit: speculation from a reliable news source cited in title

Second update now it's official

king everything · Post #2 » by **king everything** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:38 pm

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHA!

OMFG! OMFG!

You had better not be pullign my leg! I never thought I'd live long enough to see it!!!!!

MY DAY HAS COME!

Narcist · Post #3 » by **Narcist** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:38 pm

wow this is happening? cant believe it

seejaydeja · Post #4 » by **seejaydeja** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:38 pm

what the **** man...

JDubJazz · Post #5 » by **JDubJazz** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:39 pm

http://www.slcdunk.com/2011/2/10/198652 ... -utah-jazz

wow

Tabasco · Post #6 » by **Tabasco** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:39 pm

Wow.. I'm not sure how I feel... I'm scared

Matt007b · Post #7 » by **Matt007b** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:39 pm

BOTH are resigning? What the....?

HOLY **** this is awful news...

king everything · Post #8 » by **king everything** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:40 pm

Matt007b wrote:
HOLY **** this is awful news...

FOR WHO????

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!

kamazilla · Post #9 » by **kamazilla** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:41 pm

YOUR day?! All I can say is I would hate to be Red's task chair when he reads this.

So I'll assume Corbin will immediately be named interim coach, and soon will hold the permanent head coaching position.

Matt007b · Post #10 » by **Matt007b** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:42 pm

king everything wrote:
Matt007b wrote:
HOLY **** this is awful news...

FOR WHO????

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!

who's taking over? Corbin? Corbin>Sloan? eek..

Fido · Post #11 » by **Fido** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:43 pm

The only reason Phil hasn't retired was because he was supporting Jerry. Phil is actually older than Jerry is.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=14327951

Sources say Coach Sloan will resign
February 10th, 2011 @ 11:38am
By ksl.com
SALT LAKE CITY - KSL Sports has learned through sources that a press conference will be held later today at which time Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan and assistant Phil Johnson will resign their positions effective immediately.

Sloan was an assistant to Jazz Coach Frank Layden and then took over the team when Layden retired in 1988. Sloan took the Jazz to the playoffs in 16 consecutive seasons and coached the Jazz in the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. They lost both series to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

There's still no word as to why the coach's have decided to resign, but those questions should be answered at the press conference expected later today.

Stay tuned to ksl.com, KSL NewsRadio 102.7FM/1160AM and KSL TV for the latest updates.

king everything · Post #12 » by **king everything** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:44 pm

Matt007b wrote:
king everything wrote:
Matt007b wrote:
HOLY **** this is awful news...

FOR WHO????

THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!

who's taking over? Corbin? Corbin>Sloan? eek..

Sloan> Who?

SO MUCH of Sloan's career is based on longevity. Not any tangible results. This has been discussed ad nauseum around here.

Matt007b · Post #13 » by **Matt007b** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:45 pm

sounds like from the reports a trade was also being talked about...maybe Sloan and KOC had some words or opinions and phil backing up sloan left with him *shrugs*.

Either way wow.. he just BARELY signed an extension so the timing on this is very odd.

Fido · Post #14 » by **Fido** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:45 pm

I wonder what this means for AK's future. He wanted to stay in Utah and play at a hometown discount to play for Sloan...

Narcist · Post #15 » by **Narcist** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:45 pm

From the reports last night did he only tell AK about this?

Him and Deron must really hate one anonther.

MeestR · Post #16 » by **MeestR** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:46 pm

what is going on!

seejaydeja · Post #17 » by **seejaydeja** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:47 pm

**** man...i never thought this would happen. now that it has i feel sick to my stomach. no way sloan should go out like this.

Lava Rock Kid · Post #18 » by **Lava Rock Kid** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:47 pm

This makes me sick. Sloan is the third best coach in the league and Phil Jackson or Popovich is not available

king everything · Post #19 » by **king everything** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:48 pm

I am dancing a jig tonight. This... my God... Its finally here. Its finally over. 23 YEARS of failed/lowered expectations. We are finally going to get a taste of something different. This... I can't even make sense. Nothing I say is intellegent right now.

Post #20 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:49 pm

Sad to see it happen like this, but I think a new way just may work in the long run. Here's to 25 years of Corbin.