Sloan cut Maynor

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Sloan cut Maynor 

Post#1 » by Sloanfeld » Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:25 am

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12701997

A bit of destiny ยป Then again, maybe it was destiny that Maynor ended up with the Jazz. After all, as coach of the Chicago Bulls in 1980, Jerry Sloan once cut a fourth-round draft pick out of East Carolina named George Maynor.

His son, Eric, was born seven years later and will realize the family's NBA dream. As Eric headed to Utah to interview with the Jazz on the eve of the draft, his father reminded him of the connection with Sloan: "He just told me to tell him 'Hello.' "

After nearly 30 years, Sloan couldn't remember George Maynor's name, though he laughed about the coincidence. Eric, meanwhile, insisted there's no hard feelings on his father's part: "He's a Utah Jazz fan now."


Too bad there was no D league back then.
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Re: Sloan cut Maynor 

Post#2 » by majortripps69 » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:15 am

Irony at its best..
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Re: Sloan cut Maynor 

Post#3 » by Fido » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:46 pm

That is totally crazy... :lol:
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Re: Sloan cut Maynor 

Post#4 » by DelaneyRudd » Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:56 pm

Well, the guy was a 4th round pick. It wasn't like he got cut for pissing off Sloan. He was probably cut with a bunch of what would today be Summer League players.

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