Jerry Sloan retired to avoid a Cleveland-like catastrophe

[Joartcc7]

It's pretty obvious why Sloan resigned abruptly. He foresaw early on that if Williams leaves Utah, the latter will follow in the footsteps of the epic fail that is Cleveland Cavs. Let's point out the factors...

1. Incompetent management traded Brewer, a budding guard and then let go of wingman shooters in Korver and Matthews. Players who attracts the defense with their outside shooting thus stretching the floor for Utah.

2. Carlos Boozer seeing that the incompetent Utah Jazz management moves decided to jump ship and go to the team which got the players Utah threw away. Chicago.

What an irony and an epic fail in incompetence for the Utah Jazz.

3. Utah predictably is losing. They no longer have their shooters and they have undesized big men to boot.

4. Williams leaving will put Utah in the same category similar to the Cleveland Cavs epic fail.

In all probability Williams will pursue free agency and sign with a better team. It's just that Sloan doesn't want to be on the ship when it starts to sink.

Anyone else agree?

[Reggie Miller]

He was pushed IMO, no matter what they said at the press conference.

He loves Utah, you could real emotion in his eyes when he was talking. He would've stayed even if they had the worst record in the NBA.

You don't get coaches like Sloan anymore who have that much loyalty and love for a franchise.

[Joartcc7]

He was pushed IMO, no matter what they said at the press conference.

He loves Utah, you could real emotion in his eyes when he was talking. He would've stayed even if they had the worst record in the NBA.

You don't get coaches like Sloan anymore who have that much loyalty and love for a franchise.

Management is cutting costs thats why they let go of too many key players. '

If Williams leaves... which he certainly will I think... It's all over for Utah.

It will take a decade before that franchise can ever recover again.

[AntonTheMeh]

Sloan >>>>>>>>>> deron williams and the bumass waves that cover his baldspot.

[Joartcc7]

Sloan >>>>>>>>>> deron williams and the bumass waves that cover his baldspot.

Utah without Deron = BUm

Fact.

[Larry the boss]

he signs a 1 year extention..then resigns...weird

[Larry the boss]

Sloan >>>>>>>>>> deron williams and the bumass waves that cover his baldspot.

true..sloan was utah 23 years..williams was in diapers when he came to utah

[Heru]

1. Brewer's replacement, Raja Bell, is just as good as he is.

2. Carlos Boozer's replacement is a younger, cheaper, less injury prone Al Jefferson with a higher upside than him. And they felt comfortable getting rid of Boozer because Millsap stepped up last year at PF, is younger, cheaper, and less injury prone than Boozer too.

4. If Williams leaves, the team would fall apart, but if the Utah GM and ownership aren't willing to or can't get him an elite player/scorer at SG or SF to take them to the next level then there's no reason to stay.

Utah has been smart, but I agree on their cheapness, they have one of the best home attendances in the NBA, so there's no reason to not try to move Kirilenko or Okur to get an elite player or at least an upgrade.

[AntonTheMeh]

Utah without Deron = BUm

Fact.

sloan could take you and 4 of your imaginary friends to the playoffs.

[Joartcc7]

sloan could take you and 4 of your imaginary friends to the playoffs.

Still...

Utah without Deron = BUM