Jerry Sloan

[Eastoff]

I'd go with a coach who can stay awake past 10.... it'll be helpful in the OT games at the Garden.....

Luckily for him, he'll get adjusted to our timezone and be fine when we fly back east!

 

[Eastoff]

No Kaleb or Sloan would be best

Wait, are you saying "No, Kaleb or Sloan" or "No Kaleb (anyone but him)" or "Sloan"

 

[bigbailes]

sloan is old and doesn't have the energy, but that's why keep kaleb as the lead assistant, who we all know has more then enough energy for the job. sloan acts as the mentor, facilitator and is the man during games. canales could run practices under the watchful eye of sloan. think it could be a pretty interesting situation, but not sure it's the best situation.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Wait, are you saying "No, Kaleb or Sloan" or "No Kaleb (anyone but him)" or "Sloan"

I don't want either of them as head coach

 

[RedHotRollin]

So a Utah radio station is speculating that he'll be the next coach of the Blazers.

Factoring in his age do you still opt for him over Mike Malone?

After listening to the actual show, it actually has a 'source'. Gordon Chiesa, one of his assistants for a long time said if he had to predict where he would end up, it would be in Portland. That gives this tidbit a lil more credence.

 

[magnifier661]

sloan is old and doesn't have the energy, but that's why keep kaleb as the lead assistant, who we all know has more then enough energy for the job. sloan acts as the mentor, facilitator and is the man during games. canales could run practices under the watchful eye of sloan. think it could be a pretty interesting situation, but not sure it's the best situation.

I really like this idea. Canales could learn a lot from Sloan. And I think the players would have an easier transition too.

 

[Eastoff]

I really like this idea. Canales could learn a lot from Sloan. And I think the players would have an easier transition too.

I think this is all true.

 

[jlprk]

Jerry Sloan resigned only a short time ago and was doing the best coaching in the league (in proportion to the talent of his roster). You leap at getting a great coach. I'd pay him $8-10M per year.

Even if he's only here 2-3 years the players would learn more than in 10 McMillan years. Converting Sloan years to McMillan years is like dog years.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

I'm not very interested in Sloan. He wouldn't be a bad hire, but I just don't see much upside. If we go for a veteran coach I'd rather make a run at Mike D'Antoni.

Undoubtably, D'Antoni would provide more entertaining basketball but I don't know if he would provide better basketball. I think a Sloan team would be more fundamentally sound and while it would be what some would consider "boring", I think it would win the majority of the time against the same team coached by D'Antoni.

Gramps...

 

[Natebishop3]

Jerry Sloan resigned only a short time ago and was doing the best coaching in the league (in proportion to the talent of his roster). You leap at getting a great coach. I'd pay him $8-10M per year.

Even if he's only here 2-3 years the players would learn more than in 10 McMillan years. Converting Sloan years to McMillan years is like dog years.

I agree with this.

 

[jlprk]

Of course you do. I said it, didn't I? To those afraid of Sloan not staying long: If he makes a man out of Aldridge in 2 years like he did Karl Malone, he'll have contributed more long-term than McMillan did in 6.

 

[Natebishop3]

Of course you do. I said it, didn't I? To those afraid of Sloan not staying long: If he makes a man out of Aldridge in 2 years like he did Karl Malone, he'll have contributed more long-term than McMillan did in 6.

But who would be his John Stockton?

 

[jlprk]

That would be the next coach's problem. The lucky guy would inherit a tough, dirty, mean Aldridge.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Could you imagine PapaG being hired as head coach and KingSpeed as his lead assistant.

and Medicore Man as the Cheer Captain! The RG would be silent!

CHOO! CHOO! They'd have their own Post Game train ride!