I know we've heard about Jerry Sloan milestones for the last few years. There have been too many to keep track of. But this one is a little different.
Jerry Sloan won his 1,000th game with the Utah Jazz tonight.
I've not been a huge Sloan fan, but any basketball fan (including Dave at The Dream Shake) has to admit that Jerry Sloan is a first ballot Hall of Famer and will go down as one of the top 5 coaches of all time.
It appears Jerry has loosened the reigns a little and is giving his young team more opportunities to show their abilities. He does regret one thing. Not playing Deron Williams more as a rookie. It's okay coach, I think that turned out pretty well.
Jerry has coached from the Reagan administration,
Jerry Sloan won his 1,000th game with the Utah Jazz tonight.
I've not been a huge Sloan fan, but any basketball fan (including Dave at The Dream Shake) has to admit that Jerry Sloan is a first ballot Hall of Famer and will go down as one of the top 5 coaches of all time.
It appears Jerry has loosened the reigns a little and is giving his young team more opportunities to show their abilities. He does regret one thing. Not playing Deron Williams more as a rookie. It's okay coach, I think that turned out pretty well.
Jerry has coached from the Reagan administration,
to the Obama administration.
Most coaching wins with one team:
1. Jerry Sloan 1,000 Jazz 1988
2. Red Auerbach 795 Boston 1950-66
3. Gregg Popovich 633 S. Antonio 1996
4. Red Holzman 613 New York 1967-82
5. John MacLeod 579 Phoenix 1973-87
My favorite thing about tonight was during the post game. A reported asked Jerry if there were any games that stood out in his career.
Jerry's response? The losses.
Classic Jerry Sloan.
