Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloanis an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Former NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history." Sloan had a career regular-season win–loss record of 1,221–803, placing him third all-time in NBA wins at the time he retired. Sloan was only the fifth coach in NBA history to reach 1,000 victories and is one of two...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 March 1942
basket beat came guys hard harder points ran
After we got beat by 30 points over there I didn't know what we would do tonight. I thought our guys came out strong, they ran hard and went to the basket a little harder than they did the other night.
basic came glad guys happened involved job karl ready
I'm really glad for what happened to Karl Malone, but these guys weren't involved in that that much. Their basic job is to get ready and play basketball, and I didn't think we came out with that intention.
ball came game gave needed pressure turned win
We gave them everything they needed to get their game going and win the ballgame. They came up and put the pressure on us, and we turned the ball over a little bit, and then we got real casual. There was no execution.
against came excellent needed offense played ran system
Deron had an excellent game. He is getting to know our system better. He came out and played against the Hornets and ran our offense like we needed him too.
came experience gotten great league obviously
He came into this league a great player. He obviously has gotten better, but experience is a great teacher. He's just a great, great player.
came gets great league obviously
He came in this league as a great player, in my opinion. But he obviously gets better.
almost came hang night played pressure
We came out real soft. They put pressure on us and we just kind of would hang out. That's the way we played almost all night long.
basic basketball came job ready whatever
Their basic job is to get ready to play basketball and I didn't think we came out with that intention, whatever the situation. There are a lot of distractions in basketball.
andre blocked came foul guy kept looked shot stretching
Andre made the big block. He looked like he was going to foul the guy but he kept stretching out his arms. He blocked the shot and came away with the ball.
blocked came couple full hands needed plays seven shots smaller terrific
Andrei was terrific for us tonight. He had his hands full with a couple smaller players, but he came through with seven blocked shots and made plays when we needed him to.
asking best bit cause deal great harsh hold karl players policy tendency work
I'm not asking them to be Karl Malone, but I think I have a right to hold players accountable. If I do that, then I'm being a little bit too harsh on them at times. But we have a tendency to think that no work is the best policy and that will cause you a great deal of trouble.
feeling
I kind of got that feeling after a while. If I'm being discussed, I kind of want to be there.
bear darn kick watching
The Bear was pretty darn funny. I got a kick out of watching him.
games involved
That is one of those most disappointing games that I've been involved in. And for a game with this much significance.