THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION HAS LOST ONE OF THE GREATEST COACHES TO EVER WALK THE SIDELINES OF IT’S COVETED GAME. YES, THE COACH, THE PLAYER, THE GODFATHER OF DEFENSE, HAS DECIDED TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE FRANCHISE THAT HE BUILT. MR. SLOAN HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST CELEBRATED WINNERS OF THE NBA DURING HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE UTAH JAZZ. HE HAS BEEN THE ENGINE THAT IGNITED SO MANY WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES, 6 TO BE CORRECT, AND SHOULD BE APPLAUDED FOR HIS DEDICATED EFFORT IN THE ATTEMPT TO BRING A TITLE TO THE GREAT STATE OF UTAH. DURING HIS CAREER AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE UTAH JAZZ, SLOAN HAD THE 3RD WINNINGEST  RECORD OF OF ALL NBA COACHES WITH,  1221 WINS AND 803 LOSES. JERRY SLOAN WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME.
GERALD EUGENE “JERRY” SLOAN WAS ALSO A GREAT DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN HIS OWN RIGHT IN THE NBA, PLAYING FOR THE BALTIMORE BULLETS (1965-1966), AND CONCLUDING HIS CAREER WITH THE GREAT CHICAGO BULLS TEAM (1966-1976).  AS A NBA PLAYER DURING HIS TWELVE YEAR CAREER, HE ACHIEVED: 2 TIME ALL STAR, (1967) (1969), WAS ALSO NAMED TO THE ALL NBA DEFENSIVE TEAM ON 4 OCCASSIONS, (1969) (1972) (1974) (1975), AND ALSO WAS A SECOND TEAM ALL DEFENSIVE ALLSTAR IN 1970, 1971. SLOAN WAS ALSO A PART OF SEVERAL CHICAGO BULLS PLAYOFF TEAMS, AND A MEMBER OF THE ONLY CHICAGO TEAM TO WIN A DIVISION TITLE, PRIOR TO THE MICHAEL JORDAN ERA.
GOING FORWARD, MYBOYSAY WOULD LIKE TO THANK MR. JERRY SLOAN FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE NBA, HE’S ONE OF THE FEW THAT ACTUALLY MADE A DIFFERRENCE.
