blogs.sltrib.com - 12/9/2008
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Let me thank the NBA again for scheduling Jerry Sloan's 20th anniversary game on the road in Minnesota. Between the 45-minute delay to de-ice one plane in Salt Lake City, the 45-minute delay waiting for a plane to arrive in Denver, the 90-minute ground hold ...
rockymountainnews.com - 12/9/2008
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rockymountainnews.com —
Kevin McHale had a decent 19-12 record the
last time he took over the Timberwolves. Perhaps he
offered ample thanks to his assistants and players. McHale stepped down Monday as Minnesota's vice president of basketball operations to take over as coach ...
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Nuggets' Carter says McHale will be better :
Nuggets : ...
rumorsandrants.com - 12/8/2008
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rumorsandrants.com —
On Monday, the Minnesota Timberwolves fired Randy Wittman.
Why do we care? Because Randy Wittman is an
Indiana University legend. Remember, we’re the guys who gave Isiah Thomas a free pass. What can we say, we love them Hoosiers.
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Another One Bites The Dust
sports.espn.go.com - 12/9/2008
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sports.espn.go.com —
Jerry Sloan didn't think his Jazz tenure would
last long. Twenty years later, the longest tenured pro
head coach in the U.S. basks only in effort, not accolades, J.A. Adande writes.
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Adande: Sloan's 20th Jazz anniversary
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: “That morning, Layden turned over the team to Sloan at the morning shootaround. Sloan went around to every player and shook his hand, for reasons that he explained Monday (and that say a lot about the kind of coach he is). ‘I wished them luck,’ Sloan said, ‘because I know how unlucky this business can be.’ He went on to talk about the difficulty of having to cut players in the preseason each season. Sloan said he always makes sure to break the news personally and to be there to explain the reasons if a player asks. ‘I always tell them ...
20th Anniversary: Platinum
True Blue Jazz —
Yesterday was the actual day, but tonight is Sloan's first game entering his 21st year of coaching the Jazz. Here are some links to good Sloan stories:
Siler and Luhm blog
J.A. Adande
NBA.com (also has a preview of tonight's game)
Ross Siler (Trib article)
Jody Genessy (Des News)
Most of the quotes are the same, and they're classic Sloan-isms.
I can't speak for all of TBJ here, but my thoughts on Sloan have really changed over the last 12 years (my time as a true Jazz fan). He ...
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redsarmy.wordpress.com 12/8/2008 —
I’m begging someone to please make it stop.
I loved Kevin McHale. He was awesome. I mimicked his post moves in high school. But as an executive………. ugh.
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