I ADORED JERRY SLOAN AS A COACH!
HE WAS EXTREMELY DISCIPLINED,
AND "OLD SCHOOL."
WHEN I WENT TO 3 JAZZ TEACHER WORKSHOPS IN THE MID-90S,
WE WERE ABLE TO WATCH A SHOOT-AROUND
(JOHN ALWAYS CAME OUT FIRST, FOLLOWED BY KARL AND MARK)
IN THE ARENA.
AFTER, COACH SLOAN WOULD COME OUT AND TALK TO US.
HE TALKED ABOUT ALWAYS BEING READY WHEN YOU ARE
CALLED TO GO IN THE GAME...SHIRT TUCKED IN,
SOCKS PULLED UP, SHOES TIED.
I'LL NEVER FORGET IN THE Q & A SESSION, THE BEST RESPONSE.
ONE TEACHER ASKED,
"WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HANG OUT WITH THE PLAYERS?"
JERRY'S RESPONSE,
"IT'S LIKE HANGING OUT WITH A BUNCH OF MILLIONAIRE BABIES!"
HE TOLD US THAT WE TEACHERS ARE THE ONES THAT SHOULD
BE MAKING ALL THE MONEY, NOT YOUNG GUYS PLAYING A GAME!
JERRY WAS A CHICAGO BULL IN HIS PLAYING DAYS.
HURT ON THE LEFT...GETTING "T'D" UP ON THE RIGHT IN FIRST
COACHING GIG.
DREAM TEAM
JERRY MADE THE "NBA HALL OF FAME"
JERSEY RETIREMENT DAY...I'M SURE LARRY WAS THERE IN SPIRIT!
A LUNCHEON WAS HELD, WHERE EVERYONE
RECEIVED A "JOHN DEER TRACTOR" CAP.
I LOVE THIS PICTURE!
JOHN & KARL ARE SO OLD SCHOOL, THEY EVEN HAVE FLIP PHONES!
LOVE!
WE RECEIVED THIS CUTE BANNER, ALONG WITH
A MEMORIAL PROGRAM.
BECAUSE JERRY SLOAN'S PLAYING NUMBER, #4,
IS ALREADY RETIRED BY ADRIAN DANTLEY,
THEY USED THE NUMBER OF VICTORIES THAT HE HAD AS A
UTAH JAZZ COACH.
THESE 2 NEVER AGE!
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