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Jazz don't make a deal

Good!
Lets just hope Fess can help in May.

"I'm always happy when a player is happyand is ableto play well.
That's my job" SlowN

Yea Garbage in ....Garbage out....

DOG HOUSES ! Happy?

I can guarantee that you are for more bitter and jaded than Sloan. You have only negative, nasty comments to make at all times. Beyond the negativity, you cannot write at all. Go to the Denver Nuggets website and cheer them on and we true Jazz fans will continue to hope for the best for the Jazz. Oh and by the way, the "SlowN" thing is really old. Get something new to contribute to the conversation.

If Jerry and Larry and Andrei are happy then Jimmy is happy too.

They already made a deal. I'm really not that disappointed. Kyle Korvar has helped give the Jazz much success. One of the biggest and underrated trades.
Lakers are overrated and Gasol is another injury soon to be and Bynum will be a lazy bum again. I cant figure
out why Laker fans think they are the greatest now and that Bynum will continue to be great after a small number of good games he had. Suns will be a little better with Shaq. Like when they had Kurt Thomas playing defense. Cavs are certainly better and one of the best deals of improvement. Spurs made one of the best deals for now. They should be a favorite again. Duncan has a ton more help now with Kurt Thomas. And all people can talk about is the Lakers.
Face it Laker fans! The Korvar deal was better and will come back to haunt you.

All you Sloan haters are probably fairly disappointed that this relationship has been repaired to working order. Afterall, you BLAMED IT ALL ON SLOAN and since he was entirely to blame for the problem then that must mean he gets ALL the credit for fixing the relationship--right?

In my opinion, AK gets some credit for WORKING on his shooting and improving his effort/attitude. Who really could be happy as a max player and you can't even hit a wide-open shot? It would be embarrassing. Nice work AK.

Sloan gets credit for changing the way he communicates with AK. Afterall, AK said this was the main problem so Sloan obviously made the effort and it paid off.

AK is definitely stroking it pretty well lately but where have all the blocked shots gone? I hope he goes to work on that next--we will need it in the playoffs.

I agree with the other comment--Ol' Pro, give it a rest and get a new act. Winning 19 of 22 games and you still are complaining? Here is some news for you. You can't win 19 of 22 games and still be a lousy coach.

A.K. is a great player. I see tons of talent in this guy. Glad he's staying!

re: RE:Ol'Pro - I so totally agree with everything you said about his comments. I just hate it when I see his moniker on the message board, its always the same tired bitter rant against Coach Sloan. And the "SlowN" thing is stupid, tired, and decayed as well. Its good to know I'm not the only one sick of that b.s.
As for the Jazz, I'm really glad they didn't trade away Kirilenko, he's just a vital part of this team without which we would simply not be as good. I think it says a lot about Jazz management that we don't make panicky moves like Dallas and Phoenix just did. I'm not convinced we don't have a championship team here right now, even without a shot-blocking center on the team, even if Fes stays in the D-league the rest of the year. GO JAZZ!

Jimmy is happy. Annoying but at least he is a true Jazz fan. As for sloan hater he can watch his Lakers lose and not meet expectations. I don't care to ever see sloan hater on these boards. He is every bit as brutal as a Knicks fan and has nothing positive to ever say.
The Jazz will win a championship with Sloan. sloan hater can eat his words and be a crummy Laker fan.

Experience IS hard to come by. Why do you think D. Fish. was able to give the Jazz so much of a boost last year (despite pretty mediocure numbers)? Because of his experience.

Sloan knows what he's doing, but he doesn't give it to you in good sound bites. Just because he doesn't sound good enough for YOU in front of the Mic. doesn't mean he's a bad coach.

That'd be like saying Bill Belicek is a bad coach because he hates the media. He's very good (if a cheater). Sloan doesn't cheat like Phil Jackson encourages his players to do, if he did, the Jazz would have beaten the Bulls.

if it is possible, i was, and still love both Sloan and Andrei..sure, Andrei's heart was not in his game last yr, and Sloan was too hard on him..but Andrei went from being the main player to a 4th or 5th option on the team..which would be tough for any athlete

both he and Sloan adapted very well, Andrei working on his shooting and Sloan getting DWill to include him in the offense..last yr, DWill seemed intent to prove he is the main player, and would deliberately overlook Andrei..DWill, although not publicized, was a factor in Andrei being unhappy

Andrei is a unique talent, as can run a offense, is a TREMENDOUS passer, can finish on the break, and is a very good defender..when Booze, DWill (who is improving) and Okur begin to move their feet on defense, Andrei can go back to focusing on his man and playing passing lanes..

Andrei is also playing much smarter, not playing with recklessness on defense, which led to his history of being injured..any Jazz fan should be very excited about the future..

I Never get tired of "OlPro"!! Why do so many of you stick your neck out for a coach who has not won ANYTHING to get too exited about in 20 years. Even the great Phil Jackson and other's do not get a 20 year leash. There is no other owner in any pro sport that would keep an average coach for 20 years.

Sloan road the coattails of Stockton and Malone for way too long. It seems Jazz fans are totally content with getting knocked out in the first round with 2 first team all NBA players in the starting line up.

I am not the laker fan btw. I hate the lakers.

Phil: be careful, somewhere it was written that "true" fans don't criticize a coach who hasn't won a championship in 20 years and berates players.

Sloan lovers still can't explain the lack of a championship with stockton and malone after jordan left.

AK and Milsap are gone after this season. Mark that down.

Why would you give Sloan credit for repairing a relationship that he destroyed in the first place???? Is that really the point you are makeing Moto X?? AK is a very good player and a great teammate. Jerry treated him very unfairly and the Jazz have been forced to bring in a "special" coach because the head coach doesn't know how to coach.

Sloan is on record saying that it is the players job to get along with him and NOT the other way around; Nice TEAM attitude Sloan. Moto X: don't waste my time with a reduculous rant that is completly contracticve and pointless.

If your argument is that Sloan is a bad coach for not winning a championship with the Jazz (nobody beat Michael Jordan in the Finals by the way), then it so follows that both Malone and Stockton were equally poor players for not leading their team to a championship. Players win championships. I do not see you criticizing them. Why? Because the whole assertion is pointless and false. Sloan, Malone, and Stockton all lost to a better team; is that explaination enough? I love them all, but they were only the second best team. Get over it. We are looking forward to a new era of opportunity to win the championship that we all covet as fans of the Utah Jazz. Cheer them all on!

ol pro,why not just go to bed!!!!

Sloan has only so much to do with the past. If Phil Jackson had coached the Jazz, and Sloan the Bulls, then Sloan would have all of the championships because he would have had the better players and team. Yes, the Jazz had two hall of fame players, but so too did the Bulls, remember?

Hey Moto X, the guy that is criticizing you must have a great life. I guess that it is his boss' responsibility to get along with him. He can do whatever he wants because he is a nice guy but has no professional responsibilities to his boss. Whatever, how stupid. Sloan is the boss and others must fall in line. Is this not how it works everywhere else in the world? I have to treat my boss with respect no matter what, or, I get FIRED! We are all a team at my office, but the boss is at the top of the hierarchy. Not too revolutionary.

I am referring to 20 years of under achieving, not just the 2 years they finally made it to the finals and lost in 6 games each time. How often do players like Stock and Malone come along? Not too often and further more, how often do they get to play together for 15 years.

Every Sloan apologist refers to the fact that they lost to Jordan; all throughout the late 80's and the entire 90;s they lost early in the playoffs to Phoenix and Houston as Seattle, check the records for yourself.

Every other franchise would have fired Sloan in the early 90's. Juste check his carrer stats, he has alot of regular season wins, but a very poor playoff record. Its great the jazz are playing well right now, just watch when they lose in the playoffs and you'll hear all the excuses in the world from Sloan blaming the players.

Haaa... @RE:, @Re: , @Team Player: , All three of you jokers where on the trade AK band wagon last year.

Funny..,can't write, one says,seems to me that none of you read to well. Uh What....Why,Oh... Y'all have'nt realized,SlowN's own quotes are being used on what he says to the press. So in essence,your comments are pointed right back at SlowN.Right?

@Moto X , On the contrary,I as well,am happy to see that things are better. Your point is valid.

However it was not SlowN that took this change upon him self. He got a nice speech in guidance and knowledge from LHM and KOC. The 20 years of Jazz history will tell you why it has worked better this year.

The other stuff,is SPIN---SPIN---SPIN, ever stopped and thought on how old this "coach can't do no wrong" stuff is? WHAT ..Oh it's not fair to turn the table ? RIGHT!

THX , Phil and the others.

P.S. It's a sad thing that a coach can't teach shooting techniques , but thats another can of worms . X's and O's are the perfection in what basketball is all about , Right RE: Re: Team Player: