Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan got his 1,000th win yesterday at the expense of one of the best (if not the best) games in the L-- the Dallas Mavericks. A great way to get it-- against a great team in your home court.
Sloan is the longest-tenured coach in the NBA, with good reason. I think he's only missed the playoffs once or twice as head coach of the Jazz, but both times I believe they had a .500 record. Despite this, and bringing the Jazz to the NBA Finals two straight years, he's never won the Coach of the Year (COY) Award. A real crime.
Today the Jazz are one of the L's hottest teams, playing with a consistency that other teams are desperately searching for. If they win 55 plus games this year, count on Sloan bein named COY.
Sloan is the longest-tenured coach in the NBA, with good reason. I think he's only missed the playoffs once or twice as head coach of the Jazz, but both times I believe they had a .500 record. Despite this, and bringing the Jazz to the NBA Finals two straight years, he's never won the Coach of the Year (COY) Award. A real crime.
Today the Jazz are one of the L's hottest teams, playing with a consistency that other teams are desperately searching for. If they win 55 plus games this year, count on Sloan bein named COY.
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