Statements on the resignation of Jerry Sloan

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Jerry Sloan on Jerry Sloan

Interview with ESPN 700 [mp3] with Jason Shepherd, Spence Checketts, and Gordon Chiesa.

@ESPNShep: “What are you going to miss most?”

Sloan: “Meal money.”

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David Stern

NEW YORK, February 10, 2011 – NBA Commissioner David Stern issued the following statement on the resignation of Utah Jazz Hall of Fame Head Coach Jerry Sloan:

“Few people have epitomized all the positives of team sports more than Jerry Sloan. A basketball lifer, Jerry was as relentless in his will to win on the sidelines for the Utah Jazz as he was as an All-Star guard for the Chicago Bulls. In over two decades as a coach, he taught his players that nothing was more important than the team. His most impressive qualities were his leadership and his extraordinary ability to encourage his players to subjugate their individual games for the benefit of the whole. Two trips to The Finals and over 1,200 regular-season victories more than validate his philosophy. Jerry moves on having established himself as one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history. I and the rest of the NBA family wish him great success and happiness as he moves to the next chapter of his life.”

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John Stockton

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Dave Checketts

Interview with ESPN 700 [mp3]

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Jeff Van Gundy

Interview with ESPN 700 [mp3]

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