Jerry Sloan Calls It Quits!?

After 26 years in the NBA, 23 of them with the Utah Jazz, Jerry Sloan resigns along with his good friend and assistant Phil Johnson. Some said a clash with Williams was to blame for Sloan's departure, but Sloan said he merely lost the energy needed to coach in his famously intense manner. When Williams, who openly challenged Sloan at times this season, was introduced before the game, loud cheers were mixed with a measure of boos. "Maybe I feel a little more pressure now," Williams said. "Do I care what the fans think of me? Yeah, I'd be lying if I didn't. I don't want them to think I ran a Hall of Fame coach out. But I can't get caught up in that anymore. ... They can choose who they want to believe."

So what does this mean for the Jazz? Tyrone Corbin who has been an assistant coach under Sloan for the last 7 seasons takes over and has a sudden intense pressure to try and attempt to turn the Jazz's season around. This just adds to the frustration of being a Jazz fan, shockingly increased by Sloan's departure. Fans can only watch and hope that Tyrone Corbin's new system and the possibility of Deron Williams' "freedom" can take the Jazz into the playoffs. The Utah Jazz rematch the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday the 15th in Phoenix, where both players and Coach Corbin can make a big statement with a win on the road.