The Struggle To Get On Track: Jerry Sloan's Quest

The Utah Jazz beating the Charlotte Bobcats lost the next game two days later against the Houston Rockets by a devastating one point. Two days later the Jazz went into Denver to play the Nuggets and looked really good. They were up on the Nuggets basically the entire game and came out with a 7 point win against an athletic Denver team. This game may have tired the Jazz out, because coming back home the following day you would think they would have a good chance to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. With a surprising start hitting all 11 of their first shots the Jazz went up early, but only to continuously slip the rest of the game and eventually lost by 16. Now I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Starting with the loss against San Antonio the Jazz have won every other game for the last seven games. They look surprisingly good one night and the next night they will have no rhythm and struggle on one of the key components whether its scoring, rebounding or defense. I know each team is different and takes totally different schemes and tactics to beat, but 68 year old Jerry Sloan has been there multiple times before. Jerry, being a coach in the NBA for the last 23 years should know more than most any other coach in the league today. 23 years and not ONE coach of the year award! He is arguably the most successful NBA coach who has also never won a championship. A coach with old school skills yet he needs more new school tactics. The Utah Jazz definitely have the talent and potential this season to make a deep playoff run, but it's up to the players and more so, coach Sloan, to really take them there. A championship is well over due in Utah and all of these players deserve it. I want to say it is VERY possible IF everyone stays mentally prepared. GO JAZZ.