Coming across the wires this morning is the news that Jerry Sloan has signed on as the head coach of the Utah Jazz for his 23rd year next season and is under contract through the 2010-2011 season. With the recent firing of Lawrence Frank, head coach of the Nets, Jerry Sloan has now out lasted 235 other NBA coaches. That is there have been exactly 235 coaching changes in the NBA since the last time there was one in Utah. My question is, Is it the right move? Is Jerry still the right guy for the job? Is there something to be said for loyalty from an organization? Is this too much like the Bobby Bowden or Joe Paterno situations? The Jazz aren't going to win a championship any time soon, so are we OK with not making a coaching change? Personally I think that Jerry deserves to go on his own terms, furthermore I don't feel that any one else would do a better job than Jerry is. I have always been proud to be a Jazz fan, and part of that pride comes from the loyalty that they are willing to show. They are very much unlike most pro sports organizations in that regard. In short I am happy to see Jerry at the helm for as long as he will be do it. After all the Jazz need someone who is a mean son of a gun on the team.
Agree or disagree?
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Post Turkey Weekend Thoughts
What a GREAT weekend (well at least for me)!! Had a fantastic Thanksgiving day(s) feast and a great time up in Logan at the in-laws. Sports were great! All of my teams posted victories with exception of my fantasy teams that got skunked. With that in mind lets get into this mostly cheery recap of the weekends action.
The NBA:
This weekend in the was a good one for the Jazz. After their dismal performance on Tuesday night against the OKC Thunder, the Jazz bounced back with a couple of resounding victories over Chicago and Portland respectively. Surprisingly it appears as though the Jazz are playing better because Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer are at least pretending to like each other and as a they are playing beautiful. You gotta see this fantastic pass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RtAzQQUYAE) at the 1:37 point of this highlight. Overall in the NBA it seems like a surprising year so far, the Suns and Hawks are among the leagues best while the Spurs are really struggling.
The NFL:
Once again the Colts come from behind to win a big game on the road. My boy Austin Collie had a nice game 4 catches for 70 yards, but more importantly the Colts came through again. The Vikings look awfully awfully good. I have been hesitant on this but I think I might finally admit that Brett Favre deserves to be in with Peyton and Drew Brees for MVP. Also I can't wait to see what happens with the Saints vs Patriots tonight. My guess is that the Pats win this one and if they do then the NFL pecking order should be Colts, Vikings, Saints, Pats. Quite the top 4.
College Football:
The Unholy War has been decided. Our predictions here at the Upper Bowl look pretty good in hindsight. BYU won 26-23 (our prediction was 27-21) and Max Hall was not eaten up by the Utah defense, as was predicted by us. (Nothing wrong with a little bit of honking our own horn when we get something right) On top of the exciting game that we were blessed to be witnesses to we got some more fuel for the rivalry from Max Hall. In case you have missed what Max Hall said here is a link you can go to and listen to his comments (http://www.kjzz.com/fansports/audio/dj-and-pk/77951307.html?video=pop&t=a','video','scrollbars=yes,width=800,height=630,screenx=15,screeny=15). Here is my take on Max's comments, I am glad he spoke his mind. This is a rivalry, and a bitter one at that. There is no need to be politically correct. However, I do not agree with his comments. I think he stepped over the line when he blanketed the whole university and it's organization. Anyways with the Unholy War being over we can look forward to bowl season. It looks like BYU will go to the Vegas Bowl, Utah to the Poinsettia Bowl and TCU hopefully gets into the National Championship.
So that is our View from the Upper Bowl this week
The NBA:
This weekend in the was a good one for the Jazz. After their dismal performance on Tuesday night against the OKC Thunder, the Jazz bounced back with a couple of resounding victories over Chicago and Portland respectively. Surprisingly it appears as though the Jazz are playing better because Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer are at least pretending to like each other and as a they are playing beautiful. You gotta see this fantastic pass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RtAzQQUYAE) at the 1:37 point of this highlight. Overall in the NBA it seems like a surprising year so far, the Suns and Hawks are among the leagues best while the Spurs are really struggling.
The NFL:
Once again the Colts come from behind to win a big game on the road. My boy Austin Collie had a nice game 4 catches for 70 yards, but more importantly the Colts came through again. The Vikings look awfully awfully good. I have been hesitant on this but I think I might finally admit that Brett Favre deserves to be in with Peyton and Drew Brees for MVP. Also I can't wait to see what happens with the Saints vs Patriots tonight. My guess is that the Pats win this one and if they do then the NFL pecking order should be Colts, Vikings, Saints, Pats. Quite the top 4.
College Football:
The Unholy War has been decided. Our predictions here at the Upper Bowl look pretty good in hindsight. BYU won 26-23 (our prediction was 27-21) and Max Hall was not eaten up by the Utah defense, as was predicted by us. (Nothing wrong with a little bit of honking our own horn when we get something right) On top of the exciting game that we were blessed to be witnesses to we got some more fuel for the rivalry from Max Hall. In case you have missed what Max Hall said here is a link you can go to and listen to his comments (http://www.kjzz.com/fansports/audio/dj-and-pk/77951307.html?video=pop&t=a','video','scrollbars=yes,width=800,height=630,screenx=15,screeny=15). Here is my take on Max's comments, I am glad he spoke his mind. This is a rivalry, and a bitter one at that. There is no need to be politically correct. However, I do not agree with his comments. I think he stepped over the line when he blanketed the whole university and it's organization. Anyways with the Unholy War being over we can look forward to bowl season. It looks like BYU will go to the Vegas Bowl, Utah to the Poinsettia Bowl and TCU hopefully gets into the National Championship.
So that is our View from the Upper Bowl this week
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