<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Even as they mourned the passing Friday of Bobbye Sloan, praising her as a caring and giving women who is the primary reason husband Jerry Sloan has continued to coach basketball, Jazz officials hoped and wondered about the same subject as so many fans of the NBA franchise: Will Sloan return for a 17th season in Utah? "I believe Jerry will be back," Jazz president Dennis Haslam said Friday, shortly after Bobbye Sloan, 61, died following a fight with pancreatic cancer. "We certainly want to support him in whatever endeavor he chooses, but I think he will want to keep himself busy," Haslam added. "If he should choose to retire, that's certainly his choice." Haslam said he has discussed the issue with Jazz basketball operations senior vice president Kevin O'Connor, and "We fully expect him to be back in the saddle."</div> Full Article courtesy of Deseret News
I really hope he returns to coach the Jazz for both the Jazz organization and for him. Basketball has been his life forever, and the sudden shock of it no longer being there wouldn't be very good for him. He also needs to stay busy so he doesn't go crazy over the loss of his wife. Of course, for the Jazz's sake he needs to return. He's one of the greatest coaches in the History of the NBA and the greatest coach ever who's never won a COY when he probably deserves 3 or 4 at least. If he leaves, the Jazz's rebuilding process will really be stunted and actually may be ruined completely. Right now, about the only draw players have to Utah is the oppourtunity to be coached by Sloan...
