<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If Jerry Sloan does return to coach the Jazz next season, as things stand now, he would do so with just one year remaining on his current contract. But it doesn't have to be that way. The Jazz, owner Larry H. Miller said, would be willing to either give Sloan a new contract or extend his existing deal. "If Jerry indicated he wanted that, we would do it," Miller said. "We've always done it." Doing so now, Miller added, is "a little premature." "But, basically, if Jerry said, 'I feel uncomfortable going into a season without a new contract,' " the Jazz owner said, "we'd give him a new contract in a heartbeat." Sloan, who has returned to his farm in southern Illinois to decide if he wants to return for an 18th season as head coach in Utah, suggests the fact he has not been extended yet will have no influence whatsoever on his deliberations. "That wouldn't be a consideration," he said, "because I've never coached here for money. "And they've been fair with me," added Sloan, who made about $5 million this past season and will make another $5 million or so if he returns next season. "It's not like I'm going to be hung out to dry if something goes wrong, or something doesn't work the way they want."</div> <div align="center">Link </div>
I think thats fair...it shows great loyalty towards Sloan, which Sloan has showed towards Utah...this was an injury-plagued year which is in no way representative of Sloan's talents as a coach...I believe Utah will be much better next year once they get stability at PG and another scoring guard...
