<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Just 17 days ago, at a public memorial service back in Illinois, he said goodbye to his wife of more than 40 years. Cancer had claimed Bobbye Sloan eight days earlier, and in the process it turned Jerry Sloan's world upside down. Yet there he stood Monday, eager and anxious like always as Jazz rookies, free agents and youngsters prepared to open training camp for this week's Rocky Mountain Revue summer league. "I'm excited to see what these guys do," Sloan said, emotion hanging heavy in his voice as he looked at the likes of recent first-round draft choices Kris Humphries and Kirk Snyder. "But," he added, "I know there's things that I have to deal with on a personal basis that are a little bit tougher than they have been in the past. I've got to get through that. If I can. If I can't, then I'll go home." Make no mistake: Sloan's plan is to return in the fall, when camp really matters, to coach the Jazz for a 17th season.</div> Link
