Jerry Sloan

Today is a perfect day to begin the first ever Zog Blog, because it is the 20th Anniversary since Jerry Sloan coached his first game as Head Coach. I wish I could remember the day he took over when Frank Layden stepped down, but I was only 11 years old. Jerry has been the involved in almost every single Jazz memory I have ever had. I have jeered about his crazy substitution pattern, his unwillingness to stay with a player that is hot and his terrible ties, but he is the Utah Jazz. Their personality, toughness, physicality and precise execution are all a reflection of him and the way he coaches. Although he has been unable to obtain the elusive NBA title, Sloan has proven that his system is solid and, if run correctly, can’t be stopped. He has been yelling out the plays "C" and "four down" for 20 years and every team in the league knows what is coming but they are unable to stop it. Congratulations Coach Sloan on a Hall of Fame coaching career. Every Jazz fan should feel very lucky to have witness 20 years of greatness.