What are you thoughts about Jerry Sloan's resignation?

Publicly the stance Kevin O'Connor and Greg Miller took was that Jerry Sloan was not forced out but rather resigned on his own accord because "it was time". Let's think about that one for a minute:

So a guy who has been known as one of the all-time greatest competitors in the history of the NBA just all of a sudden decides he wants to quit in the middle of the season? A guy who had the loyalty and the determination to stay with the Jazz after Malone and Stockton retired (as opposed to jumping ship and going to the team with the best players at the time like Phil Jackson) decides to walk out on his team with less than 30 games left in the season and the team battling for a playoff spot? Karl Malone said it best the other day, "the Jerry Sloan I know would never quit anything"

So by some odd coincidence, Jerry Sloan decides that wants to retire immediately following the Bulls game, in which he and Williams had an extremely heated argument at halftime, because "it's time"??

Wait it gets better. So on the exact same day that Sloan decides "it's time", his top assistant Phil Johnson also decides "it was his time"? It's obvious that Johnson walked out to prove that he still supported Sloan even though management didn't anymore. If Sloan was just walking out because it was time, it wouldn't have made sense for Johnson to follow suit.

I doubt Sloan was ever going to win that championship with the Jazz (elite free agents like a LeBron James are never going to consider going to a cold small-market team), but it's truly a shame to see Sloan go out like this. I can guarantee you that if longtime owner Larry Miller hadn't passed away two years ago, this never would have happened.

The Jazz will come to regret this decision both short-term and long-term. I think the Jazz will collapse the rest of the season and miss the playoffs altogether. I know Williams and Sloan hated each other, but I still think Williams will almost certainly opt out of his contract after next year and go elsewhere (if he's not traded beforehand).

Jerry wasn't the problem, he was the solution. Some idiots may claim that Jerry's not a good coach because he never won a championship. Here's my response to that: Take away Jerry Sloan, and the Jazz are a typical small-market team like the Timberwolves or Kings that's hardly ever a contender. Instead, the Jazz had 1 losing season in 23 years despite having to completely rebuild their team after Stockton and Malone retired.

I think that it is sad that he left the team but I also think that coach Corbin will do a great job. Like coach Sloan said he has been thinking about it for a couple of days and his energy level has not been the best so that is why he decided to leave.

That's a shocker. He just signed a one year extension. Something new must have developed. I love coach Sloan. He should have won at least one championship when Stockton and Malone were playing. I wish him well.

yeh i saw that too, i was like maybe the forgot a '-' and he's signing a new deal. so im confused. why would he quit now?

he just signed a one year contract...he is't resigning (meaning to step down) he is resigning to stay another year.

damn after all those years...