After repeated clashes with star point guard Deron Williams and think that the property had become weakened, Jerry Sloan resigned from the Utah Jazz head coach after 23 seasons, league sources said.
Sloan, 68, agreed a contract extension a year ago, but his biggest frustration was released after a long meeting with Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor, after the loss of team to the Bulls in Salt Lake City.
Sloan, the NBA’s longest tenured coach, and his long assistant, Phil Johnson, resigned Thursday together. Jazz scheduled a news conference 17 hours to officially announce ET.
Sloan Williams, the relationship had grown progressively worse during the period of the league sources said, and the coach was tired of dealing with the best player on the team. Frustration escalated on Wednesday night, when Sloan and Williams clashed in the dressing room range.
"He decided there at half-time had made a" league source said Yahoo! Sport. "She felt property was to listen more to Williams than they were for the most part. He was ready."
A source said Sloan had enough of all blame on Williams for everyone. "Still, Williams can become a free agent in summer 2012, remained the best and most consistent player of the Jazz after the departure of several key team members. Williams has always had a reputation of wanting to win badly and be a strong leader .
When you feel weak, said a source Sloan said Jazz owner Greg Miller, is so that if he wanted to run the franchise, could have done without his coach.
Assistant coach Ty Corbin has been named interim coach, and league sources is based on the movement of equipment to ensure the long term replacement for Sloan in the near future.
