The toughest man in the NBA

Chapter 100 Farewell, Jerry Sloan

The home commentator laughed loudly:
"Tu Man, you're so ostentatious! I swear, this is the most fresh and refined pretense scene in this century..."

Amidst the jubilation at home, Tu Man took over the game.

Dunk, dunk, dunk!

Emeka Okafor and David West are like two human sandbags, being pushed back and forth by the butcher, allowing him to fly like a proud eagle, taking whatever he wants...

On the defensive end, Tu Man built the sun's iron wall by himself, elusive and everywhere.

No flying inside the free throw line!

At the end of the third quarter, the Suns tied the score:

88:88
In the fourth quarter, Tu Man continued to fight with a group of substitutes.

He is like a child who got a new toy, holding a pair of quasi-golden calves, constantly trying new possibilities:

All kinds of incredible dunks.

Various unexpected caps.

Shadows of palms flying within the three-point line, Tuman's Tathagata palms came and went like the wind, and he got four fouls and three interference shots...

Of course, he also harvested 10 blocks.

Broke the idol Mutombo's 10-year record of 8 blocked shots in a single quarter.

More than half of the Hornets' offense was destroyed by the rampant madness. They were forced to retreat from the three-point line and made only one of five three-pointers.

And the only three-pointer still belongs to Paul!
The Hornets took 21 shots in a single quarter and were blocked 10 times. Although they scored 22 points, three-pointers, free throws, and interference shots accounted for 17 points.

The entire Hornets team is dumbfounded...

Is this a volleyball game?
The fans stood and watched the game. Tu Man seemed to be looking for his limit. He dunked 16 times, each time was different, and each one was more thrilling!
The Suns scored 46 points in a single quarter, and the final score was:
110:134
Tu Man played 14 minutes, scored 44 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 blocks.

Another large triple-double.

The Suns have won ten games in a row!

All the games in January were over, and Tu Man's average data was more than enough for the best player of the month, but he missed the first five games and was excluded from the nominations.

Rookie of the Month in the Western Conference in January ended up going to full-time Blake Griffin, who averaged:

26 points, 13.4 rebounds, 4.4 assists.

It's already excellent!
Of course, it cannot be compared with Tu Man.

After all, he is a man who has broken away from the law of gravity!
On February 2, the Bucks were slaughtered.

Their three-point shooting percentage was not high, but they were forced by Tu Man to be unable to get into the three-point line, so they could only drink poison to quench their thirst, bite the bullet and throw...

32 of 5 shots!
The audience only scored 67 points, the Suns scored 127 points, what a massacre of 60 points!
Tuman's six graduates scored 52 points, 15 rebounds, 13 blocks, and 5 goaltends...

Gentry doesn't know what medicine is sold in this kid's gourd?

The defensive end is not well stuck, like a tiger that has been hungry for months, scurrying around, flying like a slap...

Just as he was about to have a good chat with him, Tu Man suddenly restrained himself.

On February 2th, Thunder Thunder's three young masters came to their door.

Tu Man changed his previous flamboyance, and played extremely calmly throughout the game. Dumbly possessed!

Coach Brooks previously arranged a set of three-point shooting tactics specifically for the crazy slaughter, but it didn't work for a second...

Tu Man himself scored only 36 points, but sent out 6 assists.

Under his instigation, the Suns combined inside and outside and played a pleasing offense. The seven members of the team scored in double figures!
107:121
Reasonable slaughter and infestation, the Suns have won [-] consecutive victories!

The wall of honor lit up, another player of the week was activated, and a piece of meat was in hand!

On February 2, San Francisco, the sun shot down the Warriors.

The Warriors continued the doom of their Suns rivals, shooting 18-for-2 from 6-point range, including Stephen Curry's 0-for-[-] ...

The revolution has not yet succeeded, and elementary school students still need to work hard!
Under the strong guarantee of Tuman, the Suns made 32 of 15 three-pointers. The shooters only made 17 of 4 shots in the first half, but they were fed out abruptly. They made 15 of 11 shots in the second half.

Who can handle this?
On February 2, the Warriors returned to Phoenix.

Lying outside the three-point line again, he made 20 of 4 three-pointers, while the Suns on the opposite side made 44 of 24 shots, with a margin of 60 points from outside the three-point line!
Warriors are also helpless——

Bursting in and hitting the cap, but not being able to shoot outside...

On February 2, the Suns visited Salt Lake City.

Coincidentally, every time the Suns come to Salt Lake City, they can catch up with their infighting.

The day before, in a game against the Chicago Bulls, Jerry Sloan and Deron Williams had a total falling out!

Before the game, Sloan prepared a "4-up" tactic, which was played on the right side of the court. The team also had another tactic called "4-down" that was exactly the same. The only difference was that it was Played on the left side of the field.

But after the game started, Deron did not implement this tactic at all.

Instead he performed a "4-down"!
Jerry Sloan didn't lose his temper at the time, and just sat by the side, quietly watching his disciples act recklessly. He didn't call a timeout until the end of the first half.

Entering halftime, Sloan said to Deron:
"If you want to play another tactic, at least you need to let me know out of courtesy."

However, in front of the team owner Greg Miller, Deron didn't leave any face to his teacher. He said unceremoniously:

"I heard you say, you have rights, but I got what I wanted."

Then Deron walked up to Miller and had a showdown with him.

Greg Miller's father is a diehard Sloan, if this is left in the old Miller's place, it will definitely be scolded——

If you don't want to fight, get out, Saby!

Greg didn't have the courage, he couldn't control the field, and the three of them had a fierce quarrel, but there was no substantial progress.

In the second half, Sloan never spoke to Deron again.

All tactics are relayed to this proud and ignorant stadium commander through other players, and of course he won't listen...

In the end, the Jazz lost the game.

By convention, the Jazz usually get together after the game, and then shout after Sloan:
"One two three, sir!"

But this time, Jerry Sloan said:

"One two three, good luck!"

Early the next morning, Sloan handed in his resignation to the team.

His assistant coach, Phil Johnson, who also worked diligently for the Jazz for 23 seasons, also resigned.

Another assistant, Tyrone Corbin, took over as interim head coach.

In his more than 30 years of NBA career, Jerry Sloan has coached the Jazz for 23 seasons and is the head coach of the four major leagues who has coached the same team for the longest time.

In NBA history, his winning percentage (62%) ranks ninth, and his total coaching record (1223 wins and 803 losses), second only to Don Nelson (1335 wins) and Lenny Wilkens (1332 wins) , the head coach with the third-highest number of victories.

Under his leadership, the Jazz reached the playoffs for 16 consecutive seasons, won more than 10 games in 50 seasons, reached the NBA Finals twice (1997 and 1998 seasons), and won the Midwest Division championship five times.

Holding this heavy feat, he is worthy of anyone in Salt Lake City, including Deron Williams!
The world is unpredictable, and people are as cold as frost.

In such a farce-like ending, the old man left sadly.

Farewell, Jerry Sloan!
(End of this chapter)