ORLANDO, Fla. -- Magic coach Stan Van Gundy listened all day to the speculation surrounding the sudden and surprising resignation of Utah's legendary coach Jerry Sloan, and came to one conclusion."It's not good for the league, and it's not good for the (coaching) profession,'' Van Gundy said Friday after his team's morning practice. "It's a sad thing all around.''
Van Gundy, like most everyone else in the game, expressed his unending admiration and respect for the most tenured coach in major professional sports, but he disagreed with the popular theory that Sloan was driven out by Jazz point guard Deron Williams.
"I would be absolutely shocked if this was a case of a player running a coach out. I don't think you could run Jerry Sloan out of Utah. There is just too much respect there,'' Van Gundy said. "I'd also be shocked if the front office ran him out, or even suggested he get out. Unless they (front office personnel) are lying through their teeth, they wanted him to stay.''
Van Gundy's theory is that Sloan just got tired -- of the job, of dealing with the constant internal conflicts with players that are just part of the job.
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