Deron Williams vs Jerry Sloan: A beef so spicy the legendary Jazz coach quit

Jerry Sloan coached the Jazz for 23 years. Then, one night in February 2011, he quit. There are different accounts of what was actually said, and how events actually went down. But the facts are: Jerry Sloan and Deron Williams had a halftime argument, the next day Sloan officially quit.
Resentment had been building for some time. Sloan and D-Will butted heads for four-and-a-half seasons, things were bound to blow up sooner or later. Why couldn’t the hard nosed coach and willful point guard get along? Did you see the adjectives I used to describe ‘em? That’s why.
And now... removes lid from serving tray your beef is served.
Written and produced by: Clara Morris
Directed and Edited by: Ryan Simmons
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[@mattr27]

I dont think I've ever seen a player fall off as fast as Deron Williams. The guy went from being arguably the best PG in the league to a total scrub when he left Utah. He had like one good year with the NJ Nets before they relocated to Brooklyn, and then he fell off the map.

[@postytoasty50]

James Harden is coming for that title

[@familyguyfreemoviedownload8314]

i remember kg and pierce saying they were shocked by how little effort he put in in brooklyn

[@kanyeeast1340]

Steve Francis?

[@joshuaesteban1120]

Iso joe is better than him in brooklyn. Like in 2008-10 he and cp3 are the best guards in the league

[@kanyeeast1340]

Jeremy Linn

[@Fredward321]

Hearing about Sloan’s coaching style and and recent stuff about Chris Paul putting his team on a curfew during the New Orleans series makes me think that they would’ve loved playing together

[@melvinwright4184]

CP, in his own words, was in the streets during his NOLA tenure. Meaning he would party after every game basically. Current CP and Sloan might vibe (CP wouldn’t deal well with being kept on a tight leash play-calling wise), but I’m not sure young CP would

[@FirstnameLastname-qb2bg]

That story wasn’t true.

[@Cavaliers71]

@@melvinwright4184 but then there are not lots of clubs in Utah. New Orleans always had huge parties.

[@cameronjohnson9361]

Rondo in Dallas

[@FireAngelChris]

Internet made up story Is something crazy. That stuff about Cp3 is not true.

[@pdotjdott]

“You’ve got the power, you’ve got the juice” is an absolutely hilarious thing to say to a guy that old lmao

[@danbrown1344]

"What the hell is even that?"

[@interceptingfist5682]

@@danbrown1344 it's self explanatory

[@QuiverWS6]

I was thinking that too 😆

[@danbrown1344]

@@interceptingfist5682 It's a meme. That's why I put it in quotes. Ironically, that was pretty self-explanatory.

[@drphot6050]

I was just about to comment about that part but decided to scroll through first lol... That line caused that old white man to quit his job knowing he was totally out of touch with the youth of that day

[@kjag23]

Respect to Deron Williams for owning up to how he was. Every interview I have seen of him recently you never hear him blame anyone but himself for his time in Utah or how his career played out. That is true growth as a person. I think he'd be a great consultant for young talent to speak to before they enter the league

[@ARmirzaful]

Yeah I don’t care what your reasons are. A great coach, yes someone who is a bit hardcore leaves because of you, you have to take a little blame.

[@Jefe6622]

@@ARmirzafulgreat coach? Gtfoh

[@NickPR87]

Both parts shared the blame in this mess. D-Will for being so immature and belligerent towards his coach and Sloan for being so stubborn and set in his ways. It's one thing to maintain a level of authority and sense of tradition, but there also has to be an evolution of the culture and style of play more on par with the times. Look at how successful Gregg Poppovich has been with the Spurs and how he's nurtured an incredible amount of talent AND coaches in the NBA, while adapting his stance throughout the years.

[@CryptidFlame]

Hit the nail on the head there brother

[@LeeGHThomas]

Lol the main complaint with Pop is he drove Kawhi away and none of the young guys (with the exception of Murray) have bought into his hard-nosed style of discipline. Absolutely no different thy Slone.

[@chrissams6230]

True True

[@NickPR87]

@@LeeGHThomas yeah Kawhi, the same guy that has people handle his business and making demands, while he "load manages". History will show he accomplished more under Pop than elsewhere.

[@xzxzxccxzcw2028]

@@LeeGHThomas Pop didn't drive Kawhi away. Even when people discuss who drove Kawhi away (no-one did, he specifically wanted to leave and live in LA), it's Tony Parker who gets the blame for his comment about Kawhi's injury not being that serious. This idea that Pop was at fault is just you making something up.

[@rodaxel7165]

Can't believe he was in the same draft class as CP3. Him and Hayward were never the same once they left Utah.

[@jishisafish]

Hayward got the bag from Boston and in the first game he played with them broke his foot and then that’s where the decline came mostly

[@justinwilson980]

@@jishisafish *Leg

[@JustDontPls]

Mormon life does it to you once you leave never the same

[@bdictjames]

Yeah, those two were compared to the same way Trae Young and Luka are compared to these days. "What ifs". Deron's star rose faster, but faded faster. CP has had a far better, more stabler career.

[@afunguy5924]

@@jishisafish Not only that, it was a pre season game I think.

[@ssnochevy]

It’s a very sad story in my opinion…but I feel like this fails to capture how good Deron Williams was at his peak. He had an excellent stint. May have ended too soon but it was much longer than others.

[@Odinson42]

Sorry, he wasn't that good. He's basically forgotten at this point.

[@davidmontez5779]

@@Odinson42 man stop it. For the longest time the argument was who was the best pg in the league him or a prime cp3

[@josephdelledonne2098]

A lot of people including Isaiah Thomas said he was a system player. Not sure if that's true.

[@ryansmith144]

It was literally because of Sloan 😂😂

[@Skinslyfe]

@@ryansmith144 damn Sloan shot the shots for him? Dunked the ball for him? Dribbled it for him? WHAT a coach!!!

[@jakestanley52]

Always interesting peripherally to me that Jerry Sloan was from Illinois, Deron Williams played at U of I, and their breaking point came during a Bulls game, the team where Sloan became a star.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

And ended his career again, on and on

[@seandawson5899]

Taking MJ to 6 games in a finals is not an thing to knock.

[@franciscoduran4618]

Twice!

[@tehemister042]

Yea they should definitely hang those baners "we lost to the bulls in 6" in the rafters, ffs

[@rodneys.i.n8719]

Brandy: "Almost Never counts..." Good Jazz teams tho

[@rodneys.i.n8719]

@@tehemister042 😭💀Good one

[@mcfrisko834]

@@rodneys.i.n8719 😂 nah deadass lol

[@lancejewkes1666]

I remember being in middle school when the news broke out about Sloan retiring. As a die hard Jazz fan as a kid, watching this all crumble away was heartbreaking, especially since D-Will was my favorite player. I'm glad they got at least a moment to talk things over before Jerry passed. Just sad to think about what could have been if they had worked things out

[@jonhohensee3258]

Stop with the lies.

[@shawnhussain7713]

As a die hard rockets fan who had to suffer in the later 2000’s to yall, I hate you

[@pv2639]

Jerry passed to who?

[@bho84]

@@pv2639 he meant jerry died

[@brendagray3374]

@@bho84 PV knows what passed meant, he trolling. Sad smdh

[@JWex-jy7sk]

2:23 I remember that 2003-04 Jazz season! No more Malone and Stockton. His best players were a young Andrei Kirilenko, Deshawn Stevenson, and Carlos Arroyo. Preseason predictions had them losing like 60 games that year and he guided them to a 42-40 record just missing the playoffs by one game.

[@chrissams6230]

Great coaching

[@rezhaadriantanuharja3389]

Doesn’t matter if you miss playoff by a game or 82 games, a loss is a loss -Dom

[@jamalwalker]

To be fair Andrei Kirilenko peaked that year and became an All-star and All-defensive player

[@olsmellyknuckles9653]

@@rezhaadriantanuharja3389 ok

[@tryhardf844]

Carlos Arroyo was worth trusting too, but Carlos has said on occasions that Jerry didn't trust Puertorican basketball for its lack of superstar talent. This came off as xenophobic according to Arroyo.

[@godawgs1344]

As a Utah resident my whole life, this broke my heart when deron wanted to leave. He was one of the only bright spots on those teams, and led some surprising playoff runs. He was never the same after he left Salt Lake City

[@shaneelhinds9084]

Same with Gordon Hayward

[@tucansam3147]

Facts for both players

[@BoosterGoldEarth6]

Lol Gordon Hayward broke his leg though!

[@godawgs1344]

@@BoosterGoldEarth6 I know! Karma

[@ARmirzaful]

@@BoosterGoldEarth6 if he didn’t break his leg, he might have been able to save Kyrie legacy in Boston. Poor guy

[@williamstalvey6920]

Thank God, there was a Jerry Sloan Wish there were more of em RIP Legend

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

I was at the last game that Sloan coached. He was visibly livid at the end of the game, I've never seen anyone that mad about anything in my life. To add insult to injury, his last game was against the Bulls, the team that Jerry played for, and former Jazz star Carlos Boozer was playing for Chicago that year (not to mention the team that Jerry Sloan lost to in the finals twice).

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Excellent context

[@exclamationpointman3852]

Yes, in a strange way everything came home. I felt guilty cheering for Boozer because I couldn't stand what he did in Cleveland weaseling his way out a contract.

[@UrlacherBears54]

Gets crazier when you realize Jerry Sloan had a hall of fame playing career.... with the Chicago Bulls.

[@bangaamen501]

Beef History x Clara Morris It's a winning combination Everytime.

[@torachan23]

Seth is absolutely the best. Clara doesn’t even come close.

[@RonnieR29]

Right? Can't believe people were hating on her when she first started doing videos.

[@mongoslade277]

She's great. Clara Morris is my fav

[@bangaamen501]

@@torachan23 I like Seth too. No need to hate on Clara

[@bangaamen501]

@@mongoslade277 same honestly

[@rjgalvan4454]

I miss this team when I was young. D-Will, Boozer, AK, Mehmet, Young Paul Millsap... I remember, they are pretty good team, but always losing to the Lakers and Spurs.

[@jbowen4557]

good times man

[@richboyjullianhicks6604]

As a mavs fan I can relate 😭🤦🏾‍♂️

[@vincentgelvez]

Ahh I remember that team. I was never a fan of Utah. But Utah would always knock out my Warriors. This was pre Curry days. This was the We Believe Warriors team. But we couldn't get past Utah. AK has the sweetest nick name too! AK-47 LOL!

[@rjgalvan4454]

@@vincentgelvez Haha yeah. I thought AK was their star player before the arrival of DWill and Boozer. AK was relegated to be their defensive specialist, similar to the role of Green now to the Warriors. AK is a stat stuffer like Green before

[@jbowen4557]

@@vincentgelvez i remember that team, with baron davis and matt barnes

[@YoungKingCJ]

We need a rewinder of the final seconds of the Nuggets vs. Jazz series in da bubble a few years ago. Dat was a classic series.

[@enygmaenigmatic8156]

A beef so dark, only death squashed it

[@TheWonderStraw]

Jerry Sloan was a pain in the side of us Laker Fans..... since Showtime even Still, I always thought it was sad how Deron drove him out of Utah, his home. Or made him want to quit, whichever

[@helix400]

This video is huge historical revisionism. Go listen to David Locke's radio interview with Sloan 5 minutes after Sloan officially announced his retirement. Sloan told a completely different story than this video. Sloan didn't think this fight was a big one, he's had far worse and didn't mind. (Greg Ostertag once threw a bag of ice at Sloan's head when his back was turned. Sloan was happy to still bring Ostertag back his final season.) What happened was Sloan said he felt himself getting old in the month or two prior. He didn't have the energy to fight. He wasn't doing film like he used to or standing up to players like he should. When the DWill dustup happened, Sloan realized his time arrived, he had to quit because of his declining health. He just got old.

[@Slame333]

Or, and hear me out, it’s a mix of both, bc it very much clearly is. Simply believing Sloan’s words at face value is not the move.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

A hardy A AND B!

[@skippythealien9627]

@@Slame333 yeah i think in the end, the real truth is somewhere in between the two. At least the two guys were able to patch things up by the end. Deron is right...letting grudges go without a reconciliation can take a toll on anyone

[@theycallm3mj644]

As a lifelong jazz fan seeing this episode of beef hurt my soul and took me back to a place I didn't want to look at again.. Even now I still think back to what could have been....

[@exclamationpointman3852]

EASTER CONFERENCE FINALS!!!!!! (-_-)

[@a93456358]

Great Documentary. Williams was even booed the few games as a Jazz player until the trade was final. The loyal Jazz fans booed their own player. I knew he was going to be traded. But the acknowledgement of Deron to know he was difficult to deal with and his apology is truly amazing in this day and age.

[@exclamationpointman3852]

Thank GOD!

[@DynastyIcon]

SECRET BASE back with another banger 🔥🔥 f'n love this channel 💯💯

[@aaronware8880]

I remembered growing up and passionately hating the jazz but I've always respected that team! And I remembered being so pissed off by the way coach Sloan retired and I knew it was because of Darion Williams! You could tell that any person coaching a team over 20 plus years that he was a hell of a person to be around! ALWAYS BLESS JERRY SLOANS SOUL

[@trevorwinn5012]

I'm born and raised in Utah and I was so excited to have Deron Williams ! I mean in just his 2nd year in 2007 he totally balled out in the playoffs and led them to the WCF ! They lost to the spurs who went on to win the title that year but Williams played great that series the future looked so bright ! Then over the next 3 seasons him and CP3 were the top 2 PGs in the league and a lot times I thought Deron was better than Paul cause he was bigger and stronger , then all of sudden Sloan retires and Williams get traded ! Just like that it was over then he fell off a cliff with the Nets , sad story 😞

[@battlersparadise6643]

He got injured

[@3serio]

They act like D-Will just got bad. He had hella injuries by the time he got traded. The offense was antiquated and would repeatedly get shut down by actual contenders and teams that have equal or more talent. As far as their interactions, both sides were immature and petty. At the end, DWill was at least the bigger man at the end. So that’s something. Imo opinion Sloan had been coaching so long, that I think he was looking for a reason to quit.

[@TL2354]

Hella injuries? Talk like a human

[@shin0012]

I saw the title and thumbnail. Immediately remembered these two. Watched to jog my memory again. Man that was a sad end

[@thebestcentaur]

My fellow Terp back with more greatness! Always wondered about the course of events that led to Deron Williams giving the league the premature middle finger

[@calebwinfield1403]

Deron Williams was soooooooo good. I hate how injuries limited his career.

[@joshlewis575]

Laziness and his love of food limited his career. Dude put on weight every year in the league

[@lucianotecuanapa9853]

Yes I remember his last years with the nets he was out of shape

[@exclamationpointman3852]

And also....."sometimes people get what they deserve.".....

[@escobarrizzay3599]

And Jerry Sloan. You should check out this Fabolous video you commented under 😂

[@escobarrizzay3599]

@@joshlewis575 nah just the lazy narcissist white man Jerry Sloan

[@rickyrichreacts9667]

Such a shame how badly Deron Williams fell off in such a short time. I remember when people thought he was better than CP3 and I absolutely HATED when he played against my Lakers in the playoffs... His pull up game back then was incredible.

[@seanfelder3977]

Both was strong nosed

[@stevenperry9762]

Thanks, that's a great piece. R.I.P, Coach.

[@ReeseMoe73]

Damn....I didn't even know Sloan passed away... awww mannn 🥺. I really liked him as a coach. So sad to hear. Growing up in Chicago I was an Illini fan enjoyed Williams gameplay. Never knew he was difficult to coach. REST IN PEACE JERRY!

[@sawyertuide7636]

Unpopular Opinion: Jerry Sloan is a great coach who didn’t adapt well to the 21st Century Attitude (And that expressive attitude ain’t just in the NBA, but in the NFL with WR’s, and MLB in some areas) Gotta be able to let your players show their flash, hardnosed style leadership won’t command respect in the modern age anywhere really.

[@boxbarry8061]

Except it absolutely did with the spurs. But yea, go ahead and side with the Kyries and LeBrons of the world who don't respect coaching and are underachieving chumps.

[@matthewelmore6567]

@@boxbarry8061 wrong you don’t think Pop and Belichick have adjusted somewhat to accommodate today’s players? You can have certain standards but Sloan’s rigidness went too far and wasn’t sustainable for the modern NBA

[@chrisschuler8559]

It is a silly and insulting opinion if you think D-Will represents the "21st Century Attitude" of professional athletes.

[@sawyertuide7636]

@@chrisschuler8559 I mean he isn’t exact representation but he did hold some traits of it. Headstrong, high expecting of both himself and others with a bit of flash. There are athletes who have taken it further like Kyrie, and he isn’t anywhere near. Sloan couldn’t even handle that. That’s all that needs to be said

[@blacknetsmed]

@@boxbarry8061 "Except it absolutely did with the Spurs." Duncan made that work. Kawhi didn't like it left, Spurs have been losers ever since.

[@adeyinkaeniayedun9420]

Salute to D-Will! He realized he made some mistakes and sounds like he faced up to them and apologized to his coach. In my opinion, the worst move was leaving/ requesting a trade from the Jazz but again he had a good career, made a lot of money, and made a name for himself. Good for him.

[@Cheesecakefactory69]

I've been waiting for this one for so long! Thank you

[@ericejoaquin]

Clara Morris it’s always a pleasure when you narrate!

[@MrOctober44]

As a Nets fan it's painful to be reminded how good he was.... for the Jazz.

[@user-jw1vp9kj3f]

Saturday morning SB videos are starting to be a tradition at this point

[@ReklawLah]

Such a well done piece. Thank you!

[@peterly185]

I've been waiting for this! Thank you

[@777RL]

It was a loss loss for both parties, but time and maturity helped D Will open his eyes. Hindsight is always 20/20.

[@Craigthomas322]

Can you imagine how difficult of a person you'd have to be to make a coach quit?

[@skippythealien9627]

to a certain extent while this is true, i'm sure there were a lot of things that just boiled up and finally things couldn't get contained anymore. the video hints that Sloan was having some frustrations with management too...but yeah D-Will definitely deserves a lot of the blame I have to give D-Will credit for owning up to all of this and apologizing to Sloan for the way it went down.

[@33bigmoney]

man for a coach that coached for 25 years your d expect they would get rid of deron first

[@33bigmoney]

@@skippythealien9627 why give him credit now after 15 years

[@skippythealien9627]

@@33bigmoney some people never own up to the shitty things they've done

[@Cynsham]

The street goes both ways, Williams was supremely immature on the team and Sloan was a hardass no-nonsense old man who was so stubborn and stuck in his ways he made HIMSELF retire because he was too stubborn to change his ways.

[@jnastiii]

I love all the Beef History videos. Every sport!

[@shawncharles6077]

One of my favorite channels. Never lets me down. Secret Base is better than most television. Salute.

[@jonhohensee3258]

It's not one of your favorites.

[@PK-ts8iz]

@@jonhohensee3258 Tf 😂 Being constantly contrarian must be difficult

[@jonhohensee3258]

@@PK-ts8iz It's easy!

[@shawncharles6077]

@@PK-ts8iz is he bored?

[@shawncharles6077]

@@jonhohensee3258ok… idk how a stranger would know but ok.

[@robersonclerisier943]

As a 22 year old...... This one beef always made me 😥

[@UZUISDEAD]

really love these vids bruh

[@airstrada]

love these videos

[@MetalGod999]

Excellent Beef History video by Secret Base, as always. And by the way, it’s great to hear Clara Morris again! That’s awesome. Before I forget, however, I’d like to make a Beef History video suggestion: Michael Jordan vs. Jerry Krause, the GM of the Bulls during M.J.’s years in Chicago. I think that would make for a great episode, as Jordan’s hatred of Krause has been well documented over the years. I know you can do it, Secret Base!

[@krakua200]

I remember when this happened when I was young and it led me to totally drop basketball. I never got back into it until the 2020 season before the bubble

[@bigbdizzle2]

As a young Jazz fan that two weeks were the worst. Thanks for the Jazz content!

[@DaveBuford]

Jerry Sloan also has his jersey retired in Chicago. Long before Mike and Scottie.

[@ultrustic]

That's a great beef video, Clara... Please do a video of beef between Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy. That beef is still sizzling. LOL

[@bangaamen501]

We got new beef history Just got the yard work done It's a vibe 💫☀️👑 Also yay it's Clara ❤️😃❤️

[@kingjax9930]

Been waiting 4 this

[@brianbiekman8805]

Still hoping for that Rewinder of Michael Thomas's league-winning goal for Arsenal at Liverpool in 1989

[@callumfawcett3907]

Yh man a few more football rewinds would be nice

[@martinkelly3593]

That is a great story

[@lucaslonchampt613]

"Thomas! It's up for grabs noooow!"

[@daniellander1534]

I thought he played for the Saints🤓

[@rell4219]

Basketball & MMA only sports worth talking about. Other sports not as entertaining.

[@christopherjbsnow]

Honestly, Clara's are the best. I love this series!

[@gee2661]

RIP Coach Sloan such a professional I always admired his coaching style… Never a Jazz fan but a fan of the game n I always appreciated n respected his teams n coaching style. I ALWAYS resented Darren for making Coach Sloan quit ALWAYS…. I’m glad they shared a moment together before Coach Sloan’s passing… Sad story they could’ve really built something special….

[@MrAP217]

Don't forget he got Avery Johnson fired in Brooklyn

[@gee2661]

@@MrAP217 SMH…

[@grammysworld5449]

At first I admired how Williams changed his game for Sloan and succeeded. Then as soon as he left, he lost all the fundamentals and became a chucker although he played with better talent than in Utah.. Sloan carried him if we're being honest

[@grammysworld5449]

​@@MrAP217Sloan not accepting the apology is one of the best things I've heard in a while.. Everyone know Avery was on borrowed time if crybaby could get a top 5 coach fired

[@monsturokapone8015]

Excellent video on the topic of Sloan VS D-Will! So as lifelong Lakers fan who was born and raised in Utah I got to see this situation unfols. The Jazz had high hopes on the new duo of Boozer-Williams to be the new Stockton-Malone and the former being a duo of immense talent yet lacked the drive and professionalism of the later duo.

[@Peppyroni247]

Very well done video 👍🏼

[@jrobfilms1]

this was sobering and sad. thanks for this.

[@charlesconner9044]

It felt like D Will got traded from Utah, that was the end of his career. Dude was right there battling with CP3 for best point guard in the league

[@JohnMFlores]

great writing and narration

[@drewobert1563]

I’m not even a Jazz fan and I loved this one. I enjoyed how introspective it was of the two parties

[@lilyt..]

Damn! If only they got along like Stockton we could’ve seen something amazing

[@jonhohensee3258]

Maybe they would've kissed!

[@yurinoworry]

D-Will has the Alpha Dog gene and so did Sloan, albeit as a coach. D-Will also had crazy high basketball IQ. John Stockton had a team player mentality and grew up in the era where coaches really did run almost every play of the game directly. Apples to oranges.

[@grammysworld5449]

​@@yurinoworrythat's why Sloans philosophy worked and Williams lost all defense and his assist to turnover ratio plummeted even though he was playing with better talent than in Utah?

[@yurinoworry]

@@grammysworld5449 bro he got injured which impacted his style of play and as he got older he took a mostly offensive role because that’s what he was most skilled at, didn’t “lose defense”, and I don’t have anything but positive things to say about Sloan, either, at least in this situation, so I don’t know why you’re so bothered by my statement. I’m not even a big fan of D-Will but I do believe he deserves respect.

[@grammysworld5449]

@@yurinoworry his chucking style killed him long before the injuries.. Guess his first year in a half in New Jersey never happened.. Nobody is pressed, you're just wrong.. Sloan was right and it took Williams losing his career to realize that.. Not my fault you didn't follow the teams mentioned.. Everything I said is exactly how it happened

[@TYMBO11]

Ironic timing of this release for us jazz fans huh lol

[@alexbrufladt171]

The old beef videos were so much better with the the OG commentator. His voice matched the video style so well.

[@farezjohnson508]

Ooooo I was waiting for this 😁

[@Target_Buster]

RIP Jerry Sloan. You were kind of a boomer but more importantly one hell of a basketball player and coach.

[@c.w.9501]

In the beginning, every time DWill and CP3 went head-to-head, DWill looked like the better PG. After the Sloan incident, DWill turned into a nothing while Chris Paul become arguably the best PG in the league. Makes me wonder what could have happened had the Jazz gone with Chris Paul instead.

[@TL2354]

Paul was never the best PG in the league. He’s a career playoff flop

[@Tutankamion196]

This is such a compelling story, it should be a movie.

[@seamless70]

Idk what you did to your voice but you sound SOOO much better 😌 nice work! 😁

[@coruscant100]

I think even with the talk, this will haunt Deron for the rest of his life. He honestly could've been a great PG, arguably one of the best ever, but his attitude and arrogance destroyed it all for him. For Deron, it'll always be a case of "what could've been" had this not happened, and it's something that will haunt him.

[@shibasurfing]

The talk sounds like a cheap attempt by him? If he wanted to be good he would have listened to his coach. Pure and simple.

[@tygur23]

Destroyed it all? Didn't know he retired in UTAH lol

[@thomasreal4576]

@@shibasurfing that's a lie. If the coach wanted to be good he would've listened to his team. Instead of being a brat and quitting because the point guard is smart in the 2000s and doesn't need their hand held like Jon.

[@thomasreal4576]

"attitude and arrogance" 😂😂 If Sloanes attitude and arrogance wasn't in the way, jazz might've actually won something instead of being known as an all time failure group. Ahhh, wyte pypo favorite two words to describe, what they call, a ni-

[@thomasreal4576]

It haunts Sloane so much, the dude died early. Oh so early. Maybe it was the stubbornness and hatred he maintained towards darker skin folks who talk to loud

[@simplesolutions82]

Deronn Williams was out of shape and Carlos boozer couldn’t play inside very well. End of story for that team.

[@terencew7716]

So glad that both of them reconciled towards the end of each other's careers

[@BoshShouldSit]

dude I was JUST looking up deron Williams highlights LAST WEEK

[@georgecantu2992]

finally they do something that’s not common knowledge or didn’t happen like two years ago. this is what should be rewinded

[@SkiDaBird]

I grew up in SLC, and on any given night those Jazz teams could beat the best teams of the era. I got to see an amazing duel between Willians and Paul to top it off too. It’s a shame what happened.

[@shootinghoopswithnoahsmith2426]

This is a good video. As a Jazz fan, this is talked about a lot amongst fans. All Jazz fans sided with Jerry Sloan and still do. But I think we don’t quite dislike D-Will as much. For me, I like the guy now. He seems to have matured a lot.

[@MelloMood1]

Good vid, sad how all that ended, but I remember..........was really shocked when Jerry Sloan resigned

[@DoobieKeebler]

Jerry Sloan is the coach you begin with in every 2K MyCareer. You think, "just because this is your game you purchased & a story about a character YOU created, that you are gonna get playing time AS A ROOKIE!? Think again, my friend. And prepare to only come in with 5 seconds to go in the 2nd QTR.... for 20 games."

[@GarkKahn]

Well it's more realistic than being a starter after 6-7 games in a contender team like the earlier versions

[@DoobieKeebler]

@@GarkKahn Little hard to get better when you're only in for 10 seconds at the end of the 2nd qtr & then the game ends after half time. But obviously you shouldn't be the starter over Curry or Durant, LeBron, Jokic, etc, just out the gate. I'm just saying that a top 10 pick might get more playing time than that on bad teams.

[@Will_kid_cortez]

Coach shouldn't have had to deal with this nonsense, that was an organization fail 🤦‍♂️

[@mandu6665]

That U of I team Williams was on with Dee Brown and Luther Head was a blast to watch.

[@kermitfrog593]

Touching episode. Clara's the best.

[@mwithers13]

This story is a lesson that when an older established person is telling you how things are done you have to listen for better or worse. Once you know the ins and outs then you can switch things up.

[@calebwinfield1403]

Those Jazz teams were so fun. AK47, Williams, Korver, Millsaps, Boozer, Bell, and other fun roleplayers.

[@leont5096]

Broke my heart when deron Williams got traded i wanted to see how far we could go with him and new coach. Deron Williams is my last favorite jazz player but I'm still a jazz fan. He was single handedly killing the Lakers in those WCF

[@thetuesday]

Tough one. Good job.

[@uncreative5766]

It's too bad Jerry Sloan is no longer with us. There are always two sides of the story, which is why I'm curious what Jerry would have to say.

[@jaleelthompson927]

Yeah I would like to hear Solan to own up to his part in this. Sad they never got really clear the air as older men

[@pp3k3jamail]

Don't need to hear Sloan side of the story he was a old outdated disciplinarian coach trying to coach a new generation of basketball players like Jerry Sloan ain't even let his players use their cell phones on the bus like why would any young player want to play for a coach like that. Like Jerry Sloan should've got out of the NBA want Stockton and Malone left because in the late 90s and early 2000s it was a new crop of NBA players coming into the league that wasn't with that disciplinarian BS.

[@MrAP217]

@@pp3k3jamail So it's okay for modern day NBA players to not listen to their coach? That's not how it goes. What the coach says goes. PERIOD! Deron Williams was completely in the wrong to do it.

[@juinxxviii624]

Not sure why everyone thinks Williams was the problem. You can be a coach and be wrong.

[@myaccount611]

A 60 something year old man having a meltdown because some one made a minor alteration to the play you called is honestly embarassing. I understand that a lot went into it before that, but still...

[@boxbarry8061]

It's because you're not very bright. Players who don't want to be coached are punks, and don't win. It's cancerous to a team. You thinking that a young player should be able to decide how a team operates over a 20 year veteran coach is proof that you aren't bright.

[@juinxxviii624]

@@boxbarry8061 Dude you can kiss my a**. Your ignorance is definitely on display. You like being dominated and submissive don’t you? Probably not an original thought goes through your head. You just do everything you’re told. FOH and go do some research buster!

[@cburgundy25]

As a jazz fan I’m glad I decided to use KZbin right now, when I just found this

[@YotuelGonzalez]

You got a lot of talent Clara, give us more. But don't rush into give us quantity but quality, like this one.

[@danepotmo2513]

I feel like the narrative arc of this video was to mostly side with Sloan, but from what I heard I'm closer to 50/50. Deron Williams wasn't Dennis Rodman or some primadonna. He wanted a little bit of slack running the offense as a young player and Sloan was inflexible to the nth degree. That isn't someone who is a cancer or uncoachable. Williams, at no point, came across as someone averse to accountability. Sloan just sounded like an old, agitated person that hated the world after losing Stockton and Malone and just wanted to be done with it all...using Williams, who was only like a 3/10 on the headache scale, as an excuse to walk away. I mean, using a horrible human being like Karl Malone as Sloan's character witness is also not helping. I think a normal coach could have showed some flexibility with Williams, but Sloan was too old and run down for the job. I mean, if you run down the Williams' offenses in this video....he what - 1)was mad about sitting on the bench as a 3 pick behind lesser players, but not mad mad. He didn't have an episode.(2) Made some critical remarks about practice schedules. (3) Held a casual player's only meeting to talk out some issues which infuriated Sloan. (4) He ran a play to the wrong side of the court that worked and was slightly standoffish about it in the locker room. It doesn't seem that huge to me.

[@MrAP217]

He did that same bulljive in Brooklyn and got Avery Johnson fired. What's the excuse for that?

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

Both parties are at fault here, but I want to look at the way Sloan acted. Williams admitted he acted like an ass and was being antagonistic(poking the bear)... but he's the rookie PG, he's going to want to assert his authority and push boundaries--especially in such a rigid system. I don't get how Sloan didn't have the perspective to see that("he's a 21 year old kid, we're all like that at 21.") Secondly, yeah, John Stockton followed exactly what Sloan said, but not everyone is wired like Stockton--Sloan knows everyone is different--I just don't think he was used to it. If you supervise a person who does everything exactly the way you ask, and then they leave, it's going to be an adjustment. The person in charge needs to adapt to understand that new "employee." Now, if Sloan didn't think he had support within the organization after 20+ years, that's a reflection of management. In regards to 20+ years coaching, I think Sloan was tired and burnt out, and Williams was the final nudge for him to say, "I'm outta here."

[@ryanansloan2686]

Yeah I think when you hit a certain age it’s really easy to take all your insecurities about your own place in life and about the new generation coming up and put all of that on one person. I think Williams got burdened with that (and to some degree put himself in that position) and Sloan was just unable to see Williams as the kid he was.

[@boxbarry8061]

@@ryanansloan2686 you guys are nuts. deron williams was clearly the problem not jerry sloan. "But if only the 20 year veteran coach could have just allowed the rookie point guard to get away with not wanting to be coached...blahblahblah" total nonsense

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

@@boxbarry8061, I mean my first sentence is both parties are at fault. If you think Jerry Sloan is completely faultless... um, ok?

[@chrisschuler8559]

Armchair psychology.... If your best player doesn't buy into the system then either that player or the coach has to go. Front office couldn't fire Sloan because he's a legend in Utah and the fans would've turned on D-Will. The only option was to trade D-Will, but they didn't and it blew up in their face. Simple as.

[@jonhohensee3258]

Michael - It was only Deron's fault.

[@udokee7409]

Man I loved that Chis Paul, Deron Williams, Steve Nash and Jason Kidd style of play so much, I switched my game to it completely in real life and on video games til this day. Lol. I miss that style of play.

[@johnnyrottenpiss]

Deron Williams...loved that Illini team that lost the Championship game. Glad he was drafted to the pros. Good memories.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

At one point I actually believed Deron Williams was a top 2 or 3 point guard in the NBA when he was with the Jazz…what happened after he went to the Nets? Was he just a product of the system or did too many injuries get to him?

[@MJDavis20]

Injuries and being out of shape. He would have succeeded on any offense because how proficient he was at pnr.

[@josephdelledonne2098]

Many including Isaiah Thomas said he was a system player. Not sure if that's true.

[@GarkKahn]

I think injuries

[@mvpandrew93]

*Remember when it was Williams or Paul?* Aged like wine

[@fudgets1]

**Count Dooku voice** I’ve been looking forward to this

[@owet4715]

As a life long Jazz fan I always think about what could have been. Guess we'll never know.

[@nathanbedfordforest]

I was so happy to see Sloan and the Jazz collapse. Made my soul sing LoL

[@rogermccane8948]

😂