The only thing lamer than a 10 days of Christmas list is a 10 days of Christmas list that doesn’t get updates daily. So without further ado, ….

On the 7th day of Christmas the Utah Jazz gave to me…

1000 wins

Even though this didn’t happen in 2006, let’s pretend that I blogged about the Jazz last December and I would have written about the 10 days of Christmas, this would have been since that last time.

On December 11th, 2006, Jerry Sloan picked up his 1000th win as a coach, as the Jazz beat the Mavericks. When asked what the win meant to him, in typical Sloan fashion he replied,

Well, I wish we would have hustled out there a little more. I didn’t like how we played defense during that 39 second stretch in the second. We’ll take the win, but I’m not happy with it.

Actually though, he said,

I would not have made it this far in my career without the support of those around me. This 1,000th win is not mine alone, it is due in large part to Larry Miller’s confidence in my ability to coach. Larry has given me an opportunity that no other coach in the league has had in terms of tenure with the Jazz. In addition, having the opportunity to work with such talented coaches as Phil Johnson, Tyrone Corbin, Scott Layden, and the others on my team, makes milestones like this possible.

Sloan should get another 1000 win milestone in the 2008-09 season (that he just signed on for) when he will win 1000 games with one team. And should he walk away after that season, the 09-10 season should start with with the above picture translated to a bronze statue outside of the ESA. What would be great is if it could be fitted with a speaker at the base where you could push some buttons and hear classic Sloan phrases coming from the bench. Of course, you would have to be 18 or be accompanied by an adult to participate.

So that only gives Sloan a couple more years to win a COY and a championship. What would his reaction be in the post-game interview if he ever won that elusive title? Discuss…