Wonder why that is? Do people in the Western Conference, who see the Jazz 4 times a year, think that Deron is overrated or something? It's weird because other than Texas and Minnesota, every state with a West team chooses Sloan, even Tennessee and Louisiana who are sort of Western Conference outliers. Or maybe its because they compete with the Jazz and don't want Deron to play in Utah anymore. either way, Sloan is really old. The chances of him coaching longer than Deron Williams plays are slim to none. it would be pretty stupid to choose Sloan over Williams even if you were a huge Sloan fan. Even Texas is oddly close, considering Williams is from there. I understand it. People always have the perception that the NBA guys are uncoachable and spoiled. Sloan is the ultimate coach in that league and if they think Deron forced him out many are gonna think he is a coach killer they'd rather not have.