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Two people with knowledge of the Nets plans say that while the Jerry Sloan-reuniting-with-Williams storyline would be interesting and a tad surreal, it should not be taken seriously. USA Today Sports

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Dunleavy, Jackson, Doc Rivers, Brian Shaw, Larry Brown, Jerry Sloan and maybe dozen other names have been floated in the Nets coaching search. The insider said only Jackson had been contacted and the Nets are still doing background checks only on the other candidates, but reiterated Dunleavy was never considered. NetsDaily

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Boston coach Doc Rivers would interest the Nets should the Celtics agree to let him out of his current contract, the source said. Jerry Sloan, whom star point guard Deron Williams recently endorsed, is a long-shot candidate. ESPN.com

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Nets General Manager Billy King has yet to reach out to the Hall-of-Fame coach. And if he did so, Sloan isn't against the idea of coaching his former All-Star point guard. “I'm open, I would listen,” Sloan told CSNNW.com via phone. “I haven't did the research on their roster, but I would definitely listen if they called.” CSNNW.com

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Already linked to the Milwaukee Bucks Head Coaching gig, Sloan admits he's interested in getting back to roaming the sidelines, but only under the right circumstances and conditions. “According to reports, I'm interested in every job that's out there,” Sloan said. “That's just not the case. I don't like being linked to every opening. If the right situation presented itself, I will look into it.” CSNNW.com

Milwaukee Bucks, Coaching, Jerry Sloan 

Williams said he “would love” to play again for Jerry Sloan, his old coach in Utah, and when Phil Jackson’s name came up, Williams said, “Who wouldn’t want to play for Phil Jackson?” Regardless of who takes over as head coach, Williams said that after a tumultuous first season in Brooklyn, he and his teammates can take a step forward next year. “We definitely want to improve on this season,” Williams said. “With everything we had, with all the injuries we had, with all the stuff in the media going on with losing a coach, we still finished pretty good. We still finished in the fourth spot [in the East]. New York Post

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Alex Raskin: Deron Williams said he would definitely play for Jerry Sloan again. #nets Twitter @alexraskinNYC

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Gery Woelfel: I'm hearing Jerry Sloan is still receptive to coaching, but probably not in Milwaukee. Twitter @GeryWoelfel

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Sloan, 71, hasn’t coached since resigning from Utah in February 2011. Last year, he turned down the Portland job and also interviewed for the Charlotte job before pulling out of the running. “Yeah, probably, if I thought it would be the right situation,’’ Sloan, a Hall of Famer, told FOX Sports Florida on Thursday about still being interested in coaching. Sulia

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Sloan said he hasn’t heard anything from Milwaukee, Charlotte, Philadelphia or Detroit, teams that officially have jobs open. “I’ve not aware of any (interest from those teams),’’ Sloan said. “I haven’t said hello to anybody.’’ Sulia

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Gery Woelfel: I've been told Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan is seriously considering return to the sidelines. Twitter @GeryWoelfel

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Vincent Goodwill: Names I've heard: McMillan, Sampson, Sloan, Heat assistant David Fizdale. Not sure about the Van Gundy's #Pistons Twitter @vgoodwill

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Joe Kotoch: You can cross Avery Johnson, Phil Jackson, and Jerry Sloan off the list for Cavs. Twitter @Probballdraft

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In an attempt to acquire that final rebound, Davis purposefully shot and missed at his own basket. (By rule, a player cannot be credited with a rebound for a miss on his own goal.) Then things got ugly. Old-school enforcement ensued when Utah's DeShawn Stevenson fouled Davis. Hard. Utah coach Jerry Sloan turned irate, telling reporters afterward, "I was glad that Shawn tried to knock him down. They can put me in jail or whatever they want for saying that, but that's the way it is." The sequence ignited a fierce debate about individual achievement and results in sports. The Cavaliers fined Davis $35,000. Figures around the league denounced him and his selfish style of play. Davis has the advantage of a decade's worth of perspective now. He says he's surprised the stunt has stuck with him, but he also concedes it was all his own doing. Grantland

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Johnson doesn't find it the least bit strange that Sloan frequently attends games as a fan. "I think he'd like to coach again, so he keeps watching the games," Johnson said. "I think he'll get some jobs offered." ... Johnson on whether Boozer would hears boos as he did two years ago: "That's the best part of his game — he can't tell the difference. But he's a great guy, a great competitor." USA Today Sports

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Sloan's former top assistant, Phil Johnson, now works as a Jazz broadcaster but said he has no regrets about stepping down with Sloan, especially since he gets to stay in the game without all the travel. Recalling that night, when the Jazz lost to the Bulls, he said: "It was just time. It had stacked up during the course of the year and when he left I decided to go, too." USA Today Sports

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Jim Burton: Miles said he heard coach Sloan has been to a few games this year, said he hoped Jerry will be at tonight's game. Twitter @jmb247

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Chris Broussard: Source says after Phil Jackson, Nets list includes Mike Dunleavy, Nate McMillan, JVG and Jerry Sloan, tho Sloan called a "long shot." Twitter @Chris_Broussard

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Chris Broussard: I Just spoke with Jerry Sloan. He refused to comment on Nets or D-Will. All he would say is that he's open to coaching in NBA again. Twitter @Chris_Broussard

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I don’t think so. While he was partially responsible for Jerry Sloan leaving the Utah Jazz, I’ve been told that Al Jefferson also played a large role in that. I don’t blame him for Avery Johnson either because it sounds like this was Mikhail Prokhorov’s decision and everyone was blindsided. The players didn’t see this coming, from what I’ve heard. HoopsWorld

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