Hiring Mark Jackson would painfully end my fandom of this franchise. He's embarrassing.
GS Writer - Tim Kawakami: Interesting from Draymond Green today: He says he can have a lively back-and-forth w/Steve Kerr in a way he never would’ve w/Mark Jackson
4 weeks ago – via Twitter diamond83
Diamond Leung: Andrew Bogut to @Marc J. Spears on Mark Jackson: “Anything he says you take with a grain of salt, and you can quote me on that.”
There were other, cultural concerns. Jackson often emphasized his faith with the players. “It’s fine to be religious,” says one Warriors insider, “but it’s a different thing to bring it to your work.”
When Jason Collins publicly announced his homosexuality in April 2013, Jackson told reporters, “I know Jason Collins; I know his family and am certainly praying for them.” This seemed particularly tone-deaf considering that Golden State COO Rick Welts, the first high-ranking sports executive to come out, worked in the same building. Welts says he approached Jackson and had “a nice conversation, like grown‑ups,” adding, “He knew how I felt, I knew how he felt. I’m sure he thought it was an opportunity to educate me, and I thought it was an opportunity to educate him.”
Mark Jackson continues to reference Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob in his sermons, with the latest mention coming 10 months after his firing. “I had a joy when I was coaching,” Jackson said Sunday in recorded comments to his congregation at True Love Worship Center International in Reseda, where he is an ordained minister. “I had a joy when I got fired. The owner of the Golden State Warriors was baffled when I left the meeting, shook his hand and smiled. I said, ‘I’m praying for you.’ He looked at me like I just cussed him out. All I said was, ‘I’m praying for you.’ “There are folks in this world that cannot comprehend or understand the peace that you can have…”
11 months ago – via Sports Illustrated
While Jackson excelled as a leader, he was not interested in the minutiae of coaching, according to sources. He so rarely watched film that the video team eventually stopped loading clips onto his laptop. He didn’t draw up plays during huddles, or carry a clipboard. He often looked at his cellphone during practice, even when management was around. His relationship with the front office grew more strained.
When Festus Ezeli was sitting out in 2013 with a knee injury, Mark Jackson, then the Golden State coach, accused Ezeli of cheering against the team — presumably because the Warriors struggling would prove Ezeli’s value, per several team sources. Ezeli denied it during a tearful talk with teammates, and still denies it today.
In March, Jackson surprisingly reassigned Scalabrine to the Warriors' D-League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. At the time, he denied there was any "dysfunction" on his staff and simply said he was going in a "different direction."
Then, just a few weeks later, Erman was abruptly fired for violating an unspecified team policy. ESPN.com later reported that he had been recording conversations with other coaches and players without their knowledge. At the time of Erman's dismissal, Jackson wished Erman the best and said that his assistant "owned" his mistake.
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