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05-25-2016, 07:53 PM
By Bruce Jenkins of SFGate
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Meddling Joe Lacob to blame for firing of Mark Jackson
A lot of words come to mind in the wake of Mark Jackson's firing, but this one says it best: pathetic.
Pathetic that what happened on the basketball floor mattered so little to Warriors' management.
Pathetic that virtually every wise person on the national NBA scene defended Jackson - but no, Lacob and Bob Myers knew better.
And it's a little bit pathetic, as well, that Jackson's ego became such an overriding irritant within the Warriors' organization. Behind that calm, ever-so-spiritual facade, Jackson's defensiveness and insecurity eventually brought him down.
I'll forever remember Jackson as a man standing off to himself during many timeouts while his assistants furiously mapped out strategy. I'll remember times when the Warriors' substitution patterns, isolation-oriented offense and lackluster home performances didn't speak so well for the head coach. Venturing into the catty world of office politics, I tried to figure out how Jackson could have valued two assistant coaches he eventually discovered to be his enemies.
Still, I'm going to dismiss all that. Let us all bow down to Lacob, all-knowing genius of the game. Let's congratulate him for, once again, being the face of the franchise. And let's use that word again: pathetic.
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/jenkins/article/Meddling-Joe-Lacob-to-blame-for-firing-of-Mark-5458279.php
^^ he rambles on even further....
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Meddling Joe Lacob to blame for firing of Mark Jackson
A lot of words come to mind in the wake of Mark Jackson's firing, but this one says it best: pathetic.
Pathetic that what happened on the basketball floor mattered so little to Warriors' management.
Pathetic that virtually every wise person on the national NBA scene defended Jackson - but no, Lacob and Bob Myers knew better.
And it's a little bit pathetic, as well, that Jackson's ego became such an overriding irritant within the Warriors' organization. Behind that calm, ever-so-spiritual facade, Jackson's defensiveness and insecurity eventually brought him down.
I'll forever remember Jackson as a man standing off to himself during many timeouts while his assistants furiously mapped out strategy. I'll remember times when the Warriors' substitution patterns, isolation-oriented offense and lackluster home performances didn't speak so well for the head coach. Venturing into the catty world of office politics, I tried to figure out how Jackson could have valued two assistant coaches he eventually discovered to be his enemies.
Still, I'm going to dismiss all that. Let us all bow down to Lacob, all-knowing genius of the game. Let's congratulate him for, once again, being the face of the franchise. And let's use that word again: pathetic.
http://www.sfgate.com/sports/jenkins/article/Meddling-Joe-Lacob-to-blame-for-firing-of-Mark-5458279.php
^^ he rambles on even further....