When the Golden State Warriors handed their head coaching reins to Mark Jackson in 2011, the former player-turned-broadcaster reached deep into the sports cliche bag.
Jackson was mum on any systematic switches he'd make, but that wasn't for a lack of talking. He lobbed out a playoff prediction. He promised to change the culture, the same way all newly hired coaches do.
He spoke in intangibles, swapping his trademark catchphrases from the broadcast booth for rehashed soundbites of the coaches that came before him. The X's and O's talk never came. There were some rumblings of transition offense and adopting a defensive mindset—elementary coach speak.
Had his media background convinced him to not tip his hand in front of the microphone? Or did his lack of a coaching background cost him key developmental strategies in game planning and management?
If the latter is true, are his Warriors now paying the price for those missing pieces?
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Are Mark Jackson’s Game Management Skills Holding Golden State Warriors Back?
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