Is Mark Jackson in Danger of Losing Golden State Warriors Coaching Job?

March 25th, 2014 by Stephen Babb Leave a reply »

Golden State Warriors head coach Mark Jackson has watched his team go from an overachieving NBA darling to what Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski describes as "an increasingly dysfunctional atmosphere."

The latest hint of turmoil comes as Jackson has demoted assistant coach Brian Scalabrine, with at least one report indicating he's headed to the Warriors' Development League affiliate in Santa Cruz, Calif. But the real takeaway may have less to do with Scalabrine and more to do with just how long Jackson will remain part of Golden State's plans.

On the one hand, any dustup with a national fan favorite like Scalabrine would seem to put Jackson on the wrong side of history.



More seriously, though, this seems to be symptomatic of deeper problems within the organization—or at least with Jackson's role therein. Wojnarowski cites league sources claiming that "Jackson's difficulty with managing his coaching staff and creating a functional work environment has developed into one of the issues that threatens his future on the job."

Wojnarowski also reports that there are no plans to discuss an extensio ...

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