It didn’t take long for Golden State Warriors majority owner Joe Lacob to sound off to the press on management’s decision to dismiss head coach Mark Jackson following the team’s seven-game Round 1 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Stay on the offensive: That’s what smart politicians—and, by deduction, smart professional sports owners—do.
Mark Jackson was always going to have a word, of course. In a Tuesday afternoon phone interview with the San Jose Mercury News’ Tim Kawakami, he had more than a few—most of them professional and positive:
I want to thank the Warriors organization for giving me a chance and thank the incredible fans in the area. And thank my players who I love and appreciate.
We accomplished a lot in three years and we should be proud. I wish them nothing but the best.
But to me, now the pressure’s on for them to get a championship. It’s not the time for them to be patient any more.
Patience is precisely what many Warriors fans will see as lacking in Golden State’s decision. However, credit Jac ...
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Mark Jackson on Warriors: ‘Now the Pressure’s on for Them to Get a Championship’
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