Former NBA point guard and current TV analyst Mark Jackson has been announced as Golden State’s new coach.
Warriors Quickly Add Mike Malone To Staff Of New Coach Mark Jackson
How the Warriors will fill the other spots on Jackson’s bench remains to be seen. The Warriors have a young talent base and the No. 11 pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Read Article >The Interview That Got Mark Jackson The Warriors’ Head Coach Job
We don’t know exactly what lace Mark Jackson spun with his tongue to convince the Golden State Warriors to hire him as the team’s new head coach. But based on his illustrious broadcasting career for ABC and ESPN, we can certainly imagine how that went.
Joe Lacob, Warriors franchise owner: Mark, welcome to Oakland!
Read Article >Mark Jackson ‘Connected’ With Warriors’ Owner Joe Lacob, Leading To Head Coach Job
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Read Article >Mark Jackson To Leave Broadcast Booth To Become Warriors’ Head Coach
In fact, Jackson is currently working the NBA Finals for ABC.
But Jackson’s move, in that he didn’t go from coaching to the booth and back, is different. Is it a new precedent in the NBA, or is Jackson just a special candidate who impressed the Warriors’ braintrust? We’ll see.
Read Article >Mark Jackson Named Golden State Warriors Coach; Yes, That Mark Jackson
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Read Article >Mike Malone Joins Mark Jackson, Mike Budenholzer As Top Warriors Coach Candidates
Jackson, currently working the NBA Finals with eternal candidate Jeff Van Gundy, has no coaching experience at any level, but nonetheless seems to interest Lacob, who recently added legend Jerry West to the Warriors’ front office.
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Read Article >Jerry Sloan, Jeff Van Gundy Decline Warriors’ Interview Invitations
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Read Article >Mike Brown, Dwane Casey To Interview For Warriors’ Coach Job
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Read Article >Warriors Interested In Jerry Sloan To Replace Keith Smart, According To Report
Sloan, 69, has said he’s not interested in returning to the NBA, but reports have suggested he could be persuaded to make another run with a new team. Sloan’s Jazz run was stunningly long by NBA standards; the Warriors, for example, had 11 different head coaches over Sloan’s tenure in Utah.
Read Article >Warriors Confirm Keith Smart Fired As Head Coach
“[W]e came to the conclusion that a change was necessary at this particular time,” said Lacob in a statement. “I think Keith did an admirable job this season and he should be commended for many of the positive things that transpired both on and off the floor. The team showed improvement and their effort was never in question. However, we’ve elected to pursue a new path and we wish Keith the very best.”
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