Originally, I really did not like this Mark Jackson hire, but the more I read and think about it, it grows on me. It proves that Lacob wants to make his own mark on the franchise and be known around the league as someone who takes risk. Jackson was a great point guard and is a decent analyst; however, he has no coaching experience and no one really knows how he'd run a team. He brings passion and energy to the sideline, but how can he get those emotions out of the Warriors this upcoming year? Being overlooked to some extent was that the most important move was actually the hiring of assistant coach Mike Malone from the New Orleans Hornets staff. He was Mike Brown's right hand man in the Cavs/LeBron era and even though the prevalent mindset is that the Cavaliers were only good because of LeBron James, it is not true. Although they were offensively inept, their defense was great and the biggest reason for their success. The orchestrator of their defense was Mike Malone. He was with the Hornets this year and was part of the reason they were a strong defensive team.
The reaction that most fans should take is one of optimistic caution. Unlike any other Warriors regime in a long time, there are smart minds all in one room making decisions. If Jerry West approved of this decision, it makes me more confident about the hire. He is definitely one of the greatest evaluators of talent out there and likes to make risky albeit smart decisions. Mark Jackson is going to bring something very different to this Warriors organization. Ultimately, fans should be cautious because he has no experience and no other teams were pushing hard for him; but, should be optimistic because he was hired under Jerry West's eye and along with him came an outstanding assistant coach who knows X's and O's very well.
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