Lock please, thanks. Warriors 2011/2012 Thread Up.

[lazyj10]

I'm willing to bet they'll go after Yao for obvious reasons and maybe take a flyer on Oden.

I'd love Battier, but honestly no one you named besides the above would sign here.

 

[livemyreality]

So many random folks since Wale has posted in this thread. Haha.

I really don't know who the Warriors will go after during the off-season. I believe once the Finals are over and Jackson is finally given the keys to run the team, there you will find the type of team he'll be able to build, along with West, Riley, and Lacob's input. The Warriors definitely need a big-man who can score and play defense and they need to improve their bench big time.

 

[paul is on tilt]

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

 

[paul is on tilt]

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

 

[livemyreality]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

 Making it a "free-throw" game. I like the sound of that.

 

[livemyreality]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

 Making it a "free-throw" game. I like the sound of that.

 

[lavious]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

 I noticed that as well.

 

[lavious]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

 I noticed that as well.

 

[offbad]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

I can see it now...
offensive playbook titled "Mama There Goes That Man"-- turns out it's just a bunch of isos for Monta.

 

[offbad]

Originally Posted by Paul Is On Tilt

We don't know how Mark Jackson coaches, but watching the Heat/Mavs game, he likes to foul with a 3pt lead in the closing seconds of the game.

I can see it now...
offensive playbook titled "Mama There Goes That Man"-- turns out it's just a bunch of isos for Monta.

 

[daprescription]

[h2]Mark Jackson Interview (at NBA Finals)[/h2]
By Marcus Thompson
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at 10:37 pm in Uncategorized.

Here is the transcript from Mark Jackson’s interview with the media at the NBA Finals in Dallas.

Q. Mark, could you talk about the significance of hiring Michael Malone as your lead assistant, and what you hope he’ll bring to the table for you?

MARK JACKSON:  Well, first and foremost, it’s a great day.  Getting to Michael Malone, he’s a guy I’ve known for quite some time.  They gave me the opportunity to establish my own staff.  He’s the guy I’ve targeted throughout the course of not just this process but when I’ve interviewed before, we had an understanding that I would come after him.

So it is truly a great day in Warriorland to get a guy like Mike Malone.  Because I have tremendous respect for his passion, his knowledge, his commitment and he’s an extremely loyal guy.  So it’s a big‑time hire for us.

Q.  Just talk about the transition going from the booth to coaching.  I don’t know if you’ve talked to Doc Rivers at all, has there been anybody you’ve spoken to, maybe not just today, but you have been speaking to to pick their brain?



MARK JACKSON:  There’s been a lot of coaches that I know personally, as far as friendships and relationships, and then just in the process of interviewing coaches throughout the course of my years as far as an announcer.  Everybody knew what I wanted to do.  They’ve been extremely nice to me.  Whether you talk about these two coaches here, texting me in the middle of a championship series basically saying congratulations and how much they appreciate and was pulling for me.  It means so much to me.

So I got a lot of coaches, as far as ones that have helped me, even the ones that have coached me in the past.  Walking through the hallway during The Finals in the previous game, Pat Riley, who is a legendary Hall‑of‑Fame coach and a brilliant basketball mind, told me it’s my time.  And it’s only because he experienced me as a player and I experienced him as a coach.  Just great minds have really helped form who I am today as a basketball man.

Q.  Also, talk about your meeting with Lacob, what you learned from him and now learned about what I guess is a reformed Warrior franchise?



MARK JACKSON:  Being a New York City guy, you get the idea as soon as you meet somebody whether it’s on or it’s off.  Right away, as soon as we met, just an incredible, incredible guy, passionate, committed, loyal, focused, determined, and willing to spend.  Willing to do whatever it takes to win.  Right away we were really feeling the things that each of us were saying.  We enjoyed one another’s company and we left with a smile and almost a look as if to say, I’m going to see you again.

But it was really ‑‑ whether I got the job or not, I was totally committed and knew right away that this team was going to be successful.  And then today talking to Mr. Guber, as far as understanding his excitement level with the hire and how he signed on and how excited he was about it.  It’s a great day for me.  I’m truly thrilled, honored and blessed, and I look forward to the next challenge in my life.

Q.  Mark, the Warriors have played an up‑and‑down style, fast‑paced system for years.  The question has always been if they can compete defensively that way.  Do you see a move away from that under you?



MARK JACKSON:  Absolutely not.  We will push the basketball.  We will look to make plays in transition.  We will not just push it just to be pushing it.  We’ll have a mindset to take care of the basketball, to get quality looks.  But those looks are going to be earned on the defensive end.  You’re not going to have a license to shoot when you’re not getting it done on the other end.  They will be held accountable and there will be a price to pay.  I’ve come to the mindset that the only way to win in this league and win big is defensively.

So we will be committed on the defensive side of the ball.

Q.  Mark, Jerry West said in a recent interview that he thought the Warriors weren’t far away.  He pointed to the fact that they played a lot of close games last year but didn’t win.  What are your thoughts?



MARK JACKSON:  I agree.  When you look at that talent level, this is certainly a team that’s more than capable of making the playoffs and making a run.  No problem on the offensive end.  Can score the basketball.  Certainly got to get better with the ability to score on the low block where teams get quality points and easy points.  But that’s going to come.

But the main thing is the culture has to change.  Continue to play solid basketball.  You have to be a successful team at home, take care of your business and then compete on the road.  Inexcusable not to compete on the road.  There are things that will no longer be tolerated.  I’m excited about changing the culture in the Bay‑land.

Q.  Have you spoken to Monta or Steph?  And what do you think about that, I guess the pros and cons of a back court like that?



MARK JACKSON:  I don’t see any cons, other than size.  And I don’t think that really makes a difference.  I will play Lawyer right now and point to Exhibit A with J.J. Barea starting in the NBA Finals.  I would certainly say that the Warriors’ back court is bigger then the starting back court of the Dallas Mavericks tonight.

I think that’s an excuse.  The bottom line, do you have the heart, the will and the desire and the determination to go out and get it done by any means necessary?  And I truly believe that you got to make the commitment and find a way to get it done.  And that’s part of changing the culture.

We will find out who is willing to win, who really wants to win, or who is just going through the motions saying it.

Q.  Mark, with the draft just a few weeks away and such a short time since you were hired, has there been any discussion what your involvement will be with the draft?  Is it going to be more of a crash course for you?  Or talk about the plan there.



MARK JACKSON:  I will be very involved.  One thing during the interview process and our sitdowns across the board, I will have a say‑so.  Because at the end of the day, this will be Mark Jackson can’t coach or Mark Jackson can coach.  I want to be involved.  I respect the fact that these guys have done their due diligence.  I respect the fact that these guys have paid years of watching college players, high school players, and I’m going to respect their opinion.

But at the same time, I’m a fan of the game.  And I’m fully aware of these guys’ pros and cons, their strengths and their weaknesses.  And I love the idea of all of the guys that’s involved in this organization getting into a bunker and coming out united with the pick, a free agent, a draft choice, a style and going after it.

Q.  Mark, you just touched on changing the culture.  How do you change the culture of a franchise that’s been besieged with bad luck, with injuries, a kind of “here we go again.

 

[daprescription]

[h2]Mark Jackson Interview (at NBA Finals)[/h2]
By Marcus Thompson
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at 10:37 pm in Uncategorized.

Here is the transcript from Mark Jackson’s interview with the media at the NBA Finals in Dallas.

Q. Mark, could you talk about the significance of hiring Michael Malone as your lead assistant, and what you hope he’ll bring to the table for you?

MARK JACKSON:  Well, first and foremost, it’s a great day.  Getting to Michael Malone, he’s a guy I’ve known for quite some time.  They gave me the opportunity to establish my own staff.  He’s the guy I’ve targeted throughout the course of not just this process but when I’ve interviewed before, we had an understanding that I would come after him.

So it is truly a great day in Warriorland to get a guy like Mike Malone.  Because I have tremendous respect for his passion, his knowledge, his commitment and he’s an extremely loyal guy.  So it’s a big‑time hire for us.

Q.  Just talk about the transition going from the booth to coaching.  I don’t know if you’ve talked to Doc Rivers at all, has there been anybody you’ve spoken to, maybe not just today, but you have been speaking to to pick their brain?



MARK JACKSON:  There’s been a lot of coaches that I know personally, as far as friendships and relationships, and then just in the process of interviewing coaches throughout the course of my years as far as an announcer.  Everybody knew what I wanted to do.  They’ve been extremely nice to me.  Whether you talk about these two coaches here, texting me in the middle of a championship series basically saying congratulations and how much they appreciate and was pulling for me.  It means so much to me.

So I got a lot of coaches, as far as ones that have helped me, even the ones that have coached me in the past.  Walking through the hallway during The Finals in the previous game, Pat Riley, who is a legendary Hall‑of‑Fame coach and a brilliant basketball mind, told me it’s my time.  And it’s only because he experienced me as a player and I experienced him as a coach.  Just great minds have really helped form who I am today as a basketball man.

Q.  Also, talk about your meeting with Lacob, what you learned from him and now learned about what I guess is a reformed Warrior franchise?



MARK JACKSON:  Being a New York City guy, you get the idea as soon as you meet somebody whether it’s on or it’s off.  Right away, as soon as we met, just an incredible, incredible guy, passionate, committed, loyal, focused, determined, and willing to spend.  Willing to do whatever it takes to win.  Right away we were really feeling the things that each of us were saying.  We enjoyed one another’s company and we left with a smile and almost a look as if to say, I’m going to see you again.

But it was really ‑‑ whether I got the job or not, I was totally committed and knew right away that this team was going to be successful.  And then today talking to Mr. Guber, as far as understanding his excitement level with the hire and how he signed on and how excited he was about it.  It’s a great day for me.  I’m truly thrilled, honored and blessed, and I look forward to the next challenge in my life.

Q.  Mark, the Warriors have played an up‑and‑down style, fast‑paced system for years.  The question has always been if they can compete defensively that way.  Do you see a move away from that under you?



MARK JACKSON:  Absolutely not.  We will push the basketball.  We will look to make plays in transition.  We will not just push it just to be pushing it.  We’ll have a mindset to take care of the basketball, to get quality looks.  But those looks are going to be earned on the defensive end.  You’re not going to have a license to shoot when you’re not getting it done on the other end.  They will be held accountable and there will be a price to pay.  I’ve come to the mindset that the only way to win in this league and win big is defensively.

So we will be committed on the defensive side of the ball.

Q.  Mark, Jerry West said in a recent interview that he thought the Warriors weren’t far away.  He pointed to the fact that they played a lot of close games last year but didn’t win.  What are your thoughts?



MARK JACKSON:  I agree.  When you look at that talent level, this is certainly a team that’s more than capable of making the playoffs and making a run.  No problem on the offensive end.  Can score the basketball.  Certainly got to get better with the ability to score on the low block where teams get quality points and easy points.  But that’s going to come.

But the main thing is the culture has to change.  Continue to play solid basketball.  You have to be a successful team at home, take care of your business and then compete on the road.  Inexcusable not to compete on the road.  There are things that will no longer be tolerated.  I’m excited about changing the culture in the Bay‑land.

Q.  Have you spoken to Monta or Steph?  And what do you think about that, I guess the pros and cons of a back court like that?



MARK JACKSON:  I don’t see any cons, other than size.  And I don’t think that really makes a difference.  I will play Lawyer right now and point to Exhibit A with J.J. Barea starting in the NBA Finals.  I would certainly say that the Warriors’ back court is bigger then the starting back court of the Dallas Mavericks tonight.

I think that’s an excuse.  The bottom line, do you have the heart, the will and the desire and the determination to go out and get it done by any means necessary?  And I truly believe that you got to make the commitment and find a way to get it done.  And that’s part of changing the culture.

We will find out who is willing to win, who really wants to win, or who is just going through the motions saying it.

Q.  Mark, with the draft just a few weeks away and such a short time since you were hired, has there been any discussion what your involvement will be with the draft?  Is it going to be more of a crash course for you?  Or talk about the plan there.



MARK JACKSON:  I will be very involved.  One thing during the interview process and our sitdowns across the board, I will have a say‑so.  Because at the end of the day, this will be Mark Jackson can’t coach or Mark Jackson can coach.  I want to be involved.  I respect the fact that these guys have done their due diligence.  I respect the fact that these guys have paid years of watching college players, high school players, and I’m going to respect their opinion.

But at the same time, I’m a fan of the game.  And I’m fully aware of these guys’ pros and cons, their strengths and their weaknesses.  And I love the idea of all of the guys that’s involved in this organization getting into a bunker and coming out united with the pick, a free agent, a draft choice, a style and going after it.

Q.  Mark, you just touched on changing the culture.  How do you change the culture of a franchise that’s been besieged with bad luck, with injuries, a kind of “here we go again.

 

[livemyreality]

Read that article earlier, I liked what I read. Excited to see how the 2011-2012 roster will look like at the end of this summer.

 

[livemyreality]

Read that article earlier, I liked what I read. Excited to see how the 2011-2012 roster will look like at the end of this summer.

 

[acidicality]

He's saying all the right things; it'll be interesting to see how he does. We should expect to have more ESPN Warrior games too

 

[acidicality]

He's saying all the right things; it'll be interesting to see how he does. We should expect to have more ESPN Warrior games too

 

[ikari xd]

The thing is, to get an impact C, we have to overpay. Are the W's willing to overpay for a solid center? Then again, I can't name the last Finals team that lacked a great inside presence (2006 Mavs perhaps?), so that might be the route we have to go.

 

[ikari xd]

The thing is, to get an impact C, we have to overpay. Are the W's willing to overpay for a solid center? Then again, I can't name the last Finals team that lacked a great inside presence (2006 Mavs perhaps?), so that might be the route we have to go.

 

[mjdalegend]

I like his confidence. I hope he'll be that man to turn the team in the right direction.

 

[mjdalegend]

I like his confidence. I hope he'll be that man to turn the team in the right direction.

 

[livemyreality]

Originally Posted by ikari XD

The thing is, to get an impact C, we have to overpay. Are the W's willing to overpay for a solid center? Then again, I can't name the last Finals team that lacked a great inside presence (2006 Mavs perhaps?), so that might be the route we have to go.

If you think about it though, majority of FA's from the last two years have been highly overpaid. IE: Hakim Warrick. I believe the Warriors will be willing to pay for the player to improve the team. Lacob sometime last year stated that he wasn't going to worry about going over the luxury tax. We'll wait and see what moves he has. 
Although, in order for the W's to front big money, they need to free up money. Ellis, Biedrins, and Lee are large percentage of the payroll. Even if Ellis and Biedrins are traded, Lee has a lot of money owed to him. 

 

[livemyreality]

Originally Posted by ikari XD

The thing is, to get an impact C, we have to overpay. Are the W's willing to overpay for a solid center? Then again, I can't name the last Finals team that lacked a great inside presence (2006 Mavs perhaps?), so that might be the route we have to go.

If you think about it though, majority of FA's from the last two years have been highly overpaid. IE: Hakim Warrick. I believe the Warriors will be willing to pay for the player to improve the team. Lacob sometime last year stated that he wasn't going to worry about going over the luxury tax. We'll wait and see what moves he has. 
Although, in order for the W's to front big money, they need to free up money. Ellis, Biedrins, and Lee are large percentage of the payroll. Even if Ellis and Biedrins are traded, Lee has a lot of money owed to him. 

 

[ham city]

Let's goooooooooo

 

[ham city]

Let's goooooooooo

 

[cornzilla]

Just read the interview and he said all the right things, even promising that we are going to make the playoffs. So lets see if he can walk the walk.