In what's become an increasingly
dysfunctional atmosphere, Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson has forced a
reassignment of assistant coach Brian Scalabrine, league sources told Yahoo
Sports.
Ownership and management have been
strong advocates of Scalabrine and his performance on the job, sources told
Yahoo Sports. Nevertheless, Warriors officials decided that as long as Jackson
is the head coach, he'll have control of his coaching staff.
Ownership and management have been
strong advocates of Brian Scalabrine and his performance. (USA TODAY
Sports …
It is immediately unclear what kind
of a role to which the Warriors will transition Scalabrine, but management has
no intention of letting him leave the organization, sources said.
Over the past two years, 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, league sources said.
Scalabrine, who joined the staff in
July, was Jackson's choice as an assistant coach. For two straight years,
Jackson has had issues with assistant coaches that he hired. Michael Malone and
Jackson would go weeks without speaking to each other a year ago, league
sources said. Malone left Golden State to become the head coach of the Sacramento
Kings.
Jackson, in his third year at the
helm of the Warriors, has one year left on his contract, but has come under
increased scrutiny within the organization for how he has run the team and
worked on the job. There have been no conversations about an extension for
Jackson – nor are they expected to take place, sources said.
Jackson, 48, had tried and failed to
get involved with several head-coaching openings over the past year, including
the Los Angeles Clippers and Brooklyn Nets, league sources said.
Scalabrine, 36, had an 11-year NBA
playing career. He had been offered a chance to join Tom Thibodeau's coaching
staff with the Chicago Bulls after finishing his playing career there in 2012,
but elected to try broadcast media for a year. He had come to Jackson's staff
highly recommended by Thibodeau.
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