What made Mark Jackson great for the Warriors also cost him his job

Author:: Chris Ballard
Publish date:: May 6, 2014

Jackson will no doubt land on his feet. That's one of his skills. As for his legacy in the Bay Area, it may well be shaped by the success, or failure, of the man who succeeds him.

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