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Klay Thompson Praises Former Warriors Coach: “No Foundation” in the Absence of Mark Jackson

For creating the foundation for the team’s success, Klay Thompson commended Mark Jackson, the previous coach of the Golden State Warriors.

Mark Jackson set the stage for the Golden State Warriors’ ascent to prominence through his astute coaching before Steve Kerr’s team emerged as the newest basketball dynasty. Because of the chronology, he is frequently forgotten about his coaching tenure with the Warriors, which spanned from 2011 to 2014—just before Kerr took over.

Mark Jackson’s term as coach and how much Klay Thompson and Draymond Green liked it were the topics of conversation on the most recent episode of “The Draymond Green Show,” a podcast that the Warriors forward hosts. They mentioned how Jackson’s lack of coaching employment since then struck them as “strange.”

The two teammates’ confidence was bolstered by Jackson during their formative years, according to Green and Thompson. Jackson oversaw their first few seasons together and developed a strong bond between Thompson and Green, who were selected by the Warriors in 2011 and 2012, respectively.

Thompson claims that Jackson gave him and Stephen Curry more breathing room to shoot three shots, which was not as important a feature of the game back then as it is now. The three-point shot’s evolution into Curry and Thompson’s skills made it possible for the scoring system to expand into what it is now.

After the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the franchise in seven playoff games, Jackson was sacked in May of 2014. In order to win a title, the organization believed they needed a new coach.

After a year, Steve Kerr guided them to the promised land, so maybe they were correct, but Jackson was the one who lay the groundwork, according to Green and Thompson.