1. We thought Jackson would be a mature leader, especially after giving him the “Captain” title.  Let’s be serious for a moment. I personally believe that he was given this title because, well who else do you give it to? Your PG walked away to the Clips and then you had just traded Jason Richardson to some other team, who else has the “skills” to be the leader. Imagine the title be given to, Andris Biedrins? You think Jackson would really like that idea, listening to an unproven player? Well this has worked out really bad I think.

2. Jackson’s greedy. He said it himself, “he was born at night, not last night.” So he didn’t test the free agency market, but rather picked up a $30 million/ year extension for 3 years because he wanted the money.

3. Management needs help. This obvious. Obviously, they should have consulted someone about offering an extension to Jackson, who was clearly declining and BUT still had trade value. Maybe we could have traded for a better player and when I mean better player, I don’t just mean on the court stuff. Stuff in the locker room and team cohesiveness is very crucial to winning, in a long season. Just ask the past champions.

4. Time to move. Jackson wants out, I want out and so does a lot of basketball people. It’s clear that Jackson was never a good guy in a sense he could never appreciate what the franchise did for him. They rebuilt his image, he was a superstar, not just a role player, and he was making tons of money. I was reading some article and it said that Jackson had won a championship with the Spurs. Man, I don’t even remember seeing him on the bench, let alone win a championship! Clearly the writing is the wall and both sides just need to close the deal to get out.

With all that said, I wish him the best of luck. I hope he isn’t like Stephon Marbury, who has clearly lost his mind and is more a distraction to a team than depth. I hope we get this saga done with soon, because it is annoying to hear and watch. And I want the Warriors to win some games.

The organization at this point, doesn’t have a choice. They can’t bring him back and hope things work out in the locker room and on the court. They are now past of the point of no return. It is probably not a secret that the Warriors are looking to trade Jackson his ridiculous contract. Now that things have been laid out, it is quite clear the management has made several,  huge mistakes. Behind then GM, Chris Mullin, ownership gave Jackson an extension, that he is not worthy of nor should the Warriors have given to an aging and not so skilled player. Jackson in turn, the greedy man that he is, only accepted the extension because he wanted the money. Not because he wanted to stay a Warrior. Not because he wanted the opportunity to mentor young players. Not because he wanted to give back to an organization that has helped repair his image. From the get go, this relationship between Jackson and the Warriors were never true, only the money has kept this sinking ship alive.

So for now, the Warriors’ organization sits in the dark, hoping hat they can weather this storm long enough, or until some miracle can come and they can dump Jackson and his horrible contract onto someone else’s hands while getting somewhat of his trade value back.  As for Jackson, the total transformation of a player is probably the most interesting part of his journey. Only a few years back, he wanted to become the leader, the role model, the Captain. After a few losing seasons, Jackson has become what he always was: a selfish, hypocritical player, who may have the possibility to become worse if he doesn’t get his way.