Something is going wrong in Golden State. Well-functioning teams don’t demote assistant coaches at this point in the season.
What’s so strange about this Brian Scalabrine saga: The Warriors, by all other appearances, are having an excellent year.
Led by their stout defense, the 44-27 Warriors have their best winning percentage in 22 seasons. And they’ve done it in a historically strong Western Conference.
So, what happened with Scalabrine?
Jordan Ramirez of Warriors World:
Myers has a longer track record in coaching, having spent nine years as a Bulls assistant and even served twice as their interim coach. This is Scalabrine’s first season as a coach.
Perhaps more importantly, Myers has a longer track record with Jackson. They were Knicks teammates for parts of two seasons, 1988-89 and 1989-90. Scalabrine was the client of Warriors general manger Bob Myers, who previously worked as an agent.
It’s not difficult to see, if this report is true, where allegiances would fall.
But it’s important to remember with this report, as well as the initial one, everyone involved has an agenda. Because nobody is willing to attach their name to their claims, it’s difficult for us to evaluate the credibility of these sources.
