Wait, shouldn’t the title read “Stephen Jackson brings sanity to the Bobcats”?

You have obviously not been paying attention to the Stephen Jackson story. Golden State was more than happy to get rid of a team chemistry problem. Why Larry Brown at his age would want to take on Stephen Jackson is beyond me, but you know the NBA, if you can put the ball in the hoop with any regularity then some team owner will pay you millions of dollars no matter how you act in public.

So it is time for a quick review. Why would Charlotte take a chance on Stephen Jackson after the owner publically stated he would not embarrass Charlotteans which are not to be confused with Alanteans or any other Teans?

Jackson brings two qualities the Bobcats need – proven scoring ability and the versatility to play multiple positions. But he also brings a history of bad behavior that seems to conflict with majority owner Bob Johnson’s promise at the franchise’s outset.
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Why the Bobcats took Stephen Jackson

Now for the pop quiz. Why did they do it? We just went over this, because Stephen Jackson can put the ball in the hole and the Bobcats suffer from a disease called “can’t put the ball in the hole”. It is that simple.

Stephen Jackson wanted out of Golden State

You would think the Malice in the Palace and the gun shooting thing and various other sundry items would make Stephen Jackson untouchable, but such is not the case.

Now here is the reply you have all been waiting for, why do it, for real? You are the Bobcats! Look in the mirror and realize that the playoffs are a long ways off and there is no reason to rush into a contract with a player that is going to cause problems. Why do it? You had an expiring contract with Bell, the survivor to play in Golden State, and now you have a long term contract with problems.

Ahh, but they never learn. Gotta go, that is Allen Iverson on the phone and he is looking for another team.

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The National Basketball League took to the outdoors in Indian Wells, California and played a game of basketball. It was the Golden State Warriors playing against the Phoenix Suns under the sun. How cool is that?

We can’t do that stuff in Michigan, because it is already down to the low 40’s during the day. We did have the largest crowd ever at an outdoor college hockey game, but that is not the same thing.

Warriors 104 Suns 101

The Warriors are a team that is a complete mess with the latest problem coming from Stephen Jackson, big surprise. 5 fouls and 1 technical and 10 minutes into the game against the Lakers and Stephen Jackson left the bench and went to the locker room and simply never returned.

Jackson agreed to a three-year, $28 million contract extension with the Warriors last November, but now he wants out – and the former combatant in the infamous Pacers-Pistons brawl in the Auburn Hills stands is making it known in various vocal ways.
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Classic members of the malice at the Palace - Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson

It is getting so bad that fans are begging the owner to just get it over with and sell the team. The owner, Chris Cohan, is asking so much money that even Larry Ellison, yes that Larry Ellison of Oracle fame, turned him down.

And again, we say, “It ain’t got nothin’ to do with it.” Cohan will sell when his price, already judged exorbitant by Larry Ellison, whose wallet could eat Cohan’s entire house, is met. Or when the Internal Revenue Service decides to bring the noise to his ongoing tax issues.

Are there people who would love to buy the team and move it, maybe to San Jose, maybe to San Francisco? Yes, and there have been – but Cohan isn’t what real-estate people call a motivated seller, even with all the horrific embarrassments he has instigated and allowed instigated in his name. Apparently, the man simply cannot be shamed.
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What is next for this team? They have no players. They have an owner that wants to sell. Don Nelson is their coach and Stephen Jackson is their best player. Wow, it is no time to be a Warriors fan.

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Stephen Curry was open about playing for the New York Knicks and he wanted them to draft him on draft day, but that did not happen and maybe the second best thing did happen when he was drafted by the Golden State Warriors.

Stephen is the son of Dell Curry and those are pretty good basketball genes. His father was known for his ability to come into a game as a sixth man and immediately put up some points and often the points came in the form of 3 pointers. Dell Curry drifted from team to team and pretty much made a career of being the sixth man that could score.

Stephen Curry can shoot the rock!

That ability to score must have been in the DNA, because Stephen has the same ability and can pretty much score at will. He is not lacking in the confidence department either.

Yes, no doubt. Guys like Chris Paul, Joe Johnson, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade… I’ve been working out with those guys, playing one-on-one all the time and they all see that I can play. It’s great competition and we have a lot of fun doing it. I definitely held my own and I’ve got a lot of confidence going into my first season that I can play with these guys.
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There are still a lot of questions concerning Stephen Curry. Those questions will be put to the test in a hurry. First off, is he a two guard or a point guard? At 6′ 3″ tall, Stephen would be a tad short to play full time two guard, but his ball handling is a bit less sharp than most NBA point guards, so maybe he is a 1 and a half guard.

The next question concerns his defense or rather his lack of defense. Like most scoring machine type guards there will be questions concerning his defense. Will he be able to guard quick point guards or tall shooting guards. These questions remain to be answered.

All in all, playing for Golden State will allow Stephen Curry to shine on offense and hide some of his liabilities, because his game plays right into the Warriors up and down style of play. Look for an excellent rookie season by Stephen Curry!

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Golden State.
Oh yeah, that is a mouthful. Think of all the recent titles Golden State has achieved. Uh, think of any titles…how about Conference titles? No? Uh, think of all the good parking places in their parking lot. You can park your car right beside the stadium.

How about all the tremendous players on their roster. Let’s see, there is…um, there is… Don’t they have Baron Davis? He left? Chose to go to the Clippers? He chose to go to the Clippers? No one made him go?

Now they did make some huge deals today.

Moore, a 33-year-old 7-footer who averaged 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.6 minutes a game during the playoffs with Boston, is expected to sign a one-year contract midweek for the veteran minimum $1.3 million. Watson, a restricted free agent, alerted his Twitter flock that he is re-upping with the Warriors for a one-year qualifying offer of just more than $1 million

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Ok, maybe not too huge.

We are getting sidetracked here. Face it, Golden State stinks. If Stephen Jackson wants to leave the team and go somewhere else then let him. They need to rebuild anyway. Find a better team player that wants to be there.

Think Stephen Jackson is upset?

Stephen Jackson was with the Pacers when Ben Wallace and Ron Artest got into it. He also went through suspension for the Malice at the Palace. His legacy will be marked by it.

Now he is demanding a trade and stating it publicly, which under National Basketball Association rules you cannot do.

The league fined Jackson $25,000 on Tuesday for public statements “detrimental to the NBA.” Players aren’t permitted to make trade requests publicly, and Jackson is the first player fined for such statements since Ron Artest, then of the Indiana Pacers, during the 2005-06 season.

Players are allowed to and have, on occasion, requested a trade through their teams’ hierarchy. The players, however, are not allowed to make said mandates through the media.

“It’s against league rules to request a trade publicly,” vice president of NBA communications Tim Frank said. “Therefore, a fine was issued.”
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