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Stephen Jackson has been known to speak his mind over the years — but this statement might take the cake.
The 2007 edition of the Golden State Warriors struggled for most of the early part of that season — even with Baron Davis — but finished the yea on a 16-5 run, and capturing the eighth seed in the Western Conference — after a blockbuster midseason trade with the Indiana Pacers.
The 42-40 Warriors returned to the post-season after a thirteen-year hiatus — upsetting the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, four games to two.
Jackson was a guest on ESPN’s “The Jump” — stating to the world that “his” Warriors team would beat the current, reigning NBA champions.
“They’re great, don’t get me wrong. I’m not taking nothing from them,” Jackson added following this clip. “But we would have beat them. We had more heart.”
I love Stephen Jackson — but his boast is out of the world — and wouldn’t happen if that ’07 team played out of their mind.
Even if he was talking about the 2007-08 team — they the season with a 48-34 record — gaining six more wins than the previous season — but failed to make the playoffs as all eight seed teams in the Western conference finished with a 50+ winning record.