Stephen Jackson has made it clear that he wants out of Golden State and would prefer being traded to a perennial contender.  Who doesn’t want to play for a perennial contender.  I’ve always hated the term “If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” and for good reason.  Gone are the days where athletes take pride in being part of a team that does it on their own.  There are no more Magic Johnsons or Larry Birds.  Nobody cares about integrity anymore.  It’s all about winning a championship no matter what it takes.


I know, Jackson didn’t start with the Warriors but he did help them make their first playoff run in 12 years. Now he wants to up and leave because he feels that “At this point, I’m 31 years old. I have four or five years left, I want to be in a situation where I can continually be in the playoffs and get another ring. So that’s where my mind is at now.” That is what he had to say to Dime Magazine.


So, in terms of fantasy relevance Jackson will most likely take a big hit in value unless he is traded to New York (which will not happen). Golden State is the perfect place for S-Jax and he knows it. I guess now all he wants is another ring and he is willing to abandon a franchise that took him in when he was considered a major risk and turned his career around. Good riddance Mr. Jackson, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.


Meanwhile, scoring opportunities should skyrocket for Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry. Not to mention Anthony Randolph and Corey Maggette should see a bump in offensive production. The move could allow Randolph to move over to the SF position occasionally also. It will be interesting to see how the Warriors and their fans handle this situation.

The Golden State Warriors should seriously be looking into signing Jason Kidd this off-season. He would be the perfect fit for the Warriors. He could step right in and become the floor general that the Warriors have lacked since losing Baron Davis to free agency. Kidd grew up in Alameda which is a short drive from Oakland. He went o high school (St. Joe’s) and college (Cal Berkeley) in the Bay Area. He is exactly what the Warriors need.

I know that the West is ridiculously tough to make the playoffs but Kidd would instantly make them playoff contenders. If they could use the #7 pick in the draft this year on a PG of the future, the Warriors could groom him behind Kidd and not have to worry about putting any added pressure on him. Read the rest of this entry »

Over the last week, Stephen Jackson has been blowing up in fantasy terms to the tune of 23.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 8.7 apg and 1 spg. Those are great stats to have in your lineup and S-Jax is always capable of puuting up numbers along those lines. The only problem here is that on Sunday night he received two more technical fouls resulting in an ejection and a subsequent one game suspension (most likely to be served Tuesday night). Now, every other technical S-Jax gets will cost him another one game suspension.


The NBA states that the 16th technical results in a one game suspension and every other technical (18,20,22 etc…) will also result in a one game suspension. Take it from me, a former Rasheed Wallace owner, it is no fun having a player in your starting lineup during playoffs that has a very good chance of being suspended. If you take the current state of the Warriors and add that to the volatile enthusiasm S-Jax has for the game you’ll see that there is a large possibility that he will miss at least one more game.


In one of my leagues, my opponent either didn’t see the note about the suspension or he just figures that three games this week from S-Jax is better than any other options he had on his bench. He is already guaranteed a playoff spot so it won’t hurt him too much but it could help me secure the best season record which is a big deal in my league if you know what I mean. These are things you have to take into consideration now that most fantasy playoffs begin next week.