Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob destroys Mark Jackson and his former staff during a speech (Ball Don’t Lie)

For decades, NBA owners have spoken at local banquets, charity functions, or business-driven get-togethers and spoken freely about their teams behind a microphone. Rarely did their words get picked up by the press, though, because nobody really cared much about what Irv Levin said about the San Diego Clippers at some taffeta-rich function in 1981. Times have changed, and as a result one rarely hears an owner going all out in candidly discussing various executive decisions made about their respective franchises in public and especially on record. The Golden State Warriors made one massive executive decision last summer, dumping a 50-win coach in Mark Jackson that was fully supported by his players in order to hire Steve Kerr with a five-year deal. Kerr had yet to coach at any level, and Jackson had enjoyed significant standings success with the Warriors on top of the sturdy relationships he had built with his players. It should have been a baffling move. Instead, it was widely praised and understood by most. Kerr's Warriors have roared out to a 16-2 start to the season, for various reasons, sustaining a strong defensive presence while cashing in on the team's significant offensive...