Warriors guard Jarrett Jack may be able to command more playing time elsewhere in the coming years, but he says he would prefer to remain Stephen Curry’s back-up and intends to sign a contract this summer to prove it. Via NBA.com: “He arrived in a July trade and embraced the adventure of a new city and the new situation that would have been difficult for many players to accept. Jarrett Jack actually liked the unknown. The season-long discovery process led to a decision. He wants to re-sign with the Warriors in the summer, even with the clear understanding he might be giving up the chance to start somewhere else for the certainty of a backup role to Stephen Curry at point guard in Golden State. Jack is so sure of it, he told NBA.com, that he has informed management and directed his agents to re-enforce the message that he is hoping to stay once he becomes a free agent in July. ‘That’s one of the reasons why I’m really trying to enjoy the moment right now,’ he said Saturday with the Warriors holding a 2-1 lead over the favored Nuggets in the best-of-seven first round that continues Sunday night at Oracle Arena. ‘I’m appreciating everything that’s going on. In the summer, hopefully that process is a little bit further than we all want it to be. There are a lot of variables that go into making that decision. Hopefully, I can stay right here. I told my agent. I’m sure he spoke to the powers that be that I have desires to stay right here and help this franchise grow to the best of its ability.’”

Jack was booed by the Oracle Arena crowd down the stretch of Game 3 Friday night for inconsistent and ineffectual play while the Warriors were trying to mount a fourth-quarter comeback. He missed a long desperation 3-point attempt with 2:05 to go and Golden State down by five and then made a particularly bad pass in the final minute that was stolen by Manu Ginobili that salted away the game.

Jack, who will be an unrestricted free agent at season's end, played 34 minutes but scored just 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting and had just one assist. Perhaps the most telling statistic, however, was that he was minus-19 for the time he was in the game. In other words, San Antonio was 19 points better than the Warriors when he was on the court. For the series, Jack is minus-33.

warriorsstepup wrote:I would think Jack is forgiven after game 4.

8th ave wrote:

warriorsstepup wrote:I would think Jack is forgiven after game 4.

Fans generally have a very short term memory. I have people on my facebook feed chastising Jarrett Jack on everything he's done wrong. I don't give it that much weight because he's pull through for us SO MANY times. I agree that he can improve in some aspects of his game, especially in this series, but if you look at the entire body of work he has done for us there's no denying his value to this team.

Those same people who has been criticizing him will not give him credit for what he's done this game.

Guybrush wrote:You two are overreacting. Nobody said here that they hate Jack or something like that. He just sucked royally these series, and people noticed it. And last night he continued in the same rhythm. If you check his plus/minus you will see how bad he was, he just looked lost in these series, like he had no idea what to do.
So, of course that at that moment people will be upset about it, they see that their team can win a game, and see a guy who is the only one looking that much out of place.

Thankfully, he sobered up, or whatever it was, and played his usual hero mode, like we used to during the regular season.

No big deal whatsoever. But it is expected to take some heat when you play bad.

Guybrush wrote:If you check his plus/minus you will see how bad he was, he just looked lost in these series, like he had no idea what to do.

Blackfoot wrote:Fans are super reactionary everywhere.

At any one point in the season if fans decided anything everyone would have been traded for someone shittier except for David Lee and Stephen Curry.