In the latest example of ex-players-turned-delusional-analysts, 14-year NBA veteran Stephen Jackson guaranteed on ESPN's "The Jump" that "his" Warriors team would beat the current, historically dominant version of the Warriors.
"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."
Jackson is likely referring to the 42-40, eighth-seeded Warriors squad that shocked the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2007 playoffs, before being sent packing in five games in the following round.
The modern Warriors, of course, are coming off a 67-win championship season last year, and led by Stephen Curry's transcendent play - along with that of fellow All-Stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green - are in the midst of the greatest regular seasons in NBA history.
In other words, it would take a heck of a lot more than heart for Jackson's Warriors to stand a chance in any hypothetical matchup.
