Mark Jackson boldly predicted the Warriors would make the playoffs during his first season as head coach and remains optimistic despite a 5-10 record.

“Our thought process has not changed and we’re excited about the rest of the way,” Jackson said. “We’ve lost 10 games and I would say two teams beat us: the Philadelphia 76ers and the Charlotte Bobcats. Every other game we were in control with a real opportunity of closing the door and we did not. So that is extremely encouraging.”

Jackson is still high on the Warriors’ undersized backcourt.

“In my opinion we have the best backcourt in the business, we have an all-star caliber power forward, we have solid role players, and we are a defensive-minded basketball team,” Jackson said. “We are grinding and we’ve been in position to win in eight of our 10 losses and we’ve beaten some of the best in the land. The reality is that we’re very close to being who I am convinced we are.”