Ever since he landed his first and only head coaching job in the NBA, Steve Kerr has made a big impact on the Golden State Warriors. Mark Jackson helped Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green get ready to compete for important things, but it was Kerr who took that last step to make them NBA champions.
Kerr has succeeded during his 8-year run with the Warriors, going to six NBA Finals and winning three titles. He’ll have another chance to add one more title to his impressive resume, and Dubs Nation knows they can trust their head coach even against somebody who has proven doubters wrong in Ime Udoka.
The Boston Celtics brought Udoka before this season to replace Brad Stevens, somebody who Kerr knows very well. They will clash in this year’s Finals, and we will see who can draw up the best plays. Four years ago, Kerr revealed that he never created a play by himself and instead took them from other coaches, especially Stevens.
During a 2017 appearance on The Bill Simmons podcast, the Golden State Warriors head coach would reveal:
Via SB Nation’s Golden State of Mind:
Running Plays
One of the mailbag questions referenced Kerr’s favorite inbound plays:
“I’ve never made one [a play] up,” said Kerr. “You just steal from other coaches. Brad Stevens draws up great stuff. Dave Joerger runs really good stuff too.”
GSoM’s Eric Apricot recently featured, “The Cyclone” play in a recent piece and discussed Fred Hoiberg’s usage of the play at Iowa State. Kerr brings up the exact play and goes on to share that he and Hoiberg got lunch over summer league and Hoiberg told him, “I noticed you’ve been running our play.” “Yeah, we call it the Cyclone,” Kerr told him. Hoiberg thought this was funny. “I call it Cougar! Because we stole it from BYU.” It’s a great anecdote that supports the notion of coaches playing off each other.
Those plays helped his team do what they’ve done so far, and Kerr hopes to bring some new ones for the upcoming Finals. This is a big challenge for the Dubs, but they have the experience, the players, the coach and everything to become NBA champions for the 7th time in franchise history.
**Credit for this idea: r/SubtleStatement**
