Steve Kerr has the Warriors Cruising

[Legacy]

Controversial was the most popular word to use to describe the moves the Golden State Warriors made and did not make this offseason. Those talks have simmered down. The media, fans, and half of the Warriors front office were all eager to team up Stephen Curry with disgruntled star Kevin Love. That did not happen. The players were so into Mark Jackson that everyone expected the Warriors to retain him as head coach. That did not happen. Instead, Klay Thompson was kept and eventually given a max-contract while Steve Kerr was hired prior to the season to lead the Dubs to heights they were not able to reach under Jackson’s reign as coach. While Thompson is emerging as the best two-way guard and overall one of the better shooting guards in the NBA, coach Kerr has the Warriors cruising.

 

Jackson built a good foundation for a team that is filled with talent. Kerr is now utilizing all his tools. That would explain the Warriors 9-2 start a month into the season; the first time that’s happened since 1972-1973. Their two losses? One in Phoenix against the Suns on the back end of a back to back without Thompson and one against the defending champions, the San Antonio Spurs. They are second in the Western Conference and third overall in the entire league. But they aren’t just winning games, they are dominating. The Warriors are winning games by an average of 10.5 points per game.  They are among the top of the league in points, rebounds, assists, and most shooting percentages.

 

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Edited November 25, 2014 by Legacy