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NBA officials have done a commendable job in implementing the league's new rules on foul-baiting. Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and his knack for drawing fouls from defenders have been significantly affected by the rule change, but by the looks of it, Dubs head coach Steve Kerr isn't minding it one bit.
According to Kerr, he really likes how the league has been working to eradicate this particular aspect of the game:
Article Continues Below“I love what I'm seeing,” Kerr said, via Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “I think the officials are doing a great job. The game has more of an authentic feel.”
Steve Kerr on the way referees aren't rewarding foul-hunting tactics: "I love what I'm seeing. I think the officials are doing a great job. The game has more of an authentic feel."
On the take foul in transition: "I think that's next (to get legislated out)." pic.twitter.com/Q9hHU8jffr
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 29, 2021
Kerr doesn't seem to care about the possibility of Curry's game suffering from this rule change. As a matter of fact, the Warriors coach singled out Steph and how he's been forced to change his style because of this new rule:
“You're seeing some players try to draw fouls that maybe they would have gotten the last few years, and they're not being rewarded for that,” Kerr continued, via Timothy Rapp of Bleacher Report. “And I think there's a purity to it that I'm seeing right now. We've seen [Stephen Curry] even a couple of times pump fake, start to jump into his guy and then realize, ‘Oh, I'm not gonna get that.” And he moves the ball on.”
Steve Kerr is clearly all for fairness and equality and it doesn't matter if his best player is going to suffer the consequences of the same. After all, he knows how good the Warriors superstar is and while this development might affect Curry in the short term, this simply won't hinder him from continuing to stake his claim as the greatest shooter of all time.
