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The chess match between Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and former assistant Alvin Gentry will be one to watch for once the series tip off on Saturday.
Kerr knows Gentry and Gentry knows Kerr — let the mind games begin. And while the Warriors coach is aware of his rival's knowledge of his players and system, he's not worried about making any adjustments.
“I got your adjustment right here,” Kerr said with a grin as he watched his star point guard Stephen Curry practice from a distance, according to Mark Medina of the San Jose Mercury News.
The former two-time MVP is currently listed as questionable for Game 1, though he's slated to be re-evaluated today after being absent from the team's last 10 regular season games and their five postseason outings.
Curry was sidelined with a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee since March 23, but upon his return, he figures to be the team's X-factor, as he's been throughout the regular season.
The Warriors boasted a league-best 120.4 points per 100 possessions with Curry in the lineup (the best rating in the last 20 seasons of league history), but they were within the league's average offense without him in the roster.
Curry's mere presence possesses a deep threat to defenses that becomes much tougher to account for when surrounded with other elite shooters like Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson — yet it all starts with his ability to shoot it as soon as he crosses half court, making him the ultimate checkmate in any chess game these two want to play in the series.
