Steve Kerr Articles - Page 74

After easily disposing of the Cleveland Cavaliers in a four-game sweep in the recently-concluded NBA Finals, it was evident that the Golden State Warriors were a well-oiled machine. However, this does not appear to be the case, as veteran David West has hinted that it was not always smooth sailing for the Dubs. Warriors forward […]

The NBA Finals did not have a shortage of subplots, and one that caught on pretty well was the Finals Most Valuable Player race. Kevin Durant was the defending Finals MVP, and the trophy had eluded Steph Curry despite all of his accomplishments. Steve Kerr has thoughts on all of this. Durant eventually and deservedly […]

Since joining the Golden State Warriors in 2014, head coach Steve Kerr has already brought home three NBA titles to Oakland. This is why it is no surprise that along with signing Finals Most Valuable Player awardee Kevin Durant to an extension, tying up Kerr for the long run is also among the top priorities […]

Donald Trump is seemingly in the media every day now talking about either the NBA or NFL, and that was the case once again on Friday, saying that he wouldn’t invite the Golden State Warriors or the Cleveland Cavaliers to the White House. Dubs head coach Steve Kerr wasn’t interested in talking about it before […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has yet another chance to lead his team to a sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers, after a demolishing 15-0 postseason run last year came to an end with a record-breaking 25 3-pointers by LeBron James and company. Kerr won four titles with Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has had the luxury of taking his team all the way since the start of his short coaching career. A fourth time around, Kerr is seizing the moment, the stage in which he’s been able to play — the same which 28 teams every year wish they were, […]

Steve Kerr took on a daunting task when he took over a young Golden State Warriors team in 2014, but now, four years deep into this project, he’s managed to have his players laser-focused when it counts the most. Nothing will stand the test of his coaching like putting the Cleveland Cavaliers away mercilessly, taking […]

Game 3 of the Finals showed just how valuable Kevin Durant is to the Golden State Warriors. With two-time MVP Stephen Curry and All-Star Klay Thompson struggling to make shots, it was up to the MVP by way of Oklahoma City to save the day. Durant saved the Warriors Wednesday night from horrendous shooting by […]

Steve Kerr expanded in what’s been a couple of days surrounded by controversy after President Donald Trump pulled an already old trick out of the bag, pulling the invitation from Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles, much like the Warriors, were unlikely to visit the White House, as customary — but Donald Trump decided […]

Unlike previous seasons, Steve Kerr has seen this Golden State Warriors roster go through ups and downs throughout the 2017-18 campaign. From quickly getting back on the horse early in the season to take control of the No. 1 seed, to then losing it to the Houston Rockets, only to regain it once more before […]

Like a true coaching elite, Steve Kerr knows the trend from opponents and uses it to the Golden State Warriors’ advantage. That holds true even outside the court, albeit in jest, as evidenced by Kerr’s subtle shot at Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James’ infamous line to the media to cap his postgame commitment back in […]

By now, everyone on the planet has talked about the final moments of regulation in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors. J.R. Smith, the Cavs’ unpredictable shooting guard, has been cursed by every Cavs fan, in every way imaginable– in every nation’s language and dialect. LeBron […]

In the Game 1 showdown between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the broadcast played a remarkable moment captured on camera wherein head coach Steve Kerr was sharing an anecdote to Kevin Durant about the great Michael Jordan. Kerr used the Jordan story — in which then-Chicago Bulls coach Phil Jackson called out […]

In just four seasons with the Golden State Warriors, head coach Steve Kerr has already cemented his place in the history books as one of the greatest coaches in history. In his debut season, Kerr guided the Warriors to their first NBA championship in 40 years. He then followed it up with a record-breaking 73-win […]

Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors was definitely a nail-biter. It took an extra period to decide the victor. And for Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the game should be a wake-up call for the media. As reported by Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, Kerr said: “I […]

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr won’t stand for any excuses, especially not for unwritten rules that have taken part in the league becoming the reason for a scuffle. “I’m on a one-man crusade to dispel these idiotic NBA rituals,” Steve Kerr said, according to Ron Kroichick of The San Francisco Chronicle after his Golden […]

The talk of the town after Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals is J.R. Smith’s blunder in the clutch. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shared his thoughts, noting that it reminded him of a similar play in the past involving Derek Harper, per Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “Reminded me of a play […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was in absolute awe of LeBron James after an otherworldly performance in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. James dropped a bombastic 51 points in a losing effort, shooting a blistering 19-of-31 from the field — taking over the game, stopping runs, and making clutch plays down the […]

Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals ended with a bang after Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson was ejected for an inadvertent elbow to Golden State Warriors point guard Shaun Livingston following his attempt with the shot clock running out. Head coach Steve Kerr has since come to Livingston’s defense for not taking the turnover. His […]

NBA teams have feared playing at Oracle Arena during the past few seasons. Not only is the home of the hottest-selling ticket in the league, but also one of the loudest and most frenzied crowds out there. Yet one thing remains unchanged whether the Golden State Warriors play at home or on the road, the […]

Nearly two years ago, Kevin Durant took his talents to the Bay Area, leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder, his former team becoming downtrodden and in search of an identity. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors were licking their chops at the thought of unleashing their newfound weapon on the rest of the NBA. After one championship […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has steered his team back to the NBA Finals, where they will meet a very familiar face in the form of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. James has just been a force of nature this season, especially in the playoffs in which the Cavs forward is playing […]

When it comes to Golden State Warriors three-time All-Star power forward Draymond Green, it is no secret that he is one of the NBA’s best players on the defensive end. But how much praise does Warriors head coach Steve Kerr have for Green, exactly? During a press conference on Wednesday with members of the media, […]

Steve Kerr didn’t sugarcoat what a fourth straight meeting between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers means to either team, or to any of the players involved — playing a huge part in each player’s legacy and the overall history of the league. “We just want to kick each other’s ass,” Kerr said, […]

Following a daring shot by Houston Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni, his counterpart Steve Kerr was unequivocally convinced his team could have gotten the job done much more efficiently than they did throughout the series. D’Antoni had told forward Kevin Durant that his team would have won the series if Chris Paul played, thing Kerr dismissed […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was not at all surprised by his star point guard Stephen Curry eventually heating up against a dangerous Houston Rockets team, as the sharpshooter eventually found his stroke in the third quarter, where he tallied 14 of his 27 points. Curry’s flurry was an 11-point personal run — […]

Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors will be facing a shorthanded Houston Rockets team in Game 7 in the Western Conference Finals. Kerr commented on Chris Paul’s absence, noting that the Rockets are still capable even without him. As reported by Melissa Rohlin of the Bay Area News Group, Kerr said: “He’s one of […]

The Golden State Warriors starters will have to trot out heavy minutes once again during a crucial Game 7 against the Houston Rockets. Coming off three straight games in which their four All-Star have averaged 40 or more minutes in between them, head coach Steve Kerr plans to put their main cogs in full blast […]

The Golden State Warriors have been without their signature defensive hound Andre Iguodala since Game 4 of the series, and will be without him once again for a pivotal Game 7 against the Houston Rockets, according to Anthony Slater of The Athletic. Head coach Steve Kerr had expressed just how important he is to his […]

The Golden State Warriors made a big comeback in Game 6 against the Houston Rockets, and it wouldn’t have been possible without Klay Thompson’s second-half outburst. Thompson finished with a game-high 35 points, and from deep it seemed like he couldn’t miss, shooting 9-of-14 from 3-point range. The Warriors outscored the Rockets 64-25 in the second […]

Klay Thompson is sometimes the unforgotten star of the Golden State Warriors, but in Game 6 on Saturday night, he reminded everyone just how important he is to the team’s success. If it wouldn’t have been for Thompson’s second-half outburst, Golden State’s season would probably be over right now, and the Houston Rockets would be […]

Draymond Green is a stat sheet stuffer, and he was back at it again on Saturday night. When all was said and done, the Golden State Warriors star had one of the most unique stat lines in NBA history. Green only finished the game with four points, but it was the rest of the stats […]

After emphatically taking Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals with a 115-86 victory over the overall top seed Houston Rockets, the Golden State Warriors’ celebrations will be kept at a minimum as they prepare for the final and most important game of the series in Houston come Monday night. It appears however that the […]

When the Houston Rockets take the floor for Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors, the team will be without the services of All-Star point guard Chris Paul due to a right hamstring injury. It puts him out of the mix for possibly the biggest game of his career with […]

NBA junkies loved it last night when the TNT broadcast caught the audio of some coaching from Steve Kerr to Kevin Durant. During the first half of Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, Kerr dropped some wisdom Durant’s way by telling him a story about Michael […]

The Golden State Warriors have been known as a team that is all about the team aspect of the game, and a lot of their success the last few years has been because of their terrific ball movement. The Warriors, however, now find themselves down 3-2 in their series against the Houston Rockets, and a […]

The Golden State Warriors have dug themselves a bit of a hole. With their Game 5 loss against the Houston Rockets, they now must win two straight games to even get to the NBA Finals, but that hasn’t seemed to bother the sportsbooks in Vegas at all. According to Mike Medina of The Mercury News, […]

Steve Kerr sung some praise for his star forward Kevin Durant when speaking of the Houston Rockets’ switch-happy defense that has forced the Golden State Warriors into many isolation plays throughout the series. “We’re lucky we have Kevin because Kevin is the ultimate answer against switching defenses,” said Kerr, according to Melissa Rohlin of the […]

Steve Kerr urged that his Golden State Warriors have not lost faith despite suffering a second straight loss to the Houston Rockets in Games 4 and 5 of this Western Conference Finals. The man at the helm noted his team simply has to win two games to reach the NBA Finals, and brought up the […]