The Golden State Warriors organization started laying the foundation for a new era after hiring Mark Jackson as the next head coach back in 2011. After three years at the helm, Steve Kerr was chosen as his successor, building off his defensive emphasis, and adding a team-first culture — one that general manager Bob Myers has tried to inculcate in every player and staff member since joining the organization in 2011.
The two-time Executive of the Year award-winner shared two of the things he won't tolerate during an interview with ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on his podcast, via Drew Shiller of NBC Sports Bay Area.
“There's a couple things I don't like,” said Myers, 42. “I don't like arrogance and I don't like selfish — people that think they're more than the whole team. One thing I've heard about San Antonio — that I think is true — they tell their players, or anybody that works there, that you have to get over yourself. And I think that's great. It's not about one person. And when it ever does become about one person, I think that everyone suffers.”
The Warriors have become a championship organization based off a share-the-wealth belief, emphasized by their playoff slogan “Strength in Numbers.” Myers noted just how that mindset has played a part in the team's success.
“The team is the most important thing,” said Myers. “You're a part of that — whatever part you play in our team is to serve the team and the goals and to win. And when that happens, you'll get your own individual accolades, or whatever you're hoping to obtain. But when I see someone that tries to step outside of that a little bit and says, ‘What about me?' Whether it's deflecting blame or having credit, I just don't like that.
“I just don't subscribe to one person doing anything by themselves. It's not true.”
Stephen Curry was the beneficiary of back-to-back MVP awards due to the Warriors' collective success as much as his own, and promptly kept his team involved in the process — endearing himself even more through the process.
This attitude is as key a factor of the organization's success as the deep shots, ball-movement, and clutch defensive stops that have crowned Golden State as champions in two of the past three seasons.
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