Steve Kerr joined the Golden State Warriors before the start of the 2014-15 season. Since then, the Dubs have gone to five NBA finals, won three championships and captured an NBA-record 73 wins during a regular season.
The Warriors have an amazing record of 337-138 in the regular season under Kerr. The team has also gone 77-28 in the playoffs, making the 54-year-old coach the Dubs' all-time leader in postseason wins.
One of the greatest shooters in NBA history, Kerr admitted that the Warriors job was a “gold mine” before he joined, noting that the fans of the organization always supported the team even during the down years before Stephen Curry became a superstar.
“I think what a lot of people saw was a gold mine, just waiting to be mined,” Steve Kerr said on 95.7 The Game on Friday, via NBC Sports Bay Area.
“When you'd go to Oracle (Arena) 15 years ago and the Warriors weren't very good, you'd feel the energy in the crowd and you could see the city behind (them), Oakland and San Francisco and the whole Bay Area. Who wouldn't want to live in the Bay Area? Who wouldn't want to play in front of these fans?”
Kerr has had superstar players to coach in Golden State, most notably Kevin Durant, Curry and Klay Thompson.
While the former Arizona Wildcat has been blessed with some historically great rosters, Kerr's offensive system and ability to connect with players — both on and off the court — is what really made the Warriors an offensive juggernaut.
Before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19, the Warriors actually had the worst record in the NBA. The Dubs were on their way to missing the playoffs for the first time in the Kerr era, mostly because Curry only played in five games due to a broken left hand.
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