When Steve Kerr got the Golden State Warriors' coaching job in 2014, many were expecting the longtime sharpshooter to borrow a lot from his old coach Phil Jackson.

Be that as it may, Kerr's coaching style has a heavy dose of Gregg Popovich, who coached him late in his career — yet the teachings of the Zen Master are still ingrained in how he coaches his team.

“We talked a lot about the triangle,” Kerr told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. “He had searched for an offense for many years that would tie together with his philosophy.

“I had never heard anybody say something like that before. The triangle was not just an offense to run, it was part of a whole philosophy of teamwork and connectivity. And I totally felt it when I was playing there. I never felt more important as a player than I did in Chicago.”

Kerr had a big hand dealt to him as the coach of a team on the rise back when he was first hired six years ago. Thus, he had to find a motto that would encapsulate what his coaching style wanted to showcase.

“For me,” Kerr said. “That was ‘Strength in Numbers.'”

The night before his first training camp with the Warriors, Kerr showed his new team a video with the help of an old colleague.

“I had Marv Albert narrate,” said Kerr, laughing at the memory. “I had a lot of movie references, movie clips and humor. All these things that Phil did.”

Kerr ran a lot of pistol plays from Popovich's sets and there's barely any vestiges of the triangle offense, but he wanted the message to permeate:

“I wanted that same philosophy of everybody being valued, everybody touching the ball. Everybody being empowered. That was so powerful to me as a player. And all that came from Phil.”

Jackson's triangle system was innovative and revolutionary back in the '80s, yet his patience, team-first attitude, and his tact for dealing with different personalities are perhaps the toughest to imitate.

Kerr took a page out of Jackson's book by catering to all his players, not just the stars, and holding everyone equally responsible under a team-first mantra that still lives on today.