Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is still learning the nuances of what it takes to be the man at the helm of an NBA team, slowly becoming more detail-oriented with a young and inexperienced team that needs more practice than sheer repetition.
Kerr has been fortunate to land with a star-studded roster upon taking the job in 2014, guiding it to five straight title runs. While that isn't easy by any means of the imagination, going from an All-Star-laden team to one in dire need of instruction can be a vast change of direction.
The 54-year-old coach notes the 2019-20 season has taught him to pay closer attention to things he would have previously ignored due to his team's overwhelming talent.
“Details,” Kerr told Anthony Slater of The Athletic. “Fundamental details. I’m seeing deficiencies where, with our last team, they just automatically made up for a mistake by making four straight 3s and blowing a game open. I’m now forced to figure out what the deficiency is and how to solve it. So I’m relying more on Mike Brown and Ron Adams for that. Both guys are more detailed than I am as a coach.”
The Warriors have three rookies in their 15-man roster for the first time in many years, along with a massive wave of newcomers that are foreign to Golden State's system. Two of their key veteran players, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, are also unable to do some on-court teaching to aid Kerr, due to their respective injuries — forcing Kerr to lean on his coaching staff for answers and to help spread them effectively.
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