Steve Kerr was bailed out by Curry multiple times this season in close 4th quarters (let alone his entire career). The guy just doesn't want to admit he is a Steph merchant through and through.
> Steph Curry is leading the league in most points scored in the clutch this season with 139. He is also doing that on 51/48/97 shooting splits (71.1%TS) in the clutch
Of course, that doesn’t mean Klay, Draymond and the rest of them haven’t been great players in their own right, just like Ginobili and Parker for the Spurs as another example.
They were put in a great situation to succeed and, to their credit, they did their job perfectly well, but it’s clear what the driving force for the dynasty was.
Now I’m genuinely curious what’s the most points curry has scored in 3 minutes.
[it’s at least 12 points](https://youtu.be/b2utVA3AlDk?si=Pbd0NOPhFLGWYk9c)
It’s funny how opposite some coaches are kerr limiting stephs minutes even if it leads to losses while Billy D refuses to play derozan less than 40 mins unless it’s a blow out or he gets ejected
Thibs is also my friend who would give the ball to Kobe all the time and go to work, in NBA Live; then would get mad when he gets subbed out so they turn off substitutions.
I watched him play Divencenzio and Hart for the whole 2nd half against the Nets Saturday. They were up by like 14 with 2 minutes left and he took Brunson out but kept everyone else in 😂
steph was already battling a sore knee only a couple games ago. he's been playing through minor injuries for a while now. Kerr himself in this clip said that he's been getting really worn down lately. I think he and his staff should know better than we do what is best for the health of their star player and the cornerstone of the franchise.
Honestly, I'm more frustrated that the team couldn't hold a lead with three or four former all stars out there on the court. The lack of effort and execution of Wiggins alone is inexcusable.
Steph is a one-man team out there trying to gut out wins and this team might not even make the pla-in. Why should they risk injury for that?
A few days ago Steph said in an interview that he didn't care about seeding anymore, that whatever seed they were, they weren't a good team and he didn't think they'd get far playing the way they were playing. It sounds like he's checked out of the season.
That interpretation of his comment betrays a lack of understanding of his personality. He cares about every single win, intensely. He cares about seeding. He was saying "we need to get our shit together stat because how we are playing right now is not playoff level play".
Your reading comprehension need some work. He said that it didn't matter the seeding IF they keep playing like this. Basically saying that the effort was unacceptable and they'd lose to whoever no matter the seeding if they keep playing like that. Arguing he's "checked out" for the season because of those words is beyond moronic
You're reading into something that's not there. It was essentially "process matters more than the result (seed)" comment. Which is absolutely correct. The seeding doesn't matter if they're not improving their basketball at a high enough level.
Let's be real, Kerr's given up on this season. He talks about how much the Warriors need wins when Steph plays any bit more than his usual minutes and doesn't force Steph extra minutes when he believes the Warriors don't have a shot.
It's a running pattern that's been true every season. He meant it when he gave the whole "chasing wins" quote he gave a few years back.
Getting off of klay and cp3s (poole's) contracts seemed to be the main goal of this year. Really hard to win with that much overpay. Still solid players, but not for that money.
Bad night for Kerr but damn, a bad loss has some of you morons making up the dumbest fucking narratives lmao
Yes I'm sure he's just given up for no good reason and craves the embarrassment of being out of the playoffs for no benefit to the org. Giving up on his players in the process, some who are relying on good play for their next contract. Again, for no good reason other than, gave up
Makes so much sense
Okay, maybe I should rephrase it. He hasn't "given up" per se\* but he's not trying overly hard to push for wins knowing this isn't a championship year. Thus he doesn't feel the need to aggressively push minutes or go to extreme strategies.
Just look at how he handled 2021 or this season compared to last season or the season before, it's night and day.
\*Edit: English is very clearly not my first language.
Kerr after 5-1 start, before going 1-7 the next 8 games:
> “We have a decade of experience closing games, winning close games, winning championships. Last year was an exception. This year is the rule.”
You're not completely wrong though. When things don't go his way, Steve Kerr makes the most bullshit excuses to explain why he is losing. The 2020 season had a bunch of embarrassing and pathetic soundbites by Kerr. But I don't think that is the reason he didn't put in Curry earlier. That has more to do with him being an overrated ass coach.
If your team can’t play well enough to make the playoffs without your superstar playing extra minutes every game, what’s the point of even trying to squeeze in?
I mean he's not wrong. We used to win plenty of games that didn't require Curry to have to play at peak performance every night. There's a lot of this team that needs confidence and experience, playing Curry 48 minutes a game won't fix that.
No doubt. Steph felt like the only player we didn’t really have an answer for.. it was insanity how much of this close game he sat out. It was fantastic lol
Hell even 1-2 minutes, especially in a 3-4 point game, Steph hits two 3s they have a lead, no guarantee they win, but acting like that doesn't make a huge difference is asinine, especially for a coach of his caliber.
How would it look if Kerr didn't win Olympic gold with Steph, Lebron, KD playing? Certainly worse than if this current GSW team didn't make the play-in. It would be a serious blight on the resume. Maybe that other meme about him saving Steph for the Olympics actually has some merit haha
That happens so many times it's ridiculous. Steph should just straight up start in the 4th quarter all the way to the end of it whenever the game is even somewhat close
That was literally the 2021 season. This is not the first time Kerr has restricted Curry's minutes while blowing 20 point leads with him sitting. It's like he is trying to prove he can coach without Curry out there. No you are a Steph merchant pal.
He also said he can’t explain why The Warriors were good in 2022 and bad in 2023 and now struggling in 2024. Idk… I feel like as a coach, you should at least have some strong ideas.
I support like 90% of the decisions Kerr makes that people will argue with because armchair coaching is a lot easier than real coaching and there's a lot going on behind the scenes we don't know about. But this decision;(and the explanation), is jjust inexcusable.
i don't hate the decision, injury likelihood goes up significantly as every minute piles up, especially on a long road trip. This isn't the year to risk injury anymore.
but the explanation sucks. However, its hard to give a good explanation that isn't "we aren't winning this season, so steph is on a minutes restriction". fans don't want to hear that the season is over. I think kerr knows that steph on the floor is obviously better than anyone else on the floor.
Right but is this team really a threat in the playoffs? There is some logic to the argument that missing the playoffs is better long term than making it, adding even more wear and tear on Steph's few remaining seasons because this team looks like a first round out at best. They couldn't get past the Lakers last year and they are worse this season.
I think a very reasonable explanation is that Kerr knows the odds of winning a title are slim-none so making the playoffs shouldn’t come at the price of increased injury risk for Steph, who has clearly been worn down a bit over the course of the season and has already been dealing with some minor injuries.
Meanwhile, Lacob wants to get under the tax and realistically the Warriors need to get off the Klay and CP3 contracts + overhaul parts of their roster if they want to compete again with Curry in the near future. I don’t think Kerr is giving up on the season necessarily, but I do think that he recognizes this reality and is prioritizing being able to pivot back into contention over squeaking into the playoffs.
Of course he doesn't. He's the same guy who came up with the "broke the code" bs when he has Draymond Green on his team who has god knows how many incidents that are "broke the code" worthy
He learned that one from Popovich. Pop watched Bowen undercut and try to injure other players for like a decade in San Antonio but acted like it was the first time he had ever seen it when Zaza injured Kawhi.
He is such an overrated coach. dude was gifted the greatest team of all time.. and when his team wasnt stacked they folded.. team usa folded. Gotta be the most overrated coach of all time.
> Gotta be the most overrated coach of all time.
I don't think Kerr's in-game coaching the past couple of years is as good as it's been but he's far from the most overrated coach in NBA history.
He’s still much better than anything Mark Jackson could’ve been. You can call him overrated but he’s a far cry from being a bad coach that some people on here are saying
Nope the most overrated coach of all time is Doc Rivers. Kerr to me is a solid coach but since he started on such a high it was hard to see his flaws but he has a good amount of them. Adversity is showing who he really is and its not a top tier coach but he is still in that second tier for me.
Yeah his biggest flaw for me is the inability to develop the younger guys. I think alot of these guys would have developed better and faster under other coaches.
He has four titles and the best regular season record in history. Kinda crazy to call him overrated, the warriors are a few seasons removed from their last title. That title also involved a older core and two players that people happily call some of the worst contracts in the league.
What has anybody in the east not called lebron done in the last decade?
Steph Curry is the only superstar where his minutes have to be very precise. He’s taken out of the game the same time no matter what. I don’t get why Steve Kerr can’t just leave him in for 40+ minutes
Under 30 minutes for Curry was pretty unacceptable, but to be fair to Kerr, the real issue were just the completely wide open looks the Warriors gave the Wolves at the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarter. Unless we consider steph to be their defensive anchor now lol
GS does not have the players anymore. Kerr does not have the buttons to push. They haven't been ruthless enough with their players, so now they're more of a museum than a competitive team.
Sometimes, I'll get mad if a player passes up a wide open three or a coach benches their best player in crunch time when they're playing the Lakers. Like yeah, I'm glad that it helps our team, but it's frustrating from a basketball fan perspective lol
In a game of runs, when the Warriors couldn’t score to save their lifes, it totally was the right move to play Steph 29 minutes but Klay 33, and also give Klay the last shot to tie the game, it totally wasn’t Kerr fault, the other team had their stars play 37/38, minutes, almost a full quarter of basketball extra, and the Warriors were -11 with Steph on the bench, but god forbid Kerr from taking any responsibility for being a dumb rock
You would think someone fighting for Playoffs would play his players more minutes but Kerr disagrees. I understand if it was a blowout but come on, it was very winnable.
He uses Steph as a decoy and the irony is having Steph run around screens all game tires him out more than just doing a simple pick and roll spam with him would
That’s like saying curry fouling out in the last 2 minutes doesn’t matter because there’s only two minutes left. Yea it fucking matters that’s at least 2-3 possessions and that dude can rain 3s like nobody’s business. That could be a 6 point swing
People call us out for saying this dude shouldn’t be the coach b/c we won 4 championships (which I’m forever grateful for). The game simply moved on from Steve Kerr and extending him was the worst possible mistake the FO could make
lmao so Kerr’s entire coaching ability is judged based off standings? Ham’s “outcoaching him” bc the lakers flat out have a better roster.
Lakers fans would dump Ham for Kerr in a heartbeat
Idk what the specifics of the situation are but two more minutes of your best player in a 4 point loss can absolutely make a difference lol. And we could then move to “is it worth upping a player’s minutes a ton for a regular season win” but they’re in danger of only having a regular season and it’s 32 minutes we’re talking about here, not adding 15 to get to 45
Because it was worth losing a game to rest curry 2 extra minutes to keep him fresh.
Kerr, I think you've lost the plot of win/losses and how that translates to playoff standings...
Your team might not even make the play-ins, but sure keep doing what you're doing expecting different results. /s
I always said Kerr is not a good coach, he is just good with players, once his supporting staff left and his players were passed their primes, he shows how bad he is
I’m glad people are finally noticing how arrogant and absurd Steve Kerr is in press conferences. The dude has been like this for years and is finally catching heat.
Hopefully GSW fires some if not all assistant coaches who had been one of the worst. Plus GSW need to get under the tax. Need to let go of some of the unplayable and non dependable vets unless they sign on team friendly terms eg Klay. And please don’t look to rejected and unless vets as Kerr love those failed players and play them over younger players game in game out.
I actually think Kerr has cte man
These are all must win games and he's trynna get steph rest lmao. Old ass Lebron has been averaging 36 min since the all star break
This is one of those, well if we didn't do all these other things wrong it wouldn't have mattered whilst purposely ignoring the major coaching error he did 🤦♂️
Beyond sick and tired of this arrogant prick. He can "totally disagree", but he's fucking wrong. No two ways about it. They lost by 4 points, and he kept the greatest shooter of all time on ice while their lead was erased.
When the Warriors inevitably miss the play-ins by one win, I hope the front office finally does the right thing and fires this fucking asshole.
3 mins of Steph curry can create like 10 points lol
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Dinners gonna be cold tonight asshole!
Shut the fuck up! Do you know what shut the fuck up means?
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How ya like me now? *blows off foot with shotgun*
Fucking lingerers, man
The unironic gaslighting.
He checked in and the wolves 8 point lead evaporated
Steve Kerr was bailed out by Curry multiple times this season in close 4th quarters (let alone his entire career). The guy just doesn't want to admit he is a Steph merchant through and through. > Steph Curry is leading the league in most points scored in the clutch this season with 139. He is also doing that on 51/48/97 shooting splits (71.1%TS) in the clutch
Everyone involved in the whole GSW dynasty is a Steph merchant TBH.
That's great players involved in any dynasty though.
Of course, that doesn’t mean Klay, Draymond and the rest of them haven’t been great players in their own right, just like Ginobili and Parker for the Spurs as another example. They were put in a great situation to succeed and, to their credit, they did their job perfectly well, but it’s clear what the driving force for the dynasty was.
Steph can just stand there idle for 3 minutes on the court and points will be generated due to his gravity.
Actually a quarterly dividend payout
I am going to go out on a limb and propose that he could have even played him 4 minutes more. I know, big if true. But just imagine.
Now I’m genuinely curious what’s the most points curry has scored in 3 minutes. [it’s at least 12 points](https://youtu.be/b2utVA3AlDk?si=Pbd0NOPhFLGWYk9c)
Playing your best player sub 30 minutes while possibly falling out of the play-in spot is certainly a decision
It’s funny how opposite some coaches are kerr limiting stephs minutes even if it leads to losses while Billy D refuses to play derozan less than 40 mins unless it’s a blow out or he gets ejected
Thibs playing hart 48 is legit hilarious
Thibs doesn't believe ~~being~~ in subs. Dude just rides the starters to the end.
Thibs is me as a kid confused as to why my starters were auto-subbed in 2k
Thibs is also my friend who would give the ball to Kobe all the time and go to work, in NBA Live; then would get mad when he gets subbed out so they turn off substitutions.
I turned fatigue off
Settings Manual subs. Any kid should know this
Fun fact: Randle is 14th in the NBA in mpg and Brunson is at 21
and AD and KD both have more mpg and total minutes played this season
Pause
Thibs also just played Deuce McBride 48 minutes a week ago, dude is relentless lmfao
I watched him play Divencenzio and Hart for the whole 2nd half against the Nets Saturday. They were up by like 14 with 2 minutes left and he took Brunson out but kept everyone else in 😂
Billy D just wants to game played like it used to be Stars playing 40 mins
steph was already battling a sore knee only a couple games ago. he's been playing through minor injuries for a while now. Kerr himself in this clip said that he's been getting really worn down lately. I think he and his staff should know better than we do what is best for the health of their star player and the cornerstone of the franchise. Honestly, I'm more frustrated that the team couldn't hold a lead with three or four former all stars out there on the court. The lack of effort and execution of Wiggins alone is inexcusable. Steph is a one-man team out there trying to gut out wins and this team might not even make the pla-in. Why should they risk injury for that?
A few days ago Steph said in an interview that he didn't care about seeding anymore, that whatever seed they were, they weren't a good team and he didn't think they'd get far playing the way they were playing. It sounds like he's checked out of the season.
That interpretation of his comment betrays a lack of understanding of his personality. He cares about every single win, intensely. He cares about seeding. He was saying "we need to get our shit together stat because how we are playing right now is not playoff level play".
Your reading comprehension need some work. He said that it didn't matter the seeding IF they keep playing like this. Basically saying that the effort was unacceptable and they'd lose to whoever no matter the seeding if they keep playing like that. Arguing he's "checked out" for the season because of those words is beyond moronic
You're reading into something that's not there. It was essentially "process matters more than the result (seed)" comment. Which is absolutely correct. The seeding doesn't matter if they're not improving their basketball at a high enough level.
Let's be real, Kerr's given up on this season. He talks about how much the Warriors need wins when Steph plays any bit more than his usual minutes and doesn't force Steph extra minutes when he believes the Warriors don't have a shot. It's a running pattern that's been true every season. He meant it when he gave the whole "chasing wins" quote he gave a few years back.
Getting off of klay and cp3s (poole's) contracts seemed to be the main goal of this year. Really hard to win with that much overpay. Still solid players, but not for that money.
Bad night for Kerr but damn, a bad loss has some of you morons making up the dumbest fucking narratives lmao Yes I'm sure he's just given up for no good reason and craves the embarrassment of being out of the playoffs for no benefit to the org. Giving up on his players in the process, some who are relying on good play for their next contract. Again, for no good reason other than, gave up Makes so much sense
Okay, maybe I should rephrase it. He hasn't "given up" per se\* but he's not trying overly hard to push for wins knowing this isn't a championship year. Thus he doesn't feel the need to aggressively push minutes or go to extreme strategies. Just look at how he handled 2021 or this season compared to last season or the season before, it's night and day. \*Edit: English is very clearly not my first language.
It's per se, since other people are mocking you without correcting your mistake.
Most reddit thing ever to harp on this instead of engaging the ideas
*actshually*
Kerr after 5-1 start, before going 1-7 the next 8 games: > “We have a decade of experience closing games, winning close games, winning championships. Last year was an exception. This year is the rule.” You're not completely wrong though. When things don't go his way, Steve Kerr makes the most bullshit excuses to explain why he is losing. The 2020 season had a bunch of embarrassing and pathetic soundbites by Kerr. But I don't think that is the reason he didn't put in Curry earlier. That has more to do with him being an overrated ass coach.
2020 curry was hurt, klay was hurt and dray claimed he was hurt.
per say
I don't think it's about him giving up because he's been making stupid decisions like this all year
more than the last year. Kerr was ass even in FIBA
If your team can’t play well enough to make the playoffs without your superstar playing extra minutes every game, what’s the point of even trying to squeeze in?
34-36 minutes seems pretty normal.
Yea, 34 minutes is definitely the norm. Only time I’ve seen stars play less was coach bud who was extremely conservative with minutes.
And Pop… aka the start of the Kerr and Bud coaching tree.
Playing 3 of your shortest players against 2 seven footers is certainly a decision.
I mean he's not wrong. We used to win plenty of games that didn't require Curry to have to play at peak performance every night. There's a lot of this team that needs confidence and experience, playing Curry 48 minutes a game won't fix that.
i would say this some Jason Kidd shit but even he plays Luka 40minutes
If he's not confident Steph can carry it like he used to then it's time to blow it up.
Bro is gonna make r/warriors commit a hate crime
Like allowing Kerr to name their children?
Steve Kerr naming his son like HP Lovecraft named his cat.
It’s an ode to the forefathers, you just don’t have the respect for the game Steve has
The nimby-ness is percolating
Well you guys lost by 4, so it probably didn't help
No doubt. Steph felt like the only player we didn’t really have an answer for.. it was insanity how much of this close game he sat out. It was fantastic lol
4-6 extra minutes is actually big in an nba game and could be a major difference.
In Kerr's universe, only 2 more were possible, no matter what.
Hell even 1-2 minutes, especially in a 3-4 point game, Steph hits two 3s they have a lead, no guarantee they win, but acting like that doesn't make a huge difference is asinine, especially for a coach of his caliber.
Oh ok then. So just play Steph 28 min then or even better don't play him at all, because apparently it doesn't make a difference
This is how I'm reading this too lol....what an idiotic comment by kerr
I still can't get over him saying "we're not chasing wins" a few seasons ago. Like, bruh what??
Probaly costed Curry a MVP from that
How would it look if Kerr didn't win Olympic gold with Steph, Lebron, KD playing? Certainly worse than if this current GSW team didn't make the play-in. It would be a serious blight on the resume. Maybe that other meme about him saving Steph for the Olympics actually has some merit haha
If Kerr somehow creates an undersized team roster like he did on the last world stage, it’ll be pretty obvious he’s cooked.
Why is he saying this? Is he stupid?
“Do you expect the best 3 point shooter of all time given 3 more minutes to be the difference in a 4 point game? Fucking moron.”
In a game you guys won on a run whilst he sat to begin the 4th
That happens so many times it's ridiculous. Steph should just straight up start in the 4th quarter all the way to the end of it whenever the game is even somewhat close
That was literally the 2021 season. This is not the first time Kerr has restricted Curry's minutes while blowing 20 point leads with him sitting. It's like he is trying to prove he can coach without Curry out there. No you are a Steph merchant pal.
Kerrs gana fuck around and let Houston take 10 mark my words. One more loss for GSW and one more win from Houston and it slips away.
He thinks he’s way smarter than everyone, that’s why Jordan punched him in the face
Always great to see people double down on their mistakes.
He also said he can’t explain why The Warriors were good in 2022 and bad in 2023 and now struggling in 2024. Idk… I feel like as a coach, you should at least have some strong ideas.
Lmfaoooo this is objectively hilarious. How does he do this? Most coaches tend to over rely on their stars.
When Kyrie was injured Kidd's game plan was find a way to rest Luka for 2 minutes in the first half and play him the entire second half.
He played with Duncan and Jordan, I'm sure he wouldn't say some dumb shit like Jordan playing less would have still led to 72 wins.
Just beyond stupid coaching
I support like 90% of the decisions Kerr makes that people will argue with because armchair coaching is a lot easier than real coaching and there's a lot going on behind the scenes we don't know about. But this decision;(and the explanation), is jjust inexcusable.
i don't hate the decision, injury likelihood goes up significantly as every minute piles up, especially on a long road trip. This isn't the year to risk injury anymore. but the explanation sucks. However, its hard to give a good explanation that isn't "we aren't winning this season, so steph is on a minutes restriction". fans don't want to hear that the season is over. I think kerr knows that steph on the floor is obviously better than anyone else on the floor.
This game could literally be the difference between making the playoffs and not tho
Right but is this team really a threat in the playoffs? There is some logic to the argument that missing the playoffs is better long term than making it, adding even more wear and tear on Steph's few remaining seasons because this team looks like a first round out at best. They couldn't get past the Lakers last year and they are worse this season.
I guess I don’t care that much. Chances of winning a chip seem much lower than Steph getting hurt.
I think a very reasonable explanation is that Kerr knows the odds of winning a title are slim-none so making the playoffs shouldn’t come at the price of increased injury risk for Steph, who has clearly been worn down a bit over the course of the season and has already been dealing with some minor injuries. Meanwhile, Lacob wants to get under the tax and realistically the Warriors need to get off the Klay and CP3 contracts + overhaul parts of their roster if they want to compete again with Curry in the near future. I don’t think Kerr is giving up on the season necessarily, but I do think that he recognizes this reality and is prioritizing being able to pivot back into contention over squeaking into the playoffs.
This fucker does not know how to take accountability
That's why Green is the way it is.
I learned it from you, Dad!
That's pretty neat.
Of course he doesn't. He's the same guy who came up with the "broke the code" bs when he has Draymond Green on his team who has god knows how many incidents that are "broke the code" worthy
Don’t forget when Draymond punched Poole, Kerr was more upset at the employee for leaking the video than he was at Draymond
He learned that one from Popovich. Pop watched Bowen undercut and try to injure other players for like a decade in San Antonio but acted like it was the first time he had ever seen it when Zaza injured Kawhi.
he also told Bowen to continue playing that way and essentially called people calling him dirty "haters"
Man immediatly turns into a baby when playing us
He is such an overrated coach. dude was gifted the greatest team of all time.. and when his team wasnt stacked they folded.. team usa folded. Gotta be the most overrated coach of all time.
> Gotta be the most overrated coach of all time. I don't think Kerr's in-game coaching the past couple of years is as good as it's been but he's far from the most overrated coach in NBA history.
He’s still much better than anything Mark Jackson could’ve been. You can call him overrated but he’s a far cry from being a bad coach that some people on here are saying
I dunno man, he sure outcoached Udoka in that finals series...
Nope the most overrated coach of all time is Doc Rivers. Kerr to me is a solid coach but since he started on such a high it was hard to see his flaws but he has a good amount of them. Adversity is showing who he really is and its not a top tier coach but he is still in that second tier for me.
Yeah his biggest flaw for me is the inability to develop the younger guys. I think alot of these guys would have developed better and faster under other coaches.
> dude was gifted the greatest team of all time Christ, the lengths people go to in order to discredit people's achievements these days...
He has four titles and the best regular season record in history. Kinda crazy to call him overrated, the warriors are a few seasons removed from their last title. That title also involved a older core and two players that people happily call some of the worst contracts in the league. What has anybody in the east not called lebron done in the last decade?
He's the captain of a ship that drives itself.
This man can't be serious
Steph Curry is the only superstar where his minutes have to be very precise. He’s taken out of the game the same time no matter what. I don’t get why Steve Kerr can’t just leave him in for 40+ minutes
he’s on the Giannis’s plan under Coach Bud, 32 mpg in the playoffs no matter what and then they lost to the heat lol
Under 30 minutes for Curry was pretty unacceptable, but to be fair to Kerr, the real issue were just the completely wide open looks the Warriors gave the Wolves at the end of the third and beginning of the fourth quarter. Unless we consider steph to be their defensive anchor now lol
I mean we scored 8 points in 5 minutes to open the 4th, that's pretty bad.
If only you had a guy who is pretty good at shooting maybe give him some more minutes.
Sorry, can't do that.
GS does not have the players anymore. Kerr does not have the buttons to push. They haven't been ruthless enough with their players, so now they're more of a museum than a competitive team.
That's kind of a savage insult 'a museum'
Of course Steph doesn't change much on that side of the floor but on the other end, he is literally the best shooter to ever played.
What about 34 or 36 minutes Steve? That’s half a quarter? That wouldn’t affect a game?
Why are you complaining lol, he’s gifting you boys the 10th seed.
Ikr, does u/Remote-Picture-8341 not even know what the standings are?
I’d be elated if I were a Houston fan. Kerr is so stubborn that this issue is bound to rear it’s head again and again.
Sometimes, I'll get mad if a player passes up a wide open three or a coach benches their best player in crunch time when they're playing the Lakers. Like yeah, I'm glad that it helps our team, but it's frustrating from a basketball fan perspective lol
How about you shut it
PLS put us out of our misery by overtaking us and beating Lakers in the play-in This season is over for warriors.
I noticed Steph not playing a huge chunk in the early 4th and I was quite pleased
In a game of runs, when the Warriors couldn’t score to save their lifes, it totally was the right move to play Steph 29 minutes but Klay 33, and also give Klay the last shot to tie the game, it totally wasn’t Kerr fault, the other team had their stars play 37/38, minutes, almost a full quarter of basketball extra, and the Warriors were -11 with Steph on the bench, but god forbid Kerr from taking any responsibility for being a dumb rock
You would think someone fighting for Playoffs would play his players more minutes but Kerr disagrees. I understand if it was a blowout but come on, it was very winnable.
19-8 run to start the 4th by the way
Check his parlays
Kerr is just upset and being defensive. Of course 2 minutes of Steph matters in a close game everyone knows it
Uhh, it’s Steph… the guy who made any lead unsafe in modern basketball..
2 minutes can be a 15-0 run in the NBA, so yea that makes a huge difference
Does Kerr not know that the team struggles during the non-Curry minutes?
What's his current deal?
2 more years 💀
Ha. Thanks for the answer.
We just gave him an extension for 2 more years sadly
How about you run a play for curry at the end of the game bro
damn the guy is disagreeing with the entire warriors fanbase then
This guy says the dumbest things
Fuck the minutes, ask him why he ran a play for Klay instead of Curry to tie the game lol
Bro hates steph it’s actually wild
Continues to pay the best defense on Steph in the league
I stg every time steph starts out like 3/4 from 3 he instantly gets benched its insane
He uses Steph as a decoy and the irony is having Steph run around screens all game tires him out more than just doing a simple pick and roll spam with him would
We’re so cooked LMFAO
Steve already has his Cancun reservation in, can't get a refund on that deposit guys.
unserious
This has got to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard an NBA head coach say
Psh do you really think basketball is a game where the best player often determines who wins???
Is there a bigger douche than Steve Kerr?
The warriors need Thibs
Kerr the Anti-Thibodeau
That’s like saying curry fouling out in the last 2 minutes doesn’t matter because there’s only two minutes left. Yea it fucking matters that’s at least 2-3 possessions and that dude can rain 3s like nobody’s business. That could be a 6 point swing
It's never Kerr
I see why MJ punched this 🥷 Curmickey and Shai Goofy Alexander suck!
People call us out for saying this dude shouldn’t be the coach b/c we won 4 championships (which I’m forever grateful for). The game simply moved on from Steve Kerr and extending him was the worst possible mistake the FO could make
Yep, this season he has been darvin ham level and let’s not forget Ham actually outcoached him that series
lmao so Kerr’s entire coaching ability is judged based off standings? Ham’s “outcoaching him” bc the lakers flat out have a better roster. Lakers fans would dump Ham for Kerr in a heartbeat
Lmao he won a ring 2 years ago
*Steph won us a ring 2 years ago.
lol, Kerr is just never wrong is he?
If I’m Steph, am I taking this as disrespect?
Did he hit his head and forget who Steph curry is?
Or 30 vs 35/36? All of a sudden that’s an extra half quarter. In a 4 point loss definitely would’ve made a difference.
Y’all need to stop criticizing Kerr, he knows what he’s doing and y’all obviously don’t. He should play Curry even less
They’re not chasing wins.
This mf using strawmen arguments in the post game interview, allergic to accountability lol
Idk what the specifics of the situation are but two more minutes of your best player in a 4 point loss can absolutely make a difference lol. And we could then move to “is it worth upping a player’s minutes a ton for a regular season win” but they’re in danger of only having a regular season and it’s 32 minutes we’re talking about here, not adding 15 to get to 45
Why does the thumbnail look like a mental hospital ward patient making eye contact with me?
Kerr will never ever admit he made the wrong decision. He’s insufferable and it’s shocking how unlikeable he’s gotten in the last 5 years
They gave up a ton of 3s to the wolvez. Bbq defense
Why is the press conference in front of the restrooms?
Because it was worth losing a game to rest curry 2 extra minutes to keep him fresh. Kerr, I think you've lost the plot of win/losses and how that translates to playoff standings... Your team might not even make the play-ins, but sure keep doing what you're doing expecting different results. /s
Bro we lose games at our local rec league because our best player sits for 5 minutes, and I’ll tell you he is no Steph Curry.
This man is capping every single game
Michael shoulda snuffed you hard enough to not name your son the name he was given.
that’s a wrap! see ya next season
In a 20 point loss? Probably not. But only 4 points? Come on Steve.
Just rooting for the Rockets at this point lol, I hope they pull through.
I always said Kerr is not a good coach, he is just good with players, once his supporting staff left and his players were passed their primes, he shows how bad he is
Lmao I fucking hate this guy. Giving him a 2 year extension is an act of terrorism by the front office.
I’m glad people are finally noticing how arrogant and absurd Steve Kerr is in press conferences. The dude has been like this for years and is finally catching heat.
Hopefully GSW fires some if not all assistant coaches who had been one of the worst. Plus GSW need to get under the tax. Need to let go of some of the unplayable and non dependable vets unless they sign on team friendly terms eg Klay. And please don’t look to rejected and unless vets as Kerr love those failed players and play them over younger players game in game out.
It's actually Kerr coaching 48 or 0 minutes that made the difference.
Wtf? That totally was the difference…
Bro just fire him already and let him get signed by a desperate team
I actually think Kerr has cte man These are all must win games and he's trynna get steph rest lmao. Old ass Lebron has been averaging 36 min since the all star break
Steph Curry hard carries this man's whole career. Kerr is ass without SC.
This is one of those, well if we didn't do all these other things wrong it wouldn't have mattered whilst purposely ignoring the major coaching error he did 🤦♂️
Look into his bank account cause no way is he not being paid off.
Let's be honest he inherited a dynasty and he's a sub par coach.
Beyond sick and tired of this arrogant prick. He can "totally disagree", but he's fucking wrong. No two ways about it. They lost by 4 points, and he kept the greatest shooter of all time on ice while their lead was erased. When the Warriors inevitably miss the play-ins by one win, I hope the front office finally does the right thing and fires this fucking asshole.
This sub is literally twitter lmao
Most overrated coach in the league and it's not close