Is Steve Kerr the reason why the Warriors are doing so well?

[livinglegend]

Haven't had the chance of catching their games yet. What's the deal with them? Why are they doing so well? Are there any changes in the system? or it's just a hot run for them?

[Lebronxrings]

yea, kerr took a book out of pops book, and it worked loads. Hes been a genius and made 0 mistakes over the course. He also has that pop aura into making his role players look like all stars. Just like pop with duncan parker and ginobili, kerrs system makes curry and klay stars.

[Dubs510]

better ball movement, less iso and draygod

[Smook A.]

He's not the only reason. The guys on the team have improved. Most noticeably Draymond Green. He's really stepped up in Lee's absense and has probably been the 3rd best player for the Warriors this year. Not to mention, Klay has looked like a new dude and Speights is playing well. Steph is just being Steph.

[MavsSuperFan]

Kerr kind of exposes how little Jackson got out of that team on offense.

Especially bogut.

Its not all Kerr but at least he had the good sense to spend money on great assistants. Supposedly Jackson for some reason refused to spend money on assistants.

[livinglegend]

better ball movement, less iso and draygod

The shots that they are getting are easy ones (like Spurs) or tough ones (kinda of like OKC)? Curry and Thompson can make tough shots, but you can't rely too on those during the playoffs.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Looks to me like easier shots overall but especially for the role players. Hell of a lot more extra passes to create wide open shots. The offense flows so much better now which is likely the reason for Green and Barnes having breakout seasons.

Curry and Thompson get some of those shots and still take their contested jumpers. They still make those shots, tho.

Curious to see if they stay in the system when the times go bad, or if they resort to Curry chucking 40 footers. That's when Kerr's value will be determined, imo. Easy to look good when everything goes your way. When you watch the Spurs play, even if the other team is kicking their ass they stick to Pop's plan. Starters, bench guys, stars. This finger isn't strong, this finger isn't that strong, all five together is powerful type shit.

[livinglegend]

Looks to me like easier shots overall but especially for the role players. Hell of a lot more extra passes to create wide open shots. The offense flows so much better now which is likely the reason for Green and Barnes having breakout seasons.

Curry and Thompson get some of those shots and still take their contested jumpers. They still make those shots, tho.

Their defense?

[Heavincent]

Their defense?

Their defense is pretty much the same as last year...just a tad bit better.

[Milbuck]

The shots that they are getting are easy ones (like Spurs) or tough ones (kinda of like OKC)? Curry and Thompson can make tough shots, but you can't rely too on those during the playoffs.

Pretty much. Not exactly like the Spurs, but the spacing, ball movement, off-ball movement, variation in how they utilize players (putting Curry in a lot of catch and shoot situations), etc is opening things up for everyone. This type of strategic improvement is big for any team, but exponential when you have insane shooters like Curry and Thompson who were already torching teams back when they had to take tough shots.

Defensively their versatility is crazy. Bogut is one of the best rim protectors in the game, Green can guard like 3 spots, Iggy and Klay can both guard all perimeter positions, Livingston can guard 2s, etc. They can do so many different things and throw so many different schemes at you with their defense.

Natural player development also has something to do with it. Curry, Thompson, Draymond, Barnes, etc are all still constantly improving. The latter 3 might not even be in their primes, at most might be in the beginning stage of it.

[Heavincent]

Defensively their versatility is crazy. Bogut is one of the best rim protectors in the game, Green can guard like 3 spots, Iggy and Klay can both guard all perimeter positions, Livingston can guard 2s, etc. They can do so many different things and throw so many different schemes at you with their defense.

Yeah they can switch pretty much everything, so screens are rendered useless against them. It's a nightmare for opposing offenses.

[imdaman99]

I've got OKC beating them in 6 games. So that means technically they will have gone farther last year when they went to 7 games in the 1st round. Bogut is the key to that team.

[konex]

I call BS on this and every intelligent fan should too

- Steph is somehow playing better than last year
- Green and Thompson are making "the leap"
- Barnes is improving (okay maybe Kerr deserves some credit here for starting the better player over Iggy)
- Bogut has been healthy
- Livingston signing gives them a legit backup for Steph
- Mo Speights and a deep bench

Mark Jackson would be having the same results and that's why the owner fired him after 2 straight trips to the playoffs to hire his golfing buddy. Would have been tough to push him out after this kind of start

PS: I don't think Mark Jackson was a particularly good coach. I think coaching is highly overrated in fact

[Heavincent]

I call BS on this and every intelligent fan should too

- Steph is somehow playing better than last year
- Green and Thompson are making "the leap"
- Barnes is improving
- Bogut has been healthy
- Livingston signing gives them a legit backup for Steph
- Mo Speights and a deep bench

Mark Jackson would be having the same results and that's why the owner fired him after 2 straight trips to the playoffs to hire his golfing buddy. Would have been tough to push him out after this kind of start

Look at the passes per game this year compared to last. HUGE difference. That's not a coincidence.

I don't know why you're in such denial. Kerr is noticeably better in every area. The fact that players are flourishing under Kerr just proves my point. Why do you think Barnes regressed last year? Because Jackson put him in a role he wasn't comfortable in. Fast forward to this year and he's one of the most efficient wing players in the league because Kerr has him playing off the other starters. Also, Bogut was phased out of the offense last year despite being a great passer in the high post. Now Kerr runs the offense through him at times to get Curry and Thompson good looks.

[Leroy Jetson]

I call BS on this and every intelligent fan should too

- Steph is somehow playing better than last year
- Green and Thompson are making "the leap"
- Barnes is improving (okay maybe Kerr deserves some credit here for starting the better player over Iggy)
- Bogut has been healthy
- Livingston signing gives them a legit backup for Steph
- Mo Speights and a deep bench

Mark Jackson would be having the same results and that's why the owner fired him after 2 straight trips to the playoffs to hire his golfing buddy. Would have been tough to push him out after this kind of start

PS: I don't think Mark Jackson was a particularly good coach. I think coaching is highly overrated in fact

So you're saying everyone on the team is just magically improving, but this has nothing to do with a new coach and a new system, hmmm.....