Warriors: Kerr, Flash in the pan? or legit NBA championship caliber coach?

[RsxPiimp]

Playoff success would be the final factor in determining his brilliance, but so far, the Warriors are clicking at such a dominant and dynamic pace (Best start in franchise history). Kerr's style of two way basketball (Top 5 defense and offense team) is wreaking havoc and most importantly the players have embraced each of their roles and chemistry is at an all time high.




We've seen coaches with runs like this before but they fizzle out through the course of a long season, but Kerr is surrounded by great assistants (Credit goes to Gentry's offensive input and Thibs fave assistant Ron Adams on defense) to help him bring consistency to the group along the way.



Thing is they still *could* potentially improve by trading Iguodala wisely (though unlikely, despite of career low averages across the boards) and David Lee is scheduled to help their bench.




Can you see Kerr leading the Warriors to a championship within the next 3-5 yrs?

[spurraider21]

well, he's starting out on one of the best rosters in the league, so that will already make him look better than he probably is, and even if they disappoint, he'll have the "first season with new team" excuse.

they do look a lot better this year on both ends though. the ball movement on offense is evident. i also think moving Iggy to the bench makes sense. he's not a great shooter, and when you already have somebody capable of running on offense like Curry and a lineup filled with good passers, you want to maximize your spacing. Iguodala on that team is better on a bench role, where he can initiate the offense for stretches.

From the limited sample size, the team has also shown commitment to defense, and most of their individuals are already solid defenders. Curry is about average in man to man defense, but he does contribute in the passing lanes, Klay, Green, Bogut all work hard on that end. I think its more likely that its the result of the coach, and not the players randomly deciding "hey guys, lets commit to defense this year"

[TheGreatYacht]

Everyone in the media has been jacking off to these clowns lately. They've had by far the easiest schedule so far and they have the priviledge of playing teams on 2nd nights of B2B's... Kerr is nothing special.

[TheGreatYacht]

Lol Iggy has been awful on the bench. Speights won't be left open in the playoffs and that bench will get exposed.

[ElNono]

related:

Warriors owner explains why he fired Mark Jackson

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/12/...sons-joe-lacob

[spurraider21]

Lol Iggy has been awful on the bench. Speights won't be left open in the playoffs and that bench will get exposed.

didn't say he's been playing great, but for what he does, the bench makes more sense on this squad. thats why moving him there was a good move. he's also a guy who depended on being a great athlete and is turning 31, and he doesn't have a good enough jumper to develop and old man game.

[UZER]

I don't even count David Lee on their roster. hes gonna get hurt again be it when he comes back, or in a big playoff series. It's just who he is.

[Infinite_limit]

[Cry Havoc]

Either way, he's a 1000% upgrade over Jackson.

[gambit1990]

the latter.

[lefty]

Either way, he's a 1000% upgrade over Jackson.

Meh I don't really an improvement over Jackson

[Cry Havoc]

Meh I don't really an improvement over Jackson

The Dubs are already playing better under Kerr than they ever did under MJ.

[HemisfairArena]

Dude learned under Jackson and Pop,,,,looks legit to me.

[Malik Hairston]

How can anybody know whether he's legit or not right now, tbh..

A huge percentage of people thought Mark Jackson was a good coach, too..

[spurraider21]

Dude learned under Jackson and Pop,,,,looks legit to me.

their coaching trees by and large suck

[unforeseen]

NBA championship? No.

[Venti Quattro]

Bulls

[HemisfairArena]

their coaching trees by and large suck

You're forgetting most of their coaching tree are guys that never played pro ball,,,like Bud in Atlanta, dude in Philly, Jim Clemons, Frank Hamblen, P.J,,,ect. This dude learned from playing for both of them,,,it's the same reason I think Robert Horry would make a great coach.

[Venti Quattro]

Iguodala

[100%duncan]

The ? It's december

[DMC]

The question should be "Warriors, flash in the pan or legit NBA contender?"

Who's their backup PG? How well would they fare if their PG who's the best player on their team suddenly goes down or even suffers a mild injury to his shooting hand?

As for Kerr, we'll see. It will take years to know if he's a good coach or not, you can never tell in just a couple seasons and certainly not in just a handful of games. , Pop's assistant won two games this year.

[manufan10]

I think it's something we'll be able to see when they reach the playoffs, tbh.

[midnightpulp]

Most of ST doesn't buy the Warriors as legit, but I think they're the real deal. They're filled out nicely at all the key positions, only really lacking a backup PG, which shouldn't be too much of an issue since Curry is young (but he is a bit injury prone with those thin ankles).

Not going to predict their peak. Who knows? Could be all downhill from here. But right now, I would classify them as a strong contender along with the Spurs (jury is still out on whether or not the Thunder can get back into their groove).

[Franklin]

seems like Kerr finally got a team he's always dreamed to have, a team of shooters & runners where the bigs have basically nothing to do but rebound and play defense. The warriors are even more stacked than the best Phoenix Suns in the mid 00s talent wise imho, yet still it remains unknown how well the team will fare in the playoffs.

[RsxPiimp]

this warrior team reminds me of the 2001 sac kings