dtgold88
Well-Known Member
Proof one fired coach could not do it I guess.In 2015 he had the same players Mark Jackson had in 2014 that was a first round exit. He convinced Andre Iguodala to take a bench role after he was a career all-star. He "lucked" into Draymond Green after David Lee's injury but he stuck with Draymond even after Lee returned. You have to remember Lee was also a fringe All-star pre-injury and Kerr had designed a lot of the offense to suit his strenghts. He used Bogut on high screens to utilize his passing. He implemented more down screens and off ball movement to get Curry and Klay space to shoot. Jackson was running an iso post offense in 2014. Kerr had the exact same players Mark Jackson had in 2014 that was a first round exit in the playoffs as a 6th seed. He turned that team into a champion in 2015 and 73 game winner in 2016.
So we have actual proof another coach could not do what he did.
Really to be fair to Kerr this season means little. Better read would have been if they stayed healthy and got Klay back at some point.