Is Steve Kerr essentially done in this league?

[True Lakers Fan]

I don't agree - I think Kerr went with what he could go with and as a result he has been to the finals twice and won once - I don't think he's going to get fired for that

 

[SoCalWizFan]

I din't watch a single second of basketball this year, haven't in several years.

But, the 2001 Seattle Mariners say thank you.

The NHL, NBA, NFL & MLB teams who had the best single season record of all time failed to win the title in that season. The same is true for the most recent teams in those sports who had the best regular season record.

 

[Liberal Icon]

Coaches don't get fired in general when they just took a team to the finals two years straight. Last year the Warriors won with small ball because there wasn't any big man that could run - this year Cleveland solved that problem. Any one with a brain should have known the Warriors would have a problem if a couple of big players stepped up and were able to run. That's not a coaching problem - that's a hiring defensive players problem

Really? Yet with the same players they made history with 73 wins season and led the same side 3-1 in the Finals before collapsing. The reality is that this final could have gone either way and all this hand-wriggling would have amounted to nothing.

 

[True Lakers Fan]

Really? Yet with the same players they made history with 73 wins season and led the same side 3-1 in the Finals before collapsing. The reality is that this final could have gone either way and all this hand-wriggling would have amounted to nothing.

That wasn't coaching that caused that collapse. That Green trying to hit LeBron in the private area out of anger. Once he got Suspended, Bogut was alone on defense and was injured and the Warriors never recovered.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Although the Dubs lost, let's not overlook the silver lining, or the bigger picture moving forward.....

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Presidential Elections Linked to Eastern Conference NBA Championships

 

[tlance]

I don't agree - I think Kerr went with what he could go with and as a result he has been to the finals twice and won once - I don't think he's going to get fired for that

I am not saying he should get fired. I am saying he did a poor job coaching in the playoffs. Yes, they had some adversity, but Kerr did not manage it as well as he should have. Lue kicked his ass.

 

[Four4Four]

Kerr better pray that teams don't start figuring out how to defend Curry or Thompson. It looks like the Cavs laid out the blueprint tonight.

Actually, OKC laid out the blueprint and the Cavs just continued and completed it.

 

[tlance]

Actually, OKC laid out the blueprint and the Cavs just continued and completed it.

Actually, it was Popovich during the regular season meeting that SA won.

I think everyone with an imagination knew what had to be done, but very few had the personnel to actually pull it off.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Kerr is actually a very good coach ... He's not going anywhere...

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

One thing for sure u dont need a HC to win in basketball. Cavs just proved that.

I never understood why Lue never used Mozgov ... B

The NHL, NBA, NFL & MLB teams who had the best single season record of all time failed to win the title in that season. The same is true for the most recent teams in those sports who had the best regular season record.

I think it gives the players more phycological pressure... It's like you have even more to lose once the playoff start...

 

[Jordan23]

champions to losing in the finals and you are questioning if he's done? lol

 

[The Oldtimer]

He's exposed for what he is: a fraud.

There was never anything there. We know that now. I predict a rapid demise in Golden State, a stint somewhere desperate and pretentious and silly (like the Knicks, of course) then a two-year stint somewhere like Philly, then either retirement, assistant role to work with shooters or coaching somewhere quiet like Pepperdine.

He's finished.

Hammer are you high on drugs?? Kerr took his team to two straight NBA Finals. Apparently you don't know Jack Shit about "any" professional sports.

 

[The Oldtimer]

I din't watch a single second of basketball this year, haven't in several years.

But, the 2001 Seattle Mariners say thank you.

LMFAO, you are bringing up the 2001 Seattle Mariners (15 years ago) that won 116 games and then shit the bed in the playoffs.

 

[Chewbaccer]

LMFAO, you are bringing up the 2001 Seattle Mariners (15 years ago) that won 116 games and then shit the bed in the playoffs.

Not only shit the bed, but they lost to a Yankees team that couldn't even beat the fucking Diamondbacks the ONE year when America wanted the Yankees to win.

 

[The Oldtimer]

LeBron could go to over a dozen team and immediately get to the finals. That's how bad a dude he is.

Yeah, but James will only be doing that for another 3/4 years.