Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr’s star-studded team was taken down by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals after LeBron James took the series over. Kerr (as he should) highly respects James — particularly his streak of making the finals six years in a row. From ESPN’s J.A. Adande:
“The toll was more emotional than anything,” Kerr said Friday, ahead of the Warriors’ preseason game against the Denver Nuggets. “Over time, that stuff adds up. That’s why LeBron [James] going to the Finals six straight years is, to me, one of the great accomplishments of all time. Like, how many guys have done that? Maybe Bill Russell was the last guy. I know Michael didn’t do it because he took a couple of years off. Larry Bird, Magic [Johnson] never did it. … Six is incredible.”
Kerr also told Adande that the Warriors aren’t looking to replicate their 73-win season:
“I don’t think we’ll have that this year,” Kerr said. “We’ve kind of been through that. We’d rather win a championship than set a record, that’s for sure.
“Last year we felt like we could do both — and we were pretty close — but we couldn’t pull it off. This year’s more about just growing and getting better and experimenting the first couple months of the season.”
Regardless of their intentions, the Warriors just might near their win total from last year; with Kevin Durant on the roster, their offense will be even more dynamic than it already was. Let’s call it what it is: the most dynamic offense of all time.
