The transition is less violent than last year for him. The 2023 World Cup had ended for Steve Kerr and Team USA in mid-September, with a modest 4th place. This year, the Americans finished their international tour a month early, with an Olympic gold medal around their necks.
The Warriors coach was thus able to take advantage of several weeks of rest, to ” relax ” as he tells NBA.comThis break is soon to end with the upcoming resumption of daily life in the Major League with a team about to start a season without one of its historic executives, Klay Thompson.
” We still have the chance to have a great year, to do a lot of damage. Steph (Curry) and Draymond (Green) still playing at a high level. And while we hate the idea of losing Klay, we think we have a lot of young players who are ready to step up to the plate “, projects the technician who remembers from last year that his Warriors are ” still very competitive “.
And this despite an early elimination in the play-in. According to him, winning 46 games before the final stages is, ” in normal times “, synonymous with ” good season » finished around the « 5th place ” But the Western Conference was ” so dense ” that his team finished in 10th place.
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green won't ask for 'anything more'
The question is whether his Warriors will be able to do better this season, having lost a huge amount of experience. In addition to Stephen Curry's favorite playing partner, they will also be leaving without Chris Paul.
To compensate, the Californians have relied on a number of “role players.” Our management team went out of their way this summer and tried to get a star. It didn't happen. But that's okay. We had a good summer signing Kyle Anderson, De'Anthony Melton and Buddy Hield. They're all very good players. “, judges Steve Kerr.
The latter, according to whom ” Steph and Draymond will say they can't ask for anything more “, so feels like he has ” a depth of staff, adding these guys to our younger generation, (Trayce) Jackson-Davis, (Jonathan) Kuminga, (Moses) Moody, (Brandin) Podziemski: Now things need to fall into place. »
With the establishment of a new hierarchy, from the starting five to the rotations. I like the competition in training camp. I like being able to say, 'There are spots to be had. Go get them!' It sets you up for a good camp and, I think, a good season. “, concludes the coach.
