We can assure without being too mistaken that leading the American selection is the best and the worst job for a basketball coach, so for Steve Kerr From now on.
The best because you can have the best players in the world and a fairly inexhaustible talent pool. The worst because, from one competition to another, we rarely, if ever, have the same players on hand and therefore we have to continually start the same work over again to build a collective.
Steve Kerr, who has assisted Gregg Popovich for the past few years and is now in charge of Team USA, is aware of this difficulty. As the selection begins its preparation, does the Warriors coach already have his five majors in mind?
“Things tend to fall into place in the first week, or the second,” he explains for ESPN. “With the staff, we watch videos on a daily basis, we observe the different combinations, we think about the substitution patterns. This is how it takes shape. But it’s not easy, because we have 12 starters in the NBA, who are great players. Involvement in the FIBA game is precisely to put that aside. There is no contract at stake, no transfer. I expect to see the same as 2019 and 2021 in terms of membership, energy and intensity. »
To avoid unnecessary obstacles, the quadruple NBA champion with Golden State does not want to complicate his life.
“Complex, it’s not a word we’re going to use often with the United States team, given the situation. I have six weeks ahead of me and I need to take my experience, good or bad, and figure out how I can make things more efficient with such a fast schedule. That’s why it’s best to keep things simple. »
