Alright, so I wanted to dig into Steve Kerr’s impact on the Golden State Warriors. I mean, the guy’s a legend, right? So, I started by just watching some games, both recent ones and some from their championship runs a few years back. Just to get a feel for things, you know?
Then, I started taking notes. I was looking at things like:
- How often do they run specific plays?
- Who’s getting the most touches?
- How do they react when the other team goes on a run?
- What’s their defensive setup like? Do they switch a lot?
It was kind of messy at first, just scribbling down whatever caught my eye. But after a while, I started to see some patterns. Like, how Kerr uses Draymond Green as a kind of point-forward, and how much they rely on off-ball movement.
Diving Deeper
Next, I figured I needed some hard data. So, I went searching online for stats, specifically, things like offensive and defensive ratings, assist percentages, and turnover rates. I wanted to compare the Warriors under Kerr to other teams, and also to themselves before he took over.
I spent a good chunk of time just sorting through all this information. It was like, okay, their offense is clearly amazing, but what about their defense? And how much of that is Kerr’s system versus just having really talented players?
It wasn’t easy, I spent like 2 hours to find a valuable dataset, it took a while to figure out the best way to present the information. I’m not a pro at this stuff, so I was just trying to keep it simple and focus on the key takeaways.
Finally, I put it all together. I took my observations from watching the games, combined them with the stats, and tried to draw some conclusions about how Kerr actually influences the team’s success. Like, is it his offensive genius? His defensive schemes? Or maybe his ability to manage all those superstar personalities?
It’s definitely a work in progress, but I feel like I’ve got a much better understanding of Kerr’s coaching style and how he’s helped make the Warriors so dominant. It’s pretty fascinating stuff, actually.
