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Despite the award goes to Steve, we all know Luke played a great part of this wonderful season. Kudos to both men.
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The whole staff played a great part of this season. Funny thing to me is, I think it speaks more to Kerr that the team didnt lose a beat than it does about Walton.Despite the award goes to Steve, we all know Luke played a great part of this wonderful season. Kudos to both men.
The whole staff played a great part of this season. Funny thing to me is, I think it speaks more to Kerr that the team didnt lose a beat than it does about Walton.
I forget where I heard this, but the best analogy I have heard about this situation was comparing Kerr to an executive chef of a 5 star restaurant. Sure, the executive chef should be commended when he is running his kitchen and put out amazing food and service. But what is even more impressive is when the executive chef is sick, and the patrons of the restaurant have no idea that the head chef is gone. The kitchen still runs flawlessly in his absence. Shows that not only is the executive chef amazing at his job of producing great meals and running a great kitchen, but he is also training his assistants well enough that they can continue running things flawlessly when he is gone.
Exact same thing that Kerr did this year. Walton was great, but Walton was running Kerr's system.
The whole staff played a great part of this season. Funny thing to me is, I think it speaks more to Kerr that the team didnt lose a beat than it does about Walton.
I forget where I heard this, but the best analogy I have heard about this situation was comparing Kerr to an executive chef of a 5 star restaurant. Sure, the executive chef should be commended when he is running his kitchen and put out amazing food and service. But what is even more impressive is when the executive chef is sick, and the patrons of the restaurant have no idea that the head chef is gone. The kitchen still runs flawlessly in his absence. Shows that not only is the executive chef amazing at his job of producing great meals and running a great kitchen, but he is also training his assistants well enough that they can continue running things flawlessly when he is gone.
Exact same thing that Kerr did this year. Walton was great, but Walton was running Kerr's system.
Been saying this all year. She is as good as gone. Already doing TNT sideline work and NCAA Tournament stuff. Sad for us, incredible for her.
I bet she's offered a full-time job at ESPN or CBS soon.
If the basketball gods were helping us out, then Curry would have never been hurt.
Portland is a dangerous team. Young and playing with house money. Nobody expected them to be in the playoffs, let alone advance past the Clippers. I wouldn't be looking past them.
Who are you kidding? We need Curry in the WCF. What team doesn't need the most likely back-to-back MVP?
I think you are looking too far into this, my man. I think all Paul is trying to say is that regardless of other circumstances, losing Curry trumps anything that would be considered lucky or good fortune for the Warriors from the basketball Gods.But the truth is, he is hurt. What do you want? Him to be hurt and we can face a full Clippers team w/o him. Or, we can face a POR team we have proven to have success with in beating? Or a full Clippers squad that is a much harder match up for GSW?If the basketball gods were helping us out, then Curry would have never been hurt.
Portland is a dangerous team. Young and playing with house money. Nobody expected them to be in the playoffs, let alone advance past the Clippers. I wouldn't be looking past them.
Who are you kidding? We need Curry in the WCF. What team doesn't need the most likely back-to-back MVP?
POR was down 0-2 to the Clippers. First game a blow out.
I'm not saying that we don't need him. I'm saying that it would be great if the team can get the 2nd round without him, get him rest, build confidence, and even get some WCF's win's without him. And I've watched this team enough to know that he might not be needed, they are that good. Realistic options.
I can't tell you why GSW and POR is a better match up, but feel free to come back and quote me on it in a week or two since they're gonna close it out tonight anway.
Warriors grant Lakers OK to interview Walton
POSTED: Apr 27, 2016 10:02 PM ET
UPDATED: APR 27, 2016 11:01 PM ET
JANIE McCAULEY
Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers received permission from the Warriors to interview top assistant Luke Walton for their coaching vacancy.
Golden State coach Steve Kerr said Wednesday before Game 5 of the playoffs against Houston that Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak contacted Warriors GM Bob Myers, who said Walton could interview once the first-round series is done. The Warriors held a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-seven series going into Wednesday.
"Mitch has called Bob and we've told Mitch he's perfectly welcome to talk to Luke as soon as this series is over and we have a little break," Kerr said.
The 36-year-old Walton, who won two championships during his nine seasons playing for the Lakers, guided defending champion Golden State to a record 24-0 start this season while filling in for Kerr when the coach was on a leave of absence following complications from two back surgeries. Overall, Walton was 39-4 while Kerr was out, and he finished eighth in Coach of the Year voting.
"It is impressive for an assistant coach. I think he should have been higher," Golden State power forward Draymond Green said.
Walton has not wanted to become a distraction during Golden State's quest for a second straight title when it comes to speaking about his own coaching future. For months, he has been considered a strong candidate to be in the Lakers' plans if they made a change.
Los Angeles fired Byron Scott on Sunday night.
Scott coached the two worst seasons in the 16-time NBA champion franchise's history, going 38-126. In Kobe Bryant's disappointing farewell season, the Lakers finished with the NBA's second-worst record at 17-65 this season, losing four more games than in their previous franchise-worst season in 2014-15.
Walton quickly earned the trust and respect of the Warriors players - not to mention Kerr, who promoted him to the top assistant chair this season after Alvin Gentry departed to coach New Orleans.
At Kerr's Tuesday press conference for NBA Coach of the Year, Myers looked at Walton and said, "This guy deserves a lot of credit, too."