He somehow found a way to coach the winningest team in NBA history to a Finals LOSS.
*I* could coach a team with Curry/Green/Thompson on it and have a winning season. Just ask Steph who he thought the rotation should be, nod, and then sit on the bench and watch.
I mean, if it’s gonna be “Coach Of The Team With The Winningest Record”, fine, but it should be properly named.
Kerr’s job is about as hard as K.C. Jones’ was. I mean, come on…it’s a fcken joke.
It’d be nice if more sportswriters actually had the guts to vote for who they REALLY thought COACHED the best…but that would require a lot more effort and analysis.
I mean, really, what did Kerr do? He put the best players in and made the occasional substitution.
I can’t remember the number of times an analyst (some pro-Celtics, some neutral) SPECIFICALLY commented on a great COACHING move that Brad Stevens was making/had made/etc…
Seriously, to all the voters, unless you’re getting paid to go with the flow, what’s the rationale here?
The equivalent logic would be:
The Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl in 2000. Therefore, Trent Dilfer was the best quarterback in 2000.
I mean, the Ravens DIDN’T RE-SIGN HIM AFTER HE WON THE SUPER BOWL. But, oh yeah, he was great.
“Game Manager” = Not very good, realizes and accepts that, and doesn’t try to do too much.
I guess if his team hadn’t LOST in the Finals, Steve Kerr would be a really really good “Series Manager”.
Come to think of it, I’m a pretty good “Cliche Manager”.