Coaching
The Warriors’ coaching staff has undergone a few changes over the last few years. Steve Kerr put together a really strong coaching staff, unlike the previous head coach. The staff was extremely important in securing the team’s first title in 40 years.
The staff looks a little different now with some assistants moving on to bigger (not necessarily better) things. Luke Walton was voted by 3.3 percent of voters as a new or relocated coach that would have the biggest impact. Last year, Alvin Gentry was the top vote-getter after he left Golden State for New Orleans.
Ron Adams was voted the league’s best assistant by 37.9 percent of GMs. He’s a defensive mastermind. He also played a huge role in luring Durant to the Bay Area.
Steve Kerr, the 2016 Coach of the Year, was appeared during some portions and, perhaps more interestingly, didn’t appear on others. He was voted as the coach with the best offensive schemes and the second best “manager/motivator” of people, with 63.3 percent and 16.7 percent of votes respectively. He did not finish top-three in best coach.
Having a great team clearly hurts Kerr’s credibility in the mind of General Managers. Or maybe they’re just bitter they didn’t land him.