Steve Kerr On ‘Refreshing’ Golden State Warriors Season

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr outlined how this season has been a cathartic one for his team. 

Golden State has a chance to qualify for the postseason in a year when not much was expected of them. As Draymond Green alluded to last week, the team has learned to enjoy the underdog tag after dominating for years. 

“It’s a totally different kind of season, and so you celebrate the smaller victories in a season like this,” Steve Kerr said. 

“And I think that’s really healthy. When you go five straight years of ‘win the championship or bust,’ it’s incredibly stressful. It’s exciting and you wouldn’t want it any other way, but it adds up. And so I think this year has been refreshing in a lot of ways. It’s been a really meaningful season for our franchise in a lot of ways and that’s important.”

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Standing in their way in Wednesday’s Play-In matchup is LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. That pressure to win is something the Lakers are feeling acutely. The defending champions have had a disappointing, injury-hit year. As a result, they need to win the league’s new play-in tournament to make the postseason.

The Lakers have the talent, but the Warriors will be able to go at them uninhibited by the pressure to win.

“Draymond, to me, is playing as well as he’s ever played,” Kerr said.

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“So is Steph. Andrew Wiggins has found a great role with this team and has played at a high level … this is all great stuff. It’s so healthy for our organization. And within that you celebrate these victories, you celebrate the successes, because you’re not in a position where if you lose everybody says ‘Your season was a failure.’ It brings a different perspective, and I think our players are enjoying the season quite a bit.”