Knicks1969 wrote:

holfresh wrote:I wish we hired him..

We would have definitely been a better team

you're the person who is killing fisher left and right for winning too many games this year, ruining our draft position. now you wanna say we should have hired Jackson so we could have been a better team and win even more games? you are so lost.

Kerr for a rookie had a self confidence and cred that worked. the team knew what it wanted and took it to another level rather than reinvent.
Fish by contrast had a polar opposite roster that had to get blown up and a new culture installed. Knicks had a harmonious locker room during a very difficult time. Jax in the same scenario might have lost it.

Often its not the coach but the circumstances in that time and place. Kerr was a great fit and walked into a great situation. Last nite he was asked what he was thinking then said "lute Olsen, Phil Jax, Popovich, etc.....I had some of the greatest coaches ever and learned from them!" He was great. Media savvy and very sure of himself.

Clean wrote:

holfresh wrote:

Clean wrote:He is not a good coach. He made way to many coaching mistakes last season. His teams talent level is what gave them a good record. I thought this would be evident with how good the team is with Kerr as coach.

What sort of mistakes?

I did not remember all of the mistakes like I would with Mike Woodson because I am not a Warriors fan and it was over a year ago. I did do a quick search that brought up some of those mistakes.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1992747-5-mistakes-that-mark-jackson-must-correct-with-golden-state-warriors

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/warriors/2014/05/06/firing-mark-jackson-hard-right-and-necessary-for-the-next-step/

I don't have anything against Mark Jackson. I just think he was severely overrated as a coach. He was a great team motivator though. Whenever they showed his speeches during the game they were all great. I just get the Woodson vibe from Mark Jackson. They both coached good teams but they are consistently out coached in the playoffs.

The way Kerr made adjustments in these playoffs and force every team to try and go small, the way he Made AI take a back seat to a role player like GREEN, the way he made Lee take a back seat to green. The entire team was filled with high character guys, similar to the spurs.

Kerr took a little of phil(triangle), Pop(spacing), and MDA(force teams to go small) and added is own twist, it was brilliant.

Guys like woodson, and mark, will always give away to what the opposing team is doing (in the playoffs), instead of forcing teams to do what they are doing

Those two opened the game up. Big money guys who played key roles when it counted. GS was also healthier than most other teams all year.
It adds up.