Steve Kerr is battling complications stemming from back surgery and it has forced him to miss Golden State’s last two playoff games. Mike Brown took over duties in his place and the Warriors are preparing as if Brown will lead them for the rest of the postseason.
“We plan on Steve not to come back,” Draymond Green said (via Ron Kroichick of the San Francisco Gate. “That’s the way we’re approaching this thing. We’re not going to sit around and say, ‘Oh, man, if we can get to the conference finals Steve may be back!’ Nah. Mike Brown is our coach.”
Kerr remains involved in the team’s strategy, though it’s unclear exactly how much input he is giving. Brown, who has been friends with Kerr for nearly 17 years, is preparing to be the head coach for as long as Golden State has basketball left to play, but he’s doing so by communicating regularly with the 2015/16 Coach of the Year.
“My whole deal is I’m going to coach the team until Bob [Myers] and Steve tell me otherwise,” Brown said. “I’m not putting a timetable on it, just taking it one day at a time. The reality of it is, Steve and I talk a couple times a day.”
man, i’m worried that a retirement is coming. Never a good thing when something holds someone back from doing what they love
Especially when its from a botched surgery… how unlucky.
Draymond doesn’t sound like someone you’d want in your corner when things go sideways. Lucky the team is already stacked, he’s liable to change jerseys at halftime if they were down.
I think you have Durant and Green mixed up. Draymond is a lot of things but a turncoat isn’t one of them
You’re kidding, right? Every NBA player would say what Draymond just said. You really think it would be helpful to coach Brown for Draymond to say “Gee, we just can’t wait for coach Kerr to come back. Coach Brown is just keeping his seat warm”.
The headline doesn’t really jibe with the article. Dray saying they’re not planning on his coming back isn’t the same thing as what the franchise’s expectation is.