HOUSTON — Steve Kerr’s tenure as head coach of the Golden State Warriors has been defined by a couple of things. The first, and most obvious, is a ridiculous number of wins. Another, and more subjective, is the conservative nature of his decision-making.
Kerr has often been prodded — by the media, by the fans, even at times by his players — to go for the jugular more often. Even when Stephen Curry was at his peak a couple years ago, Kerr resisted going away from his egalitarian, ball-movement offense to allow Curry just to run one pick-and-roll after another.