OAKLAND — Steve Kerr’s health-related absence will extend into the second round and, potentially, beyond. So Mike Brown will coach the Warriors in Game 1 on Tuesday night against the Jazz, which means the spotlight and attention surrounding Mike Brown will only enhance.
The circumstances aren’t ideal, but, for any assistant aspiring to climb the coaching ladder, you can’t sculpt a more perfect opportunity. Challenges await, but Brown’s been handed the keys to a Death Star of basketball talent. Don’t steer it off course — just guide this mostly self-sufficient, focused group of veterans to a destination it’s already barreling toward — and get rewarded with both recognition and a resumé jolt just before open season arrives on the head coaching market.