NEW ORLEANS — Warriors coach Steve Kerr had plenty of shooting slumps during his playing career, but the one in the 1996 Finals stands out to him. “I was having a great playoff run and, all of a sudden, in my first Finals, I couldn’t make a shot.”
Then, in Game 6, Kerr found his rhythm, going 3-for-4 for seven points and helping clinch the Chicago Bulls’ fourth championship. Kerr, one of the great shooters in NBA history, is in a qualified position to give slumping rookie Jordan Poole advice.
“That was probably the most uncomfortable (slump) because I was under the spotlight and you just feel it.