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Pete Carroll used Bill Walsh’s biggest lessons to teach Steve Kerr how to coach

One of the 49ers’ fiercest rivals may have helped shape the Warriors’ dynasty.

OK, that might be an overstatement, but on a podcast that debuted Monday, Steve Kerr and Seahawks coach Pete Carroll discussed how Kerr visited Carroll and his team as he was preparing to take over the Warriors in 2014.

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The simple fact that Kerr observed and visited with Carroll has been well reported. Butt on the duo’s first episode of “Flying Coach”, a podcast from The Ringer to help the coaches bide their time during the coronavirus crisis and raise money for relief efforts, they discussed what advice Carroll gave and how Kerr has used it in the years since.