KERR: Steph Curry/Draymond pick-&-roll “organic…connection”; 51 double our average; Moody at the 4
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02:49 …primes, well-oiled machine, well-coached, they know who they are. So I wouldn't worry about the Celtics, if I were one of their fans. So they just, this is normal.
04:06 Coach, I wanted to first ask your thoughts on your having one of Dr King's speechwriters speak to the team, just having that moment with him as well as — not sure how familiar you are with everything from Al Attles to Chuck Cooper to Bill Russell to the first black starting five. But this, the impact that both these franchises have had on black history.
04:31 I mean, I'm a fan of NBA history. And I follow a lot of this stuff. And over the years, it's meant a lot to me. Growing up, I remember reading about the UTEP team that won the NCAA championship and under Don Haskins. There's a lot of different milestones in sports that are great metaphors for African-American history and I think the theccess that comes from such a difficult — from such a different, difficult starting point. And those stories are really inspiring and that's what today is about. And I think you've probably been to the African-American museum in Washington, DC and the metaphor of that museum. It's built like a slave ship and you start at the bottom. And you tour, you go from the bottom all the way up and at the very top, there's all these celebrations of accomplishments and that's what today is about, I think, is the metaphor of where the African-American people started in this country and their journey and how powerful that journey is and emotional and ultimately successful. But the struggle never ends. We know that for humanity, for all over the world. And so that's why today is a significant day. And that's why I'm very proud that the NBA celebrates the achievements of the African-American athletes.
06:22 If you're missing Draymond for — over here —
06:25 Yeah.
06:26 If you're missing Draymond for a chunk of time. I mean, obviously, you still want to be a good defense, but do you have to kind of change your identity a little bit and how you play, considering?
06:35 Well, he's such a unique player. So when he's at the 4, we definitely run different types of defense. He's been doing a lot of things offensively, to try to engage him as a playmaker. I mean, he's one of the best playmaking bigs in the league, playing with Steph in pick-and-roll. When he goes out, we become more traditional, spread the floor, put shooters out there, get a dive man and you saw that last game. I think we ran 51 pick-and-rolls last game, about double our average. So it's, we do morph into a different team. It's almost just organic, though. Steph and Dray have such a connection that, when they're together out there, they're playing their game and we're playing our game. As soon as Draymond leaves the floor, it becomes a different game. We don't have to necessarily change our thinking. It more happens organically, I would say.
07:34 I know we talked about it a little the other night, but does this seem like a time that Moses really has a path to getting minutes?
07:42 Yeah, especially with JK out, as well, and Kyle. I mean, Moses, we've known, I think, for a couple of years that Moses is at his best at the 4.And because he can space the floor and use his body and his energy to guard and to get on the floor for loose balls and — he's — and then he can guard across the board, so we can switch with him a little bit and so this is an opportunity for Moses, for sure, and I'm excited about it. He's been playing well.
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FROM JAN 20, 2025, pregame before Boston Celtics at Golden State Warriors, held at Chase Center in San Francisco, CA.
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