KERR: “what has made Steph (Curry) his most powerful self is when it's not just high ball-screen”
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00:49 Oh, yeah. I mean, Jimmy at the 4 with Draymond is something that we'll employ every single night, I mean, at some point. Whether we start with it or not, we'll get to that a lot because that's a really good lineup, very versatile and dynamic. And so we'll get there, but we feel, as I said, very comfortable playing our bigs and playing Jimmy at the 3.
01:14 Jimmy's talked about not having his wind. It almost seems like he doesn't — not having what?
01:17 Not having his wind.
01:18 Uh huh.
01:19 It almost seems like he's not even that pleased with how he's playing right now. I'm just curious how you see that aspect of this.
01:25 Well, he got tired the first game out there, right away. I thought he was fine last game, but he knows his body better than anybody and I would think that these next couple of games, that should probably change and he'll get over the hump, conditioning-wise. So, not too concerned about it. I think he's played really well. The beauty of Jimmy is he doesn't have to shoot that well to impact the game at a really high level. That's what we saw in Milwaukee. He was dominant without really shooting a high percentage. So yeah, it's been really fun. It's only two games, so we still have a lot to learn and a lot to get better with.
02:11 What is his passing opened for you guys, just his ball movement and screening and all those things he's doing when he's not scoring or shooting?
02:17 Well, what the passing does is it opens things up for Steph on the back end of possessions. And that's always what has made Steph his most powerful self, is when it's not just high ball-screen after high ball-screen and he's doing all the work on-ball. When he can get off the ball, we can break the defense down with someone else. And now Steph is either attacking a close-out or catching the ball with a live dribble, catch-and-shoot. That's what really makes our offense more dynamic than it would be otherwise. And so Jimmy reminds me of guys like Andre, Shaun Livingston, guys like that who really balanced out our offense in the past. And so this is a really welcome dynamic to our game.
03:11 Just to follow on that, having two shot-creators out there together, what kind of effect does that have on 3, 4 and 5 when they're out there?
03:17 Yeah, it impacts everybody. And the fun thing is, you see what other guys are capable of. Once an advantage has been created, Quinten, for example the other night, a couple of catch-and-shoots. He had a great play where he rolled to the rim, caught it immediately, turned and found a weak-side shooter. So the game really connects when you can put a lot of guys out on the floor who can pass and catch-and-shoot. And there's just a rhythm to it that creates momentum. And that's what we're hoping to see.
03:54 Steve, I know you've been laser-focused on your own team and have plenty going on, but would love to just get your take on, from the outside, what it's been like watching Dallas and a trade of that magnitude and just everything that's kind of unfolded since.
04:12 Yeah, I mean, I generally never really like to comment on other teams’ trades, so I don't think I'll talk about it in terms of what Dallas did, what the Lakers did, in that regard. I have been following the stuff with the fans, death threats for Nico. I mean, it's brutal. It's really sad. And you kind of feel…
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FROM FEB 12, 2025, pregame before and postgame after Golden State Warriors at Dallas Mavericks, held at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.
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