{"id":52343,"date":"2025-04-13T00:36:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T00:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=52343"},"modified":"2025-04-13T00:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T00:36:09","slug":"breaking-steve-kerr-addresses-concerns-rival-executive-has-on-warriors-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=52343","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steve Kerr Addresses Concerns Rival Executive Has on Warriors Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2209465281-e1744483209400.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2209465281-e1744483209400.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2209465281-e1744483209400.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2209465281-e1744483209400.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Steve Kerr Addresses Concerns Rival Executive Has on Warriors Star\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors reacts from the bench.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr addressed the concerns raised by an Eastern Conference executive, who isn\u2019t entirely sold on their chances as title contender because of their lack of size.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been really good starting Draymond [Green] at the five,\u201d Kerr told reporters after the Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. \u201cI was thrilled to get Quinten Post back tonight because when we can put him out there with Draymond, it just relieves Draymond from that responsibility to guard the other five for 15-16 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Post had 10 points and the 7-foot rookie was plus-7 in 15 minutes. Despite another Green poor shooting night \u2014 1-for-6 in 29 minutes \u2014 the Warriors\u2019 defensive forward was plus-13 in the win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be able to play big too,\u201d Kerr continued. \u201c[Kevon] Looney has been really good this last month, so we\u2019ve got options but our best lineup has been the starters. They\u2019ve put together a really good win-loss record but we\u2019ve got options after that to go bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looney is averaging 3.1 points and 4.9 rebounds in 14.3 minutes off the bench in April. He posted 3.7 points and 4.5 rebounds in only 12.1 minutes playing time in March.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Can Warriors Win the West With Draymond Green as Center?<\/h2>\n<p>The Eastern Conference executive raised his troubling concerns about Green and the Warriors\u2019 prospect of coming out from a stacked Western Conference in an interview with ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst and Tim Bontemps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always time for small ball but their championship teams had positional size,\u201d\u00a0the Eastern Conference executive told ESPN. \u201cWhen they won [titles] they had Andrew Bogut,\u00a0Kevon Looney,\u00a0Klay [Thompson] and [Kevin] Durant. The \u2018death lineup\u2019 with the small ball only played a handful of minutes. I don\u2019t know if this way they\u2019re playing, so small, works. I\u2019ll be impressed if they can run the table this way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo ask Draymond at his age to [play more at center] is a lot. I won\u2019t be surprised if they go back to Looney more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old Green isn\u2019t a fan of playing center. But he doesn\u2019t have a choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI knew it would come down to this,\u201d\u00a0Green said of playing center. \u201cBut I just didn\u2019t have much interest in doing it for 82 games. Because it\u2019s a lot. To anchor a defense. To play the five, you\u2019re in every action. People downhill at you. It\u2019s a different responsibility on the body. \u2026 But if you can\u2019t do it for 29 games, it\u2019s over, champ.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Warriors\u2019 Playoff Scenario<\/h2>\n<p>The 103-86 win over the lottery-bound Trail Blazers, set up Warriors\u2019 season finale against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday a must-win game.<\/p>\n<p>The Clippers are one of the hottest teams entering Sunday\u2019s season finale, having won their last seven games.<\/p>\n<p>If the Warriors win against the Clippers, they will clinch the sixth seed and face the No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers in the first round with a week\u2019s rest. If they lose, the Minnesota Timberwolves can jump over them for the No. 6 seed with a win against the tanking Utah Jazz on Sunday. In that scenario, the Warriors will be relegated to the play-in tournament and face the No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies at home on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alder Almo is a basketball journalist covering the NBA for Heavy.com. He has more than 15 years of experience in local and international media, including broadcast, print and digital. He previously covered the Knicks for Empire Sports Media and the NBA for Off the Glass. Alder is from the Philippines and is now based in Jersey City, New Jersey. 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