Steve Kerr says he has to ’be better’ after Warriors’ disappointing season

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Steve Kerr is returning to the Golden State Warriors, but he made one thing very clear while discussing his decision to stay.

Speaking with reporters on Friday, Kerr openly admitted that the Warriors are no longer the championship-caliber team they once were and that he, personally, needs to be better as a coach after the team finished the season with a record of 37-45 and missed the playoffs.

“I know I have to be better,” Kerr said in his first media availability since agreeing to return on a multi-year contract with Golden State. “I didn’t have a great coaching year.”

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The most pressing issue that both Kerr and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. specifically want to improve are turnovers. The Warriors finished the regular season tied with the Washington Wizards for the third-most turnovers per game in the NBA at 15.7. For comparison, the Oklahoma City Thunder had the fewest in the Western Conference averaging just 12.6 turnovers per game. Kerr emphasized that cleaning up those mistakes will be a major focus heading into next season.

While it may have been easy to blame last season entirely on injuries or roster limitations, Kerr instead chose to take accountability for it himself. Now, the challenge becomes whether he and the Warriors front office can successfully address those issues and help guide the Warriors back toward contention while maximizing what remains of the Stephen Curry era.

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“I think the last couple of years, frankly, have been difficult with the age, the collective age of our team – the injuries,” Kerr said. “I think we had like six guys this year who either couldn’t play back-to-backs or were on minutes restrictions, often at the same time.

“I think I really, frankly, gave everyone too much leeway this year. It just felt like we were constantly resting everybody and just trying to survive to the next game and have…

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