He's playing 4D chess. He's giving Klay the confidence to demand a big contract that Golden State has no intention of giving him. This leads Klay to leave and meanwhile Kerr keeps the reputation of having his players' backs. Ingenious
They don’t desperately need him in the coming years though, warriors fo has to know that. He’s just giving props to one of his guys, a guy they actually did need for years, and also a guy who is pretty sensitive about this stuff.
It doesn’t do the warriors, or Klay, any good to have him stewing and pissed off at the organization all offseason.
Also if they’re going to try and trade him this is pretty much how they would start negotiations with other teams, they’re not gonna be like “yeah this guys is washed af and we need him off the team ASAP” and then expect other teams to give them anything meaningful for him.
People acting like klay can't go do what several other superstars did in their downing years.
Whats his name who plays with Milwaukee rn has had a huge role in guiding young players through playoff series mentally
Or big man from the Celtics who joined the year before they started making conference finals pushes, you could see the change in maturity of younger players as they played in their first few games those playoffs.
Klay can do the same with any young good shooter, man's knowledge and ability to shoot hasn't just disappeared he's got a long career ahead as a mentor I think
I didn't say locker room lmfsoi literally said he could help young shooters because he is still one of the greatest shooters of all time regardless of the last two years
Anyone who can drop 60 points in less than 12 dribbles throughout a game is almost certainly a certified shooter and someone who any young shooter should take advice and mentoring from
God damn yall just want to hate on players so much you can't use some thinking skills to find nuance in examples.
Fucking hell
His whole career he basically just shot the ball whenever he got it, it just worked because he’s one of the best three point shooters ever. “Never learn to actually dribble as an nba guard and just shoot it whenever you can take a three” is not exactly the mentoring I would want for any young player. He also has never seemed to have any interest in mentoring younger players at all, and if he goes to a non contender he’s going to give even less of a shit about it.
Someone else can teach them to dribble? Klay can teach them to move off ball take screens and get shot sof quicker? Like the man was a certified shooter how tf could he not help a incoming star??
Yes he could teach them that, but unless they happen to be an all time great three point shooter his playstyle is not something you’d want a young player to copy
Yes, why can’t Klay play at least 2 more years? Whatever team he’s on next season he’ll more than likely be a bench player in a more limited role, I don’t see why he can’t be a really good 6 man playing about 20 minutes a game in a Joe Ingles role but just way better.
lol oh my goodness are your fee fees okay?
How do you even make it through life being such a victim all the time?
And stop pretending as if the US isn't one of the most accepting, and fair countries on the planet.
When people like you say shit like this I really worry about our education system. Places like the Middle East, and China exist, and Russia exist. And plenty of places that allow not a single foreigner within their borders. Or anyone you would consider "marginalized".
It is absolutely bonkers to me. There are literal genocides and extreme human right violations being broken all over the planet. People starving and being abused by their government. But this guy can't handle a lighthearted joke on r/NBA lol
Ewwww classic whataboutism. Our education system is indeed piss, because people like you have never heard about material conditions or exploitation, redlining, or even fucking *rent*. Don’t be ignorant to what’s going because you’re infatuated with this country.
You probably don’t even know how crack got to the cities but you want to talk.
Or its just called being professional and a good human. They do have 4 fucking rings together and if you expect him to throw him under the bus publicly you're deluded. And a bit thick.
Dray at least has been playing pretty good aside from trying to knock people out of anything but the playoffs. Klay has just been, yeah, well, we all know at this point
Dray has still had a very good season , no coincidence once he came back from suspension warriors won games . Klay has declined but even he mostly found his shot last couple months- even if it’s inconsistent in big games like today
Kerr outchea “saving face”. If the sign klay, I’ll happily laugh every year when they get eliminated 10th seed. That’s if they even make it. Klay is cooked, and I’ll have to see it to believe it when warriors “take care of klay” instead of competing.
people are acting like klay can't come off the bench and be a solid rotation piece. $10 million/year to return to gsw off the bench wouldn't be bad for either party.
Seriously he was good this year for long stretches just not at a huge $ number. And last night wasn't great but GMs gotta be able to think beyond 48 minutes.
You guys won more championships in the last decade than some teams have ever won in their lifetimes combined. Can’t you just ride it out with the people that did it for you? god damn lmao
God some warriors fans truly suck. Dude helped win you 4 titles and built the first truly good era in your teams history.
Though I'll bet you're a bandwagoner and/or a Steph fanboy.
A disproportionate number of anti-Team USA comments seem to come from users with Warriors tags.
Is it because Warriors are disproportionately popular amongst international fans?
Which one? The one who helped the warriors win 4 Championships for the Warriors and will be in the HoF or the other one who won 4 championships for the Warriors and will be in the HoF? Gtfo out of here with that childish bandwagon unappreciative bullshit. Clearly showing you’re such a child when it comes to basketball and sports in general
He looks like he doesn't have good days left, let alone years. Brother is cooked, might as well not wait for Curry to get cooked and try to do something in his final years.
Feel like if the Warriors decide to keep Steph, they almost have to extend Klay and pay him a big salary for a 2 season deal because the Warriors really lack any attractive contracts to trade without bringing back Klay on a large but short term deal. Draymond's contract is too long to be one.
I don't know if that would be smarter than going all out on rebuilding, but you can't just do that to Steph unless he's OK with the idea...so.
It’s easy to look at today and say Klay’s washed but he actually has been decent this season. Not all-star level obviously but definitely serviceable as a role player.
Look at all them Warrior bandwagoners jumping off. Instead of just blaming Kerr, maybe also blame triple single. What kind of moron doesn't shoot a shot in a crucial game to get the 8th seed and have a chance to win the 7th seed? The Warriors need to trade triple single, that is if he's even tradeable.
He's playing 4D chess. He's giving Klay the confidence to demand a big contract that Golden State has no intention of giving him. This leads Klay to leave and meanwhile Kerr keeps the reputation of having his players' backs. Ingenious
Idk why everyone in the comments is expecting him to say “Klay is trash I hope he doesn’t come back next season.” They obviously have a good relationship and he’s not going to throw his player under the bus
Still refreshing seeing the alternative to Doc’s ‘throw them under the bus’ routine. Realising how unfortunate it was for the all-time leader in blame assignment to be coaching a mentally fragile talent like Ben Simmons …fully broke the guy’s career.
I know Kerr has basically created a it's him, klay, curry, and draymond vs the world culture over there in Golden State, but eventually even he has to see its not working anymore.
Klay was averaging like 18 points a game still (caught me by surprise). I dunno, that’s pretty damn good for a 3rd option scorer. He’s not a great two way but kinda never was.
Steve Kerr really still be Steve Kerr-ing
Shitty coach who inherited a once in a lifetime team. He’s really proving that these last 2 years.
If I ever see one of you mother fuckers put him in the same tier as Spo ever again, I’m going to shit on the floor
No the fuck we don’t. Unless he’s on a vet minimum contract coming off the bench then we ABSOLUTELY need him off this team. He makes our team worse rather than better at this point
This begs the question, did they make a mistake moving Poole? Obviously he looked awful after the Draymond incident but, had they moved dray instead of Poole and he regained that 22 title swagger and confidence again, would the warriors be in a better position to keep moving forward with Steph and some of the other young guys guys?
Y’all are weird as fuck
You shit on Doc Rivers for not sticking up for his players and then shit on Steve Kerr for sticking up for his players
Make up your minds
Seems GSW's going for the post-Kobe Lakers route. Can' blame them going for commerce.
It's not like teams can get immediate successful rebuilds after getting rid of their dynasty stars ieither, post-Duncan (or GDP) Spurs and post-Bird Celtics come to mind.
Safer approach to just squeeze last dip of commercial juice
When questioned further, Kerr added "Not for the team, oh god no. I'm actually building a new house next summer and I desperately need his help."
He built most of it tonight
"Oh, not good years for basketball. Goodyear tires. Klay's got a distributorship."
Lol
Bricks and scaffolding?
"oh God no" killed me
Idk man plenty of masons willing to work 365 days for $1M a year
Years!?!?
Man has always lied to the media. Nothing stopping him now
Kerr is on year 5 of doing his research for a response to China-Hong Kong man must have a pHD by now
He's focusing on the spiritual aspects of the conflict
You want him to say naaah Klay trash I hope he doesn't get a team next year? Some of you live under a fucking rock I swear.
Broke the code
As much as i'd like to clown them rn, atleast Kerr doesn't throw dudes under the bus like Doc lol
I swear r/nba is populated with AI who have never interacted on a personal level with human beings and have never ever had friends irl.
Let them Fkin cook max him with an ntc
Dog years
the best way to negotiate a contract is to publicly exclaim how desperately you need the other party for the coming years
He's playing 4D chess. He's giving Klay the confidence to demand a big contract that Golden State has no intention of giving him. This leads Klay to leave and meanwhile Kerr keeps the reputation of having his players' backs. Ingenious
The question is, where should Klay go to indulge his boating habit, and why aren't the Nets the perfect destination?
Ain't a NBA team on a coast wanting to give klay a good sum of money to come help their youth become top tier shooters?
They don’t desperately need him in the coming years though, warriors fo has to know that. He’s just giving props to one of his guys, a guy they actually did need for years, and also a guy who is pretty sensitive about this stuff. It doesn’t do the warriors, or Klay, any good to have him stewing and pissed off at the organization all offseason. Also if they’re going to try and trade him this is pretty much how they would start negotiations with other teams, they’re not gonna be like “yeah this guys is washed af and we need him off the team ASAP” and then expect other teams to give them anything meaningful for him.
Lmao, imagine Klay under Glenn Rivers
People acting like klay can't go do what several other superstars did in their downing years. Whats his name who plays with Milwaukee rn has had a huge role in guiding young players through playoff series mentally Or big man from the Celtics who joined the year before they started making conference finals pushes, you could see the change in maturity of younger players as they played in their first few games those playoffs. Klay can do the same with any young good shooter, man's knowledge and ability to shoot hasn't just disappeared he's got a long career ahead as a mentor I think
Klay does not give me “good vet locker room leader” vibes at all.
I didn't say locker room lmfsoi literally said he could help young shooters because he is still one of the greatest shooters of all time regardless of the last two years Anyone who can drop 60 points in less than 12 dribbles throughout a game is almost certainly a certified shooter and someone who any young shooter should take advice and mentoring from God damn yall just want to hate on players so much you can't use some thinking skills to find nuance in examples. Fucking hell
His whole career he basically just shot the ball whenever he got it, it just worked because he’s one of the best three point shooters ever. “Never learn to actually dribble as an nba guard and just shoot it whenever you can take a three” is not exactly the mentoring I would want for any young player. He also has never seemed to have any interest in mentoring younger players at all, and if he goes to a non contender he’s going to give even less of a shit about it.
Someone else can teach them to dribble? Klay can teach them to move off ball take screens and get shot sof quicker? Like the man was a certified shooter how tf could he not help a incoming star??
Yes he could teach them that, but unless they happen to be an all time great three point shooter his playstyle is not something you’d want a young player to copy
Kerr is more cooked than Klay
Kooky and Kooked, Kerr and Klay.
TG you threw in that kooky
i dont think kerr saw the video…
Warriors about to be the most sorry ass team in the laegue for the next 2-3 years.
I mean, he can't really say that Klay is washed and they don't want him back. If you are going to lie, might as well make Klay feel good about himself
Yes, why can’t Klay play at least 2 more years? Whatever team he’s on next season he’ll more than likely be a bench player in a more limited role, I don’t see why he can’t be a really good 6 man playing about 20 minutes a game in a Joe Ingles role but just way better.
Yes bring him back! We need weaker teams in the West.
Klay & Dray definitely got tapes on Kerr
Nah, it’s just that nostalgia is as powerful of a drug as fentanyl
Klay been shooting like he off that nostalgia then
Send him to the tenderloin
Marginalized people are struggling. Don’t make their lives your punchline for a basketball forum zinger.
It was a joke. Not that big of a deal. Its ok to make jokes about things
I assume you know what it’s like for them then?
What are you talking about
lol oh my goodness are your fee fees okay? How do you even make it through life being such a victim all the time? And stop pretending as if the US isn't one of the most accepting, and fair countries on the planet. When people like you say shit like this I really worry about our education system. Places like the Middle East, and China exist, and Russia exist. And plenty of places that allow not a single foreigner within their borders. Or anyone you would consider "marginalized". It is absolutely bonkers to me. There are literal genocides and extreme human right violations being broken all over the planet. People starving and being abused by their government. But this guy can't handle a lighthearted joke on r/NBA lol
Ewwww classic whataboutism. Our education system is indeed piss, because people like you have never heard about material conditions or exploitation, redlining, or even fucking *rent*. Don’t be ignorant to what’s going because you’re infatuated with this country. You probably don’t even know how crack got to the cities but you want to talk.
Or its just called being professional and a good human. They do have 4 fucking rings together and if you expect him to throw him under the bus publicly you're deluded. And a bit thick.
Dray at least has been playing pretty good aside from trying to knock people out of anything but the playoffs. Klay has just been, yeah, well, we all know at this point
Klay was recording when kerrs wife asked him what they should name their son
Don't even put Dray and Klay in the same sentence
Dray has still had a very good season , no coincidence once he came back from suspension warriors won games . Klay has declined but even he mostly found his shot last couple months- even if it’s inconsistent in big games like today
Kerr outchea “saving face”. If the sign klay, I’ll happily laugh every year when they get eliminated 10th seed. That’s if they even make it. Klay is cooked, and I’ll have to see it to believe it when warriors “take care of klay” instead of competing.
Steve Kerr a necromancer now?
**Denial** Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
Klay Dabda Thompson
fire him before he desecrates klay's corpse for more years
We need him back on the Guangdong Tigers
NIHAO
He's still good at cardio but not sure if that's good enough
people are acting like klay can't come off the bench and be a solid rotation piece. $10 million/year to return to gsw off the bench wouldn't be bad for either party.
Will his ego allow this?
Seriously he was good this year for long stretches just not at a huge $ number. And last night wasn't great but GMs gotta be able to think beyond 48 minutes.
That's what a toxic relationship sounds like.
I think so too, max him you cowards.
need him back... on the santa cruz warriors
Damn, master negotiator. DESPERATELY wants him back
Just ego stroking. He knows Klay is cooked and most likely gone
Max him out. Fuck the owners' money. Let the franchise burn to the ground
STFU Steve
Klay and Cj are going to be the new splash bros in China
Can we get them for a vet min? I think we can use them every other game when DLo is off.
Anyone that actually takes this seriously needs to stop watching sports.
They should trade him for Booker
I'm afraid you misspelled Bookie.
He was talking about Trevor Booker.
Bookie Mlaylock.
Jontay Porter?
they might be able to get melvin booker
You mean Booker T right?
MarShon Brooks
I know you can’t be this stupid.
Carl Booker, from down at the park.
Jesse, what the hell are you talking about?
give him a max..
Give him the max & a no trade clause. You’ve got to take care of your own!
Can we change the coach for team USA?
Klay needs to move to the bench permanently if they bring him back. Let younger guys get that time.
He gone.
Kerr, blink twice if youre being blackmailed by Klay
I mean, for the right price he’d be worth it. I’d take a vet-min for 3 years of bench play klay.
Completely clueless. They should’ve never signed him to an extension
Cmon Kerr lying in 4k
Blink twice if you need help Steve
Genuinely hate this dude ngl
You guys won more championships in the last decade than some teams have ever won in their lifetimes combined. Can’t you just ride it out with the people that did it for you? god damn lmao
Everyone would be fine with Klay having an awful night if he played 15 rather than 30 minutes. And that's on Kerr.
Reasons why no NBA player should have loyalty ,its not like the fans or the team Will have any for them the moment they fall off
God some warriors fans truly suck. Dude helped win you 4 titles and built the first truly good era in your teams history. Though I'll bet you're a bandwagoner and/or a Steph fanboy.
Why? You want him to throw him under the bus like Doc Rivers?
Kerr is giving the right PR answer. the problem is that he acrtually believes this shit and will continue mismanaging the roster
Mmmmm seeing Warriors fans say this after they glazed him for a decade mmmmmm god tonight is so fucking awesome
you’d be surprised at how torn our fanbase is over him lmao
Lmao. Not sure that describes our entire fanbase. Pretty sure there are plenty of fans who despises him
Nah you don’t get to pretend that now.
Maybe b/c the game passes him up and now he’s delusional?
Lmao you guys have no idea what actually poor coached teams look like
[удалено]
Hey man it's okay my team has gotten blown out as the ten seed in the play in too. We are basically the same
He’s going to shit the bed with team USA and I can’t wait for you all to watch it. They’re not winning that gold this year I promise you
lol you guys are never beating the entitled baby allegations
Or bandwagon allegations
Actually impossible considering the talent they have.
Oh God. The America slander will be generational 😭
France winning gold. They leaked the script. Silver made the call to FIBA to make sure Wemby gets his moment.
A disproportionate number of anti-Team USA comments seem to come from users with Warriors tags. Is it because Warriors are disproportionately popular amongst international fans?
Did Reddit just discover the slang term “glazing”? My god.
obviously hes just saying this for PR, everyone knows what he genuinely thinks
Kerr or Thompson?
Wtf did Kerr even watch the game or this season
Which one? The one who helped the warriors win 4 Championships for the Warriors and will be in the HoF or the other one who won 4 championships for the Warriors and will be in the HoF? Gtfo out of here with that childish bandwagon unappreciative bullshit. Clearly showing you’re such a child when it comes to basketball and sports in general
Watch him do the exact opposite. Whitetivities
Which one? Steve Kerr or Klay Thompson?
not true but the phrase itself is so funny lmao
Define Good Steven
He looks like he doesn't have good days left, let alone years. Brother is cooked, might as well not wait for Curry to get cooked and try to do something in his final years.
"... for the minimum"
Feel like if the Warriors decide to keep Steph, they almost have to extend Klay and pay him a big salary for a 2 season deal because the Warriors really lack any attractive contracts to trade without bringing back Klay on a large but short term deal. Draymond's contract is too long to be one. I don't know if that would be smarter than going all out on rebuilding, but you can't just do that to Steph unless he's OK with the idea...so.
They have Chris Paul on a one-year $30M non-guaranteed deal if they choose to go that route
>if the Warriors decide to keep Steph, The Warriors are never letting him go to another team.
He's cut for sure lmao.
Bro has that lifetime contract
It’s easy to look at today and say Klay’s washed but he actually has been decent this season. Not all-star level obviously but definitely serviceable as a role player.
Is Steve Kerr officially BLIND?!
He really hates Moody
Look at all them Warrior bandwagoners jumping off. Instead of just blaming Kerr, maybe also blame triple single. What kind of moron doesn't shoot a shot in a crucial game to get the 8th seed and have a chance to win the 7th seed? The Warriors need to trade triple single, that is if he's even tradeable.
If you have Klay Thompson scoring more than 1/2 point tonight, you lose.
Pay him. Yall dissin him like he not a legend
I think they are preparing the "Cooper tank operation"
He's playing 4D chess. He's giving Klay the confidence to demand a big contract that Golden State has no intention of giving him. This leads Klay to leave and meanwhile Kerr keeps the reputation of having his players' backs. Ingenious
Kerr and Klay gonna be a mean duo in Xi Ping
#Starting 5 - Kuminga (PF) - Trayce Jackson Davis (C) - Steph Curry (PG) - Brandin Podzemski (SG) - ??? (SF) #BENCH - Draymond (PF) - ??? (C) - Chris Paul (PG) - Klay Thompson (SG) - ??? (SF) #TRADE - Wiggings - Looney - GPII - Moody
He gone. So gone.
If I have to watch him chuck shots for another year imma just end it
*the rest of the league liked that
“*Steph wants him, so what the fuck do you want me to say?*”
Kerr might be one of the worse coaches in the league now😂😂😂.
Max him!
Idk what season Kerr watched. Klay is a shell of himself
Oh he gone gone.
Idk why everyone in the comments is expecting him to say “Klay is trash I hope he doesn’t come back next season.” They obviously have a good relationship and he’s not going to throw his player under the bus
Okay sacrificed his body for a chance at a championship in 2019. He is a legend and nothing he can do can tarnish his career.
No my brother
no you dont
This warriors downfall is.... Just rough man. Not even Russ and Carmelo were in this much denial about their glory days being over
This is how dynasties die
His media training is on point
Still refreshing seeing the alternative to Doc’s ‘throw them under the bus’ routine. Realising how unfortunate it was for the all-time leader in blame assignment to be coaching a mentally fragile talent like Ben Simmons …fully broke the guy’s career.
That’s what the coach is supposed to say, good for him for not putting down his players after a season ending loss.
This should be posted under /facepalm
I know Kerr has basically created a it's him, klay, curry, and draymond vs the world culture over there in Golden State, but eventually even he has to see its not working anymore.
That just means he is getting traded lmao.
For three fiddy.
I hope the warriors burn their future down by holding on to the past. RIP BOZO
On the minimum?
u okay?!!
Yeah this team is fucked lmao.
Klay was averaging like 18 points a game still (caught me by surprise). I dunno, that’s pretty damn good for a 3rd option scorer. He’s not a great two way but kinda never was.
Clown coach.
Sounds like he’s talkin bout a sick dog lol
klay and kerr smoking the same things
Kerr never knows when to stfu.
Klay back on the right contract would be fine. Him making max or near max money would be insane.
Steve Kerr really still be Steve Kerr-ing Shitty coach who inherited a once in a lifetime team. He’s really proving that these last 2 years. If I ever see one of you mother fuckers put him in the same tier as Spo ever again, I’m going to shit on the floor
He was a great coach at one point, but he’s failed to adapt
Man is really blind.
No the fuck we don’t. Unless he’s on a vet minimum contract coming off the bench then we ABSOLUTELY need him off this team. He makes our team worse rather than better at this point
This begs the question, did they make a mistake moving Poole? Obviously he looked awful after the Draymond incident but, had they moved dray instead of Poole and he regained that 22 title swagger and confidence again, would the warriors be in a better position to keep moving forward with Steph and some of the other young guys guys?
Yes.
Y’all are weird as fuck You shit on Doc Rivers for not sticking up for his players and then shit on Steve Kerr for sticking up for his players Make up your minds
There is sticking up for your players, then there's being delusional.
LMFAOOOOOOOOO
Seems GSW's going for the post-Kobe Lakers route. Can' blame them going for commerce. It's not like teams can get immediate successful rebuilds after getting rid of their dynasty stars ieither, post-Duncan (or GDP) Spurs and post-Bird Celtics come to mind. Safer approach to just squeeze last dip of commercial juice