'I would've been fired' - Steve Kerr on choosing the Warriors over Phil Jackson and the Knicks

'I would've been fired' - Steve Kerr on choosing the Golden State Warriors over Phil Jackson and the New York Knicks | #shorts
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[@buffalosoldier7360]

Future NBA coaches…Always ask “what would Phil do” before you make that career defining decision!

[@bohanxu6125]

i don't think phil being a good coach is relevant here. here, they are talking about how phil would also do the slightly more selfish thing that is joining a talented team instead of a friend's team.

[@WOWsusano]

Future NBA GMs.... Always ask "would would Phil do" and do the opposite

[@jeffersonbrown4750]

Be clear about the coaching because he was horrible in the front office 😂😂.

[@jimmyvenattu1609]

Also Phil goes to NYK 😂

[@herecomeskuma3107]

​@@jeffersonbrown4750how many teams have you been a GM for?

[@kara8892]

And now he has 9 rings. 5 as a player, 4 as a coach. I think Steve really won't stop till it's all tied up 😉

[@TravelsTTG]

Plus Olympic gold medal

[@qs4177]

I really hope Kerr gets his 5th ring as a coach this year (only if my Lakers don’t make it)

[@RV1AND]

9 rings in 27 years. 1 of every 3 NBA titles since the Bulls in 95-96.

[@Nazoto]

​@@RV1AND Has been with 3 great dynasties. Guy got luck flowing through his blood. He's also skilled don't get me wrong but to be part of arguably the best teams all time 3 times is insane

[@edwinyounes4934]

@@Nazoto I mean he played pretty well on his championship teams as a player and even “saved mj’s legacy”. As for his coaching days 3 of the gsw’s 4 chips are meaningless anyway. (2015-2017-2018). Anyone would’ve won a chip on those gsw teams and against an injured cavs in 2015

[@awsohmvision]

Greg popovich is that good friend of his.

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Wouldn't surprise me espicaly because subtly it's like yea what would Phil do but its also I think you've also learned alot about coaching from me Steve I've had my success so has Phil it's your time now

[@hoodyfrog7036]

​@@kurtpunchesthings2411 yep, Steve did say "Steph is my Tim Duncan"

[@Savsal12]

That’s what I was thinking too

[@rawchickensandwich]

No doubt

[@Dizcrete]

@@Savsal12what are you thinking

[@DJ-ys9pv]

What would Phil do? Flash backs to 3 3-peats😊

[@Jdubkilla]

2 3 peats ,1 back-to-back ,2 as a player

[@perfect-judas]

​@@Jdubkilla Lakers

[@Jdubkilla]

@@perfect-judas yea you right i’m tweaking gang

[@gpah58]

Flashback to the job he did with the Knicks 🤬

[@scottdecowski4913]

​@FOBI Can't make chicken salad out of chickens---

[@edb5922]

Both of these guys have the right tone and know how to communicate effectively, this is why they succeed.

[@Logan_Patrick8]

Very good pattern recognizer

[@mymagicisntgivingup5908]

Human mind takes in information and reflects.

[@festusav]

this seems like such an AI comment lol

[@sbj97]

​@@festusavIt probably is 😂

[@kenrickeason]

​@@festusav Now Loading...............

[@TheAscope2000]

I always appreciate Kerr' honesty

[@iamengineered]

Phil Jackson + Greg Pops setting benchmarks for great coaches!

[@WAPSFITNESS]

Steve Kerr's up there

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

​@@WAPSFITNESS he is see Steve is in a rare camp of guys who played under both Coach's both were really huge to Steve Kerr becoming a great coach

[@janicerichards8959]

Just love Steve from Spur's Days. When Pop wanted a 3 to closeout games always ready Steve. Great Player, TNT Analyst, GM for Phoenix icing on the cake Great Coach for the Warriors. Steve is a winner every position he worked in. So humble, drama free as well. ❤❤❤

[@derrick031072]

and he “saved” MJ! 😂😂😂

[@5StarHeneral]

Phil gotta give props to those GM's that set up those teams too

[@kyledamron]

If he coached in NY with Phil as GM, Phil would insist in Kerr running the triangle and he never would have won the 4 rings he won with the dubs

[@crisbernabe2866]

I think steph would do great in that offense

[@Nazoto]

​@@crisbernabe2866 well Steph isn't in NY so Kerr would be coaching melo...

[@dineshkishore29]

So basically warriors snatched both Steph and Kerr from Knicks

[@KxngKUDA]

😂😂😂

[@Pimping9167]

Yup 😂

[@leaharre892]

The word snatch is not the right term.. "give away" 😁✌️

[@kenrickeason]

The Knicks always screwing themselves over..

[@mollyanderson657]

To be Fair the Knicks didn't understand the objective of intellectually losing to get Higher positions for Draft picks. Besides the Knicks would've wasted his career either way.

[@masilomoshesh1475]

Since Steve arrived back in 2014 the Warriors have been to the finals every season they have made the playoffs, that record might get broken this year but its still a phenomenal one. 6 playoff runs 6 conference titles.

[@DaemonTargaryen13]

Yep . They’re down 0-2. The dynasty has come to an end ….

[@Alfredo912]

@@DaemonTargaryen13 2-2. Just updating.

[@estyak8780]

@@DaemonTargaryen13 its 3-2 to the GSW now.

[@DaemonTargaryen13]

@@estyak8780 kings in 7

[@DaemonTargaryen13]

I just placed a $1k bet

[@JonEffinZoidberg]

God we're so lucky we had Mark Jackson & then Steve kerr. We had the perfect combination of coaches to see the potential in players and do something out of the ordinary to completely change the way basketball is played at the highest level. I'm so fortunate to have gotten to witness something like this for my team.

[@GuRReN1495]

Mark was kinda holding steph back tho as his offense was kinda conservative just check the numbers

[@matthewdeangelis9876]

I agree, mark jackson gave that team strong discipline. Once Steve kerr came Draymond got a lot more minutes and he let his stars be stars, everyone knew the warriors were coming up and special. I just don’t think most people were expecting the next dynasty of the nba from them. Props to a great franchise fr

[@AT-ts1se]

​@@GuRReN1495 not true. When Mark Jackson got there that was the first time in quite a few years the warriors made the playoffs. Steph was having ankle injuries back then and Klay was still new. He would've won in 2015. They fired him bc of certain politics not Xs and Os.

[@sam__j]

Steve Kerr is an absolute class act. Amazing coach, got the absolute most out of Steph, Klay, and Dray (and possibly the young guys, time will tell) but always credits the talent around him. Yes he came into a great situation, but like I said earlier, he got the most out of that team and there have been lots of coaches who have failed to win with talent around them. Also, he made Draymond Green a multiple time all star. Hall of Fame coach without a doubt.

[@prettyboyswa914]

MJ was that good friend

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

Wouldn't surprise me because yea he would perfectly understand Phils coaching style and be like yea he'd take this job and man was that a good decision for Steve 4 championships in the span of 8 years

[@RoseEden.]

I said that too

[@karllorenzobabiano6328]

I doubt that it's mj, he does not know what talent looks like. 🤣😭😭

[@datsapaddlin]

MJ woulda went to the Knicks and woulda tried to be a player coach probably 😂

[@SpaceMiner007]

Steve Kerr, account to most GSW fans, coaching for mega-talented GS Warriors was one of your best decisions, ever.

[@PoliticusRex632]

"You can't win the race if you don't have the horses."

[@frankieclayton9303]

He was the best gm and kept the warriors together winning

[@GagandeepSingh-ph7fo]

It's always those small talks at the beginning that we take before we embark to the big journey.

[@hochathanfire0001]

Good choice Coach Steve.

[@daytona4411]

Man i love kerr. Awesome coach

[@2H2521]

@DayTona Not really.

[@TheUndefeatedOfTheEast]

​@@2H2521yeah that 2022 team was a sure bet to win. Had all the best talent and had nothing to do with good coaching.

[@daytona4411]

@@2H2521 hey thats fine if you think so

[@daytona4411]

@@TheUndefeatedOfTheEast back 2 back? Lets hope

[@TravelsTTG]

@@2H2521 how?

[@benndarayta9156]

Kerr is hands down the idealist of the gsw dynasty

[@gorevarix4036]

As a Coach, ya you go where the most talented players that you can get are.

[@B501R]

Such a humble and proven Coach 😊

[@scutifr]

Bros humble fr shout out to coach Kerr

[@caleb_inyamouth]

I agree…..it’s also Something a lot of people in the world don’t have including myself

[@peacemaker4829]

"I would've been fired in two year" 😂

[@TVBasil]

One of these 2 men is getting fired. And it's not Steve Kerr. It's the one who gave the bag to Poole.

[@xb1206]

Phil Jackson coached legends and Steve Kerr just followed suit

[@ouzi9122]

He inherited an amazing team, lets see him do this with a team that wasn't stacked as soon as he joined.

[@ripcougrrebl]

I’d say that decision worked out well.

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

Big respect for Mark Jackson recognizing & fighting for the talents of Steph Curry & Klay Thompson!

[@ninerempire3398]

He didn’t fight for them lol. He just said what he saw in practice

[@kevinmclain6741]

Yes his isolation offense was brilliant. Lol

[@tribalypredisposed]

Lol! Mark Jackson had two future NBA 3 point shot record holders, four future HOF members, and an NBA AVERAGE offense making the fewest passes in the NBA and having Curry take lots of long two point shots. Jackson had them playing great defense, but his offense was a travesty.

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

@@ninerempire3398yes he fought for them, as a matter of fact because he fought for them was the beginning of bad blood between Jackson & the Warriors. The Warriors always wanted Monte Ellis to start, Steph to come off the bench (especially because they had no faith in his ankles) and Klay they might have traded. Green was to come off the bench behind Bogut. Jackson had to fight to change that plan.

[@ninerempire3398]

@@JasonWalkerJamaica none of this is true lol . All you had to do is watch Steph’s college tape and watch before Jackson even got There . He was always special since college . So he didn’t say anything special , he just had to watch practice . He also started lee over dray lol

[@mistermann3225]

Steve Kerr ain't stupid...lol.

[@frankieclayton9303]

Bob Myers shouldn't have never left

[@amitpalbains9361]

Steph and Klay I get. Draymond Green didn’t get known till after Kerr came on board. He was the first one to start him.

[@jaysabz7775]

Such a mercurial guy. A phil jackson prototype.

[@aznpanda510x]

Naw, it would’ve been crazy if he helped the young talent grow to be superstar!!! Kerr is humble, if he can do whatever he wants with those young talent. They will become super star. Right now, we have a good bench! But since we pay Klay and Wiggins a lot of money. We are force to keep their value high.

[@shintapeterson10]

Steve Kerr is the luckiest man in the world.

[@ctwwtc8761]

Imagine coaching Carmelo instead of Steph, yikes

[@Travdust]

They wanted Stan Van before Kerr.. But Stan Van chose the Pistons because they offered him GM role as well.. smooth move

[@linusboyz]

Go where the talent is the secret sauce ! Phil always did that , mj kobe shaq, got him 11 rings.

[@kevinmauricio4747]

Kerr an all time great coach.

[@PJJ196]

100% correct move.. it’s no comparison.. play Phil did the same thing when he left the bulls to coach the lakers with shaq and Kobe

[@mindpower1933]

Phil Jackson was a coach of positive and negative Energies after practice go home and meditate leave the negativity out stick to the positive he had a different way of coaching at one time I heard Kobe talking about Phil Jackson on how he coaches meditating and relax mindset BE WELL N.B.A WORLD 🌎...

[@mymind1615]

Honestly I feel that kerr and Steph are meant to be together. Like if Steph would have gone to the knicks, kerr would have ended up there as well. It sounds so crazy though

[@mikekorsak373]

Steve Kerr is one of the greatest coaches of all time, leadership!!

[@rahmatkoesnadiwidiatmoko9428]

is this the documentary?

[@s.k4471]

Would’ve love to hear them speak about Mark Jackson. So hush hush around that time 🤔

[@someguy604]

link for full interview?

[@gerrimiccio9033]

Great wise decision Coach ✊🏼

[@coachmcguirk6297]

In what many consider to be the greatest sports film of all time, the protagonist only goes in for two plays during garbage time. Name that film!

[@joshfriedel5591]

Bob Myers....the MAN behind it all for Golden State. Without him, Golden State would be nothing...

[@MORNINGSTAR190]

Steve Kerr finally looks normal and aging 2016 Steve Kerr face was crazy 💀💀💀💀

[@petes2feet]

He should thank Mark Jackson

[@basketballdiscussion3774]

I love how Kerr said oh Phil would coach Curry, Green, and Thompson. But before he took over at coach Dray wasn't even starting when Mark Jackson was coaching only people who watched the Warriors knew he was potentially better than David Lee.

[@heb597]

I’m not a Steve Kerr fan but smart move

[@thatsmypredpod]

Everyone forgets that Kerr won with the Spurs too

[@elnegritolamar4689]

Steve kerr looks like SpongeBob when he got stuck in sandy tank with no water.

[@FinanciallyFree526]

I hear Greg Popovich in this conversation.. “I Had Tim Duncan Manu and Parker mane you better go where the talent is.. STEPHEN CURRY” 💡

[@absterghh107907]

The fact that even the kings thought sab would get ejected goes to show people overreacting for no reason

[@ReedJacobs]

You know what would be crazy. Phil became assistant coach to the Warriors 😅

[@mikebrunophoto]

So he took the easy way out lol this reminds me of the illusion that Phil Jackson is one of the greatest coaches ever ….but he had MJ and Kobe in their prime…. I think Pop is the greatest coach I’ve personally witnessed.

[@AlexRochette]

Who is the other guy?

[@c1979h]

What really likely happened was that people in high places called him up and said that Mark Jackson has a built this giant killer team and we will find a way to get rid of him and put you in his place Steve.

[@Johnny-xj5qu]

Seemed like a crazy firing, but Jackson while fiercely loyal and protective of his players, was prickly with ownership, and refused to embrace analytics, when the organization was all about analytics. They never denied his coaching was good, but not an organizational fit

[@c1979h]

@@Johnny-xj5qu It more so his faith, he was also a pastor and that conflicted with his coaching and their vision, per management. He's the only coach in recent memory that got fired for doing a great job. Jackson, after leading the team to consecutive playoff berths for the first time in more than two decades, hasn’t received another coaching opportunity since then because he is being blackballed by the league’s owners. Had nothing to do with analytics lol, his team shot the three, that's all analytics show in the NBA today. Now, if you're referring to the Jackson not embracing the NBA and nationwide analytics, regarding the alphabet crew, then yes, he and I do not tolerate promoting foolishness.

[@worldtechinc8889]

Lol lowest amount of passes in the nba under Mark and all Steph iso’s. But yeah totally about his being a man of faith.

[@dancarli8639]

It’s funny Kerr was apart of the Knick’s team tryna draft curry he was the main reason he would have end up on the knicks so him being the head coach down the line is a movie script

[@gerimayawhyte154]

I wonder if Phil is ever publicly commented on how he felt about Steve declining to interview for the job.

[@psalms23four]

wouldnt say hes a great coach but hes great at managing the star players that he has. draymond would eat alive most coaches

[@JoseVargas-bs8gx]

We are getting the chip this year and next. It won't be easy dub nation, but we gotta believe.

[@koollio9724]

Mark Jackson set up his success and I think its not said enough.

[@martinwhalley3286]

Ahh the days of easy decisions and how hard they were to make

[@Hazztech]

Very telling he mentions dray before klay

[@damiann4734]

If he was a machine learning and Phil is the training data, the decision was the prediction

[@thesalesman1425]

So you’re telling me both Steve and Steph were close to being a knick

[@applepieclub5012]

Kerr learned from the best coach, D’antoni

[@johningle1]

I never thought anyone could win an ugly contest against Larry Bird. Until now.

[@AnkitSharma-qm7sg]

what would phil do when hes facing existential crisis? yoga it is. 👍🏼

[@aking2330]

exactly why I was upset that casey took the pistons job. they had no talent when he got there and stripped it further..same with silas. its good to just want a job but its OK to be picky

[@hi-fd8eq]

Well silas came in with harden and westbrook still there

[@mcviegas2566]

Almost missed his boat, Steve Kerr!!

[@judyseager4450]

😂😂🍀🐤🧍🏻💙💛great player coach Kerr 👏🏼 👍🏾 keep doing great things for your family and team warriors coach Kerr and you mentioned the name of klayk Thompson great shooter klayk yummy guy 👦 🌿🌎🧍🏻🐤🧍🏻🌎💕keep safe ▶️ 🏀 ka.pai coach Kerr great things for the warriors team 🆗️🌎❤️

[@judyseager4450]

Thanks for the reply coach Kerr 🙏 👍🏾 🙌🏿 💙 hopefully the warriors team will do in the playoffs 👍🏾 👏🏼 😀 👌🏻 Mehe mai bless you coach and the warriors team 🙏 🧍‍♂️💕🆗️💛💙☘️🌿🌎

[@jasperthomas2165]

Why do they preface it with with Draymond? He only scored 8 pts a game…………,

[@Dman4901]

Dam knicks always catch stray bullets

[@DrMario90]

Phil would surely go to coach Steph and Klay. But I don't think he is answering the phone to coach Draymond.

[@Slenderirl]

Can't wait for that core to end and see his azz fail 😂😂😂 dude getting carried

[@zaezae2405]

Now get ready to get fired if Dubs exit first round

[@KOTJ412]

Kerr lucked out imo…he inherited a very solid team w/the Warriors after Mark Jackson got fired!

[@Jose-zw4of]

I think Bob Myers stepped down from gold state because he knew the warriors wouldn’t be giving Klay Thompson the money he wants. He became to emotionally attached to that core group of players and couldn’t be the one to tell Klay, “you’ve achieve great things, but as we stand we can’t pay you the 💰” He didn’t want to have to tell him 2015 was years ago and that we’ve all AGED. Ps I’m a warrior fan, that’s just a though

[@mikekillagreen9432]

What a silly take. Smh

[@KlikQuot]

Reason why he can’t turn around this team is because he didn’t curate the team he inherited

[@kevinmclain6741]

No coach can take a team without talent to a title. But many coaches can lose with a team with enough talent to win a title.

[@yomamenification]

Mayers makes a lot of funny faces. Idk why but i dont trust him

[@Igotbignose]

Without curry, Kerr would have ZERO to show for as coach 🤣🤣

[@josejunio820]

I think its of both you get fired.

[@margaritarojas4215]

B MILLER STEVEN KER ❤❤

[@jerryspence3969]

A lil LUCK us involved also

[@Cassopa]

WWPD What would Phil do

[@moneymitchamp]

Steve Kerr landed in the best situation ever for a coach. A team that was built by another coach . A team that was surging.

[@stanleydogood8874]

Kerr turned down Portland the year before golden state

[@gersonsantos3990]

Coaches now ask WWPD. I still ask WWJD :D

[@kelancameron1625]

Context: The Knicks sucked back then while the Warriors was promising young group that was one game away from beating a power house Clippers team. The knicks literally got nothing except a frustrated Melo and a huge NY fanbase.

[@CarlosCrc1]

You didn't make we made it.😅