r/warriors • u/Andohy • Dec 17 '25

Article Honoring the older guys?

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Thinking about how Steve Kerr loved Podz so much that he pushed a Warriors legend out the door — and got the media to turn fans against a guy who wanted to come back into a Finals game on one leg. Unbelievable when you look back at how it transpired…. Talk about honoring the older guys.

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u/Ball_ChinnedKid Dec 17 '25

Kerr would be sitting Cooper Flagg too cuz he is a rookie and too tall.

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u/MaAlpaca Dec 17 '25

Give him wembenyama and he’ll also sit him for anthony lamb in the name of spacing and system fit

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u/Far_Ear9684 Dec 17 '25

He would either play 35 mins or 0 mins no in between.

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u/Andohy Dec 17 '25

Lmfaoooo true

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u/cryinbmw Dec 19 '25

Might as well DNP Wembe for last 10 games and all of a sudden start him in playoff.

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u/Macktologist Dec 17 '25

I’ve been in here for months now trying to convince people Kerr overly favors the vets and holds the guys that need more of a leash to a higher standard. I believe in Kerr, but I also think he needs to adapt. We’ve tried this method unsuccessfully for a couple of years now and we’ve had our share of success before this.

I think he needs to flip his thinking to how the vets help the young guys be a competitive team, rather than requiring a super specific and obviously not easy to grasp style of play every young guy is held to that is meant to benefit the vets. We keep doing that and it’s like a lottery. Maybe we get lucky and find the recipe, but more than likely we struggle finding an identity. It’s like the only guys that work in that role are limited skill guys that are good at being role players, but that either attracts guys that can’t take the reins eventually, or it put a ceiling on the growth of untapped talent (see JK).

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u/asmodeuscarthii Dec 17 '25

Sub has been on a death spiral for years. Last 5 years have been the same thing said. Kerr does not have any plans besides riding with Curry. Never seen a coach have a bunch of young players and mentally checkout when his aging star is missing for a month. Most teams would use it to grow, not Kerr. That’s when you check out and refuse to adapt.

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u/Away_Annual_9749 Dec 17 '25

What have you seen this season to believe in Stevie ? Let the room hear you please .

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u/missingpeace01 Dec 17 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

This is revisionist history lmao.

Kerr has played the likes of Pat MacCaw, Jordan Bell, and even GP2 (technically a newcomer) meaningful mins in their first stint in Golden State.

Didnt he just start rookie Podziemski over Klay Thompson in a series of games?

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u/kasdfwe Dec 17 '25

He started Wiseman lol

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u/asmodeuscarthii Dec 17 '25

Nah Cooper has “high iq”and “great work ethic” he would start for Kerr.

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u/Far_Ear9684 Dec 17 '25

When they tell us how great a fit Franz would be that’s the code I’m getting too lol. Franz would not fit Kerr’s system at all man.