SUMMARY
- Steve Kerr worked an incredible Warriors play with LeBron James while Team USA dominated Canada.
- Kerr isn't going to take the Olympics for granted despite being arguably the toughest team on the roster.
Steve Kerr is certainly thriving as a coach in the world of basketball. A few months ago, the 58-year-old accepted a role to coach Team USA Basketball alongside Tyronn Lue, Erik Spoelstra, and Mark Few. Kerr will be coaching one of the best teams assembled for Team USA to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics scheduled to take place later this month.
Steve Kerr calls out “What the f**k.”
LeBron cuts backdoor on Dillon Brooks. https://t.co/bWudZhBOZr pic.twitter.com/IRdbupdpXP
— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) July 11, 2024
Team USA recently played and won against Canada, another national team filled with top-tier NBA prospects. A clip from the game went viral as Kerr was seen signaling a play to LeBron James before an inbound pass. Kerr was seen saying the words “What the f**k” before James caught the pass and drove to the basket to score.
Steve Kerr has worked the Warriors’ offense in the exact same fashion
While most of us probably think that Steve Kerr was simply reacting to something that happened on the floor, this is far from the truth according to various internet detectives (fans) online. The “What the f**k” is actually a play that the Golden State Warriors use very frequently.
Legit saw this live and said “i know exactly what’s about to happen”
Thank you Coach🙏
— ZippierPanic44 (@ZPanic44) July 11, 2024
Best coach EVER
— م (@NotYourFault89) July 11, 2024
A few fans were glad to see Steve Kerr work his excellence with the talent-filled roster that he has. One fan said, “Best coach EVER.” Another fan added, “Legit saw this live and said ‘I know exactly what’s about to happen.’ Thank you Coach.”
This play generally requires players around the ball handler to set flares to create an open look for another player making a cut to an open look. Draymond Green uses this move with Steph Curry quite often to create open looks from deep. Right now, it seems like Team USA will focus on having Curry and James at the focal point of the offense. And as expected, Team USA seems very dominant against a team that beat them during the latest FIBA World Cup.
Team USA’s coach acknowledges how times have changed
The game of basketball has evolved over the years. While Team USA has been the most successful and dominant national team in the world, they cannot avoid the fact that other international players such as Luka Doncic or even Nikola Jokic can easily dominate and win. Not all superteams find success if even they have some of the greatest players that ever lived.
Steve Kerr also acknowledges that hard work will pay off. He said, “That was the big part of the message: This is not 1992. [Curry] and I aren’t going to be like Chuck Daly and Mike [Michael Jordan]. We’re not going to be playing 36 holes of golf on game days. Those days are long gone. Despite the amazing roster we have, FIBA’s tough. We all know that. We have our hands full.”
Team USA is expected to reign above all once again this year. After all, we could be witnessing players like Curry, James, and even Kevin Durant represent this team for the last time.