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SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Steve Kerr wanted to make one thing abundantly clear as he began the news conference to announce the two-year contract extension he agreed to earlier this week to remain the Golden State Warriors\u2019 head coach. The smile on his face and the ease with which he walked into the room high atop Chase Center Friday afternoon spoke just as much as the words that came out of his mouth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be more excited to continue on this job.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 60-year-old Kerr acknowledged what has been well-documented since he shared a hug<\/a> with stalwarts Steph Curry and Draymond Green at the end of the Warriors\u2019 season-ending Play-In Tournament loss to the Phoenix Suns on April 17<\/a>: There was a chance his run with the Warriors had ended. While Kerr had many conversations with Warriors owner Joe Lacob and general manager Mike Dunleavy over the last few weeks, he said his wife, Margot, ultimately made him realize he didn\u2019t want to leave what he had built.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said you might coach again someday, but you\u2019ll never coach the Warriors again,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cAnd that was really meaningful to me, because I love this team, I love our players, and that struck me. You know, I couldn\u2019t imagine walking away from the Warriors. At that point, it was really, you know, what do (Lacob and Dunleavy) want to do? We had great meetings. Over the course of about a week, we all agreed, let\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Kerr remains happy to continue coaching Curry, he was also critical of his own performance during the Warriors\u2019 37-45 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know I have to be better,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a great coaching year this year. I know there are a lot of things I can do better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Specifically, Kerr and Dunleavy continued to hammer home the importance of ball security. Turnovers have plagued the Warriors for years \u2014 they ranked 26th in the NBA in turnover percentage last season and have only ranked in the top half of the league twice in Kerr\u2019s 12 seasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got a little too loose,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cObviously, literally loose with the ball. But I think we, because of our age, because of our injuries, we spent a lot of time kind of resting, and I got to tighten the ship up next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dunleavy said last season was \u201cpretty underwhelming\u201d and was derailed by a variety of injuries, some of which (Jimmy Butler\u2019s torn ACL and Moses Moody\u2019s ruptured patellar tendon) will spill over into next season. Friday\u2019s news conference was the first time a key member of the Warriors\u2019 hierarchy acknowledged the team would not walk into next season with clear-cut aspirations of contending for a championship, though Dunleavy said his hope is still to have a chance to make a postseason push once the entire roster is healthy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think (Lacob) would mind if I shared this,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cBut we were talking about our injuries and how this is the first time where we can\u2019t realistically just say, \u2018Hey, let\u2019s win a title next year, you know?\u2019 He just said, \u2018I\u2019m the owner, and I can\u2019t help but just say I expect to be in the playoffs every year and have a shot.\u2019 Frankly, that\u2019s one of the reasons why we have done that is because of his vision and his passion.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what does success look like next season?<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it looks like recommitting to our values and our process,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cI think the last couple of years, frankly, have been difficult with the age, the collective age, of our team, the injuries. I think we had, like, six guys this year who either couldn\u2019t play back-to-backs or were on minutes restrictions \u2014 often at the same time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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 enough healthy bodies. \u2026 I think we lost some of our discipline, and we got a little loose. And that\u2019s my job.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dunleavy said there were nights he went to sleep thinking Kerr wouldn\u2019t be back, and he said Kerr probably felt the same way. In the end, the Warriors\u2019 triumvirate of Kerr, Dunleavy and Lacob decided they were better together than they would be apart. After multiple conversations over the last few weeks, both Kerr and Dunleavy sounded unified in their messaging and on the same page with Lacob.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this year was such an obvious inflection point for the franchise,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cIt\u2019s why we deliberated. It\u2019s why we really gave it a lot of thought. I think, as I said, we came to a really clear path of, let\u2019s really recommit to this group and how we\u2019re operating and what we\u2019re trying to do, and make sure our foundation is strong, and that it\u2019s setting up whatever is next. Because we have to be looking forward. I can\u2019t predict any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kerr said he doesn\u2019t want to stay too long. His goal is to leave the Warriors in a good place whenever the time comes for him to walk away. But his answers Friday and his day-to-day approach this past season show he still has a passion for the job and is not feeling burnt out.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happiest when I\u2019m on the court with my players,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cWhen I\u2019m collaborating with Mike and the organization. I love this. Even through the struggles this year, I love the struggle. I love the challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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