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Should Steve Nash replace Luke Walton?

Kevin Jones, KNBR

http://goo.gl/8QHQGO

Three of the men seated on stage at Steph Curry’s MVP ceremony made sense.

Head coach Steve Kerr, GM Bob Myers and KIA motors representative Greg
Grulikowski lined up in chairs next to Curry. Kerr had the crowd swooning
with Curry stories, Myers got a little emotional about the humility his point
guard has shown and Grulikowski reminded everyone that the NBA is making gobs
of money from these award shindigs.

The other sighting was a little peculiar, especially since he was revealed as
a “surprise guest” after everyone had been seated. There emerging from the
curtains was Warriors player development consultant Steve Nash.




Let’s tie some loose ends together. Certainly Nash and Curry are now banded
together for both winning back-to-back MVP trophies. They’re both point
guards, they both have playing styles that nobody really can replicate. There
is a natural symmetry between the two players.

But let’s look a little further into this. Are the Warriors increasing Nash’
s publicity around the team in part because they’re vetting him as a
replacement candidate for Luke Walton? It makes more sense than you might
think.

大家都可以看出Nash跟Curry的生涯的相似處. 兩人都是控衛,都拿了連兩屆MVP,而且
兩人的球風都是獨一無二的. 但是讓我們做一下假設. 勇士球團把特別顧問Nash請
出來在大眾前露面是不是另一種形式的讓他慢慢的進入教練團核心呢?

When you watch a Warriors game, start noticing how much dialogue Kerr and
Walton have throughout the game. They’re constantly plotting and
strategizing. Or they are laughing with each other. The relationship they’ve
built has been a stabilizing factor for the Warriors. Because of Kerr’s open
forum philosophy, this assistant coach position is vital. Kerr is only going
to bring in a basketball mind that he reveres, someone who will bring
something to the table, and someone who he feels completely comfortable with
— in case his back forces him to miss some games.

This is exactly what makes Nash so intriguing.


Nash就是這樣的一個人選


Nash led the Suns to 62, 54, 61 and 55-win seasons when he was signed in
2004, Kerr joined the organization in 2007 and immediately clicked with the
point guard. Teamed with head coach Mike D’Atoni’s run-and-gun style, the
Suns were a predecessor of today’s Warriors. When Kerr started to unload
some pieces after Phoenix continually failed in the playoffs, his one
priority was to hold onto Nash — not only because of his skill set but
because of the way he led the team. Nash was Kerr’s guy.


Kerr在擔任Suns GM期間跟Nash就已經有過良好的合作經驗. 當Suns戰績下滑Kerr開始
交易球員時,Nash是隊上唯一不動的. 從這就可以看出來他對Nash的看重

Here was Kerr’s quote when Golden State brought Nash onboard in September.

“Steve and I have a great relationship from our time together in Phoenix
while I was general manager, and we share a lot of beliefs about how the game
should be played and about the work ethic that goes in to being great. I can’
t wait to work with him again and have him around our team.”

Kerr is so forward-thinking, you shouldn’t even put it past him that he
originally hired Nash in as a consultant because he feared Walton could
depart. Not to crap on any player development people around the NBA —
clearly it’s an awesome gig — but this role is not an end-all, be-all for
Nash. Now because he’s been in the building all season, Nash is familiar
with everything the Warriors do behind the scenes. He has a leg up on other
assistants around the NBA vying to be Kerr’s No. 2.

也許Kerr把Nash延攬進勇士當顧問就是為了有朝一日Walton離開的話Nash能接手.

And you can’t say, ‘Well Nash really has no coaching experience.’ Because
neither did Kerr or Walton before guiding the Warriors to a championship and
the best record in NBA history. Reports surfaced in February that Nash was
not interested in the Suns head coaching job. It’s hard to blame him either
because who would be dying to rebuild one of the NBA’s worst teams. But
being a bigger component of the Warriors, one of the greatest teams of
all-time, has to be enticing to anyone who has competitive blood. It would
take some big stones to turn down an offer from Kerr.



This won’t be an easy decision for Kerr and Myers, who will have a say in
the matter. You don’t want other assistant coaches like Jarron Collins and
Ron Adams to feel spurned if Nash is promoted above them. Also, how will Nash
handle Draymond Green? Kerr is more the CEO of the Warriors because Green
likes his space as the general of the troops on the court. Green is a very
coachable player but sometimes you have to walk on eggshells around him.

What it boils down to is does Kerr want as his righthand man? Who can the
Warriors bring in that won’t disrupt all the positive energy Kerr has
created in this drama-free zone bubble.

Kerr and Nash have experienced success together before. They know and trust
each other. And while the Western Conference Playoffs are the only task the
organization will talk about in front of the media, you better believe Kerr
and Myers are lining up their ducks to find Walton’s replacement.

Nash should be one of the leading candidates.




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