"You need a little crazy" - Steve Kerr

[King Baller]

Headline:

"Draymond Green had to be restrained from Steve Kerr vs. OKC back in February"

Now who on the Kings can fill this role???

Link to article--> http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/n...te-draymond-green-restrained-from-steve-kerr/

Excerpt from the article:


"Sometimes Kerr is the object of his ire, as occurred at Oklahoma City in February, when the coach singled out Green during a halftime film session. They had to be restrained from each other in the locker room. As the Warriors took the floor for the second half, trailing by 11, Walton begged Green to apologize, for fear Kerr would bench him. "I'll do that later," Green said. "This whole team is about to follow my passion, my anger." In the huddle, Kerr drew up a play on his grease board with only four names. "Where am I?" Green hollered. "Where is my name?"

"You're playing?" Kerr asked.

"Yeah, I'm playing!" responded Green, who logged a team-high 44 minutes. Golden State came back from a nine-point deficit with less than four minutes left to win in overtime. "We're not a crazy group, and you need a little crazy," Kerr says. "The Bulls needed Dennis Rodman. The Spurs needed Stephen Jackson. I have a potty mouth, so when Draymond and I go back and forth, there's some 'Hey, f--- you. No, f--- you.' The other guys are like, 'Oh, s---.' But that conflict--between Draymond and me, Draymond and the opponent, Draymond and the ref, Draymond and the world--gives us our edge."

 

[kingsboi]

The only difference between the Draymond's, Rodman's and Stephen Jackson's of the world is they weren't your franchise players. They were complimentary pieces.

 

[mac]

Spurs needed Stephen Jackson? Ah yes, that's why they waived him the second-time around.

It's not the crazy that mattered. In the case of Rodman and perhaps Green it's their hustle, intangibles and defensive impact, all of which are far more important than just being "crazy". If it comes with being "crazy" then fine, but given two players with the same skillsets I'd take the non-crazy one thank you very much.

 

[KingMilz]

I think every athlete at the highest level is somewhat crazy, cause without being somewhat crazy you would never reach that level to begin with, when it comes to getting that good and dealing with the pressure of playing in front of 20,000 people among other factors you simply have to be crazy to be able to perform at the highest level.

 

[Siranthony]

Headline:

"Draymond Green had to be restrained from Steve Kerr vs. OKC back in February"

Now who on the Kings can fill this role???

Link to article--> http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/n...te-draymond-green-restrained-from-steve-kerr/

Excerpt from the article:


"Sometimes Kerr is the object of his ire, as occurred at Oklahoma City in February, when the coach singled out Green during a halftime film session. They had to be restrained from each other in the locker room. As the Warriors took the floor for the second half, trailing by 11, Walton begged Green to apologize, for fear Kerr would bench him. "I'll do that later," Green said. "This whole team is about to follow my passion, my anger." In the huddle, Kerr drew up a play on his grease board with only four names. "Where am I?" Green hollered. "Where is my name?"

"You're playing?" Kerr asked.

"Yeah, I'm playing!" responded Green, who logged a team-high 44 minutes. Golden State came back from a nine-point deficit with less than four minutes left to win in overtime. "We're not a crazy group, and you need a little crazy," Kerr says. "The Bulls needed Dennis Rodman. The Spurs needed Stephen Jackson. I have a potty mouth, so when Draymond and I go back and forth, there's some 'Hey, f--- you. No, f--- you.' The other guys are like, 'Oh, s---.' But that conflict--between Draymond and me, Draymond and the opponent, Draymond and the ref, Draymond and the world--gives us our edge."

That is fine if it motivates your team to win. I think that type of stuff around here would end up with a revolt and a big tamk for the rest of the year.

 

[King Baller]

Steve Kerr is adding value to Draymond saying his behaviour gives his team an"edge". This is a way to encourage a passionate competitive player. Indeed sometimes encouragement is what is needed.

Keep in mind Kerr played with Michael and was with the Spurs for Championship runs.

As far as Stephen Jackson, he helped the Spurs win an NBA championship. He started all 24 games for the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 on their way to their second title in the Tim Duncan era. Jackson averaged 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers in Game 6 of the Finals against the Nets to help clinch the title.

 

[funkykingston]

The only difference between the Draymond's, Rodman's and Stephen Jackson's of the world is they weren't your franchise players. They were complimentary pieces.

Draymond Green is (at worst) the third best player on a team that just set the single season record for wins. I think he's the second most valuable player after Curry. He's also different in that Rodman and Jackson are irritants not team leaders. Draymond Green is both.

Cousins has pointed out that Draymond gets techs at about the same rate but isn't hammered for it like the media does to Cousins. But the piece of self awareness that's missing for Cousins is that Green can feed off being angry. It seldom hurts him or the team and often helps. With Boogie it pretty much always hurts. Him getting angry and getting technicals or getting into it with teammates, refs, coaches etc usually leads to him playing worse and not better. Instead of getting fired up, he gets taken out of plays.

I like Cousins' fire. But thus far into his career he hasn't learned to channel it properly. And that's the big question for me going into next season. I think Vlade understands roster construction. Even his moves that didn't work out showed a logic that made sense to me. And for the first time the coach and GM are on the same page. And the coach is a passionate, flexible tactician who wants to find the best way to use his roster instead of trying to force his players into his scheme whether they fit or not.

In short, Cousins likely won't have any excuses left this next season. I've always felt that with the right supporting cast he could be a superstar and lead his team to a winning season. That's still obviously my hope. But what if it turns out that Cousins is just too frustrating to play with? That he brings his team down instead of elevating them? That he's just flat out not a guy you can build a winning NBA team around? I sure hope that's not the case.

In Cousins (and to an extent Rondo, should he return) the Kings already have players with an edge, with a bit of crazy. With some nasty. What they don't have is the ability to use that attitude to their advantage. What they don't have is wins to show for it.

Here's to hoping that next season "having a little crazy" is part of what propels the Kings to the postseason in the first time since forever. Because the alternative is a total rebuild.

 

[Siranthony]

I noticed also that Green knows how to push it and stop at the right time. He may get a technical. But he is never that out of control. He doesn't seem to impact himself and his teammates negatively.

 

[mac]

Steve Kerr is adding value to Draymond saying his behaviour gives his team an"edge". This is a way to encourage a passionate competitive player. Indeed sometimes encouragement is what is needed.

Keep in mind Kerr played with Michael and was with the Spurs for Championship runs.

As far as Stephen Jackson, he helped the Spurs win an NBA championship. He started all 24 games for the San Antonio Spurs in 2003 on their way to their second title in the Tim Duncan era. Jackson averaged 12.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and knocked down three consecutive 3-pointers in Game 6 of the Finals against the Nets to help clinch the title.

Exactly - ultimately it's his basketball contributions that made a difference. The Stephen Jackson that returned to the Spurs for a second stint was every bit as crazy, if not even more, but he was waived arguably in large part due to his attitude issues. It's not about being crazy, it's about what you bring to the table. Crazy is usually only tolerated if you bring enough to the table.

 

[King Baller]

I noticed also that Green knows how to push it and stop at the right time. He may get a technical. But he is never that out of control. He doesn't seem to impact himself and his teammates negatively.

This last game I saw his teammates running to him to make sure he did not go over the top. Green is also on a team that wins most of the time and yet he is still "edgy" at times. I don't claim to read Green's mind but I do know he is yapping at someone on every play, Ref, opposing player, teammate or coach, he is yapping. In the end one sees what one wants to see.