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5 Reasons The Golden State Warriors Can Win The NBA Finals This Year

By Ti Windisch

April 16, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) dribbles the basketball against Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner (1) during the first quarter in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 121-109. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
April 16, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) dribbles the basketball against Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner (1) during the first quarter in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 121-109. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Coach of the Year
January 4, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (left) instructs forward Draymond Green (23, right) during the third quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers 125-117. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

Having Kerr At The Helm

Last but certainly not least, the Dubs have a perfect coach at the helm to handle all of the madness that comes with being the NBA’s premier team. It would be easy for the Golden State Warriors to lose perspective and get lost in themselves, but Steve Kerr isn’t likely to let that happen.

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Kerr’s focus on life being bigger than basketball is a refreshing change of pace around the NBA. Kerr has been almost universally praised for speaking out on social issues, and he and his team often get together and talk about what’s going on in the world.

If that sounds familiar, it’s because San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich does the same thing. It’s no coincidence that Kerr came up under Pop when he was on the Spurs.

He saw that Spurs culture firsthand, and has clearly brought parts of it to his Warriors.

Kerr has control of his team, but he allows each and every Warrior to be themselves. It can’t be easy to manage Draymond Green and enable him to remain fiery without allowing him to burn things down, like what happened in the NBA Finals last season, but Kerr has done well in generally keeping his team on the same page and focused.

As documented in Ethan Sherwood Strauss’ excellent piece about the Dubs’ pursuit of 73 wins, Kerr lost a little bit of that control last season while he handed the reins to Luke Walton and sat out with back problems.

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The Golden Warriors seem to be back and invested in Kerr’s free-flowing philosophy of fun, and that may be the best thing the team has going right now.

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