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OAKLAND, Calif. - The Golden State Warriors wanted
Steve Kerr from the start but still wondered about his
ability to coach. Kerr had his own questions for the
Warriors before being convinced to take the job,
notably what led to the bitter divorce between the
team and Mark Jackson. Both got the answers that they
had hoped for. Now each is counting on even better
results to follow. The Warriors introduced Kerr as
their new coach Tuesday at a packed news conference at
the teams downtown Oakland headquarters. Kerr signed
with the Warriors for five years and about $25 million
after rejecting an offer from mentor Phil Jackson to
coach the New York Knicks. "Im convinced Phil is going
to make it work in New York, but when I sat down with
the Warriors, it just clicked," Kerr said. "I think
its the right fit for me." Kerr plans to finish his
duties broadcasting the Western Conference finals for
TNT before starting with the Warriors. The former NBA
guard cited Golden States rapid rise the past three
seasons and his family in California as his main
reasons for taking the job. He replaces Mark Jackson,
who was fired by the Warriors on May 6 after a 51-win
season and back-to-back playoff appearances in large
part because of his sour relationship with team
management. Warriors general manager Bob Myers said
the team identified Kerr and former Miami Heat and
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy at the beginning of
their search. He said Kerr already was too deep in
talks with the Knicks, where Phil Jackson took over as
team president in March. "We were really just hoping
to get an interview with Steve. And he rebuffed us in
a very polite way," Myers said, chuckling. Then Van
Gundy agreed to a $35 million, five-year deal with
Detroit last week to coach the Pistons and oversee
basketball operations. Shortly thereafter, Kerrs
agent, Mike Tannenbaum, called the Warriors and asked
for a meeting. Myers, Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob,
assistant GM Kirk Lacob, and director of player
personnel Travis Schlenk met with Kerr for more than
three hours last Tuesday in Oklahoma City, where Kerr
was calling the Thunder-Clippers game. Myers and Lacob
said the teams biggest questions were about Kerrs lack
of coaching experience, which he outlined during a
PowerPoint presentation. "He blew our socks off,"
Lacob said. "Steve Kerr and Bob Myers together is my
dream team. That is a dream team." Kerr still had
questions about why Jackson was fired after improving
in each of his three seasons. He said it was
refreshing to hear Lacob and Myers both admit
mistakes, which he could relate to from his time as
general manager of the Phoenix Suns from 2007-10. "I
felt like I got a lot of clarity on the circumstances
on the situation," Kerr said, declining to elaborate.
Kerr, 48, helped Arizona to its first Final Four
appearance in 1988. He won three titles for Phil
Jackson in Chicago and another two under Gregg
Popovich in San Antonio during his 15-year NBA playing
career. Kerrs former coach at Arizona, Lute Olson, sat
in the front row at his news conference. Lacob and
Warriors co-owner Peter Guber also sat in the front
row alongside Kerrs wife, Margot, and two of their
three children, Nick and Madeline, who plays
volleyball nearby at the University of California,
Berkeley. The Warriors had a video display of "Kerrs
Legendary Coaches," showing pictures of Jackson,
Popovich, Olson, Lenny Wilkens and Cotton Fitzsimmons.
Kerr said he will take the knowledge and experience
from them — and other coaches he met with before
games as a TNT broadcaster — and employ them with the
Warriors. Kerr said his system will have principles of
the Triangle Offense that won Jackson an NBA-record 11
titles as coach of the Bulls and Lakers but "will not
be the Bulls of the 1990s." He said it will be more
tailored to suit star Stephen Currys pick-and-roll
abilities while adding some of the off-the-ball
movement the Spurs do so well. Kerr has yet to hire a
staff. He said he reached out to every Warriors player
— almost all of whom publicly said they wanted
Jackson to return — and has spoken with all but two
of them so far. He said the feedback so far has been
overwhelmingly positive. "I think theyre excited to
get back to work," Kerr said. "And Im excited to get
started."
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well. If we all do what we do well, well make our team
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to their five-game losing streak when the Denver
Nuggets visit Salt Lake City Monday night.ST. LOUIS -
Odell Beckham Jr. refused to be intimidated, giving as
well as he received.Before the first of his two
touchdown catches, the prolific rookie spun the ball
and was whistled for taunting in the end zone. After
outside linebacker Alec Ogletree flung him to the turf
well out of bounds, Beckham stuck the ball in
Ogletrees face.He has a little something, a flair to
him, which obviously we like, quarterback Eli Manning
said after the New York Giants stayed on a late-season
surge with a 37-27 victory over the St. Louis Rams on
Sunday.Looks like they didnt want to let him get away
with anything like showboating.Beckham rolled up 148
yards receiving against a defence that hadnt allowed a
TD in three straight games, setting two franchise
rookie marks and topping 1,000 yards despite missing
the first four games with a hamstring injury.The Rams
(6-9) had been riled, coach Jeff Fisher said, because
someone said he came out and said he was going to set
an NFL record.The Ogletree tackle led to fisticuffs
and three ejections, two of them coming to Beckhams
aid. Before the penalties were announced, the rookie
returned to the field clapping his hands.You play snap
to whistle and after that you leave it alone, Beckham
said. For the intensity and passion they brought to
the game, I cant fault them.Defensive end Damontre
Moore, one of two Giants players ejected, had been on
the bench when wide receiver Preston Parker jumped
Ogletree from behind.The way I was raised, you protect
family, Moore said. That shows me maybe being immature
and acting out on my emotions. But the way I was
thinking, my brother was in danger.Reasons why the
Giants won their third in a row and spoiled the Rams
home finale:BIG DAYS: The Giants had a season-best 514
yards in total offence, also a season-worst allowed by
the Rams. Manning was 25 for 32 for 391 yards and
three touchdowns, rookie Andre Williams had 110 yards
rushing on 26 carries in place of injured Rashad
Jennings, and Rueben Randle had six catches for 132
yards and a score. The Giants overcame 12 penalties
for 141 yards by excelling in every other phase,
scoring 10 points off two first-half turnovers while
committing none and dominating in time of possession.
Rookie Orleans Darkwaa ran for his first career TD and
forced Cunninghams fumble.dddddddddddd Manning was
sacked just once by a defence that had dominated
lately.Definitely, the offence was clicking from the
start, Manning said. We moved the ball well all the
game. Ran the ball well. Got a couple of big runs. I
got the ball out quickly.LOW TIMES: The Giants had a
short field, just 21 yards, on Beckhams 9-yard catch
that ended the Rams run of 12 quarters without
allowing a TD after Benny Cunninghams lost fumble on a
kickoff return. But they also had drives of 69, 80, 87
and 80 yards against a defence that allowed just four
field goals last week after consecutive shutouts
against Oakland and Washington. Tavon Austin barely
got his hands on a ball right to him, an interception
that led to a field goal that put the Giants up 13-3
in the second quarter.RECORDS DEPT: Beckham has 79
receptions, most in NFL history for a player in his
first 11 career games and five more than the previous
franchise rookie mark by Jeremy Shockey in 2003. Hes
had at least 90 yards receiving in eight consecutive
games and could tie the NFL record set by the Cowboys
Michael Irvin in 1995 in the finale against
Philadelphia. The 11 touchdown catches broke a team
rookie record set in 1948 by Bill Swiacki.MISTAKE
PRONE: Shaun Hill threw for 290 yards and two scores,
but two high snaps from centre Scott Wells, playing
with an elbow brace for several weeks, were costly for
the Rams. They settled for a 20-yard field goal after
Hill chased down the ball and hurriedly threw
incomplete. They missed a chance at a late comeback
after Daren Bates blocked a field goal when, on the
next play, Wells snapped one over Hills head and Kerry
Wynn recovered for the Giants.NOTES: Giants OT Will
Beatty had a rough day with four holding penalties,
one in each quarter. ... Rams rookie DB E.J. Gaines
had a concussion but would be OK after getting his
helmet knocked off in a collision with T.J. McDonald
in the third quarter. Gaines also had a lacerated lip.
... Giants K Josh Brown, who played four seasons with
St. Louis, was whistled for a personal foul after
tangling with the Rams Cody Davis on a kickoff.___AP
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