[Slater] … Steve Kerr: “I think Klay made the right decision going to Dallas.”
November 11, 2024
[Slater] … Steve Kerr: “I think Klay made the right decision going to Dallas.”
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For the Warriors, despite losing one of the most beloved player in franchise history, it was definitely addition by substraction
Klay’s gonna end up being Tiki Barber but washed, isn’t he?
No way this will ever be taken out of context.
Klay is currently averaging 14 ppg on 55% ts on top of ass defense but no one wants to talk about it
Context:
> Thompson and Kerr had breakfast in Manhattan Beach in late June. Kerr made the drive up from San Diego. He wanted to reiterate to Thompson that, while everything was still in flux, he valued him and wanted him back. They talked a little about the contractual situation. Kerr laid out the reality of his future with the Warriors — it’d probably include a fluctuating role, perhaps off the bench. > > “At the end of the breakfast, he said, ‘You know, I think it’s time. I think I’m going to go to Dallas,’” Kerr said. “I understood. I completely understood. Sometimes a fresh start can be healthy. I think it was the right decision for him.”
It was the right decision for everyone.
The Warriors decided to replace Klay in the aggregate and it’s worked out fine so far.
Steve Kerr: “Night, night, Klay.”
Context leading to that statement from the article:
>Extension talks stalled prior to last season. There are differing stories on the authenticity of the two-year, $48 million reported offer. Thompson never felt a level of genuine desire from the front office or ownership to ensure a franchise legend remained around. When the summer came, they prioritized other pursuits and Thompson decided to depart before giving them a chance to circle back.
>In his final season, bitterness had grown. Kerr began closing without Thompson on the floor on certain nights and replaced him with a rookie, Brandin Podziemski, in the starting lineup in February. These demotions stung and wounds still appear unhealed. When approached in Dallas back in the preseason, he declined to speak about it: “I’m not talking about the past,” Thompson said.
>“There’s always stuff as a coach that, you know, you look back and you go, ‘Man, I wish I had done this or said that,’” Kerr said. “But there’s nothing that keeps me up at night. Everybody’s life and career arc is different. **I think Klay made the right decision going to Dallas.** Just seeing him the last couple of years, I think he needed a fresh start.”
“The trash took itself out for once” Steve Kerr father of Nick Kerr.
At the end of the day the Warriors were basically ‘Thanks for your services but we don’t want you back’.
The warriors will never admit it but I guarantee they are all relieved that he’s gone. Not only on the court but he was probably such a cancer in the locker room the last couple of years moping around about his role and contract.
Wait until we see Steve and the whole crew wearing those damned Sailor caps tomorrow night. It really is a way for the organization to get a dig in on him. Klay loves his damned boat.
Honestly I think it was what’s best for both sides. Klay needed a fresh start and his role / struggles to return to form kind of cast a cloud over the team
All you idiots in this thread saying shit like “Klay been cooked for five years” and “Klay’s been poop on the Mavs” are really saying “I don’t watch the games, and when I do I don’t understand what I’m watching.”
Klay isn’t the same guy he was at his peak but he’s still a good player who can help teams win. When he was coming off the bench for the Warriors last season he played really well.
Wild thing to say when Klays playing his worst basketball and worst shooting numbers ever except ft%
Ofc it didn’t look like he was enjoying his time on gsw last yr either.
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16 comments
For the Warriors, despite losing one of the most beloved player in franchise history, it was definitely addition by substraction
Klay’s gonna end up being Tiki Barber but washed, isn’t he?
No way this will ever be taken out of context.
Klay is currently averaging 14 ppg on 55% ts on top of ass defense but no one wants to talk about it
Context:
> Thompson and Kerr had breakfast in Manhattan Beach in late June. Kerr made the drive up from San Diego. He wanted to reiterate to Thompson that, while everything was still in flux, he valued him and wanted him back. They talked a little about the contractual situation. Kerr laid out the reality of his future with the Warriors — it’d probably include a fluctuating role, perhaps off the bench.
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> “At the end of the breakfast, he said, ‘You know, I think it’s time. I think I’m going to go to Dallas,’” Kerr said. “I understood. I completely understood. Sometimes a fresh start can be healthy. I think it was the right decision for him.”
It was the right decision for everyone.
The Warriors decided to replace Klay in the aggregate and it’s worked out fine so far.
Steve Kerr: “Night, night, Klay.”
Context leading to that statement from the article:
>Extension talks stalled prior to last season. There are differing stories on the authenticity of the two-year, $48 million reported offer. Thompson never felt a level of genuine desire from the front office or ownership to ensure a franchise legend remained around. When the summer came, they prioritized other pursuits and Thompson decided to depart before giving them a chance to circle back.
>In his final season, bitterness had grown. Kerr began closing without Thompson on the floor on certain nights and replaced him with a rookie, Brandin Podziemski, in the starting lineup in February. These demotions stung and wounds still appear unhealed. When approached in Dallas back in the preseason, he declined to speak about it: “I’m not talking about the past,” Thompson said.
>“There’s always stuff as a coach that, you know, you look back and you go, ‘Man, I wish I had done this or said that,’” Kerr said. “But there’s nothing that keeps me up at night. Everybody’s life and career arc is different. **I think Klay made the right decision going to Dallas.** Just seeing him the last couple of years, I think he needed a fresh start.”
“The trash took itself out for once”
Steve Kerr father of Nick Kerr.
At the end of the day the Warriors were basically ‘Thanks for your services but we don’t want you back’.
The warriors will never admit it but I guarantee they are all relieved that he’s gone. Not only on the court but he was probably such a cancer in the locker room the last couple of years moping around about his role and contract.
Wait until we see Steve and the whole crew wearing those damned Sailor caps tomorrow night. It really is a way for the organization to get a dig in on him. Klay loves his damned boat.
Honestly I think it was what’s best for both sides. Klay needed a fresh start and his role / struggles to return to form kind of cast a cloud over the team
All you idiots in this thread saying shit like “Klay been cooked for five years” and “Klay’s been poop on the Mavs” are really saying “I don’t watch the games, and when I do I don’t understand what I’m watching.”
Klay isn’t the same guy he was at his peak but he’s still a good player who can help teams win. When he was coming off the bench for the Warriors last season he played really well.
Wild thing to say when Klays playing his worst basketball and worst shooting numbers ever except ft%
Ofc it didn’t look like he was enjoying his time on gsw last yr either.