Steve Kerr brushes off Charles Barkley’s criticism of Warriors
Steve Kerr brushes off Charles Barkley’s criticism of Warriors
SAN DIEGO — Before he became head coach of what eventually became the NBA’s most hyped team, Steve Kerr was a TNT colleague of Charles Barkley.
[...] on Tuesday afternoon, when asked about Barkley’s most recent criticism of the Warriors, Kerr was hardly contentious.
Barkley has long bashed Golden State for being over-reliant on jump shots.
During a TNT luncheon Tuesday in Manhattan, he took credit for predicting that the Warriors wouldn’t beat a healthy Cleveland team in the Finals.
When I told you they couldn’t play that little small-ball and win a championship if everybody they played was healthy, they’d wear down, and they did. …
In a survey published Tuesday by NBA.com, 69 percent of NBA general managers picked the Warriors to win their second league title in three years.
Center Anderson Varejao, who has been limited the past two practices with a shoulder contusion, is questionable for the game.