Warriors News: Dubs Coach Surprisingly Agrees With KD Comments On Plays

The breakup between Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors is seen by most as a sour one. The two-time NBA champion recently shared his criticism on the Dubs offense, something most felt would offend head coach Steve Kerr. Surprisingly, it was the exact opposite.

Durant spoke to J.R. Moehringer of the Wall Street Journal about the Warriors' offense, pointing out how the motion offense run by the Dubs works only at a certain point. He further adds how he needed to do the necessary and create situations on offense - especially during crucial stages of the NBA season.

Instead of taking exception, Kerr concurs with Durant's observation. Speaking to The Athletic, the champion coach singled out how Durant, Michael Jordan, and Kobe Bryant were special. They are superstars who know that they have to do something and take over, meaning individual play.

“For us, with Kevin, I look at the ’16-17 season, his first year, as really our apex,” Kerr said. “We had great offenses every year. But that year, we had a great combination of movement and flow and systemic success combined with the brilliance of his 1-on-1 play. That was the peak of our offense functioning,” said Kerr.

Looking ahead, the Warriors will need to come up with something if they are to make a serious run starting this NBA season. They will rely on Stephen Curry and Draymond Green for the coming season and hopefully, get something from newest member D'Angelo Russell.

As mentioned in a previous post, Klay Thompson remains questionable. Though there are murmurs that he could be returning in the later stages of the 2019-20 NBA season, it still depends on how well he can recuperate from his ACL injury.

For once in a long while, the Dubs are not tipped as tournament favorites following the loss of key players. Regardless, Golden State is not about to sit back and relax. Curry and Green are throwing caution to the wind, believing they are still a team to reckon with. Seeing how they have been cohesively lording at the top the past years, it would be best not to count the Dubs out.