95-96 Bulls are generally regarded as one of the greatest teams in the sport of basketball. Led by one of the greatest players of all time Michael Jordan, they won 72 regular season games. It was an NBA record that stood for twenty years before the 2016 Warriors won 73 regular season games. They were coached by arguably the greatest coach of all time. Phil Jackson.

Having a team that has a superstar in the team may sometimes work against the team culture. But Phil Jackson was a great communicator who always practiced transparency. Steve Kerr was also a part of that team and was an important member of that team.

Phil Jackson’s influence on Steve Kerr

After finishing his playing career, in 2014, Steve Kerr took over as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He won the NBA Championship in his first year. Since then, in the past eight years, the Warriors have won four NBA championships. In a recent interview, Steve talked about Phil Jackson’s inspiration for his coaching.

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He said, “I think you have to walk a fine line in being a coach in NBA these days and you have to.. and this was what Phil was really good at and this was what Gregg Popovich was great at. People have to know you are in charge. The players have to feel that they have to respect, that but they have to feel they are collaborating, with them.” 

He also said, “But even back then, Phil and MJ were collaborators. You know, Phil would lead the team with Michael and he would empower people. He would put his foot down when he had to. He was an amazing communicator, so there was this feeling of all right we are doing this together and that’s how I tried to coach the Warriors. It’s a collaboration with Steph and Draymond, Andre Iguodala, who is back. I seek his advice daily, but you can’t appear weak either.”

Golden State Warriors – The modern-day dynasty

When Steve Kerr took over as the Warrior‘s head coach, they were an upcoming team. But the system installed by Steve and the ‘Splash Brothers’ took the Warriors to another level.

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Steve Kerr became the first rookie coach ever to win a title in his first year.

With their player development system and current roster, they are well set for the future. Let us know in the comments below your favorite Warriors memory. ,