Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr wants to beat the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record for the most wins in a regular season. He just doesn’t want to push for it too much.
The Warriors are 69-8 on the season with only five games remaining and within striking distance of the Bulls’ 72-10 mark. Kerr commented Monday on his team’s position heading into the stretch run, per Sam Amick of USA Today:
We’re not really pushing for this. All we’ve said is, ‘Yeah, it’d be nice to get. We’d like to get it.’ But if I were pushing for it, I probably wouldn’t be resting (backup point guard) Shaun Livingston and (center Andrew) Bogut, and I’d be playing our starters more. We’re just playing it out. I don’t understand if people are going to say that we’re pushing for this. I don’t think that’s the right word to use. We’d like to get it, but we’re still resting people and trying to get us set up for the playoffs.
Kerr’s comments make sense. It is impossible to ignore the allure of history on the table, b ...
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Steve Kerr Comments on Warriors’ Mentality Toward Pursuit of Wins Record
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