Steve Kerr became a dual NBA champion after leading the Golden State Warriors to their first title in four decades as head coach, 17 years after winning the last of three consecutive titles as a point guard with the Chicago Bulls.
Kerr hasn’t yet returned to the sidelines after two offseason back surgeries, but he hasn’t been out of the spotlight.
Given the Warriors have picked up right where they left off—15-0 and one victory shy of an NBA record for most wins to start the season without a loss—Kerr has naturally fielded questions comparing his current squad and the 1995-96 Bulls bunch he played for that went 72-10, an NBA record.
However, he prefaced that by discussing how he feels having to watch from afar, per Ethan Sherwood Strauss of ESPN.com:
I have to start out by saying the human side of me, so I'm in the locker room last night, watching the game, Van Gundy's talking about the '96 Bulls compared to this team. Sitting there, I'm like, "Damn it, I should be coaching this team, I should be out there." And then in the press conference afterward, somebody would be ask ...
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Steve Kerr Comments on Warriors’ Start, Matching Up with 1995-96 Chicago Bulls
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