The Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks both have championship-caliber coaches leading the way in Jason Kidd and Steve Kerr.
Both have won rings from the sidelines, with Kerr leading the Warriors' dynastic run in the 2010s while Kidd was the lead assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers during their bubble championship. But both were key cogs in championship runs as players as well. The two coaches were asked about their experiences playing one another back in the day.
“Yeah I remember facing Steve. He had Michael Jordan,” said Kidd on the Warriors coach, eliciting laughs from the reporters around him. “Steve always made the big shots. Steve was a great competitor. … He won. He's a winner and that's what made Steve special.”
It's hard to think of Steve Kerr in his Chicago Bulls uniform without thinking about Michael Jordan being right there beside him. While he did make some clutch shots, he was far from the player Jason Kidd was on the court. Kerr was vocal on that during the Warriors' presser.
“I didn't guard him, thankfully,” said the Warriors coach on Jason Kidd as a player. “The biggest thing I remember about Jason was just the overwhelming speed and force that he played with. In transition, even after made baskets, he'd come barreling down. You didn't really see how strong he was until you played against him.”
Luckily for Warriors fans, the coaches don't play in deciding the Western Conference Finals.
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