Steve Kerr says he is ‘year to year’ as Warriors’ coach, talks future roster and scheme tweaks

SAN FRANCISCO Steve Kerr is taking things one season at a time as the Warriors enter another pivotal offseason The Warriors longtime coach addressed that topic and a multitude of others at Chase Center on Friday during his exit interview At this point it s year to year Kerr commented I love my job and it s so so much fun I loved this season and this was a really gratifying year Kerr has one more year left on his contract He s as big a part of this as anyone I love him as a partner in this profession Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy noted It s one of those things where we want him to be here as long as he wants to be here and if it means going year to year or doing an extension I think we can figure stuff out After taking a day to reflect on the organization s season which ended on Wednesday with a Match loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the playoffs Kerr took stock of what happened After playing basketball for much of the season and on the verge of missing the postseason for the second straight year the February pact for Jimmy Butler saved the season and gave the Warriors direction for the - season The Warriors went - when their star trio of Butler Steph Curry and Draymond Green played and lost the final four games of the Timberwolves series after Curry injured his left hamstring in the second quarter of Competition He sees room for improvement but no need for drastic changes Jimmy Butler is one of the best players in the NBA and you put him next to Steph and next to Draymond you saw the results Kerr revealed All the facts supports that the offensive rating defensive rating the meeting made sense again when we got Jimmy He comes back next year we got Steph healthy and we feel like we can pick up where we left off but we definitely have to make particular improvements Those improvements did not pertain to the association s offensive philosophy which has long emphasized off-ball movement split cuts quick passing and featuring Curry s numerous talents Although Kerr announced the unit will certainly play Jonathan Kuminga who is entering restricted free agency with Butler if the fourth-year forward returns the Warriors scheme will not change too much Any talk of Do we need to change our offensive system to me is kind of laughable Kerr explained What does that mean Let s not run Steph off screens Let s not put Steph in pick-and-roll I m not even sure how to respond to that What we ve done has been incredibly powerful Kerr also praised the enhancement of several young players He spoke highly of Kuminga s maturity with handling inconsistent minutes and explained he would like to have the forward back next season It felt square peg round hole for us Kerr commented We obviously went away from JK as part of the rotation and he handled it really well For him to stay ready stay positive and then get his chance and play well in those last four games of the Minnesota series speaks highly of JK and his approach Related Articles How Valkyries Nakase rose from coaching depths to make Asian-American history Jonathan Kuminga enters offseason with his Warriors future up in the air Steph Curry processes tough end to Warriors season That s a first for me Warriors can only imagine where they d end up if not for Steph Curry s devastating injury Warriors can t afford caution this offseason as Steph Curry s prime dwindles The coach also praised Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski s development noting that Moody s role as a -and-D wing solidified post-trade as did Podziemski s place as a secondary ball-handler Any time you put high-IQ guys together on the floor which we did with Draymond Jimmy Steph BP I mean you can see the outcome Kerr revealed Though Kerr commented roster decisions will be up to the front office he made it clear that he did not believe Green should be the crew s full-time center where he played the bulk of his minutes toward the end of the season He also acknowledged that given that all three stars are or older a big move could be on the table You have to factor in the age of our three best players you have to if you re Mike and his group Kerr explained So several kind of balance within that conversation is definitely necessary and it s not an easy question to answer