Draymond Green Clarifies How Steve Kerr Coaches Steph Curry – NBC Sports Bay Area and California

After more than a decade of continuity for the Warriors, it’s clear that no one in the organization gets special treatment. Not even the centerpiece.

Two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry is trained the same way as everyone else. Draymond Green elaborates on coach Steve Kerr’s style.

“A lot of people think Steph can do whatever she wants,” Green said. “No. He’s always on Steph’s heels. Defense, turnovers. He coaches Steph really, really, really hard. I don’t think people realize that.”

There were several occasions where Kerr showed his frustration with Curry through body language. In a game early in the 2023 season, Curry threw an unwise pass in the fourth quarter at Minnesota, landing out of bounds near Kerr. The coach walked to the sidelines in disgust.

“The next day I pulled him aside,” Kerr said, relaying his message to Curry. “’Hey, I was watching the tape and I saw my reaction, I shouldn’t have done that.’”

Curry’s response: “Hell no. That was a terrible decision. You have to coach me.”

Many coaches live by the theory that your best players should be trained harder in front of everyone to set the tone. Sometimes this can lead to a disconnect between the star of the game and the coach.

“Not every player in this league can handle this thing being made public,” Kerr said.

Curry is a rare breed. Everyone on the pitch understands why, but it’s his off-the-wall temperament that can be overlooked.

“It actually probably gets on me more than ever,” Curry said. “The only conversation we had was to train me like you would everyone, because that will help you strengthen your voice in the locker room and build that confidence.”

Creating a culture starts with building an identity and maintaining the highest standards of everyone involved, including one of the best players of all time.

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