“I think the biggest dynamic that Kenny brought that’s different from our past staffs is he became my liaison between our analytics department and the coaching staff,” Kerr said.
SAN FRANCISCO — Some stunning news broke about Kenny Atkinson in the champagne-soaked hours between the Warriors’ title-sealing win in Boston last week and their championship parade through the streets of this city.
“We’re in a great place, we got great players, we live in a beautiful part of the country, Kenny’s got two kids, teenagers who really wanted to stay, and I think it’s a really difficult thing to try to take a job in the middle of the Finals without really getting a chance to unwind,” Kerr said at the championship parade to NBC Sports Bay Area.
“It’s not an easy thing to do. There’s so many numbers, and Kenny is one of the rare coaches who really has a great feel for the numbers and how those numbers translate.”