Kerr: 'Insane' To Call Season Failure If No Title
OAKLAND (CBS Sports) -- After Game 6 of the NBA Finals, a reporter asked Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson if another loss would mean the season is a failure. Thompson answered that it "100 percent" would, adding that it is "either win the whole thing or bust for us." A couple of days later, Golden State coach Steve Kerr said that Thompson was tricked into answering that way, and completely dismissed that line of thinking.
"I don't want to insult anybody," Kerr said. "I think it's an unfair question and I never look at sports that way. And I think it's insane, with all due respect to Klay, of course, it's insane to actually say that. Like, really? Come on."
The Warriors won 73 games, an accomplishment that no other team in NBA history has achieved. They did that after winning a title last season, not only avoiding a "championship hangover" but making the concept seem laughable. Their success playing at a fast pace, switching on defense and firing 3-pointers has changed the league.
To get to this point, they survived a serious scare in the Western Conference finals, coming back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder. Golden State's goal is unquestionably to repeat as a champion, but falling short of that ultimate goal is different than completely failing.
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