Steve Kerr Comments on Warriors' Championship Run, Rotations, More

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has a rested and restocked arsenal of stars that includes Kevin Durant alongside Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson for the 2016-17 season. 

With the formation of the NBA's newest superteam, the Warriors will attempt to win a second title in three years after a disappointing 2016 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

But Kerr told the media Friday, via J.A. Adande of ESPN.com, that basketball fans shouldn't expect another 73-win season like the record-breaking campaign last year: "I don't think we'll have that this year. We've kind of been through that. We'd rather win a championship than set a record, that's for sure. Last year we felt like we could do both—and we were pretty close—but we couldn't pull it off."

Instead, Kerr is focusing on the health of his players and ensuring that they have enough gas left in the tank to finish off the season with the Larry O'Brien Trophy:

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We were running on fumes. I think the toll was over several years. That's one of the reasons I think this year we're going to pace ourselves somewhat ... but we're also better off having the new blood and the new life, because I think it will give us that boost.

It doesn't guarantee that we're going to be better, but it changes the dynamics a little bit. I think it'll make things a little fresher, and make it maybe a little easier for us to get through the regular season and get through the grind.

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Experiencing the wear and tear of a second straight run to the finals last year also made Kerr realize how impressive Cavaliers star LeBron James' run of six straight finals appearances has been:

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That's why LeBron [James] going to the Finals six straight years is, to me, one of the great accomplishments of all time. Like, how many guys have done that? Maybe Bill Russell was the last guy. I know Michael didn't do it because he took a couple of years off. Larry Bird, Magic [Johnson] never did it. ... Six is incredible.

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With a four-time scoring champion and former MVP in Durant joining the ranks, it's imperative that the Warriors can get the entire roster on the same page and make sure there is no clashing of egos with Curry, who is the league's two-time reigning Most Valuable Player. 

That's why Kerr might spend a lot of time in the regular season finding the right combinations: "This year's more about just growing and getting better and experimenting the first couple months of the season."

But he is keeping the fans in mind, ensuring Adande that fans in the stands will have an opportunity to see their favorite players as long as they are healthy. 

Heading into the regular season, there is little disputing that the Warriors are the league's best team on paper, and if it were a priority, they could probably mount a serious charge at 74 wins this season.

But after last season's enormous letdown that didn't end in a championship, Kerr, his players and Warriors fans look like they're focused more on hardware than breaking records.