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On the topic of motivating, from Warriors game last night...

The W's were playing sloppy basketball in the first quarter and Steve Kerr was upset, almost resigned to defeat. Then Draymond Green told him how bad his body language looked, and he realized he needed to change, that it was his responsibility to inspire the team.  In fact, Kerr's went on to say he was acting like a pouting child and he was not proud of his behavior.

How refreshing to see a coach admit fault and acknowledge part of his job is to inspire his players to perform.  

I say this in response to the "I'm not a motivator. I want motivated players" post above.

Oh, should say the Warriors went on to win the game by 22 points.

Couple of ways to look at this. One way is that Kerr needed a Draymond Green to motivate him, and failing that he doesn't react and loses the game. Who is the Draymond Green on Stanford's team right now?
Another way is that the Warriors respect Kerr so much that they pay attention to how he behaves. I kind of think that Kerr and Shaw are a lot alike. The main difference is that Kerr is coaching mostly professionals (with a few young kids mixed in), and Shaw is coaching college kids. Big difference.

[Goose]

On the topic of motivating, from Warriors game last night...

The W's were playing sloppy basketball in the first quarter and Steve Kerr was upset, almost resigned to defeat. Then Draymond Green told him how bad his body language looked, and he realized he needed to change, that it was his responsibility to inspire the team.  In fact, Kerr's went on to say he was acting like a pouting child and he was not proud of his behavior.

How refreshing to see a coach admit fault and acknowledge part of his job is to inspire his players to perform.  

I say this in response to the "I'm not a motivator. I want motivated players" post above.

Oh, should say the Warriors went on to win the game by 22 points.

Couple of ways to look at this. One way is that Kerr needed a Draymond Green to motivate him, and failing that he doesn't react and loses the game. Who is the Draymond Green on Stanford's team right now?
Another way is that the Warriors respect Kerr so much that they pay attention to how he behaves. I kind of think that Kerr and Shaw are a lot alike. The main difference is that Kerr is coaching mostly professionals (with a few young kids mixed in), and Shaw is coaching college kids. Big difference.