[95.7] “We didn’t lose the game because of the officials so there’s no point in whining about anything. There were definitely calls we didn’t like but every game every coach can say that. This is not about anything other than our performance.” Steve Kerr keeping it 💯 on officiating. (Clip – 0:19)
“We didn’t lose the game because of the officials so there’s no point in whining about anything. There were definitely calls we didn’t like but every game every coach can say that. This is not about anything other than our performance.”
Steve Kerr keeping it 💯 on officiating. pic.twitter.com/PvT7WRGbjl
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) May 7, 2023
by NokCha_
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Officiating is strictly something for us dumb fans to complain about between games. I’m glad that the actual team is focusing on themselves.
Kerr being diplomatic as usual. Hope it pays off.
Always a class act like Curry.
Leave the mud slinging to us fans
It’s the number one thing everyone is talking about; reporters, fans, and knuckleheads on forums. Of course they’re gonna ask Kerr, and of course he’s gonna deny it because he’s smart enough to avoid being fined by the league.
The fact that it won’t die is proof enough that the problem is real.
Bro whenever Kerr talks it makes me realize what an asshole I am. He’s pure class.
He’s only saying that so he won’t get fined and to keep the moral of the young players high. Kerr and the vets on the Warriors know what’s going on, they’ve seen this before (2016). Kerr knows if he complains then refs will just double down and Lakers will get close to 50 FTs, Draymond will get ejected in the 1st half, Steph will continue to get mugged offball etc
The most annoying part about the Warriors always taking the high road and never flaming the officials in the media is that they’ve literally never received even a *balanced* whistle in return, while all the teams that do flame the officials in the media get a overly lopsided friendly whistle after the fact lol it’s so obnoxious
Nothing more appealing than a person that believes in self-accountability and who won’t take the victim’s way out.
He’s also not even allowed to criticize the officiating, so this is no surprise
Of course he can’t call out officials. That comes with a fine & even more one sided calls. You can’t deny that the calls had the warriors scared to play defense & the lack of calls on their side killed momentum tho. The blocking call on Draymond that should’ve been a charge is a perfect example of that.
Was the officiating bad? Yes. Biased towards lakers? Obviously yes….could the warriors hit the ocean if they were on a boat yesterday? No. And That’s why they lost by 30. When you lose by 30, good and fair officiating maybe makes the game a 15-20 point loss at best
He’s right, dubs not losing because of officiating.
Fuck that, drop the facade and lambast the officials, the shit is lopsided.
Steve Kerr keeping his $$, more like
We lost the game in the second quarter when we decided that we were gonna hand the ball to the other team.
He’s 100% correct. The game was lost because of careless turnovers and low effort from pretty much everyone not named Wiggs. Guys have to shoot better. Regardless of refs there’s no chance we win this series or a title when Poole plays that awful along with Steph and Klay shooting that poorly. They will bounce back Game 4
Turnovers, sloppy passing, horrible shooting, lack of urgency and lack of composure are the reasons why the Dubs got blown out, not the officiating.
People need to shut up about the officiating. We got destroyed in game 3. This type of talk just gets our fans flamed even more by the rest of the NBA. get over it. Be better in game 4. We have 4 championships in the last decade and are arguably the most popular NBA team in the world with Steph on board. There’s no conspiratorial agenda here.
is it because they’ll fine him otherwise?
Man is self aware, I love it.
He would get fined if he shit talked the refs. We all watched. The FT stats are there, the Lakers and head Ref Lebron got so many more FTA than any other team. Facts are facts.
Total Free Throws
76ers – 84, Celtics – 79
Heat – 77, Knicks – 72
Nuggets – 57, Suns – 40
What Lakers officiating looks in the 2nd round this yr:
Total Free Throws
Lakers – 83, Warriors – 39
Kerr and most of our players are too classy to complain that the the officiating was the sole reason the Dubs lost. That being said I think pointing out the need for consistency of enforcement can still be classy without being too harsh.
The knee grabbing is a prime example.
He’s doing the right thing to prep this team for game 4. He’s also over it by now because you have to be. But I’d be shocked if he wasn’t boiling over during the game like all of us.
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Kerr is dropping facts!
Turn over, stupid fumbling and lack of discipline lost the game. Everyone besides Curry had a brain fart during mid game.
Thanks steve, i’m sorry for complaining
We shot the shit out of ourselves during that disgusting second quarter meltdown. Almost as if the brief 11 point lead we held literally zapped all of the focus from every single human on our team top to bottom. I highly doubt the focus will disappear like that again especially with our backs against the wall down 2-1 on the road. Now it’s just a matter of hitting the shots that we are accustomed to hitting.
We have shitty cute passes when we are ahead and turn the ball over. stop doing this and it won’t come down to the refs.
Has to say that. Doesn’t mean it’s true. It’s just over so no point crying. Was still bullshit.
There’s only one possible explanation for this… Kerr is in on the fix.
If the officiating was better than the Warriors lose by 25 instead.
Thank you Kerr. Please set this sub straight.
His performance. Went back to shitty motion and the turnovers piled up again. Klay with 6 fkin turnovers cause he cant pass out a double team bruh. Very few steph pick n rolls again.
So tired of all the complaints about the FTs
Get it’s a huge discrepancy, get some of the calls were iffy and/or marginal at best, but it’s hard to win a game when you turn the ball over like crazy and hack/reach on defense (and gift Ts and take fouls).
Team that leads the league in opponents FT attempts meets team that leads the league in FT attempts, recipe for disaster. They just need to be smart and disciplined about it. Can absorb those FTs if you’re actually playing well. Cut out the turn overs, cut out the mistakes on defense, make your 3s, keep the assists up.
It’d also be nice if someone could just drive and force the matter, take a tough two and get to the line. At this point, they don’t really have anyone besides Steph, and he doesn’t exactly get the best calls. Wiggins has been fairly timid, Poole is in his own head, Kuminga is buried on the bench. Poole could legit become a great FT merchant, but that handle needs to be cleaned up and he probably needs to stop jawing with the refs.
I hope he said this just so the refs favor us now lol can’t talk shit to the refs faces when the series isn’t over yet
Lakers are good at creating fouls and defending without fouling. We suck at both. He is right. Stop whining when you lose. Dubs in 7
Steve should bitch more. LeBron does it all the time. It works.
Am I the only one tired of him not complaining, we watch curry get grabbed and pushed nightly and Kerr doesn’t say a thing
When you were blown out by 30, it wasn’t about officiating.
They didn’t punk us, we let ourselves get punked
We go low, he goes high! 😂
Well, Someone had to man up and say it.