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turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 12:56 PM Jun 2018

'He would be an incredible president': Steve Kerr is US sport's voice of reason

The Golden State Warriors coach is on the verge of leading his team to a third title in four years. But he is just as remarkable off the court

The coach of the NBA’s most powerful team will not stick to sports. Steve Kerr, whose Golden State Warriors are set to win their third NBA title in four years, has transformed from a master of unselfish offenses to an essential voice of reason in a world in which reason dies on cable news.

“I think he’s got a fire burning,” the Warriors general manager, Bob Myers, told the Guardian in the run-up to Friday night’s Game 4 of the NBA finals. “It smolders in there. It lives in there. It’s there right now. I don’t know what he’s thinking right now but he’s thinking about something that he’s either read or heard that he didn’t like that he wants to speak on if asked about it.”

Chances are, Kerr will be asked. Chances are, Kerr will answer. No topic seems off limits. No question is too dangerous.

On the behavior of Donald Trump: “You want for there to be respect and dignity and there hasn’t been any.”

On gun control: “We have to look at this as having nothing to do with partisanship, political parties. It’s got to be a public safety issue.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/08/steve-kerr-golden-state-warriors-coach-political-views


You know what if he ran for the job....................I would seriously take a hard look at him

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'He would be an incredible president': Steve Kerr is US sport's voice of reason (Original Post) turbinetree Jun 2018 OP
Gregg Popovitch too... ghostsinthemachine Jun 2018 #1
No way. Not another celebrity as a presidential candidate! MineralMan Jun 2018 #2
Nope, this is getting ridiculous. bettyellen Jun 2018 #3

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)
1. Gregg Popovitch too...
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 01:19 PM
Jun 2018

Seems basketball has more deep thinkers than most other sports. Bill Walton, Kareem, Pop, Kerr, LeBron etc...

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
2. No way. Not another celebrity as a presidential candidate!
Fri Jun 8, 2018, 01:21 PM
Jun 2018

No, thank you very much. That's just ridiculous. We need a statesman or woman to run, not a freaking coach.

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