How much credit does Kerr get for developing Draymond Green?
(1) Kerr lucked into playing Draymond. An injury to David Lee in training camp forced a change to their lineup which triggered much of their success.
(2) Kerr's offense did a great job of utilizing and developing Draymond's ball-handling and playmaking. I do not believe this aspect of his game would have developed without Kerr or a coach like Kerr.
(3) As Moranis stated, Draymond's defense & rebounding had already developed by the time Kerr took over. However, Kerr did use Draymond on centers for the first time which did give Draymond added value as a small ball center. Kerr was ahead of the curve on this and this added value may have gone unexploited for several seasons without Kerr's influence.
(4) Draymond's capacity to stay on the floor came with his improved jump-shot during the early Mark Jackson to Steve Kerr years. This development was all Draymond.
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Draymond and Kerr reminds me of Pippen and Phil Jackson. Phil Jackson's Triangle offense was the absolute perfect for Pippen who was ideal for a read and react offense but struggled in a more directed offense.
I always remember Rudy T talking about how he would script loads of plays for Pippen to get shots and Pippen would be quiet and passive but when they ran no plays for Pippen he would have his best games. Pippen just wasn't comfortable in that type of a directed offense. Loved the read and react elements of the Triangle and blossomed within it.
Similar in my mind to what Draymond achieved in Kerr's offense and how it keyed his growth.
