Prior to the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke highly of the Nets, calling Kenny Atkinson and Sean Marks transformative leaders for an organization, specifically citing culture change.
With Atkinson, he mentioned the energy and effort saying, “You can feel it when you play them.” They like to call that ‘grit’ around here. With Sean Marks, he mentioned how he may have been “dealt the worst hand ever” when taking over nearly two years and how well he’s done since. (It’s also a subtle reminder that the league knew how bad things were under the previous regime.