Steve Kerr's choices have come down to choosing between going to work alongside his mentor or being a stone's throw away from the place he now calls home.
BleacherReport.com reports the would-be rookie coach's choices are now between taking the Knicks job and working with Phil Jackson, whom he won three NBA titles playing for during Michael Jordan's heyday with the Bulls, or taking the suddenly open Golden State Warriors job that came about just days ago by virtue of Mark Jackson's ouster.
Steve Kerr Knicks top coaching candidate?
Now a TNT analyst who has never coached on any level, Kerr is expected to make his decision known over the next several days. Like those who have preceded him in going from the TV booth to the coach's box such as Jackson and the Clippers' Doc Rivers, Kerr is considered a strong leader with a grand IQ for the game.
"I think it allows people to look a little broader than they once did," Nets general manager Billy King, who hired Jason Kidd as his coach just days after he announced his retirement, told BleacherReport of the growing pool of coaching candidates. "I think each situation is different."
Steve Kerr picks Bill Parcells' mind
George Karl has been an NBA coach for than two decades, recording more than 1,000 victories. Still, he sees a uniqueness in the 48-year Kerr.
"Steve Kerr, I think, is a very good basketball guy," Karl told BleacherReport. "Very good. Very talented brain. Very good instincts. A championship pedigree. I think Steve knows enough about an 82-game season that he understands it."
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