Warriors fans sound off on Twitter about Steve Kerr and loss to Spurs

A frustrating loss and ugly ending against the San Antonio Spurs had some Warriors fans on social media asking tough questions about Steve Kerr.

Given that the Warriors are without Klay Thompson, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Draymond Green are both shooting under 30 percent on 3-pointers and rookie center James Wiseman has been starting and playing more than 20 minutes per game, it’s pretty impressive that the Warriors are 0.500 and still hovering on the edge of the playoff race.

But understandable struggles hit a little bit different for a team that is used to everything looking so easy.

On Monday night, the Warriors dropped another tough game, losing 105-100 to the San Antonio Spurs. Golden State took a two-point lead into the fourth quarter but lost in a period where Steve Kerr had Stephen Curry on the floor for just five-and-a-half minutes. With a chance to tie the game under 10 seconds, Kerr’s out-of-bounds play led to an inexplicable heave by Draymond with plenty of time left on the clock. Between the minutes and the late-game sloppiness, Warriors’ fans and media were a little more forthright than usual in calling our Kerr.

Why didn’t Steve Kerr play Stephen Curry more minutes in the fourth quarter?

Kerr was clear after the game that he doesn’t want to push Curry’s minutes chasing wins, an answer that clearly implied an understanding that the Warriors are not really competing for a title this year.

For Kerr, it is a clearly dichotomous decision though. The Warriors have outscored opponents by 1.9 points per 100 possessions with Curry on the floor this season and been outscored by 4.8 points per 100 possessions when he was on the bench. Resting Curry is the right move for the Warriors’ future but it’s an obvious sacrifice of their present every time it happens.