The coaching situation going on in Golden State is tricky for many reasons. For starters, the switch from Kerr to Walton demonstrates that this team can run on auto-pilot. Also, it adds murkiness around coaching awards. Should they go to Kerr or Walton? This situation is unprecedented, so a lot of things are going to have to be made up on the fly.
For example, coaching the all-star game. Kerr won’t be eligible because coaches can’t coach the all-star team in consecutive seasons, but that doesn’t automatically mean Walton gets the job either.
Steve Kerr wouldn’t be eligible to coach in the All-Star Game. The NBA hasn’t determined if Luke Walton would.
League spokesman Tim Frank says it’s “premature” to address whether the interim coach of the undefeated Golden State Warriors could lead the Western Conference if Kerr hasn’t returned following back surgery.
The coaches whose teams have the best record in each conference following play on Jan. 31 earn spots in Toronto for the Feb. 14 game. But coaches aren’t allowed the honor in consecutive years, a rule that dates to Pat Riley’s dominance with the Lakers in the 1980s, so Kerr is disqualified.
H/T: nba.com
