Raising Barnes: How Kerr got a Warrior to buy in

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    Way back in October a Golden State Warrior who was only around for three weeks hit on the formula that produced the franchise's best season in four decades.

    Jason Kapono was in Warriors training camp at the behest of general manager Bob Myers, even though Kapono had been out of the NBA for two years. Myers wanted to see if Kapono, who twice led the league in 3-point field goal percentage, still had enough jumpers left in him to provide some depth at a bargain rate.

    It didn't take long for Kapono to realize he had no business on a court filled with younger, faster players. It took him even less time to realize an important attribute about Steve Kerr, the Warriors' rookie coach. About halfway through Kapono's 20 days on the training camp roster, he told me he noticed Kerr didn't feel the need to build himself up at the expense of anyone else's confidence. Kerr could find a way to be the boss without constantly reminding people he's the boss. He didn't spend his practices belittling his players. And Kapono thought that approach would work perfectly for Harrison Barnes.

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