Steve Kerr pulled no punches when he said the Golden State Warriors dynasty is on its last legs , if it's even standing at all. Nearly 10 years after Dub Nation brought the first championship to the Bay Area in four decades, Kerr could see the end coming already.
While many praised the multi-titled coach's honesty, DeMarcus Cousins believes Kerr's words revealed one critical detail: The real issue in this whole chaos might be the one calling the shots on the sideline.
"I do (have a problem with what Kerr said). I don't like it one bit. If this is a player saying this, how would he be viewed?" Boogie rhetorically asked a question to the panel of FanDuel TV's "Run it Back."
"This doesn't instill confidence in your locker room," DMC added.
Kerr, who coached Golden State to four titles in a span of eight seasons, has been having a tough time navigating the team over the past few years. The Warriors made it to the second round of the playoffs in 2023 and 2025, but they are currently in the play-in picture (19-17).
In all fairness, some of the issues are out of Steve's control. Stephen Curry has already missed 10 games due to various ailments; the team has lost six contests in his absence.
GSW had practically no long-term solution at the center, so they had to implement it by committee. They primarily start Quentin Post, while Al Horford , Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis complete the rotation. Given what they had to work with, coaching could only go so far.
But then again, as Cousins reiterated, hearing your leader on the sideline throw the entire team under the bus would have made things worse.
"To me, this actually shows the real problem in this situation. You're speaking down on your team, you're not instilling confidence in this group, it's been problem after problem as far as development over the years, so it's obvious why you're kinda in this position that you're in now with this group," stated Cousins.
"This type of message, this type of lack of energy, this type of lack of confidence in your group, this only spread within the rest of the guys… I don't believe a coach should speak in this way," the four-time NBA All-Star added.
As Cuz mentioned, it is a bad look when your coach speaks dismissively of the team in public. However, Kerr already had blood in his hands way before he spoke his mind about the Warriors' title chances.
For instance, Steve failed to give a defined role to Jonathan Kuminga , which directly led to an awkward stalemate with the athletic forward. Then, there are continuity issues, insistence on four-guard lineups, almost random rotations, and so on.
Kerr brought the Warriors over the hump, but now that the franchise is obviously in a different situation, he may not be the right leader for the team. The solution? It makes sense to show him the door.
"They need to go and fire Steve Kerr," Brandon Jennings said in an episode of "Gil's Arena." "His schemes, him not wanting to play young players, things that he doing with Kuminga, it messed everything up. Jimmy Butler, he's the second option, but he's only shooting 11 shots; that's not gonna work… If I'm Mike Dunleavy, you gotta have the balls and go ahead and tell him, 'Yo, listen, man. Steve Kerr, your time is up. We're cool on all that sh*t we were doing.'"
Just like ill-fitting rosters, coaching styles aren't one-size-fits-all. Kerr is obviously struggling with Golden State's current makeup, and until the team makes a move to add a top-shelf impact player, he might not be the right man for the job anymore.
The Warriors did it to Mark Jackson before, and now, it is Kerr's time to face the music.
This story was originally published by Basketball Network on Jan 6, 2026, where it first appeared in the Latest News section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
