I spoke with Steve Kerr about the surprise DeMarcus Cousins signing, some time after Kerr was through with his sojourns up and down Interstate 5 in his son Nick’s Honda. At a point in free agency, Kerr had been called into action away from his San Diego area home and asked to help with a Los Angeles pitch meeting. Along the way, DeMarcus Cousins happened.



Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised, but what struck me most was Kerr’s beaming enthusiasm for the addition. Professional grumps, coaches are often circumspect about even the most obviously beneficial roster moves. I anticipated more caution, more suppressing of expectations.



Instead, Kerr is transparently excited about the possibilities Cousins presents and the problems he might solve. Put another way, the Warriors wish to end switching against Steph Curry as a catch-all strategy. If Cousins is healed, this defensive strategy is on the injured list.



Kerr talked at length about a...