The former Celtic buries Steve Kerr's recent comments about the Warriors

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Kerr famously kept Jayson Tatum out of the squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics twice.

Steve Kerr has once again drawn criticism for his use or lack of use of Jayson Tatum during the 2024 Paris Olympics, as the Celtics superstar now looks like an early MVP candidate.

His recent comments about his 2024-25 Warriors rotation management probably don't help matters.

On Thursday, Kerr told reporters that this year's Warriors team is as strong a team as ever. That would lump them in with four NBA championship rosters, two of which featured players like Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson as well as strong supporting casts. Kerr made this comparison when explaining his use of a 12-man rotation early in the season.

“I’ve never played 12 before, but we’ll get there,” Kerr said. “I thought, 'Maybe we'll just play 10 and I'll just have to tell two of these guys to sit,' and I couldn't justify that.”

Whether or not Kerr was only considering his NBA roster when making his claim about the Warriors' strength, it's an odd decision for him to use a 12-man rotation in the NBA, but not with his Olympic squad out the best players in the league. Kerr DNP'd Tatum twice in the Olympics, arguing that he didn't always fit right into the lineup.

Current Celtics broadcaster and former NBA player Eddie House was among those who questioned Kerr's comments considering he managed Team USA this summer.

“When I hear him say that, I just can’t believe it,” House said of Kerr. “He comes from the Olympics. You have just coached the best players from the United States of America. And you're saying you could go deep with this (Warriors) team?

“I'm trying to figure it out. Please make it meaningful.”

House embodied what many Celtics fans likely feel after Kerr's comments. Tatum was a first-team All-NBA selection the season before the Olympics.

Now, in his first three games this season, Tatum is averaging 33 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game on 54.7 percent shooting from the field and 48.6 percent shooting from three-point range. Territory.

Tatum and the Celtics won't have to wait long to take on Kerr's Warriors. Boston will host Golden State on November 6th at TD Garden.