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Steve Kerr takes big-picture approach to Warriors' title pursuits

Steve Kerr still talks to Phil Jackson occasionally "to check in." But the subject of Kerr turning down the Knicks head coaching job that Jackson offered in May 2014 never arises.

"I obviously made the right choice for many reasons," Kerr said. "I'm (a) Californian. My family is here. It's a better situation."

Who knows if Jackson would still be running the Knicks basketball operations if Kerr would've accepted. Neither man is prone to such speculative revisionism anyway.

What's certain is this: Jackson's ability as a coach to live in the moment but keep the big picture in mind created a calming environment as the

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