Steve Kerr's continuation with the Golden State Warriors after signing a two-year contract is a sign of the current era of the Warriors hanging on for just a bit longer, but Kerr wanted to make it clear that the decision to keep him on was a discussion between him and ownership, not any outside influences. 

The outside influence in particular that was being questioned at Kerr's latest press conference was on if Golden State star Steph Curry had a hand in vouching for Kerr's extension with the team. It's a fair question considering Curry's status within the organization and his long-standing and championship-speckled history with Kerr.

However, the Golden State skipper denied that Curry had a hand in anything and went on to say that a team that lets one of their players, even the all-time franchise great, call the shots when it comes to personnel, probably isn't a well-run team in the first place.

“It usually does not work out well when a player wants to dictate what an organization does," Kerr said (via Warriors). Steph has always recognized the sanctity of that wall.”

It's a good thing that the Warriors organization maintains some separation between the wants of their star players and their structural decisions, but the shadow of Curry and Kerr still undoubtedly hangs over many of the team's decisions. 

There's clearly pressure to bring the Warriors back to a competitive place in the league while they still have the old guard of Curry and Draymond Green on the roster, a task that's increasingly difficult with teams like the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs on meteoric rises. 

Keeping Kerr around provides continuity for the team and with his championship-winning resume with the team, it's hard to argue against keeping Kerr around, with or without the input of any star players.

The pressure is on and Warriors fans have a good reason to have lofty expectations of their team, whether those expectations are fueled by nostalgia for the mid-2010s or not. 

Kerr, Curry and Green obviously have the experience and chemistry together to work together as a group to great results, but they still need to be able to apply that chemistry to a growing and changing roster as well as a growing and changing era of basketball. 

They'll have at least two years to make that happen with Kerr's new contract and every game going forward will be watched to see if the team is moving forward or living in the past.