April 27, 2011
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CSNBayArea.com staff
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The Warriors held a press conference Wednesday after CSNBayArea.com broke the story that the team would not retain Keith Smart as head coach.
NEWS: Warriors won't retain Smart as coach
Jaymee Sire was present at the press conference, and reported the following highlights from the conference via Twitter:
2:44 p.m.
Riley says there is not a budget limit on finding a new Warriors coach.
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2:43 p.m.
Larry Riley says improving the defense is top priority when finding a replacement, but the Warriors won't necessarily go after a defensive guru.
2:34 p.m.
Joe Lacob says the Golden State Warriors will look for someone with experience, likely NBA head coaching experience, for the next coach. But they won't limit themselves either.
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