Warriors assistant Mike Brown coached LeBron James for five seasons.
He was Kobe Bryant's coach as well.
Golden State has a few decent players, too.
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In a "player's league" like the NBA, how does a guy like Brown motivate or inspire superstars?
"The biggest thing is you gotta be up front and truthful with them," Brown said on 95.7 The Game on Tuesday morning. "If there's a deficiency in their game or there's something that stands out with their opponents, you bring that up to him.
"And they may know it, they may not know it -- but you point out some truthful facts. And a lot of times -- especially when you're talking about playoff time -- your opponents have some pretty good things going for them.
"The easiest thing to do is be honest with them, truthful with them and tell them in your opinion where they're lacking. And if you're a great player, you don't like to hear that a lot, but you want to prove the naysayers wrong; you want to prove the numbers wrong.
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"That gets you motivated, gets you going and gets you headed in the right direction in terms of trying to take care of what's in front of you."
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller