Kerr tweaking Warriors’ offense receives Steph’s stamp of approval

Kerr tweaking Warriors’ offense receives Steph’s stamp of approval originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO – The offense Steve Kerr installed 10 years ago, with crisps passes and player movement creating basketball symphony, is being updated. The Warriors want a different look, one they believe befits the current roster.

Despite the team’s tremendous success under Kerr, this should be an easy sell. The most important component understands it and already has bought in.

“You get smacked in the face and don’t make the playoffs, that’s all the real message you need, the reminder you need that,” Stephen Curry said Monday at Media Day. “We have a way of doing things in terms of how we approach practices, games, the level of competition you need to have.

“But when it comes down to your Xs and Os and the style and all that type of stuff, being open to evolving and pivoting and figuring out what — especially how the league continues to evolve as well.”

The Warriors last season often struggled to keep up with the rest of the NBA. Kerr tried a trillion rotations in search of a unit that could defend well and still generate enough offense to keep pace. Though their 2022 championship team started two non-shooters – Draymond Green and Kevon Looney – Kerr and his staff realized that formula is outdated in a league where most contenders spread the floor with four or five shooters.

“The good news is like I’m coming into this training camp with an open mind of how we’re supposed to play,” Curry said. “I know there’s a Warrior mentality and culture of how we do things. There’s a system that we ran for a decade plus that has worked. It doesn’t necessarily mean that’s how this team needs to play. We have to have antennas up on and an openness to accept what this team’s strengths are, what our weaknesses are, and kind of lean into those.”

These comments from the richly decorated franchise player are in sync with Kerr’s summertime moves – and his statements a few days ago.

“What we never want to give up is our values as a team,” Kerr said last Thursday. “We believe in ball movement….

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Publish date : 2024-10-01 01:49:54

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