Warriors camp takeaways: Kerr pleased by players’ conditioning

Warriors camp takeaways: Kerr pleased by players’ conditioning originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

LAIE, Hawaii – Building blocks continue to grow and be stacked upon one another at Warriors training camp on the BYU-Hawaii campus. Golden State scrimmaged Thursday, but didn’t go full court during practice after doing so the day prior.

Coach Steve Kerr is “really happy” with the conditioning and shape that his group came to camp in. Transition defense and offense is a key emphasis going into the 2024-25 NBA season after falling down the rankings last season and not playing their particular style of basketball. To Kerr, the Warriors’ play there has been unacceptable in that regard the past two seasons.

A Chris Paul-style of play in slowing the game down and getting into a set offense more frequently isn’t the product that will be seen on the floor this season.

Here are five takeaways from the third day of Warriors training camp, which featured comments from Kerr, Buddy Hield and Kyle Anderson.

Run, Run, Run

Speed, tiring teams out and pushing the pace is back for the Warriors. During Wednesday’s scrimmage, Jonathan Kuminga sprinting down the floor and into the lane created an open 3-pointer for a teammate. That’s one example that will make Kerr happy.

He also feels like the Warriors have the right players at the right ages to get back to being a track team on the hardwood.

“With [Brandin Podziemski], [De’Anthony] Melton and our other guys handling the ball behind Steph [Curry], we feel like it makes a lot of sense to play fast and we have the right personnel to do it,” Kerr said. “But the only way it works is if we take care of the ball and get good shots, and that’s what we’re really working on.”

The Warriors lost two future Hall of Fame players over the offseason in Paul and Klay Thompson. They two also are on the tail-end of their careers at 39 and 34 years old. Podziemski still is 21 and Melton is 26.

Newcomer Kyle Anderson, 31, can feel the different compared to his previous teams.

“Obviously you have to be in shape to play fast,” the man nicknamed Slo Mo said. “Day 1 was a…

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Publish date : 2024-10-04 03:19:10

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