Post season analysis of the Golden State Warriors

[jozef]

COACH
Steve Kerr needs to forget any small ball ideas. The league is young and tall. Also defensive positional mismatches hurted the team. He also has to tighten up playcalling and minimalize freelancing. Most players need to be used very specifically to maximalize their assets. Weakside screens (flare, curl, lock) are still Warriors best ticket to NBA pedestal, one shooter on each side of the floor make them unstoppable, no other team can reach that level. Occasional small on big cross screen would help to increase inside scoring and trigger more free throws and inside-outside passing.

POINT GUARD
Brandin Podziemski should be backup at PG. He has a size and skills more suited for PG than SG. He expressed a desire to prove himself with the ball in his hands in the summer league. This season was a waste for his development as a PG cause of Chris Paul taking that role.

SHOOTING GUARD
Klay Thompson needs to play less than 30 minutes to stay fresh and energized. Moses Moody needs to play 20+ minutes to utilize his solid athleticism and skills. He was a victim of a logjam at guard positions cause of Chris Paul minutes.

SMALL FORWARD
Andrew Wiggins is still valuable prototype of athletic forward but his flat arc on shooting makes him ineffective from perimeter. His best asset is a cut to the basket and that should be his primary role on split screens or corner screens. That's what makes him complementary player to Steph and Klay. Healthy Gary Payton II is also valuable player at this position.

POWER FORWARD
Draymon Green is still one of the best at PF position but he needs to stay focused. Mentally wise he needs a rest from the game on daily basis and to stop podcasts and commenting. Jonathan Kuminga proves to be an elite driver and excellent backup at PF. Targeting him more on handoff role should give him better offensive opportunities. Improving his shooting mechanics could bring him few minutes at SF but it will take probably more than one summer.

CENTER
Trayce Jackson-Davis proves to be great at finishing and protecting around the rim. On the other side Kevon Looney, who deteriorated as an athlete, expressed a desire to add more shooting to his game to be more like Dario Saric which is useless for the team cause the shooting comes from other position and athleticism is that complementary needed skill at center position. Goga Bitadze is unused in Orlando and he would be great fit. Also Oso Ighodaro could be drafted in second round and he would be kind of Trayce Jackson-Davis twin.