The Warriors brilliant strategy is too much for the Suns
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
- On Christmas, the Warriors used a brilliant cutting strategy built around Steph Curry's off-ball movement to defeat the Suns. This video is a detailed film breakdown of Curry, Draymond Green and coach Steve Kerr's tactics to outlast Chris Paul, Devin Booker and the Suns.
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Remember when people were saying that Kerr isn't a good coach? He proves time and time again that he is amongst the best coaches the league has ever seen.
The legendary Phil Jackson passed the torch on him.
@@ibringthelastwords1358 and Pop
He said amongst the best ...
He wasn't a great in game adjustment coach. Or adjustments in general. He is great at making the team work harder and motivating them though. I believe Kerr has learned throughout the years on how to be better at making adjustments though His high IQ new assistants. They definitely have something to do with it.
@@nottheone831 yea he’s not great at in game adjustments, but he’s built and extremely creative system involving automatics for Steph instead of traditional play calling, and generally has good pre-game defensive plans
This is the best basketball channel on CZcams, bar none. No hype, scarcely any self-promotion, no unnecessary musical overlay. Just talking basketball like a professional commentator. Thank you.
Honestly this analysis is better than any of the professional commentators on tv
@@adora2423 Much better.
And weirdly no ad spot which I like. I don't mind one in the beginning or end of videos but I hate the ones in the middle of the video. It's such a mood killer
Yesily
Another good one is Dub nation hq
having 3 Non-Shooters on the court and still finding ways to get easy buckets, that’s just good basketball.
Man once Klay gets back into his starter form, it's going to be a slaughter every night because of their genius use of their non-shooters.
And people were saying they couldn't use Simmons because of too many non shooters.
@@sukumarsahoo6075 it’s because no one besides the really good teams move without the ball, and stars are so enamored with the lebron style of do it all yourself, or the iso 2000s style, that moving without the ball has become a lost art. I just don’t get how no one has figured out that being able to get yourself open without the ball can lead to easier buckets, better ways to break down the offense, better efficiency, better floor spacing if everyone moves too, and your stamina and conditioning would be through the roof. That’s how I learned to play the game as a small guard coming up. A lot of kids aren’t taught to move anymore after college. It’s all one on one, or pick and roll. It seems the suns and warriors are the only ones willing to try anything innovative right now while everyone else wants to play copy cat ball.
Then again GP2 is at 40% this year and Draymond hit two 3s vs. PHX.
@@sukumarsahoo6075 not every team has a draymond green. And also GSW offense is really good this year
Curry is the greatest off-ball player of all time. The entire offense is just him either moving off-ball to get a good look from three, or cutting to the basket unexpectedly. And he draws like 2-3 defenders each time he does. Not a system player man, he is the damn system.
🌝 Shaq 🌚
holy W
He's also the greatest on-ball player of all-time. He literally has the other team electing to play 4vs3 when he has the ball for any extended period of time.
@@TheBasketballInvestigator you don't believe this
@@steph899 *one of
Besides as guards go, no one has ever commended as much attention as Curry, Jordan only did once he was inside the three point line and the likes of Shaq, LeBron etc aren’t guards.
Curry's stamina is impressive. Every GSW offense is design to get curry open, meaning curry runs off-ball most of the offense, yet he needs to play defense after that and he is also involved in fastbreaks and steals which needs more running. And yes he plays 30+mins per game 🤔
Nice! Did you figure that out all by yourself?
@@samsmith8086 what does ur question mean? You mad or smthn?
@@meepp8281 I crown you captain obvious
@@samsmith8086 hope your day gets better, bro
34-35 mins almost half of the games , dude an endurance machine
This just solidifies Draymond as a 1st ballot HOFer. He is the archetype of a player that thrives in the current edition of the NBA and he's the reason why all 29 other teams in the NBA are looking for someone that can play a role that only he can fill. He is the "point guard" of the offense and the true defensive anchor on the defense, constantly talking and communicating with teammates, on and off the floor.
He is, as Jay-Z puts it, a one of one.
He is not a HOF because him by an individual can not be relied on to win games much like Rodman
He is the greatest role player ever
@@alphatrusbensiii8381 rodman is a HOFmer wtf
@@alphatrusbensiii8381 basketball is not an individual sport
@@alphatrusbensiii8381 bad take
@@alphatrusbensiii8381 Right, if he were on another team his career might not have gone as well as it has, he's the perfect compliment to Curry. But I think it's a disservice to the individual to critique him based on a hypothetical. He's a very high IQ player, his playmaking ability, leadership, and defence could translate to any team. He's limited offensively but scoring isn't the only way to affect a game. Too much of an emphasis is placed on what shows up on the box score and not enough on what doesn't - Draymond is a hall of famer because of everything he does that doesn't show up on the box score that a well oiled team needs to win and stay on top.
Ever since GSW's first game in the season against the Lakers, I knew Bjelica found the perfect fit to his game. A stretch big with a good IQ to hit open shooters. A great fit off the bench. Imo he's gonna be vital in the Warriors playoff run.
And he can put the ball on the floor. He’s another play maker. Warriors never had someone that can do everything like him. Only downside is his defense but it’s not THAT bad.
@@sowishful he only struggles against contesting bigmans in the paint. He also struggles against guarding guards but he still hustles to contest.
@@meepp8281 yup. He’s not quick enough for guards but he’s been doing a lot better. I love having bjelica on the floor
@@sowishful probably practicing against Steph and Poole has immensely helped him..
@@sowishful he’s been improving defensively
curry is such a great shooter and threat that nonshooters have to be a guarded as if they were shooters to be ready for the switch. he truly breaks all the rules for defense in basetball.
Well, he shot like shit in that game and he can thank the role players for not looking like a joke
@@javigar133 30 points playing like trash?
@@javigar133 don't cry suns fan.
@@javigar133 That doesn't take away the fact that he influences _everyone_ on the court regardless of how he's shooting. There's always a good chance he'll go nuclear, so you can never leave him open, even if he starts signalling all over the place.
Remember when this was supposed to be the Conference Finals match up?
literally was about to say this lmao
This match up proves to be the best one in the NBA rn. Both teams play high level defense and offense and have shown the ability to adjust over the series. I hope both teams stay healthy and we get this in the WCF. The warriors looked super impressive missing starters in wiggins and poole plus rotation guys in iggy and lee (of course klay and wiseman as well.) The way they utilize gp2 and draymond proves just how good a coach kerr really is.
i don't think that the suns can make it back to the WCF. I see Jazz and a healthy clippers above them
@@scrollux5182 .
@@scrollux5182 The Jazz are serial chokers. The Clippers are a real threat, moreso than the Warriors.
The Suns doesn't equate these exhibition matchups against specific teams to performance in the Playoffs either.
This channel teaches you that strategy, planning, system and counterplays contribute much more to winning a basketball game than people think. It isn't enough just having good players. Best basketball channel by far.
As a longtime Warriors fan and having watched pretty much every game of Draymond's career, it is absolutely bonkers what the man does in regards to utilizing "space" whilst playing defense. His intuition is as elite as it comes but the cherry on top is that he acts correctly on his intuition 9 times out of 10. It is an absolute crime in my mind that he only has one DPOY award in his cabinet (bias aside lol). For those of us who can appreciate it, please, focus in on Draymond whenever you can on the defensive end. There are SO many plays that are not on the stat sheet that go unnoticed unless you are "looking" for it.
It looks like intuition when we watch Draymond play but when he speaks the truth reveals itself. The man studies the shit out of the game. His instincts have been honed by hundreds (if not thousands) of hours of careful observation. One of the more underappreciated players of this era.
He deserves at least one of Kawhis DPOYs (the one where he had the most first place votes and lost somehow) and maybe 2 of Goberts. And I’d choose him for this years
Title Run. Let's Goooo!! 💯💪🏾🏀🏆🙏🏾
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@@gators9570 if he was healthy this season he would’ve won it draymond should have 3 DPOY trophies
Draymond is a top candidate for most underrated player ever.
yep the casuals have latched on to that "triple single" name that barkley put on him but neglect that hes the best defensive player of the last decade
Draymond is the best example of the box score not telling the whole story of a game
@@enthusiastofcute though obviously not on the same level as Dray, Steve Adams and going back GSW Bogut are/were a bit the same.
draymonds triple singles have way more impact than westbrooks huge triple doubles
@@walter7566 facts
All I see is an incredibly high IQ basketball team. And that runs almost 10 deep into their lineup. Seems like everyone knows exactly what play to make and when and its beautiful to watch.
You can really tell they all trust each other.
It runs even to their 2 way players. It's 17 man deep
The only reason this works it's because of Curry.
@@jpizel1070 they actually stay afloat when steph goes to the bench this season,that was the issue last year but this year its been good
Steve Kerr's mantra when he took over and especially when we got the first ring was "strength in numbers" and it shows.
@@jpizel1070 that's the undeniable truth
damn. young glove nearly ended his career on one of the NICEST clean-up dunks i've ever seen. kudos to him for the hustle but god damn that fall looked scary
And people still discredit Kerr's brilliance as a coach.
Got to go to this game. Had a lot of fun. A lot of lazy close outs from the suns too. Gave up some 3s that were preventable, and they lost curry a few too many times. Good screening from the warriors, and curry never stops moving. He’s like a little Tasmanian devil. Lol. Book didn’t have a good game either, and we needed his production in the fourth. We made that little comeback without him really doing much in the 4th. The warriors really didn’t have an answer for ayton but he was really the only option. Cp got his buckets in spurts but not consistently because of how hard they hedged every pnr so cp couldn’t get to that elbow. We kept turning the ball over as well. Then Jae couldn’t hit an open look in the late minutes and Otto chamberlain channels his inner klay Thompson. Gg warriors. Hope we see this matchup in the playoffs. Looks like we won’t be able to get them in the WCf. More than likely will be a second round matchup.
the league will not let darkskin cp3 beat curry in the playoffs.. rememeber the officiating in the 2018 western conference finals lol
@@allenross3050 I agree you had a chance with cp3 but man cmon rockets miss 27 threes in a row
@@pratiksonnad1184 wasn’t actually 27 straight. Harden had a 4 point play wiped out lol
@@allenross3050 yeah the officials is the reason rockets missed 27 3s in a row
@@allenross3050 and cp3 got injured like he always does in the post season, but let’s blame it on colorism?
Many players were labeled that can guard "1-5 positions". But in my 33 years of existence. Only Draymond did that willingly and consistently.
A verified user copied ur comment but changes the sentence a bit
@@JaredProd30 for real? Lol imitation is the greatest flattery.
Awesome content as always, can’t believe Otto Porter is playing this well for them. They get the best out of all their players
It's something that GSW has been doing, they (Steph Dray and Kerr) create so many open looks and are selfless when it comes to point rebounds etc. Let's guys just ball out and feel free
Hey Ben! Love the content as always. This matchup was crazy! I'm a big bucks fan myself and I was just wondering if you plan on doing a video on last years finals. Thank you for everything!
Yes! Something from last year's Finals is on the back burner. Haven't decided what and when.
@@ThinkingBasketball That's great to hear! Thank you again for the content, I've learned a lot from you! Looking forward to your take!
The adaptation is so beautiful.
Countless hours of work went into being able to bounce back against a team that had your number. Brilliant.
This game was the best I saw this season and as a GSW fan, I'm proud of the team and coach stuff. Can't wait to see how they'll look when Klay and Wiseman come back.
Title Run. Let's Goooo!!! 💯💪🏾🏀🏆🙏🏾
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Sometimes Warriors make the beautiful play looks so easy but I believe to execute every play they made need a really good chemistry and high IQ as a whole team. Knowing when to keep running through the screen or just faking for back door layup and the perfect timing to pass from all of that kind of movements are just amazing. It's another great breakdown video. Keep it up bro
If you have watched how bad they were the last two years, you should know all these beautiful plays didn't come easy.
Sports news is way too biased on tv... is nice that we have channels like this
Your guys' breakdowns are fantastic. Please keep these coming. Love watching these vids
Bro is nonchalant with the delivery of his content, it's relaxing to watch 🔥🔥🔥
I'm really happy with the clear emphasis on more current game coverage this season, keep up the great content👍
great stuff as always! awesome to see a complete breakdown of a great game
This format of 1 game dissection was such a good decision you made ! It’s highly complementary with your more traditional content, both being elite CZcams level. Many thanks !
Just found your channel and loved your content so much that I subbed. I'll be on the lookout for other content on your other outlets. Keep up the insightful work!
It's great to watch two teams that execute well on both ends of the floor. I really hope we see them match up in the playoffs.
When everybody else is playing checkers the Dubs are playing chess. They have honoured the game with the beautiful team basketball, where every single possession is played like the last one.
Thank you for a great channel!
Your videos are awesome man! Best basketball content ive seen on youtube. Keep em coming! 👍🏾
I love you thinking basketball your team is always thinking
Phenomenal analysis and insight into the adjustments and changes made, with great examples highlighting them.
Beautiful basketball on both sides. You love to see it!
Love the Analysis this is starting to be my favorite channel.
Awesome Video as always. I was wondering when you do your next series will you talk about robert parish, I feel like it is hard for people nowadays to understand his value on a team other than rebounding. His post game and ability to run down the floor made him an all time great and he needs to be discussed further
This is a phenomenal breakdown!! This is my first video of yours that I've watched but I'm definitely subbing
great video! the backdoor is a nightmare to teams that want to switch everything against the Warriors. and playing drop on dray or loon means 2 on 1 from 3pt line.
Really love everything you do with this channel and your insights reveal and explain very important details about its (very much needed) tactic aspect. I know the warriors are an amazing team to understand and they do attract the most viewers...but I personally would like to see some more about different teams and their weaknesses and strenght like you did with the TWolves. Very much appreciate your content
More coming!
Great video. You have a keen eye with picking up the little stuff.
Can you do a video on this season’s improved Cavaliers? Topics could be how the addition of new players helped, coaching style, Mobley, etc. Thanks!
Thank you for the insightful content as always!
this matchup is perfect for these quality breakdowns. love having this guy to show me the beauty of the modern nba
Love the insight and break... down keep it up
Need more of this!
Excellent analysis! These 2 teams are top notch entertainment right now.
Between this channel and Dub HQ, i have a new found appreciation for good basketball. Everyone on this team is active on offense which makes them hungrier on defense. They are not reliant on Steph to make the play, they're always making the best play
More of these videos please. Golden valuable videos man. Really opens up my Bball IQ
love this channel keep it up bro
Your channel is by far the best i have seen. Gratitude. I would like to hear your views on Miami Heat.
thanks for clarifying the adjustments that gsw made which i couldn't see what they did!
What a great job analyzing the game! Two elite teams in a chess match. I can't wait to see what Monty comes up with on their next meeting.
always a good day when thinking basketball is uploading
Great video. I'll use this for coaching next year. 🏀🔥👍
This is truly excellent analysis. Thank you!
Thanks for the vid
Definitely about to react to this! This is 🔥🔥🔥
This content is just outstanding, can't say that enough.
Brilliant!I love yr break downs
Love your stuff, Ben. Given your excellent historical analysis of player peaks, I was wondering if you had any plans to contrast defensive coverages from different eras. A common assumption is that defense was largely just based on 1v1 abilities, and I was curious if that notion held up.
Came here via a link.
Just got yourself a news subscriber.
Liked!
As a warriors fan this guy might be my favorite person on the planet😂. He loves us so much
he's a curry stan, which makes his analysis biased
@@allenross3050 Quite a few people are biased towards Curry. Did you watch the Nets game when the Nets fans are cheering for Curry to shoot? Full disclosures: I am bias towards both Curry and MJ.
@@lawbert curry cant see mj, kobe, wade or HARDEN as offensive players. the warriors have the highest payroll in the league pretty much his entire prime
Fantastic analysis from both sides. This is high level ball right here. Can't wait until the 4th meeting between these 2
Love the channel, you deserve several million subs.
Need this again desperately
Another great video
Great video! Good analysis!
Love your videos!
That's fascinating about opponents not dropping off of GSW's non-shooters due to Curry burning them off the screen switches, I honestly never realized that before. Thanks for the awesome insights!
Love the content
I pay more attention to his videos than my lectures. move to main monitor and give my undivided attention.
Got my prios straight
Man without this channel I would never understand how great some of these coaches are & how underrated the floor generals are.
Incredible breakdown much appreciated
My favorite content, I can't have discussions anywhere near this in-depth with my friends. So these videos are always a pleasant surprise.
Like me, your friends probably only light up when they see small, shiny objects. Special !
fabulous analysis. lIke!
FIRE CONTENT 🔥🔥🔥
These videos are great 👍🏽
Beautiful.
Steve Kerr is one of the best coaches in sports history. He's that good.
Great reaction and comments.
Nice vid!
Making a video makes you commend the coaches. Working on offense and counters for each team and their superstars is brilliant.
nice breakdown...let's go Warriors
Two very classy organizations the behavior after the game says alot about both teams and staff
4:55 is something I didn’t even catch while watching but I’m glad it was brought up here. 🤯🤯🤯
Draymond Jr. clapping in his little red chair is the most adorable thing I've seen all day
How this channel hasn’t absolutely blown up yet is beyond me
GREAT VIDEO!
good call on "the old step on the defenders foot trick"
if scouting reports rate "sneaky" along with other skills, Chris Paul's score must be at least double the next closest rating.
I've been a Dubs fan for half a century now, after growing up a Knicks fan then moving to SF Bay Area in '68, but I confess
it is hard to root against Phoenix. Great young talent, brilliant creative tough team leaders in Paul and Booker, a couple of
vet bigs I've always enjoyed in Crowder + McGee. They play hard, smart, together and with classy respect for opponents.
If the Christmas game was a Conference Finals preview, by no means a foregone conclusion despite the current standings,
it will be great fun watching the game to game and quarter to quarter adjustments of these 2 deep, smart, talented teams.
Really glad to see Coach Williams get a team like this to work with after what happened in New Orleans when he was there.
Great vid
Kerr became an underrated coach after that 2019-2020 season. So much hate for a team that was nowhere near championship contention. If only he knew how to name his kid
Watching warriors basketball so beautiful
Great analysis as always.
GSW took this one by a very thin margin.
That was thanks to Otto Porter late scorching hot hand. If Booker caught fire late in the game we would be having another conversation.
I think both teams are evenly matched now, but that will certainly change when Klay gets back.
Yup. The two games in Phoenix have been very competitive.
It's scary cause the warriors missed poole, wiggins, iggy and d lee this time..but still evenly matched with a complete suns..
If Porter caught fire late in the first game, Warriors would have beaten Suns, too.
@@porkyboyvlogs969 Same thing happened to us without book they won
If all the basketball content on TV would be like this, the NBA would be more popular than the NFL by a wide margin. Thank you so much for educating people about this beautiful game
always love more warriors conteent.
great video
I love this channel
I love breakdowns like these because you can see exactly why defenders get frustrated or confused. Like Ayton at 2:35
Ottomagic... Beautiful. Beautiful.