With the Golden State Warriors’ acquisition of Dario Šariu0107 courtesy of a one-year veteran minimum contract, there’s a certain topic I’ve been wanting to broach: the much-touted winning recipe for the Warriors dynasty that consists of a combination of schemes, lineups, and certain player profiles.
Hang around these parts long enough and you’ll hear fans and pundits enumerate those traits in detail. The motion offense cultivated the talents of the roster’s core players, all while maintaining flexibility and openness to change things on the fly whenever the need arises.
Lineups typically had a traditional center — traditional in the sense of size, skill set, and a bruiser-type approach — but those served as openers to set the tone.