A huge part of why Jimmy Butler has been able to acclimate near seamlessly into the Golden State Warriors’ half-court offense has been his extremely high basketball IQ — but it’s also because Steve Kerr has been keeping things simple for him to absorb and execute.
Take note: to start things off in the second quarter of the Warriors’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the play called for Butler to set a screen for Brandin Podziemski on the left side of the floor. This “Pistol” action set, as it is commonly called, coaxes the Bucks’ defense to have to switch Podziemski’s defender (Ryan Rollins) onto Butler (who is three inches taller and 50 pounds heavier).