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Warriors’ Jerry West doesn’t see ‘analytically-based’ NBA teams having a lot of success

Warriors executive board member Jerry West describes himself as old-fashioned as the NBA continues to change with analytics.

After helping the Warriors front office put together the team that won the title last season, the Hall of Famer is digging his heels in after adding yet another championship ring to his collection.

“All of the analytical guys that have started to play a big role in it, and frankly, I’m not a big analytical person,” West told Sirius XM on Friday. “Give me the best players, and give me a great coach, and we’ll beat these analytically-based organizations all the time.