Chasing Melton is interested in Horford, the tall and young ones don t want it, the Warriors quirks have been around for a long time

As Horford enters the Nuggets Warriors two-choice mode, the first transaction since the Warriors trading market has begun today is about to come. If Valanciunas had to fulfill the contract, Horford would have to choose the Warriors. In addition, Melton, who had previously cleared the Warriors, returned to the level again. The meaning of this is self-evident. This defensive strongman who is shorter than Curry is likely to return. The two transactions strengthened the internal and external lines, but this is not the focus of our attention. The focus is that the Warriors once again introduced short veteran players to continue the glorious tradition of their team. In recent years, there is a characteristic of Warriors signings, that is, those who are tall and young are not allowed. Fans jokingly say that the Warriors are those who are over 2 meters away, and those who are less than 35 years old are not allowed. Only short and old players can get to the eyes of the Warriors' management. Although it is just a joke, the Warriors' signings have indeed followed this path over the years, which makes people wonder the origin of this quirk.

Fans who are familiar with the Warriors know that this is not the case with the Warriors at the beginning of this century. The Warriors were nicknamed the Golden State Gang, led by the bearded Baron Davis, and the players such as Monta Ellis, Pitrus, Ellington, Barnes, Richardson, Jackson, etc. were all very bandit-like.

At that time, the Warriors were able to perform the Black Eight Miracle in the 2007 playoffs. In addition to relying on old Nelson to use troops and understand the Mavericks (the predecessor of the Mavericks), they also rely on the players' explosive physical qualities. The Warriors had outstanding athletic abilities and even the point guards could perform shocking dunks.

The change came from 2009, when the Warriors selected Curry, and a year later Curry replaced Ellis as the core of the Warriors. The Warriors' style of teaming around Curry has changed drastically because Curry is a projection point guard and has average athletic ability. The Warriors formed a projection team around him. The Warriors, who won the championship in 2015, had three-point shooting ability except Bogut. The Warriors played all the way to the finals by cutting and shooting. This success also clarified the direction of the Warriors' team building, giving up their athletic ability and focusing on finding players with ball quotient and shooting.

Athletic ability and ultimate ball quotient are the relationship between fish and bear's paw, and there are very few players who can truly combine the two. This leads to the fact that if the Warriors pursue high-ball players, the player will inevitably have a more average athletic ability. The players introduced by the rookies signed by the Warriors over the years, except for Wiggins and Durant, most of the other players are mediocre. Sports students like Wiseman and Kumingga who have physical health but no ball players are also incompatible with the Warriors system.

The reason is that the Warriors are teaming up around Curry and can only accommodate Curry to adjust their tactical styles. Curry is an athlete who plays on the ball business. If you want to cooperate with him, you must be high in the ball business. Otherwise, it would be a state where you have the strength to exert it. However, the Warriors do not need talent. The Warriors have static talented front-line support in the four championships, which has become the decisive factor for the Warriors to win the championship. But many people don't know this.

Warriors want to get rid of this situation, so they can only hope that Curry will retire. This is common sense when the star is replaced, the tactics and team strategies will also be replaced. It is still unknown who the Warriors will be the next star. Originally, Kumingga had the opportunity to take the lead, but he did not have the opportunity to do it himself. I still don’t know where the Warriors will go later. Therefore, they can only grasp the ability to continue to strengthen around Curry as much as possible. And this is also a helpless move.