Golden State Warriors: 3 key actions the team must run for D’Angelo Russell
2. Low post-split
This is a classic action that the Warriors have been running in more or less the same way ever since Kerr started as head coach.
It is a simple play where there are four players outside the three-point line. The point guard at the top, a shooter on the wing, another player on the opposite wing, and one filling the weak-side corner.
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Then the center is in the low post on the same side of the floor as the shooter. The ball is passed into the post and immediately the point guard and shooter will run towards each other where one of them will set a screen for the other.
This set works particularly well for the Warriors because they have Curry and Klay Thompson, who are both incredible three-point shooters. This is very difficult for NBA defenses to handle as they must stay closely attached to Thompson and Curry so they don’t give up an open three.
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Because of that, the defense may overplay them and leave space for a cut to the basket. All that needs to happen is for the big to make an accurate pass. Green often plays this role and he is, of course, an excellent playmaker.
Russell should easily slip into the Klay Thompson role as the shooter and the set can be run exactly as it has done throughout the Steve Kerr years. Russell could even play point guard with Curry as the shooter (because he’s a pretty good shooter apparently).
Either way, this is a deadly set that the Warriors are sure to use to get Russell open looks at the rim and beyond the arc.