“The way Golden State plays is rare. The players go into attack mode when they are off the ball, not on the ball,” Bryant said. “They don’t force you to defend 1v1, they force you to defend 3v3. They force you to cover split actions, rip actions, hand-off actions, curl actions, slice actions, just to name a few.”
“Playing this style takes advantage of the basic human challenge of communication. Can you have the presence of mind of who was setting the screen? Have the presence of mind to know who was coming off the screen? Have the presence of mind to communicate the proper strategy to your teammate involved in the screen? And have the presence of mind to communicate crystal clearly while 20,000 fans scream at the top of their lungs… And do it in a split second.”