A year after leaving the Bucks staff due to tensions with Adrian Griffin, Terry Stotts relaunched itself by committing this summer to the Warriors. To occupy, obviously, the role of first assistant to Steve Kerr in place of Kenny Atkinson, who had himself been promoted to replace Mike Brown.
But it is above all to breathe new dynamics into the offensive game of Golden State that this attacking specialist was recruited. Bringing his systems from the Blazers to allow Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield, De'Anthony Melton, Moses Moody and others Jonathan Kuming or Andrew Wiggins to do damage at 3-points…
“ This was a Terry Stotts play, he used this in Portland during the Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum era » explained Steve Kerr, in reference to a system between Kyle Anderson and Brandin Podziemski during this record pre-season match against the Kings. “ One of the reasons we brought him in is that his offense is similar to ours, but with a structure more suited to the team's personnel. What's interesting about this action is that it was an old Portland system and, since it didn't work, we went back to the breakup game we've always used. What I like […]it seems to blend well with our game. »
A breath of fresh air on the “Dubs” attack
In a few weeks, Terry Stotts has already identified some areas for improvement for the Warriors' game and the players seem to appreciate what their new assistant coach is offering.
“ He is very good at communication » underlined Jonathan Kuminga. “ He's been a head coach, so he knows what he's doing. He sees things and that helps us in attack. He's just there, trying to communicate as much as possible and that definitely helps us. »
“ Thanks to Coach Stotts » remarked Brandin Podziemski. “ He drew some good things coming out of the timeout, allowing us to get easy shooting positions. »
The relationship between Steve Kerr and Terry Stotts, adversaries turned friends, will obviously be important in the future success of these “Dubs” who will try to return to the playoffs in 2024/25.
