Won NBA championship 4 times in 8 years! Curry: Warriors coach used melon-style tiki-taka passing philosophy

Recently, the famous NBA star Curry was a guest on the "Mind the Game" podcast with James and Nash. Curry revealed that Barcelona's famous "tiki-taka" passing and controlling style was used by the Golden State Warriors to build their offensive system, which ultimately helped the team win four NBA championships in eight years.

■ Curry said that when Warriors coach Steve Kerr took office in the 2014-15 season, he repeatedly played clips of Barcelona games during Guardiola’s coaching period to inspire the team’s offensive philosophy.

Curry recalled: "When we entered training camp, Cole played a video, and I couldn't remember which football team it was at first."

Nash reminded: "Barcelona."

Curry responded: "Yes, yes, it is 'tiki-taka'."

"The core of what Cole said is that this is a This offensive philosophy, how do we create good shooting opportunities, how to keep the offense simple and smooth, so that the defense is forced to make countless decisions in one round to find the most suitable shot opportunity."

■ Curry's former teammate Klay Thompson also attributed the credit to Barcelona's passing and control concept after the team won the 2022 NBA championship.

Thompson said in an interview with "Inside the NBA" at the time: "All credit should be attributed to Cole. He had a clear concept when he arrived, keeping the ball 'hot'. He gave us a perfect example: In Barcelona, ​​they call it 'tiki-taka', which means passing the ball to an open teammate and then running."

Inspired by the Barcelona-style offensive philosophy, Curry and the Warriors have achieved great success. He personally won the regular season MVP twice, and the team won the NBA championship four times from 2015 to 2022. In the 2015-16 season, they set a historical record of 73 wins in a single season, creating their own dynasty.