But the Warriors' roster is not perfect either. In fact, Popovich believes the Warriors' roster is very uneven.
Because as a championship-contending team, the Warriors only have Roger and Cattino Mobley who can reliably handle the ball.
Besides Roger and the Old Cat, the Warriors don't have a third player with this skill. Stoudemire? He can drive to the basket, but his passing is terrible. His value lies in isolation play, not in facilitating teammates.
In other words, others' offense heavily relies on playing off the ball, relying on Roger to attract the defense.
And if the ball ends up in Stoudemire's hands, the Warriors' offensive cohesion is disrupted, automatically turning into Stoudemire's isolation play.
Gregg Popovich is racking his brains to find a way to exploit this uneven roster's weaknesses.
He ultimately decides to clamp down on Roger's passing, forcing him to go one-on-one and denying the Warriors' others any scoring opportunities.
