Famous FC Barcelona Tactic Influenced Warriors, Steph Curry Says
The Golden State Warriors have built a modern basketball dynasty led by Stephen Curry, capturing NBA championships in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2022. Their fast-paced, selfless style of play has become a hallmark of their success.
Much of this transformation began when Steve Kerr took over as head coach in 2014. From the start, he introduced a fresh offensive approach inspired by Pep Guardiola’s FC Barcelona, focusing on rapid ball movement and coordination—mirroring the football club’s tiki-taka style.
Steph Curry said, “He was like, ‘I just wanna make a couple of tweaks to the way that we're creating shots.’”
“So, once we got in training camp, he showed a clip of Barcelona tiki-taka, and he was talking about that as a philosophy of how we're gonna create shots, how we're gonna keep things simple, make the defense have to make a million decisions in a possession, so that you can find the right shot,” Curry added.
Curry explained that the approach took time to master, as players learned to trust fluid ball movement instead of relying on set plays. This method, letting the ball dictate positioning, became a defining element of the Warriors’ identity.
Author Summary
Stephen Curry revealed that Steve Kerr shaped the Warriors’ unselfish and dynamic offense by applying FC Barcelona’s tiki-taka philosophy to basketball.