NBA superstar Klay Thompson compares his Warriors to Barca and their 'tiki-taka'
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Reading Time: 2min | Wed. 19.10.22. | 19:37
He has cited Barcelona's tactis imposed by Pep Guardiola as inspiration for the Golden State Warriors tactics at the start of the new NBA season
Following a victory against the Los Angeles Lakers in their opening game of the NBA season, Golden State Warriors player Klay Thompson revealed that head coach Steve Kerr used Barcelona as an example for the team to follow in terms of their movement on the basketball court.
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NBA legend Charles Barkley praised the Warriors movement while appearing as a pundit on TNT, saying: "You guys are the best without the ball that I have seen without the ball in a long time."
And Thompson then replied: "I give credit to Steve [Kerr], he came in, and he had a vision just to keep that thing hot. He gave us the perfect example of FC Barcelona. They call it tiki-taka. It's just - kick it to the open man and with us give it to the open man, keep it moving, and it just plays to me and Steph's [Curry] strengths so much."
Pep Guardiola is credited with popularising the tiki-taka style with his Barcelona side in the late 2000s and early 2010s. The tactic was also used to significant effect by the Spain national team, who clinched back-to-back European Championships on either side of a World Cup triumph in 2010.
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