Rather than system gears than primordial stones? The Cole philosophy behind the dilemma of Warrior Rising Star Cultivation

When Steve Cole won the fourth overall championship trophy of his coaching career in 2022, the Warriors Dynasty seemed to have found a perfect balance of inheritance and innovation. Looking back three years later, this kingly army is in a dilemma of being in trouble - the question of whether the meritorious veteran can still live with the reality that the young players did not meet expectations, pushing Cole to the center of the public opinion storm.

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ESPN commentator Perkins recently criticized, revealing the deep structural contradictions in the Warriors system. In the past decade, Cole's "equality" philosophy has successfully spawned Curry-Thompson-Green, a historical trio, but has frequently failed in the training of a new generation of players. The fall of Wiseman, the second-tier show in 2020, is a textbook-level failure case: When this talented center loses its pace due to repeated injuries, Cole chose to use a complex tactical system rather than simplifying positioning to help him rebuild his confidence. Similar dilemma is even more prominent in Poole - this defender, who was once regarded as Curry's successor, fell into loss after gaining a contract of 140 million. His conflict with Green is essentially a vicious cycle triggered by the vague system positioning.

Kor's employment preferences show obvious two sides. Podjemsky's rise trajectory confirms the coach's persistent pursuit of tactical execution: the 19th pick in the first round quickly won Kohl's trust with his off-ball running, stable transmission and defensive enthusiasm. In contrast, Kumingga, who has a strong athletic talent, has always been hovering on the edge of rotation, even though he has shown explosive power to change the rhythm of the game during his limited playing time. This difference reflects the value orientation of the Warriors coaching team: it is better to have system gear than to have raw diamonds.

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Perkins' question in the podcast hits the key point: "Why do Cole always seem to be restrained when facing a new star who truly has the potential to build a team core? " History may give some answers - The growth trajectory of the early core of the Warriors dynasty has no intersection with Cole, and Curries completed their original accumulation under Mark Jackson. When Cole needs to shape a newcomer from scratch, his perfectionist tendency and high threshold for tactical system have become an invisible ceiling for the development of young players.

The hidden dangers of this cultivation model are becoming increasingly prominent in the new era. When the Spurs allowed Vinban Yama to grow wildly in trial and error, and the Thunder gave Homgren unlimited fire power, the Warriors still emphasized the "correct basketball method" in rookie training. This difference in philosophy has caused 3D seedlings like Moody to miss the best growth period, and has made talented players like Kumingga who need to be fed with the ball. Cole's recent statement on "young players need to be more stable" just exposed the fundamental contradiction in his cultivation logic - how can there be stable performance without continuous opportunities?

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Looking back in the summer of 2025, the operations of the Warriors management are also worthy of fun. He has avoided the big fish in the trading market for four consecutive years and is obsessed with the operation of Taobao in drafting, forming a subtle resonance with Cole's employment preferences. When Pojemsky was portrayed as the new version of Livingston and TJD was positioned as the weakened version of Looney, the Warriors seemed to be trapped in the vicious circle of self-replication. This strategy is smart at the economic level, but it is difficult to replicate the magical stroke of the dream-chasing Green. The metabolism of the

Dynasties team has always been the biggest problem in the NBA. Cole's dilemma stems from his path dependence on success and also reveals the paradigm shift in modern basketball talent cultivation. As more and more teams realize that talent development requires moderate fault tolerance, the Warriors still stick to the "plug and play" cultivation mindset, this contradiction reaches its peak when the Kumingga contract renewal negotiations are deadlocked. Perhaps as Perkins said, Cole needs to reexamine his coaching philosophy - after all, cultivating the next Curry is a completely different proposition from using the current Curry.