"Moses Moody rarely dribbles the ball more than once or twice in a given Warriors possession. He is a good athlete, but no one would ever describe him as a high-flying phenom. His shots tend to come off the catch, after a teammate has created an advantage. Nothing about Moody's game is particularly flashy. But his skillset is invaluable for a Warriors lineup that needs the two things the Arkansas native supplies in abundance: shooting prowess and strong man-to-man defense."
"Let's start with the shooting. Moody, 23, has a quick and compact motion, one that helped him go 5 of 7 from behind the arc and score 20 points off the bench in a victory over Memphis on Monday night. It was his second game since coming back from a calf injury that held him out of the first two regular season matchups. Moody played 21 minutes in the first game back in Portland, and ticked up to 22 in the sequel."
"On a team where Jimmy Butler, Steph Curry, Jonathan Kuminga and even Draymond Green can be ball-dominant in the half-court, Moody's low viscosity style fits in almost any Warriors lineup. Now that you got Mo (Moses Moody) back you got another guy that can space the floor, knock down shots, Curry said. The stats back it up. Last season, the Warriors outscored opponents by 4.8 points per 100 possessions when Moody was on the floor."
Moses Moody operates almost exclusively as a catch-and-shoot wing who rarely dribbles more than once per possession. He delivers floor spacing with a quick, compact shot and provides strong man-to-man defense. He returned from a calf injury and scored 20 points on 5-of-7 three-point shooting off the bench against Memphis. He played 21 and 22 minutes in his first two games back. His style complements ball-dominant teammates like Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler, Jonathan Kuminga and Draymond Green. Golden State outscored opponents by 4.8 points per 100 possessions when Moody was on the floor last season.
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