it's not that driving is no longer valued, but that the elite players are so capable of driving and scoring that the dunk and 3 strategies work. watch any team

it's not that driving is no longer valued, but that the elite players are so capable of driving and scoring that the dunk and 3 strategies work. watch any team incapable of penetrating a defense and they just won't have the room to score easily inside or far out. but yah, 3-and-D is like the mantra of the warriors. curry got a whole lot better penetrating on the dribble this season and durant has always been a scoring machine going to the basket. that's on top of both being able to shoot and play good D. and they have 3-4 more who fit the 3-and-D mold.