Warriors’ Pat Spencer torches NBA teams prioritizing length, athleticism over IQ

Warriors veterans Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Jimmy Butler and Al Horford have seen the NBA change dramatically over the course of their lengthy careers, and probably have plenty of thoughts and opinions about today’s game. However, it was one of Golden State’s more junior players that delivered a scathing league-wide critique on Sunday after the Warriors’ 111-103 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at Chase Center. Second-year guard Pat Spencer, who scored 12 points with three rebounds and four assists on 3-of-7 shooting from the field and 1 of 2 on 3-pointers in 21 minutes against the Lakers, took aim at some NBA teams over their roster-construction priorities. (h/t The San Francisco Standard’s Danny Emerman)“If you’re a guy who can connect the dots, but also do some other things, knock the 3-ball down, there’s always going to be a place for you in the league,” Spencer said postgame. “Unfortunately, there’s a lot of organizations that are stuck in the bottom that continue to value length and athleticism over IQ. And they tend to stay in the lottery every year.”The 29-year-old Spencer, a...