OAKLAND – Even as the Warriors attack in devastating force with a wave of 3-pointers and layups, their offensive superiority has rested on a more simple concept. Want Warriors news in your inbox? Sign up for the free DubsDaily newsletter.

The Warriors willingly pass the ball. They pass to their stars. They pass to their role players. They pass to anyone who is open.

Yet in what could amount to an NBA first-world problem given the Warriors’ embarrassment of riches, Golden State coach Steve Kerr has addressed something apparently glaring during the first two days of training camp.

“I would say we’re the most unselfish team around,” Kerr said. “But we’re probably an average passing team in terms of our fundamentals.”

How so?

“Our guys see everything and they move and they pass and cut and are totally unselfish,” Kerr said. “But you see on tape a lot a guy catching the ball in shoelaces instead of his shoe pocket. That’s a dramatic difference in makes and misses when you get a bad pass and a good pass. So we’re trying to work on that.” Like our Warriors Facebook page for more Warriors news, commentary and conversation.

Granted, the Warriors fared just fine on offense in the 2016-17 season. They led the NBA in scoring (115.9 points per game), field-goal percentage (49.5%) and assists (30.4).

For a team though that is trying to avoid complacency as it tries to defend its NBA title this season, the Warriors have still found something that could improve those numbers. The Warriors ranked 22nd out of 30 NBA teams in turnovers per game (14.1), though Kerr mentioned those issues are “different” than the passing problems he has preached in recent days.

“I talk about that every day for three years,” Kerr said. “I don’t know if anybody has heard me. That’s something I always focus on. I’m talking more about actual fundamental precision passing. We need to work on that.”

Heavyweight

It already became apparent to Kerr that Warriors guard Klay Thompson has arrived to training camp more bulked up and in shape. Warriors guard Steph Curry also may or may not have added some pounds of muscle. For complete Warriors coverage

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So far, though, Kerr has most noticed how his own physical dimensions have changed this offseason. And it is not for the better.

“Unfortunately the weight did not go up here. It went here,” Kerr said, pointing from his arms to his stomach. “I added 10-12 pounds. Usually they say they added 10 to 12 pounds of muscle. That’s the phrase. That’s definitely not the case for me.”

Kerr smiled when he offered some self-deprecating humor. In all seriousness, though, Kerr said he is at a healthy weight given the tenuous nature of his back stemmed from offseason surgery in 2015.

“When this first started, I lost a bunch of weight,” Kerr said. “It was not good.”

Taking attendance

Only two days into training camp, and the Warriors are already missing bodies. It was not a tardiness issue, though. The Warriors granted assistant coach Jarron Collins to miss Sunday’s session, as Stanford inducted him to its Athletic Hall of Fame. ‘Gold Standard’ chronicles the Warriors run to the 2017 NBA Championship.

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“We’re going to fine him for missing practice,” Kerr joked. “But we’re still proud of him for getting into the Hall of Fame.”

Well, almost.

“Coaches pointed out to Jarron it was not the academic Hall of fame at Stanford,” Kerr said. “That would be very impressive. But the athletic Hall of Fame is impressive too.”