Despite the Golden State Warriors‘ “small-ball” style of basketball catching on throughout the league, San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich likes his roster just the way he's built it.

The additions of Pau Gasol this offseason and LaMarcus Aldridge last summer have given the Spurs a twin-tower tandem that will be a challenge to go against in the Western Conference.

Pop is right on the money here. The Warriors' success rests in not only their ability to handle offensive duties efficiently regardless of the match-up, but to be flexible enough to play a tormenting defense at the other end, allowing switching onto any incoming player without fear of a potential mismatch.

Klay Thompson, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala are incredibly flexible at the defensive end and can guard a variety of positions — not only keeping in front of them, but stifling them.

Popovich prefers a much simpler approach, which is to go with big bodies that can shoot. The combination of Gasol and Aldridge will allow the Spurs to space the floor at will, while providing plenty of length defending the basket at the other end.

The days of big men merely being back-to-the-basket players are almost over, as the European influence in the NBA over the past three decades has proved that the offense is more fluid when everyone on the floor is able to make shots from distance.

Trying to emulate the Warriors is a tall task, as their roster has been built and developed over the years to be what it is today. Gregg Popovich's brand of basketball is sure to find results of its own, but it'll take until the postseason to see which style prevails amongst all.