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.

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

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