Positional height advantage key to Warriors GM’s philosophy

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Long ago, when he was an unheralded UCLA forward and not one of the NBA’s most accomplished executives, Warriors general manager Bob Myers learned the value of positional size.

Myers, at 6-foot-7, often went against 6-10 Jelani McCoy in practice, and that rarely went well. Neither did a brief spin defending 6-9 Cal forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim — Myers quickly realized the futility of his quest and fouled Abdur-Rahim.

McCoy and Abdur-Rahim not only were more skilled than Myers (as he will quickly point out), they also leaned on their more significant-than-it-sounds height advantage.

“Anyone who has played knows the difference between going against someone an inch or two shorter…