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If you mean by Golden State winning game 2, I can agree with that. But it shouldn't have been a forgone conclusion by the end of the 3rd quarter and if it had been called correctly, the game would not have been over to start the 4th and Boston would have played their starters and we would have had at least a game to watch. Instead we got the Luke Kornet show in the 4th quarter.
Agreed. It was BS and intentional, but he held back just enough not to be a T.
The potential issue for Boston moving forward is that Green will poke, prod, and goad guys on Boston the rest of the series over and over again. But eventually someone on Boston will get sick of it and retaliate . . . and the Boston guy will be the one that will get ejected when Dray provoked people across multiple games.
I understand this perspective and don't expect anything to change in the remaining 5 games.
I'd be onboard if the league went back to a no autopsy, no foul perspective on fouls. Some of what they call now under the basket is pretty ticky-tack. I am more of a fan of longer stretches without any clock stoppages and more end-to-end action. The constant charge / block calls and flagrant / not flagrant or clear path / regular foul stoppages kill the momentum, as does a ton of free throw attempts. Several times a game these days, guys shooting look like they were beaten with a crowbar to try to draw a foul . . . which only leads to more squawking at the refs.
No disagreement. That said, this is how it feels watching every Marcus Smart game (whether vs the Bucks, the Nets, the Warriors, etc). Literally, that is the frustration every opposing fan feels when Smart plays.
He runs the offense and the defense. Their stats and record with and without Green demonstrate his effect on this team. He’s crucial to their success - way way more so than Klay.
What are some of the most idiotic things he’s said?
Yeah, the defensive end should be pretty intuitive for even the most casual fan. I always held him in higher regard than most offensively, then we went and got lower bowl tix for their game against the Heat in January and now I think it is hard to overstate what he does for them on the offensive end.
If the glory days are this season, then, OK?
You are doing it again. The Warriors are great and fun, but if you don't think they are on the downside you are only fooling yourself this isn't their glory days. Just because they are still one of the top teams in the NBA doesn't mean they are as good as they were.
I inferred that the Dray was only running the offense in their glory days. He absolutely is doing it now, hence, they are still in their glory days.
I love Smart's hustle and defensive knowledge and effort, and I respect that in Draymond.
Will cost them probably 4x that much as they are in the multi offender phase of the tax.
i'll say that in February Draymond gets tossed there and probably on purpose to get the night off.
1000% agree
I didn't bring up glory days, you did. He is running both sides of that ship right now. You said he hasn't done it since the glory days. You do the math.
As someone who watches too many Warriors regular season games, this is quite misleading.
Letting him walk gives you nothing though. No cap space gained. Merely a lost asset..
Would you pay Green $47M a year for 4 years starting at 33 years old? He might be a lost asset, but how much would he shave off of the tax burden on GS?
Not my money, but glad the Warriors went the route of taking on a huge tax over the OKC strategy of blowing it up before it ever started. Been a Dubs fan for 40+ years and take nothing for granted. I'll be happy to have seen 3 titles but also realize you have to win them while you can.
Very fair take. I definitely see a difference in their attitude and demeanor on the court. Draymond creates a lot more drama and clearly pushes the limits on T’s way more often.
No doubt. Brown knew what he was doing when he flopped on that play, which is what precipitated the entire situation. Draymond closed out just slightly too far, and Brown was already flopping before he knew for sure that the contact was coming.
When I was watching game 7 with a buddy he was mentioning something about how certain teams have been crowding around the corner and getting fines for it (at least the Mavs and Heat). It's weird. Another reason I preferred bubble-style where there was plenty of room for the teams and their staff.
Sure, it's nice to say pay people past their prime when it's not your money. Yes, they helped make the Warriors a winning organization, but what happens in a couple of years when Klay and Dray cost a combined $100 million a year in salary and aren't even average players and / or their performance actually hurts the team? Wouldn't it make more sense to better spend that $100 million on players that are reaching or in their prime?
The problem is that with the way the NBA salary cap is set up, GS wouldn't be able to replace those two guys with $100 million in value. If they're still over the cap with all the other guys, they have to replace them with something like $20 million of mid-level exemptions.
