dhsilv2 wrote:SA37 wrote:dhsilv2 wrote:
Green absolutely could replace Klay. He has the exact same skillset, only he's a better defender and a slightly less reliable shooter. In terms of what Klay actually brings Green creates nearly identical gravity towards the 3 point line and has proven he can do this on multiple championship teams, even doing it in a very similar offense to what Kerr runs for the warriors. He even had multiple big scoring games in the finals. This is a guy who's literally played the Klay role in the finals. This isn't even a difficult one to see.
Using a year Dray was clearly hurt and struggling to play more than 10 games in a row, when you've been give better examples of Dray without Curry stepping up is getting just silly man. This is at best now reaching the point of insanity as everyone here has disagreed with this point or it's just sheer dishonesty to paint the picture YOU want without looking at the facts of the situation. Using an injury plagued year to make a point is just downright dishonest.
As Green. Have we not covered there's nobody like him? You yourself have said this. They went and got a replacement for Klay because they're abundant.
Danny Green has never, ever been a top-3 guy on a title contender. There is no comparing a guy who was, at best, the 5th best player on San Antonio to Klay, who has consistently been the 2nd or 3rd option Warriors' teams.
Green's career high in ppg is 11.7. He's never made an all-star game, never made an all-NBA team. He's never received the defensive attention Klay has.
And you want to talk about arguing in bad faith and being dishonest.
Why do you just lie every time we do this stuff? Both have made an all nba defensive second team. Green has received votes 7 different years to Klay's 6, Green had two top 10's in voting while Klay 1. Both peaked 7th in voting.
Meanwhile in our 29 year XRAPM data set Green is -1.3 and in the 91st percentile of defenders. Klay is +1.0 in the 29th percentile. But lets ignore how much the data indicates the two are comparable and leave it with the facts. Voters saw these two as virtually the same and even voted Green to 2nd team over Klay in 2017.
But sure, Klay scores more points because he's a role player in a system that generates more open looks because he plays with Curry and Dray. Plus Klay is a selfish player who demands shots even if it is at the determent to the team.
Klay scores epically more, had more offensive & scoring responsibility -- especially with a liability as big as Draymond Green -- and, unlike Danny Green, has been selected to multiple all-star games and to multiple all-NBA teams.
No need to continue such an absurd discussion about an absurd comparison.
