GSP wrote:Wow Draymond is such an idiot. Cost his team the chip in 2016 with his nut kicking shenanigans and now has caused issues with his reactionary comments and emotions again. Warriors have looked horrible after this incident happened. They looked good against the Nets and Clips until Ot when Kd fouled out. Theres no chance Kd stays either and Draymonds offense is really bad these days. Hes nowhere near the offensive player he was in 2016 and he cant even play defense as consistently as he used to given his size playing big man defense. Any team that offers him the supermax is insane. His game isnt gonna age well at all.
I don't understand this perspective at all. Yes, Draymond has made mistakes, but don't forget that the whole reason GSW has won 3 out of 4 is because of Draymond. They won and became elite in 2015 when Draymond's role and MPG increased. Then Kerr kicked everything into high gear in 2016 with Draymond taking on an even bigger role resulting in 73 wins. Yes he got suspended and that should be held against him, but it still took his co-star not performing well and a GOAT-level performance from the GOAT to barely sqeak by GSW.
Now this is where Draymond gets underrated. The guy is cerebral. He identified a rival in OKC and was able to read Durant and coax him to come to GSW. I think the super team meme is overrated, as I don't think that move made GSW invincible, but they don't need to be invincible if their primary rival out West is taken out. Draymond saw Durant was a true threat after it was KD who really flummoxed GSW and Green specifically with his mobility on defense in that 2016 series. If you're having trouble beating them, invite them to join you so you don't need to even face them. It's cold, ruthless, and pragmatic, and it resulted in two more titles. And like it or not, it does appear Draymond is a cultural leader and cultivator of a certain demeanor in GSW that has been successful.
Now we can get into Draymond's off-court power moves like investments, joint ventures with mogul LeBron James, and distributing himself via the right channels. On the court, people were saying the same thing about his decline last year...up until the playoffs when he still looked like the best defensive player in the league with a fiery motor and tremendous anticipation and communication skills.
This guy is smart as hell. Honestly, take away this guy's basketball talent and I still see him making 300K a year working sales at a big pharma company (plus stock options and bonuses). Draymond Green was the architect of a modern NBA dynasty. Of course he's worth the max wherever he goes, and he will damn sure get it.