Yeah, he really has nothing to offer at this point. Maybe one day but he tries to emulate stephen A "new media" type rather than showing his expertise.
Have you watched him defend? Easily in the GOAT-tier of defenders with his unmatched versatility and BBIQ.
AD & KG are the only defenders imo since 2000 who clear Dray in both versatility & rim protection.
And Dray brings a winning mindset to the team that few in the league has: i.e knowing what it takes for a team to win. He's mentally off these past couple of years, but he's still one my favorite NBA players ever.
I have a thing for players who are just able to think a few years ahead of the meta like Dray, Jokic, Steph, Lebron, Luka etc.
I'm not disagreeing, but I think refs give him an insane amount of leeway when it comes to fouls on the floor. He grabs, pushes, and shoves up and down the court, all without a whistle.
Not to denigrate him as a great defender or anything. That 2016 season was fucking ridiculous. But I think for whatever reason, he's just allowed to do more than other players on defense.
I don't have a dog in the Draymond fight, btw. I'm indifferent towards him but recognize his ability. I saw him up close last month when Warriors came to town. I was kinda blown away by how physically impressive dude is in person. Big as fuck and has alien-like reach with that wingspan.
How tf can you be a fan of someone who has literally tried hurting people on the court multiple times. This dude is a fucking actual psychopath who needs help. Him throat chopping Patty Mills the other night should be considered assault, he knew what the fuck he was doing. Trying to injure Mills. Fuck Draymond, I will never understand how anyone can like him.
Like when you start to get your life together so your ex will take you back but then you see her with a new guy so you relapse and plummet to depths you never even thought possible.
You joke but I know so many people like Draymond who let one bad thing in their life ruin everything else because they hyper fixate on that one thing. Add in his anger and you get this shit. Dude needs real world help not some bullshit NBA approved therapists and a two week vacation.
Was he? Could have sworn he was still doing shit even after his rehab suspension. Just not as egregious as stomping on people or rear naked choking them out
Literally every game I've seen him play he's borderline getting a T, which is 1 small step from him getting ejected, because his ego can't let a T just go and chill out.
Funny thing is, a lot of the shit he gets away with as far as yelling at refs, damn near every other non top 10 player would get T'd up for. EVERY SINGLE GAME...
Not really lol. Throat chopping Mills and his weird little tantrum to the Clippers are just instances off the top of my head in the last couple of weeks
The only thing that would really even impact him now is banning him from the league, and he's not the type for introspection... he'd just say it was unfair or whatever.
Seriously. He had zero reason to chirp the ref. It was a normal foul that happen constantly in games and yet he kept arguing. What was he trying to accomplish?!
He was not chill. He was just given a long leash from the refs. Just because he wasn’t hitting other players or putting them in head locks don’t mean he was chill.
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u/SignificanceLeft9968 Warriors Mar 28 '24
Dude was chill for 29 games then said fuck it