Crack in Warriors' shield apparent: Draymond Green will turn down extension this summer if offered

[e001]

Green’s looking like he’s already slowing down at 27(then again, he could have just been coasting)

Klay is a killer. He gets a lot of shyt for having no pressure on him but in he’s come up HUGE for them when they need it(in OKC and HOU). He’s also a plus defender and his skill set should last longer at a high level

Draymond was looking like the defender he has always been in the playoffs, when it mattered.

Klay is elite but he's not unique, y'all keep underestimating the value of players like Horford and Draymond but it's not a coincidence that they're always on 50+ winning teams. You can't replace what Draymond gives to the team, you'd have to change the entire system and hope it works. I'd argue that Draymond comes up huge in pretty much every game if you go deep into advanced stats, which I don't mess with, but the eye test rarely fails with him, can't say the same about Klay.

 

[who_better_than_me]

He's the youngest of the three, but his game will age the worst

I dunno. I mean Anthony Mason was an all-star at age 34 and played productive ball up to age 36. . I think Draymond will be ok. His skill set and the system in GSW compliment each other. As long as they have the big three there Draymond will be ok.

 

[GPBear]

We’re light years ahead :denzelcryin:

Well, they broke the game with the GOAT backcourt who shoot threes and stretch defenses.
And they changed the game in the frontcourt by having stretch fours who can switch.

Considering Golden State's won three out of the last four championships, and teams had to imitate their style to keep up, I'd say it's a pretty accurate assessment

 

[GPBear]

Hell naw

Bron one of the smartest nikkas to ever play basketball he know DRAYMOND is a product of a great system,DRAYMOND won't produce like he does anywhere else

Yeah, Bron in his infinite wisdom and superior basketball IQ would rather surround himself with amazing players like JR Smith, Tristan Thompson, and Kyle Korver.

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Draymond without shooters around him

Whoever gives him the max

 

[ALonelyDad]

Get your money draymonddoing what that punk klay is not going to do

 

[bigrodthe1]

Green would be valuable anywhere. His skill set would make any team better.

I can tell what nikkas never hooped becaue they think Draymond is overrated. Any nikka that actually plays will tell you that it's a dream to play with a nikka like Green. A nikka who's gonna do EVERYTHING and you don't ever have to worry about him taking from your game because he's not tryna score- but instead, play make.

Dude excels at every facet of the game except scoring but somehow he's overrated. But yall love to dikkride nikkas like Harden who only does ONE thing really well. Yall too old to be falling in love with nikkas that just can score like guys like that don't grow on trees.

Co-sign these...cats obviously haven't followed Draymond until he got popular on the Warriors. His game has been the same since Michigan State. Players like him make EVERYBODY else want to play harder. That the type of shyt that can't really be duplicated. Hell I REALLY wanted the Pistons to go after him before he signed this contract

 

[iBrowse]

Klay and Draymond already have 3 rings, KD with 2. I guess the question they have to ask themselves is how many rings is enough before they stop passing up money.

 

[Bilz]

Draymond didn't get a shot because he probably needed to lose some weight, but also because Mark Jackson didn't understand how to use him at the time. But if you watched him play, you knew he could contribute in a lot of different ways. The fact that he turned out to be the player he is, probably helped Jordan Bell get drafted.

That's why Mark Jackson gets way too much credit around here. He did very little to get the most out of his talent. He just overused Curry to the point that I started wondering if he was Indian

 

[Bledswole]

Yeah, Bron in his infinite wisdom and superior basketball IQ would rather surround himself with amazing players like JR Smith, Tristan Thompson, and Kyle Korver.

nikka shut up,you act like you can just grab any players you want.

DRAYMOND won't live up to a max contract on another team bottom line

 

[feelosofer]

That's why Mark Jackson gets way too much credit around here. He did very little to get the most out of his talent. He just overused Curry to the point that I started wondering if he was Indian

Draymond was not ready to play when Mark Jackson was there. He wasn't in as good shape and he wasn't better than David Lee at that point. All this Draymond Green talk is hindsight.

 

[OaklandCertified]

Draymond was not ready to play when Mark Jackson was there. He wasn't in as good shape and he wasn't better than David Lee at that point. All this Draymond Green talk is hindsight.

Yes he was...he wasnt getting a lot of PT. Mark didn't know how to utilize him. He was shining when he played..Especially in that Series against the Clippers where he started to shut down Blake Griffin. Once he Lee got injured and he got more PT it was a wrap for D.Lee as a starter.

 

[Big Boss]

Well, they broke the game with the GOAT backcourt who shoot threes and stretch defenses.
And they changed the game in the frontcourt by having stretch fours who can switch.

Considering Golden State's won three out of the last four championships, and teams had to imitate their style to keep up, I'd say it's a pretty accurate assessment

 

[Controversy]

Draymond is doing the same thing Kyrie is doing...deferring a max now so he too can get a super Max...it’s smart business acumen

Don’t be surprised if he & Kyrie team up for NYK if GS chooses Klay

 

[Lifer11]

Durant will sign only 1 year deal ... again

How Curry feeling about these nikkas suspect actions when they doing it off his years of getting paid non top 10 point guard money?

He got paid non top 10 PG money because he signed a deal right after several fairly serious injuries and there were legitimate concerns about his durability.