OKLAHOMA CITY -- In the aftermath of a sixth consecutive road loss for the struggling Golden State Warriors, their outspoken power forward, Draymond Green, was asked about the biggest difference between how they played last season following the Jimmy Butler trade and now.
"I think everybody was committed to winning [back then] and doing that any way possible," Green said. "Right now, it doesn't feel that way."
After trading for Butler in February, the Warriors went 23-8 to finish the regular season. This season, they opened with a road win over the Los Angeles Lakers and sprinted to a 5-1 start.
But a condensed, road-heavy portion of the schedule has fatigued the veterans and exposed flaws, most recently in a 25-point blowout loss to the Nuggets in Denver and Tuesday night's 126-102 blowout loss at Oklahoma City, leading to Green's comments.
"I think everyone has a personal agenda in this league," Green said. "But you have to make those personal agendas work within the team confines. If it doesn't work, you kind of got to get rid of your agenda or eventually the agenda is the cause of someone getting rid of you."
When ESPN approached Green after his postgame news conference for more clarity, he said "everyone" has to shoulder a share of accountability for the recent slump.
"That's what this road trip is for," Butler said. "Everybody has to be honest with themselves. Everybody has to be honest with everyone else."
When the term "agenda" enters the mix, the attention tends to shift toward two of the Warriors' youngest core members who have been outspoken about their desire for more -- third-year guard Brandin Podziemski and fifth-year forward Jonathan Kuminga.
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"I think everybody was committed to winning [back then] and doing that any way possible," Green said. "Right now, it doesn't feel that way."
After trading for Butler in February, the Warriors went 23-8 to finish the regular season. This season, they opened with a road win over the Los Angeles Lakers and sprinted to a 5-1 start.
But a condensed, road-heavy portion of the schedule has fatigued the veterans and exposed flaws, most recently in a 25-point blowout loss to the Nuggets in Denver and Tuesday night's 126-102 blowout loss at Oklahoma City, leading to Green's comments.
"I think everyone has a personal agenda in this league," Green said. "But you have to make those personal agendas work within the team confines. If it doesn't work, you kind of got to get rid of your agenda or eventually the agenda is the cause of someone getting rid of you."
When ESPN approached Green after his postgame news conference for more clarity, he said "everyone" has to shoulder a share of accountability for the recent slump.
"That's what this road trip is for," Butler said. "Everybody has to be honest with themselves. Everybody has to be honest with everyone else."
When the term "agenda" enters the mix, the attention tends to shift toward two of the Warriors' youngest core members who have been outspoken about their desire for more -- third-year guard Brandin Podziemski and fifth-year forward Jonathan Kuminga.
Green questions Warriors' commitment to winning
After the Warriors were blown out by the Thunder on Tuesday for their sixth consecutive road loss, Draymond Green was asked to describe the difference between how they finished last season following the Jimmy Butler trade and what is happening now.
