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SI: NBA Reinforces Draymond Green's Thuggery
Posted on 3/30/23 at 9:52 am
Posted on 3/30/23 at 9:52 am
SI: Draymond is a Manbaby and Adam Silver Loves Sucking Baby Dicks.
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Draymond Green got a 17th tech Tuesday before daring officials to hand him another the very next play when he appeared to step on Pelicans wing Herbert Jones and possibly kick his leg toward him while standing up following a collision between the men.
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“Draymond Green’s gotta be careful. He’s in that situation now where every other technical gives him a game suspension,” TNT analyst Stan Van Gundy said Tuesday night as Green shouted repeatedly at official Ed Malloy after making the initial call. “And these games, every one of ‘em is gonna be crucial. You don’t wanna be on the outside looking in.”
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Put another way: The league, which undoubtedly has a monetary interest in keeping certain teams alive as long as they can, will often find ways to keep key star talent eligible by giving those players more slack, even if they’ve crossed a line they clearly weren’t supposed to.
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With Green, specifically, it goes without saying that the league has shown a willingness to come down on him before in a moment with all the marbles on the line. They suspended him for a game during the tail end of the 2016 NBA Finals—a series Golden State at one point led 3–1 over LeBron James and the Cavs—after Green took a relatively obvious swipe at James’s groin. The impact of the suspension was enormous, as Cleveland won Game 5 without Green, then won Game 6 and Game 7 to become the first NBA team to rally from 3–1 down to win a title.
Still, there’s something to be said for how much of an advantage it becomes for Green when he’s emboldened by knowing that referees are forced to think twice before T’ing him up. In Game 2 of last year’s NBA Finals, for instance, when Green already had a technical in the contest, he got tangled up with Boston’s Jaylen Brown before leaving his feet on top of Brown’s back. After Brown reacted to shake himself free, Green then pushed Brown in the back.
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“In the normal course of a game, this would be a double T [and an ejection for Green],” analyst Jeff Van Gundy said matter of factly as the replay of the run-in was shown.
And that’s just it: The rules—and even the penalties that referees call on the floor—tend to shift when there’s more at stake for certain teams. Whether that should be the case is up for debate. But the fact that it clearly happens every year, particularly with Green, is no longer debatable.
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Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:22 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Imagine if players tackled or hit other players. God forbid punch other players....
League is soft... guys like Draymond are just taking advantage of what the current state of the league is allowing. You don't have as many "disrupter" guys on teams anymore. It seemed like everyone needed that in the NBA at some point to take care of their superstar or set the tone as to what style the team would play with.
Honestly, if GS didn't have Draymond...they would be extra soft. A bunch of guys just running around shooting 3s... atleast he spices it up and takes the brunt of what the other guys around him don't have to deal with because all of the attention is on Dray.
"thuggery".... what a word
League is soft... guys like Draymond are just taking advantage of what the current state of the league is allowing. You don't have as many "disrupter" guys on teams anymore. It seemed like everyone needed that in the NBA at some point to take care of their superstar or set the tone as to what style the team would play with.
Honestly, if GS didn't have Draymond...they would be extra soft. A bunch of guys just running around shooting 3s... atleast he spices it up and takes the brunt of what the other guys around him don't have to deal with because all of the attention is on Dray.
"thuggery".... what a word
Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:30 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Green should have gotten a second technical just for continuously yelling at the referee while they were reviewing the foul against Ingram. He kept calling Ingram and Jones pussies the rest of the game.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:41 am to longhorn22
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You don't have as many "disrupter" guys on teams anymore. It seemed like everyone needed that in the NBA at some point to take care of their superstar or set the tone as to what style the team would play with.
Those guys don't exist b/c it's terrible EV to have that sort of black hole for 20% of your starting lineup.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:43 am to SlowFlowPro
Yeah you have to add something... It still works for them because the amount of 3s the put up a game along with their makes... so it helps cancel it out.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:51 am to Galactic Inquisitor
NBA is going to have a problem. They've wanted to clean up the over-the-top physical and emotional outbursts, but if they are going to let Green/Luka constantly slide, teams will start retaliating in kind. I'm sure Pels will have a different plan next time they face GSW, which I am hoping will be this year in the playoffs. 
Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:56 am to tke_swamprat
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He kept calling Ingram and Jones pussies the rest of the game.
In hindsight, I wish Herb would have followed through on that left hand he was about to throw.
This post was edited on 3/30/23 at 10:57 am
Posted on 3/30/23 at 10:57 am to Pistol44
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NBA is going to have a problem. They've wanted to clean up the over-the-top physical and emotional outbursts, but if they are going to let Green/Luka constantly slide, teams will start retaliating in kind. I'm sure Pels will have a different plan next time they face GSW, which I am hoping will be this year in the playoffs.
And I hope we Steph ends up with a nagging injury that affects their playoffs. frick the Warriors.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 11:08 am to Galactic Inquisitor
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And I hope we Steph ends up with a nagging injury that affects their playoffs. frick the Warriors.
AD can join him with a rolled ankle this week or pulled hamstring!
Posted on 3/30/23 at 11:59 am to Galactic Inquisitor
Imagine if Draymon played for Indiana or OKC. Would the NBA let him get away with what he gets away with? I don’t think so.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 12:16 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
I still remember the techs that Jonas got in consecutive games earlier this season for waving at a ref.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 12:20 pm to Galactic Inquisitor
I’m sure most of y’all turned it off, but I still had TNT on in the background after the game and the cocksucker sideline reporter from their B team for that game was interviewing Draymond and giving him tons of praise for his antics. Called him “the best trash talker in the league” and asking him to give some quotes of what he was telling our team during the game. Such a joke.
Posted on 3/30/23 at 7:56 pm to tehchampion140
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I’m sure most of y’all turned it off, but I still had TNT on in the background after the game and the cocksucker sideline reporter from their B team for that game was interviewing Draymond and giving him tons of praise for his antics. Called him “the best trash talker in the league” and asking him to give some quotes of what he was telling our team during the game. Such a joke.
I saw that interview. Disgusting. Way to go TNT, encouraging a maniac like Draymond.
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