The number of fools yappin’ about how Dray needs to go (not here at DNHQ mind you, but seemingly everywhere else) is driving me crazy. That wouldn’t be cutting off your nose to spite your face. It would be cutting out your heart to spite your brain.
Dray and KD, in the spirit of getting it all out there, now need to have Bob and Steve interviewed. Show that it isn’t personal. Let Bob and Steve admit they may have made some mistakes. Let Dray and KD admit that no one is perfect and they have no hard feelings. Let KD admit he was already gone when Dray yelled at him - and that neither management nor his teammates had much to do with it. Let Dray admit he yelled because KD was already gone and he didn’t like how KD was handling the rumors. Or whatever the truth may be.
Remind the world it’s freaking hard to live your life under a microscope but, as grown men, all realize this is a business and everyone is just doing their best.
That would raise the stock of all involved, smooth bumps going forward, and definitely support ticket sales.
Or, Dray could just show up at some public charitable event smiling big with management and move on…
But to leave this hanging now, Dray, would be too much like sweeping it under the rug. We’ve all now seen this one too. Was there a misunderstanding? Is the media making a mountain out of a molehill? I respect the hell out of your honesty and your eloquence. If the FO keeps their mouths shut, it’s on you to clean it up. It should be easy.
The interview is a tempest in a teapot. Still a lot of folks out there with feelings over the Warrior's recent run (and looking at the possible renaissance if Klay can come back at some good percentage of his former self) feeding the flames, but it's a big nothingburger.
Man starting the preseason gap with nothing to talk about but that interview was not a good idea...gonna be a solid month of whether Dray will face repercussions from the FO, and endless trade speculation.
Yesterday NBA xm radio proposed Dray and pieces for Simmons, and that was not considering the interview. They correctly pointed out that Simmons does a lot of things better than Dray, but that Dray is a better leader, isn't afraid to shoot, and can hit at a decent clip when he's on a roll.
And they're both agreeing with each other in the conversation. Pretty weird.
All of this makes me glad that Steph and Klay are on this team. Most stars are such drama queens (Dray and KD included) and these 2 (particularly Steph) just don't give a shit about that macho stuff. It's quite refreshing.
The segment about being locked-in and the one at the end about "happiness" were probably the most interesting to me. Feels like KD was just ready to tackle a new goal. Three straight years of being locked-in and knowing exactly what to do essentially became routine and he just wants to "take on every experience".
Regarding The Argument and how the team handled it, Dray and KD already talked at length in their individual interviews on All the Smoke so none of that was really new info... but it was nice to see them say it to each other face-to-face, with Dray essentially saying "I can cross the line" and KD saying "so do a lot of other players, so it's all cool".
The KD years gave us the greatest basketball play of all time. Those of us who could appreciate it at the time were blessed. And I get some enjoyment that most of the people who agonized over the ruination of the league were the right people to suffer.
KD was never going to stay. He has an artist’s soul, always wandering and looking at the next thing. He was never going to be the most loved in GSW and he deserves his own team where he can be the greatest franchise player ever. He also was never going to be acknowledged as the best player in the world with Steph by his side.
Throw in the extreme soap opera around egos, personality clashes between players and their entourages, the natural burnout from trying to three-peat, the extra two years of burnout from the Original 4, and it’s amazing we got 3 years out of it.
Welp, thanks Kerr & FO for ruining the KD experience for us. Seriously still can't believe a prime KD, Steph, Klay and Dray played together with Iguodala. Looking back at it I can see why the league was helpless. Can't even imagine what that healthy team would have accomplished if it wasn't for "the incident". I can see why the basketball gods had to end it though, it would have made basketball incredibly boring to watch for fans of other teams.
FYI new post and thread by Duby up now
The number of fools yappin’ about how Dray needs to go (not here at DNHQ mind you, but seemingly everywhere else) is driving me crazy. That wouldn’t be cutting off your nose to spite your face. It would be cutting out your heart to spite your brain.
Dray and KD, in the spirit of getting it all out there, now need to have Bob and Steve interviewed. Show that it isn’t personal. Let Bob and Steve admit they may have made some mistakes. Let Dray and KD admit that no one is perfect and they have no hard feelings. Let KD admit he was already gone when Dray yelled at him - and that neither management nor his teammates had much to do with it. Let Dray admit he yelled because KD was already gone and he didn’t like how KD was handling the rumors. Or whatever the truth may be.
Remind the world it’s freaking hard to live your life under a microscope but, as grown men, all realize this is a business and everyone is just doing their best.
That would raise the stock of all involved, smooth bumps going forward, and definitely support ticket sales.
Or, Dray could just show up at some public charitable event smiling big with management and move on…
But to leave this hanging now, Dray, would be too much like sweeping it under the rug. We’ve all now seen this one too. Was there a misunderstanding? Is the media making a mountain out of a molehill? I respect the hell out of your honesty and your eloquence. If the FO keeps their mouths shut, it’s on you to clean it up. It should be easy.
The interview is a tempest in a teapot. Still a lot of folks out there with feelings over the Warrior's recent run (and looking at the possible renaissance if Klay can come back at some good percentage of his former self) feeding the flames, but it's a big nothingburger.
Man starting the preseason gap with nothing to talk about but that interview was not a good idea...gonna be a solid month of whether Dray will face repercussions from the FO, and endless trade speculation.
Yesterday NBA xm radio proposed Dray and pieces for Simmons, and that was not considering the interview. They correctly pointed out that Simmons does a lot of things better than Dray, but that Dray is a better leader, isn't afraid to shoot, and can hit at a decent clip when he's on a roll.
I didn't know Draymond had a show called "Chips".
I know now.
Draymond 1, rest of world 0.
Gamesmanship being played by gamesmen during the off-season.
KD: They did nothing
Draymond: They shouldn't have done anything
And they're both agreeing with each other in the conversation. Pretty weird.
All of this makes me glad that Steph and Klay are on this team. Most stars are such drama queens (Dray and KD included) and these 2 (particularly Steph) just don't give a shit about that macho stuff. It's quite refreshing.
Dray for Simmons. I would like to see Dray play with Embiid demanding the ball
This might be the worst Andrew Wiggins trade proposed yet: https://www.nbaanalysis.net/2021/08/17/nba-rumors-san-antonio-spurs-golden-state-warriors-trade-centered-andrew-wiggins/
What???
Man, Dray is so gone 😂 .
So, Dray to Blazers, CJ to Sixers, Simmons to Warriors , done 💥
I really like the interview .
The segment about being locked-in and the one at the end about "happiness" were probably the most interesting to me. Feels like KD was just ready to tackle a new goal. Three straight years of being locked-in and knowing exactly what to do essentially became routine and he just wants to "take on every experience".
Regarding The Argument and how the team handled it, Dray and KD already talked at length in their individual interviews on All the Smoke so none of that was really new info... but it was nice to see them say it to each other face-to-face, with Dray essentially saying "I can cross the line" and KD saying "so do a lot of other players, so it's all cool".
Anybody got the rookies full summer league stats
The KD years gave us the greatest basketball play of all time. Those of us who could appreciate it at the time were blessed. And I get some enjoyment that most of the people who agonized over the ruination of the league were the right people to suffer.
KD was never going to stay. He has an artist’s soul, always wandering and looking at the next thing. He was never going to be the most loved in GSW and he deserves his own team where he can be the greatest franchise player ever. He also was never going to be acknowledged as the best player in the world with Steph by his side.
Throw in the extreme soap opera around egos, personality clashes between players and their entourages, the natural burnout from trying to three-peat, the extra two years of burnout from the Original 4, and it’s amazing we got 3 years out of it.
Welp, thanks Kerr & FO for ruining the KD experience for us. Seriously still can't believe a prime KD, Steph, Klay and Dray played together with Iguodala. Looking back at it I can see why the league was helpless. Can't even imagine what that healthy team would have accomplished if it wasn't for "the incident". I can see why the basketball gods had to end it though, it would have made basketball incredibly boring to watch for fans of other teams.
Dray$ + KD interview dropped…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3x6DjeJNd64&feature=emb_title