With Draymond coming back in the next game (which is when, in like 4 months or something?), I’m really wondering if he’s going to be smart enough to use opponents’ aggressiveness against them. We all know that every player in the NBA is going to be smack talking, pushing, poking, and out-right fouling Draymond as much as they can get away with, and they will be testing those limits vigorously. Goal: make Draymond lose his shit and get ejected again. This will be the test for Draymond over the next month.
He has got to know this is coming. Certainly the coaches know this is coming. I assume they sit down and talk about it, and game plan around it. And talk to the refs about it. There’s a real jiu jitsu opportunity to use this against the opponents, and to take advantage of it. But more than anything it will take Draymond maintaining control. Smiling. Not attacking. Not shouting at refs. Not running people over.
Odds of Draymond successfully reverse baiting opponents?
Or maybe easier to judge, what’s the over/under on
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With Draymond coming back in the next game (which is when, in like 4 months or something?), I’m really wondering if he’s going to be smart enough to use opponents’ aggressiveness against them. We all know that every player in the NBA is going to be smack talking, pushing, poking, and out-right fouling Draymond as much as they can get away with, and they will be testing those limits vigorously. Goal: make Draymond lose his shit and get ejected again. This will be the test for Draymond over the next month.
He has got to know this is coming. Certainly the coaches know this is coming. I assume they sit down and talk about it, and game plan around it. And talk to the refs about it. There’s a real jiu jitsu opportunity to use this against the opponents, and to take advantage of it. But more than anything it will take Draymond maintaining control. Smiling. Not attacking. Not shouting at refs. Not running people over.
Odds of Draymond successfully reverse baiting opponents?
Or maybe easier to judge, what’s the over/under on
- number of ejections?
- date hitting 14th tech?
What say you, prognosticators?