[NBA] Play In Night Two Open Thread

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2044641868018069807

So, I'm guessing that jersey retirement is on hold?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

If anything, this sub-folder appears to indicate that Kings Fans not only do not, in fact, have to give Draymond his due, but will actively avoid giving Draymond his due at all costs.

Odd. You wouldn't think that consistently exhibiting 99th percentile juvenile/disruptive on-court behavior followed by stomping on our star's chest in the playoffs would cause something like that.

 

[Tetsujin]

Gotta give Draymond his due. His defense on Kawhi in the 4th was a master class. He shut him down.

Draymond has always been better at guarding wings than bigs. The fact that he’s been a center on offense his entire career sorta has let people forget that Harrison Barnes was always guarding the bigs in the initial death lineup days.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Re: Draymond.

No dues will be given.

That is all.

 

[serbiangoat]

Green is every bit protected as every foul baiter like SGA, Luka, Deni just in a different way the man is blatantly hacking Kawahi the whole time he's allowed to do things no other player is allowed to get away with the level of fouling and physicality what he does is not even basketball. Crazy thing is he's not even trying to hide it he's just out there doing and and refs don't want to call anything.

 

[kingsboi]

Green is every bit protected as every foul baiter like SGA, Luka, Deni just in a different way the man is blatantly hacking Kawahi the whole time he's allowed to do things no other player is allowed to get away with the level of fouling and physicality what he does is not even basketball. Crazy thing is he's not even trying to hide it he's just out there doing and and refs don't want to call anything.

this is an example of fear. they don't want Dray to get in their faces and call them a female dog among other things

 

[iowamcnabb]

 

[hrdboild]

this is an example of fear. they don't want Dray to get in their faces and call them a female dog among other things

I think it's because he has a popular podcast and is a key part of a brand which has made a lot of money for the NBA. He did play some very good defense on Kawhi in that game but in addition to that he was allowed to play aggressively and initiate contact while most players are not.

That alone is cause for Sacramento Kings fans to refuse to acknowledge his talent considering we are and likely always will be the bottom tier of getting any kind of preferential treatment from the league. But on top of that he has a seemingly infinite leash when it comes to outbursts which are disrespectful toward opponents, officials, and fans and non-basketball plays which would get lesser talents kicked out of the league. So if anyone ever asks me about 'Dray as a basketball player my spiteful answer is going to be "who dat?"