When ESPN dropped a fascinating, intricately reported story on Draymond Green and the tentative line he walks between pushing the Warriors to greatness and driving them off a cliff, there was a lot to take exception to.
But the one thing that seemed to tip them over the edge the most was a line that came from inside the organization, about how the Warriors played in Game 5 of the Finals when Green was suspended.
Here's the quote:
By universal decree, the 2016-17 Warriors are a juggernaut. And if this juggernaut has a foundation, Green is it. Steph Curry is the reigning MVP; new acquisition Kevin Durant is one of the NBA's greatest scorers. But multiple Warriors staffers share the opinion that Green is their most important player. Nobody replicates his set of contributions. As one team official puts it: "The guys might be frustrated by his antics, but they had an opportunity to prove themselves without him in Game 5 and they played like a bunch of [cowards]."
But the one thing that seemed to tip them over the edge the most was a line that came from inside the organization, about how the Warriors played in Game 5 of the Finals when Green was suspended.
Here's the quote:
By universal decree, the 2016-17 Warriors are a juggernaut. And if this juggernaut has a foundation, Green is it. Steph Curry is the reigning MVP; new acquisition Kevin Durant is one of the NBA's greatest scorers. But multiple Warriors staffers share the opinion that Green is their most important player. Nobody replicates his set of contributions. As one team official puts it: "The guys might be frustrated by his antics, but they had an opportunity to prove themselves without him in Game 5 and they played like a bunch of [cowards]."
