Well Danny just said thanks, thanks for thanks for making the sport bigger. Yeah. Does
Draymond have a point though? Yes, he does have a point and to Craig's point, he will fit
in with media perfectly of every generation of NBA players criticizing the next generation.
He's already there, and in midseason form for his next career. But yes, and I know it has
just become in vogue, but I promise you I love the NBA. I love the.
I love basketball. The end, these guys are unbelievably talented. They are
almost too talented. They've almost gotten too good at shooting the basketball that it has
kind of contributed to breaking the sport. But to Draymond's point, very specifically, these
are a lot of numbers, but I don't think it's that difficult to follow. 3 pointers per game
before the All-Star break, right? We are at the All-Star break. We have a record number of
3 pointers being made and attempted this year, and as you'll notice, every year they go
up for the most part, right? It is going up and that's a huge jump from just last year to
this year. 5 more 3s being attempted just this year from last year. What is that leading to?
It's leading to more. That is in general 20 point games or more over the course
of every year. In general, it's going up and this year we have a record number of blowouts.
That makes sense intellectually, right? We're taking shots that are worth more, 3 is worth
more than 2, and we're taking more of them. So there is more variance between making a more
valuable shot and missing a more valuable shot . So it is leading to more blowouts. So he is.
Exactly right. We are taking more threes than ever. We are making more 3s than ever, and it
is leading to more blowouts than ever. He is objectively correct. Yeah, well, and it's that
guy's fault, and you don't blame him because he happens to be the greatest shooter of all
time, but everybody fell in love with what he's capable of doing. So you have this
generation of ballplayers grew up doing what? shooting from 30 ft and getting really, really
good at it, which is the problem because the guys got better at one particular. type of
basketball more so than any other type of basketball, which is the outside shot, which is
why so many times you'll see a guy drive the lane and dish, drive the lane and dish, so the
low post game has completely disappeared. The points in the paint are irrelevant in most
games because you have such sharpshooters from the outside. But you know, forgive me for
saying this because I don't disagree with everything Draymond's saying. I'm with you.
There's a lot. lot of truth in what he is saying, but I don't want him to be the guy
saying it. That's fine. He bears some responsibility for the status, status of the
game, the state of the game, and he's been a clown, right? Great player, great defensive
player. You could argue borderline Hall of Famer, most people have him getting in despite
only being a four-time All-Star because he was a key member of championship teams. So I'm not
even gonna argue that with you. But the reality is that Draymond Green has been bad for
the league. Draymond Green is a clown. He has always been a clown, and his antics
belie that. Whether it's stomping on guys, punching guys, punching his own teammate Jordan
Poole, and effectively breaking up what was a great basketball team with a chance to win more
championships, Draymond Green at no point should ever be given a microphone and Talk
about the state of the game. He is not representative of the rest of the guys in the
league. He is a clown who should be treated like a clown, really good player,
more defensive obviously than offensive, part of championship teams. I don't argue his resume
at all, but that guy should never be asked to be the voice of the league or the state of the
game because he's damaged the game.