Draymond Green, a tyrant without power? • USA basketball

NBA – Draymond Green and the Warriors have tyrannized the league for years. At the end of the reign they must change. To avoid turning fame into ridicule.

When Draymond Green choked out Rudy Gobert, I looked to see if there were any statements of animosity between the two. Why does the Golden State player hate the Wolves pivot so much? Why does he tackle him at every opportunity ?

The result of my research was not clear enough for me, but there is a comment, posted on Reddit two years agowhich I found really interesting. Here’s what he said:

“A lot of people are confused. But that (Draymond Green’s animosity towards Rudy Gober) has nothing to do with the fact that he’s French, that he’s also a defender and it has nothing to do with even talent. Or at least not directly. It’s certainly not a matter of the microphone (Rudy Gobert’s joke in the time of Covid). I will explain it very simply.

Many NBA players are “thugs” (daily bullies).

It is a mix between different personalities and social structure. Attention-seeking extroverts like Shaq and Draymond try to take control of the social hierarchy through force of personality.

Others may react in two different ways. In response, you can (a) accept humiliation (“of course you’re the best”), (b) dominate in return, or already be so established that you’re on top by default (“don’t try mate”), or (c) show that you don’t care (“whatever, see you tomorrow at the game”).

If for some reason you cannot be in one of these categories, you become an enemy. I’m pretty sure every one of us 14 year olds has been in this stupid situation somewhere, and if you remember the guy who got bullied the most, it might have been Gobert. Too proud to bow his head, but unable to “dominate” in return (circle protection is about mitigation, not dominance), and worst of all, clearly sensitive (which is why crying is so important).

Is this all just a bunch of stupid high school bullshit? Oh yeah. Absolutely. But the NBA is an extended high school social hierarchy, and most of these guys don’t get out of it until they leave the league. »

I thought about this comment while listening to Draymond Green’s podcast, where he talks about his suspension after choking Rudy Gobert and then his headline on Jusuf Nurkic. There’s certainly some cinema and “storytelling,” especially the fact that he actually considered retiring a few months after signing a $100 million contract extension with the Warriors, I doubt.

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But there are some very interesting things. Draymond Green in particular explains that he listened to as much criticism as possible after his suspension, because that’s what he’s all about. The four-time champion motivates himself by trying to prove others wrong. This is the very definition of a “bully”, who needs to put others down in order to elevate himself.

What more gas for Draymond Green’s engine?

But what the Warriors player is also well aware of is that he wouldn’t be where he is without this mentality. As the child of a poor single mother in Michigan, Draymond Green needed that essence to make it this far. “Part of the reason you know the name Draymond Green is because I’m able to take it all in and say, ‘Look what I’m doing to you with the gas you gave me.’ he fired clearly.

This is why Draymond Green has long said that he will not change. Because he doesn’t really know if his engine can run any other way…

The most important thing, in my opinion, in the strong winger podcast is the message from Steve Kerr when the coach came to visit him. “Let’s get this over with.” It’s clearly the same message the coach conveyed to Klay Thompson, who was also frustrated, although the “Splash Brother” put it in a different way.

“Steve and I had a great chat yesterday that really helped me relax” the fullback/winger explained. “Sometimes I forget how successful and fortunate I was to be a part of a team that won titles, went to the All-Star Game, won gold medals (with Team USA). When we want to find it at all costs, we may be tempted to force it, instead of letting it come naturally. »

Steve Kerr also asked Klay Thompson to “finish this right.”

“We talked about how I’m really enjoying this last chapter of my career, how lucky I am to still be able to play this game at a high level. That I should be a better mentor to young people, to be a leader by example. To be in the right energy at every match. It made me realize that I have negative energy and it affects the team” “Splash Brother” continued.

The Warrior Dynasty is indeed coming to an end, and may already be over. Bay players tyrannized the league. This is no longer the case and they must now accept it. They can’t act like high school bullies anymore.

For Greek philosophers, the difference between a king and a tyrant was that a king, secure in his power, could focus on virtue and the common good. The tyrant, in constant danger of losing his throne, was forced to rule by fear. And he became increasingly cruel and tyrannical as the threat to his power grew.

This is as true on the throne as in a big NBA high school. The Warriors, and Draymond Green in particular, have to accept a lower ranking in the Major League hierarchy.

Nothing is lonelier and more ridiculous than a tyrant without power.