Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. - Winston Churchill
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I feel the same way. I think he has transitioned from being "the guy" on his team to a role player quite well of late.
I that if the Celtics use him as a role player to give starters some rest and eat a few minutes with quality play then he will be a good addition.
I think that as Blake started to get older he greatly improved his shooting (note, I could be wrong, haven't looked up stats...just my impression from watching games).
Draymond Green's punch on Jordan Poole WAS NOT A LOVE TAP!!
cue it in :20 to see what happened
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Hey, I hear you on the issue of high schools and outdoor pick up games. Fights happen all the time. But in this instance Poole’s hands were down at his side and I view what Draymond did as a nasty sucker punch. In my neck of the woods Draymond would’ve been going to the hospital. No joke.
It bugs me that people would treat this as "no big deal." Whether you're a construction worker or a partner at a law firm, you will be fired if you punch a coworker in the face. It's strange that we don't apply this to people making tens of millions of dollars a year. I would be a little less bugged if it was in the context of a physical sports-related issue that escalated, but in this instance Poole is just standing there.
I really don't like Draymond anyway so maybe that's affecting my judgement but he should really be punished for this.
Trinity '09
I don’t disagree with anything that you said.
It’s a practice.
It’s a teammate.
They’re not even in the middle of running up and down the court and being physical going for the ball or something.
And you’re right. If this happens in most any other environment someone goes to jail for physical assault.
i already detest Draymond's antics and have seen him mostly as a dirtbag player. It would be pretty awesome if Poole pressed charges and got Draymond arrested and thrown in jail. But, millionaires gonna millionaire.
Well, Poole had just shoved Draymond... hard. When you do something physical to someone, it is hardly surprising when they do something physical in response. I'm not justifying Draymond's actions, not at all, but to imply that Poole was shockingly sucker punched... I didn't see it like that at all.
Well, only if there was someone big enough and strong enough to take Draymond down. Jordan Poole is 6-4, 195. Draymond is a quite beefy 6-6, 230. Draymond has nearly 40 pounds on Poole. I'd be willing to bet that Draymond hits the weight room pretty hard too. I'm not saying Poole would have no chance (I have no idea what fighting skills or experience each of them may posses) but if I had to place a bet on who would get sent to the hospital, I'm taking Draymond in a heartbeat.
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Yeah - but Draymond instigated the confrontation by getting in Poole’s face and body to such a degree it’s fair to call that act alone an assault by the letter of the law. It was not an unprovoked shove that you could objectively argue he was defending himself against.
Assault is generally defined as an intentional act that puts another person in reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact.
I know we are talking about a basketball court where that happens a thousand times a game, but this wasn’t during play and the insinuation was that Draymond had a right to defend himself against a shove.