2016-17 Running NBA Thread

You know, I keep hearing this from Warriors fans... but every time I watch that replay, I see a shoulder being planted right on LeBron's chin.

 

I agree. Also, fuck Draymond Green. He has earned the non-benefit of the doubt.

 

Green clearly shoulderblocked him and the flagrant call was correct, but LeBron did lay it on a little thick in the aftermath.

People here were also arguing Green didn't kick Steve Adams in the nuts last year, when nut kicks don't get much clearer than that was.

 

I'm surprised that QTLAW sees it differently.

 

Aren't you the same guy who last year ludicrously insisted Green's nut kicks were just part of his "natural shooting motion"?

 

From what I saw, he did not get hit in mouth, but of course you could differ:

 

He drove his right shoulder into LeBron's chin. Not quite sure how that's hard to see.

I like Draymond -- he's an incredibly smart player and works his ass off. His act is starting to wear thin, though. Not a lot of patience for a dirty player who takes a cheap shot and then mocks the guy he hurt. That's becoming his calling card.

 

I think LTL mentioned it above, Green has lost his benefit of the doubt within the league, but of all the parts of James' face that got hit by Green's shoulder, I think LeBron's beard took the brunt of the hit. Green's arm is going into LeBron's chest and his shoulder grazes LeBron's face along the way. There was contact, but the brunt of that hit was on LeBron's chest. LeBron flopped. He threw his head back to make the brushing of his beard look worse than it was and threw himself to the ground with more force than was necessary.

Green clothes-lined him, that's not in doubt. The flagrant was justified but the only part of James' chin that got rearranged by Green's shoulder was a few hairs.

 

His act reminds me a lot of what Bruce Bowen used to do.

 

Green's been working to clean up his act this year, it seems. The flagrant may have been more on rep (his and LeBron's) than anything else.

 

Tough to tell who the Warrior fans are on here.

 

I want it stated for the record I never purport myself to being a warriors fan but more of a LeBron unfan.