Draymond Green looks for motivation all the time. Since he was drafted in the league, he’s had a chip on his shoulder. That’s the reason why he probably mistook what Atlanta Hawks head coach, Mike Budenholzer said about him
ESPN reports in pregame Budenholzer said,
He’s a unique player. He’s so unique, but I don’t know that he’s the guy that you game plan for. He does things just kind of so much on instinct intuitively, defensively, and rebounding and passing.
“You know, I think can you make it harder on him as a passer, can you make it more difficult for him to get the assists? And defensively, it doesn’t matter, you have to take care of the ball every night. He’s good [with] instincts and all those things, but game plan — Curry and Thompson are the guys, and he’s great at finding them and creating opportunities for them. So he’s a big part of their group.”
Don’t think Budenholzer was trying to diss Green. How do you game plan instincts? Green impacts the game in SO many ways. You’re just going to have to see which Draymond you’re getting that night and adjust accordingly. He may score 20, he may have 12 assists or he may have 14 rebounds. For someone who is such a variable, it would make more sense to game plan for the constants like Curry or Thompson. You know what their game is.
Green thought those comments were back handed and here’s what he said to ESPN.
“And that’s exactly why they can’t beat us,” Green said. “That’s exactly why they won’t. Don’t game plan for me.”
Just game plan for him next time, Hawks.