"They Don't Seem To Have Trust": Ex-NBA Player Says Green-Poole Incident Still Haunting Warriors
"I still firmly believe — yes they got strong leadership in their locker room and their front office — that is a seminal moment for me."@GregAnthony50 on how the Draymond Green/Jordan Poole incident may still be affecting the Warriorspic.twitter.com/7TC4zvg2qg
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) November 17, 2022
The Warriors are now 6-9, winless in eight road games, and in 12th place in the Western Conference. Anthony feels that the widely-viewed Green sucker punch on Poole at Warriors practice during the preseason has greatly affected the team's inner fabric.
"I still firmly believe — yes they got strong leadership in their locker room and their front office — that is a seminal moment for me," said Anthony, an 11-year veteran. "When that stuff gets out in the public and it's there for all to see, it hits differently. And I still think that this group is dealing with that."
The real proof is when you watch them play. This is not a cohesive unit; they don't seem to have the same level of fire or trust, particularly on the defensive end. And the rest of the league is kind of licking their chops. They're looking forward to playing them now. That was never the case with the Warriors.
Not even a 50-point performance from Steph Curry was enough to keep the Warriors from losing their 8th straight road game Wednesday night, in Phoenix. The 0-8 start away from home is a 33-year worst for the franchise.
It’s almost like this Warriors season started with Draymond Green inexplicably punching Jordan Poole in the face.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 17, 2022
Back in preseason, head coach Steve Kerr called the Green-Poole incident "the biggest crisis we’ve ever had since I’ve been coach here”. And that is now conceivably coming home to roost.
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