The point is when evaluating teams and especially, the talents of individuals after Klay and Curry, you simply cannot use STAT's to measure the talents and what each player brings
Because these teams do not play off 1 player or 2 players, they play off all 5 players, and what they all bring to the court
So while STAT's or nice, they are the effect of the system that they run, not the measure of talents the individuals own
Atlanta is the perfect example because for many years, they have judged on NOT having an ALL STAR
And many posters believe that a team will never contend without a SUPERSTAR
While teams like OKC and even Clippers play off 1-2 players abilities
Being able to play OFF the ball and being able to play with the ball, are skills that are needed, both of which we lacked
The #1 philosophy of these teams is the hit the open man and play within the system
Whether Draymond Green is fully utilized to all his abilities should be the question
Whether the skills he has, if the OFFENSE was run through him, would he be able to produce efficiently
Well, the OFFENSE was run through him much more when there were a bunch of injuries on GS
Despite not having a BIG, teams were still not able to expose them on both ends
They were still a TOP DEFENSIVE team in the league
Green was a big part of why they are a much better defensive team as he was the player that went from a rotational player to the starter since Kerr took over
He is a HIGH IQ and HIGHLY skilled player
that is coming from a winning franchise that understands how to play with and without the ball
how to spread the floor
how to use picks to free up shooters both on and off the court
How to space the floor and allow much catch and shoot opportunities
how to utilize everyone as a threat
How to play the post, in deep post position, and mid post *as he was utlized to initiate the offense much more when they lacked BIG's*
How to defend defense as individuals and as a team, how to force help, how to make ALL STAR's uncomfrtable
These are all things that are actually mental/part of the system, in which Green can actually teach, as an extension of the coach
It comes from his understanding of basketball, from DEFENSE and OFFENSE
So to my point, these are skills that he could teach and that you can not draft because these are things he learned throughout his career and in GS
How can posters that do not even watch GS play and wach Draymond Green when he actually did initiate our offense, make an assumption that he is a role player and playing off the abilties of Klay and Curry
Truth is Draymond Green isn't fully utilized to his fullest potential just like how Harden was not used to the fullest of his potential, for the better of the team
Because he doesn't have to with the talent that GS has, with the depth that they have....
However, talent is talent, it doesn't mean that they did/do not have the abilities to play a much larger role
What role players have the abilities to flirt with triple double with PTs/REB's/ASS and bring in a combined 5 steals + blocks?