[Mick]

Two things can be true at the same time:
(1) Poole was an overrated player demanding a of immense proportions contract and directing unwarranted insults at a core player on the team.
(2) Draymond acts like a thug far too often, and he went overboard on Poole, just like he did against Gobert.

Agreed with both statements. By his own admission, Draymond has cost the W's championships. If he doesn't knee LeBron in the groin, I think the Warriors would have won the 2016 NBA championship, and if he doesn't publicly humiliate Durant -- and if he'd managed to build a relationship with him -- Durant stays, and the Warriors win more championships. In a way, Draymond reminds me of Bill Laimbeer.

When I heard what Poole said to Draymond, it reminded me of my mother's admonition when I was growing up with her in a very tough area. The police, in our little area, were the enemies. Mom gave me a one-sentence instruction as to how to deal with the police: "Treat them like crazy people with guns." That reminds me of Draymond, a bit. And for Poole to shove the gratuitous, disrespectful remark at a 4x NBA Champion, particularly given his background...I'm not saying I condone the punch, I don't. But I definitely understood it.

[Mick]

Two things can be true at the same time:
(1) Poole was an overrated player demanding a of immense proportions contract and directing unwarranted insults at a core player on the team.
(2) Draymond acts like a thug far too often, and he went overboard on Poole, just like he did against Gobert.

Agreed with both statements. By his own admission, Draymond has cost the W's championships. If he doesn't knee LeBron in the groin, I think the Warriors would have won the 2016 NBA championship, and if he doesn't publicly humiliate Durant -- and if he'd managed to build a relationship with him -- Durant stays, and the Warriors win more championships. In a way, Draymond reminds me of Bill Laimbeer.

When I heard what Poole said to Draymond, it reminded me of my mother's admonition when I was growing up with her in a very tough area. The police, in our little area, were the enemies. Mom gave me a one-sentence instruction as to how to deal with the police: "Treat them like crazy people with guns." That reminds me of Draymond, a bit. And for Poole to shove the gratuitous, disrespectful remark at a 4x NBA Champion, particularly given his background...I'm not saying I condone the punch, I don't. But I definitely understood it.