Draymond Green Is A Defensive Genius

[@cwj_721]

he's simply the best defender in the last 20 years. doing all this while in the best offensive era in nba history is proof of that

[@justinholland6132]

Hes the best to ever do it. Hes the most versatile and do every single thing at a elite level even now and the dude has Grey hairs

[@patricksato8726]

and dont forget his three point percentage is really good for a center

[@cwj_721]

@@justinholland6132 casuals arent ready for that convo but its absolutely true

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@cwj_721 KG could do everything Draymond could do except he was 6’11. Draymond is simply too small in the post and the paint lol.

[@HomoErectus311]

@@cwj_721 Only casuals think Draymond is a better defender than AD lol.

[@YungMavericc]

As a non warriors fan I’ve always loved Draymonds game. Definition of work with what you got

[@zombiesheepherder1482]

Yeah, i agree. He has always been great at assaulting players and their crotches.

[@00ABBITT00]

As a warriors fan there have been many, many times where draymond has driven my blood pressure through the roof….but im glad to have him.

[@yoyoyoyooooo5807]

I hear both of yall but as a warriors fan he is the uncle you can never get mad at (for me) super loyal, protective, and partially efficient 😂🤣 everyone needs someone on their team like Dillon Brooks( who I love) 😂 but he’s the 3rd player I can talk about the prime warriors to my grandchildren with. If my children want to play basketball ball I will show them high school and prime Dray highlights. Love this video and love everyone who loves him lol. Stay up my brothers (or sisters)

[@sleepyadriann]

goated person

[@jongrillon2315]

As a Warriors fan I'm here just to say hello.

[@Roundsideup]

Love when dray gets love

[@yoyoyoyooooo5807]

Period

[@Maurice510]

Same. He has been our defensive anchor and our QB on the offensive end for this entire run. With the exception of Chris Paul last year he has been our best point guard and most people don't even realize he is best our point guard.

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

​@@yoyoyoyooooo5807 😆

[@RisitasKEKW]

When draymond isn’t suspended, he’s fantastic

[@sandman589]

And he’s hitting his open 3s. Scary

[@opieg7333]

Of his own admission, Draymond is at his best when there is a belief that they have a shot at being a winner. Things do not go well when the team is not good. So much of his skill is a function of mental engagement. He loses interest when the team is not in the hunt. Its been two seasons since they had a real squad and shot. It good to see him accepting the lower minutes so he doesn't wear down so far and tweaked offense that doesn't always run through him. But in some of his podcasts he was mentioning the need to change how they play so, I think he knows what they need to win. And defensively he is every bit the superstar Curry is offensively but, most people do not pay attention to defense. They have some defensive trap schemes they are running with him, Payton II and Podzemski this year that are elite.

[@planetjanet3845]

the way "if healthy" is the caveat for most stars nowadays, it's "if he didn't recently kick someone in the balls" for Draymond

[@ChristopherHoward-j8c]

Dray is the first and only player I've ever seen maintain their defensive impact from their prime to deep into their career. Can't nobody name a player who was able to maintain their defensive impact from their prime to deep into their career like draymond...

[@Spawnamvs]

Tim Duncan

[@Nuthinnull]

Wilt

[@Ricekrispy10]

Joe

[@kasimfarhat6532]

@Ricekrispy10 Mama

[@MiguelPerfecto]

Mookie Blaylock, Alvin Robinson, Nate McMillan, Joe Dumars, Stacy Augman, Pippen, Rodman, GP, Stockton, J. Kidd, Doug Christie, Ben Wallace, Dwight Howard, Artest, Mourning, The Dream, The Chief, Wilt, Duncan, Mutombo... Not disputing your claim that Dray is the only one you've seen. I don't know how long you've been following the game. Dray is one of the better defenders in the history of the game though.

[@jlokyo180]

So often you see the highlights and break downs purely on the offensive side of the ball. It's so refreshing to see a breakdown of the defensive side from one of the GOAT to do it.

[@CANELA-cnm]

Yall can talk as much shit about Draymond as you want. But one thing yall wont see your superstars do is call for a switch that is attatched to Draymond. Thats how you see how good of a defender a guy is.

[@joesfarm8958]

As a warriors fan, you have no idea how good it feels to have Wiggins back in form again and a healthy GP2. yes we have been shooting great and the swinging of the balls is great, but our defense is what has won it for us and Wiggins and Gp2 are huge on the Def side. This team is fun to watch on defense, everyone has bought in and you can see it. +3500, good bet.

[@mightdai7489]

wiggs aggressiveness is back and once he's shooting again we're more than solid

[@aristocr4p]

All star starter wiggins is back

[@Kentarius]

We?

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

Don't forget how Looney worked hi body into much much better shape, he's much faster now.

[@KindHumbleWise]

Warriors are not winning the Championship 😂

[@MARK6297]

Rudy definitely has two of draymond’s DPOTY

[@hawkname1234]

It's so true. Nobody respects Rudy. As Draymond said,

[@Rei-bg3rf]

​@@hawkname1234 even Draymond going at Rudy is kinda insane. How are you the DPOY and Draymond, a non offensive player likes going at you 😂

[@Kentarius]

Lmao🤡🤡

[@cwj_721]

@@MARK6297 kawhi does as well. Marcus smart too. Pretty much every year he’s healthy it shouldnt even be a question whose dpoy. He can control the defense in virtually every way at a high level.

[@mjsantos8492]

​@@hawkname1234 teams don't exploit rudy. They exploit his team's reliance on his paint protection. Especially in Utah, take away Rudy's paint defense then their entire defense collapses

[@Fais13]

I love seeing my favorite player get some respect. Draymond is top 3 most versatile defenders all time if not the most versatile, he can press full court, he can play perimeter and post. And in the other side of the ball he is a top playmaker in the league and has lowk been knocking down threes recently he also one of the smartest defenders of all time, I hope he keeps his cool this season. Love this guy.

[@jacobim94]

Draymond is easily the best defender of this generation hands-down

[@cameronpowe7257]

Klaw

[@jacobim94]

@ no doesn’t play enough plus Draymond does way more on the defensive end while klaw is better than one on one

[@cameronpowe7257]

@@jacobim94 lol

[@Maurice510]

@@cameronpowe7257 Great player, for the 20 games a year he plays.

[@cameronpowe7257]

@@Maurice510 lol before the load managing gimmicks he was better

[@Goofy8907]

I saw the Celtics game and immediately thought holy smoke Draymond is such a good basketball player The play in particular that really blew my mind was when he manipulated a 2 vs 1 to throw a lob that he easily took down, it was insane 5h later you validated my opinion by dropping this vid, thank you And lets not forget his playmaking. I honestly think he is a top 3-5 playmakers in the league

[@joemodest]

It works so well with the lineup now since dray is playing at 4 and not center, so he is able to run around swarming help defense while TJD is purely for the initial vertical defense

[@TheNorthie]

The fact he wasn’t trying to get ejected when curry wasn’t around or losing is amazing.

[@jamesr169]

Yup Draymond is awesome man. Coolest thing about the warriors is how you got Steph on offense and Dray on defense.

[@MultiChar123]

Love this videooo!!! Dray deserves more appreciation and credit that he gets! Can you make a video on showing the genius of Dray on offensive end please? That'd be great as well , thanks!

[@noremaceht]

Today was a good day. Hoop Venue posted a new video 🎉

[@cat-sanglasses413]

God my favorite PF of all time even in simulation he plays so smart it's fun to watch

[@frankenviews4069]

that's probably why the Warriors never really invest in a 7 footer, or height. In the modern nba, lateral quickness is more desirable and effective on defense than shot blocking. You want to cut off the driving lane and cause mid range jumpers rather than trying to block shots at the rim.

[@GalileoYT]

facts!!!

[@kwakumadridista1916]

And the lack of the real big, real center has cost them numerous times, especially in recent seasons Almost all their championship runs they have real bigs... JaVale McGee/Festus Ezeli, and a few others I am forgetting It matters, as shown here Dray can hold his own at the 5 but can struggle with severe size mismatches and get into foul trouble. Dray's versatility can offset a lot of that but even so. Also usually they have had other versatile big wings + active smalls to help too. GP2, Wiggins, Iguodala back then, etc And at the end of the day most things come back to the rim, the paint even now in this 3-ball era is probably still the most important thing to protect. Why do you think Gobert has 4 DHPOYs (besides regular szn performance) or Wemby about to rule this generation? come on now

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

Draymond has always been the spoke of the wheel and 90% of hoop fans have no idea how they are watching one of the greatest players that ever lived.

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

Meh.

[@alrizo1115]

If only dray has at least the buddy hield layup skills, he'll be a big threat. Good thing opponent have to defend him on the 3 point line as well.

[@simplysteve9718]

Draymond was a decent 3-pointer in the earlier part of his career.

[@alrizo1115]

@@simplysteve9718 He was decent. But they rather leave him beyond the arc to guard Steph and Klay. Just recently they're already guarding him like the rest of the guys. So far his 3pt upped from 32% career to 43% this season

[@CarSsicWerkz]

Dray‘s got 37pts in a finals game

[@kingston4313]

The thing is with Draymond, the triple single narrative, most of the stuff he does isnt on the stuff sheet. Most of his passes before the basket is the assist that turns into an assist because he assess the situation so well, his connection to curry is almost symbiotic, he knows where Steph would be before Steph even gets there, hes a defensive menace, and can mess up the other players mentally.

[@jaredgilbey3598]

Great video. Earned a subscriber

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

Draymond Green back all-defensinve conversation this season 🤔🤔🤔

[@DavisNBasketball]

Love when you drop 🙏

[@Rei-bg3rf]

Thank you Jerry Stackhouse for making Draymond Green better ❤

[@NatDoa]

I had a conversation about Klay and Draymond 4 years ago with a friend of mine. I was defending Draymond being much more indispensable compared to Klay. My argument was that Klay might have been one of the if not THE best 3&D player but his skillset can be replicated to an acceptable level. While Hield isn't close to being as good a defender, he definitely is as good a shooter. Whereas Draymond's skillset is almost impossible to replicate. Maybe Bam is the closest player I can think of.

[@nbapbaupdate8338]

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[@draco3240]

he did it again against gafford and lively last night, insane second half against the mavs 💪

[@calebburt180]

I think draymond is the pound for pound best defender in history. Its either him or CP3 fr

[@cwj_721]

@@calebburt180 cp3 is a shit defender compared to draymond. Its like saying you would take iverson pound for pound over jordan. Every one of jordan’s pounds are worth more than any of iverson’s same with draymond.

[@AaronStark1993]

CP3? I can easily name tons of guards that were much better defenders than him just off the top of my head. Michael Jordan, Dennis Johnson, Sidney Moncrief, Alvin Robertson, Michael Cooper, Joe Dumars, Gary Payton, etc. Hell, he's not even the best guard defender of the last 10-15 years. That honor goes to either Tony Allen or Jrue Holiday.

[@MarReaper]

I said a couple days before they beat the Celtics what if Curry wins another ring this year

[@somersetbassett4580]

Defensive GOAT 🐐

[@Randomnga2]

This should honestly be common ball knowledge by now🤣

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

Nope

[@MikeHawk-u2p]

Always knew dray was like that one of the top defenders in this generation

[@andrewabraham5109]

Dray is definitely a defensive chess master.

[@Imskyhighy]

Zion plays like a rec random

[@ABruhMan]

Him having 1 DPOY is a crime!

[@upper_cut5159]

If Dray became a 15 ppg a season player this season warriors will win another championship bar injuries

[@ricelife5046]

What steph is to the warriors on offense, dray is to them on defense. When both of them are right, the team is just scary.

[@InHisThirties]

I hate draymond but i love your analyses, so I watch this and def consider it.

[@Ozem_Israel]

There a lot of videos explaining this on KZbin and let me tell you that people still don't know what Draymond does.😂

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

Heehawws

[@PrebenHPedersen]

More defensive highlights please.

[@quesee08]

We are not even talking about Draymond Green's impact from emotional point of view. Most of people get mad at Green, even his opponents. That's indicative of the old detroit pistons bad boys.

[@yaoming-j6g]

No KP and No JB. And I'm a Dubs fan.

[@HoopEnthusiasts]

Warriors are back 🙂‍↕️

[@AngSingha]

Let me know when they beat the Cavaliers

[@JP-pz5zh]

Great analysis

[@chaike9001]

Make a GP2 video next

[@josephedcastillo]

Yes dremond 😊

[@vincentdolido5437]

This is scary. DG23 is becoming a defensive nightmare again.

[@francisen4604]

draymond is my goat

[@firas.alhamdani]

You need an update on this shit, especially following Draymond's masterpieces against the Grizzlies and Cavs 😉

[@johngraham9117]

Jordan Poole deserved it

[@fluffymyato3334]

i just found out draymond green is injured and is listed as questionable for the cavs game

[@J.J.J.J.J.J.J]

The way to play Dray in the post is to bait fouls\ Green always wraps his arms around big defenders and traps them. They just need to pull their arms through and there will be easy foul calls for the refs.

[@Christian-ew2fi]

They don't talk about Wigz 😏

[@21Kolb]

Draymond green may be pound for pound best defender of all time. Its either rodman or dray

[@fatboy561]

They should see if Steven Adams is available

[@cwj_721]

warriors? he might be the worst fit on our team that would be terrible

[@NotBlackWolf]

​@@cwj_721He just needs to set screens, roll to the basket, and have passing ability. All things he's actually really good at. Aquaman would be a good fit.

[@frankmorrow3701]

@@cwj_721 I actually think he'd fit in well and thrive plus he'd have fun playing with the Dubs. I've always wished that they'd tried to get him over the years especially now with Stack as the Def coach!

[@cwj_721]

@@frankmorrow3701 provides what offensive value exactly? The dude is just good for screening and rebounding, unless we’re giving him vet minimum salary hes not worth it. and hes only gonna even play when we face jokic or embiid to fight on the glass

[@Rogue_Centurion]

We already knew this. Only guy he can’t stop is Jokić

[@m-a-t-t6869]

The Draymond x-factor is if he's ever getting cooked he will nutsack kick, eye poke, chest stomp you out of the game. How many defenders can force opposing players out of the game like that?? Once in a generation talent.

[@kjsolomon4985]

He's gonna be DPOY this year

[@roronoaDzoro1111]

WARRRRRIOOOORSSSSSS🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheFutureEvents]

What do you use to research your analytics

[@JOHNNYPMUSIC]

draymond or Bam defensively in 2025?

[@godenhwang2603]

Bam better right now and will be in the future

[@kennn30]

@@godenhwang2603 Nah it's still Dray rn, every defensive metric supports it

[@waff6ix]

BAM IS BETTER ATHLETICALLY DRAYMOND IS BETTER MENTALLY💯

[@cwj_721]

draymond is more versatile and much smarter, gimme draymond every year until his legs fall off

[@Rei-bg3rf]

Warriors, top 1 defensively 😅

[@djpete2009]

You give Dray love...I subscribe! I love Draymond.

[@ManiacRider3113]

How can you put genius and D. Green in the same sentence. He's a fool.

[@ChristianGarcia04]

How does he use the techs and flagrants ??

[@AliMohamed-yq4wn]

He only has 1 tech and zero flagrants so far this season, he’s been well behaved.

[@CANELA-cnm]

@@AliMohamed-yq4wn And he said that tech was bs, since the ref came to talk to him and gave him a tech for saying a bad word as if he's a child. 😂😂

[@m-a-t-t6869]

@@AliMohamed-yq4wn it's been 9 games most of them wins lol. he doesn't behave poorly when things are going well

[@InvaderPerry]

They need to make shot negations a stat lol he would be leading easy

[@TRUCKDRIVERDESERTO]

Step #30 with Garry piton2 green Wiggins

[@THE_HORSEYY]

Draymond the Goat haters gon hate on him regardless

[@edwinkarani5593]

But sometimes he is a mad man on the court.

[@realandrisbiedrins]

00:24 GOOD JOB, LARRY

[@frankmorrow3701]

Great video describing what an incredible defender Draymond is and why, thanks! 🏀

[@Gigabites-l8o]

defense of gs must improve

[@TeacherNickoy]

Zion is blind. He has a very very open teammate for 3 and he just take the contested shot. What a crocodile.

[@jokiclover]

AD or Draymond defensively?

[@AliMohamed-yq4wn]

Draymond, look at how many seasons Draymond has had a top 5 defence, Draymond is the best defender of this generation and it isn’t close.

[@CANELA-cnm]

Just see who the offensive stars are calling on switches and you have your answer.

[@NeoPayneHK]

just hold on a little bit D green always is the heart of GSW defense line but celtics was not full team in this match... if they still win over full team celtics??? this is serious about GSW can go for another year on title run!

[@lacboiatl]

Dray Day

[@_morgoth_]

Always loved Dray. Too many damn casual Dubs fans want to toss him out the door all the time, it's laughable.

[@fulltang1]

Yep casual dub fans definitely take him for granted.

[@imadubsfan1]

@@fulltang1 They became fans once they heard "Splash Bros" and saw nothing else. They weren't here when Ellis was traded for Bogut who changed the Warriors entire defensive philosophy. Even when Bogut left, Warriors kept that defensive mentality with them. But all the casuals want to see is another Steph 3. Whenever they see Green, they think he's just there to kick it out to Curry on the offensive end and that's all he's needed for.

[@DNTBINTROVRTED]

You have to bring up there is a difference between good defense and lack of offensive player skill. This is a Hella casual analysis. He doesn’t take number one assignments. And when he was younger, Klay Thompson took the number one assignment. This video is a good showcase of lack of offensive players skill while he roams. This is a good defense. What his answer for Jokić? What’s his answer for current Jaylen Brown? Damn near anybody can guard anybody if you only need them to guard for a few moments. Love your content, but you gotta be able to see through the weeds. If you look back through these highlights, it’s a bunch of non-scorers being guarded and or hacked.

[@gabrielwall1822]

Did you not see the laundry list of highlights were he completely LOCKED UP Zion Williamson??? Is he a non-scorer? Is he not a #1 Assignment?

[@calebmartin1917]

Gobert Or Draymond on D & why ?

[@ujustdiealready7402]

draymond because its not an automatic loss when a team can shoot...

[@cwj_721]

draymond has every bit of versatility that gobert lacks. put draymond on any team and their defense improves drastically. put gobert on specific teams that suit him and their defense improves astronomically. for that reason i prefer draymond compared to virtually anybody

[@Pswayze23]

@@cwj_721 Draymond is on defense what jokic is on offense

[@Kentarius]

@@Pswayze23😂😂😂😂

[@cwj_721]

@@Pswayze23 yes, theyre both practically flawless as players on those ends.

[@sweezy9011]

If not DPOY, then all defensive first team

[@yoyoyoyooooo5807]

Dray is a goat. (Especially If you’re a dubs fan) despite his faults and all the BS he puts us through he does more good than bad. I respect him as a person and model point forward to teach our younger generation. Defense from Dray and Offense from PG.

[@firas.alhamdani]

You forgot to mention that one of the things that make Draymond a good defender is that he keeps fouling opponents on most possessions but officials do not call these fouls because of his constant objections and the fact that he plays for a dynasty. To say that Draymond "make reads better than everybody" made me lose any respect I had for you. I can't see anything extraordinary in any of the footage in this video. You need to look up the word "smother" in the dictionary. If it has the meaning you are using here, then I can smother KD's shots.

[@m-a-t-t6869]

ur in warriors fan territory here brother don't bother

[@yawnberg]

Draymond is only 34?! Sheeeee-it I would have sworn he was pushing 40.

[@animationtv426]

Warriors 3peat if dray didnt get injured

[@javajo3373]

When you practice against / with Steph Curry throughtout your development how can you NOT be great?

[@what2316]

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[@terrytekify]

God I think it's downright criminal that in the entire time Draymond has played in the NBA, he's only received ONE defensive player of the year award ever. I feel like he's more than capable of winning 3-4 before retiring yet I think he's always been robbed or never even mentioned in DPOY talks year after year except for his single award year.

[@AdamxAudra]

Wemby or Draymond defensively right now & why?

[@cwj_721]

easily draymond. wemby is just not dialed in very much at all on defense. out of position a lot of times, not the quickest to rotate. in a few years wemby will probably be better

[@rjnaive4825]

The reason why Wemby finished 2nd in DPOY last year was because of his length - shot blocking, which is pretty much expected out of him, but other than that, Draymond is still better. The ultimate defensive anchor!

[@Kentarius]

@@cwj_721😂🤡🤡

[@0401412740]

He may be a defensive genius, but he's assaults teammates.

[@Dirtydoggo]

ay where the draymond haters at? 😂 cmon, say the usual things like his antics and his attitude that have absolutely nothing to relate to his game 😂

[@yogiwyd]

Jesus is Lord ❤

[@DunningKrugerJnr]

Hilarious that your video saying Green is a defensive genius is actually a case for Klutch players getting friendly calls…he is constantly getting away with fouls…you need to call it what it is

[@drzzykv5870]

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[@narvarteelijahandro5485]

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