Two days after Golden State Warriors’ great Rick Barry called Draymond Green a “handicap”, the Dubs striker achieved his career record with 19 assists in the 130-121 victory over Charlotte Hornets – its 25th best triple-double franchise.
And on Sunday afternoon, Jalen Rose offered a slightly more constructive view of Green, although it was an indirect compliment.
“He got rid of that triple-single stink, you know? Now he’s flirting with big triple-doubles,” said Rose during the pre-game segment of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown”, before the Warriors clash with the Los Angeles Lakers .
Jay Williams doubled down on the comment, later calling Green “Mr. Triple-Single” during the pre-game segment.
Green has an average of 5.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 8.7 assists per game, the record of his career, and has attracted the ire of the internet after registering simple triples for points, rebounds and assists on 14 occasions this season , despite registering the best plus-minus of any of the Dubs matches (+5.3) when he is on the court.
Rose also commented on Green’s fitness with less explicit praise.
“He seems to be in better shape,” said Rose. “He looks healthy and seems to be playing with a lot of confidence.”
While Green is having his worst shooting season since his debut year (he is shooting 38.4% of the field and 22.8% of the 3-point range), he has made up for it with his ability to keep the Warriors attack buzzing in a way. historical. His 19 assists were the maximum for a Warriors player since Baron Davis made 19 in 2008, and on Friday he became the first Warrior with four games of 15 assists in a month since Tim Hardaway in April 1990. Only in In February, Green recorded double-digit attendance nights on eight different occasions with totals of 11, 11, 11, 12, 15, 15, 16 and 19.