In November of last year, Draymond Green signed a podcast deal with Volume, an imprint of iHeartRadio that was founded by the legendary on-air personality Colin Cowherd. Since then, the four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors has launched a weekly internet program called The Draymond Green Show. His hot takes about topics such as Steph Curry's legacy and the dominance of his previous championship-winning teams have practically monopolized headlines during the NBA off-season, as the outspoken power forward continues to push the narrative that his often-disputed methods for presenting material will soon be taking over the world of mass communications as the "New Media." On Sunday night, the brash mouthpiece for the NBA's most recent dynasty shocked the very foundation of NBA fans worldwide when he tweeted that his 2017 Warriors would have narrowly defeated the '98 Bulls (and easily routed the Utah Jazz team that beat to capture their final championship), a team depicted in ESPN's critically acclaimed documentary series "The Last Dance."
"I’m watching the 98 Bulls vs Utah in the Finals… I can’t help but notice our 2017 team would’ve beaten these Bulls by a dub and these Jazz by 40 if they’re going to play these brands of basketball," Green wrote. "And that’s why it’s dumb to compare Era’s."
As expected, his tweet garnered harsh criticism from Michael Jordan loyalists and staunch support from Golden State Warriors Fans. While Draymond Green was quick to point out the difference in play and eras, it is important to note that the late Kobe Bryant faced most of the players on both teams during his 20-year career. His Lakers beat the '98 Chicago Bulls in the regular season by a score of 112-87, and 18 years later, his Lakers beat the 73-9 Warriors during the regular season by a score of 112-95. The fact that Kobe Bryant did not have a problem adjusting the rules or eras that either one of these iconic teams played in suggests that a hypothetical dream matchup between Draymon's best Warriors team and Jordan's 98's Bulls is not the imbalanced match-up that he makes it out to be. Nevertheless, if this dream match-up were to take place, an advantage that the 2017 Warriors would have is that their best players were all in the prime of their careers, whereas the core players for the '98 Bulls were all in their mid to late 30s, during their final run of Jordan's last threepeat.
As the comment section underneath Draymond's controversial tweet began to pile, one of his followers quickly pointed out that the 2017 Warriors team that he so proudly boasts of struggled to contain Kawhi Leonard during game one of the 2017 Western Conference Finals. A contest where Leonard's team was up 23 points on the Warriors, going into the third quarter until Zaza Pachulia inadvertently injured him on a play that caused him to miss the remainder of the playoffs that year. This is somewhat relevant because Leanard is a player whom many NBA analysts compare to Michael Jordan because of his proclivity for mid-range jump shots. Thus far, Draymond's Warriors have lost two NBA Finals matchups, while Jordan's Bulls never even allowed a game seven to occur en route to their 6-0 record in the Finals.
After his controversial message sparked several debates in his comment section, Green cleverly trolled his followers with the following tweet.
"Learn to appreciate things for what they are. Analyze the game. And stop the unnecessary debating. Yours Truly, The New Media."
Source: Twitter
