May 12, 2018

Got to play the game now, CLINT.

Dahntay Jones' ill-advised bump of Draymond Green in 2015 had cosmic, perhaps even karmic significance.  I marked it at the time as a moment of recognition when we all realized what Draymond Green was: a stone-cold killer with a long memory.

I'm going to write your name down in the notebook I keep of asses I have to beat.

That second look Green sends Jones tells you all you need to know, but I'll fill you in on the rest of the the story:  the Clippers never had a chance against the Warriors after that.  Dahntay Jones kicked around from team to team and was last on an NBA roster- hmm, let's see - yes, at the end of the Cav's bench last year as the Warriors defeated them to win their second championship.  So much for Dahntay.

Now we have a new Dahntay.

Perhaps Clint Capela has forgotten, perhaps he thinks others will forget...what he said in January:
“We’re better than them.  We’re definitely the best team in the league with everybody healthy.”

Now, in January, Clint Capela had a point.  The Warriors were not focused at that time, often trotting onto the court in steambath towels or wearing party hats.  Klay Thompson's dog followed him onto the floor on numerous occasions, Kevin Durant frequently had to be shaken awake during long timeouts.  The Warriors were not themselves, and everyone - except, apparently, Clint Capela - knew it.

Now it is May.  Capela has backed up his words with continued outstanding play.

And now let's check in with the man who will be guarding him.


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1 Comments:

Blogger The Other Front said...

+/- for the game:

Draymond, +19 - game high
Capela, -3

May 14, 2018 at 9:16 PM  

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