There's an extremely small chance you don't understand how good the Golden State Warriors are (especially in terms of efficiency on both sides of the ball). The Warriors will finish in the Top 7 or 8 all-time in point differential. Alcindor's Bucks, Jordan's Bulls & West & Chamberlain's Lakers are the only teams better in that category. That's ELITE.

Helping catapult the Warriors to this point is the guy Steve Kerr refers to as the heartbeat of the Warriors. Many believed that when Bogut went down, the Warriors would stumble defensively, but they didn't, and that's in large part thanks to Draymond Green. He can literally guard any position. I don't mean it like how they described LeBron the year he finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting (in that he can guard every position well for stretches), I mean he has played and defended every position proficiently this entire season. I firmly believe he should win DPOY.

I would also like to say that I've watched a lot more Golden State games than I've had access clips to, so you should watch the games to get a sense of his impact on the court. The plays I have here are meant to highlight some of the things he does, and his versatility. It's not a video of locking guys down and ripping the ball away every time. It's one where I show him blowing up a pick and roll and then recovering to contest the roll man. It's one where you get to see him push guys way bigger than him (he's really like 6'5'') off the block or deny the entry pass. It's one where he'll do just enough to wreak havoc on an opponent's set. The point is that if you're a skeptic, there's not going be that ONE play that will blow you away, but taken as a whole, it can help change your mind.

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