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After Draymond Green's controversial take on Golden State Warriors teammate Steph Curry, Chris Broussard has fired back at the veteran forward.
During an appearance on The Old Man and Three podcast, Draymond Green made a rather controversial statement, claiming Steph Curry lacked the ability to create his own shot and score at will in the 2016 NBA Finals.
Chris Broussard was among those who felt the statement was a bit absurd. In a sharp response to Draymond Green, Broussard said:
"Steph is mature enough to let Draymond's comments bounce off his back. But Draymond's not making sense. First of all, you say Steph couldn't create his own shot. Well, he averaged 30 alright? He was the unanimous MVP that season. It seemed like he was fine."
Then referring to another comment by Draymond in the clip, Broussard added:
"He admitted the Cavaliers in those Finals were double-teaming Steph. Even when KD was there. Now why would you need to double-team him if he can't create his own shot. You're not doubling him as he's running around the court, running off screens. You're doubling him when he has the ball. Why? Because he can create his own shot!"
It is pertinent to note that during Kevin Durant's time with the Warriors, the team won 81% of their games when Durant didn't play. But without Curry, the team only won 61% of the time.
Highlighting this fact and referring to Green's comments about teams having figured the Warriors out, Broussard said:
"It would've been tough is what he [Draymond] means. It wouldn't have been like, 'teams had figured us out.' No, you weren't head and shoulders above everybody like you were once you got Durant."
Are Draymond Green's comments a disservice to Steph Curry's ability?
It comes as no shock that Green's comments on Steph Curry weren't well received by NBA fans. Considering the sheer quality with which Curry operates, it's hard to denigrate the offensive side of his game.
The comments will likely have a negligible impact on Curry himself, but fans haven't reacted the same way.
Watching defenders mark Curry near halfcourt shows his ability to create his own shot. Green argued that Curry couldn't figure out a way to score at will back in the 2015-16 season, but the numbers suggest otherwise.
Steph Curry averaged 30.1 points and shot 45.4% from beyond the arc that season, earning the MVP award.
Guess the Lakers players!
