Many people around the league, both players and fans, have been complaining about the Golden State Warriors setting illegal screens. The two accused the most have been power forward Draymond Green and center Andrew Bogut. Green spoke out against those complaining, and denied that the Warriors set screens differently than any other team:
Draymond on moving screen accusations: "Everybody else in the NBA sets the same screens we set. They just don't got the shooters we got."
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) April 18, 2016
Draymond: "I set screens just like anybody else. My guys get open shots cuz they got 2 of the quickest releases in the NBA."
— Ethan Strauss (@SherwoodStrauss) April 18, 2016
Shooting guard Klay Thompson addressed the issue as well:
Klay Thompson on moving screens: "It sounds like some excuses to me. I mean, we get picked on moving screens all the time."
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) April 18, 2016
The illegal screens by Green and Bogut are well-documented, and there’s no denying that they occur. With that being said, it is true that the Warriors have a bigger spotlight on them than any other team right now. Other players on other teams definitely set illegal screens as well. Maybe the Warriors do so more often, or maybe we just pay more attention to the Warriors.
