I think we all nearly had a heart attack when the Philadelphia 76ers nearly beat the Golden State Warriors last night. It was a game not many people were watching until late in the game when the Sixers were in it. After that my Twitter timeline exploded.
But then Harrison Barnes dropped a three in the clutch and balance was restored in the universe. It’s safe to say that game was a jolt to the Warriors’ system. It was particularly a wake up call for one Draymond Green who critiqued himself in detail, blaming himself for what could’ve been the worst loss of the century.
“We definitely should have lost, and it was all my fault,” Green said. “I was selfishly unselfish, if you know what [that] means. And so we started turning the ball over, due to my self[ish] unselfishness, and it was all downhill from there.”
“In other words,” he explained, “I was chasing a triple-double. Coach came to me at halftime like, ‘You better get it in this third quarter, ’cause you ain’t playing in the fourth,’ and it was all downhill from there. So definitely my fault, what went on tonight. Good thing we were able to get the win. Only right I was able to make a play after causing us to be in that position.”
See kids, that’s what happens when you stat chase, you begin to forget about the team and focus on your personal gain. You always have to be team minded, doing what the team needs you to do.
Props to Draymond for the rigorous honesty.
