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OT: Draymond punches Jordan Poole

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gomretat said:
The Warriors want to make this a Warriors internal team issue and the league does as well. Bad news that the video got out but no way does the league want to get involved every time there is a blow up at a practice. This was over the top but once you enter this space it is very hard to draw the line.
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Bullying is not tolerated in schools, but on the warriors... the nba shouldn't draw a line?
 
The Jazz Wonderbra said:
Bullying is not tolerated in schools, but on the warriors... the nba shouldn't draw a line?
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Not saying they shouldn't but saying I dont think they want to. If the league gets involved in what goes on in practice do they now get involved with a shoving match or players yelling at each other? That may be forced into it because of the video but I doubt they want to. As for bullying, should the league have gone after him for the way he has publicly gone after Rudy? Lots of folks categorize that as bullying.
 
fishonjazz said:
If you think a knockout determines if a punch was powerful or not then you are clueless. A 6 year could knock you out if they hit you in the right spot. Knockouts dont happen due to power, they happen due to location.


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What is this troll post? Draymond weighs like 200 a hulk of a man
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
And Dray stood over top of him about to throw a few more if dudes didn't step in. Poole did nothing wrong... simply pushed to get some space... also is clearly looking away with Green hit him. Some will say you gotta square up but this was a sucker punch.

Dray has gotten a pass at so much toxic BS... I hope this helps shed some light on who he is and hurts his "new media" career.

I could also see this being what gets him shipped out of GS a year early.
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Maybe to you it’s nothing but Poole put his hands on him and initiated engagement which to many is a no no.
 
The problem with letting this situation slide with no consequence is that it enables some potential problematic behaviors:

1. Enables and allows potential bullying:
eg. If this were some Asian player and one of the core team members gets in his grill and throws down some Asian slurs... after being pushed back the Asian player gets a cross to the face. They would expect to keep everything in house and handle it privately... which means the Asian dude needs to keep silent or is going against team harmony.
2. Sends the message to kids that this behavior is normal
eg. Is this the type of behavior you want your kids to copy from NBA players?
3. What are other activities which would be considered a crime under normal circumstances need to be kept in house and handled internally?
If they are going to allow this as normal, the probability increases that worse illegal activities have been condoned and kept in house. (where there is smoke there is fire)
4. People get desensitized to this type of behavior and consider it normal.
 
Keefe said:
Maybe to you it’s nothing but Poole put his hands on him and initiated engagement which to many is a no no.
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Jebus… watch the video… zero people in the gym thought a punch was coming… zero. Green put his chest and face all in Pooles business and was doing 100% of the aggression.
 
I want to revisit my Sprewell joke in a serious context. What’s changed between then and now? Sprewell got a year suspension (by the league I think) for choking Carlesimo. We obviously don’t have a video from that, but why wasn’t that brushed under the rug? Because Carlesimo was a coach and not a player? If you’re fellow players it’s all good? What if Draymond punched Steve Kerr? Is that still as kosher? Why is it more okay for him to punch Poole? We’re going through some mental gymnastics to say who it is and isn’t okay for other guys to punch.

If Poole can get punched, Carlesimo can get choked.
 
infection said:
I want to revisit my Sprewell joke in a serious context. What’s changed between then and now? Sprewell got a year suspension (by the league I think) for choking Carlesimo. We obviously don’t have a video from that, but why wasn’t that brushed under the rug? Because Carlesimo was a coach and not a player? If you’re fellow players it’s all good? What if Draymond punched Steve Kerr? Is that still as kosher? Why is it more okay for him to punch Poole? We’re going through some mental gymnastics to say who it is and isn’t okay for other guys to punch.

If Poole can get punched, Carlesimo can get choked.
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Because David Stern. Not sure if that was internal or league mandated. Either way Stern would have brought down the hammer if Warrriors didn't

This team also thinks they can win a title. Its just hilarious to me the amount of back tracking they are going to have to do. They said no suspension like 12 hours too early...
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Jebus… watch the video… zero people in the gym thought a punch was coming… zero. Green put his chest and face all in Pooles business and was doing 100% of the aggression.
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I watched the video. Yes, Green is very aggressive. But Poole pushes him. That’s all. Not sure either are right or wrong. From everything I’ve read, Poole has been obnoxious all training camp to Green, talking trash, his personality having changed from last season. Not saying that’s a bad thing. Green’s a huge trash talker. And maybe Poole is trying to get the best out of him. But from what I’ve read, this has been building for weeks because Poole has just not shut up.
 
gomretat said:
Not saying they shouldn't but saying I dont think they want to. If the league gets involved in what goes on in practice do they now get involved with a shoving match or players yelling at each other? That may be forced into it because of the video but I doubt they want to. As for bullying, should the league have gone after him for the way he has publicly gone after Rudy? Lots of folks categorize that as bullying.
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Taunting Rudy and that blow on Jordan Poole's face clearly fall in different categories. And, yeah, if a player crosses a line in their taunting then it should be managed by the league. If Draymond had made it about France then they would have addressed it like they did when Linsanity was subject to racial comments.

Either have a moral compass and abide by it or don't.
 
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