Draymond Green — fresh from a 16-game absence due to suspension and a ramp-up period toward game shape — had interesting things to say after the Golden State Warriors’ defeat to a Memphis Grizzlies team without Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, and Marcus Smart.
“It starts with one-on-one defense. If you take pride in one-on-one defense, then the team defense will automatically get better. Worry about trap-the-box and the helpside and all that stuff but if you don’t take pride in one-on-one defense, every guy — a shell or trap-the-box, none of that stuff matters. Until we take that pride, it will be the same old story.