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Golden State Warriors Need the Real Draymond Green More Than Ever

Draymond Green and compromise are unacquainted, which is why his decline in production this season is cause for concern.

With Green, who's wired to compete with frenzied intensity, it's difficult to tie diminished effectiveness to the explanations that make sense for the rest of the Golden State Warriors. For them, it's fine to say four years of deep playoff runs and a verified belief in switch-flipping justify an unengaged week here or a rote road stretch there.

Head coach Steve Kerr spent much of the 2017-18 season describing the malaise that sets in when teams win this much for this long.