On November 1, Beijing time, according to Warriors reporter Nick Friedell, the Warriors' Draymond Green very much recognized the league's new rules against foul making, and talked about Harden's ability in this regard.
Green has been enjoying basketball more and more lately, and the reason he feels that way isn't because the Warriors started with a 5-1 win. "Can I say how much it's enjoyable to watch a game without those garbage blows?" Green said in the interview, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have exploded in the interview. Can I say how much it was enjoyed to watch the game without those bad blows? (Previously) those guys cheated during the game and clipped each other to cheat fouls. And this year I really enjoyed watching basketball games. ”
Green revealed that he had stopped watching NBA games for a while. "Because it's so messy, too many fake falls, the players are cheating in the game to get free throws. So I think that's great . ”
Offseason, the league introduced new rules for offensive players to get free throws with non-basketball moves. Green said: "You feel it works 100 percent because no one does it anymore." I think the previous game has evolved into who can cause more fouls, nobody wants to watch that game, and you don't want to play basketball like that. So you can feel the change now, it's purer basketball, and that's a good thing for the sport itself. ”
Warriors star Curry also agreed with teammate Green, saying there was a lot less "excessive action" on the court this season, which also made the game more watchable.
Green also specifically mentioned the Ability of Nets guard Harden to create fouls, and believes that many young players have learned fouls from Harden.
"James (Harden) is one of the players who is the best at creating fouls," Green said. "Whether it's a breakthrough foul or a three-point foul, he's a top player. I remember he had a game of 24 free throws and 24. When you meet a guy who is so cunning, as soon as you touch him, he hooks you and then you get blown foul, which makes you unable to defend at all. Later, you see a lot of players starting to master this skill, and they must have learned it from Harden, because Harden was already a master before everyone was exposed to it. ”