Draymond Green Says Knicks “Aren’t Contenders” And Lack Championship DNA Draymond Green：尼克隊「非爭冠球隊」且缺乏冠軍DNA Draymond Green isn’t buying the New York Knicks as legitimate title contenders. Speaking on his podcast, the Warriors forward shared his thoughts on their ceiling this season and explained why he doesn’t believe the Knicks have what it takes to win on the biggest stage. “The Knicks, I just don’t believe that they’re contenders,” said Green on his podcast. “I don’t think they have what it takes to win at the highest level. I think you can stifle their offense and make it hard on them. Ultimately, guys that don’t really want to defend, make it tough to win at the highest level.” Defense wins championships in the NBA, and the Knicks currently rank 10th in that category. While that’s higher than the Warriors at 12th, they do not have a superstar like Stephen Curry to compensate for defensive breakdowns. Instead, the Knicks depend heavily on Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, who combined for 44 points in their loss to the Bucks on Tuesday. While both are elite scorers, they are also inconsistent defenders, and their key roles have contributed to the team’s struggles on that end of the court. In his opinion, only five teams currently fit that description, and none are in the East (Warriors, Lakers, Clippers, Thunder, and Nuggets). For the Knicks, the challenge now is proving critics like Draymond Green wrong. They have the talent to compete with any team in the league, but turning potential into results will take focus, chemistry, and a willingness to defend every single night. If they can find that extra gear on both ends of the court, they might finally silence the doubters and establish themselves as a real threat in the East. Until then, talk of contention will remain as nothing more than pure ambition 勇士前鋒Draymond Green在他的播客節目The Draymond Green Show中直言，他不認為紐 約尼克是真正的總冠軍競爭者。他談到了自己對尼克本季上限的看法，並解釋為何他認 為這支球隊尚不具備在最高舞台上奪冠的條件。 Green表示：「我就是不認為尼克是爭冠球隊。我覺得他們沒有在最高水準賽事中取勝的 能力。你完全可以限制他們的進攻讓他們陷入困境。歸根究柢，一群並不真正願意專注 防守的球員，很難在最高水準的比賽中贏球。」 防守是贏得總冠軍的關鍵，而尼克目前在聯盟防守排名第10，雖然這比勇士的第12名還 要好，但他們缺乏像Stephen Curry這樣的超級球星，無法在防守出現漏洞時挽救局面。 相反地，尼克高度依賴Jalen Brunson與Karl-Anthony Towns，這兩人在輸給公鹿的比賽 中合計得到44分，雖然兩人都是頂級得分手，但防守表現卻不夠穩定而他們在球隊中的 核心地位，也導致球隊在防守端的表現持續掙扎。 在他看來，目前聯盟中僅有5支球隊符合「爭冠球隊」的定位，且全部來自西區（分別 是勇士隊、湖人隊、快艇隊、雷霆隊和金塊隊）。 對於尼克隊來說，現在的挑戰是證明像Draymond Green這樣的批評者是錯誤的。他們擁 有與聯盟任何一支球隊抗衡的天賦，但要將潛力轉化為實際戰績，還需要球隊保持專注、 提升陣容化學反應，並培養每晚都全力以赴投入防守的態度。如果他們能在進攻和防守 兩端都找到突破的辦法，或許最終能讓質疑者閉嘴，並在東區確立自己真正的威脅地位。 在那之前，有關爭冠的討論仍只是遙遠的理想。 來源:https://reurl.cc/k80y7L Green和KAT上季好像有beef -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc), 來自: 36.231.106.41 (臺灣) ※ 文章網址: https://webptt.cc/bbs/NBA/M.1762250093.A.C4B.html