[95.7] Draymond Green on repairing his relationship with Jordan Poole: “That is on me to do the work to rebuild but on his time. If he ever wants to do that. That is a personal choice for Jordan and I have to accept whatever comes with that.”
Draymond Green on repairing his relationship with Jordan Poole:
“That is on me to do the work to rebuild but on his time. If he ever wants to do that. That is a personal choice for Jordan and I have to accept whatever comes with that.”
— 95.7 The Game (@957thegame) October 8, 2022
by NokCha_
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Sounds like JP told him to fuck off with his ”excuses”
I’ll admit this apology is much better than I expected and I do think dray is sincere here.
Only time will tell how things pan out but this is a solid start.
I really hope Poole can forgive Draymond, and Draymond is truly sincere. Like Draymond should accept any unpaid suspension, but could do something like mentor the guys in Santa Cruz, take anger management, buy Poole a Rolex or new car, donate to whatever Poole’s charitable causes are…talk is cheap at this point.
You guys know in 10 months Draymond is gonna be on his pod blaming the media and warriors org for blowing this out of proportion cause it wasn’t his fault or something right?
Maybe Dray should pay for Jordan’s pool
I don’t think anything Draymond said would quell the mob, but at the same time, it would be nice if he took a step further and publicly admitted he has anger issues and needs to submit himself to anger management.
I WOULD NOT forgive Draymond if I was Poole, that sucker puch was too nasty for me to want to throw hands with him every time I see him.
And even worse that there is a video of it.. No man will humilliate me like that, hell no.. That being said.. I hope Jordan thinks different than me.
at least he is being real about it. Draymond has a lot of hard work and self-reflection ahead. Dray needs to make amends with Poole but Poole does not have to accept or forgive.
I predict by the of this season they will best buds. Just like when little kids fight and then after discover they have a more in common than they ever knew.
It’s sad that it has come to this point. Dray saying all the right things and I believe he is sincere. It is up to Poole
I don’t know what Poole needs, and can’t speak to that, but I do know what I need to see to get past this as a fan:
Quality apology to the fans acknowledging that poor anger control is not a personality trait but a behavior problem.
Anger management training + therapy
$$$ donation to related non-profit such as domestic violence.
I need him to not only heal his own anger issues and show a difference in behavior on court, but to become a spokesperson for this issue. Mentorship to young athletes with anger issues.
I mean doesn’t he have a young son? Is his family seeing this not just a little concerned for the safety of that inevitably mouthy young man?
I don’t ever want to see Dray walking into personal space and shouting down anyone – ref or player – again. He will need to change how he vents on court… He just .. can’t use that same body language anymore .. the discomfort that he just might throw a punch will be in everyone’s thoughts.
If his body language doesn’t change I really don’t know if I can continue watching him play… it’s not fun. We’ve got MMA for that shit, who ironically have better self control than this.