Following a four-year reign of terror from LeBron James and the Miami Heat, the Golden State Warriors soon became the new superteam to hate after a long five-year juggernaut-like stint atop of the NBA. Many had grown irked by the likes of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green — two players that played with brash confidence and unapologetic swagger.
Asked of which of the two bothered him the most, an Eastern Conference vice president darted one.
“Steph,” he told Ric Bucher of Bleacher Report. “Shimmies. The mouthguard. (Curry has it habitually hanging out of his mouth.) The list is endless.”
“Dray, because he's not as good,” said a Pacific Division rival.
Now the debate is on — which of the two teams is most hateable, the Heat or the Warriors?
“More the Warriors,” said Portland Trail Blazers swingman Rodney Hood, who witnesses their rise as a member of the Utah Jazz, and later on during a short-lived skin with the Cleveland Cavaliers. “There wasn't a lot of barking with the Heat. Seemed like they just had fun. It was different.”
An Eastern Conference scout disagreed: “Heat were more divas,” he said.
Yet despite the years of humiliation, many don't see the point in beating this star-less version of the Warriors to a pulp.
“Kerr always did things right,” said an Eastern Conference pro personnel director. “Besides, they are like a wounded deer on the side of the road right now. No need to torture them; just put them out of their misery each game.”
The Warriors are 2-6 this season and well en route to the lottery portion of the NBA Draft, forced to hit the reset button in midst of a slew of injuries and a roster overhaul.
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