I just thought of this, but I couldn’t stand to watch Gary Payton I (Not GPII) when he played in Seattle. He seemed to have had such a negative attitude and was in a foul mood all the time. Now that he has been retired for many years and has a great son playing (who has a great attitude), it turns out that the attitude of GPI was all a ruse. He cultivated the look. It was all to intimidate his opponents. He’s really a truly nice guy.

Not that we need to see more of him, but does anyone have the clip where he gets hit in the chest and a moment later flops, holding his chin and staying down while his team takes the ball down to their end? What a d**k.

Michael Porter Jr. 3 or 4 years ago, I thought he hated playing. His attitude seemed to suck. It turns out he was almost constantly in pain after several back surgeries. Now that the Nuggets are successful, in part for his playing, he’s playing with joy which is fun to watch.

He has a sullen look. He exudes negativity, on the order of Dray. GSW is going nowhere with those two.

You’re a good team that doesn’t need Draymond to be such a dick

FTFY

Earlier, Podz also made a great shot in the middle of the lane right in Joker’s face. Lots of moxie that kid has.

I’ve always said, “Walton made a team,” “Kareem was a team.”