Forget about Curry, Durant, and Thompson. Draymond Green’s consistent play boosts the Warriors’ play to a new level.

This team wouldn’t be where they are without Green. His tough style of play gives this team the grit it needs. In game one of the Warriors’ first round matchup, the Portland Trailblazers only shot 25 percent from the field when Green was the primary defender.

At the beginning of this season the Warriors’ wanted to take the villain role in the NBA, but to me they still aren’t the villains of the league. A villain is more of a rogue team thats rough all around.

The only tough guy I see on the court for the Warriors is Green. His stocky build allows him to go toe-to-toe with some of the NBA’s best big men despite the fact they’re taller than he is.

Now this isn’t to say the Warriors aren’t grinders or they don’t play hard. This team, just like every team in the league, has to work hard to get to where they are at. This is to recognize Green for the well rounded style of play which is the largest piece to the pie.

I praise Green for his efforts and for his ability to make plays to get scoring opportunities for Curry, Durant, and Thompson.

In a post game interview Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said, “He played a game, that I’m not sure anybody else in the league is capable of.”