Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James recently decided to explore a new frontier: podcasting.
James launched his show with J.J. Redick to much acclaim last week.
On the inaugural episode of his podcast, James made the case that the reason the Golden State Warriors defeated the Boston Celtics two years ago was ultimately their IQ.
“I believe that when Golden State beat Boston, it came down to IQ in the Finals,” James said. “Because Boston, to me, had the better talent. Boston had the better talent. But it came down to IQ. People say experience … IQ.”
This weekend, a key member of that Warriors group, Draymond Green, decided to respond to James’ assessment.
“That to a certain degree is very true,” he said on The Draymond Green Show.
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“I think we definitely had a higher IQ at the time. But I think it’s more than just a higher IQ though, we had a higher IQ, for sure, but it’s also IQ in the moment, in these situations.”
But Green didn’t stop there.
“You get in these playoffs sometimes and this is the NBA Finals we’re talking about, sometimes those lights can get a little bit brighter than you expected,” Green added.
“And then they were much younger, had never been there. Had been to the Eastern Conference Finals, but had never been there. So, I think our basketball IQ was higher.
“I think at that time also, our coaching staff’s basketball IQ was higher, the adjustments that we made throughout that series, it made all the difference.”
James and Green obviously have a very unique relationship. As such, it isn’t too surprising that they are on the same page about things in this particular fashion.
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A graduate from the University of Texas, Anthony Amador has been credentialed to cover the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks and high school games all over the Lone Star State. Currently, his primary beats are the NBA, MLB, NFL and UFC.
