When Jimmy Butler is feeling it, the rest of the NBA will know.
The Warriors are 5-1 in the Butler era and things just seem be clicking at Golden State.
The Chef and The Butler are cooking – the latter averaging 20.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals and he’s feeling himself.
“Honestly — in the most humble way possible — I’m a good fit everywhere,” Butler said, via The Athletic. “I am because I’m going to play basketball the right way. I’m going to play my game. A lot of people here shoot a ton of 3s. You don’t see me out there shooting a ton of 3s.
“I’m going to do what I do because what I do helps teams win. I’m gonna guard, gonna get some steals, get to the free-throw line, and I’m gonna hit the open guy 10 out of 10 times. And I think that’s why it works here. The only thing (about his new situation) is wanting to be wanted. I’m wanted here. I’m good with that. And this is where I want to be. Real s—.”
During his time in Miami, Butler practically begged Pat Riley to add some more championship pieces to the roster and now that he’s got that with the Dubs, it seems he won’t be taking it for granted.
“I see my role clearer than ever,” Jimmy said. “And that’s the thing. Here, everybody knows their role, and they know where the ball is supposed to go, at what time in the game, and that’s a huge difference-maker. Ain’t nobody fighting for shots. Ain’t nobody doing none of that. You get the ball where it needs to go. In the fourth quarter, you slow the ball down, take good shots, take care of the ball, and that’s what it takes to win in this league at a high level. They’ve done it a s— ton of times.
“This is what I’ve been trying to do in the past X amount of years, but now that we’re here, and we get to mix up playing fast and (slowing) the ball down to make sure that we can win, we can do that too.”
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