In a relaxed interview, host Speaker A prompts Moses Moody and Draymond Green to recount anecdotes about Steph Curry and discuss the mentorship culture within the Golden State Warriors. Moody emphasizes the need to earn respect from veterans, describing how he actively seeks advice from Draymond and Steph, noting Curry’s humility and willingness to admit when he doesn’t know something. Draymond highlights Curry’s habit of giving concise, profound answers without over‑analyzing, and how that mindset fuels his greatness. The conversation shifts to the Warriors’ roster depth, with Moody calling the bench talent a "cheat code" that sustains the team beyond the starting five, while Draymond explains the importance of strong players 6‑10 for championship runs. Finally, Moody reflects on his defensive development alongside Draymond, describing how the presence of a defensive anchor changes opponents’ behavior and how he prepares to guard emerging stars like Donovan Mitchell and Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander, focusing on film study, footwork, and simplifying defensive game plans. The dialogue blends humorous storytelling with concrete insights into player development, team dynamics, and defensive strategy.
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Steph returned to playing the Wizards game. Okay, it's like a tongue twister. I can't say Wizards, Wizards. I say it with a lisp. But before that, you started 3 games without Steph, you know, and you was balling. And what I saw was, you know, Steph being active on the bench with you. Can you talk about, you know, how it felt, you know, how you feeling in those 3 games, but then also just the relationship, you know, as a young dude, you know, making this progress that you got with your vets like Steph and definitely Draymond Green.
Yeah, yeah. It's a, it's a, it's been an ideal situation for me just coming into the league and having these vets, having these dudes. But something that I learned like as I got older is that just because you got the people there don't mean you gonna learn nothing from them, don't mean you gonna get the best from them. You gotta earn that. Like, you gotta, you gotta get that respect. I ain't just gonna sit up here and talk to somebody that might not want to get talked to, might not want to learn nothing. So like, part of the professionalism that I come with every day dealing with anybody is to get that relationship and get that respect. Like, if I'm showing up late to everything we dealing with, then you might not want to— you gonna come with a different thing to offer, but I want to get everything I can get from Drays and Stephs and CPs and dudes that I've been around. So that's why I ask so many questions. I'm opening that door so you don't got to worry about how to talk to me. I'll tell you, like, I want it. I want the game. I want to talk about it. Like, I used to— I would go to Draymond all the time on the plane and we'll watch film together. But it's just because I want you to be okay to come talk to me about anything because I want that from you. You got to earn that and get that from people. So— Okay. Like you was asking about Steph in particular, that's a big thing with him. I feel like he's not a guy that's gonna come up to you and just give you game. Like, I want you to have this, I'm gonna talk to you, talk to you. But if you ask him a question, he'll go on for however long you wanna talk to him. You just gotta go.
Too long.
Right, right. You gotta go knock on the door and then he all ears. He ready to do it, but you just, yeah. So that's the best way. Love that.
That man give you the most profound answer. He walk you through every step of it. We could be in practice, one of them going to him for advice. We'd be moved on to the next drill, he still be over there in the corner talking to him. We all just be standing in the huddle, standing there looking at him, waiting for him to stop. Give you the most profound answer.
And it's one-on-one too. He ain't doing it in front of everybody for everybody to see. Like, no, he's talking to you.
Yeah, that's killer.
That's it. Nobody else have a clue what the hell you talking about. It's very quiet. It's over there amongst them two, and that's—
Hey Moses, I do got a question. Have you ever asked Steph a question and he go, "Ah man, I don't know." You're like, "Damn." Like, "Ah man." Yeah, yeah.
I feel like that's the thing that I like about Steph is that like he really real. And like, so far, even to say like, if he don't know the answer to the question, he'll be like, nah, I don't know. And he not gonna come up with a fake answer 'cause he's supposed to know or whatever that is. He'll go figure it out and come back and tell you. But if he don't know, he'll say that.
Yeah, I know, I know, I know. Draymond asked him about that shot in the Olympics. I mean, I've seen you, you've seen him make incredible shots. Do you ever go up to him and be like, yo, how'd you do that? And I wonder if it's the same answer he gave Draymond Green.
Yeah, I ain't never, I really ain't never went up to him and asked him after, 'cause I see him do so many things, but nah, I ain't never went up to him and asked.
He just seemed like hella humble and like he just be doing shit out there and don't know what he be doing, but he be doing it and he can't explain it.
Right, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That'd be the case a lot of, yeah, okay, I get what you're saying. That'd be the case a lot of times when I'm asking him about stuff is that he really just, because he's so free-spirited with it on the court and everything, it's not everything is completely figured out to the T. It's like shooting, you know, when I ask him about shooting, I might ask him about a turn that I noticed that he does, or 'cause I be watching, I notice that he does something and he'll grab a ball and be like, well, I guess I do do that. And then he'll tell me why, where it came from or something, but he didn't realize He did it. I love it. Do it every shot.
That's hilarious.
That's funny. That's Steph though. And that is his greatness though. Like you just be in it, right? Like just doing it.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
You know. He not overanalyzing. That's, yeah.
It's funny. I heard him say the other day, he said yesterday, that's one thing Steph ain't gonna do. Steph, the last thing he gonna do is sit there and overanalyze the situation. Which explains, I mean, it doesn't explain it all, but which also explains like a part of his greatness and why he can shoot the way he shoot because he have short-term memory. We was breaking a huddle yesterday and Steph hit his first 3 on the court and BP says something like, ooh, first 3 back out there, you knock it down, touch my hand, touch my hand so I can hit the shot. And Steph said, I should touch your hand. Steph touched his head. He said, "I should touch your head. Get all out your head. Get out your brain and go play." I need to touch your brain.
Get outta here.
Get all outta your head and go play. And like, but that's how he is. It's always just like, "Yo, what you thinking about? Like, why you thinking?" And he just do, you know what I'm saying? And that's, like I said, that's a part of his greatness. And it being year 4 for you, you won a championship in your first year. So you know how it looks, you know, what things look like. You know how it feels. A lot of guys in year 4 can't say that. You know, you won your first championship before I won my first championship, which I don't necessarily love, but it's cool. I'll give you that one. But in saying that, a lot of talk has been put on this about the depth of this team. What is your takeaway about this team? Like, what stands out most to you about this team?
It would have to be the depth. I mean, just talent-wise, without the— with so many, with so many guys, so many players. And given that I have been able to see what the playoffs is like, what the stretch is like, is the biggest thing is that it's not about the first 5. Like, it's not— you, you get to the playoffs and then it always seemed like, man, they would have won if that dude didn't get hurt or if that situation was different. Yeah. And that's the biggest thing about going down the stretch is that it's not gonna be as you planned. It's not gonna be perfect. It's not gonna be the way it was supposed to be. So having enough to withstand almost anything is, is a superpower. It's a cheat code almost. Yep.
That's a fact. I always say to people, you win championships 6 through 10. You don't win championships 1 to 5. We see great 1 to 5s all the time. Every team is almost built to have a great 1 to 5. Like everybody's built like, who's my starters?
Yep.
If you just have that, you're screwed. Like you, it, it is absolutely necessary that your 6 to 10 be strong. Your 6 to 10 need to be able to win you games in the regular season, which in turn, if they can win you games in the regular season, they may sneak you one during the playoffs. But during the playoffs, your best players gotta be playing great. Ain't no sneaking games. What, you know me, I know you. Best players gotta be playing great, but your 6 through 10 gotta be strong. And your playoffs, you know, it become 8, and sometimes it become 9, but that gotta be so strong in order to win. And a lot of people don't understand that.
Yeah. How would you describe your experience playing defense alongside my dog, Draymond Green? And then also we talked about like previous episodes how like it was a challenge, you know, guarding somebody like Jason Kidd. You got Donovan Mitchell, You got SGA coming up. Talk about, you know, play, guarding players like that. But then also, you know, you got, you got the man right here. This Defensive Player of the Year right here. Like how, how has, you know, the experience with you and Draymond Green, you know, affected your defensive game?
Yeah. Yeah. That's a good question. It's, I, I would talk about it my rookie year to where it's like I'll be guarding somebody and it feel like, they just hesitant. Like, they don't want to make moves a certain way. And like, because they see me and then they, they don't, they don't want to attack there, attack here. And then I realized the fact that it's like, like in a movie or something, to where it's like the dude, the dude in the front, I'm only looking at you, but then I got this big old dude behind me.
Yeah.
They see, and then now they, they, they, they acting a certain way, this and that. And then as I've been able to become a better defender too, Now I can mess with him. I can take more gambles and kind of affect the ball, affect that, because they always have that hesitancy. Then, because Draymond, he not going— he not like halfway showing, like, no, he's standing right here. Like, where are you? Where are you? We double-teaming you almost. And because he can react and get back to where he's supposed to be. So just having that behind you at all times, it just lets you become a different player, different—
And so, yeah. And then— Yeah, that's a big shout out, man. Like, you know, to have that big dude behind, you know, had that big old security dude, that big old OG gangster, you know what I mean?
It's like, yo, I can gamble.
I can be out here gambling, boy. It's a beautiful thing. And then talk about like, you know, you are now your fourth year, so you gonna be facing the Donovan Mitchells now, the SGAs. Like, y'all got them two coming up. What do you think about their game and, and, and you know, what's your strategy on, you know, your approach when you playing against these, you know, superstar shooting guards?
It's like, since I was talking about like learning the game and everything throughout the summertime, like I was watching a lot of film on a lot of different guys and I watch it differently because now I'm looking at footwork. Why are you, why are you good? Why are you, why do you score? Why do you beat this guy? Why do you beat people all the time? So I was thinking about it for myself, but even on the defensive end, now that you understand it, you understand it both ways. And that allows me to kind of realize too, like, when you dealing with those guys, everybody says that you don't stop SGA or whatever player, like some of those top players, but you can make them do what you want them to do. And then team defense, being able to send them to the help, being able to take away a couple things and just have a game plan like that, that's the more you understand the game, the more you simplify it. And that's what you can do on the defensive end.
I always speak about, as I said before, just your professionalism and your demeanor. You being, you're quiet to most, although you're not quiet if you know you, but you more have a quiet, more reserved personality. And so for me personally, I always like to speak you up, you know, speak up things I think you do well, you as a person, all of these things, you know, about your game. But in assessing yourself, what is it that you hang your hat on when speaking of your game that you like, "This is who I am. This is what I hang my hat on. This is what separates me from my peers"? What is that to you, for you?
Yeah. I would say shooting is my thing. And that's been like, I've gotten better at it, figured it out and all of that. But shooting is the thing that I do. But then outside of that, I've been working on like ball handling and being able to control the ball, come off pick and rolls and kind of read situations like that. The hustle plays and all of that, I've had to do it so much to where that's part of me now. And then defense, pick, I can guard the 1 through 4. You can switch me on the 5 if you need to every once in a while. That's what's up. But really just that multi-purpose, but shooting is my thing.
