Jump into the Poole Party: The Official Jordan Poole Thread

[BearlyBallin]

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The champagne was flowing but I'm going with the pool party. I loved Poole's Pool Party move in the 3rd or 4th after sinking another quick 3.

For anyone that missed the Pool Party Celebration…

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Guess it’s better than the Deni Tubo Charge ?

What the heck, I’m jumping in too.

[badinage]

Turbo was fun — fun nickname, fun bond with Zinger, fun to hold onto and dream.

Because he was a player we had drafted and developed, and he was just beginning to discover his power, and we the fans could clutch onto this handle and imagine a better future.

Poole, though … this is not that. He’s playing out the string. We know we’re not building toward anything with him. Not deserving of a nickname — no matter how much Chris Miller pushes the idea.

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[nate33]

The season is one-third over and Poole is still averaging 24 points per 36 minutes on a TS% of .592 while being the team's #1 option and the focus of the opposition's defense. He's not a superstar or anything, but that's some pretty solid production. He's also an iron man who has missed just 10 games in the last 3.3 seasons.

Honestly, he is living up to his contract.

[payitforward]

I agree. & given that he seems to be growing into his role maybe he'll continue to perform better & better for a while. Gratifying to see his hard work rewarded!

[DCZards]

Sat next to a Zards fan last night who criticized Poole every time he took a 3pter… yet this same fan couldn’t stop praising Ball.

I pointed out to him that Poole is shooting a much better 3pt % than Ball.

I wanted so much to say “In your face!” when Poole hit that clutch 3…but he left with about 5 mins left in the game.

[TGW]

Lamelo and Poole are both losing players.

[tontoz]

Lamelo and Poole are both losing players.

To be fair Poole was a key player for GS in their title run. He averaged 17 ppg with a 65% TS in the playoffs.

He just needs to be in a smaller role which eliminates some of the bad shots he takes. He is still shooting only 46% on 2s for the season.

[nate33]

Lamelo and Poole are both losing players.

Probably true.

These days, if you're not a primary option of offense, you absolutely have to be a good defender if you want to be a starter on a good team. Neither Lamelo nor Poole are efficient enough on offense to be the primary option, and teams would rather play a better defender in a secondary role.

[Rafael122]

Poole getting punched by Green was the point of no return, but it feels like the NBA media over the last year or so have called out the Warriors and their inability to extend their championship window just based on the boneheaded moves they've made. From afar, I've disliked their "we're smarter than everyone" attitude and it's blown up in their faces. The two timelines thing was a farce from the get go because their drafting was terrible, and now Poole seems to have reverted back to GSW Poole and the Warriors are making trades or moves to try and find what they lost in Poole (Moody, Podz, Hield, Schroeder, etc). So I'm glad Poole is turning it around. If he plays like this the rest of the way, I could see him being a trade candidate in the summer.

[DCZards]

This was his fifth straight game that Poole had at least 20 points and the fourth straight in which he reached the 25-point mark. He’s shooting 42.6 from three-point range in that five-game span.

[BearlyBallin]

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[The Consiglieri]

Poole getting punched by Green was the point of no return, but it feels like the NBA media over the last year or so have called out the Warriors and their inability to extend their championship window just based on the boneheaded moves they've made. From afar, I've disliked their "we're smarter than everyone" attitude and it's blown up in their faces. The two timelines thing was a farce from the get go because their drafting was terrible, and now Poole seems to have reverted back to GSW Poole and the Warriors are making trades or moves to try and find what they lost in Poole (Moody, Podz, Hield, Schroeder, etc). So I'm glad Poole is turning it around. If he plays like this the rest of the way, I could see him being a trade candidate in the summer.

I don't know man, they came within idiot Draymond hitting LeBron in the nuts of winning 4 straight NBA titles, that's essentially totally insane, and then won a final title in 21-'22, despite being well past that seeming window. That's pretty damn smart. Things haven't gone as well as '14-''18, but eventually every dynasty fades out. The league caught up to them and they didn't manage to turn their assets into the difference making players they needed to win more than that against the grain '21-'22 title. Not really disagreeing your argument here so much as feeling like it needs more nuance. They were really damn smart, and came within 1 player's limbic system overload of accommplishing more in a short window than any team since the 1960s, so, yeah, they probably earned the label of being smarter than everyone, but since '18, it's been much harder to execute as the key pieces of that run entered their thirties and started sustaining injuries and/or suffering the inevitable declines that came with age. Good for them.

As for Poole and us, what's a big deal to me is that he's playing himself into being potentially flipable in summer '25 or deadline '26, which last year seemed rather unlikely, that's a win. The other details others have mentioned (occupying other teams top defenders to give our kiddos room) is another plus, so good on that.

[penbeast0]

Poole has been shooting well, no question. On the other hand, CJ McCollum just lit him up for 50 so, there's that.

[payitforward]

Jordan has been playing at about the level he showed in 2021-2, his best year by far. His performance that year was what got him paid.

But that was his third year in the league, & I would presume that his contract indicated a GS mgt sense that he would improve. He's in his sixth year now. We'll have to see whether he grows further.

The single biggest improvement he could make would be to reduce his turnovers.

[Dat2U]

Lamelo and Poole are both losing players.

Probably true.

These days, if you're not a primary option of offense, you absolutely have to be a good defender if you want to be a starter on a good team. Neither Lamelo nor Poole are efficient enough on offense to be the primary option, and teams would rather play a better defender in a secondary role.

I don't know where this comes from and I couldn't disagree more. We literally saw Poole win a title as a 2nd option. LaMelo a basketball savant on a barren roster who's forced to carry an impossible load every night. LaMelo is a franchise quality player just stuck in an impossible situation and I respect him for not constantly complaining about it.

[Rafael122]

Poole has been shooting well, no question. On the other hand, CJ McCollum just lit him up for 50 so, there's that.

Sure, I fully realize that but Poole's playing at his GSW level and that will have a lot of value around the league. With what players are making now, his contract is like the new version of the MLE.

[payitforward]

3 of his 4 years in GS, Poole put up quite awful numbers overall. The one exception was 2021-22, when he put up very solid numbers.

This year, his numbers are almost as good as they were in '21-22. If he stays at that level, & especially if he improves, it'll be possible to trade him for a reasonable return.

In the meantime, even though we are losing games at a record rate, I'd say it's more fun to watch the Wizards this year than last: better from Poole, less of Kuz, better from Coulibaly, lots of hopeful signs from the kiddies, a surprise treat in Champagnie, & solid, quality play from JV & Brogdon.

Make sense? Seem that way to the rest of you?