Jordan Poole balling out at Seattle pro-am
FYI Crawsover Seattle pro-am league has a sprinkling of players from the NBA, college, and highly ranked high school athletes, so not the best competition.
Man looks to be at another level from the Michigan days. Apparently he's taking in a lot of Steph Curries play style.
OT, but he looks totally different with short hair and a bit of facial hair.
I could barely recognize him at first, but I would recognize that smile anywhere.
I never realized how much of my recognition of him was hair-based!
Hasn't he always had facial hair?
He had that MLK-style mustache that my dad also used to rock.
Saw him balling out on Twitter. The confidence he has is unreal. I love it. I’m a Lebron fanboy (I know, I know), but it’s hard to hate on Golden State especially with Poole
Serious question. As a huge lebron stan, does it bother you that he’s a whiny bitch? Do you enjoy his flopping around and all about me behavior on the court? I would love lebron the player if he was half the winner on the court as he was off it (school, charity work, etc.). Just can not get behind his ridiculous flopping and all eyes on me (but I need more players) mentality.
The lebron stans can neg but not respond because they know their hero flops more than uncooked bacon
I'll bet you watch lots of sports news (ESPN and the like).
No. But I love seeing the Twitter flop highlights from bron.
Don't worry about the lebronsexuals man, they love china and hate vaccines.
Hi WD!
I think the thing with Lebron and the overcooked narrative of his flopping is that he’s just so strong that he wouldn’t get as many calls because it didn’t look like he was fouled since he could finish through contact so easily. But as he gets older, fouls and slaps start to take a physical toll, and I think he exaggerates contact because otherwise he’s too strong to get calls. You see it with big men who honestly should flop more (Jokic for example gets half the calls of Trae despite being someone who should be garnering far more respect)
as for the rest of your comment, I’m not sure how you can claim someone who has won as much he has is not all about winning.
im not a lebron stan, I’m a diehard Knicks fan, I just think the narrative of flopping in the league is so overcooked by people who just want the game to be more physical and defensive oriented than it is.
Never once claimed he wasn’t all about winning. Just said he was a bigger winner off the court than on it. And, if you’ve ever seen what he’s done off the court it’s pretty f’ing great.
White people in their basements weighing in on how brilliant billionaire athletes should act. . . as if they had a scintilla's influence, anyway. Who are the real whiners?
Way to bring race into this. It's a fact he told Daryl Morey to shut the hell up and think about finances when Morey brought attention to the Hong Kong democracy rallies, it's a fact he's against vaccines, it's a fact he refused to sign a letter condemning the darfur genocide when all but 2 other teammates signed it.
Lebron has done a lot for people yes, but he cares only about issues that affect HIM. Period. That makes him normal. But normal people don't tell others to stfu when speaking about other suffering.
Plenty of other NBA players much more worthy of respect, other than Lebron the hypocrite who tweeted him in a picture next to Martin Luther King Jr's "An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" saying but actually doesn't give a shit about others different from him.
By the way, I ain't white, so dream up whatever color you want to label next.
The mic has been dropped.
I dare say that strictly shortz is. And his whine is inflected differently than yours. The pattern inheres everywhere on message boards, especially here, where--historically--this place had quite a progressive and (more important) thoughtful caste. (Pun intended.)
Weenies in their basements weighing in on how brilliant billionaire athletes should act. . . as if they had a scintilla's influence, anyway. Who are the real whiners?
“Serious Question”
/asks a completely unserious and loaded question
/no one feeds the troll
”lmao triggered much losers?”
How in the f^ck did a post about Jordan Poole playing in a summer league game devolve into this political shit show? ?
Apparently that's what we do now.
IDK but my post was apolitical
He exaggerates contact to get a call, who cares. Weird thing to focus on when everyone in professional sports is doing it
Looks like he has matured a ton and that he's doing a lot of the things that Beilein was trying to develop, but I think they got out of sync toward the end. He had just turned 20 the day before he was drafted by the Warriors and as we all know, he had that excess swag.
He probably ended up in the best possible situation for his skill set given the players and coaches there which doesn't always happen in the NBA.
Good luck, Jordan!
Would have loved to see him in Howard's system.
Jordan Poole in Juwan Howard's system would've likely been an All-American and probably a top 10 pick.
/But as a Warriors fan, I'm glad we got a lottery pick talent as a late 1st rounder.
//We're very excited about Poole's future. In the final month of the season (when every game mattered), Poole averaged 17 ppg / 2.6 rpg / 2.2 apg over 23.5 mpg.
We expect him to be our 6th man so odds are he'll average 30-32 mpg. Those in tune with the NBA think he'll challenge for 6th man of the year as a 3rd year player.
I hope they don’t throw him into any trades they make. I hope the warriors are smart enough to realize he’s at very least a super sub or spot starter the next 3 years.
I have a feeling Poole will be dangled as the Warriors gear up for one last run before Curry/Green both really start to decline in the coming seasons. Plus who knows what Thompson will be after 2 years of recovering from major injuries.
I could see them packaging Poole, Wiseman, and their picks this year to nab a guy like Beal or Siakam.
But after a rather bad rookie year, and a somewhat disappointing first chunk of this year, it’s good to see him starting to bloom in San Francisco.
I think because Poole is getting paid next to nothing, the warriors are more likely to keep him for the 6th man/backup PG role.
Those trades you mentioned don’t work because teams (like the warriors) that are above the salary cap have to match salaries among the players traded. One way around it is trade exceptions which I don’t think the warriors have currently.
Siakam and Beal each make ~35M a year
Poole and Wiseman combined is around 12M. They would have to include Wiggins.
Jamal Crawford's Crawsover.
Yep, that’s the name of the summer league. The OP missed that, also Crawford went off for almost 60 the other night. So what Poole is doing isnt all that impressive
The OP missed that, also Crawford went off for almost 60 the other night.
That's quite a feat, Crawford (at his age) putting up his age in points, pro-am league or not.
I kid, but only sort of...
Poole is the poster child for why guys leave early. Low (28th) first round pick. A lock for making roster next year he will have earned $6million thru next year and set himself up for. Mega contract. Bet on himself and it’s paying off. Good for him.
man, don't think I'd recognize him with that new do and facial hair.
wrong thread. disregard my dumbass. or neg the hell out of me.
With the benefit of hindsight, Poole made the right decision to leave. Proved just about all of us wrong.
He bet on himself and its paying off. Good for him.
Watching that highlight reel, the blue team reminds me of the Washington Generals. You kind of forget how ridiculously good NBA players are when they're up against each other, but turn down the competition just a little bit and guys like Poole just look phenomenal! Glad to see him doing so well!
Good Luck to Jordan. Wish he would have stayed at Michigan another year.
I've always been a Poole fan although I admit he definitely had some maturing to do. He's looking confident and sharp. Thrilled to see he might be reaching his great potential and having fun!