What are your thoughts on Jordan Poole?

[jjrpilot]

Thoughts? Any hobby love?

[GiantPirate]

He's seen a couple of spikes over the last couple of months since coming back from the G-League, made more on Poole than any other player this year...so far.

Will be interesting to see what happens next season. Encouraging to see him play the entire fourth and overtime last night. His turnover is talked about but that was the only one the entire night and he hit two huge threes when his teammates weren't hitting or turning it over every other possession.

Hoping he'll be leading the second unit next season but we'll see.

[mfw13]

He has the potential to become a star.

At a minimum, he's going to be the backup guard for the Warriors next year, and a candidate for 6th man of the year with 15-20 PPG.

Gotta figure that next year the Warriors backcourt minutes will be divided as follows:

Curry: 36 minutes per game
Klay: 30-35 minutes per game
Poole: 25-30 minutes per game

[jcardstore]

He’s not that good relative to average / above average NBA players. He got a bunch of garbage minutes and scored some points. Future end of the rotation player.

[lemongoat1134]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

He’s not that good relative to average / above average NBA players. He got a bunch of garbage minutes and scored some points. Future end of the rotation player.

Yeahhhhh thats not how his season went at all

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by lemongoat1134

Yeahhhhh thats not how his season went at all

You mean the guy who started 7 games, averaged less than 20mpg on a terrible roster that lacked guard talent?

Yea, it is

[armoursave]

I cursed him when he turned the ball over with less than 30 seconds left in OT. He’s dead to me.

[oldgoldy97]

HOF easy.

[ninjacookies]

Will be an afterthought once Klay comes back.

[lemongoat1134]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

You mean the guy who started 7 games, averaged less than 20mpg on a terrible roster that lacked guard talent?

Yea, it is

No I mean the 2nd year player that averaged 14 points post ASB, 18 points in May while the Warriors went 8-1 pushing for a playoff spot and 19 points in 38 minutes in the Warriors most important game of the year.

But you didn't say anything about his minutes or anything about the Warriors guard talent. You said he got a bunch of garbage minutes, which is unequivocally false.

[shindo03]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

He’s not that good relative to average / above average NBA players. He got a bunch of garbage minutes and scored some points. Future end of the rotation player.

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by lemongoat1134

No I mean the 2nd year player that averaged 14 points post ASB, 18 points in May while the Warriors went 8-1 pushing for a playoff spot and 19 points in 38 minutes in the Warriors most important game of the year.

But you didn't say anything about his minutes or anything about the Warriors guard talent. You said he got a bunch of garbage minutes, which is unequivocally false.

In 5 of the 6 games he played > 30 minutes Steph was out. In the majority of the games where he scored > 20 points they played defensive juggernauts such as: Houston, NOP, Washington, Memphis.

Context, but yea points per game... or something like that

[lemongoat1134]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

In 5 of the 6 games he played > 30 minutes Steph was out. In the majority of the games where he scored > 20 points they played defensive juggernauts such as: Houston, NOP, Washington, Memphis.

Context, but yea points per game... or something like that

Ahh 6 games was the source of your ignorance. Well my bad!

[1dayshow]

I did not like him at first, but for a late 1st round pick, I really like him as a 3 & D 6th Man.

[Spacemanspif]

Originally Posted by 1dayshow

I did not like him at first, but for a late 1st round pick, I really like him as a 3 & D 6th Man.

He’s more of a spark plug bench scorer. Think Jordan Clarkson / Lou Williams type. He’s always been talented but the knock on him early was he was supposedly a head case. He’s worked really hard on his game though and it shows. Role will be greatly diminished once Klay is back, but I think he and Paschall will provide a much needed scoring duo off the bench next year. Hobby wise he’s way overpriced right now, I actually have been selling off some of my stuff because as much as I like having Warriors stuff for PC, his pricing is way too high right now

[thejazzcollector]

Yeah I don’t see him becoming a star so I feel like the Clarkson / Lou Williams type is about his ceiling. And it’s not like either of those guys get a ton of hobby love.

[DiamondDonovan]

Mixed thoughts on this as a Warriors fan.

Poole was really hyped up coming into this year with Klay's injury but Kerr was playing Kent Bazemore and Brad Wanamaker more regularly in the rotation. So I was hyped to see Poole finally breakout in March.

Has a great shot but defensively needs to step it up. Going into next season, he should be expected to be a solid 6th man. Warriors really struggle when Curry is off the floor - so Poole needs to score in his role. Poole also benefitted from extra playing time due to Kelly Oubre Jr being injured too.

Hobby wise - Unless you are already holding, I wouldn't be "investing" in his cards. The Warriors have too many players who will carry the load so not enough shots will be able to go around (Curry, Klay, and Wiggins). Wiseman will be returning and who knows if Kelly Oubre Jr will stay on the team?

Every year the Warriors have a random player who happens to come out of nowhere and can crack into the rotation (Juan Toscano-Anderson), so Poole's opportunities are limited for now.

[GiantPirate]

Lot's of good points here, some real bad takes as well.

Next year will be tough for him to stand out for obvious reasons. I fully expect him to have games where he goes off. He absolutely needs to step up more on defense but there was many encouraging signs even in the last few games of improvement.

I do think Clarkson is a decent comp but I also believe he can be more than that in a couple of years once more playing time is available.

Spaceman has it right, he's a spark plug, was at UM as well. The kid has another gear when driving to the basket and making moves around the rim, the type of talent that only a few have. His best games are when he gets going in the paint and then goes to the money ball. The more he can be encouraged to be aggressive in driving to the rim, the better he'll become.

I actually agree with Kerr's approach and appreciate him rewarding him with more playing time as he was more aggressive and decisive with the ball. You can tell when he's in the right mindset and when he isn't.

Against the Lakers there was a point when he and Steph were both on the court and he got the ball and immediately took a deep three, a very Steph like shot and knocked it down, that's the type of confidence that will keep his playing time up moving forward.

He's young and has a ton of opportunity to grow. Hobby wise I'll wait to see what offseason prices look like.

I've sold about 1/3 of my stash at anywhere from x3-x15 what I paid for so I'm a very happy investor right now. Will be sending some in for grading too.

[GavinD82]

I jumped on early. Had a couple ok games pre season, has Steph and Klay to learn off and than was hoping after a couple season he would get traded and become a starter somewhere haha. Did alright when Steph was out earlier this year think he averaged 21ppg during that 2 weeks. The other good thing is he has an alright auto which heavily influences my decisions these days PC'ing anyone haha

[jjrpilot]

I've been adding some Poole's to the ole PC.

[gowizards0]

Ceiling is Nick Young

[rustywest]

I want to like him for trying to bring back the 80's short shorts but he's going into the most punchable face category for mine

[boxbuster7]

Once Klay comes back he would probably come off the bench, which hurts his hobby value.

But if they ever started him with Klay and Curry as a small 3, he could get a lot of open looks

[jjrpilot]

Great to wake up this morning seeing "Jordan Poole" trending on twitter:

Last night's preseason game:

30 Pts
5 Rebounds
5 Assists
2 Blocks
1 Steal
58% FG
7/13 3PM
3/3 FTM
22 Minutes

[thenatural23]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

Great to wake up this morning seeing "Jordan Poole" trending on twitter:

Last night's preseason game:

30 Pts
5 Rebounds
5 Assists
2 Blocks
1 Steal
58% FG
7/13 3PM
3/3 FTM
22 Minutes

he was shooting from steph range last night - it was actually pretty impressive. his offense is there, but he'll need to step up his defense to maintain minutes. the warriors should start him as they wait for klay to come back.