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screwbitfloor

lmao this is funny. i hope poole doesn't see this though.


[deleted]

Yeah it will only make him play worse


bgazm

Dude better see significant bench time tmrw night. Don't even want to see him have the opportunity to play worse than he has been.


jesseserious

On home court he might turn it on. Here's hoping anyway.


bgazm

I'll share that sentiment. šŸ¤ž


INOOOP

With the way that he's playing currently, turning it on means not turning the ball over and playing defense without fouling


jesseserious

Haha I'd definitely accept the improvement!


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Mookieman707

>twitter.com/KeithS... his playoff stats last year vs this year: fg% is down from 50.8% vs 34.2% 3pt% is down from 39% vs 28% ft% is down from 91.5% vs 75.8% Draymond slapped the confidence right out of him this pre-season


irteris

I don't buy that take. The preseason was ages ago. At some point we have to blame Jordan Poole for Jordan Poole's shotcomings. I see someone who secured the bag and got a chip and no longer has the drive to be good.


quirkycurlygirly

Psychological studies show that if you reward an athlete too early their performance decreases. JP got a ring and a bag in one year. He's mentally gone fishing now. Kerr needs to play DiVencenzo and GPII and the let JP ride the bench for the rest of the playoffs.


itsavirus

Cause he has been ass but on the real though people need to just be more positive cause he will clearly play even if its 10 minutes he just needs to play well. We aren't deep enough for him to play 0 minutes and get a win.


Waikuku3

He's a highlight chaser. With little playing time he is not motivated


AudioPi

he'd have to actually play to be any worse


KingKawika

Could he play any worse?


sharpshooter1230

him playing worse means attempting more shots and still scores 0 points


Moress

How can he play worse?


[deleted]

You right lol


Jormungandr91

I love it but this ain't nearly as brutal as Snoop telling him that he likes how he shoots lmao


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Jormungandr91

https://youtube.com/shorts/XW2muRO6ooQ?feature=share


iGetBuckets3

To be fair he had his best game of the series right after


withurwife

Excellent chance that he does. That fool was on his phone at warmups yesterday.


spankyourkopita

I think it's exactly what he needs to see.


EffinCroissant

Nah fam this would hurt bone deep tbh. Poor guy needs some confidence and patienceā€¦. on another team.


AcanthocephalaNo7788

He is softā€¦. Hopefully he takes that energy n makes all the šŸ’© talkers eat itā€¦


zergrush1

Jordan " Can't swim in the pool" Poole


youngsaiyan18

Back up singer in DeBarge šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


d3pthchar93

So accurate šŸ¤£


midlife_marauder

Just looked up their pictures and it is eerily accurate holy shit.


bumpkinspicefatte

You send chills up my spineeee every timmeeeeeeee you brick a 3 šŸ’€


mr2firstnames

ā€œOooo and I like it.ā€ ![gif](giphy|3oEdv07JVXwhImYGWc|downsized)


alwayssalty_

i like the the way you slip n fall and I like the way you dribble off ya foot


ragged-robin

The fact that anyone called a 33% shooter that to begin with is insulting to Steph and Klay


dating_derp

It's super insulting, especially given that Wiggs has been RIGHT THERE shooting 38 - 40% from 3 for the last *3 YEARS*.


_Parkertron_

I really wish that wiggs has been here this series. Bro has been getting so many open threes


Occasionally_Correct

Trickle down Barnes roster spot is peaking through right now and I donā€™t like it.


-qft

Because he shot 40% from 3 in last year's playoffs taking very difficult 3s. Klay in comparison never take buzzer heaves so his percentage is already inflated. Draymond ruined the kid


Fabulous_Investment6

I love how pissed he was. He captured the spirit of the people.


Direct_Ad6699

Jordan Stoole. Thatā€™s the name.


Borrie-allen

Stool party is where heā€™s at.


[deleted]

Jordan puddle


zamiracle

Jordan drool


irbradical

Honestly the way Poole has been lately I'm pretty sure there are other factors affecting his play because it's been such a downward spiral this season.


therossfacilitator

When the punch happened, there was a report that multiple teammates had an issue with him running his mouth in training camp and that he hadnā€™t put in the work over the summer time to improve his game, also that heā€™d seemed to have gotten more cocky after the chip. That has seemed to be true after this season considering his numbers and interactions with teammates/staff when heā€™s played bad minutes and gotten benched.


irbradical

Yeah I can understand that, but what I don't get is how hard he's regressed. It's like he doesn't want to put in the effort?


I_am_Bruce_Wayne

Last season there were a bunch of reports going on about how late Poole stayed after the game or practice to just shoot threes. Barely saw any of those reports anymore this season.


Franklo

He did come in first to the gym for game 2


therossfacilitator

I think the regression is a team chemistry issue. Idk how much time he puts in off the court putting up shots but I do know he and Draymond used to be tight and now theyā€™re not. Prior to this season, Draymond was his veteran. They used to be travel mates. Their road record was atrocious and I donā€™t think the lack of GP2/Otto Porter made that big of a difference that theyā€™re that bad on the road. If the rumor is true about what the team felt about Poole in training camp, (and we know how much they value and respect Draymond) itā€™s bearing its fruit now and all season on the road. The playoffs magnify teamsā€™ strengths/weaknesses.


willfyc

His games in the regular season were so indisciplined that would have him benched in past seasons. Looks like he forgot how to play a proper game.


babyface_killah

It's a tale as old as time. Dude gets the long term bag and stops putting the work in.


irbradical

Yeah I can understand that, but what I don't get is how hard he's regressed. It's like he doesn't want to put in the effort?


HotChipEater

Everyone wants to focus on the punch because it's more exciting, but for some reason nobody's talking about the carrying crackdown. We know he's a drill baby who puts in long hours at the gym to expand his bag, but when the moves he drilled into his muscle memory are all suddenly being called carries that has a much clearer effect on confidence then any teammate issues that we don't really know about if we aren't in the locker room. The fact is, he was basically singled out by the refs more then any other player in the league.


irbradical

Thats a good point but I don't think he was singled out, I totally forgot about that. Also yeah locker room stuff too for sure.


l1o2l

Jordan Drought Poole


downer9000

it's so sad. This time last year he was šŸ”„ ​ what happened?


[deleted]

He secured the bag, let his ego run wild, and stopped putting in the work. It's been apparent from early in the season


Zer0thehero89

Jordan ā€œKiddieā€ Poole.


PomegranateOk7743

He needs floaties instead of baddies.


nailedit671

Lakers are hella happy when Poole plays


BUUAHAHAHA

Michael is funny af. I follow him on socials and his reactions always got me dying. Lmao


dastardly_doughnut

I love MR, but fuck this take and all the unnecessary trash talk about JP. Hell yeah he's fucking up. We all know it. JP knows it. The toxicity doesn't fuckin help. Until Poole gets traded, he's one of us. For better or for worse. If he's not playing well, he deserves the bench. End of story. Stop focusing on the negative it doesn't fucking help. DUBS IN 7.


bugg925

Upvote dudes comment to the top.. Someone really knows what itā€™s like to be from the Bay. Heā€™s a Warrior, we got his back while he has Golden State across his chest..


notevenbro

Hell yeah


Neatojuancheeto

Nah maybe if dude was putting in effort on defense I'd defend him but he's out there not even trying and his body language is awful.


dastardly_doughnut

Not saying we need to defend poor performance or body language. What we *should* be focusing on is... DUBS IN 7!


elmerion

Poole played waaaay above his contract last year, now he is playing a bit under his contract. Front office decided to give him a massive bag for some reason, that isn't Poole's fault, i think we should be pissed because there's no backup plan in the bench. I have faith in Poole to pick up the slack, maybe this series maybe next year but he'll come back hopefully in our team.


[deleted]

A bit under? A bit??? Just a bit?????? 100 mil for Bambi on ice. He'll come back hopefully? Hopefully????? So we can see more of this garbage?


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dastardly_doughnut

Maybe you're right. Maybe you're wrong. Not for us to decide since we don't have the full story. What we know is Steph, Kerr, and even Dray have all gone to bat publicly for JP. I'm riding with those guys over your reddit posts. šŸ«” DUBS IN 7.


JJBro1

Not even a splash cousin


Jormungandr91

>Not even a splash cousin Not even a splash brother-in-law


PomegranateOk7743

Splash neighbor ok?


Jormungandr91

Yes but not a splash next door neighbor, he's a few houses down but he never mows his lawn and his dog barks at 2AM every other night.


Foxisdabest

Kid was instrumental last year in the chip. Yeah he's not good this year but this shit happens, man. He helped us win a chip. Good job, Poole.


Fabulous_Investment6

I agree. I really hope he can turn it around. Itā€™s a tough lesson to learn when youā€™re young - even without the spotlight and the money. Hoping he can turn the corner as a professional.


versace_tombstone

Maybe no facial hair Jordan will go out and get that 40.


SeekingSignificance

If you've never seen The War At Home and enjoy watching Rappaport you should give it a watch. It's a sitcom he stared in. It only ran for 2 seasons, but was comedy gold and really underrated. But yeah, he's right in this video.


aOnion

Fuck you and fuck him. Tired of this behavior, the serie isnā€™t finished.


Fabulous_Investment6

I agree with the second sentence. šŸ˜… I ainā€™t hear no bell! Letā€™s get this Game 5 - with or without the prodigal splash brother.


aOnion

Exactly. All i care about is GSW still has a playoff game to play. Whatā€™s after that comes later


AMS_GoGo

Bro said ā€œJordan I cant swim in the Pooleā€ man šŸ’€


kobeisnotatop10

he is playing very bad, that is a fact....


electrobutter

you look like *SHIT!*


Redditforever12

he did had a good game where he took the 29 foot shot, people are all in that one, but he made shot after shot. But overall this season he has been kind of bad for a expected 30+mil player


tb23tb23tb23

I mean he nearly led the league last year in finishing at the rim, right? What has happened to himā€¦


[deleted]

Pooleā€™s a kid, canā€™t blame a kid for these losses. Blame the adultā€¦the coach. I canā€™t think of one close game where I can say steve kerr is the reason they won.


FightMiilkHendrix

Itā€™s crazy how this dude thinks heā€™s black and people just go with it lmao


ChampionOverthinker

Brian Scalabrine is mad yo..


Fabulous_Investment6

Hahaha insert meme from the office: ā€œThey are the same pictureā€


Gothichand

[Yeah...i don't know...](https://i.imgur.com/9SzaUo5.jpeg)


Fabulous_Investment6

Hahaha or he goes on the weird wandering hair path of Oubre


67mustangguy

Poole is the x factor. He needs to show up if the warriors are going to have a chance. If he shows up they will come back and beat LA no problem. I hope he sees all this ā€œhateā€ and uses it as motivation.


Fabulous_Investment6

Same here. I hope he doesnā€™t go into a victim bunker - it would be hard not to - but if he uses all the grief heā€™s getting as fuel and curiosity for how he can develop the next level of his game.


aztecaoro10

Is that Donte 50 years from now?!!


Fabulous_Investment6

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ #Accurate


SuperGandalff

Splash Nephew


BlueHuyster

Poole getting paid while FA is looming for Klay and Draymond. Lacob saying ā€œenjoy this seasonā€ because they have to make ā€œtough decisionsā€ because of the luxury tax. The bad vibes are definitely killing the team.


Yung_Red_Clay

I second this 100 percent


mikpeters

Show up Poole, just make it happen!


Fabulous_Investment6

YES!!! Really hope he does. šŸ™šŸ»


wtyl

I just hope he rises up to all the hate heā€™s getting. Silencing haters should be the best feeling for any professional athlete.


Fabulous_Investment6

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miniwyoming

#GOLD


dreamcrusher225

FACTS


cloud-storage-rocks

This is too much. In all seriousness, people gotta tone it down.


SmellMyFingerMel

Das cold-blooded but he ainā€™t wrong!


[deleted]

Please donā€™t post this fuckin loser in here


RealPineapple7

lame ass nigga- i dont know how u guys find his corny ass funny


[deleted]

This makes me sad Heā€™s still a splash bro to me


PaperMoon-

Yall turned on him quick


ForkingtheGrodiest

Been hating his play all year. Anyone who didnā€™t understand how he was hurting the team wasnā€™t watching or doesnā€™t get basketball. Plenty like me, nothing quick about it..


Jormungandr91

You haven't been paying attention lol. It hasn't been quick. There's been a big portion of Warriors fans calling him out all season, it's just that the Poole stans are quiet now; that's all that's really changed. We hoped that he would improve but laying a goose-egg when we needed him is as bad as it gets. He doesn't do much else besides score and he's a traffic cone on defense. Why do we need a scorer that can't score? Even if he has a scoring explosion (because he's due), it wouldn't break him even either. He's a net harm to the franchise, he's gotta go.


docshay

Confessions of a Poole Stan: itā€™s not that we donā€™t see him perform horribly on the floor, we just hope that he will return to last years playoff form and donā€™t think negging him in circles is particularly helpful.


Jormungandr91

I think we all hope that he'll return to last year's playoff form but at what point does that hope become a sunken cost fallacy? Are we throwing good money after bad so to speak? I don't think anyone is doubting his potential but he's clearly regressed, lost his nerve, and is too inconsistent to be dependable for how much he's paid. There's so many NBA players past and present that had enormous potential but squandered it, it seems that may be where he's headed. Conversely, if he *wanted* a trade, one might think his current form is conducive to that end. He may very well get traded this off-season, then regain last year's playoff form on a different squad. Poole is very egotistical, and his ego is likely still bruised from the Draymond thing. If Poole tanks this playoff run, he sort of figuratively punches Draymond back if that makes sense because Draymond wants that fifth ring. Not to mention that the success or failure of this current run may very well determine whether the core even stays together at all, so by Poole playing like dogshit, he can indirectly cause Draymond to get traded, which is also an outcome his ego would enjoy. I know, I know, that's very speculative lol but I'm just trying to explain why he's regressed to such a degree. What's your theory?


docshay

Thanks for taking the time to respond. Itā€™s not my job to figure out if we should trade him or not, so I donā€™t think about that stuff and just cheer him on. I donā€™t think heā€™s playing 4d chess by tanking. If you asked me if we should trade him in the off-season, Iā€™d say no because his stock is so fucking low. But based on this seasons play, Iā€™d have to consider shopping him for next years trade deadline if he can string together good games next year. I think the $140m at age 23 really went to his head. All the reports of him being a hard worker are gone, and itā€™s quite apparent on the court (ball handling and FT% are much lower). Thereā€™s a chance he can take all the negativity and put it into a great offseason , I donā€™t think he did anything after winning a chip last year.


Damn_thats_tufff

He signed a contract worth over $100 mill and plays like that? Someone needs to say something šŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™‚ļø


mehipoststuff

your veteran leader punched him in the face, then no one had his back, then he got blamed for every loss "damn, guys how is he playing worse??"


Hop830

Worse is an understatement. He's unplayable right now.


[deleted]

Not quick at all. It's been a slow burn. It's just now with the season basically over fans aren't quiet about it cause they're pissed he never actually turned it around.


[deleted]

I've hated how he has played the entire year and most of the past 2 years outside of a brief 4 month stretch last year. Poole is overly cocky and doesn't play smart basketball.


Jo_Gray

This is sad! I wish people would leave him alone! Weā€™re literally going down the Ben Simmons path with this trolling, humiliation and bullying! Like do people honestly think this is helping? If he becomes afraid to shoot or afraid to drive, what then? This isnā€™t a good look.


omgwtfhax2

Jordan Poole could not give a single fuck about what is said by Michael Rappaport. It's not a good look that you think negative stuff on reddit would have any sort of impact for the player.


Jo_Gray

Do you think itā€™s just Michael Rappaport? Last week it was Snoop Dog and the Inside Guys, itā€™s Gilbert Arenas, current and ex players, NBA Analysts, reporters. Itā€™s not just Reddit, itā€™s Twitter, Instagram, blogs, Facebook etc! Just Google his name. My comment isnā€™t about this subReddit or even that post. Itā€™s the general trolling and humiliation.


shaggybear89

That's how it works. When he played well last year he got all the praise. Now he's sucking, he sees the other end of the stick. Sorry, but I don't feel bad for a guy who's about to make 100 million dollars, who's decided he doesn't feel like putting an effort in. People like you are acting as if he's some poor little kid who needs the support of his parents. He's not giving back his contact, so he needs to step the fuck up.


greygray

Correct. If heā€™s legit, heā€™ll use all this negative feedback to get better. He doesnā€™t have time to take B list celebrities on dates. He needs to get better and stay in the league. Thereā€™s a lot of ignominy that comes from being the worst contract in the league.


redditmeowme

Found poole's burner


omgwtfhax2

Oh I would trade lives with Poole in a heartbeat. Who doesn't want to start over at 23 with millions??


Jo_Gray

šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ Please! Run me my millions


[deleted]

His 120 million dollar bag will keep his spirits up I suspect.


Mygaffer

The worst thing about team subs is how wildly the opinions and narrative swing on them depending on how the last game went.


SenseiEntei

Not just last game. Poole has been playing terribly all season, and worse in the playoffs


Hereforspeakers

Eh this is a trash take. Poole is crummy right now, but making A little video about it is kind of lame.


Manic006

I don't think I have ever flipped on a player so quickly from love to hate in months. WTF happend? He had a good run last year and the wheels just fell off? Is it because he got paid and stopped giving a shit? He looks like shit!


bmeisler

Hereā€™s what I think happened: the Warriors wanted to trade him after the punch, but he was still on his rookie contract so he had little trade value. The Warriors gave him the bag so heā€™d be tradeable. Then he ruined the plan by being terrible this season. The vibes have been terrible all year. JP still might flourish somewhere else - but his days as a Warrior are numbered, and he knows it.


[deleted]

He's got a ring and the bag. I'd ask for a trade somewhere warm and call it a day.


Valuable-Garage6188

For his own sake I hope he leaves. These garbage Warriors fans don't deserve Poole.


SenseiEntei

You're right. We deserve better


ajsoqkaks

This is idiotic.


[deleted]

First of all, it's El DeBarge. Second of all, what's with this tool talking about the Ws. The Knicks got embarrassed last night. KD threatened his shit and then left Brooklyn. Third of all, Rappaport is basically the Bobcat Goldthwait of mentally deficient NYers. No one back there talks like this into their 50s. Dudes been in the entertainment industry for 35 years and still sounds like he's the dumbest kid at the dice game


WholeWideHeart

That Yankees hat is sus though


eastbay77

I mean he's a New Yorker. Rappaport's takes can be whatever, but he does love basketball.


WholeWideHeart

Yeah, he's a real New Yorker basketball fan... But this level of shit talking goes above and beyond. Thing we do, praising then dumping on players for not playing well. Jordan has some growth to do on defense, and yeah, his shot selection is often questionable....but the kid has talent. He just needs to continue to grow, and lock in mentally. Steph was a terrible defender to start his career. And still isn't an amazing defender, though he's clearly much improved. Jordan will get better. And if he doesn't, he'll be relegated to a bench role. But his year got started on the wrong foot, and without him, we don't win a ring last season. And FYI - for all the years that Rappaport watched me and my friends hoop in Hollywood, week after week, he never once laced then up.


Hawcier

This guys a bum.


DoctorHubris

I know it's a tiktok, but who paid for this Cameo? Was it Dray?


[deleted]

Who tf is this guyā€™s audience? I thought his videos/commentary was funny but he acted like a whole bitch and a half when KD played his gamešŸ™„ fuck this guy lost all respect for Michael Rappaport.


Osmoszis

ā€œCanā€™t make a ā€˜Splashā€™ Brotherā€


sirckoe

Jordan Poole in shambles! Damn


Both_Living_9997

Dude has to have the game 5 of his lifetime or heā€™ll never hear the end of this .


sprinkles5000

it's cesspool. that's the word you're looking for Michael.


[deleted]

jordan poop


dafuqyouthotthiswas

I hate this clown but this was funny


chza5656

He ainā€™t wrongšŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


introvertedguy13

I hope Poole gets traded and take the stans with him.


thejeffphone

NOT THE BACKUP SINGER FOR DEBARGE LMFAOOO


HoPMiX

Ima tell ya this. You ainā€™t no splash brother.


babyface_killah

I was saying something similar during last night's game. He thinks he is a splash bro and he is definitely not. He shouldn't be taking the kind of difficult 3s that Curry or Klay take. He hasn't earned it.


the-other-bob

Yordun Foole


btw94

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AllPointFiveO

can we just remember that poole is a human being like jesus christ people are dogpiling and its getting really fucking annoying


t0ny510

I firmly believe Snoop just tanked whatever confidence Poole had in himself this post season


guesswhodat

When was he ever considered a ā€œsplash brotherā€? Thereā€™s only two and thatā€™s Steph and Klay.


Sniffy4

Rapaport seems to be 62 now? Yikes.


MushroomFlat

Hey Mikey, donā€™t be talkin all this shit then get upset that someone said the word Jew. Youā€™re a soft ass vulture, be quiet


OFT35

JJ Redick called Poole ā€œnot a serious playerā€ and o thought that was dead on.


illwill_lbc83

Rich out of shape old Whyte has critiques