- Jordan Poole has emerged as a star of the Warriors and the third scoring threat.
- However, Steve Kerr said he had to instruct the pool not to emulate Stephen Curry because it was “dangerous”.
- The pool struggled in the first two seasons in the NBA, but has become a reliable choice for the Warriors.
The Golden State Warriors have returned to the finals after two years of absence. The ascension of Jordan Poole is a big reason.
The 23-year-old Pool entered the breakout season in his third year of the league, averaging 18.5 points per match in the regular season. He raised his shot rate from the field to 53% and from 3 to 39% while maintaining his average score in the playoffs.
The pool has a mysterious scoring ability that is somewhat similar to Warriors star Stephen Curry. The ability of the pool to shoot down 3 from the dribble enhances defense to protect the surroundings. He uses the steering wheel to defeat the pressure, slide it into the defender, and get off the shot at the unique angle of paint. His scoring punch made the Warriors deeper and harder to defend, giving head coach Steve Kerr a reliable source of attack behind Curry and Klay Thompson.
But just because the pool can score favorite Curry, that doesn’t mean the Warriors think of him should do it.. Carr told Ringer’s Rogue Gamdoc Throughout his pool career, he had to kindly remind the 6-foot-4 shooting guard to play in a slightly less daring way than the Warriors’ two MVPs.
“I always give him a little hint, and what I don’t tell Steph about the choice of shots, I’ll tell Jordan because Jordan hasn’t won it yet,” Carr told Murdoch. Told. -The percentage of points is not that of Steph. So, without disturbing him and not becoming himself, I’m trying to tweak towards a really high percentage of shottakes rather than emulating Steph. It’s a dangerous game that emulates Steph. “
Steve Kerr and Jordan Poole.
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Over the years, Carr has grown to embrace and encourage Curry’s bold shotmaking. During the Warriors media session for the 2020-21 season, Carr told insiders that Curry was basically allowed to shoot at any time.
“Basically, Steph can shoot whenever he wants. We recommend shooting as often as possible,” Kerr said. “And it really has been since I came here.”
“Obviously, I’m not telling all the players, but for Steph, he’s the best shooter on the planet,” Kerr added.
Indeed, the pool has unlimited range and, like curry, has little resistance to shooting.
However, the pool has a career of 3 to 34%. Curry was a 44% three-point shooter after his first three-year career in the NBA.
The advent of the pool was particularly striking as he struggled during the first two years of the NBA and spent some time in the G League along the way. In his first two seasons, Poole scored an average of 10.4 points with only 38% of the shots. Warriors players and coaches openly talked about how Poole was unwaveringly confident on the court, even if his work didn’t match yet.
Kerr told Murdoch that he quickly recognized Pool’s talent, but didn’t necessarily see the way Pool would become an impact player.
“He was everywhere on the map,” Carr told Poole. “I found out he had ball handling skills, but I needed to strengthen them. I can say he was talented, but what was he going to do with it? And he How did he deal with the inevitable lump he was doing? And frankly, I didn’t know how he would do it at that point. “
Poole is currently the Warriors’ third-place scorer and is playing the fifth-largest part of the final.
Perhaps in the near future he will get the car’s green light. After all, there was a time when Carr responded to Curry’s shot as follows:
