0 for his last 16 over three games with one made free throwđŹ
Warriors need to send him down to Santa Cruz when they get enough bodies. He should see the ball go in and hopefully get into a groove while playing in the G-League. I hope he finds it, probably wasnât too easy to get thrown into that situation that happened with all the injuries to the Warriors where he was forced to be a major shot taker playing 25 minutes a game. and Iâm sure thatâs not how the Warriors wanted to ease him into the NBA game either, I have a feeling they will be very patient with him as they should be.
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Dominating on a B1G court. We have seen that before
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Because of their unique salary cap situation they cannot send him down. They are hard-capped (ie they cannot go over the cap) and are right at it. Adding a G-Leaguer to the NBA payroll is financially forbidden to them. So sure, they could send him down, but his roster slot wouldnât be replaced.
Given that, at this point, they have every incentive to sit Draymond or DLo if they have the sniffles, they just need bodies to put on the floor.
I was fortunate to catch the tail end of the Sixers Wizards game tonight. There was about seven minutes left and Wagner was on the floor. Burke was limited coming off the injury. Wagner played with four or five fouls the rest of the game, and made some tremendous plays on defense. He also stepped in and got several boards. The post game talk show talked about him with high praise as well.
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DWALTâŚ
Derrick Walton makes his play for minutes : Terrance Mann and Jerome Robinson have largely struggled this season, and certainly did tonight, looking hesitant offensively and making errors on defense. Doc switched things up by playing Derrick Walton over Mann, and the result was drastic. Walton had 7 points, a rebound, and an assist in 12 minutes, and made no real mistakes on the court. He helped with ball-handling, moved well defensively, and spaced the floor by moving without the ball. His minutes were a better two-way stretch than the Clippers have received from Mann or Jerome nearly all season, and thereâs nothing that really suggests he canât keep doing this. His ability to shoot, handle the ball, and do all the little things makes him somewhat like a mini Pat Beverley, and he should continue to see minutes going forward with Shamet and McGruder out.
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Someone send this clip to JPâŚcatch the ball, shoot the ball, make a LIVING!
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I thought this was pretty cool. Derrick didnât have a great game or anything (hit one 3 in limited time) but shows heâs fitting in with the squad.
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Looks like Poole is headed to the G League
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/sources-warriors-plan-send-first-071339030.html
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Comments there are interesting. A lot of people who were sure Poole wasnât ready. Soâgiven that he DID secure a contract and was picked, did he do the right thing? Really asking the question, not pretending I know, though the answer may lie in the future. . .
Looking over the comments there and seeing so many savants observing that they knew Pooleâs wasnât a good-enough shooter, etc. I also recall Dylanâs repeated observation that Poole in fact shot very WELL for the first part of last season, then the bottom fell out. Obviously, the Warriors were betting on the guy who shot well in the first part of the season.
How much of all this, as with Stauskas, is about confidence rather than mechanics or ability?
Jordan is making $1.96 million this year. He would be making $0 if he stayed. He made the right decision.
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I dont disagree and believe that Poole made the correct decision but feel like that logic is flawed. There are long term implications that we cant/dont know about how his ego will do based on how this season has run so far. It has been pretty well documented that Stauskas got his mind warped by playing with the Kings - if hypothetically he had stayed another year at Michigan (not advocating that he should have), got drafted to a more hospitable environment he could very easily still be in the league making more money that would be a larger delta than something like the $1.96M that you are referring to with Poole.
TLDR: it is impossible to know how things would have turned out if Poole would have stayed - for better or worse in his career - but the bottom line is that he made a good decision by leaving because he now has $1.96M in his pocket
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If Poole stayed, could we be sure heâd be playing ahead of Brooks?
If Poole came back and struggled like he did much of last season, heâd lose a lot of money. Hard to say how much he could have gained by coming back. Playing in the G-League with a guaranteed 1st round deal puts Poole in a good position. Heâll have a good chance to develop there.
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He got drafted by a historically (at least recent history) very competent franchise. Not sure you can ask for anymore. You can never predict where you land and viewing a decision with that hindsight is pointless
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I believe that is a different spin on the same take - you cant know the outcome and ramifications of a decision until it is in the rearview mirror. No one could really have predicted that the Warriors would have been historically ravaged injury and departures from the team when Poole was drafted. Now that we have seen him thrown to the wolves essentially because there were no other options for the Warriors, how are we to know what would have been the best long term decision for him? He made a good decision though because he is now a millionaire.
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This is fair. And I wish that I had worded my question differently, because obviously he did the right thing from a financial standpoint. On balance, I think he did the right thing personally, too, since he was a bit of a lightning rod, had soured a littleâit seemedâon his Michigan experience, and wanted to play basketball.
But since I argued that there might be a silver lining in being âthrown to the wolves,â Iâd have to admit thatâshort termâthat didnât work. He isnât making buckets, and an incredibly depleted Warriors team is still sending him to the G league. Letâs hope he comes back with restored confidence and new toughness and starts killing it.
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I donât know if he made the right decision or not, but this logic is laughable.
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JP made the right decision. He needs to stop the step back BS and shoot the damn ball when heâs open. He thinks he James Harden and is making the game far to complicated.
What logic would you prefer?