The growth of the Warriors this season, presumably you are there for all to see, from last season's tragic elimination by the Grizzlies playoffs, to now the second place in the West, the Warriors' ranking has risen rapidly. Of course, this achievement is due in part to the introduction of talent from the Warriors' management this season, but more importantly, it is the rapid growth of the Warriors' role players this season, and the most eye-catching of them is the growth of Jordan Poole.
The offense is sharper, and the data is advancing by leaps and bounds
Jordan Poole's rise this season has been foreshadowed since preseason, and in preseason, there are many games, and Poole has replaced Curry as the Warriors' main offensive point and ball carrier. Of course, Poole lived up to expectations, showing his extraordinary offensive ability in the preseason, and his style of play can be said to be infinitely close to Curry, not only his unreasonable three-pointers, but also his lightning-fast breakthrough speed and his dancing dribbling.
Poole dribbles
All kinds of preseason games make people look forward to the performance of this player in the new season, and entering the regular season, Poole replaced Klay, who has not yet returned from injury, as the starting point, the average data per game came to 16.6 points, 3.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, far more than the first two seasons of the career, and reflected in the data, is the rise of Poole, so that the Warriors in Curry's rest time, the team can maintain its offensive firepower, from the overall strengthening of the Warriors' second team strength.
Compared with the Warriors led by Curry's single core last season, Poole's arrival has shared a great pressure for Curry, and when the two play at the same time, the opponent can no longer be like last season, unscrupulously bag curry, because once you put too much defense on Curry, the sudden blossom of Poole will surely surprise you.
Poole dunked
It's capable, but it's cheap
The rise of Poole, from the overall increase in the strength of the Warriors lineup, but did not bring the same as the reinforcements, for the Warriors to bring greater salary pressure, because Poole is the Warriors in the 19 years through the draft to win the player, so far, Poole is still a rookie contract, in the average of 16.6 points per game, become the team's important scorer at the same time, the salary is only a pitiful $2.16 million, such a value-added contract, but also helped the Warriors in this season to further strengthen, won a number of tough players such as Payton Jr.
Poole breaks through
It can be seen that Poole not only strengthened the Warriors in ability, but also helped the Warriors financially, although the Warriors have the grace of knowing Poole, Poole also used his performance to repay the Warriors who gave him the stage. However, after all, the league is a commercial league, and the players also have to eat, and you can't expect Poole to always have a grateful heart, only take the basic salary every year, but do the work of a superstar.
Today, Poole's data is also remarkable in the league, not to mention the kind of leadership temperament that Poole showed when Curry was absent, and this leadership temperament that carries the team is what any rebuilding team dreams of. If Poole continues to improve, then only a few million annual salaries will definitely not retain such a potential newcomer.
Whether he can surpass the best sixth man determines Poole's stay
Of course, the current Pooler is definitely not perfect, although his performance at some times can make Curry marvel, but his stability makes fans dare not compliment. Looking at the data of several games, it can be found that Poole can suddenly explode in a period of time, but suddenly fall silent in the next time period, it can cut 30 points, and it can also cut 3 points. If he can score more than 20 points in a few consecutive games, he can score in double figures for several consecutive games.
Poole data
However, as a home star, stability is its most critical feature, if a home star can not play stably, scoring all by the feel, then the fate of this team will also be uncertain, so if Poole can not improve his stability, even if he leaves the Warriors, the next family will not treat him as a home star, the most significant example is the "nerve knife" JR Smith of the year.
JR Smith
However, for a sixth person, stability is not so important, as a sixth person, all you need to do is to serve as a sharp blade for the team, at a critical moment, through your own explosion, stab the opposite side. You've done your mission, you decide on the team's ceiling, and as for the team's downline, it's up to the superstars.
But if Poole is just a sixth man, what's the difference between leaving the Warriors and staying in the Warriors? Of course, the Warriors' boss will always be Curry, but only growing into a sixth-man Poole, going to other teams and can not get star treatment, then why not stay in the Warriors, even if he grows into the best sixth person, staying in the Warriors at least has a certain championship guarantee, as for the treatment, I believe the Warriors will not be lower than other teams with championship ability, unless Poole never values honor, only values money.
Poole and the Warriors
However, once Poole exceeds the limit of the best sixth man, it means that he already has a certain ability to be a "core", but the Warriors already have curry, Thompson, and Green in the lineup, and these three people occupy the salary space, and the Warriors cannot free up more salary to give Poole, the "fourth star". Moreover, Poole is still very young, there is no need to be the same as Durant that year, take the initiative to cut salaries to win the championship, more importantly, with Curry's ceiling, the ability to surpass the best sixth man Poole, it is difficult to get promotion space, if he wants to achieve higher achievements, he will definitely choose a new path and chase new heights.
summary
The NBA league is different from the school varsity team, feelings can not be eaten as a meal, if you have enough ability, but someone uses feelings to morally kidnap, let you give up the future, presumably you will never agree, so even one day, Poole for the future to leave the Warriors, I believe warriors fans will understand. However, in terms of today's performance, Poole is still far from reaching this height, so he also needs to be diligent and persistent, of course, even if Poole continues to improve himself, it is also a fortunate thing for the current Warriors fans, after all, his contract will not end in 2023, so at least for two years, No matter how strong Poole is, it is only improving the overall strength of the Warriors.
Poole projection