On April 19, Beijing time, the playoffs between the Warriors and the Nuggets ushered in the second game of the showdown, and in the end, the Warriors took a 20-point advantage over the next city, leading the Nuggets 2-0.
In these two games, Jordan Poole started in place of Curry, who returned from injury, and in the end, Poole scored a total of 59 points in the two games, becoming one of the biggest contributors to the Warriors' victory over the Nuggets. So will Poole be the Warriors' next Curry?
Of course, this possibility is not impossible.
Poole was selected by the Warriors in the first round of 2019, and in the three seasons of the Warriors, Poole's performance is obvious to all, from 8.8 points in the rookie season to 18.5 points this season, although Poole's starting point is not curry high, but from the performance of this season, Poole's upside is still very large.
Like Curry, Poole does not have a very explosive physical talent, but Poole's mobile running position and ability to catch the ball and jump shot are excellent, and gradually develop the ability to create shooting opportunities on his own, which is very similar to Curry today.
In a recent interview with Poole, Poole himself volunteered to study Curry's game videos, saying: "He (Curry) is really good at creating space, creating misalignment and running without the ball, I am lucky to see him every day, I will also watch his game videos and integrate his elements into my game." 」
Obviously, from the recent Poole games, many running positions and offensive methods have Curry's shadow, and this is also the result of his study of Curry's offensive style.
Of course, Poole has many aspects that are very different from Curry.
1. Possession of the ball to break through ability and fast and accurate three-pointers
Curry has two major offensive weapons, the first is Curry's ability to break through with the ball, Curry has a very good dribbling ability, his ability to change direction in holding the ball can be said to be a must in the league, as long as there is enough offensive space in the inside, Curry's breakthrough will bring very big trouble to the opponent. Although Poole also has a very good offensive ability to hold the ball, at this point, Poole and Curry still have a very large gap.
The second is the ability to quickly score three points with precision and quick shots. In Curry's career, in addition to this season and the season of injury, Curry's three-point shooting rate has never been less than 40%, while Poole's three-point shooting rate this season is only 36.4%, although it has improved a lot compared to the rookie season, but it is still a little worse than Curry's accuracy, and in terms of shooting speed, Poole still can't match Curry.
2. The ability to handle the ball, Poole also needs to improve
Although Curry is very good at independent attacking ability, Curry is also very good at handling the ball, and in Curry's career, he has averaged no less than 5 assists per game, and this season has averaged 6.3 assists per game. Poole is more of an offensive performance, although this season also averaged 4.0 assists per game, but in the encounter with the bag to handle the ball, there is still a need for a very big improvement.
Of course, compared with today's mature Curry, Poole does have a very big gap, but for the 22-year-old Poole, there is still a long time to improve, as to whether he can become the next Curry, this is still a very difficult task for Poole.