Since joining the Golden State Warriors with the 28th pick in the first round in 19 years, Jordan Poole has been deeply trusted by coach Steve Kerr, and the rookie season Poole has sat firmly in the main rotation of the team, and although he was sent to the Development League due to a period of downturn in the second season, after training there, Poole delivered double-digit points in many games after his return, and also increased his average score per game to 12 points in the season, averaging double-double points for the first time in his career.
Playing a career masterpiece in the regular season, the playoffs continued to be the starter, and even Curry had to play as a substitute for Poole
And this season benefited from Klay has not returned at that time, Poole directly sat in the Warriors No. 2 starting position, and Curry together formed a "tea brothers" combination, even after Klay returned, but Kerr is still willing to entrust him with heavy responsibility, in the case of Poole returning to the bench obviously uncomfortable, once again put him on the starting position, the entire regular season played down, Poole in 76 games, the first start of 51 games, can average career-best 18.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4 assists, three shooting rates were 44.8% , 36.4% and 92.5%, of which the free throws are the first in the league.
With such a gorgeous list of career highs, Poole also ushered in the first playoff trip after joining the NBA, the first two years because of the Warriors' poor record, Poole was not able to reach the playoffs with the team, and finally in the third year of his career, ushered in the first playoff journey of his career, just when Poole himself was ready to be a substitute, Kerr gave him a big gift, let Poole continue to serve as a starter in the playoffs, and let Curry, who returned from injury, go to him as a substitute, To let the team's home star give himself a stunned young man with only 3 years of NBA resume, this must be replaced by other players whose psychological quality is not so strong, it is estimated that the mentality has long been out of balance, but Poole did not, and the first game of the Nuggets' first-round series, Poole scored a playoff career-high 30 points in 9 of 13 shots in 30 minutes of playtime, and in the next two games, Poole can still score 25+ points (29 points and 27 points respectively) while continuing to serve as the Warriors' starting position.
Conventional data is eye-catching, high-level data is not behind, and Poole's 144 offensive efficiency leads the league
These three playoff games down, Poole in 32.7 minutes of playing time, the average game can deliver 28.7 points, 3 rebounds and 4.7 assists, the three shooting rates are 66.7%, 59.1% and 81%, of which the scoring, three-point shooting rate are the highest in the team, if you have to pick the bone in the egg, that is his free throw shooting rate, compared to the regular season of the league first 902, indeed dropped a lot, can only rank 40th in the league, but I believe that according to Poole's adaptability, It should soon be able to overcome the situation of being in poor condition on the penalty line.
In addition to playing a brilliant performance in terms of regular statistics, Poole also led the league with 144 in terms of personal offensive efficiency, and it seems that the playoffs are more handy for Poole than the regular season, which is indeed not easy for a rookie player who has not had any NBA playoff experience before.
The test is yet to come, and Poole needs time to test his own qualities
However, considering that the Warriors have hardly encountered any challenges in the series with the Nuggets, in the case of playing this kind of downwind ball, Poole can play such an excellent performance, it is indeed his own opportunity, but in the subsequent semifinals, and even the Western Conference Finals, whether Poole can maintain such a stable performance, it will take time to slowly prove it.