68 points on 65 shooting, ecstatic to leave the Warriors? Sorry, you can't be Curry and you can't be Harden

There are many reasons why the Warriors failed to defend their title last season, but the most important of them was the team's failure to unite and chase the same goal. Poole was clearly emotional after taking a punch from Green, which continued into the playoffs, which seriously disrupted the atmosphere within the team. Curry even issued a warning to all his teammates before the tiebreaker with the Kings, saying that if they were emotional, they would not get on the away bus. So the first thing the Warriors did after entering the offseason was to trade Poole, he traded for Paul, and even had to take a future first-rounder, which shows the Warriors' determination to clean up Poole.

But leaving the Warriors is a good thing for Poole, at least that's what Poole thinks, and he immediately took down Green, and it looks like he's been holding back for a whole year. And he thinks that he is about to become the new face of the Wizards, and he also thinks that he can become an All-Star in the future. It seems that Poole does crave team status, and he wants to be the boss of a team like Curry. The outside world is also predicting that Poole, who has unlimited firing rights, may be able to average 25 points per game, and even burst into a top player like Harden did when he left the Thunder and joined the Rockets. In the preseason, Poole did break out, scoring 41 points against the Knicks, which made Poole full of confidence. 68 points on 65 shooting, ecstatic to leave the Warriors? Sorry, you can't be Curry and you can't be Harden

But as soon as he entered the regular season, Poole's true level was exposed. In the opening game against the Pacers, the Wizards lost by 23 points, and Poole scored 18 points, 5 assists and 4 turnovers on 7-of-18 shooting. In the second game against the Grizzlies, the Wizards narrowly won by 7 points, and Poole made 8 of 23 shots, scoring 27 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 turnovers. In the third game against the Celtics, he lost by 19 points, and Poole made 5 of 11 shots, scoring 11 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 3 turnovers. The opponent in this game was the Hawks, who lost by 9 points, and Poole shot 5-of-13 and scored 13 points. In 4 games, the Wizards only won 1 against the Grizzlies, and the remaining 3 games were all lost very simply, and it is basically certain that the Wizards this season are the worst team in the East.

How low is Poole's personal effectiveness? It took 65 shots to score only 68 points, and the true shooting rate was not even 50%, but there were many mistakes. Although Poole has been imitating Curry, and even learning from Curry's ultra-high throwing in the pregame warm-up, he has no confidence and no strength, is unsteady on the dribble, often makes mistakes, and likes to shoot three-pointers but is inaccurate. Leaving the Warriors' system magnifies Poole's weaknesses.

Poole can't become Harden, Harden was born in the Tanhua Show back then, and even Kobe Bryant had a very high opinion of Harden, but following the eldest brother and second brother during the Thunder period covered his light. Poole is only at the end of the first round, and his ball quotient, talent, and skills are not top-notch, so even if he is the boss of the team, he is just a duck on the shelf. In these four games, Poole was completely beaten back to square one when facing real star defenders such as Haliburton, Holiday and Trae Young.

Of course, this may just be Poole's discomfort after accepting his new role, and I hope that in the next games, he can actively adjust and find more ways to deal with higher defensive intensity. The first time he didn't play next to Curry, Poole was really confused.