Jordan Poole: 'This is probably the first time in my life I'll play basketball with no pressure'
“Playing the game I love at the highest level, my family is taken care of, my basketball legacy is taken care of with the ring,” he says. “This is probably the first time in my life I’ll play basketball with no pressure. So that’s kind of how you look at it. But it’s a really good opportunity. It’s a cool opportunity, dope opportunity.”
Source: Logan Murdock @ The Ringer
Source: Logan Murdock @ The Ringer
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Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
After Jordan Poole scored 41 points on 10-of-19 shooting vs. the Knicks on Wednesday…
He scored 7 points on 1-of-15 shooting tonight – 10:19 PM
After Jordan Poole scored 41 points on 10-of-19 shooting vs. the Knicks on Wednesday…
He scored 7 points on 1-of-15 shooting tonight – 10:19 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
Darko Rajakovic was asked about the job his team did on Jordan Poole (1-15 FG): “I have 3 words for you: O.G. Anunoby. He was fantastic… (He’s) as good as anybody defensively.” – 10:08 PM
Darko Rajakovic was asked about the job his team did on Jordan Poole (1-15 FG): “I have 3 words for you: O.G. Anunoby. He was fantastic… (He’s) as good as anybody defensively.” – 10:08 PM
Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Darko on Raptors holding Jordan Poole to 1-of-15 from the floor: “I have three words O.G. Anunoby” – 10:07 PM
Darko on Raptors holding Jordan Poole to 1-of-15 from the floor: “I have three words O.G. Anunoby” – 10:07 PM
Josh Lewenberg @JLew1050
This has been A LOT of Jordan Poole, and no, that’s not a good thing. – 8:55 PM
This has been A LOT of Jordan Poole, and no, that’s not a good thing. – 8:55 PM
Doug Smith @SmithRaps
Poole gets a tech for excessive celebration on the bench of a Kispert dunk. Was a nice dunk. In the second minute of the second quarter of an exhibition game
Tech warranted – 8:12 PM
Poole gets a tech for excessive celebration on the bench of a Kispert dunk. Was a nice dunk. In the second minute of the second quarter of an exhibition game
Tech warranted – 8:12 PM
Chase Hughes @ChaseHughesNBCS
Here are the Wizards’ starters for their final preseason game at the Raptors (7:30 pm on @monsportsnet) with Kuzma out again:
Tyus Jones, Jordan Poole, Bilal Coulibaly, Deni Avdija, Daniel Gafford – 7:04 PM
Here are the Wizards’ starters for their final preseason game at the Raptors (7:30 pm on @monsportsnet) with Kuzma out again:
Tyus Jones, Jordan Poole, Bilal Coulibaly, Deni Avdija, Daniel Gafford – 7:04 PM
Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins
The Wizards’ starters tonight for their preseason finale in Toronto:
PG: Tyus Jones
SG: Jordan Poole
SF: Bilal Coulibaly
PF: Deni Avdija
C: Daniel Gafford – 7:04 PM
The Wizards’ starters tonight for their preseason finale in Toronto:
PG: Tyus Jones
SG: Jordan Poole
SF: Bilal Coulibaly
PF: Deni Avdija
C: Daniel Gafford – 7:04 PM
Neil Dalal @NeilDalal96
The Jordan Poole Deni Avdija beef narrative is nothing. Yes, you want to keep frustration off-camera, but Deni could use some slack right now.
What won’t get talked about was during the first preseason game, JP went to the end of the bench to chop it up with Deni during the 4Q. – 9:59 AM
The Jordan Poole Deni Avdija beef narrative is nothing. Yes, you want to keep frustration off-camera, but Deni could use some slack right now.
What won’t get talked about was during the first preseason game, JP went to the end of the bench to chop it up with Deni during the 4Q. – 9:59 AM
More on this storyline
As Poole gained experience in the league, he also sought tutelage from outside Golden State’s orbit. “JP would hit me randomly like, ‘Yo, what kind of food you be eating before a game?’ or ‘What was you thinking on this shot right here?’” said Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, who played three years in Golden State but never overlapped with Poole. -via The Ringer / October 22, 2023
Patrick Beverley: That’s why it’s averages. Still averaging a cool 24 ain’t bad at all @PatBevPod -via Twitter / October 21, 2023
“Golden State, their picture is already painted,” Jordan Poole said during an interview with The Athletic. “Some other organizations, they’re already established or they have their foundation. But it was cool ’cause I got to learn from the best of the best. “That’s the challenge,” he added. “The challenge is learning and applying what you took and trying to build everything up from the common denominators of what you do know, what you took from different teams, different age groups, different areas, different coaches, and then you apply what you think is needed or what you’ve asked or what you think will help and see what masterpiece comes out of that.” -via The Athletic / October 19, 2023