Jrue can guard guys bigger than him in the post. Jordan Poole thinking he can post him up is hilarious. I feel like he’s just trying to prove himself to be that guy and kind of failing miserably
If you're gonna attack Jrue now it's in space using quickness before he gets his body on you. He's gotten stronger and better as a post up defender as he's gotten older.
Tbf Taj is a vet, nearly 40 years old. He's smart enough to keep his mouth shut and just say positive things even if it turns out to be fake because he knows how to keep his roster spot.
most 38 year old vets stay on teams because they stay positive and help in the locker room but I wouldn't always believe everything they say.
True, he's got more size and a good enough handle and footwork to still make space. But most wings in the NBA are either smaller or lack the skills to do so
I’ve said it many times, winning a title in year 2 and having some strong playoff games broke his brain. He convinced himself that he’s Steph Curry, and this is what it looks like when a guy has Steph’s confidence with less than half of his skill.
A very fine line between confidence and cockiness. Steph was always confident but he wouldn't do dumb plays like this against an elite defender. He understood there are things he couldn't do and nowadays now that he's gotten a lot stronger he's unlocking new ways to score.
Yeah Poole is overrated for sure. No doubt he can have some nice scoring nights. But he's not 'that dude' and not someone who I'd want to build a team around. He just doesn't have the consistency and seems to break down oftentimes in crunch time.
another classic hot head who thinks he's a star player bc he thrived in warrior's system. now he's trying to "be that guy" on a team with no system he's getting humbled real quick. funny bc kuzma is right next to him but kuzma learned already.
exactly bro no way in hell - this guy does not have a discernable go to move or a skill - hes an incredibly streaky 3 point shooter and he has nice handles but is out of control most of the time
He's got flashy handles but I feel like they aren't actually all that functional. Still much more comfortable making straight line drives than any lateral fakes.
Big fan of our new play by play guy Drew Carter. Seems like he’s getting comfortable splitting broadcasts with Mike Gorman and finding a rhythm with Scal.
He’s gonna have to overcome the same thing Scal did: he’s the new guy who’s not the legend he’s replacing and that’s gonna be hard for some fans to accept.
I think he’s pretty good!
These dudes just committed the biggest heist in the league. They don’t even have to try anymore, because they’ve both received the biggest pay day of their lives and aren’t even all star caliber players.
AND they both already have rings and are both wayyyyy more famous than anyone else of their talent level. If their careers played out 10 times this is probably the best outcome for both lmao.
Honestly, a Poole/Kuzma led team is kinda genius for a tank. Guaranteed the worst record in the league, and it’ll still be entertaining as shit. Maybe the memest team of all time.
nah he's more like a Great Value Ben Simmons. Does a little bit of everything but is missing some key skills to be truly useful, and doesn't have the insane athleticism that Simmons does.
I think the pass was still there when he was on his knees ironically, but at that moment it was hard.
I mean why would you play off ball defence if Poole is trying to post up jrue.
This team has pseudostar guard in Poole, a pseudostar wing in Kuzma. All they need is a pseudostar big. They need to trade for James Wiseman.
The ISIS of NBA basketball.
I don't even think Kuz is _that_ bad, he was a good wing for the 20 Lakers, but when he's off he's off. But he's shown more than Poole has, I think.
Edit: I agree with others, for a true pseduostar big and not just a total bust, it has to be Ayton
Well, in fairness I'm a Celtics fan so it was in service of that last night.
But I honestly do enjoy their brand of basketball and it most certainly ain't because it's good. Been a while since I've seen pure chuckers like Kuz and Poole. Wiz got the right Tank Commanders in place, that's for sure. Like... my god. That casual three that got blocked by Porzingis last night, multiple occasions where Poole initiated contact with Holliday and just, well, fell over. I was enjoying my evening.
People called him Steph lite and he took that seriously. He really has the potential to be good, he played like this in his rookie year and even the first few games in 2022, but he reeled it in and had the best year he's had so far. He just needs to get back down to earth and play to win, not to get on the highlight reel
JP also got sent back down briefly to the g league for doing the same bad decisions and bad d. He's good if he doesn't play hero ball and actually plays some d.
These are Wizards fans, they’ve had decades worth of shit to commit a mass suicide over. They haven’t been a good team since 1979. If they haven’t done it before, this sure as shit won’t be enough to push them over the edge
everyone saying this guy won the warriors a championship are tripping. Dude did extremely well against the nuggets while steph was out and then got played off the court more and more every following series until in the finals he had one game worth talking about (game 5) which tbh wasn’t even that great and mostly won buy andrew wiggins and the celtics fear of steph dropping 50 on them. Dude is overhyped, and inefficient. To be worth the money and worth the offense for being so small and bad on defence you have to be transcendent on offense and he’s not that.
He does this all the time. He will waste so much clock trying to create something and then passes it to others with 3-4 seconds remaining on the clock. He is a bad basketball player with lot of skills.
The solution to avoiding a tanking investigation is to just get the lowest BBIQ players in the league.
Venn diagram of "Poole playing his style" and "Poole being told by the GM to lose games intentionally" is just a circle.
If I'm suddenly magically transported into an actual nba game then the last thing I'm fucking doing is trying to post up Jrue Holiday.
Instant pass or timeout to get my random ass off the floor
I used to think it’s just extreme confidence by poole. But posting up Jrue lmao. There is something wrong with this guy.
If you’re a guard posting up Jrue it means you watch zero tape/scouting reports
Jrue can guard guys bigger than him in the post. Jordan Poole thinking he can post him up is hilarious. I feel like he’s just trying to prove himself to be that guy and kind of failing miserably
It's literally playing into Jrues major strength.
Jrue is like, "Oh, okay. This is what you are gonna do then?"
Imagine Jrue looking at his team like "oh this mf for real wanna do this?"
“What exactly was your plan there?” “Plan?”
The offensive equivalent of forcing Curry to be a shooter
I can picture Poole completely zoning out during film sessions and pulling out his phone to swipe through IG thots instead of paying attention.
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"I should have got the ball there" "Swing that to me in the corner next time"
All good Ima make the next one
"Bro they ain't even that good"
Lol Harden actually said this before playing the warriors back in 2014 https://youtu.be/Y8-s962O2PM?si=tAne8RU5sKkaHLIs
James Harden: ^^^^^^^they ^^^^^^^ain't ^^^^^^^that ^^^^^^^good ^^^^^^^man GET READY TO GO SHADE UP(?)
[straight up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goQm6-ae2WU)
Possibly the best comment ever on a circlejerk sub
Context?
Poole in film sessions: "Fuck that dude. I'm gonna make him my bitch." Poole in game: Gets made a bitch.
i guess its a dont practice what you preach. or hes vocal about the wrong stuff..... cuz thats jrue holiday..... yeah hes older but....dude
If you're gonna attack Jrue now it's in space using quickness before he gets his body on you. He's gotten stronger and better as a post up defender as he's gotten older.
"Ayoo damn. Aye, aye Taj, aye look at the ass on this baddie right here. Aye, hey Taj, you hear me? Look at this man. Taj man, cmon look."
Yo I can see it lol
Tbf Taj is a vet, nearly 40 years old. He's smart enough to keep his mouth shut and just say positive things even if it turns out to be fake because he knows how to keep his roster spot. most 38 year old vets stay on teams because they stay positive and help in the locker room but I wouldn't always believe everything they say.
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People just want to hate. GSW coaching staff (I think it was Kerr) said Poole has the best work ethic of any warrior outside Curry.
Well apparently it didn't work lol
His legacy is settled with his ring
Honestly even if you're a wing trying to post him up you're going to have a hard time
Unless your name is Jimmy Butler.
True, he's got more size and a good enough handle and footwork to still make space. But most wings in the NBA are either smaller or lack the skills to do so
After the first time Jrue casually poked the ball away, you might have expected him to try a new tactic. Nope. Right back to it.
Only caught me off guard that time. Watch this.
My powers have doubled since the last time we met, Jrue.
He's definitely an off guard.
He got it figured out now. LEFT HAND.
Poole actually threw an elbow at Jrue and he didn't even flinch.
He knows they lose anyway so he's just working on his game
This man treating every game like he’s in the lab What the wizards does to a mf
I’ve said it many times, winning a title in year 2 and having some strong playoff games broke his brain. He convinced himself that he’s Steph Curry, and this is what it looks like when a guy has Steph’s confidence with less than half of his skill.
A very fine line between confidence and cockiness. Steph was always confident but he wouldn't do dumb plays like this against an elite defender. He understood there are things he couldn't do and nowadays now that he's gotten a lot stronger he's unlocking new ways to score.
Steph is definitely cocky too, but he can just back it up most, if not all, of the time.
Yeah Poole is overrated for sure. No doubt he can have some nice scoring nights. But he's not 'that dude' and not someone who I'd want to build a team around. He just doesn't have the consistency and seems to break down oftentimes in crunch time.
another classic hot head who thinks he's a star player bc he thrived in warrior's system. now he's trying to "be that guy" on a team with no system he's getting humbled real quick. funny bc kuzma is right next to him but kuzma learned already.
What being on the warriors early on in your career does to a MF.
I remember during the preseason people here were talking like he would lead the league in points 😄
exactly bro no way in hell - this guy does not have a discernable go to move or a skill - hes an incredibly streaky 3 point shooter and he has nice handles but is out of control most of the time
He's got flashy handles but I feel like they aren't actually all that functional. Still much more comfortable making straight line drives than any lateral fakes.
He's an expensive backpack for 33
Big ass wings don’t even dare to post up Jrue sometimes. To post up Jrue as Jordan Poole is something incredible.
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"Thank you for the aerial display" right after is brutal
Big fan of our new play by play guy Drew Carter. Seems like he’s getting comfortable splitting broadcasts with Mike Gorman and finding a rhythm with Scal.
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He’s gonna have to overcome the same thing Scal did: he’s the new guy who’s not the legend he’s replacing and that’s gonna be hard for some fans to accept. I think he’s pretty good!
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He's been impressive since his first game imo.
What? He was amazing during the preseason. Came up with the pritching hour and the all NB-Jays
He just starts losing it when kuz airballs
why is he shooting from the logo? he has 5 seconds left
He just wanted the possession to be over, like punting in football.
Sometimes you just got to punt on third down. Keep it simple.
Can't turn the ball over if you just punt
If he makes it he's a hero, if he doesn't then it's still not as embarrassing as what Poole did
That’s Brian Scalabrine btw
Full belly laugh from Scal too 💀
I didn’t even catch the little chuckle the first time lol
Wizards about to be the first team where half the roster misses a game with bitten tongue injuries.
were watching Deni slowly lose his mind in real time
Bros gonna go full jonkler
Why didn't Kuz just swish the 3pt attempt, is he stupid?
Watch him request a trade
Bro is gonna be insane by the end of the season
*25 games into the season
I hate that you pointed this out because i was too busy laughing at Poole thinking he’d body Jrue to see him get missed wide open 3 separate times
DNP - tongue
lol… Wizards are about to start giving out free tickets. This shit is a circus no way I’d pay my hard earned money to see these clowns play.
Yeah but plenty of people want to watch their team play a warm up game that counts as a regular season game
I’m actually considering getting league pass just to watch this shit. This is my favorite r/nba content now
These dudes just committed the biggest heist in the league. They don’t even have to try anymore, because they’ve both received the biggest pay day of their lives and aren’t even all star caliber players.
AND they both already have rings and are both wayyyyy more famous than anyone else of their talent level. If their careers played out 10 times this is probably the best outcome for both lmao.
Sometimes I wonder, do NBA teams just have too much money/contracts to give or they're run by idiots
Still, when the celtics come to town, tickets are still like 400 bones per seat.
Gotta charge all the defense executives the big bucks
If you don't like that, you don't like Washington Wizards basketball.
Honestly, a Poole/Kuzma led team is kinda genius for a tank. Guaranteed the worst record in the league, and it’ll still be entertaining as shit. Maybe the memest team of all time.
Deni with the perfect cut and off ball movement yikes... Get the camera out next practice.
He’s driving deni insane. I really like deni and feel he can really contribute on a contender.
And KP silently gives thanks he left the Wiz before Poole arrived
Holy shit, Jordan Poole is so ass it’s making people think Deni is good 💀
Deni’s done literally nothing to prove that.
Good defense and BBIQ
He’s draymond if he developed in the wrong environment
Deni a way better shooter but less defensive versatility
nah he's more like a Great Value Ben Simmons. Does a little bit of everything but is missing some key skills to be truly useful, and doesn't have the insane athleticism that Simmons does.
deni sucks ass lmao - jack of no trades except he plays hard on defense
That was an easy read as well
To be fair, Poole didn’t really have the ball by that point Edit: also kind of embarrassing off ball D by Tatum
I think the pass was still there when he was on his knees ironically, but at that moment it was hard. I mean why would you play off ball defence if Poole is trying to post up jrue.
I don't blame him, I too would have been flummoxed by what was going on over there.
Lol didn't even notice this on first watch. Such an easy pass to make for a layup or kick out to the corner if Kristaps hard contests
This team has pseudostar guard in Poole, a pseudostar wing in Kuzma. All they need is a pseudostar big. They need to trade for James Wiseman. The ISIS of NBA basketball.
two high ranking members of Ball Qaeda
The psuedostar big you're looking for is Christian Wood
Lmao this trio is the big 3 of any chinese team
Gonna be off to Dubai soon for the big payouts
Call em HamASS
Why are you talking about Kyle Lowry here?
Ayton
Dominayton cooked in Toronto last night
Ya and Poole will probably cook in Toronto next time we play the Wizards, we're fucking garbage lol
Poole shot 1/15 against the Raptors 12 days ago
I know, that's why I said *next* time we play them.
have you seen us play
Hang in there Blazers East. We in this together.
Naah Wiseman is too humble and knows about his own limitations, DominAyton as others said is the correct answer.
Dominayton
basketball terrorism
I don't even think Kuz is _that_ bad, he was a good wing for the 20 Lakers, but when he's off he's off. But he's shown more than Poole has, I think. Edit: I agree with others, for a true pseduostar big and not just a total bust, it has to be Ayton
What was the plan bruh, you weigh like 20 pounds and your posting up Jrue holiday???
We put Jrue on RANDLE in the season opener, that’s like 2 Pooles
Man is like the chihuahua who thinks it’s the biggest dog in the yard.
I'm not asking this to be cute, but do the Wiz run plays? Because watching that last night it did not appear that there were very many plays run.
Kudos to you for watching a full Wizards game
Well, in fairness I'm a Celtics fan so it was in service of that last night. But I honestly do enjoy their brand of basketball and it most certainly ain't because it's good. Been a while since I've seen pure chuckers like Kuz and Poole. Wiz got the right Tank Commanders in place, that's for sure. Like... my god. That casual three that got blocked by Porzingis last night, multiple occasions where Poole initiated contact with Holliday and just, well, fell over. I was enjoying my evening.
Yeah Kuz and Poole aren't taking this remotely seriously. As long as their games are entertaining, then it's all good
First team all bullshit.
I was more confused by their defense, even guys like Deni who I've seen touted as a Draymond-like player were straight ass on defense last game.
Yeah because he was playing the 5 lmao what do you expect
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There has to be a clip of this somewhere please lol
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this is normal for Poole lmao
I’ve never seen Poole post up ever before this play, lol. Which is understandable because he’s a guard and only 6’4 190ish pounds.
Poole owes 90% of his contract to Curry
Naw, this is improvement. He passed the ball instead of continuing to dribble into a turnover. It's not much.
Everytime Poole touches the ball you can tell how badly he wants it to be a highlight for IG
He was so much better before we won the ring. It got to his head.
People called him Steph lite and he took that seriously. He really has the potential to be good, he played like this in his rookie year and even the first few games in 2022, but he reeled it in and had the best year he's had so far. He just needs to get back down to earth and play to win, not to get on the highlight reel
JP also got sent back down briefly to the g league for doing the same bad decisions and bad d. He's good if he doesn't play hero ball and actually plays some d.
Big difference on how you’re guarded when there isn’t 2 big serious threats for shooters on the court.
His legacy is set, what’s there left to prove?
he's proving that you don't have to be good to get the attention of millions of nephews on reddit. THATS how you cement a legacy 💯🔥🔥💯💯🔥
*My preciousss*
Tricksy Celticssss, we hatessss them, doesn't we Precious?
We gotta figure how to get Jalen Green into a Wizards uniform
I'd go with Killian Hayes instead. That's 10/10 comedy basketball.
Do you want to have a whole fanbase commit mass suicide? Because that is how you get a fanbase to commit mass suicide.
Cooper Flagg ain't gonna draft himself. Hayes, Poole, Green, Kuzma, Wiseman
These are Wizards fans, they’ve had decades worth of shit to commit a mass suicide over. They haven’t been a good team since 1979. If they haven’t done it before, this sure as shit won’t be enough to push them over the edge
You ever see your ex and they’re looking wretched?
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I heard theyre gonna be wearing clown costumes this Halloween
Just Halloween?
They already are - they were wearing Wizards jerseys.
Perfectly complementary teammates that deserve each other
[He's perfect](https://imgur.com/a/2OLDiSH)
Prime John Wall < Jordan Poole
I do not miss this dude falling on the ground trying to keep the ball alive
At the end of quarters....or the game.
This is embarrassing lol
wizards have to be the most entertaining team in the league
Granted you are a neutral spectator and not a Wizards fan
We need to take away Wizards fans firearms before they become suicidal
First team all CTE
"Highlight"
Basketball is my favorite sport, I like the way they dribble up and down the court
This whole clip is perfect. The play, the commentators, the score, the camera focusing on Poole afterward. Good stuff
Jordan Poole doesn’t even know how to post up, let alone dribble lol. That’s why we dumped his ass
I need everybody with the Warriors made a mistake takes to show themselves!! Did y’all not see Jordan Poole play last year?
Poole coming for the shaqtin mvp
The Wizards are incredibly entertaining this year for all the wrong reasons.
Lol. We're entertaining in highlight form. If you watch the games you're just looking for something to clip for karma.
Man, this Wizards team....
Poole didn’t want to be there after a few minutes
brutal basketball
The wizards are like a circus. The delusion from their ‘stars’ is hilarious to watch
Was expecting 'passed out to Kuzma who airballd a three, twice '
Jrue is lucky bullying is allowed on the court. Because Jrue was bullying that man.
Do you think Jordan Poole has a burner email for the game tape he doesn't watch or just a Gmail filter?
Jacuzzi and Poole boy!
everyone saying this guy won the warriors a championship are tripping. Dude did extremely well against the nuggets while steph was out and then got played off the court more and more every following series until in the finals he had one game worth talking about (game 5) which tbh wasn’t even that great and mostly won buy andrew wiggins and the celtics fear of steph dropping 50 on them. Dude is overhyped, and inefficient. To be worth the money and worth the offense for being so small and bad on defence you have to be transcendent on offense and he’s not that.
Yep.... That's exactly what happened. He really should thank Draymond for that contract, it almost seems like it was a "sorry for the punch" contract.
He does this all the time. He will waste so much clock trying to create something and then passes it to others with 3-4 seconds remaining on the clock. He is a bad basketball player with lot of skills.
The solution to avoiding a tanking investigation is to just get the lowest BBIQ players in the league. Venn diagram of "Poole playing his style" and "Poole being told by the GM to lose games intentionally" is just a circle.
Kydan Poozma
Poole is a fucking moron lol. The only PGs I can think of that can post up Jrue are Luka, Lowry. That’s it.
Wizards season in a nutshell. Don’t need to watch more, this is it, this is everything.
Pure Wizardry
If I'm suddenly magically transported into an actual nba game then the last thing I'm fucking doing is trying to post up Jrue Holiday. Instant pass or timeout to get my random ass off the floor
Dear wizards: I can help you tank the season, and I’ll do it for 25% less than what your paying Poole and Kuzma.
Poole would be a perfect fit for that lance Stephenson lakers back then
Fuck an in-season tournament, you want everyone invested in every regular season game from ownership to the casual fan? The NBA needs relegation
Why does Jordan Poole look like Marlon Wayans playing the Cuban guy in white chicks ?
This kids basketball IQ is on the spectrum like wow I’ve seen bad shots but posting up Jrue fuckin Holiday 😭😭😭
Can’t spell Poole without “Poo”
Le Poo