Initially I thought he should’ve swung it to Klay – but he wasn’t open. Wiggs is open but we need 3. He could’ve gotten a step closer, but that’s Davis right there, who could potentially get a block. There were 10 seconds left, so maybe a little patience? But I guess overall I’m ok with the shot
May 3, 2023
Initially I thought he should’ve swung it to Klay – but he wasn’t open. Wiggs is open but we need 3. He could’ve gotten a step closer, but that’s Davis right there, who could potentially get a block. There were 10 seconds left, so maybe a little patience? But I guess overall I’m ok with the shot
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Other than the fact that he missed…..
Kerr should have called a time out soon as the ball left Steph’s hands. We had 2 left. But it is what it is.
Yea. There’s nothing wrong with the shot at all. He made tougher shots throughout the game.
I think Jordan is just an easy scapegoat at the moment because of his play overall this season and last series.
What’s wildest to me is these “fans” coming at him after an overall great game. Hope it doesn’t fuck with his confidence.
I think if Poole waited, he might be double teamed and might turned the ball over.
Precisely. Considering the situation, it was likely the best shot they were going to get.
most likely the best look they were going to get
That’s a shot he can make. His coach and teammates are okay with it and there’s nothing going on offense that time and he is obviously wide open. Just be glad that finally he had a good game and he is a key for the warriors to win this series.
It was basically the worst decision he could’ve made. Y’all doing anything in your power to justify this dipshits actions.
We’re missing some context here.
It’s true, no one else is open. I don’t think that’s in dispute by anyone.
Poole often has this situation where he’s not “at his spot” when he receives a pass. Earlier in the season, I justified it on the basis that maybe he was where he was because that was where the open passing lane was.
In this situation, we don’t see where he ***could have been*** to receive the pass. If that was the only spot open, fine. I still think (based on seeing it live last night) that he had time for a dribble, but it’s pretty clear Vanderbilt is bearing down, though you can’t tell the speed from this. IDK if I buy that AD could have contested it from there, if he had taken a step.
I remember being quite angry at the time that he didn’t step closer–or that he wasn’t waiting to receive the pass closer. I might look again.
The other issue is that with 10.7 left, why not wait to see if Steph can end the game? I suppose it’s possible that the gameplan was: “First open look at 3 by Steph, Klay, or Poole, shoot it.” And, if that was the case, again, fine.
But then I’d go right back to: “Could he have gotten open closer or at his spot, vs there, and could he have taken a dribble?”
*EDIT: LOL–looks like other people are seeing the same thing: https://youtu.be/YPNiCshE0sM?t=301. So, yeah, I think Poole should have set up better.*
He was so open the Laker coaches tried to block him!
He should have dribbled up, he had all day and no reason to rush.
Why is everyone analyzing the shot like the Warriors are frozen and only Lakers can move off ball in that scenario? With ten seconds there was a lot of time to create.
*Maybe* a little patience? Definitely *a lot* of patience is what he should’ve had there.
Steph had no time to relocate, Draymond had no time to turn and set a screen, and there was still nearly half a shot clock worth of time left.
It’s perfectly fair to call this an obviously bad shot.
One thing that I’ve noticed is that on a lot of time when JP catches the ball on the perimeter he’s a few extra feet behind the 3 point line. If he made the small adjustment of being at the 3 point line instead of way behind it on the catch those shooting percentages would be looking a whole lot better.
They had 2 timeouts left. He could’ve stepped in and if nothing developed, use a timeout with 6-7 seconds left.
I’m not mad at the shot, but there were definitely better options.
The shots ok. The spacing was bad
The dubs had a timeout left. They could’ve used that.
Reasonable take..unlike all the other hating nephews
Not a bad shot especially since he’s hit a couple in the game but with 10 seconds on the clock you don’t necessarily need a 3. If he has a clean pass to Wiggs that is definitely an option. No biggie on to the next one
10 seconds left. Plenty of time. No need to force that shot from that distance.
He had enough time to take a few steps closer, overall had a great look
i am fine with the shot as well. Preferably he would have taken 1-2 steps closer to the basket and received it there instead so that it would be a 3 from the hashmark instead of being closer to the logo. But if he takes a dribble i think lakers recover to the ball easily and we would have gotten off a worse shot than that one
Kerr should have called timeout
I didnt watch the game, but saw the clip of the last shot. They had 2 timeouts. lol I dont think its a horrible shot though. Its probably better he takes it in rhythm and not try to get closer. Initially he should have set up closer to the line, but if Curry, Klay or Poole get that look and take it I would never complain.
Poole had it going. Was it 2 or 3 feet deeper than ideal? Yeah, but LeBron was right there and Dlo was a second away from being right in front of Poole as well. Realistically that was the best shot the Warriors were going to get at that point in time. Given all that, it was absolutely the right shot to take in that moment and you live with the result.
The game was lost with Steph driving straight into 3 guys in the paint and losing the ball. He made the wrong read, wrong decision, and it cost them a critical TO with 40 seconds left.
Although I also think the game was really lost in the 3rd quarter with Klay taking terrible shot after terrible shot and clanking them all. I get that the Lakers were walling off the paint and the Warriors needed to hit some jumpers, but there are better ways of setting up those jumpers than Klay hoisting up off balance 3s and heavily contested mids.
Poole and Draymond going down very late is one the reason that Steph was doubled easily. That started the problem. But we should also should’ve called a time out.
People are really mad at one play when realistically they won the game had the lakers not had 26 free throws
The Cope has set in
He damn near almost made this shot. Not mad at it really. Could have gotten a better one, but eh whatever.
AD misses a few & Klay makes a few more, we’re looking at a win here. Dray doesn’t get in foul trouble & tank the whole defense, maybe a different game. Lotta dumb fouls on the wings too, Klay wasn’t sharp on defense either. Thought Klay had a pretty mid or even bad game.
Dray doesn’t get that tech, then we’re looking at Steph to smoke the double team for an easy layup here, and I’m fine with that too. Lotta ways this could have shaken out our way, it just didn’t this time. Not that mad at this game, not mad at Poole at all really. He was our lone bright spot.
Passing it to Wiggs for the 2 and then fouling was still a better decision than the shot Poole put up
But in today’s sports, jokes and hot takes are gonna fly no matter what.
Like Kerr said, the dude was 6/10 before that. Throwing in several 3s with the same bonkers distance and difficulty. He was wide open. People who hate Poole just looking for reasons to hate. I get it; I’m fucking pissed off about the loss as well. But Poole didn’t lose it for us.
that was a good look under the circumstances and getting a 3 against a set defense ATO would be more difficult. there is no guarantee LeBron doesn’t try to play free safety on the pass to Wiggs under the basket, Klay is being face-guarded, Vando or AD are in position to help Reaves on any potential pass to Steph if Dray gets it back.
only other viable play here would perhaps be JP pitching it back to Dray and then Dray giving it back to him on a DHO, but you’re not passing up an open shot on the catch in this situation.
Kill.. didn’t make an excuse I just said they won off free throws. But hey go off
It wasn’t a bad shot. He had a good look. Further away than you’d like, but the possession could have gone totally sideways without taking that shot. Also, you’re down 3 with 10 seconds left, so it’s better to get a shot up early to maintain the possibility of a rebound, including even a quick 2 on the rebound to leave some time on the clock for another chance.
It was as good of a shot as they were going to get and he’d been shooting well all night. It didn’t go but he was right to take it.
The other thing people aren’t factoring in was that if he hadn’t shot it, LA could have intentionally fouled to prevent a three point shot and sent the Warriors to shoot 2 free throws which basically would have lost them the game.
It didn’t go but you’ve got to shoot when you get an open look.
It’s a terrible shot, and there were still ten seconds left on the clock. Let’s not overthink it. Curry can shoot from anywhere but for everyone else, you need to find a better shot. That’s the whole point of basketball. Don’t just launch it and see what happens…
Not the most ideal shot, but not a terrible look either. The reality is, we never should have been in that situation. And I have a far bigger problem with the amount of early shotclock mediocre look threes taken by people not named Steph Curry all game long.
I also like his decision there, he has the coverage to shoot it as well, He just didn’t make it. Although I think it would be better if they called a timeout to get a better angle.
Not a bad shot just not a great shot from that distance. With 10 seconds left maybe could have tried to get ball in Steph or Klay hands.
The real fail was the possession where Wiggs had 3 offensive rebounds and we missed 3 3’s. Then Steph blocked by AD. And Poole missed layup. Then the Poole Hail Mary. Just not the best last few possessions overall.
let’s help keep poole’s confidence up. he played reasonably well and the last shot was not great, but definitely not bad either.
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the snoop dogg thing ticked me off. a lot. don’t like bullying, and we need to support poole, who is a young guy (even if he’s getting paid well).
Only obvious alternative is if they called timeout, but there’s no guarantees there. I’m good with this shot and the decision not to call TO. Credit to the Lakers for doubling Steph.
He should’ve jumped inch to left and drew foul on darvin Hamm 😂 who am I kidding refs wouldn’t call it anyways
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Other than the fact that he missed…..
Kerr should have called a time out soon as the ball left Steph’s hands. We had 2 left. But it is what it is.
Yea. There’s nothing wrong with the shot at all. He made tougher shots throughout the game.
I think Jordan is just an easy scapegoat at the moment because of his play overall this season and last series.
What’s wildest to me is these “fans” coming at him after an overall great game. Hope it doesn’t fuck with his confidence.
I think if Poole waited, he might be double teamed and might turned the ball over.
Precisely. Considering the situation, it was likely the best shot they were going to get.
most likely the best look they were going to get
That’s a shot he can make. His coach and teammates are okay with it and there’s nothing going on offense that time and he is obviously wide open. Just be glad that finally he had a good game and he is a key for the warriors to win this series.
It was basically the worst decision he could’ve made. Y’all doing anything in your power to justify this dipshits actions.
We’re missing some context here.
It’s true, no one else is open. I don’t think that’s in dispute by anyone.
Poole often has this situation where he’s not “at his spot” when he receives a pass. Earlier in the season, I justified it on the basis that maybe he was where he was because that was where the open passing lane was.
In this situation, we don’t see where he ***could have been*** to receive the pass. If that was the only spot open, fine. I still think (based on seeing it live last night) that he had time for a dribble, but it’s pretty clear Vanderbilt is bearing down, though you can’t tell the speed from this. IDK if I buy that AD could have contested it from there, if he had taken a step.
I remember being quite angry at the time that he didn’t step closer–or that he wasn’t waiting to receive the pass closer. I might look again.
The other issue is that with 10.7 left, why not wait to see if Steph can end the game? I suppose it’s possible that the gameplan was: “First open look at 3 by Steph, Klay, or Poole, shoot it.” And, if that was the case, again, fine.
But then I’d go right back to: “Could he have gotten open closer or at his spot, vs there, and could he have taken a dribble?”
*EDIT: LOL–looks like other people are seeing the same thing: https://youtu.be/YPNiCshE0sM?t=301. So, yeah, I think Poole should have set up better.*
He was so open the Laker coaches tried to block him!
He should have dribbled up, he had all day and no reason to rush.
Why is everyone analyzing the shot like the Warriors are frozen and only Lakers can move off ball in that scenario? With ten seconds there was a lot of time to create.
*Maybe* a little patience? Definitely *a lot* of patience is what he should’ve had there.
Steph had no time to relocate, Draymond had no time to turn and set a screen, and there was still nearly half a shot clock worth of time left.
It’s perfectly fair to call this an obviously bad shot.
One thing that I’ve noticed is that on a lot of time when JP catches the ball on the perimeter he’s a few extra feet behind the 3 point line. If he made the small adjustment of being at the 3 point line instead of way behind it on the catch those shooting percentages would be looking a whole lot better.
They had 2 timeouts left. He could’ve stepped in and if nothing developed, use a timeout with 6-7 seconds left.
I’m not mad at the shot, but there were definitely better options.
The shots ok. The spacing was bad
The dubs had a timeout left. They could’ve used that.
Reasonable take..unlike all the other hating nephews
Not a bad shot especially since he’s hit a couple in the game but with 10 seconds on the clock you don’t necessarily need a 3. If he has a clean pass to Wiggs that is definitely an option. No biggie on to the next one
10 seconds left. Plenty of time. No need to force that shot from that distance.
He had enough time to take a few steps closer, overall had a great look
i am fine with the shot as well. Preferably he would have taken 1-2 steps closer to the basket and received it there instead so that it would be a 3 from the hashmark instead of being closer to the logo. But if he takes a dribble i think lakers recover to the ball easily and we would have gotten off a worse shot than that one
Kerr should have called timeout
I didnt watch the game, but saw the clip of the last shot. They had 2 timeouts. lol I dont think its a horrible shot though. Its probably better he takes it in rhythm and not try to get closer. Initially he should have set up closer to the line, but if Curry, Klay or Poole get that look and take it I would never complain.
Poole had it going. Was it 2 or 3 feet deeper than ideal? Yeah, but LeBron was right there and Dlo was a second away from being right in front of Poole as well. Realistically that was the best shot the Warriors were going to get at that point in time. Given all that, it was absolutely the right shot to take in that moment and you live with the result.
The game was lost with Steph driving straight into 3 guys in the paint and losing the ball. He made the wrong read, wrong decision, and it cost them a critical TO with 40 seconds left.
Although I also think the game was really lost in the 3rd quarter with Klay taking terrible shot after terrible shot and clanking them all. I get that the Lakers were walling off the paint and the Warriors needed to hit some jumpers, but there are better ways of setting up those jumpers than Klay hoisting up off balance 3s and heavily contested mids.
Poole and Draymond going down very late is one the reason that Steph was doubled easily. That started the problem. But we should also should’ve called a time out.
People are really mad at one play when realistically they won the game had the lakers not had 26 free throws
The Cope has set in
He damn near almost made this shot. Not mad at it really. Could have gotten a better one, but eh whatever.
AD misses a few & Klay makes a few more, we’re looking at a win here. Dray doesn’t get in foul trouble & tank the whole defense, maybe a different game. Lotta dumb fouls on the wings too, Klay wasn’t sharp on defense either. Thought Klay had a pretty mid or even bad game.
Dray doesn’t get that tech, then we’re looking at Steph to smoke the double team for an easy layup here, and I’m fine with that too. Lotta ways this could have shaken out our way, it just didn’t this time. Not that mad at this game, not mad at Poole at all really. He was our lone bright spot.
Passing it to Wiggs for the 2 and then fouling was still a better decision than the shot Poole put up
Yeah I don’t think it’s that bad of a shot given the context. [We’ve seen a hell of a whole lot worse.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRjQL9tzi6A)
But in today’s sports, jokes and hot takes are gonna fly no matter what.
Like Kerr said, the dude was 6/10 before that. Throwing in several 3s with the same bonkers distance and difficulty. He was wide open. People who hate Poole just looking for reasons to hate. I get it; I’m fucking pissed off about the loss as well. But Poole didn’t lose it for us.
that was a good look under the circumstances and getting a 3 against a set defense ATO would be more difficult. there is no guarantee LeBron doesn’t try to play free safety on the pass to Wiggs under the basket, Klay is being face-guarded, Vando or AD are in position to help Reaves on any potential pass to Steph if Dray gets it back.
only other viable play here would perhaps be JP pitching it back to Dray and then Dray giving it back to him on a DHO, but you’re not passing up an open shot on the catch in this situation.
Kill.. didn’t make an excuse I just said they won off free throws. But hey go off
It wasn’t a bad shot. He had a good look. Further away than you’d like, but the possession could have gone totally sideways without taking that shot. Also, you’re down 3 with 10 seconds left, so it’s better to get a shot up early to maintain the possibility of a rebound, including even a quick 2 on the rebound to leave some time on the clock for another chance.
It was as good of a shot as they were going to get and he’d been shooting well all night. It didn’t go but he was right to take it.
The other thing people aren’t factoring in was that if he hadn’t shot it, LA could have intentionally fouled to prevent a three point shot and sent the Warriors to shoot 2 free throws which basically would have lost them the game.
It didn’t go but you’ve got to shoot when you get an open look.
It’s a terrible shot, and there were still ten seconds left on the clock. Let’s not overthink it. Curry can shoot from anywhere but for everyone else, you need to find a better shot. That’s the whole point of basketball. Don’t just launch it and see what happens…
Not the most ideal shot, but not a terrible look either. The reality is, we never should have been in that situation. And I have a far bigger problem with the amount of early shotclock mediocre look threes taken by people not named Steph Curry all game long.
I also like his decision there, he has the coverage to shoot it as well, He just didn’t make it. Although I think it would be better if they called a timeout to get a better angle.
Not a bad shot just not a great shot from that distance. With 10 seconds left maybe could have tried to get ball in Steph or Klay hands.
The real fail was the possession where Wiggs had 3 offensive rebounds and we missed 3 3’s. Then Steph blocked by AD. And Poole missed layup. Then the Poole Hail Mary. Just not the best last few possessions overall.
let’s help keep poole’s confidence up. he played reasonably well and the last shot was not great, but definitely not bad either.
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the snoop dogg thing ticked me off. a lot. don’t like bullying, and we need to support poole, who is a young guy (even if he’s getting paid well).
Only obvious alternative is if they called timeout, but there’s no guarantees there. I’m good with this shot and the decision not to call TO. Credit to the Lakers for doubling Steph.
He should’ve jumped inch to left and drew foul on darvin Hamm 😂 who am I kidding refs wouldn’t call it anyways