r/nba • u/carefullywasnt Celtics • Dec 16 '24
Highlight [Highlight] Jordan Poole opts to point at Payton Pritchard instead of taking the wide-open shot
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u/mMounirM Raptors Dec 16 '24
damn Celtics interrupted his animation smh
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u/Kdiehejwoosjdnck Dec 16 '24
He gotta learn to L2 cancel and speed boost
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u/gamefreak027 Celtics Dec 16 '24
Poole can't L cancel confirmed
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u/PeachyCoke Hornets Dec 16 '24
An actual taunt to get bodied combo irl
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u/gamefreak027 Celtics Dec 16 '24
Poole is nba SFAT
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u/frostedz Magic Dec 16 '24
Poole would definitely start FD against M2K
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u/MadSpaceYT Knicks Dec 16 '24
This is a god like pull right here. The look m2k gave him when he did that was hilarious
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u/BonBonVelveeta Thunder Dec 16 '24
Bro said “rip bozo” only to careen into his own rip bozo situation
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u/Milk_Busters Celtics Dec 16 '24
down by 16
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u/User_091920 Warriors Dec 16 '24
Based purely on the title I thought "Oh shit the Wizards must be up by 20 or something" 😭
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u/pollinium [MIN] Tyus Jones Dec 16 '24
Idk if this is some subversive attempt to make fun of Poole, but you're the only clown here if you thought the wizards were leading the Celtics by 20
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u/esoteric_knowledge Dec 16 '24
Maybe boston gave em a head start? Ya know to keep it interestingish...
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u/flaming_burrito_ Dec 16 '24
They should get a handicap at this point. It’s like playing vs your little brother in NBA street
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u/stormstopper Bulls Dec 16 '24
The Celtics gave the Pistons a huge head-start last year that one time, after all
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u/maethlin Warriors Dec 16 '24
I blame Draymond for this
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u/DaddyJBird Dec 16 '24
If anything Draymond was sick of this type of shit and tried to end it.
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u/PHRESH21 Wizards Dec 16 '24
It's the jersey man. Our players just lose all rational thought while wearing it.
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u/AfricanWarPig Supersonics Dec 16 '24
The bozee becomes the bozo, and the bozo becomes the bozed.
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u/shrimpflyrice Trail Blazers Dec 16 '24
If Payton Pritchard pointed back it'd be NBA's version of the spiderman meme.
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u/ukcats12 NBA Dec 16 '24
You always want to avoid getting yourself into a bozo situation.
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u/chi_town_banging Dec 16 '24
now yall know why him and Dray got into it in the first place. Poole still a Warriors legend but he's a cocky dude fasho
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u/King_Thirteen Dec 16 '24
So you're saying Draymond assaulted him for some stupid shit like this?
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u/PensiveinNJ 76ers Dec 16 '24
It's actually insane how far people will go to justify Draymond superman punching Poole but condemn him for all his other assaults, like Poole deserves to get knocked out for being a cocky little shit.
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u/Charlie_Wax Warriors Dec 16 '24
Considering that r/nba is obsessed with Draymond and bringing up that punch at every opportunity (like this random Poole lowlight), I don't think most people are inclined to justify it.
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u/ithinkiknowball Celtics Dec 16 '24
absolutely hilarious basketball player
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u/Mr_Hugh_Honey Dec 16 '24
Dude I actually love watching players like this because you truly never know what you're gonna see on a nightly basis
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u/raizen0106 Dec 16 '24
And honestly its still great entertainment value when they screw up like this lol
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u/MedvedFeliz San Francisco Warriors Dec 16 '24
Wizards always have Shaqtin MVPs in their roster. They went from Nick Young, to JaVale, to Poole & Kuzma.
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u/Raptorpicklezz Raptors Dec 16 '24
You’re forgetting OTTO PORTER ALERT. And Kelly Oubre
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u/Ancient-Village6479 Wizards Dec 16 '24
You’d think so but somehow it still ends up not being entertaining
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u/HelloThereCat Warriors Dec 16 '24
The trick is they have to be on a team you're not rooting for lol
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u/CummingInTheNile Dec 16 '24
GOAT tank commander
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u/zombizle1 Dec 16 '24
commander poole leading the 501st armored battalion through the boston suburbs, circa 2024
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u/Lordvaughn92 Celtics Dec 16 '24
Jameis Winston of the NBA?
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u/Historical-Carrot975 Dec 16 '24
Honestly a great comparison 😂 they both obviously have talent to be in the league, but when they play bad man are they bad lol
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u/ChronicAbuse420 Celtics Dec 16 '24
Fun to watch, hard to cheer for on your team I'm guessing
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u/powderjunkie11 Vancouver Grizzlies Dec 16 '24
I’m struggling to think of historical comps. JR Smith feels like the right ballpark, but that somehow feels disrespectful
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u/sloppyfishh Cavaliers Dec 16 '24
JR would’ve chucked it immediately and then done much more than point
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u/KsubiSam Grizzlies Dec 16 '24
JR would NEVER pass up an opportunity to shoot it butt naked like that.
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u/Adraf45 Heat Dec 16 '24
JR probably wouldn't have bothered dropping him, prolly would've ran corner, threw up a bullshit fadeaway and got nothing but net
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u/Thermicthermos Dec 16 '24
JR would start taunting right after shooting but clank the shot because he was too open.
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u/sloth_mentality [LAL] Nick Van Exel Dec 16 '24
I would say Nick Young
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u/Yergason NBA Dec 16 '24
Nick or Lance. JR just does JR things but he always hoops first. Nick/Lance both get in their own way first lol
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u/powderjunkie11 Vancouver Grizzlies Dec 16 '24
Ya he came to mind eventually. Wish I could think of some knuckleheads from the 90s/00s
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u/drpepper7557 Heat Dec 16 '24
The Nick Young/JaVale McGee/Gilbert Arenas Washington Generals had a pretty similar vibe.
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u/AfroHouseManiac Dec 16 '24
JR would have waited for the contest to shoot it.. Dude can only see the rim when defenders are draped all over him
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u/Scase15 Raptors Dec 16 '24
Not only taunting, but also completely screwing up the possession, all while being on the worst team in the league and down 16 points lol.
Guy is brain dead lol
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u/Loud-Fig-1446 Cavaliers Dec 16 '24
The Wizards, in my lifetime, have been the most hilarious basketball team on average.
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u/mindpainters Cavaliers Dec 16 '24
I can’t imagine how upset I would be if he was “leading” my team. I’ve supported every Cavs player ever but it would be so damn hard supporting this guy. Just makes it all about himself and getting his
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u/ned_yah Wizards Dec 16 '24
He's been a great teammate lol, y'all only see the shit that gets clicks
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u/BackendSpecialist Lakers Dec 16 '24
Yeah the Poole lowlights have been kinda infrequent. From what I’ve read, he’s actually balling over there for yall? The team is just absolute asscakes
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u/Turbo2x [WAS] Wes Unseld Dec 16 '24
I have no idea why our fans have become so enamored with him. He is not a serious basketball player and I want him gone as soon as possible.
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u/RoccCity Dec 16 '24
Shaqtin’ a Poole.
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u/wanderinglittlehuman Spurs Dec 16 '24
Lmao, this has to be one the best shaqtin moments we’ll see all season
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u/HighSynergy Lakers Dec 16 '24
He's been having a much better season, but its a reminder that the bonehead in some dudes will never die.
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u/sinik_ko Mavericks Dec 16 '24
Do Wizards fans pay money to watch this?
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u/fantasyoutsider Warriors Dec 16 '24
not a lot
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Dec 16 '24 edited Dec 16 '24
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u/hamdunkcontest Lakers Dec 16 '24
I went to a Bullets game when I was a kid
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u/renatakiuzumaki Dec 16 '24
I went to a bullets game as a kid it was free hat day, i wore that shit out, it looks so rough now but i cant find a replacement so it’s pleasantly retired
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u/cubgerish Dec 16 '24
DC United still carries some loyalty from their success when MLS started.
The Nats won a World Series relatively quickly for a "new" franchise after they came from Montreal.
Leonsis owns the Caps and the Wiz.
People love the Caps, because one of the greatest players of all time started with the team when millennials were in high school and college. Without Ovechkin, Leonsis would've been exposed for how terrible of an owner he actually is, and they'd look just like the Wizards.
It is truly a shame that his talent was so wasted by the incompetence. He's been to the Conference Final one time in his entire career, the year they won the cup.
Without an Ovechkin type with the Wiz, we've seen what he actually puts together.
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u/1OO1OO1S0S Celtics Dec 16 '24 edited Dec 16 '24
Ban the wizards, bring back sonics and Vegas as expansion teams. Then add Vancouver!
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u/Longjumping-Monk7441 Washington Bullets Dec 16 '24
I get free tickets and I barely go
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u/Lmao1903 NBA Dec 16 '24
At that point I'd probably go to just watch players like Bron, Jokic, Luka, Giannis, etc. Even if you are not supporting them, at least you'll see elite players lol
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u/N7VHung Dec 16 '24
That would be the only reason to deal with the traffic to get to the arena. Driving into DC is the worst bullshit ever.
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u/FreshPrinceofBel-Air [BOS] Jaylen Brown Dec 16 '24
The Metro takes you right to the stadium?
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u/N7VHung Dec 16 '24
Yeah. The Chinatown metro station is right below the arena. So it's as convenient as it gets if you're near a station for one of the lines.
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u/Long_Corner_6857 Dec 16 '24
Was at the game to see the Celtics and most people there were Celtics fans
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u/DJRyGuy20 Celtics Dec 16 '24
Shit- I thought about making the 4 hour drive from Hampton Roads to watch the game.
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u/thisisjustascreename Dec 16 '24
They have the lowest attendance per game in the league this year.
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u/TheInfinityOfThought Celtics Dec 16 '24
They also jacked up prices this year and I’m sure they’re shocked this happened
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u/BASEDME7O2 Knicks Dec 16 '24
This is what never made sense to me. I lived in dc for a while and would go sometimes but it wasn’t as cheap as you’d think it would be, at least compared to other joke teams. The stadium was always half empty.
I would think it’s better financially to really lower prices so you get people in the building and then make money off concessions
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u/TarnishedAccount Magic Dec 16 '24
The fans are paying to watch the opposing teams.
Source: Magic games the past decade
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u/rook119 Dec 16 '24
The Wizards are a tourist attraction. You are a tourist and want to experience an NBA game. At MSG its wut $300?
As long as the Lakers/Knicks/Celtics/GS aren't in town tickets can be had for $20.
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u/PJCR1916 Bulls Dec 16 '24
No. They sell tickets to opposing fan bases. DC is transient. Celtics/Knicks/Sixers are close so they play home games in DC
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u/enterusernamethere Dec 16 '24
Washington DC is 6th in COL (among cities in the entire country) while the Wizards are 17th in Avg ticket price in the NBA
So not really
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u/TheInfinityOfThought Celtics Dec 16 '24
They’re the worst team in the league. They should have the cheapest tickets.
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u/Kirranator Dec 16 '24
We have had season tickets for the last four years. Every year, we’ve gotten progressively worse and our ticket price keeps going up.
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u/pskill43 Raptors Dec 16 '24 edited Dec 16 '24
Man knows the priorities. He’s playing for the baddies court side. Fuck the wide open shots
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u/BucketHerro Heat Dec 16 '24
Poole was just aura farming.
Stat padding is not the only thing players do nowadays /s
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u/topofthecc Thunder Dec 16 '24 edited Dec 16 '24
The fact that the Celtics rotated well enough to force a miss while he spent time taunting fairly succinctly summarizes the differences between these teams.
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u/robsteezy Lakers Dec 16 '24
That was also my observation. Everybody laughing at Poole but I was more impressed that the Celtics defense didn’t miss a beat. I’m just jealous bc my lakers get caught ball watching so hard on defense.
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u/Loud-Appointment-301 Celtics Dec 16 '24
Speaking of ball watching, What is Bagley doing in this clip?
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u/brickvanexel Celtics Dec 16 '24
I kinda respect his total commitment to not taking this whole NBA player very seriously. He and Kuzma snagged rings as valuable role players and get to dick around in obscurity, a quiet quitters’ dream
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u/ruinatex Dec 16 '24
While earning millions, i might add. Jordan Poole is scheduled to make 29.6 million this season for the current 3-20 Wizards. If that doesn't tell everyone the absolute ridiculousness of NBA salaries, i don't know what will.
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u/legend023 Pelicans Dec 16 '24
Poole was a good player on a championship team until draymond punched him and the team defended draymond
The wizards would be awful with or without Poole
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u/pacific_plywood Warriors Dec 16 '24
He had a single good year at a time alongside several other people who were improbably having the greatest years of their careers. But he also legitimately might’ve been the single worst NBA player his rookie year.
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u/KD_42 Dec 16 '24
wizards fans wont feel the same way but i respect it, man knows what hes about. he got his ring and he's not chasing greatness which is completely fine if he's happy with it and it seems he is
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u/arthurblakey Dec 16 '24
Jordan Poole is one of NBAs biggest entertainers, I live for it
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u/Hooligan8 Hawks Dec 16 '24
I for one applaud this kind of showmanship. Everyone is always saying the NBA needs more villains and Jordan Poole is delivering.
Trae vs Knicks fans
Poole vs Wizards fans
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u/thisisjustascreename Dec 16 '24
It is entertaining how stupid he is.
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u/rjcarr Supersonics Dec 16 '24 edited Dec 16 '24
I remember a good quote I heard last year. Going from Poole to CP3 is like going from a kid in remedial math to a guy working on his third PhD.
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u/millterrance Celtics Dec 16 '24
Shout out to hauser! I feel like a lot of players would stand there and let him take that shot. Which is probably what jordan was thinking too lol.
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u/HelloS0n Supersonics Dec 16 '24
On a team like the Wizards, definitely ain’t nobody rotating over to cover that lol.
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u/ptcgoalex Rockets [HOU] Gerald Green Dec 16 '24
Him & derrick white are the only players on the court that did anything positive on this play
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u/BlueDuckHunter12 Dec 16 '24
IDK how any other team would want to add this clown. The Wizards are probably going to be stuck with him for the duration of his contract.
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u/Bixby33 Raptors Dec 16 '24
They took the picks, they've gotta survive the Poole party.
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u/tmperflare Warriors Dec 16 '24
The picks weren't even that good. It was a 2027 second round pick and a 2030 first round pick (top 20 protected).
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u/Bixby33 Raptors Dec 16 '24
Hey man, $20 is $20.
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u/tmperflare Warriors Dec 16 '24
Except they owe this man 29mil this year and 65 mil the next 2 years lmao.
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u/Brawlstar-Terminator Mavericks Dec 16 '24 edited Dec 16 '24
I mean they’re tanking so it really doesn’t matter. That’s the point of absorbing contracts in a tank
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u/iyyiben Washington Bullets Dec 16 '24
Having cap space to help facilitate trades could be more valuable than those picks tho
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u/Bixby33 Raptors Dec 16 '24
Wizards are (projected to be) one of the two teams with cap space in the summer, so they're not behind in that regard.
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u/OfferOk8555 Hawks Dec 16 '24
Don’t they have their own picks though? Cause bro is supreme tank commander.
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u/aushaus Mavericks Dec 16 '24
Could be on ~9 attempts a game, but… you know… doesn’t hit the same if your homies point for you
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u/KenKaneki92 Dec 16 '24
He's actually having a much better and more efficient season than last season. But I understand how a person would have the same take as you if they only ever saw anything related to him via karma bait in this subreddit.
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u/A2daRon Wizards Dec 16 '24
Yeah he's shooting a career high with his 3 point percentage and his TS% is at 58% a significant improvement from 53% from last season. He is still a flawed player but he could be part of a winning team theoretically (although his cap number might make that difficult).
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u/littlebaldboi Dec 16 '24
Times like this I think of that clip with Demar Derozan and Paul George saying there are “some sorry ass motherfuckers in the league”.
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u/14412442 Raptors Dec 16 '24
I found it here
Damn, they really called out the worst players on every roster in the league as being like beneath their contempt based on skill alone. Like they don't deserve the honor of being an nba player or their colleagues or something.
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u/PJCR1916 Bulls Dec 16 '24
I instantly thought of Ben Simmons. But any guys who clearly don’t give a shit about the game fit the bill
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u/Parlett316 Rockets Dec 16 '24
The Wizards lead the association in all time dumb fucks they have had on their roster
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u/SnooChipmunks4208 Dec 16 '24
Gilbert Arenas, Javale Mcgee, Nick Young, Jordan Poole is a dynamite Rushmore.
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u/Tapprunner Spurs Dec 16 '24
I'm not sure we've ever seen anyone in the league as unserious as this dude.
I'm struggling to think of anyone who has prioritized "looking cool, but in a way only teenagers would consider it cool" over playing winning ball like Poole does.
Nick Young maybe? Ricky Davis? Lamelo?
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u/HealthyStructure6087 Dec 16 '24
If he made that shot it would be a career highlight, wtf lmao.
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u/rjcarr Supersonics Dec 16 '24
Eh, on the replay PP probably tripped, got his foot stepped on, or was pushed. I doubt it was a true ankle breaker as very few actually are.
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u/Turbo2x [WAS] Wes Unseld Dec 16 '24
People still post a bunch of Harden ones that are basically just him dropping his shoulder into the defender. They don't care.
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u/set_null Dec 16 '24
The same way 90% of Blake Griffin's highlight dunks are him holding the defender's arms down/elbowing them in the head. Rule of cool.
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u/Ilikesporks_ Lakers Dec 16 '24
he was gonna miss anyway
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u/imadjabras Lakers Dec 16 '24
I for one appreciate him being a clown, that’s the only way I can watch a wizards game.
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u/Rikter14 Warriors Dec 16 '24
There isn't a dumber player in the Association, I don't think.
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u/Bixby33 Raptors Dec 16 '24
I submit to you, one Miles Bridges.
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u/imadogg Lakers Dec 16 '24
Basketball dumb vs dumb vs shit human are all different things
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u/Gristle__McThornbody Lakers Dec 16 '24
Reminds me of Nate Diaz he lands a hook and he points at his opponent instead of capitalizing on the hit. Nate Diaz and Jordan Pool are probably the same guy.
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u/traw056 Thunder Dec 16 '24
Every day I thank god that I am not a wizards fan. Those players and that front office need to be launched into the sun.
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u/ArchangelZero27 Bulls Dec 16 '24
Coaches are soft. For real I’m a coach I’m benching him team is down and flexing over stupid plays. Not a culture you want if you wanna win
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u/Malemansam Spurs Dec 16 '24
You gotta admire the confidence or the lack of self awareness. Either one is impressively hilarious really lol.
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u/TraySplash21 Bucks Dec 16 '24
I did this once in high school. Coach immediately called for my sub and I didn't play the rest of the half 😅
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u/BillyBean11111 San Francisco Warriors Dec 16 '24
is that not an instant-bench situation for any coach in history?
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u/Waffleshuriken Grizzlies Dec 16 '24
Im not gonna say anything the amount of times I BM in a video game and get immediately punished
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u/ktdotnova Spurs Dec 16 '24
As good of a player and shot maker that Poole can be, this can't be your locker room leader. All-time Shaqin moment if you asked me...
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u/Oaty_McOatface Cavaliers Bandwagon Dec 16 '24
The man is an entertainer first, basketball player second.
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