Jordan Poole got his comeuppance all over again this year — as he slumped for months and became the butt of a thousand jokes and memes — but he came through (as his bosses affirmed in their exit interviews)…
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I’m glad to find out Winger felt JP’s comeback, though I’m ambivalent about nice white managers of black genius. (Hi, Bob Myers.) It was on Poole to find his game once the Wizards’ other less talented point guard, Tyus Jones, went down with an injury, enabling JP to play his natural position. Haters aren’t done with Poole. He brings out the mean in recessives shamed by his fluency — “I’m an expressive person” — and physical gifts that enable him to show out like so…
And so…
JP heated up pretty often in games after the All Star break in late February, but what really counted were moments that led to a (rare) Wizards winning streak — an end of game strip of Giannis and this beautiful assist to Cory Kispert…
Poole’s developing connection with Kispert promises to be a hoot. These cats dig each other. Gay memers, what are you waiting for?
Kispert has spoken with some eloquence about how much confidence JP has given him. No surprise since Poole has a history of lifting teammates up unless they’re locked on envy. Which brings us to his old team’s karmaggeddon. I haven’t watched any Golden State games this year except the two they played against JP and the Wizards. Draymond Green’s mad acts this past season were confirmatory for me, but who needed more proof Golden State’s “culture” is corrupt. On that score, this tweet posted after the GS loss that bounced them from the playoffs seemed on point…
Bro not remember what happened to Jordan Poole? Just keep your head down and don’t engage. pic.twitter.com/FrapTIttA6
— At The Buzzer (@AtTheBuzzer1) April 17, 2024
I haven’t seen much of Brandon Podziemski on the court.[1[ Sounds like he’s a good little player though not an upgrade on Jordan Poole (or Moses Moody?). I’ll allow, though, @TheBuzzer1’s icy tweet flashed me back to the fact Pod was said to have led a round of applause for Green when the serial assailant returned to the team after being suspended for assaulting Jusuf Nurkic. With that in mind, if only provisionally…
F— this suck-up and the three empty vets he dapped up.
Note
1 I wasn’t shocked when one of JP’s closest friends on Golden State proved to be less than responsive to the rookie’s sense of entitlement: WATCH: Teammates Andrew Wiggins and Brandin Podziemski get HEATED during Spurs vs. Warriors game – FirstSportz