{"id":16105,"date":"2023-12-22T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T11:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/16105\/kerr-abrupt-way-pooles-warriors\/"},"modified":"2023-12-22T14:15:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T11:15:26","slug":"kerr-abrupt-way-pooles-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=16105","title":{"rendered":"Kerr: Abrupt way Poole&#8217;s Warriors&#8217; run came to an end &#8216;unfortunate&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kerr: Abrupt way Poole&#8217;s Warriors&#8217; run came to an end &#8216;unfortunate&#8217;\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Kendra Andrews, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">December 21, 2023, 10:51 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 When Jordan Poole steps into Chase Center as a member of the Washington Wizards Friday night, the Golden State Warriors will face someone they once believed was the key to their future.<\/p>\n<p>Poole, the 28th pick in the 2019 draft, then became a crucial part of the Warriors&#39; championship run two seasons ago and earned a four-year extension worth $128 million.  Poole is a huge success story, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.<\/p>\n<p>Poole&#39;s tenure couldn&#39;t have gone better, Kerr said, except for the way it ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really unfortunate how it turned out,\u201d Kerr said after Thursday\u2019s practice.  \u201cYou just wish things would end on a more positive note and in a more positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kerr said he doesn&#39;t think there&#39;s any hard feelings between Poole and the Warriors, who traded him in June as part of a trade that brought Chris Paul to Golden State.<\/p>\n<p>About two weeks before Poole signed his extension with the Warriors in October 2022, Poole was hit by Draymond Green during training camp.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Kerr-Abrupt-way-Pooles-Warriors-run-came-to-an-end.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1703243725_413_Kerr-Abrupt-way-Pooles-Warriors-run-came-to-an-end.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe handled it better than 99 percent of people,\u201d said forward Andrew Wiggins, who was one of Poole&#39;s closest friends on the Warriors.  \u201cHe handled the situation like a true professional.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Kerr called the incident the biggest crisis he had with Golden State.  At the end of the season, Kerr said the Warriors never recovered from that moment, as it left a dark cloud over the team all season \u2014 in the locker room and on the court.<\/p>\n<p>Green signed his four-year, $100 million extension with Golden State in July, a sign of the team&#39;s long-standing commitment to him.  A few weeks later, Poole was traded to Washington.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing this is his only visit to Chase this year, this is our first chance to really thank Jordan for his contributions, for helping us <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/win\/\"   title=\"win\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">win<\/a> a championship,\u201d Kerr said.  &#8220;&#8230;We won&#39;t win this championship without him. Everyone here recognizes that. Our fans recognize that, so Jordan is going to get a huge ovation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Poole averaged 18.5 points on 44.8% field goal shooting, including 36.4% from 3, during the 2021-22 season during the title run.  In the playoffs, he had 17 points per game on 50.8% shooting.  He started the first half of this season before Klay Thompson returned from injuries, then replaced Stephen Curry when Curry was sidelined from late March until the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/start\/\"   title=\"start\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">start<\/a> of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way the whole team was, we were all really connected,\u201d Wiggins said.  \u201cThe way we all fight, on and off the field, support each other, it was a great environment to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Poole&#39;s scoring is something the Warriors lack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were times during this <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/series\/\"   title=\"series\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">series<\/a> where we needed to score, and Jordan gave it to us,\u201d Kerr said.  \u201cYou can\u2019t minimize his contributions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the Wizards this season, Poole is averaging 17.4 points on 41.6 percent shooting \u2014 not far from his regular season campaign two years ago.  But his season was overshadowed by Washington&#39;s record, errant shots and slides on the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr nevertheless expects a big game from Poole against his former team.  As a former player who played for six different clubs, Kerr understands the satisfaction of remaining loyal to your old team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to remind your old team what they\u2019re missing,\u201d Kerr said.  \u201cJordan is going to come out and probably play really well against us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerr: Abrupt way Poole&#8217;s Warriors&#8217; run came to an end &#8216;unfortunate&#8217;\u060c Kendra Andrews, ESPNDecember 21, 2023, 10:51 p.m. SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 When Jordan Poole steps into Chase Center as a member of the Washington Wizards Friday night, the Golden State Warriors will face someone they once believed was the key to their future. 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