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monsterpile wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:It's worth noting that Andrew Wiggins is having a heck of a series so far against the Nuggets. He had 16 highly efficient points and 9 rebounds in game 1. So far in the 3rd quarter of game 2, he has 13 points on 5-8 shooting and 8 rebounds.

Wiggins? Why is nobody talking about Jordan Poole?! I remember Cam and I both liked him in that draft as a guy that might have a lot in his bag and a pick towards the end of the first round would be a good gamble on him. Cam and I aren't batting .1000 on those Michigan guards lol but overall I think we have done well and Poole has been quite a find for the Warriors who hadn't exactly been doing all that well in the drafting dept for a couple years.

There's a lot of talk about Jordan Poole. He's the obvious one. Wiggins is less obvious and he's also of special interest to Wolves fans since he played here. The Warriors have a terrific front office. Poole is the latest example of their draft prowess - although they seemed to miss on Ball in 2020. But the jury's still out on Wiseman.

lipoli390 wrote:

monsterpile wrote:

lipoli390 wrote:It's worth noting that Andrew Wiggins is having a heck of a series so far against the Nuggets. He had 16 highly efficient points and 9 rebounds in game 1. So far in the 3rd quarter of game 2, he has 13 points on 5-8 shooting and 8 rebounds.

Wiggins? Why is nobody talking about Jordan Poole?! I remember Cam and I both liked him in that draft as a guy that might have a lot in his bag and a pick towards the end of the first round would be a good gamble on him. Cam and I aren't batting .1000 on those Michigan guards lol but overall I think we have done well and Poole has been quite a find for the Warriors who hadn't exactly been doing all that well in the drafting dept for a couple years.

There's a lot of talk about Jordan Poole. He's the obvious one. Wiggins is less obvious and he's also of special interest to Wolves fans since he played here. The Warriors have a terrific front office. Poole is the latest example of their draft prowess - although they seemed to miss on Ball in 2020. But the jury's still out on Wiseman.

I must have missed all those Poole posts on this forum. :) It's cool to mention Wiggins (there have been plenty of Wiggins posts this season) but I thought it was worth mentioning Poole since nobody has and he is just another guy that wasn't anywhere near a lottery pick and looks like a pretty damn nice player.

I still think the Warriors lull on drafting worthwhile players since (looking back) Kevon Loney in 2015 even at spots they were picking is a mark against them during that time. They basically had to pay to get rid of a couple of their 1st round picks. Just getting a true rotation player would have helped them keep afloat. Instead they drafted like a bad organization during that time. It does look like they are back on track now though. I also think the Wiseman pick made a lot of sense at the time and at this point his career has been derailed by mostly unforeseen injuries. I do hope he can get healthy at some point and get out on the floor.

Trae Young with 16 turnovers in two games against Miami and not shooting it too well from beyond the arc. Love it! Not a fan of that kid.

Booker with a hamstring injury? That sucks. Hate to see Doncic out too. Glad to see Curry back. I want to see everybody healthy so we can see the best basketball possible and see who is really the best team when everybody's healthy. With Booker, that team looks like the one to beat.

Q-was-here wrote:Trae Young with 16 turnovers in two games against Miami and not shooting it too well from beyond the arc. Love it! Not a fan of that kid.

What's your issue with him?

I'm so sick of players falling all over the court.
Marginal contact around the rim? - Exaggerated flailing

Someone is going to massively overpay Brunson this offseason. Seems like a classic Kings move

Man, Philly losing at home to Toronto. That's a real series now. Harden with a poor game, love it!

Q-was-here wrote:Man, Philly losing at home to Toronto. That's a real series now. Harden with a poor game, love it!

What do I love about this year's NBA playoffs so far?

1. Love that the Wolves have won two playoff games and remain in a position to potentially win their first-round series.

2. Love that the Lakers didn't make the playoffs.

3. Love that the Nets have been knocked out of the playoffs. Even better that it was a sweep.

4. Love that the Sixers have now lost two after taking a 3-0 lead in the Toronto series. Is it too much to hope for the Raptors to win that series?

It's great that the organizations (Lakers, Nets and Clippers) that used the allure of their cities and deep pockets in an effort to create super teams with free agents have all failed this season.

Boy the Jazz are in some trouble. I wonder what there going to do this off-season.