WEBVTT - The Truth About Jordan Poole

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<v Speaker 1>You're tuned into Heat Check, But just a quick.

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<v Speaker 2>On this episode of the Heat Check, there's trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>There's trouble in Golden State with our Doves and David

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<v Speaker 1>does fans just aren't ready to accept the truth about

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Poole.

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<v Speaker 2>So we talk about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I have some things I need to say, things I

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<v Speaker 1>might have over over said last night in haste and

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<v Speaker 1>in pain. As the Golden State Warriors cost me Golden Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Poole cost me probably close to five hundred.

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<v Speaker 2>Dollars with not winning.

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<v Speaker 1>No, not close to exactly that amount. And so we

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<v Speaker 1>talk about him, and we talk about Draymond Green and

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<v Speaker 1>the lost tapes of his podcast in the wake of

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<v Speaker 1>punching Jordan Poole in said face, which we now know

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<v Speaker 1>there was an episode recorded that he did not publish.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh yeah, there is al so an epidemic that is

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<v Speaker 1>sweeping the NBA, and we check in on the official

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<v Speaker 1>Timberwolve spokesperson, the pr REP as it were, Austin Rivers.

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<v Speaker 1>I also bitch about the All Star voting because I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's terrible. All right, I'm heading out to Sacramento,

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<v Speaker 1>Nick to see the Kings place.

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<v Speaker 2>Lebron James, so drop that generic gas beat.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Dubs fans, Dubbs fans, We're a fickle bunch, aren't we.

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<v Speaker 3>If you criticize the Warriors even a little, no matter

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<v Speaker 3>how legitimate those criticisms are, you could be in the

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<v Speaker 3>DMS with the most rabid Dubs fan and they know

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<v Speaker 3>what's up.

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<v Speaker 1>They tell you, Yeah, all my, all the homies hate

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Poole right now, they say that. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>say that on social media, one you're a hater. Two

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to let this young man develop, and

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<v Speaker 1>three they'll try to kick you off the Warriors fan bus.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's what makes the Dubs our Dubs. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't say a peep, cannot say one peep in

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<v Speaker 1>the moments when people are legitimately fucking up and losing

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<v Speaker 1>games as a result of those fuck ups. And in

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<v Speaker 1>my case, let's just tell you go back to the kitchen.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not even a true Dubs fan. There was seventy

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<v Speaker 1>one quote tweets. None of them were good on my

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Poole tweet last night. They were all some version

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<v Speaker 1>of who are you? Why do I see you on

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<v Speaker 1>my timeline? But I think we do need to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of talk about our dubs a little bit. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>six and without Steph is fine. That's much better than

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I thought it was. This team would go

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<v Speaker 1>three and seven, but our Dubs losing to the Pistons

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<v Speaker 1>twice twice the Pistons. The Pistons has check notes eleven wins.

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<v Speaker 2>On the season. Two of those wins are against y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, two of those eleven are again over twenty percent

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<v Speaker 1>of those wins are against y'all. You lost to the

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<v Speaker 1>Pacers twice as well. I like the Pacers, but come on, now,

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<v Speaker 1>you lost to the Magic. I mean, these are the

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<v Speaker 1>doldrums of the NBA that you should be feasting on,

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<v Speaker 1>just stinking your teeth into to get easy wins, fatten

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<v Speaker 1>up so that when you see the Miami Heat away,

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<v Speaker 1>or you see the New York Knicks away, or whoever.

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<v Speaker 2>You could say, look, we're good.

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<v Speaker 1>We've just been destroying teams like the Pacers, the Magic,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Pistons. So okay, I have to admit I

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<v Speaker 1>had a lot of money riding on this Warrior's win.

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<v Speaker 1>So when I got home, I did not go to bed,

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<v Speaker 1>I did not watch the highlights. I did not look

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<v Speaker 1>on my phone while I was watching the game, which

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<v Speaker 1>may sound inconceivable to some. I was locked in to

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<v Speaker 1>every possession of that Warriors game. And I tell you what,

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<v Speaker 1>there's nothing like the hate that you experience for Jordan

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<v Speaker 1>Poole when your money and your livelihood depends on him

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<v Speaker 1>not making bad decisions, because he made a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>them last night, and he.

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<v Speaker 2>Made a lot of them against the Hawks. He made

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of them against the Blazers.

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<v Speaker 1>These are three games straight where the decision making quality

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<v Speaker 1>has been bananas. Like bananas zibbit a was last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody just wants to be sunshine and rainbows. They just

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<v Speaker 1>want me to say, oh, it's gonna be. The only

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<v Speaker 1>thing you can ever say about the Doves when they're

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<v Speaker 1>losing is it's gonna be fine.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the only thing you can say.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be fine, because it always is fine, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's what they want to hear when things go bad.

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<v Speaker 2>But here is the reality of the situation. And I

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<v Speaker 2>do think things will be fine because.

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<v Speaker 1>It's always fine with the Warriors. But we have a

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<v Speaker 1>Jordan Poole problem, folks. Nobody wants to admit it, and yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Will he grow, Will he evolve? Will he develop?

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<v Speaker 1>Did stepf have problems like Jordan Pool where he was

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<v Speaker 1>turning the ball over? Did Clay have problems where he

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<v Speaker 1>was making sure? None of that right now is relevant

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<v Speaker 1>at all. We're talking about criticizing the here and the now. Okay, like,

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<v Speaker 1>what do I see? What is happening? What does it mean?

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<v Speaker 1>What are the consequences of what I see? Right We're

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<v Speaker 1>not We're not putting our crystal ball on. That's not

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<v Speaker 1>what this job is.

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<v Speaker 2>This man has a lot of offensive responsibility, as we know.

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<v Speaker 1>But the issue for my guy, Jordan Poole JP for

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<v Speaker 1>whatever reason that no, what he wants to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>is the turnovers.

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<v Speaker 2>The turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>There's other ones too, I mean, chucking just randomly. You

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<v Speaker 1>know how much I love a heat check, Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it's the name of the pot. But Jordan Poole

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<v Speaker 1>will heat check when he's ice cold and contested and

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<v Speaker 1>defenders draped around him early on in the shot clock.

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<v Speaker 1>But right now, what we're talking about is turnovers, which,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, Jordan Poole does more than anyone in

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<v Speaker 1>the NBA. You didn't think you didn't think that was true? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>more than any human being playing.

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<v Speaker 2>In the NBA right now. Jordan Poole worse than Trey Young.

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<v Speaker 2>That is insane.

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<v Speaker 1>I know he's got to be aggressive. I know the

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<v Speaker 1>ball's got to be in his hand. I know he

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<v Speaker 1>has to get into traffic. He's got to get you

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<v Speaker 1>into a place where there's lots of bodies around trying

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<v Speaker 1>to poke the ball loose. But sometimes he's just throwing

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<v Speaker 1>it to the other team on his own self, no issues.

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<v Speaker 1>He's making boneheaded mistakes in the crunch time, down the stretch,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're down by one, when you have the Warriors

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<v Speaker 1>just to win, and you watch Jordan Poole, it's like

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<v Speaker 1>having a heart attack every possession.

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you what, it is, nothing like it. And

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<v Speaker 2>maybe I wouldn't notice.

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<v Speaker 1>These things if the last leg of a six leg

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<v Speaker 1>parlay wasn't on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>But it was.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm focused now, and it's okay to admit it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay, Draymond, It's okay, Steve Kerr, it's okay, Clay.

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<v Speaker 2>It's okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone that's rooting for the Dubs pool right now is

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<v Speaker 1>a flamethrower who makes some costly mistakes down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 2>It's okay. It's okay to admit that it loses you games.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay to say, on one hand, he keeps us

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<v Speaker 1>in games because he scores like crazy, but we don't

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<v Speaker 1>know when he's gonna fuck up. And all I want

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<v Speaker 1>from a player is to know what he's gonna be.

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Slater tweeted this out today. Jordan Poole has committed

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<v Speaker 1>a dribbling turnover in the final minute of regulation in

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<v Speaker 1>three straight tight games. Yeah, it finally costs the Warriors

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<v Speaker 1>in a loss against the Pistons. The only reason that

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<v Speaker 1>this hasn't been written about with the Hawks or the

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<v Speaker 1>Blazers is they won those games. Draymond Green had to

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<v Speaker 1>make a three point shots in order to beat the Hawks.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you are you joking me? What kind of world

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<v Speaker 1>are we living in? And we're just gonna let that'sie.

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<v Speaker 1>We had to have a Draymond Green prayer to get

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<v Speaker 1>this dub folks. Folks, Jordan Poole is averaging five point

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<v Speaker 1>one turnovers per game since Steph left. He had six

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<v Speaker 1>last night alone. Six This man, Jordan Poole had fifty

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<v Speaker 1>two turnovers in the ten games that Steph has missed,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is the most in the league. C J. Holmes,

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors Rider, points this out. This isn't a recent issue.

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<v Speaker 1>Pool had an NBA high one hundred and thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers entering play Wednesday, and was eighth in turnovers per

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<v Speaker 1>game at three point six. This is a man who

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<v Speaker 1>comes off the bench too. We're not talking about this

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<v Speaker 1>stretch where he's playing without Steph.

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan.

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<v Speaker 1>Poole is committing three point six turnovers per game period

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench. Poole has committed seven turnovers in clutch time,

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<v Speaker 1>defined as the final five minutes of the game in

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<v Speaker 1>which the scoring margin is no more than five points.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say pretty critical time to take care of the basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>But make that eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Now with six seconds left down one last night it

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<v Speaker 1>was I don't even know what to say. He gave

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<v Speaker 1>it to Clay, good job, Clay gives it back and

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<v Speaker 1>he say, oh no, he drives right down. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>even remember against too Alec Burks. It was Alec Burks

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<v Speaker 1>dribbles the ball off his feet, trips over himself, throws

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<v Speaker 1>the ball out of bounds and you are now fucked.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank god, somehow.

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<v Speaker 1>Clay ended up making an insane three point shot with

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<v Speaker 1>almost no seconds to go, leaving you with one second

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<v Speaker 1>and all of a sudden, you don't defend Sadiq Bay.

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<v Speaker 1>Sidik Bay with one second left shoots three in your

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<v Speaker 1>eyeball night night, sleep mask. I looked at my phone

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<v Speaker 1>to say overtime. I was just texting someone to say overtime.

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<v Speaker 1>Shame on me because I looked up and my jaw

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<v Speaker 1>dropped because it said final what This is an issue?

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<v Speaker 1>And it's not just an issue because the Warriors are

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<v Speaker 1>paying him thirty million dollars a year. It's it's an

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<v Speaker 1>issue because this team wants to win now and they

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<v Speaker 1>don't have the patience to wait for him to catch

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<v Speaker 1>up and evolve and develop like Steph did. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>know the difference between Jordan Poole and Steph Curry. There

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<v Speaker 1>was no expectation to win a fucking thing when Steph

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<v Speaker 1>Cree came into the league. None, zero, absolutely none. We

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<v Speaker 1>had Monte Ellis. That's the one.

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<v Speaker 2>Monte Ellis.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes I want to say Monte Morris because he's the

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<v Speaker 1>one playing right now.

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<v Speaker 2>He was in there.

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<v Speaker 1>There was multiple guards playing for the Warriors at that

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<v Speaker 1>point in time where you didn't need Steph to be

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<v Speaker 1>the guy at that moment, just like they don't need

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<v Speaker 1>Pool to be the guy at this moment.

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<v Speaker 2>But listen, Steph's not there. You need to win. Joe

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<v Speaker 2>lacub is.

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<v Speaker 1>Breathing down your necks saying that he will shed salary

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<v Speaker 1>if this team is not a contender. They need to

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<v Speaker 1>win now. They need to protect the ball, especially in

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<v Speaker 1>crunch time. Every one of these wins is gonna be precious.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's break down a couple of the recent games against

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<v Speaker 1>the Hawks. Jordan Poole was eleven for thirty one, two

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<v Speaker 1>for twelve from three seventeen misses from the left side

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<v Speaker 1>of the court, including three corner threes, open ones too,

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<v Speaker 1>not contested ones, open ones. Oh, by the way, really quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>He shot a corner three last night and did the

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<v Speaker 1>staff thing where he turns before it goes in.

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<v Speaker 2>It did not go in.

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<v Speaker 1>It barely hit the fucking rim. So like, it's okay

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<v Speaker 1>to be eleven for thirty one. If you're the central

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<v Speaker 1>hub of the offense, sometimes you shoot poorly. He did

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<v Speaker 1>end up with twenty eight points, but you can't have

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<v Speaker 1>six turnovers if you're not shooting well.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to figure out a way to do your best.

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Brunson impression. That's just what it is. Here's what

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<v Speaker 1>he did in crunch time. He turned the ball over

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<v Speaker 1>with twelve point one seconds left down too in regulation.

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<v Speaker 1>Then he had a three pointer blocked by Murray that

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<v Speaker 1>went straight to Dante, who tied the game with the three.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's the reason that they were able to go

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<v Speaker 2>to overtime.

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<v Speaker 1>He misses a pull up three with forty seconds left

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<v Speaker 1>in ot up one, they end up winning that game.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't always work like that, as we saw against

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<v Speaker 1>the Pistons, a critical turnover in the last four seconds

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<v Speaker 1>of the Jazz game cost them a win that also

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<v Speaker 1>wiped out and washed out an elite scoring performance last night.

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<v Speaker 1>He was taking terrible threes early.

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<v Speaker 2>On in the shot clock.

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<v Speaker 1>You've got multiple guys who can you can facilitate it

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<v Speaker 1>to move the ball around. You can't just take a

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<v Speaker 1>thirty foot step back three, just terrible steph was visibly

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<v Speaker 1>mad at that turnover, but then Clay, of course is

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<v Speaker 1>Clay and says some nice things to give Jordan Poole

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<v Speaker 1>an out and make him feel better about himself, because

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<v Speaker 1>what do you get to do if you're his teammate

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<v Speaker 1>right now? You're not gonna make him feel worse, are you?

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<v Speaker 1>You're not gonna make him feel less confident about this

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<v Speaker 1>performance and him as a human being and as a

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<v Speaker 1>basketball player. Of course, not because you want him to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to produce. But this is what he said. I

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<v Speaker 1>told him in the locker room that there's a reason

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<v Speaker 1>that I threw him the ball because he's like that.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a clutch player, he's a shot creator. We would

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<v Speaker 1>have not been on this win streak without him.

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<v Speaker 2>I know that.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, shoot, we all go through these lapses throughout

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<v Speaker 1>our career. I remember missing two free throws against the

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<v Speaker 1>Nuggets in my second year and just leaving the arena

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<v Speaker 1>in my uniform. So it's like we all got to

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<v Speaker 1>go through it. Steph went through it.

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<v Speaker 2>Jordan.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna continue to trust him with the ball in

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<v Speaker 1>his hands because he's the engine that makes us go.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's not the misshots. It's not it's the it's

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<v Speaker 2>the turnovers. It's the troubling, troubling turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>Are they gonna have buyers regret on Jordan Poole and

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<v Speaker 1>extending him for that much money so soon? Probably not,

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<v Speaker 1>But listen, I understand you're gonna have to pay four

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty million dollars next year. If you keep

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<v Speaker 1>them all, what are you gonna do? The longer it

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<v Speaker 1>remains an issue, who knows.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe a trade happens, Maybe our dubs struggle and continue

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<v Speaker 2>to struggle.

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<v Speaker 1>At the end of the day, we know Steph will

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<v Speaker 1>pull them out, figure out a way to get into

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<v Speaker 1>the play end of the playoffs, and make a run.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they do. We are the evil Empire.

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<v Speaker 1>But the longer they struggle, the less likely Lika will

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<v Speaker 1>want to continue to carry this enormous, enormous peril.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't hate me. I'm just pointing out what I

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<v Speaker 2>see from Jordan Poole right now. Like him, think he's

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<v Speaker 2>a good player. Please don't call me a hater. The

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<v Speaker 2>end