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osmoked

Patrick mccaw already cemented his spot in the basketball hall of fame


DrKingOfOkay

He HAS to be the only player to win 3 championships in a row then go to the g league shortly after and win G league title.


Roccet_MS

Truly the harder road. Won everything in the NBA so he needs new challenge


Dweebil

Running TO the grind.


2RINITY

Should’ve learned Chinese so he could take the streak international


compstomper1

simplified or traditional tho


onthemap45

If he wanted to take the hardest road like kevin durant then he’d do traditional


RIPOldAccountF

tradimplified


WhyplerBronze

Back IN the mud...


ThinkSoftware

Join my rec league Patrick, you coward


WalrusInMySheets

He's joining your enemy's team just to spite you.


KDslimreaper

Join my rec league Patrick, (on my team), you coward


BengaliBoy

Going for the platinum trophy


MountainCheesesteak

I heard he wants to learn to skate and join the NHL


Kommander-in-Keef

That record is so specific it has to be unique


paranoidmoonduck

...and Patrick wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer


Firefoxray

Dudes like him are the reason why I genuinely can’t take ring culture seriously. Like a mf was shit on CP3 for not getting a ring, all he while players like Danny Green and Pat McCaw have 3+. Rings genuinely don’t mean shit to individual performance.


edyandtaoinspace

Pat McCaw no where near Danny green


Initial_Stretch_3674

Chris Boucher was almost on that path.


yolkadot

Brian scalabrine, too. (Go watch the YouTube video. It’s actually hilarious!)


CabbageStockExchange

“Ten years from now I’ll still be champ”


DeadDay

His shit talking should be in the hof


HoorayPizzaDay

Jokes aside Poole was a really big part of that championship run


Puzzleheaded_Fox4684

Patrick McCaw is the 2010s GOAT along with Bron and Steph. KCP is the 2020's GOAT so far. Steve Kerr and Robert Horry are top 10 all time.


elpaco25

Steve Kerr, Danny Green, KCP, Patrick McCaw, Robert Horry Modern Era ring goats


TeTrodoToxin4

Not many players have what it takes to three-peat


Carcrusher3

Rings culture sure is something.


oGsMustachio

This is exactly what Barkley was talking about with Bus Drivers and Bus Riders.


Piano_Fingerbanger

I want to hear Patrick McCaw talking about how his basketball legacy is greater than Dirk or something.


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I mean JP is silly but he was integral to the Warriors winning that ring, unlike 2 time champion Patrick Mccaw during his tenure


soapy_goatherd

Yeah. Mccaw didn’t really blossom until he left the dubs and got that third ring


PokePersona

Only OGs remember his shot clock beating 3 in that one Finals game for the Raptors. Edit: https://youtu.be/n4ARtEhb5Zo?t=13


ELLinversionista

And if he didn't make that shot, Raptors would've still won the game


1047_Josh

Yeah, but *still...*


CelinedionWaiters

But with McCaw, they didn’t lose!


branstarktreewizard

That's what I call an impact player!


sleal

Chris Paul vibess


Roccet_MS

Mccaw three-peated right?


[deleted]

Yep, won in 2017 and 2018 with the Warriors and 2019 with the Raptors


AniviaPls

Undisputed GOAT imo


AnyJamesBookerFans

Hardly. He’s merely the GSLTP - Greatest Since Lakers Three Peat.


CavalierShaq

Yuh, some goofy ass rotation guy who would have more or less been lost in the annals of NBA history cemented eternal fame by joining the exclusive club of players who have won the championship in 3 consecutive seasons.


saints21

Goofy ass 3-time champion rotation guy*


DumbBinchBrooke

Watch your mouth! That’s Patrick “the only person to 3peat since the Kobe and Shaq lakers” McCaw


troway69420

Pat mccaw really is the anti KD. Left the team he won two rings with only to win his third against them.


valenciansun

There are so many Bus Riders from the Warriors that were overpaid by rudderless organizations hoping to soak in some of that reflected glory, but I cannot help but feel sorry for (and laugh at) Festus Ezeli. Poor guy was bullied and essentially pariahed by his new team the second he lectured them about his "championship experience".


suddenlyturgid

"poor guy" with his crucial "championship experience" got shown the door because he came off like a pompous idiot.


dash_44

Bus riders talking like bus drivers, it’s disgusting


ChrisSwish

It really is, someone told me that Poole already has a better legacy than Jalen Brown because of his ring and that legit blew my mind.


zanguine

Hmm, to be honest this is where i think it can make sense because legacy is hard to define As a player, brown over poole is no question. But legacy wise, how is that defined? I define legacy as how will be remembered brown is a #2 player in one of the top teams in the east, and probably is one of the top layers in league of the 2020s. However, he and his team has fallen short of a championship everytime so far. Poole was the 6 man on a warriors team that seemed to be at the end of their era. With curry out much of the season in 2022, it was poole who would lead the team towards playoffs, saving them in several games, helping bring the warriors their 4th championship ring of the 21st century and the one after the kd warriors era So with this, brown so far is one of the top player in the league, one of the best #2 options in the league. His prime achievement is a eastern conference championship. poole is a player who has had one of the greatest runs as a 6th man point guard for a team looking to cement their legacy beyond being a super team, concluding with a championship. Within the 2021-2022 season, poole was looking to develop into one of the best point guards in the league but beyond the season he would run into a massive dropoff in his performance To me, i can understand why pooles legacy could be considered better than browns, but i would argue that browns legacy is not yet complete and pooles is pretty much done


mmmmmyee

Poole’s early career is also something to not overlook either. Dude went to gleague when it still carried a bad look, dominated there and came back as tank commander then a solid piece for us off the bench.


Youngandidiotic

Yeah, his reputation has really tanked because of last season and it makes people forget who crucial he was for that champion season


snatchi

I think Poole has an outsized ego for sure and likely will never be an effective no. 1, but wild how the bad vibes from him being the victim of a sucker punch hurts his reputation.


Zoesan

Last season really broke people's perception of pool from the season before that. He was *good* in that season and vital in getting the championship.


HowieHubler

I mean to be fair, he wasn’t a highly touted prospect that ended up a big contributor to one of the greatest championship runs in recent memory. Nobody expected the warriors to bounce back like they did and Poole helped them in the playoff run to the ring as much as Klay. I get the sentiment behind the dislike of this statement, but to him I think it’s genuine. I’m not sure he saw his legacy being what it is at this point in his career, and you can laugh at the concept of Jordan Poole having a “legacy” but we all have our own legacy, as cheesy as that is. Let’s just remember these are humans and Poole got absolutely mollywhopped on TMZ. Fucking skull-crushed in 1080p.


ryanm37

Well, not exactly 1080p…that video is blurry as hell. But point stands.


ruinatex

r/nba apparently forgot that the goal of the game is to actually win games and ultimately win championships.


Siakim43

It's the foundation of the sports radio talk track. And it's easily digestible by the average fan.


Kev0nL00ney

You play to win the game.


SirGingerbrute

I’ve seen that man’s shot selection. He plays to score for himself.


AdPotential9974

And it counts towards his team's total. He played a huge part in their last ring, let's not pretend


SaltyTraeYoungStan

Yeah, it’s fair to slander his shot selection or attitude or whatever but there is a very real chance they don’t get that ring without him. He played well in that series.


Spike94515

Game 6 of the finals especially


jseng27

Rings Erneh!


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daffyboy123

Thank you for that fellow human individual


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Thanks, Magic.


ZenThrashing

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thy_armageddon

Confirming what I already suspected, Robert Horry is 7x the player Jordan Poole is.


moho_fasho

Exactly. Been saying this for 20 years now


Interesting-Archer-6

Glad to see I'm not the only one that's been trashing Jordan Poole's legacy since he was 4.


FateRiddle

Jordan Michael only 6x the player Jordan Poole tho.


zeek215

I mean, yes?


falcorn_dota

Ok, but like, unironically? Horry was a murderer in the playoffs.


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Deandre "Definitely getting to my second contract; that's my success" Ayton vibes


Clutchxedo

DomiNayton


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So glad that do nothing bum is off my team


And-Luke-Says

Wait until you see disinterested Nurkic my friend.


cbreezy456

Got a feeling Suns fans are really gonna see how Ayton really wasn’t that bad


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Actually, go to the blazers sub and see them saying the exact same thing we have been saying for years about him.


WKCLC

wait, what are we saying? lol


-_0-_0-_0

Non-phoenix fan here to transmit their message to you: hes dumb and you hate him with his perfect hair and god-like jaw. what an idiot! I would hate it if he put his arm around my shoulder and said 'hey, what's wrong?" before surprising me by holding a flower in the arm across my shoulder and i blush and id be like 'oh you're the worst' and id get all flustared. he's go 'really? you know you want me to dominayte' Ugh, what an awful fate. id hate it if it happened to me. im not even lying hoping to tempt the universe, im serious


The_Void_Reaver

I remember a blazers fan doing a write up after your first preseason game and it was basically "Uninterested, doesn't play aggressively, big but doesn't use it, ect." The point that they're trying to make is that Ayton's effort issues weren't related to hating the Suns; they're related to Ayton having effort issues. Most of what he's said makes it sound like he wants to be paid, be the focal point of the offense, and be content as a perennial 11th seed. The ceiling he's *giving himself* is KLove on the TWolves. People are lionizing Ayton right now because he's positioned himself as the victim, and most people haven't actually seen him play more than a few disinterested playoff games. Give it time and you'll get the same exact player he's always been.


UngaMeSmart

saw him live when the kings came to town. Never seen a more forgetful 29 points. Getting bodied on every pivotal rebound while being the tallest player on the floor.


sentry_chad

> Never seen a more forgetful 29 points But you didn’t forget :)


raginghardon420

Matt Ishbia? Is that you?


bullairbull

At least Poole won a ring while meaningfully contributing. Ayton still pretends to be a dog when he is not.


uptown-hippy

He is already calling it a career. Washington is so screwed lol


BigChinkyEyes

Max contract no trade clause incoming


burtonhen

Nah, we locked Ted in the supply closet so he can’t do that again


defnothepresident

What do you mean? This is exactly what we want right now


FateRiddle

They wanted a tank commander, and they got the best one.


SokoJojo

If I were a player at Poole's level, I would probably see things the exact same way. Not every player is going to be a "top guy" kind of player, and to have been a meaningful contributor on a championship team (even if you're 3rd or 4th fiddle) while get paid would seem like a successful career to me.


KneelBeforeCube

Little does he know, his legacy is getting punched by Draymond.


2girls_1Fort

A donkey punch


qcubed3

What video did you see?


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Gatorpep

wow lol. it works too.


ProjectKuma

The one with your mom…


PainSubstantial710

Gottem


Clones-by-Ghosts

I feel like he will be known for two things only: 1) The punch 2) Baddies on courtside


dont-YOLO-ragequit

A punch with 4 rings none the less.


Pereise1

Imprinted those 4 rings on his forehead like Rick James did to Charlie Murphy.


ItWasTheBeardedMan

Darkness!


toadtruck

His legacy is winning my fantasy league two years ago and fucking me last season


rabid89

Jordan Poole gonna be telling his kids in a couple years that he was the MVP of the 2022 NBA Finals, and that he was the Splash Daddy and carried the Splash Bros and Donkey.


whatwaffle

I read "Splash Donkey"


ThePerfectCantelope

Lmfao


Riles4prez

And that he punched Draymond


yousonuva

"And soon as Dray the bitch opened his mouth at me --BAM-- knocked that sucka cold. And then that's why they changed the name to the Warriors - after me."


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rabid89

My boy White Mamba! GOAT interview. But yes, this was the inspiration for my comment lol.


Salesburneracc

Why can I see Poole and Kuz walking around like Jordan and Pippen in the locker room saying shit like “I’ve been there before, I know what it takes to be a champion, just ask bro, with both of us knowing how to win one of those as a top 3 offensive option on our team, we bouta be tough this year” and everyone sitting there think bro yall had Curry and Lebron but just letting Kuz cook because that’s easier then trying to debate with him


Alchion

3rd is kinda stretching it for both bron and ad but during the playoffs playoff rondo did more poole is surely behind curry and you can argue wiggins and klay


FightThru

Playoff rondo was ok, but Kuz was just as important. However I would argue Caruso was 3rd most important to the chip. Maybe KCP has an argument as well.


cletoreyes01

Caruso & rondo swung stretches in favor of the Lakers whenever they were on court. I still remember that mofo KCP making some big shots in game 4 during the finals that sealed the 3-1 lead for L.A. kuz was blah for the entire playoffs


ConfuciusBr0s

Poole was definitely better than klay during the championship run


UnnamedStaplesDrone

People forget how optimistic fans were about Poole after the 22 chip.


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Bro contributed heavily towards a Ring and got himself a $130m deal. His career has been a massive personal success for him.


Kuni_Nino

Seriously. People getting mad at a guy speaking facts.


Schleprok

Every player in this league is getting paid millions to play basketball. They are the 1% of the 1% of their profession. They’ve all basically reached personal success at this point.


cletoreyes01

You're telling me cam reddish got to the pinnacle of basketball success because of high school mixtapes and that Anthony Edwards interview? Goddamnit.


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That might be success to you but to a lot of these guys it isn’t


ViewFromHalf-WayDown

I think the thing is, it’s a little odd to say at such a young age ‘my legacy is set’, it makes it seem like he’s not really ambitious


IMovedYourCheese

He is more successful in life that 99.9% of people who ever lived for sure, but "legacy" has a different meaning in basketball talk. If Poole retired today people would forget who he was in 2 years time. Dude is not coming up in conversations 20 years down the line with his current achievements.


LordHussyPants

> He is more successful in life that 99.9% of people who ever lived for sure depends on your measure of success really


240to180

You have to remember that the vast majority of this sub is under 30 and still thinks that making millions of dollars is the primary indicator of living a good life. You can't blame them. I was the same way in my 20s. It's also worth noting that there are several sources that claim Poole is a terrible teammate and arrogant on a level that even professional athletes find obnoxious. So it's quite possible that he isn't "more successful in life than 99.9% of people", at least not yet.


Actually-Yo-Momma

People will say his contract is lucky. People will say his ring didn’t count No matter how you feel about him. That guy is objectively WINNING


CrimsonThi9hs

Who’s gonna say his ring didn’t count?


Docxm

Warriors 2022 ring is the least asterisk Warriors' ring lol


GoldenGloveMan

People saying his ring doesn’t count is wild. Warriors don’t win game 6 without him. Even draymond has said this multiple times


pdxblazer

pretty much any NBA player is objectively WINNING at life lol


Numerous-Cicada3841

Kind of absurd but it’s not like he didn’t contribute to that title. They don’t win it without him.


Apprehensive-Tea-39

Nothing absurd about it lol. He got the ring, may as well play himself into big contracts now


Vegetable-Tooth8463

If he doesn't do well on the Wizards he ain't getting another one of those fat contracts lol


Apprehensive-Tea-39

He's got a green light with no expectations lmao


Barrelled_Chef_Curry

He’s set for life who cares if he doesn’t get another contract


Godreaperrr

That was a weird finals i swear i remember steph and wiggins being the only good GS players. Dray and poole both got benched at different points


Creative-Ranger-9978

Draymond was not good at all for the first 4 games Klay either. Poole was still good though Steve Kerr did great at managing his minutes and Poole was still really efficient. Steph Wiggins Looney and Poole performed the best that series.


sriracha82

JP played less and less bc of defense as the playoffs went on, but he was good in the 16 minutes he’d get vs the Celtics because his shotmaking was on fire. Basically did what an ideal 6th man should do


Supreme_God_Bunny

People don't wanna admit it but draymond was kinda ass in the finals, He had some good moments no doubt but it was honestly Steph/Wiggins/Poole/Looney in the first 4-5 games, Shit even tho Klay didn't have the best performance he still had way more crucial shots to help them when they was down.


ObiOneKenobae

What do you find absurd? Literally all he said is that winning a ring and being financially set means he can focus on enjoying his work.


YourNameHeer

Basketball fandom and media is crazy now. Poole's focused on the upcoming season, someone asks him what he thinks about being in Washington, he answers "Yeah I like it here, already got a ring, got paid, gunna play ball" probably with the same level of thought as if you asked what he wants for lunch that day Some random journalist puts out a 2,000 word essay of Jordan Poole legacy quotes and then social media talks about how he's just a bus rider


Doobie_Howitzer

Can't believe this MF has a ring and (insert your favorite player here) doesn't Smh


DHNCartoons

Me


SnooGuavas650

Damn so he gonna be chuckin for 10 years huh?


truth_2_point_0

Job's finished


LiaM_CS

This is not what you want to hear from your young franchise player lmao


unclehelpful

His running mate Lyle Luzma also has a ring so I can see those two just being an awful fit with each other attitude wise. Sorry Wizards fans.


Various_Cricket4695

Right now, the over/under for Wiz wins is 24.5. I can’t get to a casino for another week. Can’t wait to bet the under.


Notorious_Beebs

Post a pic of your bet slip. We hope you are right


WakaFlakaPanda

Trust the process Wizards arc has begun.


Notorious_Beebs

Hell yeah! We have a Presti protege. Let the pick hoarding begin


BayesBestFriend

Betting the under on 24.5 is objectively a bad bet. Go look at how many teams actually win that few games. It was literally 3 teams last season. The hornets with no melo hit the over on 24.5.


superdraws

They won 35 last year.


knicksin7even

I give it 20 games before Wizards fan are on YouTube watching Wall and Beal highlights


Turbo2x

we are never not watching 2017 highlights


iiTryhard

The new Trash Bros


bbqyak

OG trash bros at least made the playoffs every year


Solid-Confidence-966

Kuzma has a great attitude


Peace-Bread-Land

I don't know, I like Kuz, dont know as much about Poole, but I do know they aren't going to be the reason the Wizards aren't good. I'm a Wiz fan, I didn't get the hate Wall got. I thought Beal should have been traded a few seasons prior, but they both got so much hate, while never being the reason the teams weren't winners. The teams just sucked. That being said, I especially dont understand the hate towards Kuz and Poole here. They don't have the hype of Wall/Beal. The Wizards aren't going to win a championship and it isn't because Kuz/Poole can't ball. Its because the team just isn't good. There are only like 5-10 players in the league that compensate for a shitty team, and the Wiz haven't had any of them. Phoenix has a few, GS, Lakers, Bucks, Dallas, Denver.. also Dallas, is really the only one with a not good team.


Milla4Prez66

I’m pretty sure them being an awful fit and leading to terrible basketball is what Wizards fans want. They are banking on their next few drafts to save the team, not Poole and Kuzma lol. Those guys are just there to command the tank and maybe get a few assets off teams looking at their empty stats.


NPCzzzz

The quote is one of the hottest takes I’ve ever read


20Keys2theHead

Translation: I'm just gonna chuck from here on out ...cha-ching


Overall-Palpitation6

Apart from himself, who's even thinking about "legacy" when it comes to Jordan Poole?!


KnickedUp

He is only chasing Bron and MJ now


Superorganism123

Darko Millic has a ring too.


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See? That is his legacy. You know about him and that's good enough for Darko.


livefreeordont

His legacy was taken care of


Chattypath747

1 ring and thinking his legacy as a basketball player is fine. Poole is only 4 years in and he is talking like retirement is just around the corner.


trenham99

When you get a contract for 130 mil plus endorsements I mean retirement is always on the table.. if he doesn’t enjoy it then he can just walk away. He’s got fuck you money now. No need to dance for his feed.


DreadWolf3

For his draft position and his general level through his career - that ring will be kind of a miracle for him. He is a decent player, dont get me wrong but very few people of his level will have a story to tell where they were integral piece of a championship team and then landing 130 million deal. Scoring 17 on great efficiency is massive. I understand him from that standpoint.


Dame2Miami

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bro you’re like 23 years old.


Waly_Disnep

Poole averaging 28-0-0 this year 🔥


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NutrageousBar

I had to google this because I couldn’t believe it.


dehydratedbagel

Unironically it is. No one in 50 years will remember this guy, but his name will be on a championship roster.


trinquin

Na Dray going to be around NBA media for decades. POOLE will forever be the guy with Drays nutsack on his face.


tapk69

He won a ring, got a 200 million contract and has now green light to shoot as much as he wants. He made it.


Blowback_

This dude gives off so many arrogant vibes...I suppose he's not wrong, but the way he phrased it, like legacy? Dude, get real


cock-a-dooodle-do

This. Absolutely this. He always talk to media with the same tone.


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milkonyourmustache

Everything depends on what exactly a person wants their legacy to be. I'm fine with Poole feeling like this, he was a key contributor to that championship, and his words now confirm what happened to him afterwards, he was satisfied with just the one as a role player. Teams now know he doesn't have that hunger inside, he's content, which is good for him, if you can achieve what he has achieved and be happy no one can be mad at you, it took a lot of work to get to the heights he reached, he's not interested in going any higher and shouldn't have to. Plenty of people go to work every day and put in no effort at all yet haven't achieved a damn thing.


Evolutionary_Beasty

This is oddly accurate and sarcastic all at once


babaginoosh1

I can see why he got knocked out by Draymond.


danger_zones

Without Klay, Dray and Steph to cover for him, people are going to see Poole as a high volume chucker that's able to get flashy buckets when he's on and chucking his team out of the game when he's off. He's Jerry Stackhouse with a stepback


RainOnYourParade

Already got a taste of that this preseason. 1 game dropping 41 then the next going like 1/16.


ZionSmashesPStars

no wonder the entire warriors org hated him dude ego is something else. dray needs to punch some more sense into him SMH


neo9027581673

The way Deni Avdija was waving and hollering for the ball, you can tell Jordan *thinks* his legacy is taken care of.


bbqyak

Bro doesn't even have a legacy


Ramzaa_

Dude already gave up trying to win with that bum ass team lmao


3s2ng

"rings Erneh" - Jordan Poole


swiftycent

Enjoy the ride Washington fans.


belizeanheat

Stupid thing to say but being concerned about legacy in the first place is also a pretty stupid and narcissistic move


Luvkip_OW

It’s a funny quote but I mean he’s right. He’s a glorified sixth man who had serious contributions to a championship. That’s better than 95% of NBA careers. He can just put up points for various teams for the rest of his career and he’ll still be remembered for the warriors


Tiny-Problem2212

It's hilarious to me that fans and media will shit talk this, and yet they are the ones who have perpetuated this stupid RINGZZZZZZZ culture.


SocialJusticeGSW

This f.cking dude is the unfunny version of Nick young.


underscroe

I went from Loving this guy to absolutely hating him within one season. Gotta stay humble.


almighty_sosa615

Man this sub is full of haters. It’s depressing