Former Warriors guard Jordan Poole will return to Chase Center on Thursday for the first time since being traded to the Washington Wizards this summer.
The move stunned Poole, the NBA world and Warriors coach Steve Kerr who, even four months later, didn’t like how things unfolded for the young guard.
“I look back at that, and I hate that it happened,” Kerr told The Athletic’s Anthony Slater. “I know that in my heart, that when [the Draymond Green punch] happened, we handled it the best way we thought we could handle it. But in hindsight — and hindsight is always 20/20 — we could have done better for sure.
“I just hate the way it ended for Jordan here, because he is a huge success story. For us and for him, this was a great marriage. He helped us win a title. We helped him, you know, become a champion and a guy who signed a big contract, life-changing contract. It was all wildly successful. But I hate the way it ended.”
Why Poole’s sudden Warriors departure didn’t sit well with Kerr
by curry30steph-
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we’re all looking for the guy who did this
Is someone holding a gun to his head
Maybe you should’ve taken his side when he was assaulted by a psycho?
Domestic abuse
> “I know that in my heart, that when [the Draymond Green punch] happened, we handled it the best way we thought we could handle it.”
wow
It was a physically abusive marriage, steve.
It’s hard to take Kerr quotes seriously anymore. He’d make a great politician.
>abusive marriage
Well, you failed him, Kerr. Pretending anything else happened is just silly. You fostered an environment where Green was able to get away with whatever he wanted free of punishment. You let this guy get punched in the face, threw a hissy when the video was released, and then shipped him out of town instead of the guy who hit him. The blame falls on you and the culture you created.
Honestly Steve you should probably just stfu about this one
But has he watched the reply yet?
Great marriage he says. Kind of an abusive relationship.
Still looking for the mf that released that video
jordan is easy to make fun of at times, but he’s really taken the high road these past couple seasons
I think that the Draymond punch is the worst thing to happen in the NBA after Kermit Washington’s punch. Worse than the Rambis clothesline. Worse than Artest elbowing Harden. Maybe on a par with Spreewell choking his coach.
I was and still am flabbergasted that the Warriors decided to rugsweep what was and still is a very very serious crime that was committed.
It permanently changed how I see Kerr and everything he says seems disingenuous and self serving now.
Even this quote, is taking no blame or responsibility despite acknowledging that they fucked up as an organisation.
>But in hindsight — and hindsight is always 20/20 — we could have done better for sure.
This man is using the word hindsight when he seemingly has no sight in real time
“It was a great marriage. It was such a shame he made Draymond have to hit him like that.”
The more and more you hear from Kerr, the more you realize what a dick he is. It all ended poorly because of Kerr.
Kerr’s coddling of Draymond has been a glaring black mark on what’s otherwise been an amazing career as both a player and coach. Even when they were kicking our asses in the Finals I still liked Kerr because he always came across as intelligent and thoughtful, but my regard for him has been in a nosedive lately.
Have you stopped beating your wife yet?
Maybe Poole should’ve been more humble, but GSW did nothing to help him out after the Draymond incident. Yeah, it would’ve been easier if that didn’t leak but it did.
I see why Bob Meyers left tbh. Kerr is a clown
according to Arenas, Kerr told Poole to stand up to draymond talking shit to him, which led to the altercation.
Kerr sounding weak these days
I wonder if anyone will ask Kerr if he’s kept a tally on how many times he’s had to address Draymond’s violence, and how many more times does he predict he will he have to give mushy “you know, it was a tough situation” quotes?
I can’t wait until Draymond punches Steve Kerr for daring to speak kindly of JP, then Kerr has to be like “oh I spoke out of turn,he did it because he loves me”
Can kerr drop the act and shut the fuck up? Dude went from one of the coolest coaches to an insufferable enabler
Steve Kerr looks like such a turd after this whole debacle.
The guy was assaulted at his work place and you guys took the side of the assaulter, Steve.
The way Kerr and the warriors handled the punch will be a stain on them
Kerr is an idiot.
Michael Jordan needs another talk with Steve I guess
An abusive marriage maybe
Too bad they sided with a player who hits men in the testicles so often that he choked away a 4-peat.
“I just hate… Jordan Poole”
How ESPN wanted to do the headline
Still no blame or accountability for Draymond from Kerr
When are people going to start blaming Kerr for enabling Draymonds antics? Any other coach would’ve been pointed to as not having control over their players, any other “leader” than Steph would’ve had everyone saying he’s not a real leader
These guys get no criticism for enabling Dray and they force him to take no responsibility for anything
What a shameless hypocrite.
“I enabled the guy who assaulted Jordan and had more of a hissy fit about the exposure of the assault than the assault itself and I said Jordan was staying with the team and then went behind the scenes and worked on shipping him out, still without ever holding the person who assaulted him accountable, but I’m so concerned about Jordan and I care about him so much”.
Steve Kerr is a brilliant coach, best of this era imo, but enough of his and GS’s bullshit. What a fucking phoney POS.
Steve Kerr went on TV and was crying about gun control after some shooting in America (sorry, not from there, can’t keep up with them all enough to remember which one). If Kerr had been President when a shooting happened he would have gone on a tirade about the media covering it and then shipped the victims off elsewhere.
Scumbag behaviour.
Domestic violence can definitely lead to a messy divorce.
Dysfunctional abusive relationship for sure
Both got punched and won a ring. Kerr a few more rings I guess haha
Kerr, blink twice if Draymond is threatening you again.
Oh brother THIS GUY STINKS
Instead of focusing on building a future GS by developing Poole, decided to reward Draymond with a max contract.
Steve Kerr handled that situation between Poole and Draymond so poorly. Really reflected bad on him as a person.
Kerr is spineless and seemingly brainless. No CNS in this guy lol.
Michael Jordan should’ve punched Kerr harder.
“This was a great marriage.” -Ike Turner
is this dude for real