[Ava Wallace] Jordan Poole is moving from the starting lineup to the bench for the Wizards, interim coach Brian Keefe said before the Wiz’s matchup in Denver. Full starters TBD but Bilal Coulibaly or Corey Kispert are the obvious candidates.
Jordan Poole is moving from the starting lineup to the bench for the Wizards, interim coach Brian Keefe said before the Wiz's matchup in Denver.
Full starters TBD but Bilal Coulibaly or Corey Kispert are the obvious candidates.
— Ava Wallace (@avarwallace) February 23, 2024
by Greatwallofjohn
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He’s better suited for presumably the 6th man role anyway tbh
chief Keefe said this in between puffing a fronto leaf
DAMN. As poor as he has played I did not think WUJ or Keefe would actually do this. Makes me a bigger fan of Keefe. It’s for the best interest of the team obviously and hope Poole embraces it.
Chief Keefe 💪
Oh shit Chief Keefe did it
But seriously I hope it’s a slap in the face (metaphorical, sit down Draymond) that will help wake him up, like “get a hold of yourself you’re not even good enough to be a starter on the Wizards”, and maybe going against the substitutes will help him get in rhythm. I want him to succeed maybe this will help
I never thought they’d do this, but thank fuck they did. We can tank but there has to be some kind of accountability for individual play or it’ll stunt everyone’s development and create a rotten culture. I’m super excited.
It’s about time. I really don’t understand why we waited until the end of February to finally shake something up with the Poole situation.
At this point in the season, you’ve got to ignore the money he makes, and experiment with a formula that will get him back to what made him a young emerging name in this league.
His play style is way more acceptable as a reserve, so I say we see how this plays out, and hopefully he can boost his trade value, because I don’t believe for a minute that Poole will be on this roster once he gets some value on his name.
I’m also surprised they had the huevos for this, but good. Dude is beyond awful.
Keefe just gained a lot more of my respect. Hopefully this is a wakeup call
Great news!!!
Mad respect for making the “tough” decision. If Poole can’t cook against other teams’ 2nd units we might truly be fucked with that contract.
Could be the spark needed for JP to realize how much he’s declined. When your personal life is in the shits, it’s really hard to care or focus on anything else. Good luck JP
Oh yes thank you.
Heh https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtonwizards/comments/1aryalz/poole_and_kispert_are_the_same_age_but_chief/
At some point they had to do something. Glad they made the move
Now the only question is who gets the nod for the starting job. Kispert is probably most deserving but Bilal makes more sense with an eye towards long term team building
Bruh! We are definitely in a different Era in WizardLand…. I’m here and I’m watching 😅
“Stand up now and face the sun”
Wow, this seems like it has as to do with his attitude as much as his play considering he didn’t get another chance coming out of all star break.
COULIBALY ERA BEGINS
Fucking thank you LORD
Keefe don’t play!
CHIEF KEEFE DONT GIVE NO FUCKS
Deni said send his ass to the bench
About damn time.
But, like someone else said, I doubt this happens without front office approval. I don’t know who deserves the credit for finally deciding to do what needed to be done.
🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️ Jordan Poole smh, such a waste of a roster spot
Hopefully he can lead the 2nd units scoring
Wait what if we start winning now…? We need to tank some more lol…
JadaKispert Era begins?
Yes!!!!!! Keefe confirmed has testicles!
Wow is Keefe and co. browsing this reddit? Finally, some accountability.