(free preview) Explain One Play: Jordan Poole runs an old Mark Jackson play vs Memphis Grizzlies
(free preview) Explain One Play: Jordan Poole runs an old Mark Jackson play vs Memphis Grizzlies
Walk down memory lane to see HORNS Flex run in Ye Olde Days by Stephen Curry, Jarrett Jack, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes and finally Jordan Poole
(free preview) Explain One Play: Jordan Poole runs an old Mark Jackson play vs Memphis Grizzlies
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A video preview from the E1P made after an earlier GSW-MEM game, in honor of the upcoming big Friday showdown between the two teams.
The full 3:30 video clip is at
With Steph and everyone tall out, the Warriors have talked about simplifying their offense and this is an interesting example of that.
I wanted to dig into this one play that they've ran for Jordan Poole. It's actually a simple play. But it has a bit of history to it. Back in the Mark Jackson days, he got criticism for his simple playbook. But there WAS a playbook and he liked to run the flex action out of a Horns formation. Walk down memory lane to see HORNS Flex as run by Stephen Curry, Jarrett Jack, Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes and finally Jordan Poole in the 2021.03.19 MEM-GSW game.
One does wonder if Poole will ever in fact be a three point shooter. I'm not sure he will.
But he seems to have a knack for timely 3s, which may have it's own importance. It may put a little bit of *fear* of his 3PAs. Fear can lead to irrational strategy and if teams start trying to take away Poole's long ball (arguably ill-advised against a 35% shooter) that could free things up a bit for other players.
:-)