Jordan Poole, the 3rd Splash Brother

I think it's safe to say by this point that Jordan Poole has firmly established himself as the third Splash Brother, someone who it would behoove opposing teams to take just as seriously as Steph and Klay once playoff time rolls around.  I actually thought that D'Angelo Russell had a good chance of fulfilling that role, but he wasn't around long enough to really find out.  And just as the Warriors' luck would have it, out of nowhere Poole is developing into an A-class offensive weapon right around the same time that Steph's decline is truly becoming noticeable.

Right now, it appears that the Warriors' starting five heading into the playoffs will be Steph, Klay, Wiggins, Draymond and Looney, or possibly Wiseman at the 5.  But they may want to find a way to keep Poole up in there also, even if their guard depth coming off the bench will be adversely affected, because the only thing worse than having to defend two Splash Brothers simultaneously is having to worry about three of them.  

There's this dude named Robert Kiyosaki who's like a popular financial guru.  He has this saying that goes, 'I'd rather face the problem of having too much money than having too little'.  But being too rich can be a bad thing also.  And what I mean by that is I don't envy Steve Kerr for being a coach who, once the Mitt also returns, will literally have a roster of 15 players who deserve playing time (if they all stay healthy).  That inevitably means that feelings are going to get hurt, and some dudes are probably going to end up bouncing at the end of the season.  But one thing I will say is that I personally feel Jonathan Kuminga deserves playing time over Otto Porter Jr., which may be a conclusion Kerr has already come to anyway.

CONCLUSION

The Warriors' organization has a consistently-winning culture; Draymond Green makes their defense one of the best in the league; their roster is deeper now than its ever been, so on and so forth.  But the ultimate success of this team lies with the Splash Brothers.  When the Warriors dominate, the reason they do so because it's impossible to defend a team that has not only one but two (or more) players who are able to hit threes all day, even when properly defended.  And even now, it's like every other day one Splash Brother or another is scoring 40 points.

So needless to say, if this team makes it deep into the playoffs, right now Jordan Poole can be considered the X-factor.  Steph and Klay are going to have their moments, but dudes have aged, and not in that Lebron sorta way.  So it's Poole rather who has not only developed a splashing ability but also has the athleticism to outrun defenses.  So keeping in the Splash Brother tradition that has made the Warriors the most-successful squad of the last decade, Jordan can be considered the future face of the franchise moreso than any other of Golden State's numerous promising young players.