Atleast Skips arguments about LeBron have been CONSISTENT from the beginning and its ALWAYS *Relative* to the LeBron vs MJ debate and/or vs KD.. Ric arguments just be sounding like straight up hate and im not even LeBron fan..🤣
So are we now saying LeBron has the power to have as many assists and points as he wants on any given night and power to choose when he wants to win, but he chooses not to because he wants a scoring title? Laughable
Like sure he probably puts up a couple extra buckets when he realizes they're gonna lose a game... but that's after they're down 25-30 😂 he has to score lol I don't get it
No, that’s not what he was saying. He was saying Lebron could’ve possibly focused less on scoring and more on Defense and play making. But the fact that no one even wants to address how bad he is on defense is crazy.
@@SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen he can't play defense all day at 37 when he's also the primary scorer. He has different priorities when there is nobody on the team that can go for 30 and AD is injured. He needs the energy to score because nobody else is doing it. That doesn't mean he's solely aiming for a scoring title that's crazy
@@SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen Why does it have to be Lebron? No one ever held Tatum, Luka, Trae, Jokic, Harden, Russ, KD to this expectation? Let alone, you're asking a guy playing for almost 2 decades and he spent literally over 4 seasons worth of games in the playoffs to this kind of standards. "Hey Bron, can you like be among the top 20 best defenders? While you're at it, don't forget to be among top 5 in assists. And finally, we still need at least 25 ppg, those 8 boards and minimal 35 mins a game" bruuuh
they’re called “potential assists” and he averaged 12.4 per game, good for 21st in the league - in between d’angelo russell and bradley beal. for reference, westbrook averages 13.8.
Yeah I gotta disagree with Ric's whole take. He's acting like LeBron is the only playmaker. The reason his playmaking drops in wins is because he scores 30 plus AND Russ is the one woth like 12 assist.
Well Russ can’t get assists or be a PG if he’s off ball all game so lebron should have went off ball and trusted his team but lebron wants to score and stat pad
@@qubestar8471 Russ would be so much better if he's like 7ft1 at 270 lbs. But he never worked on his game for the last decades. Giannis improved, Lonzo Ball improved, Ja improved, Jokic improved, Harden improved. Even Lebron improved comparing to his first 5 6 seasons
@@qubestar8471 how do you know that you a mind reader now, he played center almost half the season, how can you stat pad as center? Problem yaw keep stating same old tired false narrative that has no basis of fact & your not a mind reader, plus when you play the game you gonna make a stat almost on every play hes doing what made him great his whole career, & all players play for stats! What do you think they get paid for! Ya say stuff that's makes no sense & get offended when people correct you by stating the obvious.
@@jujutaco8487 he got 3 triple doubles for three seasons that had never been done in the history of the game! That's not improvement? This season was abt injuries (the had no constant center presence w/o it any team wud be bottom dwellers..commonsense, that's why teams had layup drills all year..duh! And you were expecting what?
From the first sentence I knew Ric’s take was gonna be bad. You’re telling me people actually think LeBron’s goal going into this year was to win a scoring title rather than get ring 5?? Please
Not at the beginning but once he realized the team is hot garbage hes focused on the scoring title. He will definitely play against okc and the suns and possibly warriors but not against the nuggets.
People who don’t like LeBron will find a way to turn any positive he does into a negative - that’s what they are going to see regardless of what he does. He plays they call him a stat padder, he sits it’s load management. It is what it is
@@graymaybe8587 people that like Lebron will turn any negative into a positive. When he wins he does it by himself, when he loses his teammates let him down. When Lebron isn’t scoring much they say how valuable making da right pass is. When he’s scoring & losing now winning scoring titles suddenly matter to Lebron fans. Anything you say I can flip it around with the exact reserve you’re really saying nothing at all
LeBron is a diva and challenged the media at the beginning of the season dude. Stop acting like he's a victim when they come down on him. You're thinking with your feelings Lebronsexual.
That wasnt the problem, LBJ had to play center remember! Because the had none, oh they had two useless centers on the bench & one injured all year! But it was Russ...yeeeea right! If you dont know the game please dont comment, you expose some real lack of basic basketball knowledge.
@@drk.i.a.2969 Yes he played a bit of the 5. That strategy was to try a put enough shooters on the court as possible because smart teams know that they can sag off Russ.
lol it’s cuz ric has been covering the nba since nick was in kindergarten and he knows the nba very well so nick can’t hit him with facts he already knows
@@soraph-eljudaking4045ur dumb bro,who was saying this last year? They were trash last year and curry had to drop 40's and 50's to keep em afloat Last year no 1 was picking draymon over westbrick
Facts: This season When LeBron scores more the Lakers win more When LeBron's scoring goes up his assists go up Anthony Davis is supposed to be the best player on this team with LeBron as a supporter You tried it...
Thats factually wrong if you look the averages. His scoring has gone up during the secound half of the season and the lakers have a worse record in the the secound half of the season.
@@tntcrewEJ they had a better record percentage wise when James was playing his natural game. Their winning percentage went down afters lebrons scoring went up in the secound half. You dont kniw what you are talking about
If LeBron wins the scoring title they are going to use that against him. If LeBron loses the scoring title they will also use that against him😂😂😂. There’s literally nothing he can do.
@@invalidusername201 No not at all. It’s really when he left Cleveland to go to Miami that is when the media hate / narratives started and will never stop.😂
@@invalidusername201 so we ll start creating illusions and false narratives to prove Lebron is not the GOAT? at least say some valid argument i could create one when i was 12 years old why cant u?
You are 100% correct but I can tell you the only reason I clicked on this video was because they mentioned LeBron. I already knew before watching it that Rick was going to say something to mitigate LeBron's game, and Nick wright was going to say something praising his game.
@@eazymoneymane7789 he is saying his personal opinion, Ric has stated zero facts from the minute he started talking. He tries to argue like a 12 year old kid
@@ΚώσταςΠαππάς-φ7ζ nah sounds like you didn't listen to him, get out of your emotions about lebron, he don't play defense lead the league in turnovers since the start of the 2022 year
Assists may also be going up in the games they won because the role players were hitting their shots that night. Think about it... If you drive the lane and kick out to a wide open Russell Westbrook who throws up an airball, you made the right basketball play, but you didn't get your assists that night. The next night, he's on, hits those shots, your assist numbers are higher, and SOMEHOW, that's your fault??? Make it make sense! 🤷🏽
Hmmm...Antoine walker seems to be the most sensible guest analyst on this show, but Ric's Skip-Bayless-like takes against Nick does have a tendency to draw audience!
He'll comeback for the Thunder game and they will keep passing him the ball in the last game against the Nuggets. That's the 2 games he needs to qualify
@@asanteL LeBron can score against any team but to maintain an average better than Embiid, no chance he was playing against the Suns but you better believe he will for the Thunder when he drops over 50
Curry didn’t realize that him averaging 32 points per game and winning the scoring-title wasn’t working for his team either then, right? They didn’t make the playoffs last year and he continued scoring at a high rate, enough to lead the league in scoring. Michael Jordan won 2 of his 10 scoring-titles during seasons where his team had a negative record and got bounced from the playoffs. In 1986, they were 30-52. In 1987, they were 40-42; but none of that stopped him from getting his points! Why aren’t you people condemning either of them? Maybe because the Anti-LeBron Camp is a bunch of hypocritical losers. 😂
Bro Lebron can do no right, if he scores he’s “selfish & chasing a scoring title” if he doesn’t score he’s a bum who doesn’t have the “killer gene” never in my life I seen a athlete who was this hated. And don’t even think about saying anything positive about him or your a Bronsexual. Everybody needs to say stuff like “Lebum” “Lechoke” “Le4-6” 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Ironically, now he’s out vs Phoenix lol. He’s gonna have to sit the rest of the season now because if he comes back for OKC, it’s gonna prove Ric’s point
U would have a point if he didn't already play Phoenix and dropped 30 smh. He's averaging 30 against Phoenix this season 🤣. There's also more games besides OKC left. Golden State and Denver both playoff teams left on the schedule. You're welcome
@@SportsOnTheSide1 I’m a Lakers fan so thanks for telling me information for starters, I already knew lmao. Two, yeah he dropped 30 a night vs Phoenix but he did a lot of that damage in garbage time because probably unlike u, I actually watch the games lmao.
@@gregorydunston2952 and u just made my point. If he can get 30 he not skipping a game because he can't get 30 lmao. Regardless of how he gets it because it will likely be garbage time I'm tonight's game. Couldn't be his ankle or his knee ate age 37 tho? Lmao foh
Bucher is out to lunch man. He’s always sooo biased against Lebron. Obviously Lebron needed to score a ton for them to have a chance. Not hard to notice. He’s a terrible analyst. He doesn’t deserve to share the screen with Nick and Broussard.
Did First Take bring Ric on to make Nick's Lebron takes look reasonable? Saying Lebron had a negative impact on the game because his +/- is negative is crazy. Does Rick think NBA basketball is played 1 on 1. The reason advanced metrics exist is to control for the other 4 teammates on the court with a player. Maybe if Lebron had a negative Box +/- his argument would hold but Lebron is in the top 10 for Box +/- in the league.
People really want lebron to play offense and play high defense at this age in year 19 don’t matter how good bron is he not 20 yrs old no more he can’t do both anymore his teammates need to step tf up
I can’t believe after years of criticizing Lebron for being a playmaker and not scoring now that he’s finally leading the league in scoring the haters are criticizing him for scoring and not playmaking
The problem with nicks argument is the reason he scores less than 29 and they lose is because he misses his shots, not that he takes less shots. So that argument is invalid
3 guys i never listen too. Skip Bayless, Ric Bucher, Rob Parker. These guys are know Lebron haters and will change any narrative to paint him in a bad light.
Couldn't have put this vid in my line at a better time cause embid is now In the lead to win the scoring title. Karma is hitting these guys hard this year love it.
At the expense of the team? It would make sense if he took too many shots to achieve that, but his field goal percentage is outstanding, so no, it's not a fair statement at all. The only thing is he plays too many minutes, and that's about it.
yeah of the expense of the Team, he saves energy on D to put up all this Points. how good is that scoring when your so gassed that almost every Defense Possession is a 4vs5 against you? besides when the leader play no D what do you think, what does that show to the rest of the team
LeBron inside is probably laughing, so many people taking this season more serious than LeBron. If he plays two games to keep his averages up to win the scoring title, SO WHAT. We forget that the fans are the real heroes and they pay to see players play. LeBron only owes the fans to show up and play if he's healthy. Yes, some of these narratives are self-created, and yes this season is terrible but what do you expect LeBron to do? Crawl up in a corner and cry? Wake up and realize this guy is an all-time great and no matter what he does, it won't be good enough. Just chill and watch the game, because all we can do is speculate, comment, and watch.
Who fast forwards when Rick start talking cuz I really don't even listen to him I skip past him just to hear broussard Nick and Wiles I do not understand why they put red buca on the show like let Jenna talk more like we don't need another co-host it's too many people on the show it should be just four people you don't need five people in one segment it just seems very crowded seems very messy I think everybody should say Rick fast forward everyday he's on one of these shows because he just talked nonsense he's just like a Dennis the menace Skip Bayless part 2
Yeah, Bron could make the best pass in the world but its mean's nothing when Westbrick and his other teammates is making a brickhouse after Brickhouse.
@@Spidervenom23 you need to go back to spider verse world w/o Russ that'd be last place who you think is the 2nd in points and rebounds all year! Casual fan. Do your homework, stop being a human parrot.
A team as old as the Flakers should be playing a slow-paced, methodical style offense. 3-6 and the Flakers out here tryna run like the 1990 Running Rebels
If that’s the case in 2016 he cared about his stats and look where that got him a title. Very flawed argument. It’s his team and nothing else. Poor roster construction.
@allen 3-6 is the Gm lol... as he has been since his 2nd mistake on the lake stint. But y’all suckas (literally) give him passes cuz of “poor roster construction” Y’all suckas (literally) are clowns
@@7srchoed I meant leading in scoring but terrible team record... like Harden, Beal, etc.. I believe only Jordan, Kareem and Shaq ever won the championship while being scoring leader
The fact of the matter is that LeBron looked around and said I am the best chance we have to put the ball 🏀 in the basket and that's how you win games, if I'm not mistaking...
@@JeVaughnFerguson he never trusted his teammates and never cared enough to elevate their level of play by empowering them to have the freedom to play within the system. Early on, like the first month, he did it with Monk and it was beneficial to Monk’s confidence. The person Lebron hurt the most however was Russ. Most are blaming Russ for his mediocre season but Lebron never put him in position to succeed. Lebron never allowed Russ freedom to run the offense, played no defense to help with transition points which is Russ’s specialty, and if you watched the games Lebron didn’t run the court but rather slowed down the game consistently to a half court offense which only he benefits him. Lebron went after that scoring title with at least 2 1/2 months left in the season. And look at his interactions with his teammates, you can tell very few of them rock with him bc internally they know he chose himself over team success to at least make the play-in.
The only other thing ill say is i think Giannis deserves scoring title as he seems to be the only one in that top 3 who isnt actually actively aiming for it, as per my other comment i dont think its bad lebron is nor is it to the detriment to his team (in fact i said his team needs it), but just the sheer fact Giannis is not trying to win it and is right there screams scoring title to me
Not sure Ric understands basketball, so I'll write out his next take for him: Reeves: why are you passing me the ball? Lebron: I'm making our team better so we can win a title Reeves: *brick Bucher: Lebron passed the ball cuz he doesn't have that killer instinct
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Atleast Skips arguments about LeBron have been CONSISTENT from the beginning and its ALWAYS *Relative* to the LeBron vs MJ debate and/or vs KD.. Ric arguments just be sounding like straight up hate and im not even LeBron fan..🤣
Idk if it’s fair to say skips arguments have been consistent but yea this guy is straight up engagement farming lmao
Ric has been consistent with his takes on LeBron for years. You are just a homer.
@@Citylifesteve he’s been consistently anti Lebron, yes. But his takes and his goal posts are not consistent.
@@leocool147 how have his takes on LeBron been inconsistent? Facts not hyperbole
Yo word
Ric though to himself, "skip made millions doing this why not me"
Let's start the LeBron hate
lebron deserves it tho
@@invalidusername201 Ric been hating since at least 09
@@invalidusername201 sure he does, clown
Y’all think it’s hate when he’s just be honest lmao
The lakers are like at least 16 games under .500 yet this is year LeBron wins the scoring title? That speaks volumes.
I happy the analytics show that the "Ric vs Nick" thing has us tuning in more.
So are we now saying LeBron has the power to have as many assists and points as he wants on any given night and power to choose when he wants to win, but he chooses not to because he wants a scoring title? Laughable
Right ! The mans not god
Like sure he probably puts up a couple extra buckets when he realizes they're gonna lose a game... but that's after they're down 25-30 😂 he has to score lol I don't get it
No, that’s not what he was saying.
He was saying Lebron could’ve possibly focused less on scoring and more on Defense and play making.
But the fact that no one even wants to address how bad he is on defense is crazy.
@@SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen he can't play defense all day at 37 when he's also the primary scorer. He has different priorities when there is nobody on the team that can go for 30 and AD is injured. He needs the energy to score because nobody else is doing it. That doesn't mean he's solely aiming for a scoring title that's crazy
@@SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen Why does it have to be Lebron? No one ever held Tatum, Luka, Trae, Jokic, Harden, Russ, KD to this expectation? Let alone, you're asking a guy playing for almost 2 decades and he spent literally over 4 seasons worth of games in the playoffs to this kind of standards. "Hey Bron, can you like be among the top 20 best defenders? While you're at it, don't forget to be among top 5 in assists. And finally, we still need at least 25 ppg, those 8 boards and minimal 35 mins a game" bruuuh
I’m sorry Ricks face the entire time Nick was going felt like “the company needs us to talk about this so ima stir Nick up”
Idk why they keep bringing this bozo back on 🤡
Skip Bias already has the role as biggest LeBron hater. They ain’t paying 2 of y’all that kind of money.
Right!!! Dude been audition for the role
So bad 🤣🤣🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Can anyone from this show tell us how many passes Bron made and his teammates misses the shot or turns the ball over???
I remember it was a game against the rockets 😭bron had like 3 no look passes and his team missed like 3 open layups
...or how many times LBJ passes and turns the ball over
they’re called “potential assists” and he averaged 12.4 per game, good for 21st in the league - in between d’angelo russell and bradley beal. for reference, westbrook averages 13.8.
@@Raja08thirty facts but still less than the times he passed out and his teammates miss or turn over
@@OGSVN checkmate! 👍
If Lebron didn’t play what would you all do. This is bs
Gonna miss him when he's gone
Yeah I gotta disagree with Ric's whole take. He's acting like LeBron is the only playmaker. The reason his playmaking drops in wins is because he scores 30 plus AND Russ is the one woth like 12 assist.
Well Russ can’t get assists or be a PG if he’s off ball all game so lebron should have went off ball and trusted his team but lebron wants to score and stat pad
@@qubestar8471 Yeah that's a lie bruh. Russ avgs 7 assist this year he's not doing that if LeBron hasn't been off ball.
@@qubestar8471 Russ would be so much better if he's like 7ft1 at 270 lbs. But he never worked on his game for the last decades. Giannis improved, Lonzo Ball improved, Ja improved, Jokic improved, Harden improved. Even Lebron improved comparing to his first 5 6 seasons
@@qubestar8471 how do you know that you a mind reader now, he played center almost half the season, how can you stat pad as center? Problem yaw keep stating same old tired false narrative that has no basis of fact & your not a mind reader, plus when you play the game you gonna make a stat almost on every play hes doing what made him great his whole career, & all players play for stats! What do you think they get paid for! Ya say stuff that's makes no sense & get offended when people correct you by stating the obvious.
@@jujutaco8487 he got 3 triple doubles for three seasons that had never been done in the history of the game! That's not improvement? This season was abt injuries (the had no constant center presence w/o it any team wud be bottom dwellers..commonsense, that's why teams had layup drills all year..duh! And you were expecting what?
From the first sentence I knew Ric’s take was gonna be bad. You’re telling me people actually think LeBron’s goal going into this year was to win a scoring title rather than get ring 5?? Please
Not at the beginning but once he realized the team is hot garbage hes focused on the scoring title. He will definitely play against okc and the suns and possibly warriors but not against the nuggets.
He never said that. He said he made a conserted effort at some time during the year when he realised the team was rubbish.
nice listening skills
People who don’t like LeBron will find a way to turn any positive he does into a negative - that’s what they are going to see regardless of what he does. He plays they call him a stat padder, he sits it’s load management. It is what it is
@@graymaybe8587 people that like Lebron will turn any negative into a positive. When he wins he does it by himself, when he loses his teammates let him down. When Lebron isn’t scoring much they say how valuable making da right pass is. When he’s scoring & losing now winning scoring titles suddenly matter to Lebron fans. Anything you say I can flip it around with the exact reserve you’re really saying nothing at all
Lebron is gonna sit out vs the suns..then play vs the warriors, pelicans, and nuggets to try and get the scoring title. It's clear as day
I think just the last 2, that's all he needs to qualify
Yea cause he wouldn’t be able to score against the Suns, he’s just not good enough 😂
@@bentaylor2235 he already has a 33 point game vs the suns buddy
Ric is a precursor of how years from now, biased anti-lebron members of the media community will rewrite this season of LeBron's career.
LeBum isn't even top 3
Bron gets blown by 85% of the media. Nobody needs to rewrite this season. The 2011 finals happened
LeBron is a diva and challenged the media at the beginning of the season dude. Stop acting like he's a victim when they come down on him. You're thinking with your feelings Lebronsexual.
@@Rosecain27 which he was heavily criticized fir by said media.
@@Rosecain27 look at this man running back a decade to find a way to critique LeBron. Give him a round of applause.
Ric bucher always shows up when it’s time to talk trash about lebron
yeah always hates whicver show he does
Good! Someone needs to tell it like it is.
His take is full of garbage
@@williedejesus4747 someone needs to hate *
@@williedejesus4747 he spoke no facts. Like how did he prove anything?
How could LBJ be a playmaker while Westbrook on the floor??
That wasnt the problem, LBJ had to play center remember! Because the had none, oh they had two useless centers on the bench & one injured all year! But it was Russ...yeeeea right! If you dont know the game please dont comment, you expose some real lack of basic basketball knowledge.
@@drk.i.a.2969 Yes he played a bit of the 5. That strategy was to try a put enough shooters on the court as possible because smart teams know that they can sag off Russ.
This dude gets under nicks skin and I find it hilarious 😂
And that's exactly why I'm a fan of Ric I love it!!!!!!
And he enjoys doing it🤣🤣🤣
nick going to have it where Ric can't appear on the show anymore
Right?
lol it’s cuz ric has been covering the nba since nick was in kindergarten and he knows the nba very well so nick can’t hit him with facts he already knows
Lebron is the only teammate that can score. The rest of the team are missing their shots, how is this hard to understand.
How you gonna come on live TV and say Bron came into any season not to win Championship?? But to win scoring title. Gosh!
did people already forget that the warriors team steph was carrying last year was TERRIBLE and he still averaged 32 with a winning record??
Dreymond > westbrook (for winning)
Wiggins > anyone else on LA roster
Jordan Poole > anyone else
You tripping
@@soraph-eljudaking4045ur dumb bro,who was saying this last year? They were trash last year and curry had to drop 40's and 50's to keep em afloat
Last year no 1 was picking draymon over westbrick
Winning records & 1st round exits means nothing I'm sure steph will tell you the same thing. Yaw type w/o thinking.
@@soraph-eljudaking4045 Bron had AD avg 24ppg and Westbrook avg 18ppg. And still missed playoffs 🤣
Facts:
This season When LeBron scores more the Lakers win more
When LeBron's scoring goes up his assists go up
Anthony Davis is supposed to be the best player on this team with LeBron as a supporter
You tried it...
Thats factually wrong if you look the averages. His scoring has gone up during the secound half of the season and the lakers have a worse record in the the secound half of the season.
@@thebinarygeekfx3117 but they only won when he scores over 29 points
@@tntcrewEJ they had a better record percentage wise when James was playing his natural game. Their winning percentage went down afters lebrons scoring went up in the secound half. You dont kniw what you are talking about
LeBron is the most selfless superstar ever...now Ric is calling him selfish. ridiculous
They just flip flop lol. They either bash Lebron or ride his meat. There is never a grey line with these analysts
If LeBron wins the scoring title they are going to use that against him. If LeBron loses the scoring title they will also use that against him😂😂😂. There’s literally nothing he can do.
thats what he gets for falsely proclaiming he's the goat and for being a diva
@@invalidusername201 No not at all. It’s really when he left Cleveland to go to Miami that is when the media hate / narratives started and will never stop.😂
@Rick GTC it actually is, but nice try casual, you really thought you had something there... only people mad at the miami move were cavs fans
@@invalidusername201 You can simply disagree man why do I have to be a casual 😂
@@invalidusername201 so we ll start creating illusions and false narratives to prove Lebron is not the GOAT? at least say some valid argument i could create one when i was 12 years old why cant u?
I love how ESPN basketball shows like this talk 95% of this season about an 11 seed. Like what is going on fr??
Ratings my guy. Anytime you talk about Lebron people tune in and ratings shoot up.
This is FS1. Not ESPN lil jake
Seeding don’t matter. It’s LeBron
You are 100% correct but I can tell you the only reason I clicked on this video was because they mentioned LeBron. I already knew before watching it that Rick was going to say something to mitigate LeBron's game, and Nick wright was going to say something praising his game.
Ric Bucher is such a hater lmao
Not a hater stating facts, you are actually the hater of the truth I see
@@eazymoneymane7789 he is saying his personal opinion, Ric has stated zero facts from the minute he started talking. He tries to argue like a 12 year old kid
@@ΚώσταςΠαππάς-φ7ζ nah sounds like you didn't listen to him, get out of your emotions about lebron, he don't play defense lead the league in turnovers since the start of the 2022 year
@@eazymoneymane7789 what fact did ric say lol
lebron scoring in garbage time with
the lakers behind 20 points in the 4th qtr
He's literally being lambasted for... putting forth effort. You can't make this up.
he did give up on them winning
@@joshuae4639 winning what exactly?
@@ΚώσταςΠαππάς-φ7ζ making the playoffs
I wish someone can just reply, “well that’s just stupid”
Well that's just stupid
Who on the Lakers is scoring if LeBron isn't? Russ who can't shoot? Or AD who doesn't play
He said Monk and Melo
Check the season stats, do your own homework. Duh!
How do you win a scoring title only playing 50 out of 82 games and other players has scored more total points
Assists may also be going up in the games they won because the role players were hitting their shots that night.
Think about it... If you drive the lane and kick out to a wide open Russell Westbrook who throws up an airball, you made the right basketball play, but you didn't get your assists that night.
The next night, he's on, hits those shots, your assist numbers are higher, and SOMEHOW, that's your fault??? Make it make sense! 🤷🏽
He brought the Lakers a championship..
How quickly they forget
Nick cooked him and all you other haters who think like him with the facts
What facts he backed everything up with he believes
@@NoSpinster0909 ric had zero facts lol
3-6 nutrider
scoring and not playing defense
the criticism on LeBron has gotten out of hand...so now the Lakers are losing because of LeBron?
Hmmm...Antoine walker seems to be the most sensible guest analyst on this show, but Ric's Skip-Bayless-like takes against Nick does have a tendency to draw audience!
Nick killed em
based on what?
Ric went hard
ric with all facts
A very smart take bru!!!
He'll comeback for the Thunder game and they will keep passing him the ball in the last game against the Nuggets. That's the 2 games he needs to qualify
So
@@asanteL He's missed all the difficult games to win the scoring title, what kind of leader is that?
@@ScottFree-GB NO HE DIDN'T, STOP LOOKING FOR REASONS, WHAT TEAM IS DIFFICULT FOR LEBRON TO SCORE AGAINST?
@@asanteL LeBron can score against any team but to maintain an average better than Embiid, no chance he was playing against the Suns but you better believe he will for the Thunder when he drops over 50
@@ScottFree-GB STOP IT
who else was gonna score on the Lakers?
Curry didn’t realize that him averaging 32 points per game and winning the scoring-title wasn’t working for his team either then, right? They didn’t make the playoffs last year and he continued scoring at a high rate, enough to lead the league in scoring. Michael Jordan won 2 of his 10 scoring-titles during seasons where his team had a negative record and got bounced from the playoffs. In 1986, they were 30-52. In 1987, they were 40-42; but none of that stopped him from getting his points! Why aren’t you people condemning either of them? Maybe because the Anti-LeBron Camp is a bunch of hypocritical losers. 😂
This is the best take I have heard or read including Nick’s
Bro Lebron can do no right, if he scores he’s “selfish & chasing a scoring title” if he doesn’t score he’s a bum who doesn’t have the “killer gene” never in my life I seen a athlete who was this hated. And don’t even think about saying anything positive about him or your a Bronsexual. Everybody needs to say stuff like “Lebum” “Lechoke” “Le4-6” 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
Ironically, now he’s out vs Phoenix lol. He’s gonna have to sit the rest of the season now because if he comes back for OKC, it’s gonna prove Ric’s point
U would have a point if he didn't already play Phoenix and dropped 30 smh. He's averaging 30 against Phoenix this season 🤣. There's also more games besides OKC left. Golden State and Denver both playoff teams left on the schedule. You're welcome
@@SportsOnTheSide1 I’m a Lakers fan so thanks for telling me information for starters, I already knew lmao. Two, yeah he dropped 30 a night vs Phoenix but he did a lot of that damage in garbage time because probably unlike u, I actually watch the games lmao.
@@gregorydunston2952 and u just made my point. If he can get 30 he not skipping a game because he can't get 30 lmao. Regardless of how he gets it because it will likely be garbage time I'm tonight's game. Couldn't be his ankle or his knee ate age 37 tho? Lmao foh
@@SportsOnTheSide1 but yet, he was fine enough to play against NO tho lmao Foh 😂😂😂😂
@@gregorydunston2952 so we've abandoned your take on him ducking because he can't score 30 already huh lol
Nick is not okay. He's not stable.
Bucher is out to lunch man. He’s always sooo biased against Lebron. Obviously Lebron needed to score a ton for them to have a chance. Not hard to notice. He’s a terrible analyst. He doesn’t deserve to share the screen with Nick and Broussard.
Ric Bucher salty old man
Nick definitely despises Rick lol
the lakers are losing because they play no defense
Yeah, it’s great lol.
Putting points on the board efficiently doesn’t make your team better? How tf do you think they determine who wins the game? Lol
Nick clearly can’t be objective his lebron takes and anti mj takes are ridiculous that has no actual evidence
What’s going on inside Ric’s brain 🧠
I love how Nick squirms and stutters, trying to defend Lebron against Ric haha
Who let Rick in there🤣😂
This ric dude should never be allowed on the show or any sports show ever again 🤦🏾♂️ 🤡
Russell Westbrook got roasted for being a Stat stuffer, but it's okay for LeBron James.
Did First Take bring Ric on to make Nick's Lebron takes look reasonable? Saying Lebron had a negative impact on the game because his +/- is negative is crazy. Does Rick think NBA basketball is played 1 on 1. The reason advanced metrics exist is to control for the other 4 teammates on the court with a player. Maybe if Lebron had a negative Box +/- his argument would hold but Lebron is in the top 10 for Box +/- in the league.
People really want lebron to play offense and play high defense at this age in year 19 don’t matter how good bron is he not 20 yrs old no more he can’t do both anymore his teammates need to step tf up
Last time bron played elite defense was back in 2013 and ever since he hasnt really played defense
@@okocha8113 thats what happenes when you get robbed of dpoys, so now he plays defense in playoffs only and is one of the best it
@@youraverage90sguys7 play defense only in the playoffs? 😂 What a great mindset🤦♀️😂😂
@@okocha8113 thats all that matters anyways, ESPECIALLY when your defense isnt being recognized and awarded properly
@@okocha8113 2015 2016 2017 1019 he was playing defense go look at his defense stats those years
Ric is right he speaking all facts.
I can’t believe after years of criticizing Lebron for being a playmaker and not scoring now that he’s finally leading the league in scoring the haters are criticizing him for scoring and not playmaking
LeBron leads the league in scoring...he needs to pass. LeBron passes. He needs to score.
Embiid leads the league in scoring actually
Ric Bucher is 1000% correct
So they want Lebron in year 19 to do more then Steph and KD do in their prime
Funny part is steph and Kd bout to hit the back end of that they not in them 20's any more LOL.
But 3-6’s the goat, right?
i haven’t figured out if Ric is more of a Lebron hater or a Nick troll
RICK V NICK WE NEED IT
Nick is to biased to even debate Lebron topics..
Ric makes you appreciate Skip Bayless
That'll never happen!
The problem with nicks argument is the reason he scores less than 29 and they lose is because he misses his shots, not that he takes less shots. So that argument is invalid
Facts
Ric Bucher should not be allowed back on the show with this ridiculous argument. No one on the panel would agree with this.
Skip Bayless 2.0 says LeBron betrayed the Lakers, smh
Ric is like baby Skip
Lotta folks who can't handle an ounce of critical LeBron talk after Nick's been feeding them fraudulent LeBron GOAT arguments for years.
Rick is the Truth
The Lakers are the 11th best team in the West...enough said.
Anyone else feel like slapping Ric's mug face with that smirk on it? 😳🙄🤣
No not really. I want to shake his hand for shitting on LeChina James. Great job Rick 👌
nick allways looks baked 😂😂
3 guys i never listen too. Skip Bayless, Ric Bucher, Rob Parker. These guys are know Lebron haters and will change any narrative to paint him in a bad light.
Couldn't have put this vid in my line at a better time cause embid is now In the lead to win the scoring title. Karma is hitting these guys hard this year love it.
Keep the Lebron hate coming Ric!!! I love it. He needs to be held accountable.
Joel Embiid says hello lmmfao
At the expense of the team? It would make sense if he took too many shots to achieve that, but his field goal percentage is outstanding, so no, it's not a fair statement at all. The only thing is he plays too many minutes, and that's about it.
yeah of the expense of the Team, he saves energy on D to put up all this Points. how good is that scoring when your so gassed that almost every Defense Possession is a 4vs5 against you? besides when the leader play no D what do you think, what does that show to the rest of the team
Ric is spot on, guess when you a casual you think it’s not his fault lol
LeBron inside is probably laughing, so many people taking this season more serious than LeBron. If he plays two games to keep his averages up to win the scoring title, SO WHAT. We forget that the fans are the real heroes and they pay to see players play. LeBron only owes the fans to show up and play if he's healthy. Yes, some of these narratives are self-created, and yes this season is terrible but what do you expect LeBron to do? Crawl up in a corner and cry? Wake up and realize this guy is an all-time great and no matter what he does, it won't be good enough. Just chill and watch the game, because all we can do is speculate, comment, and watch.
Who fast forwards when Rick start talking cuz I really don't even listen to him I skip past him just to hear broussard Nick and Wiles I do not understand why they put red buca on the show like let Jenna talk more like we don't need another co-host it's too many people on the show it should be just four people you don't need five people in one segment it just seems very crowded seems very messy I think everybody should say Rick fast forward everyday he's on one of these shows because he just talked nonsense he's just like a Dennis the menace Skip Bayless part 2
Isn’t assist a category where the other players have to make the basket ??? I’m confused on ricks argument
Yeah, Bron could make the best pass in the world but its mean's nothing when Westbrick and his other teammates is making a brickhouse after Brickhouse.
@@Spidervenom23 you need to go back to spider verse world w/o Russ that'd be last place who you think is the 2nd in points and rebounds all year! Casual fan. Do your homework, stop being a human parrot.
A team as old as the Flakers should be playing a slow-paced, methodical style offense. 3-6 and the Flakers out here tryna run like the 1990 Running Rebels
LeBron is the reason for the team's struggles. He's more worried about personal success rather than team success
If that’s the case in 2016 he cared about his stats and look where that got him a title. Very flawed argument. It’s his team and nothing else. Poor roster construction.
@@allen5323 a roster he approved
@allen 3-6 is the Gm lol... as he has been since his 2nd mistake on the lake stint. But y’all suckas (literally) give him passes cuz of “poor roster construction”
Y’all suckas (literally) are clowns
So basically he's James Harden in Houston 🤷♂️
james has never missed the playoffs lol, closer to brad beal.
You mean a future hall of fame player
@@7srchoed I meant leading in scoring but terrible team record... like Harden, Beal, etc.. I believe only Jordan, Kareem and Shaq ever won the championship while being scoring leader
@@darrellhardy90 Kareem didnt
@@ΚώσταςΠαππάς-φ7ζ yes Kareem did in 1971 with the Bucks
Lol Slick Rick coming for Lebron 🤣
Saying the Lakers season is lackluster is like saying the titanic was a minor boating accident.
Ric Is A Terrible Analyst. He Contradicts Hisself All Segment
The fact of the matter is that LeBron looked around and said I am the best chance we have to put the ball 🏀 in the basket and that's how you win games, if I'm not mistaking...
People’s say Lebron isn’t a scorer.. Lebron says watch this I’ll win the scoring title, AT 37!
💯. Pure facts by Ric. Been saying this all year
Who was gonna do the scoring instead?
@@JeVaughnFerguson he never trusted his teammates and never cared enough to elevate their level of play by empowering them to have the freedom to play within the system. Early on, like the first month, he did it with Monk and it was beneficial to Monk’s confidence. The person Lebron hurt the most however was Russ. Most are blaming Russ for his mediocre season but Lebron never put him in position to succeed. Lebron never allowed Russ freedom to run the offense, played no defense to help with transition points which is Russ’s specialty, and if you watched the games Lebron didn’t run the court but rather slowed down the game consistently to a half court offense which only he benefits him. Lebron went after that scoring title with at least 2 1/2 months left in the season. And look at his interactions with his teammates, you can tell very few of them rock with him bc internally they know he chose himself over team success to at least make the play-in.
The only other thing ill say is i think Giannis deserves scoring title as he seems to be the only one in that top 3 who isnt actually actively aiming for it, as per my other comment i dont think its bad lebron is nor is it to the detriment to his team (in fact i said his team needs it), but just the sheer fact Giannis is not trying to win it and is right there screams scoring title to me
Either you have the numbers or you dont! MVP Maybe But scoring is what' it is at the end of the day. You dont know that?
@Dr K.I.A. kind of why I gave an explanation rather than saying it should be his but nah cool
Not sure Ric understands basketball, so I'll write out his next take for him:
Reeves: why are you passing me the ball?
Lebron: I'm making our team better so we can win a title
Reeves: *brick
Bucher: Lebron passed the ball cuz he doesn't have that killer instinct
No, he is lazy on defense. Arms out stretched pleading to the refs. I've been fouled. Besides Havlicek has 8 rings. Come on!!😂
Lebron we kept that same energy
If he had focused on defense and play making and they were still bad. All you would hear is he needs to score more
I think Nick genuine hates Ric lol
Never thought ric would get slaughtered by nick wright
10:10. Agreed. If Bron played for the scoring title with the Lakers being knocked out of the playoffs, it would’ve been a selfish decision.
The assists would go up when dudes make shots.
Lebron is obviously prioritizing winning the scoring title over trying to make the playoffs