Yea this young generation is the most delusional and disrespectful and softest generation ever, they will listen to this and have some dumb ass rebuttal.
KG went in on him, but he's not lying. I saw as teenager when KG first hit the scene, there was no dribbling the air out for a three point shot or missing games because a sore pinky toe. Real talk.
@@jaesall3519 He meant one PARENT i.e. no dad And that IS part of the problem; thats why they never learned to RESPECT others accomplishments for example
Its a breathe of fresh air hearing KG going hard about this conversation. I understand things change but to disrespect eras is foul for ant man to say that.
It’s a BREATH (not BREATHE) of fresh air. This generation is not a breath of fresh air. Two different words/meanings/parts of speech/pronunciations entirely. Educate yourself. Zero excuses. Edwards is reflective of the Idiocracy, as are most of these comments and their grammar, much less their lack of 🏀 knowledge.
Young fellas who watching this.. MIDRANGE is where the eyes will see you at. KG dropping knowledge on details you can add to your game and make you unstoppable
People don't like mid range these days because it's not efficient, but as a pure basketball skill, it really is a dying art. Just because it isn't efficient, doesn't mean it's not skilled. That's the difference that people who have only seen the modern game don't understand. Post game is another dying art. Not just big men, but guards too.
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What is he talking about? What does "men leading men" even mean? Everyone in the NBA is a man. If the league, teams, and players figure out that excessive and unnecessary locker room politics aren't beneficial to their success, of course, they’ll cut that out. It’s called evolution; it has nothing to do with how manly anyone is. At the end of the day, it’s all about skill and talent. It doesn’t matter how much of a "real nigga" you are; you still have to prove it on the court. Plenty of players have mid-range and post games-what is he talking about? Even Ant has a mid-range game. When it comes to physicality, you can only be physical within the rules of the game. So if there are more rules, players have to keep that in mind and use strategy to avoid fouling out. This isn’t American football. The league eventually realized that it’s not fun to watch a bunch of people just pushing each other; it’s more entertaining to let their skills speak for themselves. I like the evolution of the NBA and where it is now because, as both a defensive and offensive player, you have to have answers for players like Curry, Jokic, LeBron, Luka, Shai, and Giannis. And your answer can’t just be a hand check. You still have to keep up with Curry’s range and movement, Jokic’s passing and efficiency, LeBron’s speed and clutch plays, and with Luka, you’re probably going to foul because he has a counter move to everything.
@@CKT100 Bro … that’s KG .. Superstar. You can write ten mo paragraphs and still don’t know what the hell you’re talking about… unless of course you was in the League.
KG speaking pure facts! That's why the Olympics looked so competitive because defense was allowed. The 2nd half of the season when the league told the refs to hold their whistles players didn't know what to do
7:31 Except for this. He's saying this to make himself and players who fit this sound hard. But two of the greatest hardest mf killers ever MJ & Kobe... didn't come from the ghetto, and grew up with two parents.
How didn’t the players know what to do? I remember Jalen Brunson was frying folks in the second half of the season, Luka was dominant, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Shai, list goes on. Who didn’t know what to do????
The Olympics was competitive because the players are better and systems more advanced. They play defense in the league, they just have the rules set for freedom of movement to allow entertainment (because the offensive skill level is so high)
The All star games used to be almost as competitive as the regular games, because there was so much on the line in terms of who's better than who. It was a matter of competitiveness, pride, honor and dignity. Ant only had to watch the ASGs from that era; it told you everything you need to know about that era. It was a whole different toughness and mindset. 💪💪🔥🔥
Dude, this talk about "the athletes are bigger, faster, stronger now". This is pure nonsense. Why then, has the world record high jump stood since 1993? Why has the world record long jump stood since 1991? Those are guys who developed in the LATE 70s AND 80s. Why is the 100m WR held by a dude who peaked in the mid 00s? Who developed in the late 80s and 90s? Why is it that outside of Bolt, the worlds fastest 100m times have been in the 9.7 to 9.8 range since the 1980s? Naaa man, athleticism peaked in the 80s when professionalism entered ALL sports. Most world records today, are a result of straight up undetected doping, OR, innovations in shoes, (carbon fiber shoe soles that are SPRING LOADED) or tracks that are just faster with faster materials. OR, when someone generational comes along who is literally built different. For everyone else? Shit has plateau'd since the late 80s and early 90s.
@@mercb3astyou talking about another sport that they work SPECIFICALLY on just one thing. Basketball as a whole is totally different ball park. Let me ask you this. How many point guards in the 90s was doing in game dunks??!?
I love ants game, but fuck I’m starting to lose respect for some of these younger guys. If Ant wants to be the face of the league he needs to start speaking more elegantly. Everything he says is gonna be under a microscope going forward. No matter the era, you gotta pay respect to the greats and all the players that came before you. Thats what made MJ so great to hear was because there was always a level of respect he had for everyone that came before him.
Yo I hate when people try to justify GenZ ignorance “because they’re young”. Every other generation studied the greats that came before them except GenZ. It’s the same thing with the young artists/musicians. Just say you’re not a student of the game bro.
Took the words right out of my mouth. They have absolutely no respect and pay no homage. We gave y’all this hoop shit, this style, this hiphop, this culture, and all they do is shit on the OG’s. We weren’t like that with our fathers and uncles or elders in general. I personally can’t stand these lil mfs!
Genz has access to Google, chatgpt and RUclips and yet they still think the 90s had plumbers in the league. Like everything they say can be fact checked in two seconds on Google, but they are still too lazy to do that. Like do people understand that the Harlem globe trotters were playing in the 60s and doing everything you see now in the current nba? The league had very strict rules on dribbling back then, but it wasn't like people couldn't do fancy crossovers 😂
This era of player is the most disrespectful in NBA history. Growing up, the Bird/Magic era, MJ era, Kobe era... they all got on their hands and knees to show their predecessors the respect and accolades they deserved. They had genuine love for the ones that played before them. No way any of today's players could hang for a full game let alone an entire series against the Bad Boys of Detroit, to say the least.
They're loudmouths without any single hardware to show for it. maybe they're getting more 💵💵 is why they're acting 💩💩💩💩 but not realizing they're sitting too far down from the the goat chairs. What a shame😰
@@selig7nah, 80’s 90’s 2000’s gives high respect to each other. The next gen after that is on the decline, well it’s no wonder coz their GOAT is a FRAUD. 😂😂😂
@@selig7Just look at the video of Jordan being asked if he was the greatest… and Jordan telling them not to disrespect the era that came before him. That video is still on RUclips. It’s just this era bro, just face it. The dumbest era there ever was. In everything.. TV, Movies, Music and Sports. Dumb and disrespectful.
KG broke that shit down like a 12 Gauge Shotgun!!! The NBA today is like Pop rap today. Nobody is original. Damn near 90% of the players just shoot 3 pointers all day. I admire Joel Embiid game. He got an inside and outside offensive set.
What hurts more is that KG been going hard for ANT. Especially since they’re both T Wolves. He always supported him. So it’s the perfect person to deliver the message. And KAT even got a chance to play with KG so that message WILL echo to the locker.
The way the media is “teaching” the history of the game is a tragedy that’s what happens when all they talk about is MJ & Bron everyday now all of a sudden a whole era didn’t have skill
You’re 100% right !!! I’m 35 from Brooklyn and when I was 16 I saw Kevin Garnett in the hood playing in argyle Rd which is a gym in the basement 1 way out 1way in nowadays that’s a hazard
@@merc4644 Yeah they're trying to compensate for their own short-comings by trashing others That racist clown JJ redickkk kicked it off with that b.s. he said about "janitors and plumbers"; he's self conscious about his own inadequacies as a player
How you think the new era feel when the old era say “the league has gotten too soft, they rest too much.” That’s disrespect in itself like they not putting in as much work or more as the previous eras
Great words KG. Shit like this is why despite what some of these PGs do today, Allen Iverson will always be my fave. Playing the way he did for his size in that era was crazy and a thing of beauty to watch
Man Ticket said "I'm from the Park", that's real shit, these dudes not outside and to real about it, every Park he name witnesses can say yeah they was out there
KG prides himself on being a teacher and a leader. So you know this was something that really grinded his gears. Thing is today's players, and today's generation in general have no respect for the generation before them. It's weird. I think millennials and younger don't respect the older folks the way older generations did. I say this as a millennial myself. I see my peers with 0 respect for the people paving the way for us. Yeah, they weren't perfect. But they did their best. Learn from them. To say they had no skill is beyond disrespectful. These players today don't even have post moves. Lol. Talking about no skill.
@@1destinyslegacy What are you talking about. You see Jokic, Doncic, SGA and the age they were when they made All NBA first team for the first time? Have you seen this kid Wemby? Sure, the refs call the game different and players take advantage of that but can you give me any example on why you believe players back in the day were more complete? I'm 41 by the way so I've seen a lot of 90s and 00s basketball
@@AfroTsu Blame the eras best player. Other players always take the cue from the leagues alpha. Back then it was MJ, he was hyper competitive, and the league was the same. Today, Bron don't do whole seasons, don't do dunk contests, don't do the hard way to the top, gotta get teammates on other squads. Bron is the most uncompetitve great in nba history, and his era reflects it. He don't care, so they don't care.
@@Hive5ive Jordan retired twice and didn’t stay and do who every year like bron did anyway he don’t got the mins bron logged in and he didn’t have to do the dunk contest he’s not a dunk contest dunker Jordan did basic dunks and won.
@@AfroTsu completely missed the point. Bron doesn't compete. Period. If he doesn't have the advantage, he checks out mentally. Jordan retired twice after delivering 3peats each time. Bron plays 60 games a year then takes breaks for the playoffs. MJ played 82 games 8 times. If you're not a baller what KG said will go completely over your head. It's an attitude and approach to the game thing.
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Right on KG - Load management would never fly in those locker rooms. Kevin McHale played the entire playoff with a broken foot and averaged 20 and 10. These kids don't know what real defense is, that is why they struggle with FIBA rules. Can you imagine what MJ would average if you could not touch him ???
I really dislike how the internet really tried to make it seem like KG was super bitter but he really showing AE tough love, and dare I say this was lowkey an invitation to a new conversation
"I didn't watched it... so I can't speak on it" then immediately said "I don't think anybody had skill back then." 🤬 Ant disqualified himself from the conversation before he even stated his opinion...
Antman Says: “those old guys didn’t have any skill” - that’s blasphemy. Old guys say: “these young guys are soft and have low basketball IQ” - that’s fair criticism
Facts this one was necessary for these kids to hear. So sick of the disrespect. Talking about guys weren’t skilled … man please😂 these kids now would get their food eaten.
Facts these youngings be sounding so ignorant like basketball just got good today when in reality the 80s and 90s brought the game to new heights and set the blueprint . The game is now less competitive and watered down. Thanks KG and Paul and Magic. They talk too fast without any real achievements
“He must have been talking about the 60s”😂 yo the 90s slapped across the board. Everything was different, movies, music, ball. The 90s was a whole other vibe.
I don’t like this statement because every generation would say they had the best. People that grew up in the 60s and 70s would say they didn’t like the 80s and 90s
KG skill level was off the charts.., you can look videos of him playing 1 on 1 against others when practicing in USA team drills, and no one could beat him.., but the physicality of the game in the time he played did not allowed him to use all he had, even though he still was one of the best PF all time, he would've been able to do so much more in this era cause he could've use all the skills he had.
Cuz is older fans, I been watching the league since I was 12 in ‘93, miss how the nba used to be. It’s a shell of its former self in so many ways. Dudes making more money than ever but don’t have half the heart of players before them
yeah some did, but they had ton of muscle dudes who just was there to foul you and rebound and some short white dudes who wouldnt be able to play today. the top guys in nba in 80s and 90s was ofc very skilled but ant do have a little point
Y'all sound as dumb as Ant lol...man cats played into the way the league was...Mahorn was a defensive guy skill, Mason coukd pass, post, and rebound, Oakley mid range shooter for a PF and could rebound, Laimbeer could shoot the 3 and play low post D...just a few guys that played hard nosed guys that had a skill...y'all equate skill to strictly offense or having a bag...the game was different so guys didn't try some of things guys can do now...Ant has no point
This almost made me cry. The game is played way different today. I personally think it went sideways. This may be the best take I've heard on this argument.
@@malcolmhoover1654 lol now time for the 60s player to rise up again - the oscar robertsons, jerry west, bill russell ,walt bellamy, elgin baylor, bob cousy.
There’s a reason why Paul’s called “ the truth “ and why KG took his shades off spilling facts. The game changes just like technology does. Doesn’t mean the new stuff is necessarily better than the old stuff. It’s just refined and makes it safer to use. Everyone learns from someone. That’s how you become great!!!
Reallllllllllllllllllllllllll talk!!!!! I remember as a teenager going to the playground and the old heads holding the court for games…. Us youngins had to develop skill and fundamentals to compete and get them off. How often do you seen teenagers running with 20-30-40 year olds playing pickup. I learned so much playing against the old heads.
I was so happy Paul pointed out just how great of a player KG was. He was one of the first 7 footers with a silky smooth jumper and because of his build he was still able to run the court for someone his size. KG got screwed over by his own team early that robbed him of playing on a good time for a lot of years , by the time he got to Boston he was got past his prime but still a top player playing. Please go watch a KG highlight reel if you haven't seen him play , he could have easily played in any era .
@@9etherb87 glen rice , Stevie smith, mookie blaylock, grant hill, Tracy mac , Vince carter, Kobe, every Johnson, Kevin jhonson , Derek coleman, Kevin willies
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@@fairviewgreensmadethis isn’t the most skilled era at all. I have forgotten more ball then you will ever know. Sit this one out junior. You don’t have a clue. This era doesn’t play defense at all. Hardly anybody has a midrange game and like they pointed out on this video nobody knows how to post up at all. None of the bigs can post up for shit.
HEY HEY HEY HEY! It was my not my Giannis the hardest working young buck who can play in any era, Physically I think he could play in any era whether he's skilled enough to play well thats different lol.
@@aykazielenokk4022 🤣 honestly I forgot it was Gianni’s he’s one of my favorite player rn too. I just remembered hearing someone miss a game over a bad toe nail 🤣
Man, this video real asf, comin from real dudes that were really out in the field during the 90’s!!!!……Lil Ant gotta understand, the passion was different bro, the rules were different as well in the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s….Athletes were just gettin out the hoods and becoming rich, so the hunger was there (not rich kids or camps to train you for 15yrs. before you get to the league l)……So to say “no skill” is a slap in the face to real dudes and trendsetters……On the comedy side, KG saying….”UH, I FORGOT……..”……and…..”MY TOENAIL OFF……”……(9:08 & 6:20)……Funny as hell!….😂😂😂😂😂😂
Watching Shaq , Duncan , Mutombo, RODMAN literally dominate the paint to the point you had no choice but to shoot the ball in the 90's. Kids these days have no idea what they are watching. They hype over Bronny James 😂😂😂
The amount of 2 way players and balance of high skilled players in every position just isn't the same. Todays game might have more physically gifted players but the past era's of the NBA had more well rounded skilled players. Like KG said there is a lack of back to the basket skill, mid range skill, footwork, ability to play with limited dribbling, etc.
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KG tries not to get like that but we love when he does lol
Bro didn't tell one lie
Told a few actually
@@almightymike9484GOOFY . Take a BOW
@@ljoseph6114 wipe ya mouth first you some white stuff on ya face
@@almightymike9484kg same guy said y'all master LBJ is on steroids now he double down
Told many lies, he said no one now has a mid range or post and then he said no one can play back then. All 🧢
this generation of players and young fans needed to hear this badly.
they still not gonna hear it ahahaha them kids are brainwashed bro
Yea this young generation is the most delusional and disrespectful and softest generation ever, they will listen to this and have some dumb ass rebuttal.
we done with the 90s
Luckily, as a 22 year old, I'm not like most people my age. I'm so glad I know what ball was like back in the day. What Ant said was fucking stupid.
We got evolution in every sport but the nba is the only sport who stayed in the 80's 🤣🤣 delusional
KG sitting in complete silence is both ominous & funny as hell.. bro was loading up you could see it the whole time 😂
😂😂😂😂pisssseddd💯💯
😂😂😂😂
Kg wasn't letting that comment slide
Yep, I was thinking hommie about to launch 😂
KG went in on him, but he's not lying. I saw as teenager when KG first hit the scene, there was no dribbling the air out for a three point shot or missing games because a sore pinky toe. Real talk.
Boy i have never smiled this much in my life Kg was preaching.
Facts
Dwade broke Kobe’s nose in the all star game. And Kobe said he liked it. There was a different mindset back then
Got him back next meeting also. Smh they don't make them like before. Mentality not the same.
Not liked it. LOVED it
So you took one player was known as obsessive to make your point????
Today's all-star game is a f****** joke compared to those games with Kob and Wade.
@@akaspon1 All the players were more competitive back then. That’s why the All Star game was so much better. Now it’s unwatchable
I knew KG was dead serious when he took off the shades lol
He was like hold on let me let the clip go
Didnt Tell No Lies…😎
he said half of these guy came from one mom lol lol
@@jaesall3519 He meant one PARENT i.e. no dad
And that IS part of the problem; thats why they never learned to RESPECT others accomplishments for example
"Nah my toenail broke!" 😔
Its a breathe of fresh air hearing KG going hard about this conversation. I understand things change but to disrespect eras is foul for ant man to say that.
The ol' heads disrespect the new generation more than anyone, and I'm an O.G.
@@terrylynch555right 🤣😂
100% agree
@@terrylynch555nah some but most don’t
It’s a BREATH (not BREATHE) of fresh air. This generation is not a breath of fresh air. Two different words/meanings/parts of speech/pronunciations entirely. Educate yourself. Zero excuses. Edwards is reflective of the Idiocracy, as are most of these comments and their grammar, much less their lack of 🏀 knowledge.
Young fellas who watching this.. MIDRANGE is where the eyes will see you at. KG dropping knowledge on details you can add to your game and make you unstoppable
Just an example - Rui Hachimura had a mini mid-range, it wasn't great but was decent, and they kinda told him not to use it when he got to the Lakers.
People don't like mid range these days because it's not efficient, but as a pure basketball skill, it really is a dying art. Just because it isn't efficient, doesn't mean it's not skilled. That's the difference that people who have only seen the modern game don't understand. Post game is another dying art. Not just big men, but guards too.
@@mlo009 lol you wasn’t watching fully but i do hear you.
@@lakersouthpaw it’s only not efficient if you don’t give it time. That shot will always be a HIGH VALUE and something a coach can use for later
"Dribbling the air out the ball!" Hahaha, I love KG
So true as Charles Barkley would say about the modern league Dribble Dribble Dribble Dribble Dribble
Harden
@@SugarCookie03he also used to say live by the three die by the three. Only GS lives by it.
Or as Coach Doc Rivers use to tell the Celtics "stop dancing with the ball".
That’s an old term where do you live 😂😂😂😂
I knew KG was gonna lean in on this one. He did not disappoint me. Thanks KG! You to The Truth!
Facts!
😂😂😂😂
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You got me on the first name bro 🙏🏾💯 top Tier list …
Let them no homie majority Hall of Famers in that list.
R.I.P. Drazen
It was a joy to see his joy of being able to hang in the league.
That hurt to hear about what happened to him.
@@gregorylagrangeDrazen Petrovic was lights out on the Nets.
Dam know one talks about mookie ! Mookie was something special
Smartest shit PP ever said having more skill doesn’t make you a BETTER PLAYER
Yea because none of these niggas better than Shaq.
His creativity point was excellent as well
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KG taking off his glasses before going off 😂😂😂. Talk to em’ 2:31
I was like here we go. Nostril 👃 flaring lol 😂
Yup! ya know sh*ts gonna fly.
He was waiting patiently too😂😂 he could barely contain himself 😂😂😂
God was dropping knowledge
Aye KG was impatiently awaiting to get that shit off his chest. He ain’t even let the truth talk like that lol
He really held back tbh. He respected him enough to not really turn up.
What is he talking about? What does "men leading men" even mean? Everyone in the NBA is a man. If the league, teams, and players figure out that excessive and unnecessary locker room politics aren't beneficial to their success, of course, they’ll cut that out. It’s called evolution; it has nothing to do with how manly anyone is. At the end of the day, it’s all about skill and talent. It doesn’t matter how much of a "real nigga" you are; you still have to prove it on the court.
Plenty of players have mid-range and post games-what is he talking about? Even Ant has a mid-range game. When it comes to physicality, you can only be physical within the rules of the game. So if there are more rules, players have to keep that in mind and use strategy to avoid fouling out. This isn’t American football. The league eventually realized that it’s not fun to watch a bunch of people just pushing each other; it’s more entertaining to let their skills speak for themselves.
I like the evolution of the NBA and where it is now because, as both a defensive and offensive player, you have to have answers for players like Curry, Jokic, LeBron, Luka, Shai, and Giannis. And your answer can’t just be a hand check. You still have to keep up with Curry’s range and movement, Jokic’s passing and efficiency, LeBron’s speed and clutch plays, and with Luka, you’re probably going to foul because he has a counter move to everything.
@@CKT100 Bro … that’s KG .. Superstar. You can write ten mo paragraphs and still don’t know what the hell you’re talking about… unless of course you was in the League.
@@CKT100kids today don’t even know the difference between men and women. Confused about which toilet to go to.
@@CKT100 bro just because you’re a man age wise doesn’t make you a man
Knowing KG, he most likely unleashed flames after the camera turned off
KG speaking pure facts! That's why the Olympics looked so competitive because defense was allowed. The 2nd half of the season when the league told the refs to hold their whistles players didn't know what to do
Except The goat bron he got better in the 2nd half ;)
7:31 Except for this. He's saying this to make himself and players who fit this sound hard. But two of the greatest hardest mf killers ever MJ & Kobe... didn't come from the ghetto, and grew up with two parents.
It’s gonna get worse. 2024 was the last year the USA gonna get it.
How didn’t the players know what to do? I remember Jalen Brunson was frying folks in the second half of the season, Luka was dominant, Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Shai, list goes on. Who didn’t know what to do????
The Olympics was competitive because the players are better and systems more advanced. They play defense in the league, they just have the rules set for freedom of movement to allow entertainment (because the offensive skill level is so high)
The All star games used to be almost as competitive as the regular games, because there was so much on the line in terms of who's better than who. It was a matter of competitiveness, pride, honor and dignity. Ant only had to watch the ASGs from that era; it told you everything you need to know about that era. It was a whole different toughness and mindset. 💪💪🔥🔥
KG is sitting there reminiscing about Vince Carter literally, JUMPING over a 7 footer in a real game....and they have to talk about athleticism? 😂😂😂
I wonder how often u say "literally"
literally
Dude, this talk about "the athletes are bigger, faster, stronger now". This is pure nonsense. Why then, has the world record high jump stood since 1993? Why has the world record long jump stood since 1991? Those are guys who developed in the LATE 70s AND 80s. Why is the 100m WR held by a dude who peaked in the mid 00s? Who developed in the late 80s and 90s? Why is it that outside of Bolt, the worlds fastest 100m times have been in the 9.7 to 9.8 range since the 1980s?
Naaa man, athleticism peaked in the 80s when professionalism entered ALL sports. Most world records today, are a result of straight up undetected doping, OR, innovations in shoes, (carbon fiber shoe soles that are SPRING LOADED) or tracks that are just faster with faster materials.
OR, when someone generational comes along who is literally built different.
For everyone else? Shit has plateau'd since the late 80s and early 90s.
@@mercb3astyou talking about another sport that they work SPECIFICALLY on just one thing. Basketball as a whole is totally different ball park. Let me ask you this. How many point guards in the 90s was doing in game dunks??!?
📣FACTS!!!!
KG went in hard, and I love it! Straight facts, no lies.
Let him cook! 😤💪🏾
KG unhinged 😂😂😂 That comment made him speak on everything that's been on his heart.
Fr he couldn't wait 😂😂😂 I knew it was over when the shades came off!!
Facts!
Fr this might be my fav Basketball Take from Anybody in a long time
I’m KG’s age. I loved watching him growing up. Great player. Thanks for going off and giving it 100%
I was there from 1995-2012, I witnessed it. This is real talk right here. Facts! 💯💯💯
I love ants game, but fuck I’m starting to lose respect for some of these younger guys. If Ant wants to be the face of the league he needs to start speaking more elegantly. Everything he says is gonna be under a microscope going forward.
No matter the era, you gotta pay respect to the greats and all the players that came before you. Thats what made MJ so great to hear was because there was always a level of respect he had for everyone that came before him.
Don’t have to worry about that because he won’t be, that’s going to be Wemby!
@@JG-mg3if agreed, gonna be scary to see where wembys at by the end of this year 🤯
He ain’t gonna win nothing with Kat also so it’s gonna be a talk show from him
Exactly 💯 and MJ and KOBE set great examples for how to speak in public. And these guys are in this social media era and don't even realize it lol
He also didn’t have Dr. J or bill russel or wilt saying he was better than Jordan where they could have made that argument.
Yo I hate when people try to justify GenZ ignorance “because they’re young”. Every other generation studied the greats that came before them except GenZ. It’s the same thing with the young artists/musicians. Just say you’re not a student of the game bro.
They just say flat out dumb shit
Took the words right out of my mouth. They have absolutely no respect and pay no homage. We gave y’all this hoop shit, this style, this hiphop, this culture, and all they do is shit on the OG’s. We weren’t like that with our fathers and uncles or elders in general. I personally can’t stand these lil mfs!
Genz has access to Google, chatgpt and RUclips and yet they still think the 90s had plumbers in the league.
Like everything they say can be fact checked in two seconds on Google, but they are still too lazy to do that.
Like do people understand that the Harlem globe trotters were playing in the 60s and doing everything you see now in the current nba? The league had very strict rules on dribbling back then, but it wasn't like people couldn't do fancy crossovers 😂
This what happens when you don’t get yo ahhh whooped
Facts
KG said yall got mom's and dads , yall ain't even outside we really was at the park......Facts 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
That was unbelievably funny and yet pure truth 😂
This era of player is the most disrespectful in NBA history. Growing up, the Bird/Magic era, MJ era, Kobe era... they all got on their hands and knees to show their predecessors the respect and accolades they deserved. They had genuine love for the ones that played before them. No way any of today's players could hang for a full game let alone an entire series against the Bad Boys of Detroit, to say the least.
Facts 💯💯 mfers loved to give credit to who inspired them & who game they liked most. I think this younger generation period needs to be humbled.
They are all about self-promotion these days.
They're loudmouths without any single hardware to show for it. maybe they're getting more 💵💵 is why they're acting 💩💩💩💩 but not realizing they're sitting too far down from the the goat chairs. What a shame😰
I have never seen MJ and Kobe get on their hands and knees.
@@loristnorton3723never heard them discredit their predecessors. In fact, Jordan never proclaimed himself as the goat or king or whatever
Notice how the stars from Jordan's era never shit on the legends that came before em
They probably did. They just didn’t have a consistent platform to talk shit all the time.
@@selig7nah, 80’s 90’s 2000’s gives high respect to each other. The next gen after that is on the decline, well it’s no wonder coz their GOAT is a FRAUD. 😂😂😂
@@selig7Just look at the video of Jordan being asked if he was the greatest… and Jordan telling them not to disrespect the era that came before him. That video is still on RUclips. It’s just this era bro, just face it. The dumbest era there ever was. In everything.. TV, Movies, Music and Sports. Dumb and disrespectful.
A young MJ called George Gervin old and slow. Also, fans from the Jordan era have been shitting on modern players for 20+ years..
@@Dbo_Sports In 96 MJ put "Greatest Player Ever" on his shoes bud. That's why Wilt confronted him at the All Star game in 97..
You know it's serious when Paul Pierce is the good cop and calming KG down haha.
Facts lol
KG and the Truth. Speaking the truth and giving a master class!!! RESPECT!!!
KG broke that shit down like a 12 Gauge Shotgun!!! The NBA today is like Pop rap today. Nobody is original. Damn near 90% of the players just shoot 3 pointers all day. I admire Joel Embiid game. He got an inside and outside offensive set.
Also points are inflated. It would be tough to get as many threes off playing against the 96’ bulls or even 08’ celtics.
Eh, the Embiid foul-baiting just ruins his game. He definitely would not be flopping his way to the foul line 15x a game in the 90s
You sound goofy as shit. How original can one be playing basketball? Everybody was inspired by another player, wtf are you yapping about kiddo?
Embiid would be a Shaq like force, if he played back then. He wouldn't need to shoot 3's, they would feed him on the block for 48 minutes.
@@coreyv574 48 MINUTES? Sorry but Embiid and Shaq are not built like Wilt Chamberlain. Both guys break down in heavy minutes.
I love listening to KG talk. Lol You can tell he feels everything he says and he means it.
What hurts more is that KG been going hard for ANT. Especially since they’re both T Wolves. He always supported him. So it’s the perfect person to deliver the message. And KAT even got a chance to play with KG so that message WILL echo to the locker.
Shoutout to Ticket for saying what needed to be said emphatically.
We need more of this talk. Best way to improve the league today.
The way the media is “teaching” the history of the game is a tragedy that’s what happens when all they talk about is MJ & Bron everyday now all of a sudden a whole era didn’t have skill
exactly... Reddick starting this "they played against plumbers" narrative really brainwashed how the previous era is seen now
a bunch of casuals and im 25 saying this
@@cosmicconcious Facts I’m 25 too
@@cosmicconcious yeah these casuals. it's an insult to MJ and basketball to compare him with LeBron.
exactly they keep pushing MJ, they getting exactly what they asking for
7:35 KG was hooping in all the hoods across the country from south central La , to Chicago to New York he was outside
You’re 100% right !!! I’m 35 from Brooklyn and when I was 16 I saw Kevin Garnett in the hood playing in argyle Rd which is a gym in the basement 1 way out 1way in nowadays that’s a hazard
Imagine back then being a decent hooper of your towns local park who usually balls up on fools and then u see KG pull up for a pick up game
@tys1646, Don’t forget he was part of And1, real street ball
@@dappadon0811 Woooowwww! I played PAL games at the gym Argyle Road! You took me back with that one! Salute!
When Kg took off the glasses and said “20 years ago you couldn’t get to a step back” 😂❤
“He must have been talking about the 60s.” Bruh I fell out my seat 😂😂😂😂😂
One KG get started there's no stopping him that's why I love him watched him since day one South Carolina Bashwood
How did the skill level get better?! You can travel, not play defense, and rest half the season. Knock it off AE
Defense is harder now b/c of how extended the court is with half court shots.
Preach
@@BornGiftedMusicGroup78 IQ
FACTS 💯
and don't forget the blatant carrying of the ball the league allows
Never have I ever seen an era disrespect their elders more than this current era. Every generation has praised the era before until now.
Its cause this era is crap and everyone knows it.
Not just in sports either. Disrespectful all around the board.
@@merc4644 Yeah they're trying to compensate for their own short-comings by trashing others
That racist clown JJ redickkk kicked it off with that b.s. he said about "janitors and plumbers"; he's self conscious about his own inadequacies as a player
Anthony Edward's is young and dumb.
How you think the new era feel when the old era say “the league has gotten too soft, they rest too much.” That’s disrespect in itself like they not putting in as much work or more as the previous eras
Great words KG. Shit like this is why despite what some of these PGs do today, Allen Iverson will always be my fave. Playing the way he did for his size in that era was crazy and a thing of beauty to watch
I never seen KG go this hard on this generation & I am totally here for it this generation is spoiled as shit!
Man Ticket said "I'm from the Park", that's real shit, these dudes not outside and to real about it, every Park he name witnesses can say yeah they was out there
Ballers were different back then...more complete players then...and KG was one of them...
KG prides himself on being a teacher and a leader. So you know this was something that really grinded his gears. Thing is today's players, and today's generation in general have no respect for the generation before them. It's weird. I think millennials and younger don't respect the older folks the way older generations did. I say this as a millennial myself. I see my peers with 0 respect for the people paving the way for us. Yeah, they weren't perfect. But they did their best. Learn from them. To say they had no skill is beyond disrespectful. These players today don't even have post moves. Lol. Talking about no skill.
@@1destinyslegacy What are you talking about. You see Jokic, Doncic, SGA and the age they were when they made All NBA first team for the first time? Have you seen this kid Wemby? Sure, the refs call the game different and players take advantage of that but can you give me any example on why you believe players back in the day were more complete? I'm 41 by the way so I've seen a lot of 90s and 00s basketball
How is it different than other generations?
KG is spot on.
In those eras it was all about winning. Check the all star games.
Now, it is all about bitching.
In the words of the late great Kobe Bryant
Soft like charmin!
Blame the commissioner
@@AfroTsu Blame the eras best player. Other players always take the cue from the leagues alpha. Back then it was MJ, he was hyper competitive, and the league was the same. Today, Bron don't do whole seasons, don't do dunk contests, don't do the hard way to the top, gotta get teammates on other squads. Bron is the most uncompetitve great in nba history, and his era reflects it. He don't care, so they don't care.
@@Hive5ive Jordan retired twice and didn’t stay and do who every year like bron did anyway he don’t got the mins bron logged in and he didn’t have to do the dunk contest he’s not a dunk contest dunker Jordan did basic dunks and won.
@@AfroTsu completely missed the point. Bron doesn't compete. Period. If he doesn't have the advantage, he checks out mentally. Jordan retired twice after delivering 3peats each time. Bron plays 60 games a year then takes breaks for the playoffs. MJ played 82 games 8 times. If you're not a baller what KG said will go completely over your head. It's an attitude and approach to the game thing.
Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Shaq, Mutombo, Hakeem, Alonzo Mourning, Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan, Kobe, Allen Iverson, Reggie Miller, TMac, Vince Carter, Clyde Drexler, Drazen Petrovic, Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Kevin Garnett, Steve Nash, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, John Stockton, Isiah Thomas, Tim Hardaway, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Mark Price, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Joe Dumars,Chris Mullen, Tony Kukoc, Steve Kerr, Ray Allen, Glen Robinson & Dominique Wilkins etc
Skilled and athletic with high IQ and physicality and defense no travel step back 3s
Facts bro
Don't forget about Steve Francis Baron Davis
Many more
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Latrell Sprewell
Right on KG - Load management would never fly in those locker rooms. Kevin McHale played the entire playoff with a broken foot and averaged 20 and 10. These kids don't know what real defense is, that is why they struggle with FIBA rules. Can you imagine what MJ would average if you could not touch him ???
I really dislike how the internet really tried to make it seem like KG was super bitter but he really showing AE tough love, and dare I say this was lowkey an invitation to a new conversation
Facts
"I didn't watched it... so I can't speak on it" then immediately said "I don't think anybody had skill back then." 🤬 Ant disqualified himself from the conversation before he even stated his opinion...
Facts that’s my biggest issue with what he said
Even if was true, which it isn’t, to just trash the ancestors that built the foundation he eating off is crazy.
Facts, bro 💪🏾💯
Word!
Antman Says: “those old guys didn’t have any skill” - that’s blasphemy.
Old guys say: “these young guys are soft and have low basketball IQ” - that’s fair criticism
It's cool to see KG going off and on Ant and the rest of this generation. He speaks facts
thank you.
KG speaking Facts and that’s why he was an MVP and more importantly a dawg
That was “baller” talk…
It’s levels to this shit…
I felt this, IYDKYDK and these kids straight up DK.
Facts this one was necessary for these kids to hear. So sick of the disrespect. Talking about guys weren’t skilled … man please😂 these kids now would get their food eaten.
THAT'S RIGHT! TELL HIM KG! #RESPECTTHEGAMEOFBASKETBALL!😎🏀
S/O to KG for breaking it down for Mr. Edwards. He wasn't disrespectful at all and I hope Ant appreciates and understands KG's points.
KG spoke for grown azz people who understand the history of the game!!! Thank you 🙏🏾
Facts these youngings be sounding so ignorant like basketball just got good today when in reality the 80s and 90s brought the game to new heights and set the blueprint . The game is now less competitive and watered down. Thanks KG and Paul and Magic. They talk too fast without any real achievements
“That ish you said don’t make no sense” 😂😂😂
💯💯💯💯
FR tho I really didn’t 😂
Kids a 🤡🤡🤡🤡
“He must have been talking about the 60s”😂 yo the 90s slapped across the board. Everything was different, movies, music, ball. The 90s was a whole other vibe.
Real talk 💯
Society peaked 1980-2003
@@Brooklyn11236agreed!
I don’t like this statement because every generation would say they had the best. People that grew up in the 60s and 70s would say they didn’t like the 80s and 90s
@@jaquaveonandress649exactly
KG skill level was off the charts.., you can look videos of him playing 1 on 1 against others when practicing in USA team drills, and no one could beat him.., but the physicality of the game in the time he played did not allowed him to use all he had, even though he still was one of the best PF all time, he would've been able to do so much more in this era cause he could've use all the skills he had.
“Naw I can’t go my toenail off man”😂😂😂 6:20
😂😂😂 I wasn't ready for that
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thank You!!!!!!! All Of This Need To Be Said!!!!!!
💯💯💯💯
Mashburn was so slept on
I remember having Jamal's card
That man was a beast! Handles, post moves, and a jumper!
Mashburn was a monster!!!!
Cliff Robinson to
literally unstoppable he just kept getting hurt
KG and PP speaking straight FACTS!!!🗣️
KG brought a tear to my eye. gdamn that shit hit my soul (pause)
Big facts 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
Lol 😂
Cuz is older fans, I been watching the league since I was 12 in ‘93, miss how the nba used to be. It’s a shell of its former self in so many ways. Dudes making more money than ever but don’t have half the heart of players before them
Ant was tripping with that statement. They had skills back then
yeah some did, but they had ton of muscle dudes who just was there to foul you and rebound and some short white dudes who wouldnt be able to play today. the top guys in nba in 80s and 90s was ofc very skilled but ant do have a little point
20 yrs ago they didn’t walk before they dribbled 😂😂😂
Y'all sound as dumb as Ant lol...man cats played into the way the league was...Mahorn was a defensive guy skill, Mason coukd pass, post, and rebound, Oakley mid range shooter for a PF and could rebound, Laimbeer could shoot the 3 and play low post D...just a few guys that played hard nosed guys that had a skill...y'all equate skill to strictly offense or having a bag...the game was different so guys didn't try some of things guys can do now...Ant has no point
@@bluenotez3234you probably weren't even old enough to remember 20yrs ago
@Liam-ex4mf go watch footage of Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway play and then get back to us. You sound stupid.
This almost made me cry. The game is played way different today. I personally think it went sideways. This may be the best take I've heard on this argument.
Mannnnn… This is KG’s BEST heartfelt response I’ve ever heard. Everything he said was 1000% facts!
old head
The league is unwatchable now, defense has been removed from the game
You’re a GROWN Man…..
Busting out laughing @6:25 when KG said “I can’t play tonight, my toe nail is off.” Lol 😂
KG speaking facts and glad he kept it 💯!
8:23 Paul Pierce: “He must be talking bout the 60s”😂😂
😂😂😂
@@malcolmhoover1654 lol now time for the 60s player to rise up again - the oscar robertsons, jerry west, bill russell ,walt bellamy, elgin baylor, bob cousy.
You mean the 50's lmao
LMFAO He must have been talking about the 1860s 😂
There’s a reason why Paul’s called “ the truth “ and why KG took his shades off spilling facts. The game changes just like technology does. Doesn’t mean the new stuff is necessarily better than the old stuff. It’s just refined and makes it safer to use. Everyone learns from someone. That’s how you become great!!!
Wow this was great to hear this needs to go viral
Reallllllllllllllllllllllllll talk!!!!!
I remember as a teenager going to the playground and the old heads holding the court for games…. Us youngins had to develop skill and fundamentals to compete and get them off.
How often do you seen teenagers running with 20-30-40 year olds playing pickup. I learned so much playing against the old heads.
We lived in the best Era 😅
KG just son’d the league 💀
I’m so old I remember when KG came into the league. Dudes is a treasure to listen to. Well said guys. Rock chalk!
I was with you until the "Rock chalk" .... it's Carolina Blue baby!🤣🤣🤣🤣#justjokes
That's not old! I remember when Jordan came into the league... and I remember it well.
Garnett and Pierce spitting straight facts 💯❗️
I was so happy Paul pointed out just how great of a player KG was. He was one of the first 7 footers with a silky smooth jumper and because of his build he was still able to run the court for someone his size. KG got screwed over by his own team early that robbed him of playing on a good time for a lot of years , by the time he got to Boston he was got past his prime but still a top player playing. Please go watch a KG highlight reel if you haven't seen him play , he could have easily played in any era .
When KG took them shades off you knew he was bout to go in😂😂😂
Man I love to hear KG talk he was just waiting on Paul to finish glasses came off and he clocked in 🔥🙌🏾
0:14 Started off like, “Couldn’t have been us.” 😆
Paul Pierce: “a hit dog gone holla. And I ain’t got nothing to say”
4:46 KG said I’m talking Paul you gone wait😂😂😂
Penny hardaway, Tim hardaway, Latrell Sprewell , Isaac rider, Larry Johnson, Alonzo morning, just to name a few, they were so good
Jamal mashburn Glen Rice Mitch Richmond
@@9etherb87 glen rice , Stevie smith, mookie blaylock, grant hill, Tracy mac , Vince carter, Kobe, every Johnson, Kevin jhonson , Derek coleman, Kevin willies
Glen robinson, shareef abdul rahim, chris jackson, byron scott, detlef shrempf, gary payton, chris mullin, mitch richmond, Juwan Howard, Chris webber, rex chapman, dan majerle, Kevin Johnson, Cliff robinson, Bernard King, Tom chambers, mark price etc , the Jordan era have a list of skilled players not only all-star or superstar but also the role players
Penny was so damn nice bruh and was a pass first pg
lets not forget Chris Jackson aka Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf that man can shoot
Thank you KG for expressing that shit 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Ant never watched a Piston team put up 85 points and beat the Trailblazers! Watch the game indeed
Shawn Brady would dominate today
@@scaramouche8244Shawn BRADLEY, not BRADY. Stick with Tom BRADY and don’t talk basketball again, FCUKING CASUAL 😮😂
@@scaramouche8244Holmgren is Bradley 2.0
Hell most of us should remember Grit & Grind still. That wasn't that long ago
EXACTLY!!
Love KG and Truth for this! Set the record straight.
Kg speaking facts and spilling the beans protect this man
It was Men leading Men what a line 😮
Underrated comment 💯
Facts line was hard
It's all about that fam
He torched ant with that one.
"Most skilled era" players teaming up and barely beating Jokic and Bogdanovic is craaaazy 😭😭
You obviously don't know ball lol
Joker and luka are the 2 best players....neither can jump over a quarter
2004 teaming up lost
@@fairviewgreensmadeNot everyone knows ball 😂
@@fairviewgreensmadethis isn’t the most skilled era at all. I have forgotten more ball then you will ever know. Sit this one out junior. You don’t have a clue. This era doesn’t play defense at all. Hardly anybody has a midrange game and like they pointed out on this video nobody knows how to post up at all. None of the bigs can post up for shit.
Kg put it straight I love it
KG & PP... THANK YOU FOR THIS PHENOMENAL HISTORY OF BASKETBALL BREAKDOWN 🏀💯
"Y'all are dribbling the air off the ball"😂😂
“Nah I can’t go tonight my toe nail is off” 😂 I swear I heard someone miss a game cause a bad toe nail, that’s crazy
Its the goat with antlers did that.
HEY HEY HEY HEY! It was my not my Giannis the hardest working young buck who can play in any era, Physically I think he could play in any era whether he's skilled enough to play well thats different lol.
@@aykazielenokk4022 🤣 honestly I forgot it was Gianni’s he’s one of my favorite player rn too. I just remembered hearing someone miss a game over a bad toe nail 🤣
@@gannibalof21st damn I forgot it was Gianni’s 🤣 I fuck wit him too
Shaq missed games cause of a big toe .
That was GREAT!!!!
KG talking that shit , all facts tho
I love KG
That step back sh!t is one of the reason why I stop watch the NBA. Totally nonsense plus the league becum so soft
He’s a Bronsuxual.
People forget KG came straight out of high school, to that same league he's talking about!
KG IS 1000% CORRECT
Man, this video real asf, comin from real dudes that were really out in the field during the 90’s!!!!……Lil Ant gotta understand, the passion was different bro, the rules were different as well in the 80’s, 90’s and early 2000’s….Athletes were just gettin out the hoods and becoming rich, so the hunger was there (not rich kids or camps to train you for 15yrs. before you get to the league l)……So to say “no skill” is a slap in the face to real dudes and trendsetters……On the comedy side, KG saying….”UH, I FORGOT……..”……and…..”MY TOENAIL OFF……”……(9:08 & 6:20)……Funny as hell!….😂😂😂😂😂😂
4:07 i thought kg eyes boutta pop out of his socket “migga like holiday” lmao
2:34 the glasses coming off, the laugh in the background and the “Nahh” by Paul Pierce was all perfect 😭💀
KG giving me serious nostalgia for 90s early 00s ball. Giving me chills.
Facts 💯
When you see then colorful triangles and zig zag lines with the editing back then. You know its da 90s 😂
This was a breath of fresh air!! Talk to em KG
Watching Shaq , Duncan , Mutombo, RODMAN literally dominate the paint to the point you had no choice but to shoot the ball in the 90's. Kids these days have no idea what they are watching. They hype over Bronny James 😂😂😂
The amount of 2 way players and balance of high skilled players in every position just isn't the same. Todays game might have more physically gifted players but the past era's of the NBA had more well rounded skilled players. Like KG said there is a lack of back to the basket skill, mid range skill, footwork, ability to play with limited dribbling, etc.
I cant go my toenail off. Im dead lol😂😂😂😂
Man!!!! I love this!!!!