Stephen A. & Shannon Sharpe ADDRESS Darvin Ham’s Lakers firing: Blame game?! | First Take

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  • Опубликовано: 29 май 2024
  • On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe join Christine Williamson to talk in-depth about Darvin Ham’s firing with the Los Angeles Lakers and how having 10 head coaches impacts LeBron James’ legacy.
    0:00 Should Darvin Ham have been fired?
    3:00 LeBron and AD didn’t believe in Ham?
    3:40 Shannon SOUNDS OFF
    7:15 The bottom line…
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  • @xMontorix
    @xMontorix 23 дня назад +753

    The dumbest thing every championship LeBron team has done was trade the players that won them the championship. They'd still be winning had they kept Dwight, Caruso, KCP, etc.

    • @universe-ie2mk
      @universe-ie2mk 23 дня назад +65

      No they wouldn't. Lebron's last 3 titles he wasn't even supposed to win. He was never gonna have a dynasty in cleveland or la.

    • @zyxtrr
      @zyxtrr 23 дня назад +26

      every championship team? the lakers are the only team to do that lol what are u talking about

    • @BoneSaw0891
      @BoneSaw0891 23 дня назад +6

      ​@@universe-ie2mk Facts!

    • @phatch5444
      @phatch5444 23 дня назад +25

      @@universe-ie2mkhow you not suppose to win but do? This logic is pure stupidity 🤣

    • @Frazedaddy
      @Frazedaddy 23 дня назад

      Lebron is a black hole

  • @nicksarai2036
    @nicksarai2036 24 дня назад +624

    do these guys even watch the game? Darvin ham only used google quotes as his gameplan. get him outta her😂

    • @jasonharris8099
      @jasonharris8099 24 дня назад +4

      Inconsistencies aren't consistent with winning championships

    • @appetizerssushi7121
      @appetizerssushi7121 23 дня назад +33

      Rob is definitely to blame, didn’t do anything at the trade deadline too

    • @B1onicelbow420
      @B1onicelbow420 23 дня назад +11

      @@appetizerssushi7121ya but to think darvin ham isn’t to blame at all is stupid he’s not a good head coach for L A let him go coach charlotte

    • @erikk1
      @erikk1 23 дня назад +6

      no g, they don’t. they turn on laker games and only pay attention to lebron james and anthony davis.

    • @tigerhoods7927
      @tigerhoods7927 23 дня назад

      lol didn’t know you was on the team clown

  • @Saied_Omar
    @Saied_Omar 23 дня назад +105

    Was the firing of Max Kellerman BS?

    • @MarkJackson-od3fi
      @MarkJackson-od3fi 23 дня назад

      Do me a favor..say the word "OHIO" out loud in the mirror.. then hold the pose..
      I can now guarantee your face looks like an old fashioned original glazed donut

    • @madea1012
      @madea1012 23 дня назад +13

      👏👏

    • @DeVon-ho2is
      @DeVon-ho2is 23 дня назад +2

      Good one 😅

    • @SuntanSuperman8
      @SuntanSuperman8 23 дня назад +1

      Lmao savage 😂😂😂

    • @richardmatthews2807
      @richardmatthews2807 22 дня назад +1

      No it wasn’t best thing that could’ve happened max got himself fired from ESPN after having his own show and radio pod

  • @sriram-v786
    @sriram-v786 23 дня назад +32

    Pat Riley himself said Bron never said even once about anything related to firing Spo ever. But here we are running with same story for years. Its a joke at this point.

    • @LeGoat-23
      @LeGoat-23 23 дня назад +1

      Idk how that happened all Bron and Wade asked was for Riley to coach again.

    • @DoubleDash28
      @DoubleDash28 23 дня назад +5

      Ya because Pat Riley is a professional and knows to keep personal team matters in the Locker room and not out in the media.

    • @LeGoat-23
      @LeGoat-23 23 дня назад

      @@DoubleDash28 Tf are you talking about? He was going off on his press conference earlier nobody was safe from him even Spo.

    • @smilebehappy6102
      @smilebehappy6102 23 дня назад

      I guess winning the in season tournament isn't worthy of keeping your job. LOL

  • @atraina6921
    @atraina6921 24 дня назад +375

    You didn’t watch Lakers games if you think Darvin Hamm’s a good coach. With that being said idk who they expect to replace him, all the good coaches are tied up for next year.

    • @PraisestoYah
      @PraisestoYah 24 дня назад +69

      Nobody’s a good coach under lebron. It’s a cycle blame blame blame

    • @Nostalgia9478
      @Nostalgia9478 24 дня назад +12

      Reddick wouldnt be my first choice, but at least he seems intelligent, unlike Dopey Darvin
      lol

    • @Nostalgia9478
      @Nostalgia9478 24 дня назад +44

      @@PraisestoYahSpo and Lue vehemently disagree

    • @marcusg1021
      @marcusg1021 24 дня назад +1

      Praises to yah liked his own comment 😅

    • @JamesLee-nw8kz
      @JamesLee-nw8kz 24 дня назад +3

      ​@@Nostalgia9478Lmao 🤣 😂 JJ Reddick..

  • @iamjamesmeeks
    @iamjamesmeeks 24 дня назад +291

    Ham should’ve never been the coach. Bottom line.

    • @QuanPookie
      @QuanPookie 23 дня назад +11

      What did he do that was so bad?

    • @ramdankamil4137
      @ramdankamil4137 23 дня назад +28

      Didn't use his time outs, doesnt make adjustments, doesnt run enough plays. Doesnt take accountability. Passive aggressive with his own players in the media.​@@QuanPookie

    • @Swaggmusik1
      @Swaggmusik1 23 дня назад +5

      Facts that was a stupid decision he wasn’t ready!

    • @QuanPookie
      @QuanPookie 23 дня назад +4

      @@ramdankamil4137 What adjustments?

    • @johnhargrove7744
      @johnhargrove7744 23 дня назад +6

      Sounds like a scapegoat

  • @CMTOPFLIGHT
    @CMTOPFLIGHT 23 дня назад +15

    People not wanting Darvin to be fired are the one who want to continue to see the lakers suck! Plain n simple!

  • @DOHCtorMiguel
    @DOHCtorMiguel 23 дня назад +14

    That's crazy. About to be 10 coaches in 21 years. Basically a new head coach every 2 years 🤯😂

    • @1990758
      @1990758 23 дня назад

      That's true but the n b a is totally different now. You can win the championship and get fired Two years later.

    • @DOHCtorMiguel
      @DOHCtorMiguel 23 дня назад +2

      @@1990758 True!! Or even win coach of the year and get fired.
      Edit... It's like that now because the players have more power than they ever had. When Jordan was playing even after a 3 Peat and winning his 6th ring he couldn't save Phil Jackson's job. Now Gianni's can hold up a roster spot for his brother when we have more qualified players that aren't in the league yet/anymore.

    • @richardmatthews2807
      @richardmatthews2807 22 дня назад +1

      @@DOHCtorMiguelgiannis can get a coach fired that’s 30-13 on pace to win coach of the year but still got fired mid season and ruined their season

    • @ConnectFork
      @ConnectFork 21 день назад

      @@1990758 which part of "21 years" did you not understand. This has been an ongoing problem for TWO DECADES with this crybaby diva. Can't wait to have his name taken off the nba records when he's found guilty of being a steroid abuser.

  • @Smartkid2387
    @Smartkid2387 23 дня назад +100

    Lebron don’t like Ham. AD don’t like Ham. Lakers fan don’t like Ham. I think that’s enough to get him fired lol

    • @lakersin556
      @lakersin556 23 дня назад +3

      Hush

    • @GeorgeSmiley2023
      @GeorgeSmiley2023 23 дня назад +1

      If LeBron doesn't like him that's more than enough

    • @bluestorm1990
      @bluestorm1990 23 дня назад +8

      Game 4 i've never seen lebron go beserk on a coach for that not calling a challenge .

    • @Smartkid2387
      @Smartkid2387 23 дня назад +1

      @@GeorgeSmiley2023 for sure. I was going to write but didn’t want to deal with the LeBron haters

    • @sehlordhorr8540
      @sehlordhorr8540 23 дня назад +1

      Get ‘em some Turkey 👌🏻

  • @DaHuntersTrophy
    @DaHuntersTrophy 24 дня назад +29

    SAS, didn't he say Ham deserved to be fired in another segment? The dude went 1-15 against the Nuggets.

    • @Foreign84
      @Foreign84 23 дня назад +1

      Exactly lol

    • @Truly_Great13
      @Truly_Great13 22 дня назад

      With the roster Rob Pelinka and LeBron left/ gave to him

  • @Z000TED
    @Z000TED 23 дня назад +8

    8:03 UNC HELLA FUNNY 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @TheAeroRising
    @TheAeroRising 23 дня назад +6

    "At some point in time, there comes a point in time!" 🤣

  • @hoodhawkman237
    @hoodhawkman237 23 дня назад +312

    All this fake outrage around Darvin being fired so SURELY he’ll be hired immediately, its clear as day most of the ESPN folks didn’t watch the Laker games only highlights and stat sheets

    • @angryasswrestlingfan2720
      @angryasswrestlingfan2720 23 дня назад

      Exactly

    • @christopherwarburton1889
      @christopherwarburton1889 23 дня назад +9

      Exactly this, we'll see what happens next in relation to Ham!

    • @marquettegloves9907
      @marquettegloves9907 23 дня назад +34

      Exactly. I watched every game they played this year in full... and he was terrible. It took him literally half the season before he knew his best starting 5. He wouldn't use timeouts to stop opponents going on runs. Half the time the Lakers weren't even running plays. He deserved it, and the comments here prove it. Nobody thinks he's a great coach...

    • @LeoorLeonard
      @LeoorLeonard 23 дня назад +2

      💯

    • @trevorc8778
      @trevorc8778 23 дня назад +6

      It's also clear as day that you don't win championship by continuing firing coaches. Lebron wanted Erik Spolestra fired too. Had the Heat done that Lebron would likely be with 2 less rings.

  • @Sportsfann9999
    @Sportsfann9999 24 дня назад +190

    Is so obvious Stephen A didn’t watch the games at all. He literally didn’t know how to keep a rotation. Didn’t know when to use his challenges or timeouts. Waited until Denver was down 4 to call a time out up by 20. He literally didn’t know what to do

    • @josiahgarcia7624
      @josiahgarcia7624 24 дня назад +4

      lebron probably got him fired

    • @JamesLee-nw8kz
      @JamesLee-nw8kz 24 дня назад +5

      ​@@josiahgarcia7624LeFlop 85% part of the problem..

    • @jetgarcia8819
      @jetgarcia8819 23 дня назад +5

      So please apply as LAL’s next coach. Let’s see what you can do about LeDIVA.

    • @Omingogeta
      @Omingogeta 23 дня назад

      No he didn't do what you wanted him to do... you clowns with this revisionist history.. now he don't know what he doing u ppl clowns mans...

    • @haywood0457
      @haywood0457 23 дня назад +19

      Not to mention game 5 we were up 10 in the 3rd. DEN makes a run. I’m screaming call a timeout as the lead dwindles 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Tie -3…now he calls a timeout. Bruh I wanted to slap him through the screen. We’ve been dealing with that BS for 2 years. Media pays attention to the big time games but he did that vs everybody. Even the games vs the “nobodies”

  • @kadeshdubose5535
    @kadeshdubose5535 23 дня назад +5

    Lakers should hire Bob Meyers, which would lure Klay at least on the FA market to join LA too

  • @bind1228
    @bind1228 23 дня назад +2

    Shannon doing the magic johnson impersonation had me dying 🤣🤣💀

  • @GodzHypeMan
    @GodzHypeMan 24 дня назад +312

    It sounds to me like Stephen A gives the coach all the credit and the players all the blame. It is clear Ham is a friend to the majority of these tv personalities. I don’t remember hearing any of this when Vogel was let go

    • @wswann34
      @wswann34 23 дня назад +22

      Weird his energy is different for vogal fr

    • @chingchaching24
      @chingchaching24 23 дня назад +47

      Ham is a "brother" to SAS. Vogel is not.

    • @kite36
      @kite36 23 дня назад +10

      Not gonna lie bro they did pitch a stink when Vogel was let go but not as much.

    • @ManagerMatt1
      @ManagerMatt1 23 дня назад +6

      I'm not sure why Steven is still on TV, he has as much credibility as me or you or any other random person... Plenty of others who actually have credibility to talk about this matter.

    • @brandonleach6666
      @brandonleach6666 23 дня назад +8

      Vogel's firing was upsetting as well

  • @blueflameSM
    @blueflameSM 24 дня назад +53

    I think Darvin Ham is better suited as an assistant HC, I do think there were stretches where he seemed lost as a HC. Rotations, not calling a timeout and controlling the flow of the game, etc. Do I think he deserved to be fired? No, the Lakers roster is a mess, so what's another HC going to do? One more year, and then blow it up.

    • @zyxtrr
      @zyxtrr 23 дня назад +1

      he’d be a good g league coach where he has no pressure

    • @brooklyndecember
      @brooklyndecember 23 дня назад +2

      Rob & Jeanie blowing the meeting with Ty is why we're here. How do you refuse to allow him to choose hos coaching staff and low ball him on salary? Unbelievable! 😂

    • @cdgates1
      @cdgates1 23 дня назад

      Darvin Ham has always been the assistant coach. Everybody knows who the real coach is......

    • @playlistiphone8743
      @playlistiphone8743 23 дня назад +1

      This is his first full season and you have already drawn that conclusion?
      The Lakers hanged the in-season tournament banner.
      That means they are proud of it.
      Who lead them there?
      Who took over late last season after LeBron got the other coach fired and lead them to Western Conference Finals?
      Sure he’s not perfect but for a rookie head coach getting fired from a dude who has a history of firing all his coaches (or at least trying), you’re irrational

    • @franklinyi6934
      @franklinyi6934 23 дня назад

      Forget Lebron, no one on this Lakers team is stepping up to the plate for Ham. That says it all there.

  • @gian-lucbrasseur207
    @gian-lucbrasseur207 23 дня назад +5

    SAS didnt mind vogel getting canned.

  • @kersst
    @kersst 23 дня назад +3

    so SAS didn't see the video of Ham in the full timeout, not saying a word, writing all the players names, erases and leaves?

  • @cryerdyme
    @cryerdyme 23 дня назад +48

    I’m tired of the media talking about this, he lost the locker room, his rotations were bad, he didn’t know how to manage timeouts, and he didn’t know how to adjust game to game, you’re playing Gabe and Spencer at the same time when they both can’t give you anything on offense, in the middle of the season he benches Dlo and Reaves to start Reddish and Vando who have no offensive output, I don’t wanna hear it, he wasn’t the guy!

    • @therealheisenberg6182
      @therealheisenberg6182 23 дня назад +3

      The biggest problem with his rotations was having Lebron in them.

    • @serbonkers4130
      @serbonkers4130 23 дня назад

      Facts! Who pushed for him to get hired anyway.

    • @flow2speak88
      @flow2speak88 23 дня назад +1

      Look at the hand he was dealt

    • @therealheisenberg6182
      @therealheisenberg6182 23 дня назад +1

      @@flow2speak88 Lebron bragged about the in season tournament and said injuries throughout the season hampered the Lakers while also passive aggressively taking shots at his teammates and the coaching. Seems folks are having a tough time sticking to a narrative.

    • @whatchandstudy7
      @whatchandstudy7 23 дня назад

      If he and all the rest of the coaches were so Bad then why did they hire him? Who's responsible for that. Who's responsible for Westbrook? If you pick horrible then you have to blame yourself and say that you suck at selecting good people.

  • @beingmeshach
    @beingmeshach 24 дня назад +86

    there’s nobody more loyal than stephen A is to his hairline

    • @jasonharris8099
      @jasonharris8099 24 дня назад +1

      U mean unloyal

    • @beingmeshach
      @beingmeshach 24 дня назад +7

      @@jasonharris8099 nah he’s loyal to his hairline cuz a lot of people have flame him for his hairline and he’s still sticking with it

    • @ConservativeN-Bomb
      @ConservativeN-Bomb 23 дня назад +7

      His forehead is bigger than my 60" flat-screen!!! 😂

    • @josephgreene4174
      @josephgreene4174 23 дня назад +2

      A hairline joke? Really, dude, stop

    • @OGMillyMillz_
      @OGMillyMillz_ 23 дня назад +4

      Bro got that Pennywise IT clown hairline 😂😂😂

  • @ryanward3822
    @ryanward3822 23 дня назад +9

    Labum dont like to be coached because he is the greatest mind the game has ever seen

  • @justinrivera7381
    @justinrivera7381 23 дня назад +13

    Now these media members are actually pissing me off. Darvin Ham was not a championship coach, they got those accomplishments in spite of him, they should not have been a 7&8 seed. Their personnel was lacking and we all agree that was a major part but you playing Schroeder, AR, Lonnie, DLO together against Denver, you win the IST then decide let me start Cam Reddish and Taurean Prince and go from top 4 in the west to 2-10 fighting for an 8 seed. You lead all games against Denver and bled every lead without making adjustments or calling timely timeouts. I could type a thesis on his malpractice FOH

  • @iamjamesmeeks
    @iamjamesmeeks 24 дня назад +172

    Rob Pelinka is 🗑️ and continues to fire coaches to save himself

    • @bretttotuff
      @bretttotuff 23 дня назад +7

      It was a good fire darvin was trash

    • @Desnond
      @Desnond 23 дня назад +8

      @@bretttotuffyour missing the whole point… DARVIN IS TRASH HE GOT FIRED PELINKA IS TRASH YET HE STILL…

    • @JamelHarris-dm8hp
      @JamelHarris-dm8hp 23 дня назад +10

      this never gets brought up. he is a horrible gm. lakers fans are so delusional

    • @aricanderson367
      @aricanderson367 23 дня назад +4

      But we praise him with the additions this year .. we ain’t forget

    • @breonmitchell2443
      @breonmitchell2443 23 дня назад +1

      Facts

  • @martinusantwain6870
    @martinusantwain6870 24 дня назад +186

    Magic picked Lonzo & Lebron picked Westbrook.

    • @Helloim_anthony
      @Helloim_anthony 23 дня назад +8

      Bingo

    • @goodiegoodiegumdrops
      @goodiegoodiegumdrops 23 дня назад +5

      Lonzo would have been fine after he acclimated

    • @brevontownes8655
      @brevontownes8655 23 дня назад +3

      Magic picked LeBron too

    • @BlkHueHef
      @BlkHueHef 23 дня назад +23

      Lonzo hasn’t played in 3 years

    • @goodiegoodiegumdrops
      @goodiegoodiegumdrops 23 дня назад +1

      @@BlkHueHef which is a byproduct of him being traded in the first place. While healthy before getting hurt we saw his capabilities on display, Lakers could have had that.

  • @mikeruck2888
    @mikeruck2888 23 дня назад +2

    It has to be seamless from GM to coach to players. GM has to give the coach players that fit his system strengths, and the coach has to give players a system that fits their strengths and the players have to perform to their strengths. We always think about how well the players and coach mix....but we rarely think about how well the GM and coach mix. There's things that should go on between them that we don't even think about enough to ever criticize.

  • @wizexel22
    @wizexel22 23 дня назад +2

    “Darvin Ham should not have been fired!” - How to say you don’t know basketball or actually watch lots of basketball games without saying you don’t know basketball or actually watch lots of basketball games.

    • @smilebehappy6102
      @smilebehappy6102 23 дня назад

      Lakers won the in-season tournament. Ham was literally a championship coach this season. All that promotion down the toilet by the Lakers franchise. bwahahahahaha

    • @wizexel22
      @wizexel22 23 дня назад

      You should watch basketball. It’s great. You’ll like it.

  • @mr.dolphin8345
    @mr.dolphin8345 24 дня назад +68

    The real problem is Rob Pelinka. Dude just can’t team build and has skated by criticism for years. It’s crazy he still has a job.

    • @mrgetitdone85
      @mrgetitdone85 23 дня назад +22

      Y’all said he had the best offseason but now he doesn’t know how to build a team….

    • @Bengyelly
      @Bengyelly 23 дня назад

      I never knew he was Kobe's Referral. It means a lot lol.

    • @theposterking3553
      @theposterking3553 23 дня назад +1

      ​@@mrgetitdone85espn don't speak for us

    • @mr.dolphin8345
      @mr.dolphin8345 23 дня назад +1

      @@mrgetitdone85 I’m not a Lakers fan

    • @mr.dolphin8345
      @mr.dolphin8345 23 дня назад

      @@mrgetitdone85 I also thought their offseason was trash

  • @IndoRose24
    @IndoRose24 24 дня назад +49

    They obviously don’t watch the games. I bet they don’t even know that Ham started a lineup of Cam, Prince, Vando, Lebron, AD.

    • @Vito_Caligiuri
      @Vito_Caligiuri 23 дня назад +18

      Lakers win: Ham gets no credit
      Lakers lose: Ham gets blamed
      Toxic franchise, toxic city, toxic fanbase

    • @jamespinkney189
      @jamespinkney189 23 дня назад

      @@Vito_Caligiuri It wasn't all on him but he obviously struggled with his personnel and reading in-game scenarios. You would only see it watching the actual games.

    • @cheap272
      @cheap272 23 дня назад

      He never won???? Biggest accomplishment was getting wafflestomped by denver last year

    • @Vito_Caligiuri
      @Vito_Caligiuri 23 дня назад +6

      @@jamespinkney189 and who’s to say I wasn’t watching the games? Because I have a different opinion than you?😂

    • @zyxtrr
      @zyxtrr 23 дня назад

      THANK YOU ! i said it months ago he should’ve been fired after that lineup

  • @dk-hv1nz
    @dk-hv1nz 23 дня назад +2

    just based on players stats? what about the intangibles such as managing timeouts and using challenges when needed and drawing up plays after timeouts?

    • @IsHeARealOneVadaRealMC
      @IsHeARealOneVadaRealMC 23 дня назад

      This narrative is ridiculous and I’ll never trust ESPN analysts anymore without seeing it myself. They are completely wrong about Ham

  • @ronaldslater4703
    @ronaldslater4703 23 дня назад +1

    How to say "Fire Rob Pelinka" without really saying "Fire Rob Pelinka". :😂

  • @portcityb214
    @portcityb214 23 дня назад +28

    Man couldn’t even call a timeout😒

    • @bubba3900
      @bubba3900 23 дня назад +1

      They didn't have a timeout to call.....You just talking because you have lips

    • @jamespinkney189
      @jamespinkney189 23 дня назад

      And even when he did, they hardly ever drew up some easy actions to get guys easy buckets and get in rhythm

    • @QuanPookie
      @QuanPookie 23 дня назад

      So a timeout would’ve changed the outcome?

    • @ShawnReed-ny1hd
      @ShawnReed-ny1hd 23 дня назад

      Shut up meg

    • @bmorefynnest24
      @bmorefynnest24 23 дня назад

      One timeout for him fired? Shush

  • @MorrowMixtape
    @MorrowMixtape 24 дня назад +37

    Come on bruh, we literally watched this man purposely put Rui on Jokic for 30+ mins and watched him get cooked (not Rui's fault).

    • @JamesLee-nw8kz
      @JamesLee-nw8kz 24 дня назад +4

      LeFlop is part of the problem.. 3 coaches in 7 seasons.. 🤔

    • @pvl6340
      @pvl6340 24 дня назад

      Place your Bets.. Place your Bets... We all in on it but let's play stupid....

    • @gloryroad7452
      @gloryroad7452 23 дня назад

      @@JamesLee-nw8kzhow many chip he won them okay

    • @jamareycarter5550
      @jamareycarter5550 23 дня назад +3

      Who else was gonna guard him??? lol Lakers don't have defenders not named Vanderbilt

    • @Vito_Caligiuri
      @Vito_Caligiuri 23 дня назад +2

      @@gloryroad7452one, and there will always be an asterisks around it.
      No Playoffs/Finals was ever in an environment like 2020.
      Players literally said they didn’t want to be there.

  • @lucho3410
    @lucho3410 23 дня назад +2

    Its alright, Doc is available now 😂😂😂😂

  • @Degreciarigoberto
    @Degreciarigoberto 23 дня назад +4

    Bron be deporting coaches😂

  • @arikejoja9461
    @arikejoja9461 24 дня назад +8

    These people clearly didn't watch every Lakers games the players on the Lakers were sick and tired of Darvin Hamburger 🍔 not making the right adjustments waiting until the team is down double digits to call a TO. He lost the locker room months ago the players realized that that he does favorites on this team and the players were sick of it smh 🤦

    • @QuanPookie
      @QuanPookie 23 дня назад +2

      So what adjustments should he have made?

    • @arikejoja9461
      @arikejoja9461 23 дня назад +1

      @@QuanPookie smh 🤦

    • @arikejoja9461
      @arikejoja9461 23 дня назад +1

      ​@@QuanPookieyou clearly didn't watch every Lakers game smh 🤦

  • @viicentral1419
    @viicentral1419 24 дня назад +10

    Darvin had to go💯

    • @JamesLee-nw8kz
      @JamesLee-nw8kz 23 дня назад

      LeFlop 85% part of the problem..

    • @QuanPookie
      @QuanPookie 23 дня назад

      Why?

    • @Foreign84
      @Foreign84 23 дня назад +1

      ​@@QuanPookieyou can't be serious smh

  • @desiraethomas534
    @desiraethomas534 23 дня назад +3

    When do we look at the GM?

  • @AF_D12345
    @AF_D12345 23 дня назад

    Unc's glasses are merging with the zoom/skype background 😅🤣

  • @KickItToTheKing
    @KickItToTheKing 24 дня назад +21

    if Lebron had his way in Miami if you remember, he wanted Erik Spoelstra fired but Pat Riley said to Lebron, you're just the player. You're not the coach, Erik is the guy. That would've been 10 head coaches for Lebron if he had his way in Miami.

    • @josiahgarcia7624
      @josiahgarcia7624 24 дня назад +3

      thats a true fact if lebron had his way erik would possibly get fired if they didnt go to the finals

    • @KickItToTheKing
      @KickItToTheKing 23 дня назад +2

      @@josiahgarcia7624 Pat Riley said he wanted him gone after just 17 games into his 1st year at Miami. That's insane!

    • @mrgetitdone85
      @mrgetitdone85 23 дня назад +3

      @@KickItToTheKingexactly!! If Pat Riley ain’t put his foot down who knows where Spo would be now.. everyone wants to blame everyone else but lebron

    • @richdrb
      @richdrb 23 дня назад +2

      Yall love telling half the story

    • @Ravenfanatic5
      @Ravenfanatic5 23 дня назад +1

      ​@richdrb tell the rest of the story then

  • @DORAEMON-bw8jk
    @DORAEMON-bw8jk 24 дня назад +19

    Darvin Ham sucks. Even though he is respectable at coaching in the playoffs, he is horrible at coaching in the regular season. My Lakers can't afford to be in the 7th or 8th seed every season. Bron deserves a more competent coach than Ham.

    • @JamesLee-nw8kz
      @JamesLee-nw8kz 23 дня назад +4

      LeFlop 85% part of the problem.. 4 coaches in 7 season with the Lakers..

    • @B1onicelbow420
      @B1onicelbow420 23 дня назад

      @@JamesLee-nw8kzyour an idiot dude you don’t know anything about basketball go root for your charlotte hornets loser

    • @Desnond
      @Desnond 23 дня назад +1

      And what about the guy who hired darvin😂

    • @ebonymoney5532
      @ebonymoney5532 23 дня назад +3

      You’re a LeBron fan not a lakers fan. I can tell by your comment 😒

    • @luisquinteros7492
      @luisquinteros7492 23 дня назад

      And what we’re going to do when they had to go against the nuggerts or wolves 😂 they went making It past the second round

  • @PauseModerator
    @PauseModerator 23 дня назад +1

    Fire every coach that didn’t make the playoffs then. Darvin Ham is the target of discrimination

  • @jordanc9326
    @jordanc9326 23 дня назад

    Steven A face when unc agreed is like when you ask the parents to go outside with friends not expecting a yes and end up with one 😂😂
    - priceless

  • @allanawanyo4966
    @allanawanyo4966 24 дня назад +9

    Have they watched ham struggling to draw up a play as players are looking at him? Or keeping hands in pockets as the lakers get battered

    • @Desnond
      @Desnond 23 дня назад +1

      Lol iv also seen pelinka struggling but yah seem to forget that

    • @ShawnReed-ny1hd
      @ShawnReed-ny1hd 23 дня назад

      You're a complete idiot if you think LeBron runs plays his coaches calls...he could call the greatest play ever but if steroid man wants to run the LeBron system guess what system they're running...the LeBron system

    • @allanawanyo4966
      @allanawanyo4966 23 дня назад +1

      Pelinka isn’t on the court

    • @arikejoja9461
      @arikejoja9461 23 дня назад

      Exactly

  • @iamjamesmeeks
    @iamjamesmeeks 24 дня назад +21

    What is Unc talking about. Darvin wasn’t the coach when we traded for Westbrook. Vogel was and that’s part of the reason why he got fired. He couldn’t make it work with dude and lost the locker room in the process.

    • @HEROFANG1
      @HEROFANG1 23 дня назад

      Westbrook did play under ham for a season tho

    • @kite36
      @kite36 23 дня назад +3

      @iamjamesmeeks Shannon off the henny, he’s literally trying to create a narrative that personnel decisions entirely go through the best players on the team. It’s mentioned to them but the GM always has the final say, if they chose to make a bad decision that also falls on the Gm. Also the lonzo ball statement he made he tried to blame them getting lonzo ball as a Lebron/Ad decision when they weren’t even on the team at the time. Infact, the lakers traded lonzo for AD which in hindsight was a great decision, given lonzo has been unplayable for 3 years now.

    • @andypbodybuilding
      @andypbodybuilding 23 дня назад

      Yeah he’s saying ham didn’t want Westbrook, so therefore he shouldn’t be blamed for what happened last season before they finally got rid of him

    • @iamjamesmeeks
      @iamjamesmeeks 23 дня назад

      @@andypbodybuilding he knew Westbrook was on the team when he took the job so I ain’t really tryna hear that as an excuse

    • @iamjamesmeeks
      @iamjamesmeeks 23 дня назад

      @@kite36 exactly. Rob doesn’t have to listen to everything Bron/AD say. He didn’t listen when Bron asked for Ty Lue so why did you listen when it came to Westbrook

  • @jasonjoelsupan8667
    @jasonjoelsupan8667 23 дня назад +1

    Stephen A making a fool of himself trying to sound Boston😅😅
    Rob Pelin... KER😂😂

  • @Ajanikilburn
    @Ajanikilburn 23 дня назад

    8:01 is the funniest meme 😂😂

  • @rabbibaba2166
    @rabbibaba2166 24 дня назад +32

    Glad Darvin ham is gone. He couldn’t draw up a play to save his life. Never seen the lakers take a timeout then come out and make a decent play while he was around. Stephan A Smith don’t know what he talking about

    • @Nightman12
      @Nightman12 24 дня назад +1

      Just like Luke Walton but yall never said anything then

    • @kararal9834
      @kararal9834 24 дня назад +7

      ​@@Nightman12 What u talking about yes we did. 😭Walton was worse

    • @rhgaming2217
      @rhgaming2217 24 дня назад

      WOAHHHH shots fired dude SHOTS FIRED

    • @Nightman12
      @Nightman12 24 дня назад +2

      @@kararal9834 bull crap yall were making excuses yall wanted ham fired after one season and he went to the western conference finals. Racist assed fans smh

    • @kararal9834
      @kararal9834 23 дня назад +1

      @@Nightman12 bruh ain't nobody racist 😭😭 ham couldn't draw a play for his life bro. If LeBron doesn't trust you your done for lol. Ham couldn't figure out a line up for anything bro was throwing the worst shi out there. There video evidence my guy . Your buying into LeBron drama. WHAT PLAY have you seen the Lakers run that even looks good. Other then LeBron and ad being who they are

  • @erikkdane8485
    @erikkdane8485 23 дня назад +3

    Darvin Ham was clueless as a head coach. He never called time outs nor called plays. The team was never prepared. And his rotations and offensive/defensive schemes were dreadful. Ham deserved to be fired.

    • @smilebehappy6102
      @smilebehappy6102 23 дня назад

      so clueless he won the inaugural in-season tournament, bwahahahahaha All that NBA promotion & the HC gets fired.

  • @user-wv9zv4qo6n
    @user-wv9zv4qo6n 23 дня назад +2

    They fired Vogel the year after a championship lol

  • @adh2298
    @adh2298 23 дня назад +1

    We gonna be hearing a lot of apologies next off season if they hire JJ Reddick, get a 3rd star, and then immediately win the title next year 😂

  • @leetraviusmckay314
    @leetraviusmckay314 23 дня назад +3

    "Russell Westbrook got more flagrant fouls than points" 😂

  • @RyanLBrown9396
    @RyanLBrown9396 24 дня назад +6

    One of the many times “bs” has come out of Stephen A’s mouth

  • @BrownsFans216
    @BrownsFans216 23 дня назад

    Dwight did come out and say they should've never broke up that 2020 title team lol

  • @dariuswash1
    @dariuswash1 23 дня назад

    This is.a wild segment

  • @brettt141
    @brettt141 23 дня назад +3

    Why would anyone want that job? All the blame, no chance of winning a title. 10 coaches in 21 years is crazy

    • @smilebehappy6102
      @smilebehappy6102 23 дня назад

      all Ham did was win the in season tournament then get terminated. bwahahahahaha -- all that BS talk about how great that stupid tournament was, LOL

  • @4ktkaram395
    @4ktkaram395 23 дня назад +3

    There was a game 7 yesterday btw

    • @fcc950
      @fcc950 23 дня назад

      yup! this show is just sports TMZ

  • @wilsonsmanz
    @wilsonsmanz 23 дня назад +1

    So hold on, You are not blaming Jeanie and you're not blaming Bron. You're blaming Palinka who is stuck in the middle?

  • @carlosv3108
    @carlosv3108 23 дня назад +2

    Remember when the Lakers won the In-Season tournament, celebrated like they won the NBA Finals, and even raised a banner? Good times.

    • @bambamtapia5232
      @bambamtapia5232 23 дня назад

      so it shouldn't be celebrated?

    • @carlosv3108
      @carlosv3108 23 дня назад

      They could celebrate all they want. For a franchise with a rich history and a current roster that can play, they seemed to peak and go all in on the tournament. A far cry from a few years removed from winning #17.

    • @1990758
      @1990758 23 дня назад

      Lmao stop it

    • @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx
      @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx 23 дня назад

      Had a healthy roster

  • @datsapaddlin
    @datsapaddlin 24 дня назад +4

    I wouldn’t put all the blame on Ham but he clearly wasn’t a great coach when it came to adjustments and game management.

    • @modoe6619
      @modoe6619 23 дня назад +2

      The nikka only been a coach 4 two years.. of course he's not great

    • @datsapaddlin
      @datsapaddlin 23 дня назад

      @@modoe6619 You can’t be terrible or you ain’t lasting long in the NBA.

  • @HydratedHero
    @HydratedHero 24 дня назад +13

    Surface level watchers. Context matters.

    • @Desnond
      @Desnond 23 дня назад +2

      Lol so why doesn’t context matter when it comes to Rob pelinka and that front office…

    • @HydratedHero
      @HydratedHero 23 дня назад

      @@Desnondbecause that’s apart of the context, but it doesn’t negate the fact that a large portion of the blame goes to Ham.

    • @Desnond
      @Desnond 23 дня назад

      @@HydratedHero I think the root of your problems is the front office…guys hiring darvin

  • @gk-kn5zz
    @gk-kn5zz 23 дня назад +1

    coaching differences between him and nuggets coach was palpable as a casual viewer. success post time outs, when to call time outs, response to game plan on diminishing leads, etc

  • @vh2712
    @vh2712 23 дня назад +2

    Darvin Ham won the 1st in season tournament and got fired lol 😂.

  • @javianjohnson8746
    @javianjohnson8746 23 дня назад +4

    I think them trading away Caruso was one of the biggest components in the beginning of the Lakers' demise as champions

    • @1990758
      @1990758 23 дня назад

      Well I think they're gonna trade away Is reeves.

    • @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx
      @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx 23 дня назад

      They gave up on paul george years ago and he was only there a short time another bone head decision

  • @Nostalgia9478
    @Nostalgia9478 24 дня назад +16

    Whats with all the outrage over Dopey Darvin getting fired? He was a HORRIBLE head coach who constantly made the WRONG decision
    I didnt see this level of outrage when the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin midseason despite having a 30-13 record
    Smh

    • @ghostfvce0
      @ghostfvce0 23 дня назад

      I’ll tell you why… race

    • @Nostalgia9478
      @Nostalgia9478 23 дня назад +7

      @@ghostfvce0Im pretty sure Darvin and Griffin are BOTH Black
      lol

    • @B1onicelbow420
      @B1onicelbow420 23 дня назад

      @@ghostfvce0idiot

    • @ghostfvce0
      @ghostfvce0 23 дня назад

      @@Nostalgia9478 I’m saying that’s why it’s an “outrage” lol if this was Steve Nash people wouldn’t be bothered

    • @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx
      @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx 23 дня назад

      Lebron runs the show look how many coaches went packing

  • @albertolam915
    @albertolam915 22 дня назад +1

    Blinking 10 times in a second

  • @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx
    @RonaldSchmidt-jt9gx 23 дня назад +1

    Need a consistent power forward

  • @leroyfisher9768
    @leroyfisher9768 23 дня назад +4

    Same criticisms you give Jerry Jones you got to give it to Jeanie buss Stephen a Smith and you don't do that

  • @ak47dagunsmoke15
    @ak47dagunsmoke15 23 дня назад +5

    I think firing Frank Vogul was worst than this because he actually got the job done and still was fired

    • @tunetv1
      @tunetv1 23 дня назад

      Best coach

    • @1990758
      @1990758 23 дня назад +1

      Exactly. But I think a lot of these coaches get fired and get rehired. Except for mark jackson.

    • @madea1012
      @madea1012 23 дня назад

      👏👏

    • @ak47dagunsmoke15
      @ak47dagunsmoke15 23 дня назад

      @@1990758 right I believe Marc Jackson has been black balled in some way it makes no sense why he still ain’t found a coaching job yet

    • @X_Yz007
      @X_Yz007 23 дня назад

      He lost the locker room lol

  • @HGB1532
    @HGB1532 23 дня назад

    “Didn’t tell the broad”, 🤣

  • @redacez5
    @redacez5 23 дня назад

    The only people upset by his firing are media people who personally know him or people who aren't fans of the lakers or coaches of other teams that have dominated him.

  • @jasonharris8099
    @jasonharris8099 24 дня назад +20

    Why is lebron getting blamed for this??? Lebron wanted ty lue and the lakers didn't pursue him

    • @The-Real-One-
      @The-Real-One- 23 дня назад +7

      Every 2 years lebron gets a new coach

    • @akmo7766
      @akmo7766 23 дня назад +3

      Meat rider! 🤣😂

    • @Nostalgia9478
      @Nostalgia9478 23 дня назад +8

      @@The-Real-One-Ty Lue would still be the coach of the Lakers today had he been hired in 2019
      Context is KING

    • @The-Real-One-
      @The-Real-One- 23 дня назад +6

      Because every 2 years he gets a new coach and still loses

    • @jasonharris8099
      @jasonharris8099 23 дня назад +1

      @@The-Real-One- he's not the general manager

  • @RobG-on1sk
    @RobG-on1sk 24 дня назад +5

    LeBalco James has fired more coaches than he has championships!!! Greatest achievement ever!!!

  • @seitostockman
    @seitostockman 23 дня назад

    The return of "Rob Pelinker" 8:25 lol no idea how stephen A still calls him that

  • @charlesedward31
    @charlesedward31 23 дня назад

    I just pick up something this morning and that was it 😭

  • @Sectrix2pp
    @Sectrix2pp 24 дня назад +7

    Nah lebron Is always right, he knows best 👑🐐🌞

    • @user-mv9dk4zb5c
      @user-mv9dk4zb5c 23 дня назад

      Yo dude definitely know how to lose you kids have low standards 😂

  • @yunusabdullah845
    @yunusabdullah845 23 дня назад +1

    He was a rookie head coach when hired. Only two seasons as a head coach. Play in both team both years. Other coaches working with less

  • @joeblow1878
    @joeblow1878 23 дня назад +1

    it literally took ham half the season to start the lineup that went to the west finals.

  • @db1418
    @db1418 23 дня назад +1

    Management style of Lakers is very Dallas Cowboys like.

  • @HHHPedigrees
    @HHHPedigrees 23 дня назад +1

    Stephen A doesn’t actually watch the games. His only basis is that they made the WCF last year lmao

  • @nserekoraymond8593
    @nserekoraymond8593 23 дня назад

    Love how the moderator not unnecessarily interfere with this debate. Flawless show👍👍👍

  • @ItsAJBro1
    @ItsAJBro1 23 дня назад

    Their regular season record, the rotations, the defense, the list goes on. He wasn’t a scrub as a coach but he wasn’t the guy for THAT job.

  • @ronnie442010
    @ronnie442010 23 дня назад

    What about leaving AD in there with a dead arm just hanging there. Lol.

  • @pluto2k
    @pluto2k 23 дня назад

    this entire segment deadass proves that neither one of these dudes watch lakers' games consistently

  • @kirionkim
    @kirionkim 23 дня назад

    Tell me you're a Laker casual without telling me you're a Laker casual.

  • @janirwin16
    @janirwin16 18 дней назад

    Mans literally said in the interview “idk what to do” against the nuggets you telling me that isn’t a problem?

  • @MattyMacLive
    @MattyMacLive 23 дня назад

    Stephen A deadass doesn’t watch any of the games to say Darvin “absolutely” shouldn’t have been fired is blasphemy of the highest order.

  • @NoName-rg3np
    @NoName-rg3np 23 дня назад +1

    Rob and Ham traded Russ, which have no idea why you jokers are bringing Russ into this to begin with, when the coach got fired for changing the starting lineup so much during the regular season, for poor game management, for not knowing how to draw up a play, etc…

  • @denisako6493
    @denisako6493 23 дня назад +1

    Why are we still talking about the Lakers

  • @twinkqq4237
    @twinkqq4237 23 дня назад

    Why is ESPN defending Ham like he’s an all time coach?

  • @PauseModerator
    @PauseModerator 23 дня назад +1

    HOW U FIRE SOMEONE WHO MADE IT TO THE ECF WHEN NO OTHERS COACHES DID

  • @dsdddsd4543we
    @dsdddsd4543we 23 дня назад

    The rotations were off due to injuries. Gabe Vincent was supposed to replace Shroder, who was crucial to their run last year. Vanderbilt got injured, who is their defensive wing.
    Players must step up when needed, and Denver has had a great roster these last couple of years. This wasn't the match-up they required in the first round.

  • @jason615lakers
    @jason615lakers 23 дня назад +1

    "Rob Pelinker"

  • @npa2468
    @npa2468 23 дня назад

    When I saw LeBron throwing a fit yelling at Ham for not using a replay challenge I told my son he won't be there next year.

  • @jaywardlaw
    @jaywardlaw 23 дня назад

    Paul Silas, Mike Brown, David Blatt, Luke Walton, Frank Vogel and Darvin Ham are Pat Riley all of a sudden. When did this happen?

  • @TrentonJohnsonJr-ip9zh
    @TrentonJohnsonJr-ip9zh 23 дня назад

    Stephen A Smith looks like Gillie Da Kid

  • @cypher10
    @cypher10 23 дня назад +1

    If your team changes coaches every two years, the problem is not the coach. It's others dodging accountability and scapegoating the coaches.

    • @madea1012
      @madea1012 23 дня назад +1

      Their problem is the front office is run like an illegitimate mom and pop shop. Rob Pelinka is insanely unqualified.

  • @chrisayo8687
    @chrisayo8687 23 дня назад

    Sound like unc speaking directly to Bron lol

  • @ak_hoops
    @ak_hoops 23 дня назад

    My boy who's a through and through Lakers fan was telling me about how frustrating Rob Palinka is. Heck my boy said if he say Rob, he'd slap him. Now I'm understanding more.