Stephen A. & Perk get HEATED debating how much blame D’Angelo Russell deserves
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- Опубликовано: 26 апр 2024
- NBA Countdown’s Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon and Kendrick Perkins debate what the biggest reason is for the Los Angeles Lakers being down 3-0 to the Denver Nuggets.
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D-Low dropped a Klay Thompson the other night.
😂
You never wanna drop a 2024 play in Klay Thompson
Car-D-lo Russell.
Mahomes* 😂
klay stunk, but he wasn't sitting on the bench munching on snacks while his team is in a critical huddle.
Stephen A shut them all up with that final question
The question applies to Lebron too.
@@kolalawal268open your brain. LeBron didn’t have 0 points…. So no… it’s doesn’t…
Did you see that fake laugh at 3:40 ? It must be written in the contract. 😂
He didn't shut them up, the segment was over.
@@SeanSentDaBeat yeah but he had been awful at the end of games which is why they’ve lost. -9 shooting 20% from 3 in the 4tg
as a lakers fan, stephen A was cooking here.
That literally was a meltdown we saw with Dlo. I can’t believe he would disrespect the purple and gold like that. 6/20 and then zero points in the same series and we not even to game 4 yet??? Denver is a bad matchup for him or something cause he did this same crap last year. If you goings do all that just stay home for the next game. He act like it was game 4 and we was getting swept already. He act like this ain’t a contract year for him. I know his agent was like bro all you had to do was keep it professional for 48 more minutes and we good. Now he gonna have his agent fighting for his life 😂😂😂😂 Dlo has to redeem himself before it’s too late. 🤞🏾
Dlo need to come to Chicago
Perk acts like he doesn't know the difference between producing in the regular season and the playoffs.
Well he doesn't. He never produced himself
D'Angelo isn't superstar, HALL OF FAmer. Meanwhile Klay, 4 times champ scores 0, HOF amer.
D'Angelo did great in game 2 and 4 now.
He isnot LeBron or AD.
You expect Jayson Tatum performance from someone average, Stephen A is delusiownal
@@supernotnaturalno, we expect an average performance. Nobody expects DLO to come out and drop 30 a night. But at the very least idk don’t shoot 20% from three, don’t go scoreless, don’t let all of your numbers drop from your season averages.
All he is saying is everyone has bad moments
@@supernotnaturalLebron just sucks lol
I've never heard anyone on ESPN call LeBron out for not even bothering to get back on defense, but vehemently blame scapegoats 😂
He is 40 bro give the dude a break. All these young dudes need to step up.
You've never seen a 39yr old like LeBron either so stop it ....
Here comes the blame game lol. Before Game 4 started they talkin bout some get Bron help. They mean get AD some fckin help 😂😂
It's in their contracts. Lebrons camp has literally threatened not to do exclusive interviews with them before .
D’Angelo literally had ZERO in a playoff game and plays like trash every time they play Denver why are you defending him 😂
SAS has funeral home makeup on his face…….but carry on😂
😂🤣💯
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
☝️ this is accurate
Everybody’s auntie rn: Mmm .. who did the body?? 🧐💯😂
haha it's funny because for those that don't know "carry on" actually means dead
“D-Lo we need ya, the west coast savior…”
💀😭😭😭😭
😂😂😂
I never heard anyone say the Bulls needed Harper, or Horace Grant needing 20 for them to win.
😂😂😂
It's not dlo it's the bench also the coach
I agree that they are missing pieces on their bench and darvin ham draws a play up every once in a while. But 0 points and not dlo is crazy
what is the bench supposed to do when 3 players are getting most of the shots?
@@WutTheDeuceGaming The bench is supposed to make the shots they DO get. They are supposed to be aggressive and not WAIT on Lebron and AD. When D.Lo and AR get aggressive and get rolling.. Lebron gives them the ball more. Stop it. Yeah we know Lebron holds the ball a lil too much sometimes but we know why. Stop it. 🙄🙄
It’s all 3
Lakers bench is trash 🗑
He said Perk called him a pastor with that suit 😂
😂😂
Thank you Perk
For keeping it real
LMFAO Perkins bringing up regular season crap to defend dlo.
This is genuinely hilarious.
D'Angelo is getting paid half of salary of LeBron gets, 1/3 of AD gets.
He performs more than he gets paid.
There is 4 times champ HALL OF FAMER Klay scores 0
This is why no one wants to play with LeBron. His PR team will throw you under the bus with no hesitation
this is what kd meant by it's toxic to play with this guy. everyone made it so much bigger than it was by making it seem in another way
my dude, he had 0 points
@@learnwithsofiajadeGrayson Allen had 0 points the other night w/ the Suns. The mass media is not killing him. Bye!
@@128chriskd never said that u bot
@@learnwithsofiajade And Bron had 7 turnovers and his man had 30. Bron missed a wide open 3 to save them
Thank you Perk, Stephen A just knows how to blame the scapegoat 😂
Now they gonna say ''DLo the key piece'' after game 4 xD
@@coops1992no they not he had 10 points😅 this man inconsistent AF #BeReal
Perk right media just snaking when the lakers got bigger issues than just one player
You sound dumber than Perk….
A $30 mil/year starting g guard giving you ZERO points…. And six (6) points in another game… two (2) assists… $30 million dollars paid…… but nobody was supposed to say anything?! Just stfu
The bright side is that they are already home so they won't take to much time to clean out their lockers. DEN will end this series tonight.
😂😂😂
Jokes on you.
People shouldn't predict things. The law of averages was on the Lakers side and the Lakers gave one game away. This should be 2-2.
Stoopid
@@benjaminsmith2287no it shouldn’t be 2-2. It should be 3-1 like it is. Teams give games away all the time that’s a part of any sport. If it was supposed to be 2-2 then it would be all they had to do was not choke away a 20 pt lead… But if they did win that game you don’t know that this one tonight plays out the same either. That logic is on the same spectrum as making a prediction
They’ll never blame LeBron lmao
Our starting pg had 0 points and a negative plus minus
They lost by 7 and the starting PG scored 0… it’s not rocket science
For what?? Him and AD been balling stfu
@@HARVEY_1988 Thats not how basketball works. They nuggets played awful for 3 qtrs. It comes down to Nuggets had a closer that managed the game and the lakers didn't. It's that simple when you watch the game.
@@basketballgod2791 Isn't he basketball jesus? Hard to believe he is going to get swept. Again.
A GOAT inspires teams to championships. Where’s the GOAT? 😂
They lied. Lebron is not the goat. He ain’t better than bird 😂
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Honestly I actually agree with Perk 😂.... Broken clock I guess.... LeBron needs to come off the ball and let Dlo and Reeves run the offense
I agree with Perk, I mean the reason D-Lo shouldn't take all the heat is because he's just one player. The Lakers should still be competing outside of D-Lo. If Porter Jr. shows up with zero, I believe the Nuggets would still find a way to compete, because they are great. It boils down the Lakers being good not great
dlo is the starting point guard. if he isn't going to score, he should at least assist.
@@jobunaga4178 right. well - they stole one tonight!
Which means....drumroll Pelinka is only one to blame along with Jeanie for keeping him in office
@@jobunaga4178people have to make shots to get assists!
@@jobunaga4178not when LeBron thinks he's a point guard. I'm glad Perkins defended him.
It's just basketball. Basically I'm still good when we lose
No that means JUST PLAY
@@Royalwar0305Right! No way some of these people commenting listened to the post game after game 3. He was specifically asked if he thinks the pressure of the playoffs is too much for some of his teammates. Context is everything.
@@EnoGriciothat’s bad leadership talking points.
I'm still good when I get paid...
21yrs. STRONG #GOAT JAMES
@@EnoGricio Out here in the comment section blowing bubbles and doing backflips on it 🤡🤡🤡🥩🏇
Perk was right.......Stephen A. is just like all the others afraid to call out LBJ, AD or the Lakers organisation.
I usually don't agree with perk, but everything he said is true and relevant. Listen to it again.. they were trying to freeze him out and scapegoat him like they did Westbrook but it didn't work. Imagine trying to thrive in an environment where they don't want you there and your teammate who is also the coach and GM trying his best to get you gone but still tries to be cool w/you to your face, that's a snake 💯
Lebron to blame that guy don't play defence his man gordon scored 29 free points in the paint.
Gordon got 10 points when guarded by lebron, 12 can be argued. Lebron also has a better defensive rating than the average small foward as well. You guys are like clones programmed to just say random sht, have casuals on your side, and think you're making a point. 🫵💀
@@Sectrix2ppand your blinded by the stat sheet💯🫵🏿😭
@@Sectrix2ppWatch the games dawg.
@@Sectrix2ppdude watch the game, Lebron lost on defense
He gets some blame but not all of it. But it’s pretty clear if you’re looking to win a chip DLo wouldn’t a top 2 option on the team. And that’s based on his track record in the postseason. Regular season he’s been a very good player throughout his career. But come postseason you gotta take it to another level.
But overall the blame is gonna get passed around. Front office should’ve got more depth at the center spot especially for a Jokic. Darvin Ham gotta do better with the rotations and find the lineup that’ll be more successful and stop pandering to egos. And as for the so called “🐐” he needs to be a better leader by example. Yeah he’s 39 but when the Lakers are doing well he gets all the credit. We gotta do the inverse when they catch Ls.
Biggest criticism of DLow is being inconsistent and thru out all 4 games he’s lived up to that exactly.
The majority of the media be too afraid to call leClown James out. But it's open season on the rest. Smh Sad
“It’s just basketball” no more “It’s more than a game”
You expect this man to play forever??? 😅 the hate is hilarious
@@Calvin-hi9pm he is the epitome of Garbaazhe
@@Calvin-hi9pm I ain’t say nff about him playing forever, tf are you talking about 😂😂 a retired player could say this and we’d have the same reaction
Ah yes the quote that everyone is using that’s with zero context to spew comments like these nice
@@lightningjuniorsuper if you watched the interview that’s the context right there buddy. What context would I need to give if we all watched the same interview ?
Caitlin Clark should suit up for the Lakers
Please stop it with that foolishness. I'm a fan of her's and looking forward to watching her play in the WNBA. There is a reason there is an NBA and a WNBA.
It was a joke lmao
@@saynomoredontask6077 hahaha I can't tell these days
Why? So she can get 0 points & get 60 dropped on her?
To do what
Final question made ya Think
Both have a valid point of view. One is emotional and one is business. It's a well balanced argument.
Never agreed with Perk before but he makes a valid point
I’m with perk on this one
The starting PG and third highest paid player being trash isn’t one of the top 5 issues? Really?
lmao why these people pointing out lakers faults and not acknowledging nuggets greatness ?
Bc they are the Lakers LOL
How annoying is it aye talking about the coach needs to go when the series ain’t even over
Great comment, they rather trash lebron and dlo and not appreciate Denver greatness like they aren't the defending champs. We all know the Lakers are gonna lose but we still waste time criticizing them
Cause Denver is boring
@@wswann34ee3eeee3ee3eee33e me🎉
*Cold part is we have an edge. You don’t build 10-20+ pts leads if you don’t. Problem is DEN has an edge too. And when we fail to counter/adjust to theirs, theirs is greater.* DEN has no answer for our offense. What they’re doing is taking advantage of their size and mauling us on the board thus giving them more looks at the basket. These are the numbers.
280-247 FGA
145-116 TReb
38-18 Oreb
We’re actually playing good D but the possession is turning empty. If you give a team 10-15+ more shots than you of course you’ll lose unless you play PERFECTLY. What’s crazy is that in a tall man’s game, Ham will religiously field a small lineup but he won’t TRY a BIG lineup. I think you could neutralize DEN rebounding if you play Hayes alongside AD and LBJ. That’s a huge front court and it’s a new ball game contending with AD or Hayes. DEN is STRATEGICALLY involving AD in the Jokic/Murray 2man game, pulling him away from the hoop. When they miss, AG is cleaning up the mess. Different ball game if you pull AD but have to jump with Hayes. I know Malone is laughing inside like these stupid mofos over there smh.
You make a great point I would also say they should put Max Christle in because he's a young guard that can chase murray around. That would put less pressure on Reeves guarding Murray and AR15 can be more consistent scorer.
perk not knowing what he's talking about
He's not shy from displaying his stupidity on TV.
What else is new? 😆
Per usual
Sooooo we just not going to talk about Lebron getting beaten backdoor (no diddy) like 9 times by Aaron Gordon for wide-open layups?…
No we're not lol you want that agenda why again cause you don't like him 😂
Yall missing dennis schroder
No. Bron and AD wasted a great DLo game in game 2. Game 3 he wasnt there but he only shot 7 shots. Not like he had 20 shots. loss was on AD and Bron. Game 4 AD came up big
I sure wouldn’t want it to be a case where D’Lo going through some personal drama etc … Somethings are bigger than the game or even our jobs.
Somebody should ask Stephen if he’s ever been part of a team game. What I see is effort from D’Angelo to make things better. Don’t you think he probably understands that people will get on him for this? The people you should not want on your team is those that don’t fight, they don’t show a spine, they are just there for the money! By the way, I think Stephen is one of those people that have just been there for the money.
Every year, its the point guards fault. Maybe Lebrick is the problem
How is Lebron the problem? Him and AD have showed up in all 3 games
@@mamamia5905putting stats up doesn’t always means they showed up. It’s when you get your stats! Perfect example was game 2. Murray shot worse than DLO for 3 quarters but closed out the 4th with the game winner. Lebron was scoring good in the 4th until it was time for him to hit the game winner!
@@lennybeason1110you really think bron and AD haven’t shown up????? Being a hater rots the brain.
Sas is mad he is being called out for his lame take……I thought it was “heavy is the head that wears the crown 👑 “ not “I did my part….where is my crown” 😂😂😂😂😂
You’re REAL MAD right now😂😂😂😂Lol
Common delusional Laker fan
I don't disagree with Perk here
dLo is not the problem with this team. He was probably brought in as a spot up shooter, and now that they don't give him what he needs to succeed and scapegoat him.
Imagine blaming a role player for a failure of a series. Only on a lebum led team.
Jordan didn't loose like that until he became an owner, suck it up Lebron
wizards
@@Dloading247 he came back only for ownership. And he didn’t have a top 10 nba player, a play-in tournament, and a handpicked roster while on performance enhancing drugs.
@@BrightNights645exactly
You all seem to forget that Jordon in his earlier career was getting his a$$ burst in by Detroit and couldn't catch a break until he met Phil Jackson. Stop glossing over Jordon's d*ck as if he was God. Without Pippen and Phil, Jordon could not win.
What was Jordan averaging at 39? Idiot
The fact they don’t highlight Bron giving up all those points to Aaron Gordon is crazy😂. Had that been anybody else on the team they would have pointed it out during, after & post game
He had to play help defense cause MPJ and Murray were beating the Lakers one on one which opened the dunker spot for Gordon .
Don’t matter if you give up points and not making up for it on the other end you won’t win . He went 0-7 the other game he had 9 points that mf playing like garbage he gotta produce
@@rohangupte3545 How you help D but your man is scoring?
@@kaylynalexander Bro had no points when they were up 10 so why did that matter?
Mind you Aaron Gordon had 7 points
Preach Perk! Bron does this also and has not been guarding all season, but ESPN doesn't talk about that
Wilbon's chuckle at the pastor 😂
SAS lookin like a black butler for bruce wayne
“You’re gonna have moments as a role player!”
Boy, Big Perk was COOKIN’ this segment!!! Gahhhhhdamn!!!! Sheesh! 😮💨😮💨😮💨🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
DLo on indeed while the game still going is wild.
This is the most logical Stephen a I’ve had ever seen
Malika with the number at the end is one that no one is talking about
Dlo by all means for a laker HAD A HISTORIC 3PT SHOOTING SEASON. And yet they just wanna blame
Lebron
Perk right, this on Lebron
Dlo could go 0/10 and still get trashed less than lebron. These old heads are a sht show.
Dlo ain’t the reason bron missed a wide open three
@plugcap2604 "let's ignore that fact that lebron was the biggest threat in the 4th because why not?"
Thank you!! Could not agree with you more!
@@Sectrix2pp lol let’s ignore DLO was the biggest threat after ad during the whole game
@@plugcap2604 They need all 3 of them to be on the whole game to have a chance and that’s never happened so far. That’s why they down 0-3
You the one who walked in looking like a Pastor today 😂
Perk on point with it, and yes those points mattered from D’Lo , he helped get them to the play in, he did his part.
Michael Wilbon is WILD for this, LeBron led the league in 4th quarter points this year how are you going to say he’s not all there in the 4th
DLo hasn’t had just a moment…he’s had MOMENTS. That’s the problem. But there is no single finger that should be pointed. There are several:
LBJ - Lack of aggression in second half.
Darvon H. - No coaching adjustments.
Spencer - Absolutely zero production.
Bench - Unreliable if AD or LBJ are on the bench.
SAS’s final question definitely had Wilbon and Perk thinking.
The so called king getting beat 11 times straight by one team is perfect 😂😂😂
4 out of 10 is close to perfect 😂
Dlo dropped 0 points as a starter in a game that was a must win. Yes there were other things that played a factor in losing but Dlo not being consistent as a third option is the most glaring one
Perk is spitting facts! 💯
Jokic's style of play allows everyone around him to be at their best, Lebron doesn't. No players other than spot up shooters have been at their best playing next to Lebron, because they're always forced to sacrifice their strengths and cater to Lebron's strengths.
You got AD and Bron on a team and still find a way to blame a role player?!
Imagine a player getting paid 19 MILLION a year to score 0 points in a playoff game🤣💦
@@fredm9 just imagine getting paid 35 mill to get swept or not making the playoffs, but it happens. He’a an average player.
@@romethechampion6224 ad and bron are producing tho and he’s 40 the younger guys need to step up bro
@@fredm9 bro we wasn’t saying that about Mario Chalmers or BJ Armstrong.. Come on Bron scoring which helps him but it doesn’t translate to galvanizing his team.
Steven A is genius in basketball analysis
Sarcasm right? Just making sure cause Sarcasm is a lost art nowadays
Facts
Stephen A's burner account
Dlo deserves heat after his performance but i think it's being exaggerated. the entire bench has been heavily underproducing and darvin ham isn't making great adjustments. lebrons defense has also been suspect the first three games but you can't expect much from a 40 year old
These networks really won't let you call out LeBron smh. Perk had to subliminally call him out by saying it's cool when "they" do it smh
Crazy how every team Lebron plays on when they win It’s Lebron but when they lose it’s all his other teammates
Don’t axe him about that..
D-Low could drop 40 and Lebron would get the credit.
I was so happy last week. Guess who I ran into at a public tennis court? JaVale McGee! Boy, did he humble me? I was I was tall until I stood next to Javale.
I wasn't a big Lebron James fan and the way he handled going to Miami. Over the years after I became I big fan of his. I didn't like his comment about "it's just basketball." That's like me saying as a Licensed Private Investigator. "Hey it's just Investigations." 😅😂 your passion is your passion especially if you became a billionaire doing it! No one would know Lebron if it wasn't for "it's just basketball"
That is a god awful comparison.
It is just basketball tho😂😂
@@BlkFreakozoid you wouldn't have made that comment if you had a passion of some sort.
@@howardbent3971 Your comparison just doesn't make sense. You can apply that same sentiment with alot of things, that doesn't mean it realistically is at all that serious. There are different consequences and ripple affects to being an investigator. Basketball at the end of the day is a game.
That quote was taken way out of context because of a short clip but hey thats just the age we live in I guess?
It's hard for him to produce when he don't really have the ball like they do.
Stephen A Smith: Annie, are you OK?
Guest some people don't see that the nuggets are defending the 3pt line which takes away D'Angelo to be left open. Watch the second half you see
D'Lo cannot be alone blamed for the series loss. It is a team loss. Vando's, C Wood, Reddish, injurywere big. Vando and Reddish defensively were important. And C Wood can stretch the floor and could have helped with rebounding when AD was on bench. Sure D'Lo if he was more consistent could have helped too. But Rui, Reeves also were not consistent. Neither Gabe, Spencer, Hayes were. Even coaching played a role. Coach Ham could have been better in rotations, play calling and timeouts. Rob pelinka with not getting shooters around lebron and AD. D'lo should not be blamed like the fans are trying. He tried, did not work out. Only sad part is that Lebron and AD played most part of the season and a high level and this year got wasted.
Perk quoting Finesse2tymes is hilarious
Does Steven A realise lakers wouldn’t have made the play in if not for russell
Hence why Stephen A asked that last question… people were heaping hella praise on D’Lo but now he shouldn’t get blame?
Imagine hearing “Well if Paxton shows up tonight the Bulls can win”😂 The dude took 7 shots. 7. Pretending he’s the reason they lost is absurd. He barely has the ball in his hand because Lebron runs point.
Lol
The thing is, DLo didn't really forget how to shoot on game 3, LA forgot how to play him best. During the 2nd half of the season, they realized that in order for DLo to be him, he needs to have his touches because he gets his rhythm off the dribble. If y'all watched game 3, DLo became a catch and shoot guy, and a number of those 7 attempts came from getting a pass and chucking the ball in the last seconds of their shot clock. That's not how you play your 3rd option. Look at this game, DLo got his touches especially in the first quarter. What happened? He turned into DLo.
But sure, blame DLo for everything. Frank Vogel and Russ aren't in the team to be scapegoated anymore.
DLO ballin is a key piece of the Lakers winning.. that’s why it’s disturbing and that’s why he’s getting a lot of blame. Fair or not.. Bron (not playing perfect but he’s producing) and AD giving you buckets and DLO is in that big dog category with them when is producing..
Perkins is right. LBJ sits at the end of the bench pouting. LBJ pouted, playing against the Warriors when JR ran the clock out. LBJ is always crying.
I know there are no moral victories but the Lakers have led in this series about 75-80% of the time and have shown they can play with Denver
The problem is consistency. Denver is more consistent at every level. Defense. Offense. Coaching
Lakers coaching and the others haven’t done their part and when they did they won or barely lost. The lakers really blew a 20 pt lead BARELY. Last second shot to lose
This series should easily be 2-2 and so the Lakers are good enough. In the playoffs 1-2 decisions can cost you a game even when you led the entire game
AD and Bron are wearing out after the first half and Reaves DLo and others are being out played by Aaron MPJ KCP etc
I really like the contribution by laker as team not individual will done game 5 something and them will have serious
5:05-5:10 Perk raised his voice and SAS was like,hold up bro,u sound like u wanna fight
It’s TV bro they do this to make the show entertaining…I’m sure they’re good friends
Michael Wilbon is a legend but his Lakers takes don’t have any substance.
How about the Lakers just can't beat the Nuggets.............
Perk for the first time speaking FACTS
Outside of game 1 where Lebron scored 4 points in the 4th quarter he’s been amazing. Games 2 he scored 13 of the Lakers final 16 points in the 4th, Games 3 he scored 10 in the 4th, and last night he scored 12 in the 4th. So what exactly is Wilbon talking about
See that what pisses me off you can’t say a team that’s been up every time at half is not good enough that just mean that’s haven’t been able to close game they have more than enough to be this Denver team yall acting like this 2017-18 warriors
So, is D-Lo the team lead now?
Another double standard.. don't forget in the 17-18 season with Luke Walton when they had that young roster and couldn't seem to get it together, LeBron sat at the end of the bench and isolated himself and completely disconnected himself from the team to make it appear as if their struggles or problems had absolutely nothing to do with him. Nobody said anything about that. They obviously shut D-lo down for the night at that point and y'all mad he didn't join the huddle after that? Why would he??
Why they don’t talk about darvin ham ?
LeFlop was and is never the guy to axe that question! He's perfect in every category and deserves to be on the best team lol
Russell had 0 points and y’all to want to blame Lebron? He had a good game. Sometimes it is bron fault but this ain’t it. And Nuggets is just a better team.
What did perk mean by reggie jackson breaking down on the bench?
It’s crazy how the bench never catches heat….. the past 3 games the bench only scored about 15 points throughout the last 3 games