I could listen to these two guys talk for hours. They're different enough to argue meaningfully about takes but they just have such great chemistry together. They're both top notch at what they do individually, but they are equally if not more awesome in conversation together.
Agreed other than the Polian interview the volume is destined for greatness. His talent acquisition is superior to all. Jason timpf middlekauf draymond etc..... no more jimmy the Greek like interviews with dinosaurs it will get you less of an audience
I think we are witnessing the passing of the guard. The skill level of these young players is astonishing. I can’t think of an era with so many great young players to top this one .
I kinda agree but it's hard to judge because the old guard played in a time that was much more physical. But the refs have actually let them play and be physical in these playoffs and seeing how some of these young dudes is actually prospering from it makes me think the guard might be changing key word might be.
@@avacadomangobanana2588 is there more to basketball lol. You have players who can do it all, from point guard-center, so you have to play defense if you want to win at a high level. Evolution is real. This is the golden age of basketball. We may not like the style of play but the level of talent is off the charts no questions asked
@@WarrenFranceSportsNetwork I keep trying to tell people this . Everybody can do EVERYTHING. PeOple kill me saying they don’t play defense now when if you watch the games there is a hand in their face majority of the time . Everybody is skilled at shooting now that contested shots are like wide open shots . Plus with euro and step back it’s almost impossible to play defense now.
@@alicraft9542 It's not impossible to play defense now, just go out and fuckin play it. Boston is showing you what could possibly happen if you do so. Just puttin a hand up doesn't cut it, you gotta get into players bodies, make them uncomfortable. These NBA players only worry about O because nobody's getting max deals for playin defense and coaches can't really make them. These players are soft in a soft league, with these inflated numbers. See what happened to KD when somebody put pressure on him, see how Harden played when Kyrie put pressure on him. Imagine if these players did this all the time.
KD didn't trade Steph for Kyrie, he traded Steph, Klay, Draymond, Kerr, and a praised basketball culture, for Kyrie. Kyrie is great and to each his own, but there's not a snowball's chance in hell I ever make that trade.
Kd traded the warriors for the idea that he can win a championship on his own. Cmon, even if he stays and win 5 more with the warriors, ain’t no one gonna give him any credit. Glad he left cuz it’s better for the nba. This coming from a warriors fan.
@@nhialor5321 I'm born and raised in San Francisco and a Warriors fan since I popped out in '72. Good to meet ya. I was excited about KD coming to the Warriors before our first chip and you should have been too. KD was just one guy we added to our starting lineup made up entirely of homegrown players. We drafted Steph, Klay, Green, and Barnes. Yet other teams load up with superstar after superstar and nobody blinks an eye. Who cares if we won 73 games the year before we signed him? We were already going after him, so then what? If we win 73 games we're supposed to say "to hell with our plans to bring in KD? haha Now I don't "hate" on KD, but 1) we wouldn't have Poole, Kuminga, Wiseman, and Mosley if he didn't choose to leave, and 2) If we make to the Finals and win it all with a starting lineup of Steph, Klay, Green, Poole, and Looney, who else can say they won a chip with a 100% homegrown drafted starting lineup? Seriously, has any team since maybe the fifties ever done that, if ever? Who else has a starting lineup of players that team drafted?
You have to remember the context. KD was _never_ going to be the man in Golden State as long as Steph was playing. The Warriors were moving into the new arena, all the history was going with them, and KD was going to be a column on page two. Page one was reserved for Steph, Klay, Draymond, in that order. Kyrie started whispering in KD's ear about the Barclays Center and how they were going to steal the thunder away from the Knicks. Brooklyn was going to be the basketball center of New York and it was going to be KD's show. Kyrie talked KD into jumping ship to build _his_ team, because KD needed to distance himself from the LeBron comparison. KD has done that...just in the opposite direction.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Kyrie retires after next year. His head is not in the game anymore. It’s sad because he is so talented but his mind has betrayed him.
@@NeilTruick Oh, I get that. Some people need to be that number one guy and simply can't deal with the main spotlight being on another player. Again, to each his own. I would have chosen the great team over "team me" and won more chips. But that's just me.
I love Ja as a player, but he is the most overrated player in the league right now. People had him above Luka when Ja only dunks better. I would rather have Tatum then Ja right now too. They act like he's done something in the playoffs when he hasn't.
No one who has eyes and his objective can disagree with this… The dude launched into the stratosphere this year. He isn’t just great he’s very consistent. Even his poor nights are much better than almost everyone else’s.
@@robesterd8132 Calm down, they’re not comparing him to an MVP they’re saying he’s fulfilling the same role: KD excelled bc Steph and Klay demanded attention on defense…and the same thing is happening with Poole.
@@Ahjusshi_Brown she literally said “exactly” what KD does lol, KD was by far the best player on that team, and made them unbeatable. Poole is just a good player, what did he do game 3?
I bet KD really appreciate the easy looks he got all the time on Golden State now. Yeah we all know Kerr can be a stick in the mud for his system and I think KD was right when talked about that system breaking down some in the playoffs. But you can see plain as day that you can't ISO score for 48 mins straight and expect to win, especially when you give up points so easy on the other end.
@@neneshubby i think what the guy was saying is KD wants to iso, he won his rings playing Kerr's system of moving the ball. KD and Kyrie's system default is iso ball.
@@Ilicet I understand that and you see the results. KD should’ve left the coaching to Kerr and he should’ve concentrated on playing because as I said Kerr’s system got him three straight trips to the finals His iso thing is clearly not working
He can't iso score and expect to win on smart defensive teams. If the nets were facing the bucks kd would look way different and they might be up in the series
It'd be interesting if Nash got another chance with a team and turned out to be a great coach and this whole fiasco was due to the top two players on the team refusing to listen to him.
If he couldn't get them to listen to him it means he's an ineffective coach. Player's don't ever have to like their coaches but what they must do is buy in to what the coach is selling and if he's a great coach he can get them to buy in and you only do that by success and their not having any. No adjustments to get KD going in the slightest but he's a good coach?
@@richardpage5812 those two players chose him, that is why he is there, they have the power above him. The same two players in an interview before Nash got a chance to coach said they don't need a coach and would handle it themselves. You can't knock a coach when they are put in that situation, especially with a player like Kyrie that wouldn't listen to any coach no matter who they are. For all we know he is calling stuff and they just nod and wave it off.
@@richardpage5812 except they chose him as their coach. They knew he wasn't going to push them around because he was in their debt since they got him the job lol. How do you not see that? As far as I am concerned, until the front office grows a pair and takes command of the ship to determine the team's direction, the Nets ain't going nowhere with Durcant and Flat Earth Irving driving the bus 🤣.
Nash gotta force his hand with actual analysis and game plan. bet he’s not really holding them accountable either smh he too soft on em they needa be riled up
I’ve been saying since day one that KD and the Nets would not win a chip without a really big Big 3 or a 3.5-4 like at GS. Why? Because he never has before. KD has done as much without GS in terms of winning as Kyrie has without Lebron: nothing.
@@VJBILL1 Russ was 23 and not near his prime, more turnover prone than he is now, and Harden was a sophomore and played horribly in the finals against a stacked Miami heat team w 3 HOFS either in their prime or on the backend. Brub stfu😂😂😂y’all rlly don’t know the history of the game tryna simply KD career down to GSW days only. U gotta be 12 yrs old
When the final chapter is written on the professional playing career of Kyrie Irving, it will show what a massive waste of talent we witnessed. Could have gone down as one of the greatest. But he never took it seriously.
This is low-key looking like an early retirement tbh, even as a rockets fan who wants a nets implosion for lottery picks kyrie going out sad Cavs kyrie was a wild time
At the time he made that take, there was an argument made. Now I disagreed with him then, but he has owned it now and been gracious with his praise and recognition of JT.
Heres NBA fans always acting like experts when it comes to predictions lol The Celtics were struggling for for a decent portion of the season , And your telling me you predicted Tatum outplaying KD on both ends in the playoffs??? Nahh I don't think so and I'm not the biggest KD fan out here but cut it out.
@@folkscrazyouthere3076 He said this literally a month ago last time he was on Colin's podcast. I'm a C's fan so I obviously disagreed with it at the time but the Celtics were rolling at the time and both these guys said they wouldn't make it out of the first round
The weird thing is that KD doesn’t like that iso garbage which is why he left OkC. OkC was a bunch of athletes that didn’t know the game. There was no ball movement. It was KD goes and Westbrook goes and Westbrook often took more shots than KD.
@@jaydell4039 Correct however you left out that he mentioned Westbrook can't shoot, also KD led the league in scoring a few times so it wasn't about shot attempts more then shot selection. Westbrook picks the worst times to do the dumbest shyt in pivotal moments and games, so for him to lose James Harden is horrible for this team. It's crazy because Ben Simmons would be good to have on court for defense, playmaking and rebounding alone.
Kd was/is my favorite player to watch What is Kd attributes? Shoots well can go left and right And he’s a superstar His downside is he don’t move without the ball Doesn’t offense rebound Doesn’t play great defense Miss defensive assignments He don’t do a lot of things that great as a complete basketball player I’m sorry but I’ve been saying this for yrs he’ll have a couple games where he’s getting done and then mentally check out.
Nobody grabs offensive rebounds anymore, they matter much less now, since you only get 14 seconds to get a shot after corralling one. He does play great defense most of the time.
Colin's point about talent really makes sense. Professionalism and down-to-earthness seem to matter a lot in terms of winning, even if they are less flashy than talent...
To suggest that Tatum isn’t a “superstar” is laughable and IMMEDIATELY shows your basketball knowledge. He’s been a great, not just “Good” defender for 2+ years. It’s even more laughable to suggest that Lillard or Ja are in any way better than Tatum. I like both of those guys - but if Tatum isn’t a “Superstar”, then Ja absolutely isn’t either. Tatum is just way way better.
@@mduar1000 I thought Toronto looked good last night. Vanfleet playing injured killed them game 1 and 2, Trent sick hurt them as well. Pascal not shooting in game 3 hurt them. All three of those issues are fixed. Game 6 baby, with momentum at home.
Nick grew on me. I love that dude and watch him daily now. Colin? Well....... he's royalty in the world of sports. Respect. Too the both of them.....Respect.
@@jaydell4039 Draymond was not ready to start he was playing behind Iggy and David Lee that season...and he was a rookie...just telling the whole story.
The system they run - you know, the SYSTEM that literally made the warriors the warriors with the spacing and motion, is Steve Kerr. It’s time to let go of gawd dam Mark Jackson after Kerr could be taking them to 6 finals in a month. 6. SIX finals to zero. Let it go. Not the hill to die on. Kerr took the team and culture to another level. Why this deeply hurts the feelings of certain people I’ll never know
Is anyone wondering about Celtics coaching ? Ime looks like a genius against the Nets. But is that because he is a genius, or he knows the Nets soft spots because he was on their bench last year. It will be interesting to see how he does coaching against the Bucks.
"Giving him his due respect" I mean JT is for sure better than Dame, Ja, Trae, Harden and currently more effective than Luka, Kawhi and apparently Durant. The only guys really more effective than him right now are the MVP candidates and Lebron (because who even knows he good he is right now but ya know).
Lmao JT nowhere near better than 2 way all star, 2x finals champion, Kawhi Leonard.. It's debatable if he's even good as Luka because how far has he carried his team in his 5 or plus year's? Relax off the hype, they playing good TEAM ball 🏀
@@drewwilson5026 Luka has not gotten past the first round in his entire career dude Tatum has gone to 2 ECFs let's not make it seem like he has done anything in the playoffs, btw idc about who's better between the two but lets not make it seem like he has done stuff
@@drewwilson5026 I said more effective. I'm not saying Kawhi has fallen off but in this league it's "what are you doing right now". As for Luka, he's a superior offensive player, yes, but JT just shut down KD three games in a row on D. And he is proven in the playoffs. So yea, he is for sure in a 5-10 spot.
Man saying Ja is a superstar and Tatum isn't is comical, Tatum is one of the most complete players in the NBA right now just shows how media like pushing players (overhype) don't get me wrong Ja is a great player but the media has done amazing marketing to him
I don't understand why they're blaming kyrie for kd playing bad. I think they're just playing a better team. How this serie is going is not about kd but about the celtics playing extremely great.
Every other superstar other than KD gets scrutinized for their failures in the playoffs (LeBron 2011, Curry 2016, Kawhi/PG 2020 etc.) no matter how great they were defended. It’s a superstars job to overcome great defence as all the mentioned stars have done multiple times.
@@a.e.a. He needs to play better and I think playing with the warriors made him believe this was easy. But all the so called analysts were on the nets bandwagon . Now they're looking for someone else to blame
@@bachalao1 No one I know takes this media clowns seriously, cause it’s literally their job to stir up controversy. But star players like KD and Kyrie should be able to take and accordingly respond to this criticism like the others I’ve mentioned.
Celtics would have beaten most of the teams in the first round. Celtics also looked offensively better especially playing against the 22nd worst defensive team in the NBA who are also small. KD is not a playmaker and is compromised without a playmaker like Harden or Simmons. This is the reason why KD is not doing KD stuff.
No playmaker is partially why KD is not KD. But in this series his rebounding and defense has been subpar because there’s more ways to impact a game than score which is what has disappointed me this series with KD.
@@robdoms45123 Tatum got heat for not being a playmaker. Tatum gets doubled and tripled every play. He made the improvements and is much better now. We don’t have a third all star. Excuses bro.
It’s crazy how people give Ja Morant superstar status over Tatum. Tatum can score every bit as much as Morant while Morant will never be able to defend at Tatum’s level but because Morant jumps high he gets the nod over Tatum? Nonsense
Did Nick just say Ja is a superstar over Tatum??? I get he's good but what has Ja proven so far, Tatum has been to the ecf multiple times, he's clearly better than Ja, Tatum prolly the best young star in the game right now
I agree with both takes. They run NO offense. Kyrie made the comment that the Celtics are stopping them from getting into their offense. Im like, what offense??
One on One basketball is garbage💯 The only purpose of One on One basketball is when the shot clock is down to 3-5 seconds and a superstar can get you a bucket
@@michaelbonhomme3677 lol no you find the matchup that you can exploit and go at it .. they’re struggling because 1-5 the Celtics don’t have a matchup you can exploit
KD thinks that his skills will carry him through without any additional work or development on his part. The fact is verified in his game three exit interview when he said something to the effect of 'I thought I could just play ball and not worry about the small stuff---it would just fall in place' . The fact that he won't bulk up, or brush his hair, or trim his beard, or put lotion on his skin are all signs of a much deeper problem. He thinks if he puts forth effort into something and it fails, it is a bigger rebuke than just presenting as is.
You make some Very insightful points Lisa. Why doesn't he do something with his Grooming? Dude probably has 300 Mill in the bank an won't get a Good haircut....brush or comb his hair an trim that beard a little better. Might need a GF....LOL. Straighten Up KD...!
Good teams usually use iso hero ball to bail out a stagnant positions or the role players got too cold. Only bad playoffs teams use it as their primary scheme.
No one will give Kyrie a max contract at this point. Kyrie should take the option and spend a year rehabbing his image. If he puts a solid year together he can get his money next year.
Great take but Kyrie isn’t a superstar. He’s somewhere between a 2 and 3 option on a championship team. Remember when he hit the shot in 2016 lebron had 27, 11 ,11. Had Kevin love not punished the warriors on the glass the cavs would have been going home. Also kyrie’s shot wasn’t the finisher that was Lebron’s block. This dude has gotten such a pass because his style of play is flashy. Iverson is what Kyrie should strive to be. On no planet is he more skilled than AI. To get get the 76ers to the finals AND to get a game off of prime Shaq and entering his prime Kobe is something Kyrie could only dream of.
The main reason that KD should not be considered the best player on the planet right now is because he has literally never been the best player on the planet. And that’s been abundantly obvious.
Kd my fav player in the league since Kobe But unbiasedly speaking, his career takes a hit with this series. Nash is def in over his head currently in his coaching career. He comes from don Nelson and dantoni coaching tree/philosophy He’s not a winner Kyrie used to cook Nash and Nash doesn’t have a ring. Kyrie does so your best player already doesn’t hear anything you’re saying. All and all, kd taking 11 shots in 46 mins is sick. We seen what he had to put up to come up just short to the Bucks last year. I’ll take 9-28 cause at least I know shots you normally take just weren’t falling. Nets need a playmaker
Sad to reflect about how we depend on weekly or bi-weekly checks to get by & if we don't show up to work there are consequences but with Kyrie & Ben Simmons it's something different.,..🤔
Sad how you can’t understand they entertainers and entertainers since forever made alot of money and took off for all types of stuff.. singers, actors,ect
No one is stopping you from practicing shooting a basketball. Kyrie and Ben Simmons are reaping the benefits of being part of a union and in an industry where they are the product.
@@jermainebanks5912 I know how the world works and how the unions works but soon they (Kyrie/B.Simmons) will learn how the world works.... Millions without productivity and 1st round exit. Entertainers or not... Results, period. Watch👀
Never realized this before....BUT Kevin Durant isn't physically built to play hard ball in the EAST. He flourished playing finese ball in the WEST. The physicality is destroying his fragile frame.
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RUclips has been a godsend for sports media. We actually get to see these guy's personalities fully fleshed out without all the corporate pressure.
Couldn’t agree more!
Podcasts and RUclips just trounce tv when it comes to real conversation. Tv is so outdated with their censoring and time limits.
Because they swear? 🙄🤦♂️
Damn fucking right 😂
It indeed has, love RUclips.
Nick and Colin on this podcast go together great. Just really enjoy their conversations.
true! in mathematics minus + minus = +
Hard to tell who is talking.. both too nasally
Agreed!
I took a shit and watched it, when I went to flush I noticed my turd looked like nick wrights face wow amazing
I could listen to these two guys talk for hours. They're different enough to argue meaningfully about takes but they just have such great chemistry together. They're both top notch at what they do individually, but they are equally if not more awesome in conversation together.
I agree. They have fun conversation. Conversation is give and take with agreement and disagreement.
@Idread it’s nice background noise they give good enough points
You could listen to Nick wrong talk sports. ? Jesus Christ kid, did you just post this for the world to see. I pity you sporting iq
Nick wright never knows what he is talking about
@@shaunteague6860 😂😂😂
Colin, can't get enough of this stuff man, great content!
Agreed other than the Polian interview the volume is destined for greatness. His talent acquisition is superior to all. Jason timpf middlekauf draymond etc..... no more jimmy the Greek like interviews with dinosaurs it will get you less of an audience
Stop brown nosing and ass kissing.
Mr.Cowherd: Thank you for your hard work and consistent "Valuable" content. I appreciate your principles. Keep coming back 😎
*KD SHOULD GO TO THE CELTICS NOW*
Nick when he isn't on first things first I actually like him lol. Here and on his new podcast he's doing a good job
Yep, I saw him on Bomani Jones' show and it was a different side of him....definitely more likable
@@kyrianb you seen his new podcast on here? Red hoodie nick is awesome lol
@@mrunkindly4577 I haven't seen it, I need to check it out.
@@kyrianb for sure
I think its called what's wright podcast
Facts, you can tell hes bought into his role on ftf. Way better to see him on pods
The Volume is killing every other sports commentary channel out there. Love this.
I think we are witnessing the passing of the guard. The skill level of these young players is astonishing. I can’t think of an era with so many great young players to top this one .
They all just shoot and drive
I kinda agree but it's hard to judge because the old guard played in a time that was much more physical. But the refs have actually let them play and be physical in these playoffs and seeing how some of these young dudes is actually prospering from it makes me think the guard might be changing key word might be.
@@avacadomangobanana2588 is there more to basketball lol. You have players who can do it all, from point guard-center, so you have to play defense if you want to win at a high level. Evolution is real. This is the golden age of basketball. We may not like the style of play but the level of talent is off the charts no questions asked
@@WarrenFranceSportsNetwork I keep trying to tell people this . Everybody can do EVERYTHING. PeOple kill me saying they don’t play defense now when if you watch the games there is a hand in their face majority of the time . Everybody is skilled at shooting now that contested shots are like wide open shots . Plus with euro and step back it’s almost impossible to play defense now.
@@alicraft9542 It's not impossible to play defense now, just go out and fuckin play it. Boston is showing you what could possibly happen if you do so. Just puttin a hand up doesn't cut it, you gotta get into players bodies, make them uncomfortable. These NBA players only worry about O because nobody's getting max deals for playin defense and coaches can't really make them. These players are soft in a soft league, with these inflated numbers. See what happened to KD when somebody put pressure on him, see how Harden played when Kyrie put pressure on him. Imagine if these players did this all the time.
KD didn't trade Steph for Kyrie, he traded Steph, Klay, Draymond, Kerr, and a praised basketball culture, for Kyrie.
Kyrie is great and to each his own, but there's not a snowball's chance in hell I ever make that trade.
Kd traded the warriors for the idea that he can win a championship on his own. Cmon, even if he stays and win 5 more with the warriors, ain’t no one gonna give him any credit. Glad he left cuz it’s better for the nba. This coming from a warriors fan.
@@nhialor5321 I'm born and raised in San Francisco and a Warriors fan since I popped out in '72. Good to meet ya. I was excited about KD coming to the Warriors before our first chip and you should have been too. KD was just one guy we added to our starting lineup made up entirely of homegrown players. We drafted Steph, Klay, Green, and Barnes. Yet other teams load up with superstar after superstar and nobody blinks an eye. Who cares if we won 73 games the year before we signed him? We were already going after him, so then what? If we win 73 games we're supposed to say "to hell with our plans to bring in KD? haha Now I don't "hate" on KD, but 1) we wouldn't have Poole, Kuminga, Wiseman, and Mosley if he didn't choose to leave, and 2) If we make to the Finals and win it all with a starting lineup of Steph, Klay, Green, Poole, and Looney, who else can say they won a chip with a 100% homegrown drafted starting lineup? Seriously, has any team since maybe the fifties ever done that, if ever? Who else has a starting lineup of players that team drafted?
You have to remember the context. KD was _never_ going to be the man in Golden State as long as Steph was playing. The Warriors were moving into the new arena, all the history was going with them, and KD was going to be a column on page two. Page one was reserved for Steph, Klay, Draymond, in that order. Kyrie started whispering in KD's ear about the Barclays Center and how they were going to steal the thunder away from the Knicks. Brooklyn was going to be the basketball center of New York and it was going to be KD's show. Kyrie talked KD into jumping ship to build _his_ team, because KD needed to distance himself from the LeBron comparison. KD has done that...just in the opposite direction.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Kyrie retires after next year. His head is not in the game anymore. It’s sad because he is so talented but his mind has betrayed him.
@@NeilTruick Oh, I get that. Some people need to be that number one guy and simply can't deal with the main spotlight being on another player. Again, to each his own. I would have chosen the great team over "team me" and won more chips. But that's just me.
Colin, u and nick have the best conversations out of any analysts I’ve ever seen. Loved this
This man nick really droppin “fuckin” out here 😂😂🤣
Nick needs to explain how Ja is a superstar but Jayson Tatum isn't
my thoughts since his first take on this
lmao just what I thought
I love Ja as a player, but he is the most overrated player in the league right now. People had him above Luka when Ja only dunks better. I would rather have Tatum then Ja right now too. They act like he's done something in the playoffs when he hasn't.
@@Pumpkin3.14pi True
Yea he tripping
Jayson Tatum might legitimately be a top 5 player in the league, I think he’s made that jump officially especially that’s he an elite defender
J Alves %100 agree my dude 💯
Curry, Luka, Giannis, Embiid……last spot goes to?
@@jayyyhammm Why is Luka automatically ahead of Tatum? He’s not the 2 way threat Tatum is
Luka not even better than Joker
No one who has eyes and his objective can disagree with this… The dude launched into the stratosphere this year. He isn’t just great he’s very consistent. Even his poor nights are much better than almost everyone else’s.
Tatum is great, he ain't top 5 though, that's a bit ridiculous. He may be cracking top 10 but he needs to perform like this a bit longer.
Jordan Poole is doing exactly what KD was. Never getting doubled cuz you can't leave Steph or Klay
Facts
You’re embarrassing lol. He played 2 good games and you’re comparing him to an MVP. What have we become as a society.
@@robesterd8132 Calm down, they’re not comparing him to an MVP they’re saying he’s fulfilling the same role: KD excelled bc Steph and Klay demanded attention on defense…and the same thing is happening with Poole.
Bro how many games have steph and Klay missed this season. You’re tripping
@@Ahjusshi_Brown she literally said “exactly” what KD does lol, KD was by far the best player on that team, and made them unbeatable. Poole is just a good player, what did he do game 3?
I bet KD really appreciate the easy looks he got all the time on Golden State now. Yeah we all know Kerr can be a stick in the mud for his system and I think KD was right when talked about that system breaking down some in the playoffs. But you can see plain as day that you can't ISO score for 48 mins straight and expect to win, especially when you give up points so easy on the other end.
That system got him three straight trips to the finals and two rings.
@@neneshubby i think what the guy was saying is KD wants to iso, he won his rings playing Kerr's system of moving the ball. KD and Kyrie's system default is iso ball.
@@Ilicet I understand that and you see the results. KD should’ve left the coaching to Kerr and he should’ve concentrated on playing because as I said Kerr’s system got him three straight trips to the finals His iso thing is clearly not working
He can't iso score and expect to win on smart defensive teams. If the nets were facing the bucks kd would look way different and they might be up in the series
@@hueyfreeman5509 🤨
You cant expect to win a chip running isos for kd and kyrie for 45 min.
Nick and Colin are so great together! Always love their segments
this was an amazing convo/debate… loved it
I like this fiery Nick Wright on a podcast. Great segment.
It'd be interesting if Nash got another chance with a team and turned out to be a great coach and this whole fiasco was due to the top two players on the team refusing to listen to him.
If he couldn't get them to listen to him it means he's an ineffective coach. Player's don't ever have to like their coaches but what they must do is buy in to what the coach is selling and if he's a great coach he can get them to buy in and you only do that by success and their not having any. No adjustments to get KD going in the slightest but he's a good coach?
@@richardpage5812 those two players chose him, that is why he is there, they have the power above him. The same two players in an interview before Nash got a chance to coach said they don't need a coach and would handle it themselves. You can't knock a coach when they are put in that situation, especially with a player like Kyrie that wouldn't listen to any coach no matter who they are. For all we know he is calling stuff and they just nod and wave it off.
@@JoePesos If they are waving off what he calls it's because they don't respect what he calls. Again a good coach would get them to buy in.
@@richardpage5812 except they chose him as their coach. They knew he wasn't going to push them around because he was in their debt since they got him the job lol. How do you not see that? As far as I am concerned, until the front office grows a pair and takes command of the ship to determine the team's direction, the Nets ain't going nowhere with Durcant and Flat Earth Irving driving the bus 🤣.
Nash gotta force his hand with actual analysis and game plan. bet he’s not really holding them accountable either smh he too soft on em they needa be riled up
Nick drinking that water like he offa pill! 🤣🤣🤣 he my guy tho! Always have the best take!
Lol he off that powder playing with his nose
Addy
Adderall for sure
I’ve been saying since day one that KD and the Nets would not win a chip without a really big Big 3 or a 3.5-4 like at GS. Why? Because he never has before. KD has done as much without GS in terms of winning as Kyrie has without Lebron: nothing.
100% this. KD hasn't done shit without Steph and the rest of the warriors.
Both of them think they are above others lol
Bruh KD took his team to the finals before he even went to GS wym??😂😂😂 and has and MVP and multiple scoring titles? Y’all just be on here talking
@@Colormomey556 he had young gun Russ and Harden so no excuses
@@VJBILL1 Russ was 23 and not near his prime, more turnover prone than he is now, and Harden was a sophomore and played horribly in the finals against a stacked Miami heat team w 3 HOFS either in their prime or on the backend. Brub stfu😂😂😂y’all rlly don’t know the history of the game tryna simply KD career down to GSW days only. U gotta be 12 yrs old
When the final chapter is written on the professional playing career of Kyrie Irving, it will show what a massive waste of talent we witnessed. Could have gone down as one of the greatest. But he never took it seriously.
Facts preach Dolph voice
It's just a hobby to him
This is low-key looking like an early retirement tbh, even as a rockets fan who wants a nets implosion for lottery picks kyrie going out sad Cavs kyrie was a wild time
*KD SHOULD GO TO THE CELTICS NOW*
LeBron doesn't have 4 rings without Kyrie
This is where you go to get Rated R Nick Wright lol I'm here for it.
I can't wait to see Broussard on First Things First tomorrow. I think he picked the Nets to win the East...
Lol goofy
He definitely picked them to win gm3
Nick's "there's 17 players better than Jayson Tatum" take aged like milk
At the time he made that take, there was an argument made. Now I disagreed with him then, but he has owned it now and been gracious with his praise and recognition of JT.
Heres NBA fans always acting like experts when it comes to predictions lol The Celtics were struggling for for a decent portion of the season , And your telling me you predicted Tatum outplaying KD on both ends in the playoffs??? Nahh I don't think so and I'm not the biggest KD fan out here but cut it out.
you do realize players can get better or fall off right? Now Tatum's a top 7-10 guy, but before he wasn't.
@@folkscrazyouthere3076 He said this literally a month ago last time he was on Colin's podcast. I'm a C's fan so I obviously disagreed with it at the time but the Celtics were rolling at the time and both these guys said they wouldn't make it out of the first round
@@TheCatWithTheMAC No there wasn't lol. Idk what have u been watching, but Tatum before the playoffs has been playing like a top 10 player.
Nick and colin on the trending page, cant believe my eyes, great stuff guys
It’s been a pleasure watching nick step into his sauce these last few years. Mans glow up was DRASTIC 😂
Perfect combo. And I love the untimed forum. I love it
Lebron and Jokic would be so lit
The passing would be godly
kd and kyrie wanted nash because they didn't want a coach, and nash can be a scapegoat when their iso plays fail
The weird thing is that KD doesn’t like that iso garbage which is why he left OkC. OkC was a bunch of athletes that didn’t know the game. There was no ball movement. It was KD goes and Westbrook goes and Westbrook often took more shots than KD.
Kd left okc b/c russ is the turd that clogged the toilet!
@@jaydell4039 Correct however you left out that he mentioned Westbrook can't shoot, also KD led the league in scoring a few times so it wasn't about shot attempts more then shot selection. Westbrook picks the worst times to do the dumbest shyt in pivotal moments and games, so for him to lose James Harden is horrible for this team. It's crazy because Ben Simmons would be good to have on court for defense, playmaking and rebounding alone.
Kd was/is my favorite player to watch
What is Kd attributes?
Shoots well can go left and right
And he’s a superstar
His downside is he don’t move without the ball
Doesn’t offense rebound
Doesn’t play great defense
Miss defensive assignments
He don’t do a lot of things that great as a complete basketball player I’m sorry but I’ve been saying this for yrs he’ll have a couple games where he’s getting done and then mentally check out.
Joined a 73 win team who he was up 3-1 on
He cheated the game and his chips mean nothing
Bball gods won’t let him win again
🐍
@@SS-px3rs I don’t get into that foolishness but all I said was facts and I missed don’t pass the ball well don’t box out well
Also offers no leadership
Suspect handle
Not a great playmaker
Soft and weak
Chokes when he is the one under pressure
And he’s totally overcome with how he’s perceived, while claiming he doesn’t care.
Nobody grabs offensive rebounds anymore, they matter much less now, since you only get 14 seconds to get a shot after corralling one. He does play great defense most of the time.
Colin's point about talent really makes sense. Professionalism and down-to-earthness seem to matter a lot in terms of winning, even if they are less flashy than talent...
To suggest that Tatum isn’t a “superstar” is laughable and IMMEDIATELY shows your basketball knowledge. He’s been a great, not just “Good” defender for 2+ years.
It’s even more laughable to suggest that Lillard or Ja are in any way better than Tatum. I like both of those guys - but if Tatum isn’t a “Superstar”, then Ja absolutely isn’t either. Tatum is just way way better.
Tatum wayyyy better than Ja c'mon now let's get real lmfao! Whoever thinks Ja is better than Ja don't kno basketball & is smokin crack💯💯💯🤣🤣🤣!
@@vegetaking1272 If you’re in agreement that Tatum better than Ja (at this moment in time but probably going forward too), then props to you.
Awesome to have these two together on a Sunday night.
Imagine if KD never left Golden State. He would be going for his 4th Championship this year !
Those titles are worthless.
I thought his 2 rings already don’t count? He’s a bus rider right?
@@Joes35 makes no sense lol
KD is not a champion he literally joined a championship team already
Kill that noise KD got exposed him and Carrie
Nick is starting to win me over! He has been on 🔥 with his ☘️'s Takes this year!
So true ! Nick has had a great yr ! He’s been honest and seeing what everyone is seeing!
for once he tells it like it is.
@@sixtrumpetwarnings “for once” he has been spot on for the most part for years.
He use to be so bad.
He's pretty solid when he isn't doing the Skip/SAS shit they have him do.
Colin and nick are the perfect duo...
Khwai had the best GM a great coach and a solid team in Toronto. I enjoy every Clippers failure that much more each time 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 🍁
Lol now hes stealing money from clippers being injured while still load managing smh
@@o.gparamount3099 he literally recovering from an ACL injury wtf are you talking about 😭😭😭
You sow what you reap. Toronto is doing horrible
@@mduar1000 I thought Toronto looked good last night. Vanfleet playing injured killed them game 1 and 2, Trent sick hurt them as well. Pascal not shooting in game 3 hurt them. All three of those issues are fixed. Game 6 baby, with momentum at home.
Nick grew on me.
I love that dude and watch him daily now.
Colin? Well....... he's royalty in the world of sports.
Respect. Too the both of them.....Respect.
Get it right, Marc Jackson built GSW, not Kerr.
Facts!!!!!!!
But Kerr actually started Draymond and had him handle the ball and he was better at the X’s and O’s of the game. Dude kept starting David Lee lol
@@jaydell4039 Draymond was not ready to start he was playing behind Iggy and David Lee that season...and he was a rookie...just telling the whole story.
The system they run - you know, the SYSTEM that literally made the warriors the warriors with the spacing and motion, is Steve Kerr. It’s time to let go of gawd dam Mark Jackson after Kerr could be taking them to 6 finals in a month. 6. SIX finals to zero. Let it go. Not the hill to die on. Kerr took the team and culture to another level. Why this deeply hurts the feelings of certain people I’ll never know
@@solidsnake7167 It's not a mystery why even though you're right.
So great to watch/listen to RAW unedited podcasts like this compared to High production ESPN bs! Huge respect.
It's so jarring hearing Nick and Colin dropping F bombs on The Volume. They finally feel 100% authentic since they dont have to hold back 😆
This is so much better than the network shows
KD, Kyrie, Ben Simmons, talk about three head cases. No way those three guys ever win a title together there’s no leader in that entire group
I think they could... But not with Steve Nash as head coach. Someone has to lead lol.
Colin and Nick such a good combo look forward to seeing more content from them tigether
Is anyone wondering about Celtics coaching ? Ime looks like a genius against the Nets. But is that because he is a genius, or he knows the Nets soft spots because he was on their bench last year. It will be interesting to see how he does coaching against the Bucks.
The full strength Celtics have run through every team in the league with ease. The Nets are presenting the toughest games they've seen in 2022.
Ty Lue was on the Cavs coaching team as an assistant, then he becomes HC and they win a chip. Being an assistant is not the same. Nick Nurse as well
You are right that's the big test we going to see how good he really is Against Milwaukee
He married nia long. Definitely a genius.
@@sy12 yeah. He snapped for that.
Nick would make a great attorney. He speaks with such knowledge and conviction. Even if u disageee you gotta admit he makes excellent points.
"Giving him his due respect" I mean JT is for sure better than Dame, Ja, Trae, Harden and currently more effective than Luka, Kawhi and apparently Durant. The only guys really more effective than him right now are the MVP candidates and Lebron (because who even knows he good he is right now but ya know).
Lmao JT nowhere near better than 2 way all star, 2x finals champion, Kawhi Leonard.. It's debatable if he's even good as Luka because how far has he carried his team in his 5 or plus year's? Relax off the hype, they playing good TEAM ball 🏀
@@drewwilson5026 more effective, kawhi plays 60 games when he’s healthy.
JT better than kawhi??, No way bro..JT is a great player and am a fan of his,but no..
@@drewwilson5026 Luka has not gotten past the first round in his entire career dude Tatum has gone to 2 ECFs let's not make it seem like he has done anything in the playoffs, btw idc about who's better between the two but lets not make it seem like he has done stuff
@@drewwilson5026 I said more effective. I'm not saying Kawhi has fallen off but in this league it's "what are you doing right now".
As for Luka, he's a superior offensive player, yes, but JT just shut down KD three games in a row on D. And he is proven in the playoffs.
So yea, he is for sure in a 5-10 spot.
I could listen to these 2 for hours
This looks like a meme, why does Colin look he's giving Nick Wright Financial Advice 😂
The dynamic duo. Colin and nick 👌🏼
Man saying Ja is a superstar and Tatum isn't is comical, Tatum is one of the most complete players in the NBA right now just shows how media like pushing players (overhype) don't get me wrong Ja is a great player but the media has done amazing marketing to him
Colin and write, actually the better combo.
I really like nick when I don’t have to watch him on first things first.
These two together BEST DUO
I don't understand why they're blaming kyrie for kd playing bad. I think they're just playing a better team. How this serie is going is not about kd but about the celtics playing extremely great.
Every other superstar other than KD gets scrutinized for their failures in the playoffs (LeBron 2011, Curry 2016, Kawhi/PG 2020 etc.) no matter how great they were defended. It’s a superstars job to overcome great defence as all the mentioned stars have done multiple times.
@@a.e.a. He needs to play better and I think playing with the warriors made him believe this was easy. But all the so called analysts were on the nets bandwagon . Now they're looking for someone else to blame
Kyrie played bad also... Ppl not mentioning it because no one expects him to lead the way..like an mvp player in Durant
@@tonybiggs.the.illiest they both played bad. But they want to make it about kyrie and the fact that he's fasting when he put up 39 points in gm1
@@bachalao1 No one I know takes this media clowns seriously, cause it’s literally their job to stir up controversy. But star players like KD and Kyrie should be able to take and accordingly respond to this criticism like the others I’ve mentioned.
Y'all have a natural chemistry, great content
Celtics would have beaten most of the teams in the first round. Celtics also looked offensively better especially playing against the 22nd worst defensive team in the NBA who are also small. KD is not a playmaker and is compromised without a playmaker like Harden or Simmons. This is the reason why KD is not doing KD stuff.
No playmaker is partially why KD is not KD. But in this series his rebounding and defense has been subpar because there’s more ways to impact a game than score which is what has disappointed me this series with KD.
Kd a bitch lol JT making him his bitch 🤣
Excuses
@@WarrenFranceSportsNetwork they are not excuses. Reality of playing without one less max player.
@@robdoms45123 Tatum got heat for not being a playmaker. Tatum gets doubled and tripled every play. He made the improvements and is much better now. We don’t have a third all star. Excuses bro.
Nick’s take on MKE was spot on. And that’s putting my bias aside, out west… them GSW boys looking scary
Rajon rondo will be a good fit for the nets we need a point guard
Maybe prime Rondo but not old Rondo...
We need to trade kyrie for dame
Creating this podcast on here is for so many reasons, a brilliant move.
KD haven't been this flustered since OKC and whatever KD get, KD deserves!
Why
Agreed. Joining golden state was a disgrace to the game and its come full circle. I’m glad he is being exposed
Did anybody else was kind of shocked when nick said “can you draw one FUCKING play” 😳 lol
It’s crazy how people give Ja Morant superstar status over Tatum. Tatum can score every bit as much as Morant while Morant will never be able to defend at Tatum’s level but because Morant jumps high he gets the nod over Tatum? Nonsense
Completely agree
Long time fan, living Boston….from Seattle
Did Nick just say Ja is a superstar over Tatum??? I get he's good but what has Ja proven so far, Tatum has been to the ecf multiple times, he's clearly better than Ja, Tatum prolly the best young star in the game right now
Tatum way better than Ja lmfao.smh! Just better at def & scoring than Ja! Better shooter just better everything other than hops💯💯💯
As far as star power goes yes. But Tatum is a better player.
The Duo🙏🏾🤝
Jaysonn is becoming a good competitor for Giannis. Two way player
Thanks for the content guys. Kinda stepped on Simmons and Russillo Sunday corner and outdid them in 24 minutes.
I agree with both takes. They run NO offense. Kyrie made the comment that the Celtics are stopping them from getting into their offense. Im like, what offense??
“These really tall dudes kept hounding me, so rude I’m just trying to gel and score” -kyrie probably
One on One basketball is garbage💯 The only purpose of One on One basketball is when the shot clock is down to 3-5 seconds and a superstar can get you a bucket
Exactly.. its mostly isolated ball. Like pickup games
@@michaelbonhomme3677 lol no you find the matchup that you can exploit and go at it .. they’re struggling because 1-5 the Celtics don’t have a matchup you can exploit
@@vanjones4593 lol that’s how basketball is played bro
Colin's "Wright " would be the perfect podcast for my 2 favorite sports analyst!!! I'll take 5 percent for the creative idea!!
KD thinks that his skills will carry him through without any additional work or development on his part. The fact is verified in his game three exit interview when he said something to the effect of 'I thought I could just play ball and not worry about the small stuff---it would just fall in place' . The fact that he won't bulk up, or brush his hair, or trim his beard, or put lotion on his skin are all signs of a much deeper problem. He thinks if he puts forth effort into something and it fails, it is a bigger rebuke than just presenting as is.
You make some Very insightful points Lisa. Why doesn't he do something with his Grooming? Dude probably has 300 Mill in the bank an won't get a Good haircut....brush or comb his hair an trim that beard a little better. Might need a GF....LOL. Straighten Up KD...!
Fantastic Work Gentlemen!
Kevin Durant is not the only problems on the nets
Hearing Nick say "Fucking" was the funniest thing I've heard today! 🤣
Good teams usually use iso hero ball to bail out a stagnant positions or the role players got too cold. Only bad playoffs teams use it as their primary scheme.
I could hear these guys take on every topic
I love the podcast it’s just weird hearing them two curse because they’re not on TV sometimes I have to remember TV personalities are human too lol
Honesty is always refreshing that’s why I listen to Colin and who he endorses.
Make the funniest thing he ever said, Ben missed a season that he never got hurt in.🤣🤣🤣
Love these guys off the cuff and at home - they don’t have to be buttoned up but normal like you and I ❤️
Breaking news Ben is out for GM 4 😆 👀
🤣🤣🤣. The rest of the team is too.
@@Incognito_809 wow 👀
Yall on point today
No one will give Kyrie a max contract at this point. Kyrie should take the option and spend a year rehabbing his image. If he puts a solid year together he can get his money next year.
Agreed. The best ability is availability
It’s crazy to see nick look jus like a normal dude chillin talkin sports. I like it WAY better
When referees allow defense to be played it changes the whole game of basketball.
I don't even like the NBA and when Wright and Colin are on together - instant like.
Great take but Kyrie isn’t a superstar. He’s somewhere between a 2 and 3 option on a championship team. Remember when he hit the shot in 2016 lebron had 27, 11 ,11. Had Kevin love not punished the warriors on the glass the cavs would have been going home. Also kyrie’s shot wasn’t the finisher that was Lebron’s block. This dude has gotten such a pass because his style of play is flashy. Iverson is what Kyrie should strive to be. On no planet is he more skilled than AI. To get get the 76ers to the finals AND to get a game off of prime Shaq and entering his prime Kobe is something Kyrie could only dream of.
That’s a fact.
Nick Wright killing that water 😆
Durant and Kyrie are NOT alphas.. both of them are introverts.
I dont think you know whar introvert means. No introvert is gonna spend all day on SOCIAL media with 5-6 burner accountts.
2:56 at least Nick Wright was self aware enough to mention LeBron in 2011
The main reason that KD should not be considered the best player on the planet right now is because he has literally never been the best player on the planet. And that’s been abundantly obvious.
😂
Vegas still loves Colin
Kd my fav player in the league since Kobe
But unbiasedly speaking, his career takes a hit with this series.
Nash is def in over his head currently in his coaching career.
He comes from don Nelson and dantoni coaching tree/philosophy
He’s not a winner
Kyrie used to cook Nash and Nash doesn’t have a ring. Kyrie does so your best player already doesn’t hear anything you’re saying.
All and all, kd taking 11 shots in 46 mins is sick. We seen what he had to put up to come up just short to the Bucks last year.
I’ll take 9-28 cause at least I know shots you normally take just weren’t falling.
Nets need a playmaker
And needs to accept him and Kyrie don’t mesh when their not scoring
@@montgomeryscottys8213 true. Too much your turn my turn
I never heard Nick curse before lol. This is new and funny. Lol.
If the Sixers win this year.. Ben should get a bronze ring with glass on it...
Sixers win is as hilarious as Nets win this year 😂
@@robdoms45123 You must be a nuggets fan
@@Nphjake na..Sixers
Colin cursing WE LIT LOL
Sad to reflect about how we depend on weekly or bi-weekly checks to get by & if we don't show up to work there are consequences but with Kyrie & Ben Simmons it's something different.,..🤔
Sad how you can’t understand they entertainers and entertainers since forever made alot of money and took off for all types of stuff.. singers, actors,ect
its the free market system, all a part of it. invent something useful and you or i would benefit the same way if not better.
No one is stopping you from practicing shooting a basketball. Kyrie and Ben Simmons are reaping the benefits of being part of a union and in an industry where they are the product.
Because you have zero understanding of how the world works
@@jermainebanks5912 I know how the world works and how the unions works but soon they (Kyrie/B.Simmons) will learn how the world works.... Millions without productivity and 1st round exit. Entertainers or not... Results, period. Watch👀
Never realized this before....BUT Kevin Durant isn't physically built to play hard ball in the EAST. He flourished playing finese ball in the WEST. The physicality is destroying his fragile frame.
Every time I watch Tatum I’m frustrated with magic 🤦♂️