That's the kind of skills ESPN wants, they need people to have strong opinions and make bold statements, even when they have no idea wtf they are talking about.
its because he is really a brilliant entertainment talent, a lot of people get worked up over him thinking hes the worst but they have no clue what the man is going for and delivering every single time. like he put him in any area and hes just gonna fit in 100
@@localneo-graphic4647 hes a entertainer, thats the thing, he knows that saying shit that is absurd gets eyes, he knows exactly what hes doing and he is super good at it
Lol he definitely do miss alot. And he takes a great deal of takes. Some are bound to make and miss. But his being such a stubborn contrarian (intentionally most situations to help produce content) makes his misses far more frequent. Hard to judge how good his objective predictive capabilities are given the necessitated contrarian theatrics.
That really impressed you? Him reading off stats of a 6’7 275 lb monster looking thing where it says it’s psychic, and says “it’s possible.” That’s flawless deductive prowess to you? For fucks sake that’s how high the bar is for most basketball viewers I guess.
It's delivered with the energy of a dad who really wants to connect with his son but doesn't really understand what he is so excited about but understands that it makes him happy
love how he didn't know mewtwo at all even to the point of saying his name wrong. A++ for effort on both the name and assessment of the 1v1 match up X D
When he does these segments where he answers completely hypothetical questions with total seriousness and consideration is my favorite clips from his show lmao it takes a real sports fan to be able to break nonsensical things down well
Mewtwo psychically threw a Tauros, blew up an entire facility on an island, generated a storm that stretched for miles, and reset the memories of possibly hundreds of people and pokemon. Pretty sure he could shoot a 3.
If both have max speed and attacking EVs, LeBron could easily win, given his superior speed and access to Knock Off, despite being a fighting type. Edit: Uh thanks for the 1k likes. I’m genuinely such a needy human being that I have looked at every single reply
@@yoshibrothers9982 I thought the idea of Kingambit being pressured by Mach Punch was ridiculous but if we compare LeBron to Machamp, the calculator says Mach Punch does (92.9 - 111.4%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
I generally don’t much care for Stephen A, but sometimes he does these and he hits every time. Like that time he said he was for sure dropping at Tilted Towers. Bro understands the prompts perfectly each time.
The fact that he took the time to read all the stats and abilities and tried to make sense of it in the game of basketball instead of laughing it off and even considering the possibility Mewtwo could win is respectable. Its cool to see someone who doesn't know this stuff actually try to make this comparison for us.
this has to be the funniest thing ever having him pretend to know pokemon is hilarious I could watch him for hours trying to guess cartoon characters' names correctly 😂
@Bryan-yf5yq Mewtwo was intelligent enough to comprehend human speech in the movies so I'm pretty sure that he'd pick up how to dribble a basketball pretty quickly.
@@Bryan-yf5yq He’s never played Basketball before as far as we know, so it might take him a second to get the hang of things, but his IQ is insanely high, so he’d probably have it mastered like 2 minutes into the game
I don’t GAF if he didn’t pronounce the name right. He took this shit seriously. Stealing the ball with that tail is exactly what I was thinking. Respect Stephen A
If Mewtwo is forbidden from using its psychic powers during the game, then Lebron might have a pretty good chance of winning. If Mewtwo is allowed to use its powers in any way, then I’m sorry, but I think Bron-Bron is cooked.
Stephen A. Smith just needs an hour long podcast where he reads "basketball player vs fictional character" matchups and deliberates them in real time.
This would get so many views
I would pay real money for that level of commentary 😭
I’d watch every episode.
It would completely 180 my opinion of him
DONT GIVE HIM ANY MORE IDEAS
Man understood the assignment
He guessed the Psychic vs Fighting matchup on instinct.
Dude he totally fuckin did @@klof4276
Facts
Cringe
Lol stfu let people enjoy things dude
I love how he actually reads Mewtwo's stats and takes them into consideration
Fr
Mark of a professional
True tbh. Good analysis with the info he was given.
Like he knows what any of that means though lol
100000%
Stephen doesn't know who Mewtwo is, but it's in every man's DNA to treat a conversation like this with the utmost respect and consideration
Especially when that conversation is, "Who would win?"
@@lifeiswonderful22 Coughing baby vs nuclear warhead who would win ?
@@slavishentity6705 Their children.
Nowhere near every man's DNA is hard coded for that response. Only the valuable ones.
I mean coughing baby can probably play basketball a bit better than a nuclear warhead @@slavishentity6705
"Foolish humans, I'm balling"
- Mewtwo
I see now that the circumstances of one’s position are irrelevant. It is what you do with the ball that determines who you are.
This comment is currently at 151 likes, the perfect number so I won’t dare change it
Lmfao
@@luiginumbers6268based.
Lebron confirmed for Gen 9 Ubers
RU at best, power creep is crazy
@@funkymonkey7252nah OU because it’s based on Usage not inherently on stats
LeBron in Gen 9 Ubers is such a noob trap. Just because he was AG in Gen 6 doesn't mean he's still good 🙄
@@rjante2236 me trying to convince my friend to try something other than Dragon Dance zygarde
LeBron used Fake Tears!
It was super effective!
"He is a psychic; He can anticipate moves"
That alone should be a wrap.
He doesn't know how good a psychic mewtwo is pretty sure lol
I dont know, LeBron would probably still beat me even if I knew what he was going to do
@@Gankstomper I dunno know maybe if he is in SunShine Mode.
But lebron is a dark type
@@Kauan176ProBr miracle eye
Look yes Mewtwo is a telekinetic bioweapon, but LeBron is VERY good at basketball
BUT can he beat Wakka from Final Fantasy X? He's a BlitzBall All-star.
best yt comment I've seen in my whole life. well done
Great point
@@klof4276 unironically wakka's skillset doesn't translate too well at basketball so I'd give it to lebron
This is the plot of Space Jam
Absolute respect that he doesn't just brush it off because he's unfamiliar, but actually reads the description and assesses.
That's the kind of skills ESPN wants, they need people to have strong opinions and make bold statements, even when they have no idea wtf they are talking about.
Yeah alot of respect, hilarious 😂
its because he is really a brilliant entertainment talent, a lot of people get worked up over him thinking hes the worst but they have no clue what the man is going for and delivering every single time. like he put him in any area and hes just gonna fit in 100
@@localneo-graphic4647 hes a entertainer, thats the thing, he knows that saying shit that is absurd gets eyes, he knows exactly what hes doing and he is super good at it
@@localneo-graphic4647No they just need morr brown people to look like they are diverse
I love how he knows nothing about Pokemon but he is still fully willing to engage in the question. He passed the vibe check.
the fact that he examines it objectively from his understanding makes it better
this guy has the key to life. He finds the right answers without even needing to know the full question, what a legend.
Subjectively from his understanding
@@baiwatch1 complexity from his misunderstanding
_Cinnabar Lab Announcement: Mewtwo has breached containment AND IS FUCKING BALLING_
He can't be balling. *Spits out cereal
Man living on this Volcano sucks, if it's not one thing it's another
"We dreamed of creating the world's most balling Pokemon... and we succeeded"
“OH SHIT HE LOOK NICE” 🗣️
@@AloneSmGGfurries be like
“ ability: Unerve so he’s got composure.”
This is way too good. He could’ve been like idk next tweet but no, he actually tried and I respect it.
🤣
He probably has kids and was just having fun
@@SeanLives Stephen as kid/kids is/are grown small chance they’d be competitive pokemon nerds like us.. I’m 30 so then again lol
@@kefkapalazzo1 He has 2 teenage girls but based off his analysis in this video they're probably not into pokemon
Was certain this would be a deep fake. Nice
0:14 Man I wish someone corrected him. I just wanted to hear Stephen A. say "Mewtwo".
Mootoo
No one around him probably knew how to pronounce it either 😂
He really took Mewtwo's abilities and typing into account my man. 😭
"Pressure, Unnerve- alright so he's got composure"
Genius
Fatherless pfp
@@droopdanke2323worthless transphobe detected
🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
@@droopdanke2323wrong trans pirate is goated to say otherwise is to lie
@@droopdanke2323
Wow you are so cool and epic (lie)
@@droopdanke2323You play Smash, you definitely smell like crap.
"Ay ref he's using telekinesis on the ball man, that's gotta be a foul!"
"Technical foul for unhumanlike conduct"
But there are human psychics in the pokemon world too.
I read this in DJ Meeches Voice
then Mewtwo uses telekinesis on the ref and he reverts his decision 😂
THERE ARE NO RULES AGAINST TELEKINETIC POWERS
@@jdrmanmusiqking same 😂😂
bruh the last thing this metagame needs is choice band lebron 💀
Dude shut up 😂😂
That was the meta before his hair transplant.
shut up dude. 😂🤣
Better than stall teams using James Harden with leftovers
Tusk walls him
100% thought this would be an edit, was pleasantly surprised and amazed
Same lol.
I find his voice around 0:40 to be so relaxing lol
What a legend, has no idea what Mewtwo is, and still ends up saying "it's possible", a completely valid take with the info available to him.
It’s acting. They know it’s a meme and they want the memers to give NBA money too
@@josephbornman8462 I mean yeah, but it's still more thoughtful commentary than most reporters would give about a tweet
@@josephbornman8462oh really? I thought for a second he was talking about a real 1 on 1 with mewtwo
So goated
Stephen A Smith makes some dumb takes but it can’t be denied the man is a born entertainer
I hope someone makes an animation of Mewtwo absolutely breaking Lebron’s ankles
Complete with 679 by Fetty Wap in the background, I hope 🙏
Bro just gonna tail swipe him
@@DarkAuraLordyou read my mind
Lebron absolutely breaking Mewtwo’s ankles*
@@Sevrgproyou know what, if its an underhanded play then it will work
Stephen A out here actually learning Pokémon in front of our very own eyes. The man even took his abilities and typing into consideration too.
If he took typing into consideration, he'd realize Mewtwo is weak to dark types.
@@jyashinc'mon man 😭
@@jyashin This Joke Was Super Effective!
So am I ❤ @@jyashin
We have found the Professor for Gen 10.
This is the most composed and reasonable this man has ever been
"That long tail, you never know, might strip him" had be DYING
I dont think that would be allowed but idk haven't played against mewtwo before
@@usernametaken017No rules stating players can’t use their tails while defending.
that long tail will WHAT
@@usernametaken017 you can steal the ball with your tailbone. anything but your feet
trip :)
Don't count Mewtwo out. He's been playing ball his whole life.
Shadow Ball, but still.
Not his WHOLE life, shadow ball is gen 2🤓
@@ianb.2575 Got me 👍
Not to mention the three balls per hand.
@@ianb.2575what about Aura Sphere? He does learn it by evolution
Unfortunately, Shadow Ball is not very effective against Lebron...
Even with no knowledge of Pokemon, Stephen has flawless deductive reasoning. Stephen don't miss.
Lol he definitely do miss alot. And he takes a great deal of takes. Some are bound to make and miss. But his being such a stubborn contrarian (intentionally most situations to help produce content) makes his misses far more frequent. Hard to judge how good his objective predictive capabilities are given the necessitated contrarian theatrics.
"It's possible" is an insane take from a guy pretending to not know what Pokemon is.
That really impressed you? Him reading off stats of a 6’7 275 lb monster looking thing where it says it’s psychic, and says “it’s possible.” That’s flawless deductive prowess to you? For fucks sake that’s how high the bar is for most basketball viewers I guess.
@@duc2133 I don't watch basketball and I hardly know who this guy is. I just found the clip funny, you should relax bro lmao
I have never seen anyone call Stephen A. Smith just Stephen lmao. At minimum Stephen A.
The way he didn’t shoot this down and actually tried to analyze it fairly from his standpoint of not knowing Pokémon is pure gold.
It's delivered with the energy of a dad who really wants to connect with his son but doesn't really understand what he is so excited about but understands that it makes him happy
If you take the psychic powers out of the equation, Mewtwo's probably gonna have problems with the whole "having only 3 fingers" thing
Maybe he could use his tail.
As if Mewtwo would need to touch the ball. He has telekinetic abilities. He can move it without touching it.
@@halcyonacoustic7366first comment in the thread said “if we don’t take psychic powers into account”
Thats like saying "well, if you take LeBron's athleticism out of the equation..."
Y'all are forgetting that it's Mewtwo fingers, not people fingers, he could still probably hold the ball
The way he emphasized, “He can anticipate moves and stuff like that” 😂😂😂
This feels like a post credit scene, to a movie I need.
Post credit to Detective Pikachu 2 for a Space Jam 3 crossover
"Alright... So he's got composure."
I was NOT expecting the amount of analysis he gave this question. He obviously has never heard of Mewtwo but he definitely gave it a shot!
The fact that both Mewtwo and LeBron are in platform fighters as well makes this whole video even funnier
What's LeBron in?
@@bryanchandler3486Multiversus
@@bryanchandler3486 the platformer with bugs bunny and shaggy on it
@@bryanchandler3486 MultiVersus
I didn’t know LeBron James was a Warner Brothers Intellectual Property.
mewtwo would throw teleport alley oops to himself. gg lebron
Would that be called as a travel though?
@@Mutantvinenot if he takes zero steps 🧠
That’d be the sickest shit
That'd be so swag
Theres a pixel animation of this 💀
This was honestly way more unbiased and straight serious then I thought it would be.
This was awesome! He seriously took everything into legitimate consideration without having a background in pokeology
love how he didn't know mewtwo at all even to the point of saying his name wrong. A++ for effort on both the name and assessment of the 1v1 match up X D
Lebron has no chance and no jumper
LeBron shot a career high on 3s this year? no jumper is WILD 💀
@@TheRealBErhart Mewtwo has Gravity 💀
@@TheRealBErharthe has never ever ever had a jumper
@@loopseekerHe shot 41% from 3 this year 😂
@@robaustin_ lol ok it only took 30 years. say with a straight face that lebron has a consistent, reliable jump shot. you cant
I thought this was AI at first. That is awesome. I actually gained respect for Stephen A. Smith.
Mewtwo is literally Jordan. Overpowered and breaking you mentally
He dont even realize how many smiles this generated 😂
He actually got me to imagine Mewtwo crossing Lebron after stealing the ball.
“🐮 2️⃣”
It was an adorable pronunciation 😂
@theatricult why am I famous now 😭
@theatricult Big preesh brother!
Anyone who's played Gen 2: *PTSD*
In ten years nobody will believe that this wasn't AI
True shit
Wait this is real? I straight assumed it was just more garbage ass AI shit.
That’s assuming nobody is able to tell the difference. Though this comment section isn’t giving me confidence.
Bruh I assumed it was fake too
😂😂😂
MooToo could take on The Bronze Age no problem
When he does these segments where he answers completely hypothetical questions with total seriousness and consideration is my favorite clips from his show lmao it takes a real sports fan to be able to break nonsensical things down well
I find hilarious how people who have no idea about something process it, he made a serious analysis, that was funny
This is why people love him. He takes it as seriously as he can. No goofs no mean jokes.
You give him a stupid question and he’ll answer it sincerely
This dude have fun with it
Love how he looks at the flucken moves
Mewtwo psychically threw a Tauros, blew up an entire facility on an island, generated a storm that stretched for miles, and reset the memories of possibly hundreds of people and pokemon. Pretty sure he could shoot a 3.
The day Mewtwo can relax enough to play Basketball is a day we all should strive for.
This will make my entire day
If both have max speed and attacking EVs, LeBron could easily win, given his superior speed and access to Knock Off, despite being a fighting type.
Edit: Uh thanks for the 1k likes. I’m genuinely such a needy human being that I have looked at every single reply
Choice Band Bron boutta hit ‘em either way the HOF lockdown chase down 💪
LeBron got banned from OU because he was too powerful for the tier. He even overpowered Kingambit with nothing more than Mach Punch to out speed it.
@@yoshibrothers9982 I thought the idea of Kingambit being pressured by Mach Punch was ridiculous but if we compare LeBron to Machamp, the calculator says Mach Punch does (92.9 - 111.4%) -- 68.8% chance to OHKO
Lebron ability no guard makes him a threat especially when he's using dynamic punch
@@Dr._is_sleepylebron definitely runs choice band and locks into bulldoze 😂
These pokemon questions go hard. I’m glad Steven A answers them.
This might actually be an even match, this clip is legendary. 🔥
i like how he gave a thoughtful answer with the information that was presented to him, this is why hes a professional. Good job Stephen A Smith.
Lebron just floating around well Mewtwo scoring 3 pointers.
I generally don’t much care for Stephen A, but sometimes he does these and he hits every time.
Like that time he said he was for sure dropping at Tilted Towers. Bro understands the prompts perfectly each time.
Love the pokemon bgm while SAS talking
By how he was struggling to take the name "Mewtwo" seriously, that was not at all how I expected that to go.
The fact that he took the time to read all the stats and abilities and tried to make sense of it in the game of basketball instead of laughing it off and even considering the possibility Mewtwo could win is respectable. Its cool to see someone who doesn't know this stuff actually try to make this comparison for us.
Who would win?
Mootoo fr
Have you seen Mewtwo's jump height in Smash?
Mooo tooo
Lbj 👑
Lebron ain't no Airness.
I love how he takes this seriously! A+ Effort
This needs to be on gta VI radio
This is genius. It would fit right in too
this has to be the funniest thing ever having him pretend to know pokemon is hilarious I could watch him for hours trying to guess cartoon characters' names correctly 😂
"Psychic, yeah" is what got me. He takes it so seriously, not knowing half of what he is reading, yet he makes it believable and respects it.
If Mewtwo does not use its psychic powers.....maybe..
Even without his psychic powers Mewtwo is significantly stronger and faster than Lebron
@@darkdrake0389can mewtwo even dribble is the question
@Bryan-yf5yq Mewtwo was intelligent enough to comprehend human speech in the movies so I'm pretty sure that he'd pick up how to dribble a basketball pretty quickly.
@@Bryan-yf5yq He’s never played Basketball before as far as we know, so it might take him a second to get the hang of things, but his IQ is insanely high, so he’d probably have it mastered like 2 minutes into the game
Physic types are useless against dark types
This actually made me smile, this is in my top 5 of all time.
Mewtwo vs everyone who's ever played basketball ever and he'd just float the ball into the hoop repeatedly.
I lost it at "MooTwo"
That pressure ability is going to come in clutch! Making your opponent tired twice as fast.
This can't be real.
What the fuck, it's real.
@@_GnarDab_ LMAOOO
It actually is
@@_GnarDab_Character development
you're right its not. you've been in a coma for 3 years. you need to wake up.
I used to called him “Mootwo”… but I was a kid 😂
this is a high tier real life shitpost
he pronounces mewtwo in the most unc way possible that shit funny af
I love seeing a thumbnail and thinking, "surely this is edited, this must be a meme," only to find...nope.
This is all a part of the master plan to slowly get Stephen to do a full let’s play stream, and then, to eventually commentate VGC tourneys
Bro really called ‘em “Mootoo”.!.! 💀
Bro really made an npc comment 💀
Mewtwo be cheatin' on defense with that tail. Gonna be a hard day at the office.
Lmao his best analytics I've seen by far.
This right here, a crossover i never knew i needed but thoroughly appreciate.
This is wholesome as all heck.
I love how serious he takes these lmao
I don’t GAF if he didn’t pronounce the name right. He took this shit seriously. Stealing the ball with that tail is exactly what I was thinking. Respect Stephen A
This is the greatest thing I've seen all day.😂
I’m so surprised Steve and I took this seriously and actually broke it down. I have a mad respect for him now.
I can’t believe we live in a world where both Mewtwo and Lebron James are in their own platform fighters.
'Moo'two 😂😂😂
Is that the name of a milktank mewtwo fusion?
Wow. Highly professional take. 😂
Respect for a level headed response. He knew he didn't know enough to give a definite answer, but gave his best shot at analyzing the possibilities.
I love how he has never seen mewtwo yet is taking everything seriously 😂
If Mewtwo is forbidden from using its psychic powers during the game, then Lebron might have a pretty good chance of winning.
If Mewtwo is allowed to use its powers in any way, then I’m sorry, but I think Bron-Bron is cooked.
It'd have to mega evolve to X then, because it uses its psychic powers to move in base form.
Mewtwo isn't limited to psychic
Mewtwo is still winning
Lebron is gonna need a high Special Defense stat against Mewtwo
“Look at that long tail he might strip him” 😭😭 I fuckin died
Psychic, yeah, he can anticipate moves and stuff like that
This is too good
He could see Mewtwo beating LeBron, but can he see why kids love the taste Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
Finally this guy is making sense.