Agreed. I’ve seen you be more than supportive to women and men in their professional growth. Unfortunately, it’s become popular to bash Stephon A for views, clicks and likes.
Also, I got Tatum as MVP. He’s nearly averaging a triple double played phenomenal defense on Luca. Brown got eastern conference, MVP let Tatum get finals MVP. Pretty sure that was the plan anyways so whatever lol. They care more about a trophy than an MVP anyways, if they stay healthy watch out. Cuban will now go get really good defensive players. I can see the Mavericks being back in a couple years.
Great point abt lebron; same thing abt sas going hard on diddy for domestic violence (much deserved) and taking it very easy on dana white for slapping his wife which is also dv!
WNBA made a horrible choice and they all know it. Sport IS entertainment. Its NOT about dignity. Its about putting up a show for the people. Now theyre talking about their legacy and who deserves what, and chemistry. What ever happened to vets teaching the younger players....?
I agree bad decision they gon lose a bag not havin that woman on the roster idk who made that decision but wasn’t the rite time to make a BASKETBALL decision wen the top player in the WNBA is only makin if im not mistaken 22k. Gtta get eyes on the game Clark is the way like it or not 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
I really was shocked you picked Mavericks. I thought you were not gonna be like 98% of the other media. You should have realized the pacers are a very good team. The Celtics are nightmare matchup for Dallas. Hopefully you and the rest of the media now realizes how basketball works
@@UncleBushi why?😂 I am very sorry for laughing because I usually don’t do that but your comment made me laugh. Did you not watch any of the lead up to the finals? 98.9% of the media pretty much guaranteed the Mavericks were going to win in six. Yeah Vegas had the Celtics but the media and I mean all of the media except for former players picked the Mavericks. So to answer your question that’s why everyone keeps saying it. The media was going crazy. They were shows with five people on them, and everyone of them were picking Mavericks. It was really sad. They were disrespecting the east so bad.
SAS we appreciate ur great insights. Kindly would like to know Do NBA coaches go through serious courses to be considered professional basketball coaches?? Just like in soccer ,not every TD &H can come out wanting to be soccer manager or (football manager) eg MLS or premier league or any football or soccer league in Europe or south America or in Africa. Am talking about the
If this was about marking then Clark would of been perfect for team USA this is why the womaen.leauge draft Clark she was big market in college so this marketing is confuse.
Caitlin should have been in the Olympics, she is the face of the game now. I hope she has a historic career. The men Olympics had Christine Lehner who had just won a NCAA a year prior. The average fan has no clue to these ladies name or stats, but now Caitlin and Reese has sparked interest for new fans.
This should be a lesson to Stevie A…..he called it right from the jump, said Celtics were the favorites beginning of the season…. The Celtics get to the Finals EASILY….Why the hell would u flip flop? First he sweat the T Wolves sacs because they won a couple games, then he glazed the Mavericks and chose them…now he looks dumb for that, cuz they about to get broomed….
im not a boston celtics fan, I`m lebron fan and i love to see kyrie to win another chip. The reason why dallas is 0-3 is because boston celtics is outplaying them. We should give props and give credits on celtics bench players and coaching staffs. No excuses, BOSTON CELTICS ORGANIZATION is just better than DALLAS MAVERICKS ORGANIZATION.
Why is everyone talking about Luka and the referee’s now. They wouldn’t be saying anything if Dallas was winning. Now they all jumping on Luka he has never been a good defensive player. Crazy how everyone turns on him as soon as he plays bad.
Scoring is not the only part of the game. Also Luka always played bad defense but that’s cool if you winning. But he is not so how about play defense so you can win
Steven A. you said this is suppose to be one of the best nba finals in the last decade. So far it has been almost one of the worst nba finals in the last decade. Especially if Dallas gets swept which looks like it's going to happen.
Why in the world would Luka let any of his teammates have the ball after their performance in games 1 & 2. Luka should sit out game 4 just so everyone can see how bad the mavs would be without him
@@3rdid_735 Kyrie was cooking Brussels sprouts games 1 and 2, and after half time of game 3, he wasn't making shots like he had been in the beginning of game 3. So I don't know what you wanted Luka to do.
Because Lebron ignores him and he hates it. The only information he gets if from a third party to which he doesn't like. MJ or Kobe can hit him up, Bron doesn't and he is slighted about it. He said so much about Lebron with no proof but had someone said same about him, he would not like it
@@ninobrown3394 Don't think so! #23 doesn't merit that status. Look at Russell, Jabbar, , Wilt or others before changing it to Jordan because this will change again on 5 to 10 years if we do this unwise action of #23.
Luka has 2 double double games and last night end up with 27 pts, and its his fault that the Mavs are loosing? Dude non of his teammates ain't paying a damn thing, NO offense or defense.
For you to be a journalist you don’t see jaylen brown turning down a 8 forgive deal that’s why he have no shoes deal he very smart the same quote you keep saying he not market able ask your white colleagues why because I know why maybe you should do research to because I think they threaten by the education or he might be overqualified 💁
SAS you know why they didn’t offer Hurley more. It’s the Lakers. Like the Cowboys, they ain’t paying the most expensive coach in the league. They pay you what they want to, because you get to be the coach of the Lakers. You get to build your brand name on the Lakers legacy. Just like Darwin Ham just did. Just like Frank Vogel just did.
I just watched the Jon Stewart episode. It's funny how she didn't double down on the comment she made about SA "being late to the cause" and that he "could've done more, sooner about covering and promoting the WNBA", because that's what brought everybody's attention to Monica, not her take on Clark. If she does in fact take that quote back, I'd love to see an apology otherwise I'm losing faith in the integrity of her business model as an NBA analyst and general human being. But now let's get specific about her take on C. Clark: The only question that comes to my mind to respond to her saying: "the league has been physical for a long time and most of the new viewers are just late to the bandwagon!" is this: 1/ How many players got cheap shots on that exact same game day? in fact take it a little further how many players throughout the first few weeks leading to that incident had similar physical altercations? I haven't had the luxury to watch every single game this season but from what I have been fortunate to see, the competitive drive during the first few weeks of the season hasn't been to the extent to warrant cheap shots and fights in the middle of most games. 2/ Now this is where SA makes his point: *This was a rarity aimed at somebody who is making every body shine, and whilst the feelings leading up to it make sense and are definitely understandable they will never justify the actions at least in a logical, ethical and humane manner and that in turn has the potential to make the whole league look bad. There have been a lot of players from the same race who came before Caitlyn and I think her being chosen as the golden prospect of the WNBA has a lot more to do with this sole narrative. All in all I wish SA and Caitlyn the best and I hope all unfair treatment to both of them stops ASAP!
Like it or not, Boston is the best team in the NBA and they have shown it all year. Number 18! The best franchise in the history of the NBA ! It's okay Laker fans, you will have a chance to tie it up next year. 😂
When Steve Nash got the Brooklyn Coaching job eople said but he never coached before and why didn't former NBA coach X get the job. Let's see if folks complain about JJ, should he get the Lakers job?
the most forgotten most kindest boxer who ever laced them up give every dime to struggling women and slept in the gym died broke Matthew Franklin aka saad Muhammad him RIP CHAMP
And Luka gets to openly taunt his defenders after made baskets, without a T! More than a stare or a couple words, a full Hulk Hogan act, beating his chest 😂!
So 3 weeks ago he said we all know who’s going to be the lakers head coach it’s JJ because bron wants him, after the Hurley news he went on tv and said the lakers want to send a message that it’s not lebron team he’s not the future and now this week it’s lebron who’s behind everything 😂😂😂 people need to hold this man accountable, he changes his opinion every damn time
This NBA Finals might be the worst one since the one LeBron James got swept by San Antonio Spurs four games to zero .that's why I appreciate the 80s Larry Bird, Michael Jordan ,Magic Johnson those were competitive finals this is trash. Dallas Mavericks look look too little no defense can't even protect the ball get rebounds. That's why I love my Chicago Bulls from the 90s Michael Jordan is the goat after seeing this finals. 2024 soft basketball 90s was real men
Luka looked like harden out there. They know when you get near the 3 point line, they know you're gonna shoot the ball. BE AGGRESSIVE LUKA, CMON Nuclear Doncic, we need you to ZONE OUT
A few days ago SAS talked bad on Jaylen Brown. Now he's jumping on his bandwagon fir glory. He talked about this man last week like he was nothing, nobody liked him! Guess what, Jaylen Brown hasn't changed or did anything different. SAS is full of crap!!! The week before he attacked Kawai, Jaylen, LeBron, check out his remarks on Aaron Rodgers for missing mandatory unexcused absence from training camp. Now they're on Luka, Luka has been this way his whole career. Also, was MJ always crying? Please review his tape.
Jaylen Brown is the best player on the Celtics and Jrue Holiday is the reason why they’re 3-0.
Tatum has averaged a double double and a steal or block all playoffs
Jaylen Brown is the best offensive player n Jrue Holiday is the best defensive player on the Celtics! Crown 👑 the🍀 right now lol
@@tomy4onetomyHTWNstick with the finals not the games leading to the finals
Jaylens been better recently but i havent forgotten who really carries the team season in and season out
and Tatum leads the team in rebounds and assists.
One of the loudest, most entertaining but with deep understanding of sports i've heard and seen so far... S.A.S... my man!!!🏀🔥🇵🇭🙂
Does anyone else think SAS is still pissed at McNutt? 😂😂😂. That backhanded compliment is insane!
M&M hasn’t been back on First Take since she left SAS speechless 😂
😂😂😂
Mcnutt is a wild last name
She's been at the playoff games
@@allenvillagrana5225 that's false. She was on the very next day
Agreed. I’ve seen you be more than supportive to women and men in their professional growth. Unfortunately, it’s become popular to bash Stephon A for views, clicks and likes.
LOVE U STEPHEN A !!!!!!! ALWAYS TELLIN IT HOW IT IS. Even if i dont always agree with your takes xD
Best show on any social media platform.
.Mavs in 6 - Stephen A smith
Keep dreaming
“I’ve predicted the past decade of champions” - Stephen A
Welp
Get the brooms out 😂😂😂😂😂
He said he thought Porzingas would be out. Personally, I don’t think that mattered. He just makes it easier.
Who ever said Luca and Kyrie are the best back court ever needs to get fired.
Stan van gaundy
😂
Brian Windhorst, Stephen A Smith and Kendrick Perkins advocated this point before this NBA FINALS!
They were saying most “skilled”. That can be arguably true.
@@jimeric5868… yea he got fired more than once already😂😂😂
I really enjoyed today show keep bringing that heat god bless Mr Smith.
I don’t always agree with SAS, but he does stand on business, as far as we’ve seen.
Stephen A Smith ❤❤❤❤❤
Banger! as usual.
Everyone Stephen A. Smith works with are turning on him lol. That’s why we subscribe
I agree with SAS when it comes to boxing. The fans deserve to see the best vs the best.
Great response! Have a wonderful day .
Also, I got Tatum as MVP. He’s nearly averaging a triple double played phenomenal defense on Luca. Brown got eastern conference, MVP let Tatum get finals MVP. Pretty sure that was the plan anyways so whatever lol. They care more about a trophy than an MVP anyways, if they stay healthy watch out. Cuban will now go get really good defensive players. I can see the Mavericks being back in a couple years.
Luka single handedly ushered in the dark timeline. It’s like how Buchanan did nothing to stop the civil war. He’s dead to me as a player
Stephen A is so right
Word of the day, “contextualize”
Upkeep the good work
The reality is your success is becoming a problem. These women are coming at you to challenge your status. Remember you a black man.
He said he think women are less trifling and overall better... this is of his making
Jerry West's last words were "Put Caitlin on the Olympic Squad"
Well versed show 🎉
Great point abt lebron; same thing abt sas going hard on diddy for domestic violence (much deserved) and taking it very easy on dana white for slapping his wife which is also dv!
Dana slapped his wife. But Sean Combs beat the crap out of his girlfriend. On camera. There are levels to it I suppose.
SAS they didn't want Shacarri Richardson off the Olympic team because she was so marketable
WNBA made a horrible choice and they all know it. Sport IS entertainment. Its NOT about dignity. Its about putting up a show for the people. Now theyre talking about their legacy and who deserves what, and chemistry. What ever happened to vets teaching the younger players....?
I agree bad decision they gon lose a bag not havin that woman on the roster idk who made that decision but wasn’t the rite time to make a BASKETBALL decision wen the top player in the WNBA is only makin if im not mistaken 22k. Gtta get eyes on the game Clark is the way like it or not 🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️
R.I.P Jerry west!!
The LOGO God bless you! 🙏
I really was shocked you picked Mavericks. I thought you were not gonna be like 98% of the other media. You should have realized the pacers are a very good team. The Celtics are nightmare matchup for Dallas. Hopefully you and the rest of the media now realizes how basketball works
Why do ppl keep saying that when it's literally been 50/50 & Vegas had y'all as heavy favorites? 💀🤦🏿♂️
@@UncleBushi why?😂 I am very sorry for laughing because I usually don’t do that but your comment made me laugh. Did you not watch any of the lead up to the finals? 98.9% of the media pretty much guaranteed the Mavericks were going to win in six. Yeah Vegas had the Celtics but the media and I mean all of the media except for former players picked the Mavericks. So to answer your question that’s why everyone keeps saying it. The media was going crazy. They were shows with five people on them, and everyone of them were picking Mavericks. It was really sad. They were disrespecting the east so bad.
The benavidez glaze is wild
Good talk (21:20)
The point is good
Where’s Kendrick Perkins neck😂
Be a blessing sometimes.
59:46 I would bet a lil bit change that he won’t KO him but not that he won’t win. I believe he can win
SAS we appreciate ur great insights.
Kindly would like to know
Do NBA coaches go through serious courses to be considered professional basketball coaches??
Just like in soccer ,not every TD &H can come out wanting to be soccer manager or (football manager) eg MLS or premier league or any football or soccer league in Europe or south America or in Africa.
Am talking about the
If this was about marking then Clark would of been perfect for team USA this is why the womaen.leauge draft Clark she was big market in college so this marketing is confuse.
I’m tired of Stephen A not giving his PrizePicks
Caitlin should have been in the Olympics, she is the face of the game now. I hope she has a historic career. The men Olympics had Christine Lehner who had just won a NCAA a year prior.
The average fan has no clue to these ladies name or stats, but now Caitlin and Reese has sparked interest for new fans.
LA, as a city, only has 12 titles. 5 of those are credited to Minneapolis.
This should be a lesson to Stevie A…..he called it right from the jump, said Celtics were the favorites beginning of the season…. The Celtics get to the Finals EASILY….Why the hell would u flip flop? First he sweat the T Wolves sacs because they won a couple games, then he glazed the Mavericks and chose them…now he looks dumb for that, cuz they about to get broomed….
Go Boston finally u about to win the chip
Finally? We have 18. You’re welcome.
im not a boston celtics fan, I`m lebron fan and i love to see kyrie to win another chip. The reason why dallas is 0-3 is because boston celtics is outplaying them. We should give props and give credits on celtics bench players and coaching staffs. No excuses, BOSTON CELTICS ORGANIZATION is just better than DALLAS MAVERICKS ORGANIZATION.
offseason players movement should be more exciting than worst finals ever
Why is everyone talking about Luka and the referee’s now. They wouldn’t be saying anything if Dallas was winning. Now they all jumping on Luka he has never been a good defensive player. Crazy how everyone turns on him as soon as he plays bad.
Almost like that’s how it is for the best player on the team…. This would happen to any top star
Scoring is not the only part of the game. Also Luka always played bad defense but that’s cool if you winning. But he is not so how about play defense so you can win
If you walk in the rain w/o getting wet it’s amazing but don’t complain when you start getting wet. Get an umbrella or stay out the rain
Cause it costed the city of Dallas a championship?
Steven A. you said this is suppose to be one of the best nba finals in the last decade. So far it has been almost one of the worst nba finals in the last decade. Especially if Dallas gets swept which looks like it's going to happen.
I think Steven is reaching with the JJ Redick situation
Kyrie now understands how LBJ had to carry teams.
That's the tricky thing about Stephen A. When a player doesn't perform,U take them threw the meat Grinder. That's how u eat, but man.
Why in the world would Luka let any of his teammates have the ball after their performance in games 1 & 2. Luka should sit out game 4 just so everyone can see how bad the mavs would be without him
Because he could've given the ball to Kyrie who is just as good a scorer as Luka and was cookin🤷🏽♂️
Love it 🧹☘️🏆
He only needs to be available to take over the 4th that’s when Luka in his bag
@@3rdid_735 Kyrie was cooking Brussels sprouts games 1 and 2, and after half time of game 3, he wasn't making shots like he had been in the beginning of game 3. So I don't know what you wanted Luka to do.
@@3rdid_735 And Kyrie isn't as good a scorer as Luka as he does is dribble the ball fancy
SAS, Can you talk about the elephant in the room, WHY HAVEN'T MARK JACKSON GOT HC JOB
They've talked about it! What do you people want them to talk about it every day!? Get over it
Marketing is everything
Why is Stephen A so obsessed with trying to create narratives about Bron to make him look bad without facts behind it 😂💯
Because Lebron ignores him and he hates it. The only information he gets if from a third party to which he doesn't like. MJ or Kobe can hit him up, Bron doesn't and he is slighted about it. He said so much about Lebron with no proof but had someone said same about him, he would not like it
@@djalinarz5684 facts I noticed too 💯
Why are you so obsessed with defending him?
Yeah I think SAS is still pretty pissed off at McNutt
How about we talk about Celtics D 3 games holding beat team in west under 100
1 more win Celts bringing it home 🏆.... Let's go!🍀☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
The silhouette of Jerry West should be PERMANENTLY enscribbed on the NBA logo.for ALL TIMES going forward.
Its the NBA logo. They should change it to Jordan though
Nah, Jordan after his statement to acknowledge Jerry West, he will leave that alone because Jordan respects the history of the sport.
@@ninobrown3394 Don't think so! #23 doesn't merit that status. Look at Russell, Jabbar, , Wilt or others before changing it to Jordan because this will change again on 5 to 10 years if we do this unwise action of #23.
Didn’t u pick the mavs Mr a list
Steven, I fucked up, you know what I mean when I relapsed and went to white castle. I'm In pain
Luka has 2 double double games and last night end up with 27 pts, and its his fault that the Mavs are loosing? Dude non of his teammates ain't paying a damn thing, NO offense or defense.
For you to be a journalist you don’t see jaylen brown turning down a 8 forgive deal that’s why he have no shoes deal he very smart the same quote you keep saying he not market able ask your white colleagues why because I know why maybe you should do research to because I think they threaten by the education or he might be overqualified 💁
Perk 😂...7 footers have missed the box out on Jrue Holiday 😂😂! Mighty Mouse 😂!
SAS you know why they didn’t offer Hurley more. It’s the Lakers. Like the Cowboys, they ain’t paying the most expensive coach in the league. They pay you what they want to, because you get to be the coach of the Lakers. You get to build your brand name on the Lakers legacy. Just like Darwin Ham just did. Just like Frank Vogel just did.
Stephen A really thinks lebron is a super villian. The hate he has for that man exceeds far beyond skip bayless at this point😂
Big Perk spoke church, Luka Fucked off the game 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
"BY T.K.O. IF NOT K.O." LOL
JJ is definitely the next coach
🤢
I just watched the Jon Stewart episode. It's funny how she didn't double down on the comment she made about SA "being late to the cause" and that he "could've done more, sooner about covering and promoting the WNBA", because that's what brought everybody's attention to Monica, not her take on Clark. If she does in fact take that quote back, I'd love to see an apology otherwise I'm losing faith in the integrity of her business model as an NBA analyst and general human being.
But now let's get specific about her take on C. Clark: The only question that comes to my mind to respond to her saying: "the league has been physical for a long time and most of the new viewers are just late to the bandwagon!" is this: 1/ How many players got cheap shots on that exact same game day? in fact take it a little further how many players throughout the first few weeks leading to that incident had similar physical altercations? I haven't had the luxury to watch every single game this season but from what I have been fortunate to see, the competitive drive during the first few weeks of the season hasn't been to the extent to warrant cheap shots and fights in the middle of most games. 2/ Now this is where SA makes his point: *This was a rarity aimed at somebody who is making every body shine, and whilst the feelings leading up to it make sense and are definitely understandable they will never justify the actions at least in a logical, ethical and humane manner and that in turn has the potential to make the whole league look bad. There have been a lot of players from the same race who came before Caitlyn and I think her being chosen as the golden prospect of the WNBA has a lot more to do with this sole narrative.
All in all I wish SA and Caitlyn the best and I hope all unfair treatment to both of them stops ASAP!
The face he made when he first said Monica's name.
Boston 🍀we been dominating all year and then u go with the mavs talk bout that
17 for Boston 17 for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers
Been saying that for 3 years about J.B.
What about Curling?
What up Mr smith !!
Like it or not, Boston is the best team in the NBA and they have shown it all year. Number 18! The best franchise in the history of the NBA ! It's okay Laker fans, you will have a chance to tie it up next year. 😂
When Steve Nash got the Brooklyn Coaching job eople said but he never coached before and why didn't former NBA coach X get the job.
Let's see if folks complain about JJ, should he get the Lakers job?
Steven aint mention BUD Crawford pound for pound the best in the world!
the most forgotten most kindest boxer who ever laced them up give every dime to struggling women and slept in the gym died broke Matthew Franklin aka saad Muhammad him RIP CHAMP
49:57 pause
So what do y’all think is a worst finals run. 2024 Mavs or 2021 Suns ?
And another thing S.A, everyone knows Bivol is the man at 175
You mean Bivol’s the man at 175…after Beterbiev?
Its odd he doesn't get kicked out the game the way he treats the refs but if that was Draymond green they would kick him out the game lol smh
And Luka gets to openly taunt his defenders after made baskets, without a T! More than a stare or a couple words, a full Hulk Hogan act, beating his chest 😂!
Lol yall were singing luka's praise not so long ago 😂
Wolves were drained after the beating the nuggets…Mavs are drained after beating the Wolves
Replace Luka with Bron and you get W’s. Luka ain’t even close. Great scorer, but not even close.
everybody talks about how lebron had kyrie. so does luka
Impact!
Bro Caitlin Clarke Convo again???
Exactly what I be thinking smh
So 3 weeks ago he said we all know who’s going to be the lakers head coach it’s JJ because bron wants him, after the Hurley news he went on tv and said the lakers want to send a message that it’s not lebron team he’s not the future and now this week it’s lebron who’s behind everything 😂😂😂 people need to hold this man accountable, he changes his opinion every damn time
U said they would loose, time to quit your day job!😂
Yes because that's how TV works.
BRO 13 DAYS AGO YOU SAID LUKA WOULD DOMINAT BRO
Perks take…😂😂😂
Woj ain’t the senior NBA guy?
This NBA Finals might be the worst one since the one LeBron James got swept by San Antonio Spurs four games to zero .that's why I appreciate the 80s Larry Bird, Michael Jordan ,Magic Johnson those were competitive finals this is trash. Dallas Mavericks look look too little no defense can't even protect the ball get rebounds. That's why I love my Chicago Bulls from the 90s Michael Jordan is the goat after seeing this finals. 2024 soft basketball 90s was real men
Luka looked like harden out there. They know when you get near the 3 point line, they know you're gonna shoot the ball. BE AGGRESSIVE LUKA, CMON Nuclear Doncic, we need you to ZONE OUT
S.A.S looks and sounds exhausted.
A few days ago SAS talked bad on Jaylen Brown. Now he's jumping on his bandwagon fir glory. He talked about this man last week like he was nothing, nobody liked him! Guess what, Jaylen Brown hasn't changed or did anything different. SAS is full of crap!!! The week before he attacked Kawai, Jaylen, LeBron, check out his remarks on Aaron Rodgers for missing mandatory unexcused absence from training camp. Now they're on Luka, Luka has been this way his whole career. Also, was MJ always crying? Please review his tape.
I like how Stephen A Can say “switch gears” but lavar ball got banned for saying it. lol
Sounds like you're talking into a mic you bought on Temu
This is beyond nut swinging. He don’t give LBJ a break along with Skip Bayless 🤦🏾😵💫💆🏾😒
I'm a fan of David Benavidez but his style is taylor made for Canelo. He'd get knocked out Stephen A.