It has to happen, or they have to look elsewhere, or accept they're not good enough. Lebron cannot carry the team in his 21st season, it just ain't happening. And he used to be against managing minutes, but this time, it is a collective decision between him and his team and Lakers staff. Or, Lakers could trade him and get another player to go alongside AD. However, the problem is AD and they need to fix that.
I am so glad I was not around people when SAS said that comment about busting their ass bc I just laughed out loud. I was not expecting that at all. It was priceless
He hit the nail on the head with this one, as a die hard Laker fan, Six Flags was the perfect description, imo AD needs to get 30 and 10 every night no excuses with that kind of talent
i really feel like AD is intentionally doing it, what's going through his mind is probably "OK I've done/contributed enough, its time for you my teammates to do or contribute" 🤣
I disagree with Stephen A. Yes AD had a bad game it's because their Coach making the man play Center with two Real Centers sitting on the bench. But y'all bashing AD the man isn't a Center. When the Lakers won the championship AD was playing Power forward. JMagee and Dwight rotated at the Center position. It didn't work last season and it's not going to work this season.
@@KennethScott-nq4vi This is true but the real issue is that AD just has absolutely NO passion/heart for the game. How else do you explain such inconsistent play within one game? If playing center was that much of an issue for him, he shouldn't have signed that damn 62 mil per yr contract. He knew the plan was for him to play the 5. So, I don't buy this excuse. AD is just SOFT mentally and don't give a damn.
@@vikb3131 It doesn't matter y'all not thinking straight. A D won a championship with the Lakers playing at the 4 playing him as a 5 it's just fucking dumb ass coaching. It didn't work last year and it's not going to work this year. The man isn't a 5 what part of that y'all don't understand. Darwin Ham fucking off Brons legacy stupid bastard. Lakers should've kept Frank Vogel because they ain't winning shit with this man. Everyone is bashing AD what about Darvin Ham look at the starting 5. Really my team is a joke and I'm pissed.
This was meant to be Anthony Davis' league at some point during his career. Instead the other 3 bigs in the league all have MVPs and he hasn't even come close. Thats Giannis embid and jokic
i really feel like AD is intentionally doing it, what's going through his mind is probably "OK I've done/contributed enough, its time for you my teammates to do or contribute" 🤣 he made it obvious during the Memphis playoff games
@@baldeagle4710 He was also inconsistent in the pelicans, that's where he got labeled as having "motor problems" since he would at times just stop putting effort before or during the game.
Exactly. Like bro, y'all lost to the defending champs. No shame in that. But 0 points in the second half and 1 rebound in the first half is fucking sad. Have some goddamn self respect.
That Christmas game after the 2016 comeback is exactly why I agree with this. Basketball is art. Which means watching it is like watching art. We WANT to see emotion, and effort in big moments. It might be the first game, but the Nuggets just remembered if it comes down to it, they can win if they slow AD down
@@charlesamissah9089 still would've lost and ain't no way he's beating Kawhi raptors. About time the rockets form they team kyrie already left...And plus in 2016 warriors up 3-1 against lebron but too bad they choke because they have what it takes. All they need is upgrade version of harrison barnes who was a construction worker at the time so to be honest... Gotta live with reality.
SAS will always be linked to Skip and Mad Dog will always be linked to Mike Francesa but they have pretty great chemistry as partners with each other too.
@@dazgordon-hill2660you just a hater you expect LeBron James to carry a team in his 21 years because you hate him I bet you don't expect Michael Jordan to do that and his 21st season🤡
Thank you Stephen A Smith for said this to AD zero points in second half that’s disgusting that’s reminded me of Joel Embiid scoring zero points in Toronto against the Raptors
People who saying it’s not a big deal that the lakers lost in the first game. It is a big deal. AD was talking in the off-season and telling people you motivated to play the Nuggets again, y’all asses got kicked again by the champs… again. It’s a big deal when you don’t show up to play.
@@bori1986😂 FACTS..but bro you know you cant tell these mfs nothin ..they not lookin at that...they lookin at the fact that damn near everything denver threw up went in ..give them credit tho second chance points and rebounds they dominated...we gotta blame the HC for that. NO ADJUSTMENTS
its not just 1 game, its 5 losses in a row against the same team, this is just a continuation of last years playoff team. Lakers dont look anywhere close the Denver. Also remember in 2020 Dwight guarded Jokic, not AD
It's actually 6 straight Ls now for the Lakers since they lost against Denver in their last regular season game, barring that was without AD and LeBron and Russ was still there(still they almost beat the Nuggets with just Russ there in that game)... What I find it ironic is that Russ had been torching the Nuggets when he was with the Lakers last season... I believe they are 2-1 against them when he, AD and LeBron was healthy...
Been a Laker fan my entire life, but not for a second did I believe the hype that they had a chance this year. Top teams are way too loaded this year, Bron can't carry a team by himself to a chip anymore, and AD is unreliable. Nuggets and the Suns are the teams to watch in the West barring injury.
@@Mike1122. 😑 he has multiple finals mvps for a reason, and dragged a sorry Cavs team to the finals by himself. I’m just sayin he ain’t capable of doing that anymore.
Every time I watch first take I do a little bet with myself on how long before Molly interrupts someone. Over under is usually 5 minutes. It took her 4:18 this time around.
If the lakers are gonna go anywhere as always, it’s up to AD. The laker guards missed him multiple times on rolls in the 2nd half plus he missed multiple shots he usually makes. He’ll be fine.
If its up to AD then get him a center.. stop asking him in year 11 to be the best offensive and defensive player. AD best years is when he played next to a center. Lebron needs to play point or the three
@@pmp521the same dude that demanded the ball in the first half going against Joker almost every possession gave joker 3 fouls. What the heck happened in the 2nd half?????
Stephen A. is on point in this segment! Nothing to dispute there. AND I’m with Mad Dog when he says it’s only the 1st game of 82. I really hope that AD gets it together this season! He’s way overdue for a dominating season
How's LeBron dominating if he's giving up almost as many points as he scores, if he were averaging around a 30pt triple double the defense could be excused but in no way is he dominating nor has he since his first few years back in Cleveland
AD can't "dominate" the matchup against Jokic just bcuz he can score on him, dominating a matchup is being able to score at will against a guy & guard him at a high level which NOBODY can do against Jokic 😂
Why is anybody surprised about AD’s lack of effort? He hasn’t been consistent since he won the chip in 2020. Seems like he’s got a championship and now he’s satisfied so he doesn’t feel the need to even try 🤷♂️
AD is the deciding factor with that Denver matchup. The Lakers got good pieces all around. Taruean Prince showed out in his debut. Once the rotations improve, I still think the Lakers will be in the top 4 in the West. This was the game to make a considerable statement on opening night.
I just think its sad that Austin Reaves, who not many had even heard of before last year, plays harder every night than one of the most talented players in the NBA. Dude, I think for some players its just a job. We have people like that at my work, why would it be any different anywhere else?
Difference is we’re not making 180 million working our normal jobs we hate lol they to play game for a living man smh some of them clearly just want to live the “Lifestyle” they don’t really care about really competing anymore
If Austin Reaves averaged 8 pts a night, he would be succeeding as far as expectations. He was undrafted..... AD was 1st pick and makes 38m a year. Austin is fine. AD is not. But Austin plays harder. How is that possible is my point?@@jnachtig2
Nah its just AD made his game to shoot jumpers instead of playing like he played in college. Not working on his post game. That's why Davis is inconsistent.
Its just the first, one game of the season for the Lakers. They played against a very inpired, high adrenaline NBA Champs on their ring night. Though i think Coach Ham should be on a “watchlist/look out status” of sorts, as the season progresses.
@@vikb3131waste of talent LMAO oh yeah the guy that's a champion that averages 25 and 12 2 blks guys the best defender in the NBA is a waste of talent give me a break
Is anyone from the media have the balls to just admit that the Nuggets are just head and shoulders better than the Lakers? AD could have scored 40 and still lose, we saw that in Game 1 of the west finals.
It could be possible our Expectations for AD are too high which is too bad for the Lakers because what’s done is done and you can’t go back in time. Huge disappointment
AD is really good. It’s just the Nuggets as a team - players and coaches- are just a lot better. They adjusted at halftime. It’s not like AD can go out and put up another 20 like this is 2k. We know the lakers. We know DLo and reeves and what LeBron wants to do. The offense is not very efficient and our defense can react.
When he first came into to the league I thought he would be dominant and be a top 3 level player in his prime. I thought he could be the closest thing to the next tim duncan. But youre right the expectations should change at this point. Lakers fans should not expect him to play like the mvp just because hes making huge money. We have a big sample size now of where davis is at as a player
THANK YOU LORD!!! FOR BRINGING MR. STEPHEN A. SMITH & HIS CLASSICAL RANT AGAINST MR. ANTHONY DAVIS NOW I KNOW THAT I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE RANTS & HIS LAUGHS AGAINST THE DALLAS COWBOYS LOSING!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀
ESPN has to stop talking about the disappointing Lakers. How about they talk about how dominant Nuggets was with the Joker? Come on ESPN stop this nonsense🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Analysts are analysts, but you as many continue to play blind to. Money dog. Money. It's like, over 86% of viewers for the wnba just happens to be men while 96% of viewers for shows where women destroy eachother is women. So they get overpaid. 1+1 simplistic.
I feel like giving players specific benchmarks to meet in a game (like 3pt attempts) can be a mistake ‘cause players already have so much to think about in a game. The target can get in the players head especially if it’s a departure from how they usually play. It looked like he really wasn’t getting good looks in the 2nd half
Thank you Stephen A for saying what needs to be said about AD.
AD playing like full garbage out there. Highest paid garbage in the league
Everyone been saying this
@TP-pq9xxwell he is 😭
Ikr, people are way too focused on Dangelo Russell, instead of the superstar on the team
@TP-pq9xxhave you even watched pippen play or just trying to undermine ADs ability to act like for the millionth time “bron needs more help”
I scored the same amount of points as AD in the 2nd half laying on my couch eating lays chips! 😂😂
I’m from the future: after NBA has cashed in on Lebron they stop covering up. Huge ped scandal ensues. Lebron then comes out as trans.
@@TransKidsMafiaWhen does he move out of your head?
😂😂😂😂
Ahahah😂🍻
@@sg-duwap_yt8209 That's his imaginary uncle that never showed him attention or acknowledge him ever in his life so he's butthurt.
I commend LeBron for trying to give the torch to Anthony Davis, but the Lakers are going to have to accept that that shit will never happen 😂😂😂
Frlll
Yup😂
It has to happen, or they have to look elsewhere, or accept they're not good enough. Lebron cannot carry the team in his 21st season, it just ain't happening. And he used to be against managing minutes, but this time, it is a collective decision between him and his team and Lakers staff. Or, Lakers could trade him and get another player to go alongside AD. However, the problem is AD and they need to fix that.
😂😂😂😂😂
Exactly. They should have moved off him in the off season…we’ve all seen enough to know he ain’t got that dog in him.
You have to bring the effort when going up against a rivalry team that just eliminated you in the playoffs. Stephen A. Is on point.
Stephen Curry always is on point.
Swept*
I love when Stephen A rants like this 😌🤣
Stephen A is as enjoyable as Chris Berman from NFL 2K5.
@purwantiallan5089 your opinion is noted and disregarded
The Julius Randle/Knicks rant last season was hilarious 😂
I wish Shannon was here to discuss this too. But Stephen A is right about AD!
Yep ad garbage fuk dst guy
That’s about all he’s right on.
Not one bit 😂😂😂
Shannon probably ran away from the challenge like a true LeBron guy
@@MindoftheNorthStarL
Hands down one of the best Stephen A takes 🔥
This is one of the most simple and obvious take he’s ever made and he makes it every year lol
@@fatheadgamerr3002Stephen A is so passionate..
@@JamesLee-nw8kzI agree😂😂
no hes talking shit🤣 ad did not talk smack to denver
No it isn't he's an ass
SAS is right on this! AD was talking smack off-season and didn't back it up. AD is so inconsistent. Lmaooooo...its the "Busting your ass" for me. 😂🤣😂🤣
I am so glad I was not around people when SAS said that comment about busting their ass bc I just laughed out loud. I was not expecting that at all. It was priceless
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂FACTS😂😂😂😅
I agree with everything Steven A said....Bron carried the team and he shouldn't have to
Facts
He hit the nail on the head with this one, as a die hard Laker fan, Six Flags was the perfect description, imo AD needs to get 30 and 10 every night no excuses with that kind of talent
If AD came out with 40, 45 and they lost, it's a different story. But if you don't show up after all that talk, you get Stephen A.
if he came up with 25 or even just 10 in the second half it would be a different story 😭
@@crystalizedExposed Fax
i really feel like AD is intentionally doing it, what's going through his mind is probably "OK I've done/contributed enough, its time for you my teammates to do or contribute" 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂😂
cholo vibes against canelo.
I 1000% agree with Stephen A. If they played a different team, It wouldn't have been that bad
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I disagree with Stephen A. Yes AD had a bad game it's because their Coach making the man play Center with two Real Centers sitting on the bench. But y'all bashing AD the man isn't a Center. When the Lakers won the championship AD was playing Power forward. JMagee and Dwight rotated at the Center position. It didn't work last season and it's not going to work this season.
@@KennethScott-nq4vi
This is true but the real issue is that AD just has absolutely NO passion/heart for the game. How else do you explain such inconsistent play within one game? If playing center was that much of an issue for him, he shouldn't have signed that damn 62 mil per yr contract. He knew the plan was for him to play the 5. So, I don't buy this excuse. AD is just SOFT mentally and don't give a damn.
@@vikb3131 It doesn't matter y'all not thinking straight. A D won a championship with the Lakers playing at the 4 playing him as a 5 it's just fucking dumb ass coaching. It didn't work last year and it's not going to work this year. The man isn't a 5 what part of that y'all don't understand. Darwin Ham fucking off Brons legacy stupid bastard. Lakers should've kept Frank Vogel because they ain't winning shit with this man. Everyone is bashing AD what about Darvin Ham look at the starting 5. Really my team is a joke and I'm pissed.
@@KennethScott-nq4vithat’s not an excuse for the zero points
Shannon needs to be on the show everyday
Facts!!!
Uh no
@DXAdamJensen uh yes, you tripping
No, he works better in spurts.
He’s to busy with his club shay shay and nightcap podcast
This was a Stephen A masterclass !!! 😂😂😂😂😂
They trying to calm him down 😂. I felt it in my soul when he said "timeout...I love basketball "
Right! I do too. Those of us who do, love to see the marquee matchups and the top players go at it with one another.
Lmao when Stephen A Smith screamed ZERO, I apologized to him through my phone.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭
Was real anger in his face lmfao
@@CAPRISUNBLAZE Lmaooo right! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Seeing you damn near everywhere now
@@bighawaii You following me lol just kidding 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmfao 😭😂💀
That "zero, zero"!! Took me out. Rewinded like 6x 😂😂. Classic.
Me too 😂...the was he called him TRASH tho 😆
The busting your a$$ comment had me dying laughing
Reminds me of when he said that to Joel Embiid 😂😂😂
Bruh watching ESPN on a VCR.
This was meant to be Anthony Davis' league at some point during his career. Instead the other 3 bigs in the league all have MVPs and he hasn't even come close. Thats Giannis embid and jokic
People kill embiid but at least he has 2 scoring championships and an MVP. You put 2021 LeBron with embiid and embiid gets a chip too
@@DahlinSilesile-rc4lk you put lebron wit embid right now and they win a chip. It’s simple
@@Gofrozelmao yeah right
@@demetricchatman8318 easily lil bro
@@Gofroze Nah bro I can’t see it but we’ll never know
Thank you Stephen A for keepin' it 💯💯💯💯 about AD's terrible performance.
SAS: "62 million dollars?" Mad Dog: "Thats the Lakers Fault." 😂😂 Gotta love this show lol
Stephen A def had that Embiid energy for AD after that performance: "Zero Points? ZERO!?!?!?"😂
It was even funny about Deron Williams back in 2014 playoffs 😂
I'll always remember that head spasm Steven A did after Embiid scored 0 points against the Raptors
“Because of the smack they talked about you, to ya face, on the court….while they were busting yo A$$!!”😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
looked DEAD IN THE CAMERA 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. GOATED
Doesn’t matter if is the first game of the season or game 7 of the nba championship. You still can’t count on AD. Dude couldn’t even get a rebound
Shuuuuuut up AD is that good
@@yomomsahoe5797 .
AD was a monster on the pelicans. On the lakers his body is broken and he’s highly inconsistent
i really feel like AD is intentionally doing it, what's going through his mind is probably "OK I've done/contributed enough, its time for you my teammates to do or contribute" 🤣 he made it obvious during the Memphis playoff games
@@baldeagle4710 He was also inconsistent in the pelicans, that's where he got labeled as having "motor problems" since he would at times just stop putting effort before or during the game.
7:06 Stephen A was FED UP‼️😂😂
It's weird how they just don't wanna give any credit to Denver for shutting him down.
After the game yesterday , I was just waiting for Stephen A all day 😂. Come on AD can’t do that bro
Same 😂
Omg Shannon would’ve lit AD’s ass up too 🤣😭😭
Yeah it would have been ugly 😂😂
He def would've lite his ass up.
it's not about them losing it's about the performance displayed
Exactly. Like bro, y'all lost to the defending champs. No shame in that. But 0 points in the second half and 1 rebound in the first half is fucking sad. Have some goddamn self respect.
@@rojeliocastro9733there’s a reason they go swept though
@@tripleblackaaron2464the same reason they are talking about now, AD being inconsistent
@@tripleblackaaron2464 AD getting out hustled by TT 🤦♂
@@StaccAdollaPacApunch no, losing so many times in a row to the same team is consistent. Nuggets just have a winning formula against the lakers rn
Stephen A: 🙄 Girlll, that’s not where my mind is” 😅😂
Now if I see 0-6 starting off the season I'm panicking
“Talking smack to your face! While they are bussing your a$$” 😂😂😂
It’s not the end all be all but AD scoring 0 points in a half is literally insane. Seems impossible to trust him
Embiid did that before and followed it up with an mvp the next season so it's definitely not the end
All the talk no bite lol laker and their fans are just arrogant 🤡🤡🤡
No bs it’s the end bro lakers still on the same shit they been on for past four years
@@yellooboy3057they won a chip in one of those 4 years u mentioned
@@LeGeNd00703Yea bro's math ain't mathing, title in 2020 today is 2023. I'm not the smartest apple but I know thats less than 4 years 🤷🏾♂️
Stephen A kept it 💯, completely on 🎯
This might be my favorite Stephen A segment ever.
Why did AD only shoot 6 shots in 2 quarters? The coaching has to be held somewhat accountable as well
AD doesn't have "IT". That's just what it is.
Stephen A kept it too real😂
That Christmas game after the 2016 comeback is exactly why I agree with this. Basketball is art. Which means watching it is like watching art. We WANT to see emotion, and effort in big moments. It might be the first game, but the Nuggets just remembered if it comes down to it, they can win if they slow AD down
Just like the Cavs reminded the Warriors. W or without KD joining
@@Nick-bw9jmyep. Without Durant they struggled a lot.
@@Nick-bw9jm that's a decade ago who cares warriors vs cavs is over cavs weren't even going to beat the 2018 rockets or the 2019 raptors.
@@LarryBrown-us8rgcan ik why you think lebron wasn’t beating that rockets team? Who was gonna stop him on that team?
@@charlesamissah9089 still would've lost and ain't no way he's beating Kawhi raptors. About time the rockets form they team kyrie already left...And plus in 2016 warriors up 3-1 against lebron but too bad they choke because they have what it takes. All they need is upgrade version of harrison barnes who was a construction worker at the time so to be honest... Gotta live with reality.
SAS is absolutely right! You can’t talk about people….and then show up like that. Lol
SAS will always be linked to Skip and Mad Dog will always be linked to Mike Francesa but they have pretty great chemistry as partners with each other too.
Jokic lived his best life this summer and just drops a triple double in the first game 😂
Anthony Davis is the Dak Prescott of the NBA. Inconsistent & hard to root for.
I wouldn’t say Dak is hard to root for as a person he seems like a standup guy. he just plays for the Cowboys lmao
LeBron is Zeke
Why should he carry old man LeBron for all the blame and zero credit?
He never carried Lebron in his life he couldn’t even if he wanted to pussy
@@dazgordon-hill2660you just a hater you expect LeBron James to carry a team in his 21 years because you hate him I bet you don't expect Michael Jordan to do that and his 21st season🤡
“ second half, 18 mins zero points…… ZEROOOO ZEROOOO”😂😂
TRASH 🤦😆
Thank you Stephen A Smith for said this to AD zero points in second half that’s disgusting that’s reminded me of Joel Embiid scoring zero points in Toronto against the Raptors
This rant reminded me of that SAS rant too 😂😂😂
People who saying it’s not a big deal that the lakers lost in the first game. It is a big deal. AD was talking in the off-season and telling people you motivated to play the Nuggets again, y’all asses got kicked again by the champs… again. It’s a big deal when you don’t show up to play.
Coming from a diehard Lakers and Pelicans fan, (From New Orleans, grew up a Lakers fan lol) I’ve never been more ready for an AD rant.
Denver just showed everyone that their the top favorite to win it all again.
By beating the trash Lakers?!
Labron is the greatest basketball player of all time la la la
Did they ?they blew multiple 15+ points leads
They didn’t show shit they beat a team that still needs the oldest player in the league to carry them
@@bori1986😂 FACTS..but bro you know you cant tell these mfs nothin ..they not lookin at that...they lookin at the fact that damn near everything denver threw up went in ..give them credit tho second chance points and rebounds they dominated...we gotta blame the HC for that. NO ADJUSTMENTS
Stephen A went off and I love it. Lebron can NOT keep carrying teams by himself like this especially now
Facts
Why not some delusional fans think he goat
@robertmoore4424 him being the GOAT has nothing to do with it 😂
@@robertmoore4424dumb comment, L
5:39 - 5:42 The best part of this rant 🤣🤣
LMAOOOOO! Yep! He went in!!!!
Mad Dog: "O thats the Lakers' fault"
😂😂😂😂😂had me in tears
The way stephen a called molly girl 😂😂😂😂😂
its not just 1 game, its 5 losses in a row against the same team, this is just a continuation of last years playoff team. Lakers dont look anywhere close the Denver. Also remember in 2020 Dwight guarded Jokic, not AD
Think its actually 6 losses in a row lol
It's actually 6 straight Ls now for the Lakers since they lost against Denver in their last regular season game, barring that was without AD and LeBron and Russ was still there(still they almost beat the Nuggets with just Russ there in that game)... What I find it ironic is that Russ had been torching the Nuggets when he was with the Lakers last season... I believe they are 2-1 against them when he, AD and LeBron was healthy...
@@CJ739he means they’re last 5 losses literally are to the same team
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6*. Pain fr.
Stephen A’s take is spot on today!
Hearing Mad Dog tell Stephen A that he was overreacting is the kind of irony I enjoy😀
Right?😂
0:51 SAS never disappoints. 😂😂😂 I must of watched this part like 10x!!!
AD went to the locker room at the half and put his "That's all folks" shirt on. 😂
Been a Laker fan my entire life, but not for a second did I believe the hype that they had a chance this year. Top teams are way too loaded this year, Bron can't carry a team by himself to a chip anymore, and AD is unreliable. Nuggets and the Suns are the teams to watch in the West barring injury.
When has LeBron ever carried a team by himself to a title?
@@Mike1122. 😑 he has multiple finals mvps for a reason, and dragged a sorry Cavs team to the finals by himself. I’m just sayin he ain’t capable of doing that anymore.
They should have play rui more reaves rui bron prince and ad
@@Mike1122.Did you start watching basketball yesterday, lol.
@@keeandty8120 nah should’ve play j Hayes more and use ad as help defender
It's not just the first game it's the next game in a string of seasons of disappointment from AD, so yes, this is worth criticism
It’s been overdue
AD wants to play like KD that’s the problem
He doesn’t even want him to shoot 3s so how is that so?
@@almightyprofessor huh?
@@almightyprofessorDarvin Ham the Lakers coach said he wants AD to shoot atleast six 3 pointers a game.
AD ain't no KD.. Bro need to focus on playing like a KG or Duncan type
Christian Woods too. There’s quite a few guys that think they are Dirk or KD.
Every time I watch first take I do a little bet with myself on how long before Molly interrupts someone. Over under is usually 5 minutes. It took her 4:18 this time around.
It. WAS. GAME. ONE! My god. I hate massive overreations like this. There is still 81 games left
Nobody outside of LA and ESPN expected the Lakers to seriously contend for the chip anyway, Stephen A wasn't this pissed when the Knicks folded😂
Literally the 3rd best team in the west 🤣 that’s definitely a contender
@@Gofrozethey arent the 3rd best team in the west… they got 2 top dogs and the rest is unreliable on a night to night basis
If the lakers are gonna go anywhere as always, it’s up to AD. The laker guards missed him multiple times on rolls in the 2nd half plus he missed multiple shots he usually makes. He’ll be fine.
He should be in the paint demanding the ball. It's frustrating to see, as a Lakers fan, because we saw it last season.
If its up to AD then get him a center.. stop asking him in year 11 to be the best offensive and defensive player. AD best years is when he played next to a center. Lebron needs to play point or the three
@@pmp521the same dude that demanded the ball in the first half going against Joker almost every possession gave joker 3 fouls. What the heck happened in the 2nd half?????
FACTS!! The guards missed him multiple times, that's DLO & Reaves fault but Bron needs to run the PnR with AD more too if that's the case.
W Take
Steven A's "0‼" Got Me Weak Bruh 😂😂😂😂
AD have the ceiling of Tim Duncan and then a floor of Mike Olowokandi
He's a defensive player at heart. He has the talent to score, he doesn't have the mentality to score.
He did in New Orleans. Excuses but when he's consistent he's a great player no debate
Stephen A. is on point in this segment! Nothing to dispute there.
AND I’m with Mad Dog when he says it’s only the 1st game of 82.
I really hope that AD gets it together this season! He’s way overdue for a dominating season
No cap AD should be averaging 30 and 12 this season, you can't have a guy that's gonna turn 39 still dominating bro
That fool is big for nothing, he has the skills to dominate but he's just too damn soft
Facts. Idk how AD look at LeBron nd not feel like complete shit
@@TonySoprano-mm8ipBIG FACTS
@@joshuajames3453😂😂 fr tho smh
How's LeBron dominating if he's giving up almost as many points as he scores, if he were averaging around a 30pt triple double the defense could be excused but in no way is he dominating nor has he since his first few years back in Cleveland
AD can't "dominate" the matchup against Jokic just bcuz he can score on him, dominating a matchup is being able to score at will against a guy & guard him at a high level which NOBODY can do against Jokic 😂
Only 1 man can dominate Jokic and he's in Taiwan
@@eltoro_ttvgreat joke
Thats cap af, dominating is also cooking him, by your logic jokic doesnt doninate anyone because he cant play defense lol
@@raeserec535 look up the 2020 highlights, Dwight was cooking Joker
Embiid & Giannis dominate Jokic almost every matchup, what do you mean?
Tale of the 2 Halves: It was the best of times (17pts) & It was the worst of times (zero pts)
Anthony Davis: I understood that reference!
Why is anybody surprised about AD’s lack of effort? He hasn’t been consistent since he won the chip in 2020. Seems like he’s got a championship and now he’s satisfied so he doesn’t feel the need to even try 🤷♂️
AD is the deciding factor with that Denver matchup. The Lakers got good pieces all around. Taruean Prince showed out in his debut.
Once the rotations improve, I still think the Lakers will be in the top 4 in the West.
This was the game to make a considerable statement on opening night.
I just think its sad that Austin Reaves, who not many had even heard of before last year, plays harder every night than one of the most talented players in the NBA. Dude, I think for some players its just a job. We have people like that at my work, why would it be any different anywhere else?
Great point
14 points on 4 for 11. Not to mention constantly being bullied by AG. He may be trying hard, he is not succeeding.
Difference is we’re not making 180 million working our normal jobs we hate lol they to play game for a living man smh some of them clearly just want to live the “Lifestyle” they don’t really care about really competing anymore
If Austin Reaves averaged 8 pts a night, he would be succeeding as far as expectations. He was undrafted..... AD was 1st pick and makes 38m a year. Austin is fine. AD is not. But Austin plays harder. How is that possible is my point?@@jnachtig2
@@jnachtig2facts lol
Jokic making AD look like a baby 💀🤣💀🤣
Nah its just AD made his game to shoot jumpers instead of playing like he played in college. Not working on his post game. That's why Davis is inconsistent.
Stephen A as passionate as can be - Molly: Is this because you want to go to LA? 😂😂😂
"talking junk TO YOUR FACE as the BEAT YOUR ASS!!"
Bro i'm in tears hahahahahaaa
DLo is such a cone on defense! 😂 😂
He would clamp you wit his eyes closed. More of a turtle
😂
They should've gotten James Harden. At least he can score at will. N he would've been able to take over for Lebron.
Stephen A said I’m not threatening to retire. I’m dead g! 💀😭😂😂😂
Molly interrupts at the worst timing seriously 😂😂😩
I love the way he said they bust your Ass!!! 😂😂😂😂
Its just the first, one game of the season for the Lakers. They played against a very inpired, high adrenaline NBA Champs on their ring night. Though i think Coach Ham should be on a “watchlist/look out status” of sorts, as the season progresses.
I need Shannon for these episodes 😂😂😂
As a lakers fan I can’t even defend AD anymore this shit is embarrassing bruh he deserves every piece of criticism idc
I'm with you. There is no defense to provide for AD. I've given up on him. It's such a damn waste of talent.
@@vikb3131waste of talent LMAO oh yeah the guy that's a champion that averages 25 and 12 2 blks guys the best defender in the NBA is a waste of talent give me a break
Stephen A went in!!!!
0:54 my sides went to orbit
Should've got Demar DeRozan on the team too
Steven A, you DID see greatness last night: the Denver Nuggets! 😀👍
Was waiting for this all night 😅
Is anyone from the media have the balls to just admit that the Nuggets are just head and shoulders better than the Lakers? AD could have scored 40 and still lose, we saw that in Game 1 of the west finals.
You a dam lie if ad showed up we win easily
@@tstallings1997lol man stop Denver outplayed L.A. completely the Nuggets are just an overall better team point blank.
@@tstallings1997 Like in game 1 versus Denver last playoffs. Youre either slow or have a short memory.. or both.
Lol they don't want to because it doesn't fit the narrative.
@@onidtubes I remember every game they kept saying the lakers figured the nuggets out even when they where down 3-0 😂😂
Lakers need to just give up on AD. He’s 30 and he aint turning anything around at this point of his career.
9:42 Mad Dog got me dying with that "YES YOU DID!" response to SAS. Ah man......I'm about to tear up.
Man, i love Stephen A, he keeps it real unlike other people
It could be possible our Expectations for AD are too high which is too bad for the Lakers because what’s done is done and you can’t go back in time. Huge disappointment
Exaclty he’s not gonna be the superstar player people want him to be.. he’s just a really good player
AD is really good. It’s just the Nuggets as a team - players and coaches- are just a lot better. They adjusted at halftime. It’s not like AD can go out and put up another 20 like this is 2k. We know the lakers. We know DLo and reeves and what LeBron wants to do. The offense is not very efficient and our defense can react.
When he first came into to the league I thought he would be dominant and be a top 3 level player in his prime. I thought he could be the closest thing to the next tim duncan. But youre right the expectations should change at this point. Lakers fans should not expect him to play like the mvp just because hes making huge money. We have a big sample size now of where davis is at as a player
He was paid 62 million 😂
His expectations should be really high when he is ranked a top 10 nba player according to the recent rankings
THANK YOU LORD!!! FOR BRINGING MR. STEPHEN A. SMITH & HIS CLASSICAL RANT AGAINST MR. ANTHONY DAVIS NOW I KNOW THAT I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE RANTS & HIS LAUGHS AGAINST THE DALLAS COWBOYS LOSING!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀🏈🏀
When Steven A asked Mad Dog “Is that a rhetorical question?” I got Kwane Brown flashbacks lmao
And they tried to say AD was a better sidekick to Lebron than Dwade 🤣🤣🤣
ESPN has to stop talking about the disappointing Lakers. How about they talk about how dominant Nuggets was with the Joker? Come on ESPN stop this nonsense🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Nah we want more laker coverage , nuggets bring down ratings.
It’s exactly what Mike Malone was talking about last season when they swept them
@@elostatikstop lying on the internet
Analysts are analysts, but you as many continue to play blind to. Money dog. Money.
It's like, over 86% of viewers for the wnba just happens to be men while 96% of viewers for shows where women destroy eachother is women. So they get overpaid. 1+1 simplistic.
Anthony Davis gonna need Ja to post a video at a shooting range if he’s gonna survive the pressure this season. He’s getting cooked day one
I feel like giving players specific benchmarks to meet in a game (like 3pt attempts) can be a mistake ‘cause players already have so much to think about in a game. The target can get in the players head especially if it’s a departure from how they usually play. It looked like he really wasn’t getting good looks in the 2nd half
I would say it stops the game from being organic and free flowing, however this has been AD since 2021 just a flip flopping superstar in disguise.
Stephen a saying bustin yo ass on live tv is comedy lol
That "ZERO???" needs to be in the compilation alongside "bonifide scrub", "blasphemy" and "stay of the weeeed"