Mike I love that you are stepping up taking the lead in some parts of the video and it’s good to see all four of you do y’all thang, my favorite podcast
💯, people are quick to criticize Mike and not appreciate. I think this pod is successful because it feels like such a real conversation with funny moments and mistakes. Mike and Dmills make the pod more human, and they know what they’re talking about too.
@@erikhines5722mike has slacked at times but if u a real fan u should just be happy when he gives effort and shows improvement cause the show doesn’t work without all 4
not a rivalry rn, at least doesn't feel that way. 1-1 the last two years but no like heated moments and an unbelievable shooting performance from bench players this year to win. Not like stars battling or ejections or anything
@@s.c.6989in my opinion, it’s about playing great basketball. What percentage of your success comes from offense Vs defense is dependent on the team. You just can’t be incompetent on either end and compete. The 04 pistons won a championship by holding teams under 70, but they still had dawgs on offense like Sheed, Chauncey, and Rip that came through when they needed it. I would say overall offense is more important to the success of a team but to win a championship you need both.
@@aherbo18 i understand what you mean, but I believe defense is more because it’s the one aspect you can always rely on. Even the greatest scorers in the world have off nights, but a consistent/competent defense can make up for offensive droughts. If you can’t defend a cone and have an off night scoring, you stand no chance of winning. Denver had a couple of off shooting nights in the finals and cf, but their defense kept them alive. They even turned it into transition buckets which fueled their offense
@@s.c.6989 While I do think offense is “more important” simply based off the principle that you have to score more points to win the game, the game is about getting a bucket and stopping the opponent from getting a bucket. Both are essential. With that said, I also believe a great defense can make up more for a lackluster offense than a great offense can make up for a lackluster defense. It also depends on what era we are talking about because certain eras rule set’s allowed more or less advantages to defenders or offensive players than others.
@@aherbo18 I think it depends on era too but I still take defense more because back in the day usally the players who have made multiple all defensive teams have alot of rings but also since warriors won first ring I think the only team to win final that was not top 5 in defense was cavs
Defense is the one stabilizer. No matter how good ur offense is if you have off nights making shots it’s over for you. Defense will keep u in a game no matter what
#dropthemike I definitely think Paul George has the smoothest handle for a forward all time. Young PG would use mostly his athleticism to get to the rim, but now he uses his handle to create space on jumpers. His injury definitely made him work on creating space with his handle.
Yo Mike's own segment this episode was awesome to see and can't wait for the next installment (Hopefully it comes on the next pod). PG's handles are elite, but I don't think he has the greatest handles for a small forward all time, but he's for sure at the top with LeBron ,Durant, and McGrady. Thanks for the consistent content for all these years and I hope it only gets higher and higher from here, keep up the amazing work
YOOOOOOO MIKE SEGMENT WAS FYEEEE!!! Definitely proud of you my boi, you put that high time into some creative work time and it PAID OFF! #DropTheMike is a great segment man! I have some suggestions but I won’t share em unsolicited I know y’all know what y’all doing. But ima jus say it should def be both the bars and the question cuz those were creative!!! And very fun! Keep it going Mike!!! #DropTheMike
I think this player analogy answers that pretty well. If you're trying to win a championship who are you taking. Dennis Rodman or Carmelo Anthony? Depends on the line up but the vast majority of the time im taking rodman.
@@brendanbloom3366if you're already a championship level team you're taking rodman 9/10 imo look at the last couple finalists and look at who would fit better a guy like rodman that can defend multiple positions at an elite level and get 20 rebounds would be perfect. Look at how fucking looney was keeping the warriors in the series vs the kings by grabbing 3 offensive boards in one possession lol
@@DawnofIsai you just changed the criteria to fit what you wanted. All it said was who you taking. Nothing about pieces already in place. You take the better player. Which is melo by far. If you are trying to build a championship team from scratch you are taking melo over Rodman in a heartbeat. Melo is a dynamic bucket getter who can rebound pass and defend despite the narrative around him. To win a championship you need a guy who can get buckets at will. It’s gonna be much easier to build a championship roster around melo than it is Rodman. Pistons would not take Rodman over IT. Spurs and Popovich had many difficulties with Rodman. Bulls had to babysit Rodman.
@@jxmmykriminallive what was the question than? He said in most cases he’s taking Rodman. 9/10 times he said. There was nothing about it already being a championship caliber team. 9 times out of 10 it is not gonna be a championship caliber team. The majority of the time you aren’t gonna want to over complicate things. You take the better basketball player. Melo is the better and more valuable basketball player in general.
Ya OP that was probably a really bad comp lol. This is coming from a DET fan too, I value Rodman a lot. But it also should be a given we are talking about winning championship, that’s literally the video title. But Melo is still the better player overall in his prime and fits on more teams. Maybe a better comp would be like KCP vs Lou Will. If you asked the general public, they’d say Lou was the better basketball player. But in the postseason, give me KCP all day long. He’s plug and play, he’s gonna be able to defend 1s and 2s and even some smaller 3s, he can hit C&S 3s at a high level, attack closeouts, keep the ball moving, etc. If I’m trying to win in the postseason I want KCP over Lou. Or you could use like Jordan Poole if you wanted a current day person. Those small guards that can’t defend can get you buckets, but they’re not good enough to be a #1 option. If they’re your best creator or even second best creator you’re cooked. Maybe on extremely specific rosters you’d prefer them, but it’s very very few when we are talking about trying to win a chip in the playoffs. Having a solid 3&D wing is always gonna be helpful in the playoffs bc they’re not gonna attack them on the defensive end, and while they’re not amazing on offense, they’re good enough to be a +. Both sides of the ball are extremely important. You need balance. Just wanted to maybe give a better comp than OP did
#dropthemike I think I'd agree the answer is PG but someone like Grant Hill should definitely be a part of the conversation. Dude had some nasty crossovers and a case could be made for him.
#DropTheMike I agree with KB here. mid ‘00s Bron was the best handle at the SF position. He wasn’t as smooth as PG13, but he was much more dynamic with his handle & used it to score and play make more efficiently. TMac was cold af too but I guess I would classify him more of a 2 guard though. Melo’s handle was under rated too
Young lebron was only getting to the rim really he didn’t use his dribble to shoot of balance and stuff when he was younger. So I don’t think it’s more dynamic cause young pg could score at all 3 levels efficiently
@@aidenreyes9261 Well Bron’s biggest advantage back then was his athleticism so his handle was almost intended for getting him downhill. PG didn’t have that burst or explosiveness so he had to develop more of a 3 level scoring game & his handle reflects that. maybe dynamic wasn’t the best word but i think both are great, it’s all about preference. thanks for your reply 🤞🏾
Basketball is literally who can score more points in a certain timeframe. Yea it’s better if you can slow down your opponent from scoring, but ultimately it’s your own offense and scoring that wins
I’ve never seen a superstar like Dame get gaslit by his organization in full view of the world and get treated like the enemy by the media. Joe Cronin spent 2 years lying to him and Blazers fans while making every move in the book for a rebuild but I haven’t seen a human point a finger at him
Now y’all just making assumptions the organization did not lie also wtf was the blazers suppose to do their was literally no deals that be made It dame fault for waiting so long the blazers been making dumb moves since got their the Allen crabbe,Evan turner contracrs constantly running it back with the same team with a small back court but no dame kept having in a organization that kept proving time and time again that they are not good
@@Wrestle_Kingdom They literally said that they would build around dame. There's no assumptions made here. After saying that, they then proceeded to trade people like josh hart(a vet that could help you win) for cam reddish(a young unproven player). Saying one thing then doing the opposite. Definitely agree with you that Dame shoulda asked out wayy before this tho
@@Wrestle_Kingdom there’s no assumption. Cronin said we’re building around Dame and drafted rookies, one who’s his exact same position. Cronin also said he’s so serious about winning he’s gonna go as far as to overpay for players. Tell me which deal was that because we haven’t seen it. Like I said, IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD
I want them to bring back the NBA Legends Classic to All Star week. It’s was an NBA game made up of only retired players. Them talking about current Michael Jordan balling reminded me of that.
Love the content! The volume levels between everyone seem to be all sorts of off though, I know it's the first time back in a while but it's pretty glaring
That's a lie you can play the best defense and still get scored on If anything Good Defense can be defeated but Good Offense can't be stopped you can always hit a contested shot
Offense wins you games. Warriors have good defense that gets the job done but their offense is just out of this world. They can make a come back easily. Klay, Steph, Wiggs now Cp3 we seasoned then my boy Green it's going to be scary. Cp3 has a chance this coming season to win. Cos with Suns him and Booker went finals, with Harden conference final. Almost beat Warriors with KD, Steph, Klay, Green & Iguodala, Cp3 is thee dude give him 2 year contract easy back to back for GSW
Most definitely defense. You can score all you want, if you can’t stop other professionals from scoring you’ll be in an all out slugfest 😂😂. You gotta be able to make stop and make stops consistently.
No weve seen at the highest level an elite offense always trumps elite defense, defense is 90% effort offense is skill in a game 7 were youre exhausted what will hold up? Its offense, you dont have to have an elite defense just an okay one but you 100% need an elite offense if u wanna make a deep run weve seen it over and over the best defensive teams with okay offenses 1st and 2nd round exits or look like a shell of themselves later in the playoffs yes u can hold them but u cant make a run to seperate and then they start hitting bullshit shots bcuz theyre elite offensively and u cant match those blows
It's both. Last lakers chip, they had the 3rd ranked defense and the the 11th ranked offense. In 2018 The warriors had the 3rd ranked offense and the 11th ranked defense. Most champions have either their offense or their defense in the top 5. Sometimes they have both. Both of them win chips. To just say defense wins chips is insane.
@@Casualfan101so then how did the most efficient offense of all time(being the Kings) lose in the first round to the 10th best offense this season. It’s because Kings were 24th in defense
@@lesnakejames505 I could literally say the exact same for defense: You can score all you want but if you can’t stop your opponent you won’t win and you gotta be able to defend consistently to not allow big runs
Edit: I 100% agree with Pee, guarantee a play-in spot. Some seasons it wont matter bc the one seed will win it but sometimes a lower team could win it. Kenny is correct about Soccer also having that cups and stuff but most, if not all, those cups are teams from different leagues. Its teams from France and England and Spain playing for them. The NBA one is pointless bc we already see those teams play and I dont really care if my team win or lose the tournament.
Good Defence first but you need both. But definitely Defence asBill Russell’s 11, Hakeem’s 2 and Duncan’s 5. For a total of 17/76 championships between the 3 who I’d consider the 3 best defenders ever
Problem with putting the in season tournament closer to the playoffs like P suggested is that it creates even more incentive for players to sit out to not risk health
#dropthemike PG has the best handle. In todays NBA he has one of the best handles even amongst guards. Handles go along with bag talk. And PG bag is deep. As for the behind the back Jordan. Earl the Pearl Monroe had been doing all of this. But gets forgotten all the time.
Mike I love that you are stepping up taking the lead in some parts of the video and it’s good to see all four of you do y’all thang, my favorite podcast
💯, people are quick to criticize Mike and not appreciate. I think this pod is successful because it feels like such a real conversation with funny moments and mistakes. Mike and Dmills make the pod more human, and they know what they’re talking about too.
@@erikhines5722mike has slacked at times but if u a real fan u should just be happy when he gives effort and shows improvement cause the show doesn’t work without all 4
Bro start the pod with some Lakers bs😂 meat riding as usual
@@kuzmathegoat7197i wouldn’t say slacking more so letting the ones who can carry do their thing and he plays his role
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MIKE'S SEGMENT WITH THEM BARS GO CRAZY. KEEP IT UP, BRODIE!
Mike was in his bag this episode
After almost fumbling the Darvin ham stuff
beating the allegations
Mike revealed a hidden compartment in his bag he aint never done this before
Nah
They unlisted the video and put it on a playlist that was public, this not officially dropped yet!
No
😊😅😅yy
The crazy part of that start bench cut is P went from “Idk this is hard” to “Well first of all we’re cutting Tim Duncan”💀
#dropthemike most slept on forward with a crazy handle was VC. Vince had such a nice handle everyone only thinks about his dunks but he had a nice bag
#DropTheMike also Grant Hill had a pretty good handle. Underrated player overall
I fw the riddle segment Mike🔥
Riddles have to be like once a week for the Pod Mike we proud to see growth💯
Not mentioning Heat and Celtics rivalry is crazy
Celtics-lakers aswell
not a rivalry rn, at least doesn't feel that way. 1-1 the last two years but no like heated moments and an unbelievable shooting performance from bench players this year to win. Not like stars battling or ejections or anything
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@@arnoldjacob5711 bams block on Tatum is engraved in every Celtic fans mind
It’s not so black and white but if you look at 2022 finals, those were the two best defenses in the nba that season
Look at this season. Nuggets became champions because everyone upped their defense. Mainly Jokic and Murray
@@s.c.6989in my opinion, it’s about playing great basketball. What percentage of your success comes from offense Vs defense is dependent on the team. You just can’t be incompetent on either end and compete. The 04 pistons won a championship by holding teams under 70, but they still had dawgs on offense like Sheed, Chauncey, and Rip that came through when they needed it. I would say overall offense is more important to the success of a team but to win a championship you need both.
@@aherbo18 i understand what you mean, but I believe defense is more because it’s the one aspect you can always rely on. Even the greatest scorers in the world have off nights, but a consistent/competent defense can make up for offensive droughts. If you can’t defend a cone and have an off night scoring, you stand no chance of winning. Denver had a couple of off shooting nights in the finals and cf, but their defense kept them alive. They even turned it into transition buckets which fueled their offense
@@s.c.6989 While I do think offense is “more important” simply based off the principle that you have to score more points to win the game, the game is about getting a bucket and stopping the opponent from getting a bucket. Both are essential. With that said, I also believe a great defense can make up more for a lackluster offense than a great offense can make up for a lackluster defense. It also depends on what era we are talking about because certain eras rule set’s allowed more or less advantages to defenders or offensive players than others.
@@aherbo18 I think it depends on era too but I still take defense more because back in the day usally the players who have made multiple all defensive teams have alot of rings but also since warriors won first ring I think the only team to win final that was not top 5 in defense was cavs
Mike was going crazy with the riddles.
P backtracking on the LaMikeBall slander is crazy😂
#dropthemike I’ve seen PG play a couple times in person for the Thunder and he was moving different. He’s got both the creativity and the smoothness
Defense is the one stabilizer. No matter how good ur offense is if you have off nights making shots it’s over for you. Defense will keep u in a game no matter what
#dropthemike I definitely think Paul George has the smoothest handle for a forward all time. Young PG would use mostly his athleticism to get to the rim, but now he uses his handle to create space on jumpers. His injury definitely made him work on creating space with his handle.
Yo Mike's own segment this episode was awesome to see and can't wait for the next installment (Hopefully it comes on the next pod). PG's handles are elite, but I don't think he has the greatest handles for a small forward all time, but he's for sure at the top with LeBron ,Durant, and McGrady. Thanks for the consistent content for all these years and I hope it only gets higher and higher from here, keep up the amazing work
YOOOOOOO MIKE SEGMENT WAS FYEEEE!!! Definitely proud of you my boi, you put that high time into some creative work time and it PAID OFF! #DropTheMike is a great segment man! I have some suggestions but I won’t share em unsolicited I know y’all know what y’all doing. But ima jus say it should def be both the bars and the question cuz those were creative!!! And very fun! Keep it going Mike!!! #DropTheMike
Awesome riddles Mike!!
Mike those riddles were fire 😂 keep bringing em
Aftershow back 🥹 been listening to all the old ones lately
Bro fr they carried most of the pandemic fa me
1:10:04 P had me crying 😂😂😂😂
Def defense, I’m pretty sure there are more examples of teams winning a championship with a T10 Defense without a T10 Offense than vice versa.
Nuggets literally just won a title with a way better Offense then Defense.
@@lesnakejames505 their defense was really good in the playoffs. Especially in the Finals
Pretty sure they were also the third best defense
I doubt that. It's probably pretty even.
@@lesnakejames505which is an anomaly… you missed the point of bros comment😂
Pierre was killing me at 1:10:00 😂
2 hour pods make my day every time
I think this player analogy answers that pretty well. If you're trying to win a championship who are you taking. Dennis Rodman or Carmelo Anthony? Depends on the line up but the vast majority of the time im taking rodman.
Melo and it’s not even close
@@brendanbloom3366if you're already a championship level team you're taking rodman 9/10 imo look at the last couple finalists and look at who would fit better a guy like rodman that can defend multiple positions at an elite level and get 20 rebounds would be perfect. Look at how fucking looney was keeping the warriors in the series vs the kings by grabbing 3 offensive boards in one possession lol
@@DawnofIsai you just changed the criteria to fit what you wanted. All it said was who you taking. Nothing about pieces already in place. You take the better player. Which is melo by far. If you are trying to build a championship team from scratch you are taking melo over Rodman in a heartbeat. Melo is a dynamic bucket getter who can rebound pass and defend despite the narrative around him. To win a championship you need a guy who can get buckets at will. It’s gonna be much easier to build a championship roster around melo than it is Rodman. Pistons would not take Rodman over IT. Spurs and Popovich had many difficulties with Rodman. Bulls had to babysit Rodman.
@@jxmmykriminallive what was the question than? He said in most cases he’s taking Rodman. 9/10 times he said. There was nothing about it already being a championship caliber team. 9 times out of 10 it is not gonna be a championship caliber team. The majority of the time you aren’t gonna want to over complicate things. You take the better basketball player. Melo is the better and more valuable basketball player in general.
Ya OP that was probably a really bad comp lol. This is coming from a DET fan too, I value Rodman a lot. But it also should be a given we are talking about winning championship, that’s literally the video title. But Melo is still the better player overall in his prime and fits on more teams.
Maybe a better comp would be like KCP vs Lou Will. If you asked the general public, they’d say Lou was the better basketball player. But in the postseason, give me KCP all day long. He’s plug and play, he’s gonna be able to defend 1s and 2s and even some smaller 3s, he can hit C&S 3s at a high level, attack closeouts, keep the ball moving, etc. If I’m trying to win in the postseason I want KCP over Lou. Or you could use like Jordan Poole if you wanted a current day person.
Those small guards that can’t defend can get you buckets, but they’re not good enough to be a #1 option. If they’re your best creator or even second best creator you’re cooked. Maybe on extremely specific rosters you’d prefer them, but it’s very very few when we are talking about trying to win a chip in the playoffs. Having a solid 3&D wing is always gonna be helpful in the playoffs bc they’re not gonna attack them on the defensive end, and while they’re not amazing on offense, they’re good enough to be a +.
Both sides of the ball are extremely important. You need balance. Just wanted to maybe give a better comp than OP did
#dropthemike I think I'd agree the answer is PG but someone like Grant Hill should definitely be a part of the conversation. Dude had some nasty crossovers and a case could be made for him.
Been 2 weeks since we got a classic 4 man pod in the studio! My favorite type of pod
Pierre had me dying with the sound on the PG moves 😂
#DroptheMike TMac played some small forward in his career so imma go with him 💯💯💯
#DropTheMike For a forward Scottie Pippen got the best handle. Toni Kukoc had a good handle too
#DropTheMike
I agree with KB here. mid ‘00s Bron was the best handle at the SF position. He wasn’t as smooth as PG13, but he was much more dynamic with his handle & used it to score and play make more efficiently. TMac was cold af too but I guess I would classify him more of a 2 guard though. Melo’s handle was under rated too
Young lebron was only getting to the rim really he didn’t use his dribble to shoot of balance and stuff when he was younger. So I don’t think it’s more dynamic cause young pg could score at all 3 levels efficiently
@@aidenreyes9261 Well Bron’s biggest advantage back then was his athleticism so his handle was almost intended for getting him downhill. PG didn’t have that burst or explosiveness so he had to develop more of a 3 level scoring game & his handle reflects that. maybe dynamic wasn’t the best word but i think both are great, it’s all about preference. thanks for your reply 🤞🏾
Quality of the show just continues to improve. Great stuff guys
Jason Williams made a great quote recently. “Offense wins basketball games. Defence helps”
wth would jason williams know about defense
Basketball is literally who can score more points in a certain timeframe. Yea it’s better if you can slow down your opponent from scoring, but ultimately it’s your own offense and scoring that wins
@@Willy72070it’s paradoxical. If you can stop a team more, you have more opportunities to score.
@@ChampNation3 That’s literally false. You have the same total opportunities on offense whether they make or miss a shot
we don't give a damn what that racist has to say
I’ve never seen a superstar like Dame get gaslit by his organization in full view of the world and get treated like the enemy by the media. Joe Cronin spent 2 years lying to him and Blazers fans while making every move in the book for a rebuild but I haven’t seen a human point a finger at him
thank god someone else noticed this bruh. They was talkin bout “we gonna build this roster around dame” whole time they doin the opposite
Portlands management did suck but I think Dame should’ve given them more teams how you expecting them to take herro when they have 3 guards already
Now y’all just making assumptions the organization did not lie also wtf was the blazers suppose to do their was literally no deals that be made
It dame fault for waiting so long the blazers been making dumb moves since got their the Allen crabbe,Evan turner contracrs constantly running it back with the same team with a small back court but no dame kept having in a organization that kept proving time and time again that they are not good
@@Wrestle_Kingdom They literally said that they would build around dame. There's no assumptions made here. After saying that, they then proceeded to trade people like josh hart(a vet that could help you win) for cam reddish(a young unproven player). Saying one thing then doing the opposite.
Definitely agree with you that Dame shoulda asked out wayy before this tho
@@Wrestle_Kingdom there’s no assumption. Cronin said we’re building around Dame and drafted rookies, one who’s his exact same position. Cronin also said he’s so serious about winning he’s gonna go as far as to overpay for players. Tell me which deal was that because we haven’t seen it. Like I said, IN FULL VIEW OF THE WORLD
Mike boutta start his Dmills run. He was elite this episode
kenny watching bron ankle breakers mid pod is crazy😂
was great seeing you guys in vegas. Was able to say hi to all the greats of nba youtube/twitter
Love to see Mike taking a bigger role 🙌🏻
Mike that segment FIRE lol I see you ma boy
He want that big bag fr
love watching Pierre show slowly escape from him throughout the pod😂😂
#DroptheMike Paul George definitely has a smooth handle.
1:10:00 Pierre impersonating PG got me cryin😂😭😭 he be wylin😭
Did mike ever guess what college John collins went to? Answer: Wake Forest
the boys blessing us with a fire video and a 2 hour episode
The riddles were awesome. Great job Mike!
Mike funny asl bringing up the segment then forgetting to drop the question within 4 minutes 😭
I want them to bring back the NBA Legends Classic to All Star week. It’s was an NBA game made up of only retired players. Them talking about current Michael Jordan balling reminded me of that.
Loved seeing yall and clique meeting up
The best thing about this video for me:
“Let me stop you right there”
“What happened?”
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Love the content! The volume levels between everyone seem to be all sorts of off though, I know it's the first time back in a while but it's pretty glaring
Kenny was 1,000% tweaking on that LeBron having better handles than PG take
YALL NEED TO MAKE THESE VIDEOS LOUDER!!!!
2 hour pod right off the trip???
“Y’all had to do an episode without me” - d mills “and it was great” - P 😭😭😭😂
Oh I missed Kenny saying it too cuz I laughed too hard the first time
Good defense will always make an impact, good offense can meet its match way more often
That's a lie you can play the best defense and still get scored on If anything Good Defense can be defeated but Good Offense can't be stopped you can always hit a contested shot
@@lesnakejames505 and get fouled easily too
Offense wins you games. Warriors have good defense that gets the job done but their offense is just out of this world. They can make a come back easily. Klay, Steph, Wiggs now Cp3 we seasoned then my boy Green it's going to be scary. Cp3 has a chance this coming season to win. Cos with Suns him and Booker went finals, with Harden conference final. Almost beat Warriors with KD, Steph, Klay, Green & Iguodala, Cp3 is thee dude give him 2 year contract easy back to back for GSW
You say that but a great Miami defense met it’s match in the nuggets in the finals this season
@@lesnakejames505is the best defense you can have just contesting a jumpshot?
P went off with the "ah, ha, tsh" triple threat 😂
P doing the handles had me dying😭 Mike riddles 🔥
Depends on your personal for me , ultimately you’re gonna build you’re team based on the strengths of the players. It’s probably a 50/50 split.
Shoutout to the guys keep killin🤘🏾
eyyyy mikes new segment really fire. happy u really nice
They should make content out of this 2k league. I use to watch draft league for video games all the time as a kid. From basketball to pokemon.
Ayo the riddle section should be the recurring thing and should also be the one called drop the Mike bc its like a rap
“I’m old school drop the balls” one of the wildest things I’ve ever heard top tier comedy
Most definitely defense. You can score all you want, if you can’t stop other professionals from scoring you’ll be in an all out slugfest 😂😂. You gotta be able to make stop and make stops consistently.
No weve seen at the highest level an elite offense always trumps elite defense, defense is 90% effort offense is skill in a game 7 were youre exhausted what will hold up? Its offense, you dont have to have an elite defense just an okay one but you 100% need an elite offense if u wanna make a deep run weve seen it over and over the best defensive teams with okay offenses 1st and 2nd round exits or look like a shell of themselves later in the playoffs yes u can hold them but u cant make a run to seperate and then they start hitting bullshit shots bcuz theyre elite offensively and u cant match those blows
It's both. Last lakers chip, they had the 3rd ranked defense and the the 11th ranked offense. In 2018 The warriors had the 3rd ranked offense and the 11th ranked defense. Most champions have either their offense or their defense in the top 5. Sometimes they have both. Both of them win chips. To just say defense wins chips is insane.
@@Casualfan101so then how did the most efficient offense of all time(being the Kings) lose in the first round to the 10th best offense this season. It’s because Kings were 24th in defense
You can get all the stops you want but if you can't score you won't win you gotta be3 able to score and score consistently
@@lesnakejames505 I could literally say the exact same for defense: You can score all you want but if you can’t stop your opponent you won’t win and you gotta be able to defend consistently to not allow big runs
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!
KB is outta his mind on the handling talk
Man I was on vacation this weekend time to catch up on the new videos love you guys keep grinding best basketball pod out 💯
Also, on NBA radio, The Starting Lineup has mentioned Through The Wire podcast! Y’all continue to grow, keep up the good work guys!
#dropthemike if we counting guys who played as forwards at some point im goin tmac or vc, pg up there though
that kd offense vs defense shit was such a nothing conversation
LMFAOOO I just watched the tyus jones short 😭😭😭
Edit: I 100% agree with Pee, guarantee a play-in spot. Some seasons it wont matter bc the one seed will win it but sometimes a lower team could win it.
Kenny is correct about Soccer also having that cups and stuff but most, if not all, those cups are teams from different leagues. Its teams from France and England and Spain playing for them. The NBA one is pointless bc we already see those teams play and I dont really care if my team win or lose the tournament.
19:34 i like how y’all got Mike leading segments lol can’t let P and Kenny hard carry
mike wearing Patagonia lookin like he bouta cuss out his moms
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN!! TOWWWWNNNN! 😂🥳
I knew that "superteam" quote that Dame said about LeBron and Durant was gonna come back and bite him 😂😂😂
Defense, although your best player is usually better offensively. Ex. Last 3 finals mvps, jokic, steph and giannis
Giannis is an arguably better defender than offensive player
Defense generally wins championships balanced with good offense.
Dom 2k was there fs I sat right next to him! Vegas was love tho, energy was incredible
I loved mike segment
Yo yo! This episode came in clutch
#dropthemike As far as players currently in the NBA, I would say Lebron and KD over Paul George. All-time, T-Mac or a healthy Grant Hill??
joe johnson had a crazy handle
Good Defence first but you need both. But definitely Defence asBill Russell’s 11, Hakeem’s 2 and Duncan’s 5. For a total of 17/76 championships between the 3 who I’d consider the 3 best defenders ever
Mike locked in this episode!
It's defense unless you're a team with kd Steph klay and draymond
That team was still a top defensive team
They were still an elite defensive team
they had iggy tho
Klay Dray in their prime were amazing defenders.
@@sebastianmarquez4200 I know I'm just saying them cause kd was the one saying offense wins championships mb i can see how it looks literal
30:04 DMills what bro?
For context, bro said from 1999 to now is 21 years lmao. Gotta love DMilly
Problem with putting the in season tournament closer to the playoffs like P suggested is that it creates even more incentive for players to sit out to not risk health
Appreciate the love for Team Canada - we've never been relevant so I'm hyped!
“Shiiit I heard how much ya spent, ya decided”….what a beautiful way to end the pod!
#dropthemike PG has the best handle. In todays NBA he has one of the best handles even amongst guards. Handles go along with bag talk. And PG bag is deep. As for the behind the back Jordan. Earl the Pearl Monroe had been doing all of this. But gets forgotten all the time.
The only thing about the audio versions is I don’t get to see DMills😞💔
1:10:42 kb was wildin right here and i been a bron fan since birth .😅
Good shit on the new segments Mike!
Also underrated handles for a big man I will have to say Boris Diaw! #dropthemike
ttw clips gotta make another ttw no context part cause P saying “i got a weak mouth” HAS to be in one
dmills growth is insane. came a long way from them days of sitting silent n looking confused 😂
markannen might be the best offensive 4 in the game when building an all offense vs all defense imo
Yuuuuurrrrr. Much love y’all‼️
#DropTheMike am I trippin or does jayson tatum not have a better handle then paul George ever had? it’s JT
JT handles underrated
Dmills talking about favors, as if the front office didn't show that appreciation with that contract.