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I’ve been watching the NBA since 1989. I know three things: 1 - No rebounds, no rings. 2 - Gathering the ball is still considered dribbling. 3 - The Clippers suck.
Remember when the Spurs medical staff said Kawhi had a degenerative knee condition and it would never be right again? Remember how the media attacked them? Think they'll go back and apologize? Nah, me neither.
@brushylake4606 horse malarkey, that wife hunting frenchie Parker was talking ish.. get out of here with that fake narrative. I'm a raps fan and guess what's on the back of kawahis 2019 ring. A f u to the spurs. Spurs will get wemby hurt mark my words and watch.
Im giving you credit where credit is due brother, thank you for embracing a new route of sponorships. In general ive been concerned by the "normality" of sports gambling sponorships and content creators, but I respect that you seem to acknowledge the feedback and adjust accordingly. Thank you for being an actual good human and content creator brother✊️
Rockets fan, saw the thumbnail and the pain in Hardens eyes. I miss you bro. We didn’t know if we’d get you eating cheeseburgers at the club or scoring 60 points. I miss that
Warriors never offered Johnathan kuminga. Whoever wrote that didn’t get the facts right. All the different packages Warriors offered were all garbage . Clippers made the right decision to let George walk for nothing
I feel bad for the owner. He has given everything to this franchise, but his leadership came during the worst time in league history for player pampering/empowerment
#1 it's steve balmer, I don't think he's hurting for money lol. That said I think he's an awesome owner so I do feel a little bad. #2 they have no control of their picks until 2030- they traded them all away for kawhi, harden and george. So what else were they gonna do? Obviously they hope kawhi would be healthy but they had money to spend and the original trades already put them in this position.
That Nets trade was 1000x worse than the clippers trade. The clippers were surprisingly competitive in the playoffs the season before the trades, and they added Kawhi, who had just won a finals MVP in Toronto, and PG, who was straight up an MVP candidate in OKC. Meanwhile the nets got to washed up FORMER stars
The Clippers basically traded for a prime 3-year window at winning a title with these guys. They choked in the bubble, had a nice playoff run the second year until Kawhi tore his ACL, and that ACL injury ended the 3rd year before it started. They could have perhaps traded PG and Kawhi after that, the problem is you end up with a bunch of late 1sts from some other team which doesn't really solve their problem of not controlling their own picks. C'est La Vie...
Plus if the clippers played out East they’d be a lock to make the playoffs even without Kawhi IMO. I have zero respect for the leastern conference….Celts were fortunate they played the Mavs but do they get another cake walk to the finals? Either way Nets trade way worst…
It's like the Clippers are being run by the AI on Nba 2K. Kawhi has degenerative knees and that was discovered while he was in San Antonio. They are stupid
Fact: Kawhi has won more playoff series with the Raptors in 1 year that he has with the Clippers for 5 years. Raptors: 4 (en route to a title) Clippers: 3
Spurs dodged a bullet and now have Wemby. Everything the clippers are saying now sounds similar to what the Spurs were saying when they had no idea what was going on with Kawhi
Some people say Kawhi should retire 😂 but why should he 🤔 when dude is getting payed millions by the dumb owners 😂😂 and he’s always injured, doesn’t play or even look interested stepping on the floor
I am turning 62 this year. I’ve watched a lot of nba. I’ve learnt a few things: If Westbrook or harden joins your team. You’re screwed. Draymond green is a donkey. Kawhi will always be injured. AD will always be injured. If ben simmons is on your team you’re screwed. Embiid will never win a ring.
The Kawhi news was not really new news since it was known he wouldn't play opening night. Until he starts practicing, no one knows how his knee will respond and when he'll be able to scrimmage and then play in real games. I think it's still 50/50 whether Kawhi is ultimately able to play say 50 games this year, if he does they still have a chance of keeping their pick IMO.
Honestly the season before the harden trade should have been a sign to blow it up when you still had assets Hopefully the clips pull a nets and trade Kawhi or harden for something
Steve Jobs on Microsoft, “The only problem with Microsoft is that they have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And what that means is - I don't mean that in a small way. I mean that in a big way. They don't think of original ideas.” Team owner Steve Ballmer got rich with Microsoft as literally the salesman, he’s not technical in anyway, it’s not a surprise he would try and cut corners. Microsoft’s history of buying companies/rivals and using their applications in windows is well documented.
Honestly it isnt that bad. They gained salary cap to sign djj and other pieces so they are really deep. Perfect to dominate regular season and pray to wait for kawhis knee for the play-offs
the clippers should have kept pg & run that crue into the ground edit: I believe all of us at the time would've made the trade and the signing of Kawhi Leonard and the 2019 off-season and has it not worked out absolutely but I respect the effort but the fact that they know the OKC thunder under draft picks till 2030. They should've ran this same squad into mediocre until they can have their own draft picks and blow it up and rebuild completely.
I have been watching the NBA since 1989. I have learned these 3 things 1. No rebounds, no rings 2. Gathering the ball is still considered dribbling 3. The Clippers suck.
He didnt drag the raptors anywhere it took many years to build that team and we had a better record the season after he left for L.A.He probably should have stayed and went for back to back titles.I dont think we would have won without him but like i said he was a piece of the puzzle .
I agree with Am.hoops that rear healthy Kawhi is a best player. It still is possible that he might have healthy post season and whatever might happen... I miss Westbrook with Kawhi but Harden kind of took his place and slowed the tempo. Russell couldn't be as aggressive which is his thing. Interesting will Westbrook find a role with Nuggets. God bless you all.. Good vid, thanks.
"Single handedly dragged the Raptors to the title" This narrative needs to stop, it's been 5 years. Kawhi was able to perform because the rest of the Raptors team was good without him and he could load manage all he wanted. He didn't "single-handedly drag" anything. It's like saying a roaring engine single handedly makes a car into a Lambo...no, you need the rest of the car for it to be a Lambo. Clippers team was nowhere near as good as the 2019 Raptors roster and as a result Kawhi had to carry more load. Kawhi is easily top 5 all time when healthy, but he needs a good supporting cast. Clioppers are not that
@@_AG8 Aye God sent me on this Earth for a reason😁. appreciate the compliment his ads are a little annoying because they come at the best of the vid or he makes a bad joke/hook
Serves Mr. billionaire right for trying to buy a team instead of development properly Perhaps if they focused on running the basketball operations, instead of turning their arena into Disneyland for sports fans, and making at the most expensive ticket in the history of NBA They might have some clue of how to be able to field a winning team Dolts
5:18 what about Wolves trading for Gobert? And giving up too many first rounders? (+ players like Vanderbilt and etc) For that caliber of player even before trade back in 2022/2023 they shouldn't add too many picks. Eventually despite (i'm talking about different player) being elite roleplayer Bridges trade to Knicks for so many picks is also a bad trade. For me ofc
This 33 yr old, NBA 2x Defense, 2x NBA champion, 6x All-Star and 6x member of the All-NBA Team player, who doesn't do social media. Here are the facts: How many games did Kawhi miss? eight, 08, ocho. He missed LA's last eight regular season games and Game 1 of the postseason to quell the swelling. APR 29, 2024. I'm sure like Lou Williams said, Perk and no one else can tell this man when to retire. His team renewed his contract , cause they know what's going on intimately with his knee. These sport stations just need something to keep them from tanking in the ratings, and you all ^looks below^ get played the beginning of every NBA season. Team said today he most definitely will play.. Stop stressing out over someone else's money and career..LOL
Wait until everyone finds out Ballmer makes you download an app to enter the arena and is selling all your personal information to help pay for his stadium. Guy is an absolute scumbag
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@@LandoW2 hey Lando!!
snow in houston lol
btw luv the vid
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I’ve been watching the NBA since 1989. I know three things:
1 - No rebounds, no rings.
2 - Gathering the ball is still considered dribbling.
3 - The Clippers suck.
But did you grow up as a middle class kid though?
Facts, 💯
@@tyty0071does he have a plan
The gathering part I disagree with but 4) everyone hates Boston and Philly (coming from a Philly fan)
He has been unburdened by what has been. @@tyty0071
Kawhi has unlimited PTO 😂
Unlimitwd PTO with part time schedule and full time salary.
He's living the best life. 😂
He should retire, in my opinion.
@@pinbarbecue1100why he’s getting a paycheck and not even working why give that up?
I'm a raps fan, that beauty can do whatever he wants. We retiring his jersey too. Brought us a champion and gave nothing to the clips 😂
So does Embiid Mordaforker
bruh how did kawhi go from being like the best player in 2019 to barely playing these past few years
Degenerative knees, raptors allowed him to load manage most of the season, the most games he played in 8 years is 68 and that was last season
Because in 2020 Caruso became the best player
Remember when the Spurs medical staff said Kawhi had a degenerative knee condition and it would never be right again? Remember how the media attacked them? Think they'll go back and apologize? Nah, me neither.
Simple, Uncle Dennis.
@brushylake4606 horse malarkey, that wife hunting frenchie Parker was talking ish.. get out of here with that fake narrative. I'm a raps fan and guess what's on the back of kawahis 2019 ring. A f u to the spurs. Spurs will get wemby hurt mark my words and watch.
Kawhi been living off that 2019 ring. has done little to nothing since
Because he’s always injured. When healthy, Kawhi is a top 5 player easy. But he’s never healthy.
That man been scamming the NBA since then.
@@iamtheonlywilly but not Embiid Mordaforker
I can binge your vids all day!
Im giving you credit where credit is due brother, thank you for embracing a new route of sponorships. In general ive been concerned by the "normality" of sports gambling sponorships and content creators, but I respect that you seem to acknowledge the feedback and adjust accordingly. Thank you for being an actual good human and content creator brother✊️
Rockets fan, saw the thumbnail and the pain in Hardens eyes. I miss you bro. We didn’t know if we’d get you eating cheeseburgers at the club or scoring 60 points. I miss that
😂😂
If OKC gets flagg its a wrap, and im a nuggets fan. That org deserves a lot of credit for building it up the way they have.
They got rid of sga. Then let Paul walk for nothing.. at this point no one feels bad for em. They doing it to themselves
I love your adventure jogging with your son in the yard, that's also my adventure.
Stopping people from saying: stopping people from saying: stopping people from saying first.
Aw dang it
first
First third reply!
Can't wait to see Norm Powell finally get the starting place he deserved for so long.
Warriors never offered Johnathan kuminga. Whoever wrote that didn’t get the facts right. All the different packages Warriors offered were all garbage . Clippers made the right decision to let George walk for nothing
Clippers have a rivalry with warriors. I respect having the conviction to refuse to help your enemy.
Toronto dodged a bullet when Kawhi didn't re-sign with them
I feel bad for the owner. He has given everything to this franchise, but his leadership came during the worst time in league history for player pampering/empowerment
Steve Ballmer? wtf
#1 it's steve balmer, I don't think he's hurting for money lol. That said I think he's an awesome owner so I do feel a little bad.
#2 they have no control of their picks until 2030- they traded them all away for kawhi, harden and george. So what else were they gonna do? Obviously they hope kawhi would be healthy but they had money to spend and the original trades already put them in this position.
Don't feel sorry for a rich powerful guy who is trying to destroy the rival family business in town
He’ll be fine. He’s just a goofy loser billionaire.
i don’t think the clippers ever offered kuminga
Didn’t know you had a kid lol that’s dope man love your channel
That Nets trade was 1000x worse than the clippers trade. The clippers were surprisingly competitive in the playoffs the season before the trades, and they added Kawhi, who had just won a finals MVP in Toronto, and PG, who was straight up an MVP candidate in OKC. Meanwhile the nets got to washed up FORMER stars
They weren't completely washed, but other then that I agree
@Systere fair
The Clippers basically traded for a prime 3-year window at winning a title with these guys. They choked in the bubble, had a nice playoff run the second year until Kawhi tore his ACL, and that ACL injury ended the 3rd year before it started. They could have perhaps traded PG and Kawhi after that, the problem is you end up with a bunch of late 1sts from some other team which doesn't really solve their problem of not controlling their own picks. C'est La Vie...
Plus if the clippers played out East they’d be a lock to make the playoffs even without Kawhi IMO. I have zero respect for the leastern conference….Celts were fortunate they played the Mavs but do they get another cake walk to the finals? Either way Nets trade way worst…
If they stayed healthy 2021 run they could easily beat suns and won a championship,
Clippers doing Clipper things.
Slippers.
Big-Up on the content. You are spot-on. My only quibble is that ChetGPT is the second best player in OKC.
in Kai Jones we trust
It's like the Clippers are being run by the AI on Nba 2K. Kawhi has degenerative knees and that was discovered while he was in San Antonio. They are stupid
Fact: Kawhi has won more playoff series with the Raptors in 1 year that he has with the Clippers for 5 years.
Raptors: 4 (en route to a title)
Clippers: 3
Dude just needs to admit he don’t wanna play anymore haha
Spurs dodged a bullet and now have Wemby. Everything the clippers are saying now sounds similar to what the Spurs were saying when they had no idea what was going on with Kawhi
I called this predicition back in august when pg left them, next prediction is harden demands a trade when they drop to 7W-25L
I like it
2:34 ad's over
Some people say Kawhi should retire 😂 but why should he 🤔 when dude is getting payed millions by the dumb owners 😂😂 and he’s always injured, doesn’t play or even look interested stepping on the floor
As an okc fan I was let down when we traded pg I would've never in a million years would've thought that trade would literally build are team
I don’t think the warriors were willing to deal kuminga, mixed reports.
They always find a way to be good.
5:26 Danny ainge is doing the same with the jazz
Keynote and Isaiah collier
Can’t believe Jerry west made that deal
I am turning 62 this year. I’ve watched a lot of nba. I’ve learnt a few things:
If Westbrook or harden joins your team. You’re screwed.
Draymond green is a donkey.
Kawhi will always be injured.
AD will always be injured.
If ben simmons is on your team you’re screwed.
Embiid will never win a ring.
Come to Oakland ❤❤
I’ve tried to see Kawhi live in person twice… he didn’t play in either game 😂 Dec 2022 Miami vs Clippers and May 2019 against the Raptors 😭
When is the podcast getting updated? Much love from China! ❤❤❤
The Kawhi news was not really new news since it was known he wouldn't play opening night. Until he starts practicing, no one knows how his knee will respond and when he'll be able to scrimmage and then play in real games. I think it's still 50/50 whether Kawhi is ultimately able to play say 50 games this year, if he does they still have a chance of keeping their pick IMO.
Pre-season went hard thooo
Just wanna say thank you for removing the the mental health care app as a sponsor. Mad respect dude
At least LA folks can watch baseball
Honestly the season before the harden trade should have been a sign to blow it up when you still had assets
Hopefully the clips pull a nets and trade Kawhi or harden for something
My sixers fleeced these ninja's, that unprotected 1st this yr & pick swap for 2026 is looking lovely
Minus the fact we got pg & r jackson
bro said a badder record lmao
Steve Jobs on Microsoft, “The only problem with Microsoft is that they have no taste. They have absolutely no taste. And what that means is - I don't mean that in a small way. I mean that in a big way. They don't think of original ideas.”
Team owner Steve Ballmer got rich with Microsoft as literally the salesman, he’s not technical in anyway, it’s not a surprise he would try and cut corners. Microsoft’s history of buying companies/rivals and using their applications in windows is well documented.
2:34 Ad Stops.
That clip front office makes me feel like I could run an NBA team, tag me in I bet I can do better.
Kawahi leaving Toronto cursed him.
Vintage Harden bouta tear up the league 🥶
Honestly it isnt that bad. They gained salary cap to sign djj and other pieces so they are really deep. Perfect to dominate regular season and pray to wait for kawhis knee for the play-offs
Clippers give big money to KaWheelChair Leonard ♿️ who never plays and lets Paul George walk for nothing.
New stadium, same sorry Clippers.
His heart ain’t in it anymore after that big bag , sad to say
Must suck to be a Clippers and Cowboys fan😂
look at SGA now, one of the finest NBA ever had.
Harden can have fun stat padding his way to the bottom of the western conference 😂
As a nets fan can yall stop reminding us about 2013 thank you
Kawhi is the silent diva
the clippers should have kept pg & run that crue into the ground
edit: I believe all of us at the time would've made the trade and the signing of Kawhi Leonard and the 2019 off-season and has it not worked out absolutely but I respect the effort but the fact that they know the OKC thunder under draft picks till 2030. They should've ran this same squad into mediocre until they can have their own draft picks and blow it up and rebuild completely.
I have been watching the NBA since 1989.
I have learned these 3 things
1. No rebounds, no rings
2. Gathering the ball is still considered dribbling
3. The Clippers suck.
He didnt drag the raptors anywhere it took many years to build that team and we had a better record the season after he left for L.A.He probably should have stayed and went for back to back titles.I dont think we would have won without him but like i said he was a piece of the puzzle .
04:25 21 savage
You know youre screwed when you're worse off than the SUNS!
nets are a team too yk😔
Hard to tell nowadays 💀
Does anyone think Harden can still carry and lead a team like this to the playoffs or am I just being a delusional Harden fan
Harden could if he actually tries and goes fg 54fg 3 47f and assist then yeah he could pretty sure but if not then no
make a video about upcoming extensions
I haven’t watched yet but if clippers miss playoffs Okc may get cooper or ace Bailey that’d be insane bro 😭
Team with multiple overpaid stars usually fail
The Basketball Gods are taking a huge steaming dump on the beard, and well deservedly so
I agree with Am.hoops that rear healthy Kawhi is a best player. It still is possible that he might have healthy post season and whatever might happen... I miss Westbrook with Kawhi but Harden kind of took his place and slowed the tempo. Russell couldn't be as aggressive which is his thing. Interesting will Westbrook find a role with Nuggets. God bless you all.. Good vid, thanks.
"Single handedly dragged the Raptors to the title"
This narrative needs to stop, it's been 5 years. Kawhi was able to perform because the rest of the Raptors team was good without him and he could load manage all he wanted. He didn't "single-handedly drag" anything. It's like saying a roaring engine single handedly makes a car into a Lambo...no, you need the rest of the car for it to be a Lambo.
Clippers team was nowhere near as good as the 2019 Raptors roster and as a result Kawhi had to carry more load. Kawhi is easily top 5 all time when healthy, but he needs a good supporting cast. Clioppers are not that
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I think it’s in Kawhi’s best interest to retire. No team should consider him a championship level player anymore.
man that Paul George was soo bad in hindsight wow
This is kinda insane.....if they end up with the top pick and loose that to okc......fucking good luck rest of thr nba for the next 3 to 5 yrs.
I mean, c'mon. It's expected at this point.
I think Harden can still have an all-star season.
Kawhi never single-handedly win the title. Injuries to KD and Klay did.
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@@_AG8 Aye God sent me on this Earth for a reason😁. appreciate the compliment his ads are a little annoying because they come at the best of the vid or he makes a bad joke/hook
james harden about to be all nba
OKC is the draft picks bank
Serves Mr. billionaire right for trying to buy a team instead of development properly
Perhaps if they focused on running the basketball operations, instead of turning their arena into Disneyland for sports fans, and making at the most expensive ticket in the history of NBA
They might have some clue of how to be able to field a winning team
Dolts
I want Kawhi to retire. I want the suffering and pain to end and for us to just fucking rebuild already.
kawhi leonard being the best player in the world, when healthy, has got to be the worst take
Single handed willed that raps team ? Team was stacked and had a better record without him in the reg season. Playoffs was a beast thou!
harden not even an all star why he comparing himself to a guy doubling his points.
5:18 what about Wolves trading for Gobert? And giving up too many first rounders? (+ players like Vanderbilt and etc) For that caliber of player even before trade back in 2022/2023 they shouldn't add too many picks. Eventually despite (i'm talking about different player) being elite roleplayer Bridges trade to Knicks for so many picks is also a bad trade. For me ofc
don't know how any team would think it's a good idea to pick up the beard. That dude screws up everything he's associated with.
Putin: pause the war and forget Ukraine am hoops just dropped
This 33 yr old, NBA 2x Defense, 2x NBA champion, 6x All-Star and 6x member of the All-NBA Team player, who doesn't do social media. Here are the facts: How many games did Kawhi miss? eight, 08, ocho. He missed LA's last eight regular season games and Game 1 of the postseason to quell the swelling. APR 29, 2024. I'm sure like Lou Williams said, Perk and no one else can tell this man when to retire. His team renewed his contract , cause they know what's going on intimately with his knee. These sport stations just need something to keep them from tanking in the ratings, and you all ^looks below^ get played the beginning of every NBA season. Team said today he most definitely will play.. Stop stressing out over someone else's money and career..LOL
1:20 "turndowning" ? Is that still correct English? Sorry, I'm from other country. Your language is confusing at times. 😅
Sounded like he said "turned down a," but we can't rule out "turndowning"
I’ll be rooting for the Clippers because I do not want the Thunder to get Cooper Flagg
It's obvious how much effort you put in!
Unlike how much effort you took to not look like a bot
KAWHI 2x FINAL MVP 🫡
The Clippers just need to cut their losses and trade Kawhi for some younger players and future draft picks...
Hi Casey!
The nets trade didn't make sense at the time, at all
Let's not rewrite history
PG is injured again. So, it could have been worse
Wait until everyone finds out Ballmer makes you download an app to enter the arena and is selling all your personal information to help pay for his stadium. Guy is an absolute scumbag
They all seem like a good idea at the time 🤔But...