Anthony Edwards Is Forcing Me To Say The Unsayable
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2024
- Anthony Edwards is doing something unbelievable.
In the modern NBA where stars want to play the least amount of games possible, we have a young star near the top of the NBA making no excuses, wanting to compete against the best players, playing both sides of the ball , an homage to the NBA of the old.
You’ve heard the comparison a million times at this point, that Anthony Edwards is the next Michael Jordan and for obvious reasons, but some things are getting swept under the rug. Like Ant said, he wants the comparisons to stop, but Anthony Edwards is different in some key ways, let me rephrase, he’s actually better than Jordan in some key ways.
By the end of the series, Durant said that Ant is his favorite player to watch.
Two greats acknowledging the next up.
And what we’re seeing now actually hasn’t been done. If we look at the best playoff games from players 22 and and put them on a chart, you’ll see familiar names, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, heck we know how crazy Luka went in the playoffs a few years ago. And at the top of the list is Kobe Bryant, and Anthony Edwards? He’s just in the top 11, 3 times. There is no player that shows up more than twice in the top 20 besides Antman. These are not one off performances. He’s starting to do it consistently already. And here’s Michael Jordan, oh wait he hadn’t made the playoffs yet cause he got drafted as a 22 year old.
But while we see the barking Anthony Edwards now, *he was always different from his peers.*
And that’s piece #1. Anthony Edwards has always been like this, he just stayed true to himself, even when it wasn’t technically the best move for his career.
Anthony Edwards has been unapologetically himself, even at the expense of his image at times. While everyone is hailing him now, back then people thought he wasn’t serious and that could be a problem.
That’s why he wants to play as much as possible, he wants to play against the best, and kill them. The elusive…killer mentality… we talk about.
Anthony Edwards might do that, yet his values are a bit different.
But it’s not just his individual success that he believes in. And that’s piece #2, Anthony Edwards wants to be the best but it’s not limited to himself, nor does he need the credit, and that puts him one step ahead of MJ.
Anthony Edwards’ ego isn’t to show he’s better than the people around him, no he’s invested in their success without forcing them. He believes in his teammates, maybe even more than they do. Something that even Jordan couldn’t figure out.
Most teammates of Jordan have spoken out on his ruthlessness.
Yes he got a great deal out of his teammates and he led by example, but several walked away resenting leadership, or in a lot of cases, not being able keep up. It’s not a style that works with everyone and Jordan didn’t figure out how to lead until he lost to the Pistons in 1990, 6 years into the league at 26 years old when he figured out he needs his teammates to excel to win.
And it’s not a facade either, remember Anthony Edward’s reaction to the Suns getting Kevin Durant?
Edwards motivates the team to be better, to believe that they are better. The Timberwolves are the best defensive team in the NBA because of Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels, good team defense, but don’t get it twisted, Anthony Edwards wants to guard the best player and he does. Something that more stars in the 90s and 2000s did, before offense became the only requisite to being a superstar. It’s a lead by example case that motivates every player to do it more. No excuse if your best player is spending the energy to lock up defensively.
*The more and more I looked into Anthony Edwards, the more I found myself reminded of 90s,* 2000s basketball. Yes there have always been egos, and yes, players are selfish in any era, but the desire to compete and win being the only thing that matters before social media, before the big player deals, before Adam Silver took over, is something that we all miss now.
In 2003, the average number of games played by all stars was 79. Last year the average was 64.
Edwards played 79 games this year, 78 games last season, he hasn’t played less than 70 games in his 4 seasons.
And so stop the comparisons of Anthony Edwards with MJ. He already knows how to lead in a way to encourages chemistry and not forces it. There’s a level of trust knowing Ant isn’t scheming or manipulating, he just tells it how it is. *I haven’t been this excited about a young player in the past decade* because he embodies everything that I think the game is missing now. 
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Y’all saying this man like mj is honestly throwing his game off, it’s like now he’s expected to be mike. Shits not possible.
It could be possible tho. It's always impossible until someone does it. It was Impossible for LeBron but yet LeBron did it, it was impossible for Kobe but Kobe did it. I'm not saying their better than MJ but I'm saying they made it to that goat level while recieving constant pressure and comparison, and if that's what it takes to bring out the best, than so be it
@@thewheyoflife3548he also seems to be handling the pressure quite well
He's young enough to never have experience MJ's era at all, so I don't think he really feels the same pressure that guys like LeBron and every other "next Jordan" in the past felt. These young guys are very detached from the Jordan era, which is for the better in some cases. They're not going to feel a need to chase Jordan as much when he's been a retiree their whole life, and not many young ballers are going to watch hours of a bunch of grainy old clips of Jordan either, they probably check the clips out of curiosity and assume Jordan's the GOAT but don't really connect to him at all
Not like it’s about him being better then MJ which isn’t the case but just the point he has similarities in his game and has that IT factor
No one is playing like this kid . Even when he can’t shoot. He finds defensive ways to win . His explosiveness is 90’s playing.
Jordan was drafted at 21 and made the playoffs at 22. His best playoff game that year had a gamescore of 28.2
Ant 22 won playoff series, jordan age 1st win?
@@xavierb9061but Ant has already been in the league for 4 years and Jordan’s team at 22 wasn’t nearly as good as Ants team.
@@jaydot4956 its all fluid constantly. people weren't drafted at before 22 often then... only can compare average to average really wheres war age entrance or average age type shit
@@xavierb9061 jordan at 21 winning gold medal, beating nba all star 8-0😅😅😅😅😅😅
@@edz79 did he win series then why bother with stupidity
I like Ant but this kinda take is way too early. Comparing a couple of years to a whole career is not fair. For all we know Ant can change his whole attitude within the next couple of years as do a lot of players, especially stars do.
It's not to early bro his game is literally the same as mj
Anthony Edward's is my favorite NBA player
ANT is my favorite athlete in any sport
This generation has never heard of the word “patience” y’all just crown everybody
9:50
Imagine telling edwards he doesnt work hard enough and then proceeding to draft james wiseman.
Big facts! This video needs to be edited, include what you said, and sent to the Warriors asap! 🤣🤣Looking at that draft list, they definitely busted on that pick. Lol
It’s a good thing they didn’t pick him. Edward’s talents would’ve been suppressed under the splash brothers. Ant has is own team to be who he is. Meant to be. Warriors fumbled though lol
They were tryna lower his draft stock so he’d get to them dumb ass
As a warriors fan I’m glad we didn’t draft him and not because he wasn’t talented because obviously he is and probably gonna be the face of the league. But because we have a coach who does not know how to develop young talent and only manages veterans. Basically we would not be seeing this Ant had he been drafted by the warriors. Hell kerr wanted for Ant to come off the bench in fiba smh and this was recently.
Thas mj comparison is dumb just stop
Same i want him to be his own self not mj
You need to do two 3 peats ,be undefeated in the finals,win 2 slam dunk contest, etc
ANT said he only enjoys dunking over people in games
I just gotta say, the content was 🔥 and the editing was 🤌🏼
I appreciate the hustle! 💪🏼
That old school energy is forreal ❤
Ya'll giving this dude expectations and a comparison he didnt ask for lmao
CALM DOWN THE KID IS ONLY 22 ALL YOU NON SPORTS PLAYING STAT WATCHERS NEED TO RELAX 💯
The next big thing is what folks are always looking for...prematurely!
Everyone can’t be a pro athlete nor do we want to be. Kid
TATUM IS ONLY 19. GIVE HIM TIME!
@@Disxreet THEN STOP 🥜🥜🥜 HUGGING HIM SIR 🤣🤣🤣
After all these years people are still looking for the next Jordan.
Proof that MJ will always be the GOAT. On top of the stats, accolades and achievements that can be endlessly debated, MJ changed the game. His influence is felt to this day in every player in the league. Nobody is looking for the next Lebron or the next Bill Russell. They're looking for the next MJ. GOAT status confirmed.
@@calvin8154Bro, with all due respect, you are out of your mind if you think no one is looking to find the next LeBron!
@@jeffsullivan4150 Yeah you're right. I'm out of my mind. Teams are looking for the next Lebron who was heavily influenced by MJ. GOAT status still confirmed.
@@calvin8154 🤣 Okay bro...I know better then to argue with the Cult of Jordan. You win.
@@calvin8154Lebron’s game is nothing like Mj’s. Cut the bs
Old school player in modern era. Well said!
Beautiful video well said.. I believe in this man I wish him great health and success.
What is the Y-axis on the graph at 3:15? Game score? Just trying to make sense of that graphic.
Thumbnail is crazy
Man I wish Garza could find more minutes on the floor somewhere.. hard on a team as deep at the 5 as Minnesota. his defense could use some work but he has a crazy knack for scoring. Nice by Ant to recognize that
The man stands for something. Really a more inspiring player than we have seen for far far too long.
I was watching this video and I was enjoying the highlights but then the video personality stated one of the most insane comments "He's actually better than Jordan!". No sir, no shooting guard of the future will be better than Michael Jordan. He has set the bar too high with making a career of earning three points the hard way with patented reverse wrist flick lay-ups (Which is a stat and hasn't even been calculated yet.), the amount he achieved in the little time span he achieved it in, and the way the teams played defense in that day with the reinforced edge of their personalities. The psyche in that era is more assertive with a threat of violence so the physical toughness is full on contact to reinforce the psychological health of the athlete, increase contact, and condition the anatomy for more contact. This is why 90' era athletes and early 2000' era athletes are predominately more chiseled than star athletes such as Nikola Jokic or Luka Doncic in contrast to Brent Barry, Wally Szerbiak, Rik Smits, or Vlade Divac. This is exactly what Anthony Edwards is explaining as todays NBA athlete is allowed to sit out games and become unconditioned to the contact sport while making his body psychologically weaker thereby affecting the physical. Kevin Durant is widely known for not lifting weights throughout his career, however, in the 90's to early 2000' it was a mandatory action being enforced by the league because their bodies were continuing to need conditioning as competition was becoming more competitive. In the 90's you wouldn't see players such as Kevin Durant survive an entire career because his body would'nt have been capable of creating the tolerance needed to withstand full on court physical contact such as hand checking where the defender has more leverage as to where the offensive player can and can not go and the brunt of the dominant Power Forwards and Centers who were not "Stretch" positions. Hence, the reason you have the rule change to get away from hand checking and allow the less physically dominant proceed to play "Hero" shot ball, when in the 90' era and early 2000's every team member had a moment where he or she could be the game hero, and every team member touched the ball each play before proceeding to shoot (Basketball 101). When in doubt get back to the fundamentals for the success of the sport.😎
Not going say he's the next Jordan yet, but I do think it's good to point out that Jordan wasn't just skill, it was an attitude, and Ant definitely has the attitude. If his skill keeps on progressing the sky is the limit for him.
5:23 nah that D Book part always gets me 😅
Game 6 watching all the nuggets just give up on rebounds was so silly
Ant needs to give Steve Kerr his flowers.
Ant in js dominating Jordan era 😂😂
Isn't this like his 2nd or 3rd year? Let this mf develop
LET’S GO WOLVES!!! 💪🐺🏀
the Jordan shrug was tuff though 😈
used to watch NBA in the 90;s and 2000 but the only two guys that got me back to the game are wemby and Ant man
Lets stop this next michael jordan thing its proven that last night he aint close to michael jordan he was missing in action when the team needed him the most
It's not that serious, nobody thinks he will win 6 rings chill out
@@Nilloth nah man every media outlet and youtuber is proclaiming him as "THE NEXT MICHAEL JORDAN" when in truth he so fucking inconsistent they should listen to charles barlkley young MJ whos averaging 30+pts in playoffs is so much superior in antman inconsistent scoring prowess
@@Nillothwhat do you think “the next MJ” means? If y’all not expecting him to win 6 championships then stop comparing him to Jordan.
@@jaydot4956kids nowadays bro. They say shit just to say it.
@@jaydot4956 but you're an airhead AGAIN you're so tight for nothing
6:26 and Kat proved him right last night.
I love ant, he is and will be🔥
Love Ant game, he's not MJ but he has many moments that MJ is the only one you can compare it to but he's definitely his own player.
Son. I'm here big dog.
what’s good son
I wish KAT was more like Ant. I know that dude has a big head and its holding his team back. I promise Rudy stepped it up and started playing smarter because of Ant.
Tomorrow will be epic
even if they lose the series, they still win my respect
It's crazy the level of talent in the league right now with all these guys, and then you have Jokic above them all. It's mind blowing.
aged poorly
@@klubring9885 Not at all. Jokic is the greatest player in the NBA, and it's not even close. The Nuggets have played like garbage all playoffs, and the Wolves wanted it more and took advantage this time. The team around him not stepping up and taking the playoffs lightly from the start doesn't change the fact that the Joker is an all time Goat.
This was a good take. I'm not on the bandwagon that he is better than mj yet but i think you came up with good points in general. I do believe MJ edges him out in the psychopath meter by a lot. Only person in the league younger than 25 that is a true psychopath is luka. Speaking of which can you do Luka content? I'm intrigued by how you rate him.
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Luka Garza has a bag the size of Santa's endless stockings. He is an offensive Genius.
What is scary about Ant is that he still may grow two inches 😅
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I love Antman and he is everything I want for young players to be, however, like Ant said, we all need to stop with the MJ and Kobe comparisons and get out of here saying he is already better! No!
He is a beast and can aspire to reach the level of those two, however, it will take a LONG TIME and a LONG LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS! Even if he wins a title and Finals MVP this year he still would have to repeat this about 6 more times to be with MJ. Think of that for a minute.
I love Antman and he is my favorite player out there right now and as a 58-year-old lifelong hooper and someone who has always loved the NBA, I can tell you that Ant is on the right track 100%. I hope he keeps this same attitude because he does have amazing similarities to MJ and KOBE, but let him be Ant
Anthony Edwards is going to get better and better. He stays healthy and the timberwolves are going to win and win big.
I see him more like Kobe due to his work ethic 😮
thats what Kobe said
After his first theee peat let’s start the Mj comparisons. Until then let’s just enjoy the great play
the mcdaniels shit funny but people acting like he went off the whole series lmao
It's easy to talk about playing every game when you're a healthy 22 year old
Jokic had Gobert doing circles in the paint, forced 0 turnovers the entire game.
Future GOAT!
Jordan’s son is designed for greatness.
“Stop the MJ comparisons” - Anthony Edward’s
Yall really do your guys a disservice with the ridiculous comparisons
ANT🤣😂🤣🤣 A VERY SMALL
Ant is like Jordan because he can score and connect to his teammates.but Jordan was not a great defender. There were fewer teams to play against, being familiar with the players seeing the game plans often made the game different in that era.
You mean alice silver!!
+ Romans 10:9-10 "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”
ANT may not be the “best” player in the NBA, Joker, Doncic, Lebraun, pick your guy. Whoever you pick, fine, but no doubt ANT is the most exciting, fun player to watch… well, that’s an interesting discussion.
Man ant is the next jordan and kobe combined
mj at 21 winning gold medal😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just let the kid play and do his thing. He’s really done a pretty good job of shrugging the media off , but the more that is said the more likely it is to get to him. I mean I guess MJ had to hear it so idk
I mean its understandable why people compare him to a young MJ. His killer mindset, explosive athleticism, the way he plays hard on both sides of the ball, the way he pushes his team, the trash talking, etc...
Man, y'all with this killer mindset stuff are cracking me up. He talked trash to Jama l Murry and then went out and had one of his worst games of the playoffs. I love Edwards game, but let Edwards be Edwards. Stop projecting all of this Jordan nonsense on this young man.
Bird is STILL the best small forward in NBA history!!!!
@rudybutler1697 That's subjective. But I will debate that Scottie Pippen is a better defensive option while at the same time leaving space in his game to score at a consistent rate of speed. Scottie had a great mid-range bank shot. However, Larry "Legend" Bird is a more accurate scorer and does surprised the offense while he's on defense. Larry Bird does have the height advantage though. But Scottie "Scott Pop!" Pippen is a stone cold killer on defense.😎
I noticed the difference… mj Lost, edwards didnt…
He still can win
Having amazing one-off games is getting less impressive in the modern NBA, it only takes a guy getting hot from 3 and they have a historic game. Because of the 3 ball, the variance in shooting is higher nowadays. We're seeing higher highs, and lower lows.
Also, the guy feels nothing like MJ. I don't know why you mention the 90's, because this smiling, giggling Gen-Z atmosphere he embraces is nothing like what the 90's was like.
Finally, he's just not as talented as MJ is. Doesn't have the skill, or the tools. This needs to be brought up because we all know of MJ as the GOAT, even in his early 20's before winning, he looked like a total freak. He also loved to put on a show - took pride in things like the dunk contest, while Ant wants nothing to do with it.
Adam Silver needs to be fired.
Reach
well yes he does have more 40 point games in the playoffs and u have to give respect on how difficult it is however with how much eieser the league made it to score its more like subtract 10-2 points from the total and u have the same amount as people in the early 2000 and 90s
I hear you, but you just have more top level talent in the league now. Edwards is a high flyer, but Brunson has been the best player in the playoffs so far in my opinion.
U have to face adversity before u win. As much as ant is mjs second coming even MJ didn't win in his first few years the chip. But the problem is small market minisota. If they fail next year not reaching NBA finals maybe they do it this year but then the role players will be off and ant would get stuck and finally move.
if ant drafted on jordan time, he will 100% be better
ANTHONY EDWARDS THE CHOSEN ONE
We already had the second coming of Michael Jordan. His name was Kobe Bryant
"Get away from me"
-Murray 😂
I dont get the whole ant jordan comparison. If you comparing just their game then yea a lot of players today have a bag like jordan or even deeper. The thing that still seperates Jordan and keep him in relevant conversations of goat etc is his accomplishments. Which Ant does kot have, so I wouldn’t compare him to Jordan anymore than I would other players in the league. Now it just so happens that I am one of those who are more skeptical of jordan ls era and his accomplishments and I like to focus on those players game and bag more so than they team accomplishments and awards, so I am more prone to compare lots of players to jordan myself. But Ant Edwards doesn’t stand out particularly
2 days later and Ant maybe is injured and every you tuber calls him a bust.
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He' not MJ and doesnt need to be. He's exactly what the league needs now in this watered down era. We have the best atheletes right now but everyone is so soft.
What's Scary Is Ant 🐜 Man Hasn't Reached His Peak As A Basketball 🏀 Player. With Hard Work He Can Be Better Than Jordan Or Kobe.
@marlontroy2064 He can not. Unfortunately, if you've watched Michael Jordan' career games you would know that Kobe Bryant copied the same style of play from Michael Jordan. Anthony Edwards can only do the same as the standard has been set in place as to whom is the greatest Shooting Guard of any era. Anthony Edwards can contribute his own legacy, however, it is unfair to the generations after Michael Jordan to compare any Shooting Guard to Michael Jordan.😎
I think Jordan was drafted at 21 years of age
His first game was when he was 22
@@smokecops5009 wrong bro..21
@@hizairnezznoonelze6481 oh well
Michael Jordan is the Blueprint so any athletic player with similar style is going to be compared to the Goat but there is comparison
Jordan is Jordan I love ANTMAN he in the class of Jordan and Koby!!!!!
Sunnnnn
I love when everyone jumps on the bandwagon for the newest hypest thing then people move on to the next thing 😂
Just waiting til they get kicked out the playoffs and folks start calling it a fluke Run 🤦
Ant hype bout to fall off soon as t wolves eliminated. Lol
Nuggets in 7
Son
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This whole “Ant is the next Jordan” nonsense seems so forced. This dude is more like raptors Vince Carter than Jordan.
Ant is soooooo lucky that he’s 22, cuz by the time he is in his prime jokic will be in his mid 30s At the end of his reign of dominance.
my point is for Anthony Edwards to win a championship he’s just gonna have to wait for Jokić to get too old 😂
This gonna age so badly 😂if you hate ANT bruh just say it, maybe zip up jokic when you done and hop off your knees too while your at it. 🤡🤡
He’s beating tf out of Jokic rn and is most likely gonna send Jokic back to his barn of horses tomorrow 😭
#3:14
Jordan drafted as a 22yo.
Think about that. Imagine Jordan coming out of high school or getting drafted earlier?
Your framing is skewed. But overall the comparison are warranted as well he needs his own lane to flourish.
Anybody being compared to MJ is the highest compliment a basketball player can receive. Don't shadow hate.
@brucebanner6147 If there's any shooting guard being compared to Michael Jordan, than that shooting guard is being done a disservice because the expectations for his or her stat line and winning streak is too absurd to fathom. Executing a Three Peat at will two times during an NBA career without behind the scenes cheating of the game is too difficult for any future athlete. This is why no one in their logical state of thought should expect all of Michael Jordan' records to be broken by another Shooting Guard of the future. And when you account for the fact that he had Scottie Pippen on his team as another weapon, you can begin to acknowledge the fact that the bar is set too high for the future to achieve the same standard.😎
He's not better than jordan till he leads his team to multiple championships till then hes an amazing player, but he's not near the goats yet
Bro been copying after every jxmy videos lol
Ya name mj buy ant is better then mj? Give me a 3 peat for me to think about it.. guve me 2 3peats to make me consider... give me better stats and ill debate
Honestly I’m not sure people even like Michael Jordan anymore. They just hate literally everyone else.
It's refreshing to see a star player hold themselves accountable unlike LeBlame.
No rings and already calling him the “GOAT” 😂
Jokic has a higher PER than Jordan.
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This take is legit why people in your generation are looked at as bandwagon followers, none of yall said anything about him last year lil bro hasn’t even made it the conference finals before yesterday. And Bird won the championship that year in 86 Larry Legend was just built different had it not been for his back injury he’d have at least 5 rings instead of 3 💯💯💯💯