@@KoldenKoose ZBo and Adams tangled in the playoffs and cost us the series after ZBo suspended after a questionable altercation IMHO so Adams forever was a villain in MEM as we had OKC and lost the series without ZBo. But Adams has won us over since being here. ruclips.net/video/PrrwkewwQ2w/видео.html
Respect to you Steve.....rest in love Kenny McFadden. NZ basketball legend and NZ hiphop icon 🏀 Kenny came to NZ in the 80s to play basketball from the US.Kennys brother would send cassette tapes to New Zealand in the 80s of American radio shows with the latest hiphop music because NZ was lacking in Hiphop music.
It was a hard interview for Steven Adam as he lost some one special which is understandable and good on him for speaking highly of Kenny Mc Fadden, because that's a Kiwi thing never forget where you came from. Steven Adam is awesome
Heart felt massive loss with Passing of Kenny who gave us so much in NZ with BB and our youth, he's now in among the stars urging your 1st Ring BigFulla, you are IMO his biggest achievement which has cut a trail from NZ to NBA...Proud as bruva!!
Hopefully a Kiwi out there won't mind answering a random question. Thanks to RUclips, in recent years I've gotten acquainted with All Blacks rugby. When we look at an athlete like Steven Adams, at whose strength NBA fans marvel, is he an athlete who just as easily could have stepped onto the pitch? Or is there a different skill set that a rugby fan can easily spot but a novice like me would miss?
@@dcbradfo657 Its a height, speed, co-ordination tradeoff in rugby union. First and foremost you need to be a good one on one defender , rugby league is good for learning that skill. Yes you need height to compete at the set piece like lineout and kickoff but all 15 players have to pass and catch, so fast hands and ball skills, agility and speed are more important because set piece plays aren't as frequent in NZ and Australia and in World Cup competitions. In Europe and South Africa there is more emphasis on the size of players because of weather and in SA and France emphasis on style of play. Will Skelton and Rory Arnold are classic examples of players who didn't suit the Aus/NZ style but are really useful in Europe. The same goes for R G Snyman and Lood de Jager and JP Du Preez all close to 7ft all earning a good living in Europe They also get more of a look in in South Africa because of the style of play and emphasis on size to win the contact area. 7 footers like Stephen don't usually make it to the top echelons in NZ Rugby Union because you need to move your feet fast to tackle someone 5'8" and bend down really low to contest/clean out the ruck. He definitely would struggle with Rugby League because of the speed required to reset the defensive line that's why Jordan Mailata went to play NFL instead of trying to make 1st grade with Souths. There's no timeouts in any rugby code just injury breaks.
Adams & Ja always get 1,000s of views for post match interviews, most everyone else grizzs gets 100s. Love how he doesn't ride the personality hype, it's always about the team.
absolute legend here back home in Aotearoa brother. we are so proud of you. keep being you. can't wait for you to come back home for a mean feed and time with your whanau and friends and literally the whole country. Kia kaha e hoa 💪🏼🇳🇿🤙🏼
"Yeah it's good, I mean I prefer not to get as many because it means we're missing to many bloody shots mate" Bloody legend 😂.
Grizzly Adams expression be like the Grizzlies Logo all day every day😂😂
Cant unsee it😂
3:01
It’s definitely the brow 〰😭
Most likeable person in the NBA since forever.
This guy is so humble and bluntly honest!The Dennis Rodman science of ball rotation though 🤣🤣😅
Adams is awesome, couldn’t be happier with him in Mem.
Same. And never thought I'd say that. He has been forgiven for the OKC incident. I really like him now.
@@IRgEEK What happened between him & OKC?.
@@KoldenKoose ZBo and Adams tangled in the playoffs and cost us the series after ZBo suspended after a questionable altercation IMHO so Adams forever was a villain in MEM as we had OKC and lost the series without ZBo. But Adams has won us over since being here. ruclips.net/video/PrrwkewwQ2w/видео.html
@@IRgEEK Oooh right that situation 😂.
Love how he steps over the chair😂
With out no shoe or sock 🤣
hes a massive human
Respect to you Steve.....rest in love Kenny McFadden. NZ basketball legend and NZ hiphop icon 🏀 Kenny came to NZ in the 80s to play basketball from the US.Kennys brother would send cassette tapes to New Zealand in the 80s of American radio shows with the latest hiphop music because NZ was lacking in Hiphop music.
That’s dope bro. Thanks for sharing that
It was a hard interview for Steven Adam as he lost some one special which is understandable and good on him for speaking highly of Kenny Mc Fadden, because that's a Kiwi thing never forget where you came from. Steven Adam is awesome
Heart felt massive loss with Passing of Kenny who gave us so much in NZ with BB and our youth, he's now in among the stars urging your 1st Ring BigFulla, you are IMO his biggest achievement which has cut a trail from NZ to NBA...Proud as bruva!!
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Hopefully a Kiwi out there won't mind answering a random question. Thanks to RUclips, in recent years I've gotten acquainted with All Blacks rugby. When we look at an athlete like Steven Adams, at whose strength NBA fans marvel, is he an athlete who just as easily could have stepped onto the pitch? Or is there a different skill set that a rugby fan can easily spot but a novice like me would miss?
@@dcbradfo657 ruclips.net/video/nKoTGdIhO-U/видео.html
@@dcbradfo657 Its a height, speed, co-ordination tradeoff in rugby union. First and foremost you need to be a good one on one defender , rugby league is good for learning that skill. Yes you need height to compete at the set piece like lineout and kickoff but all 15 players have to pass and catch, so fast hands and ball skills, agility and speed are more important because set piece plays aren't as frequent in NZ and Australia and in World Cup competitions. In Europe and South Africa there is more emphasis on the size of players because of weather and in SA and France emphasis on style of play. Will Skelton and Rory Arnold are classic examples of players who didn't suit the Aus/NZ style but are really useful in Europe. The same goes for R G Snyman and Lood de Jager and JP Du Preez all close to 7ft all earning a good living in Europe They also get more of a look in in South Africa because of the style of play and emphasis on size to win the contact area. 7 footers like Stephen don't usually make it to the top echelons in NZ Rugby Union because you need to move your feet fast to tackle someone 5'8" and bend down really low to contest/clean out the ruck. He definitely would struggle with Rugby League because of the speed required to reset the defensive line that's why Jordan Mailata went to play NFL instead of trying to make 1st grade with Souths. There's no timeouts in any rugby code just injury breaks.
Always everybody else for such success, true brother. Thanks NZ, thanks so much.
Great answer to that last question
Everyone speculating the with/without Ja narrative and he just nailed it
He’s a lot smarter than he lets on and all the media know it 👍
Adams & Ja always get 1,000s of views for post match interviews, most everyone else grizzs gets 100s. Love how he doesn't ride the personality hype, it's always about the team.
The presence of Steve Adams in NBA just make the the bball fans happy, he is good people
Love this guy and loved how he developed
absolute legend here back home in Aotearoa brother. we are so proud of you. keep being you. can't wait for you to come back home for a mean feed and time with your whanau and friends and literally the whole country. Kia kaha e hoa 💪🏼🇳🇿🤙🏼
i would love to listen to big kiwi all day
I love his self deprecation
Thank you Aquaman. GO GRIZZLIES!!
I think the kenny question at the start nearly had him wanting to exit
Aquaman is a great rebounder!
Love his interviews
Sensational interview 👏🏽
Reporter: Uh Steven, you putting up a career high assists numbers-
Steve-o: oh sh*t, am I? **Looks at stat paper**
Oh Steven 😂.
He’s so humble
I think the only folks who are “shocked” by this teams ability are non-believers and doubters.
Big Steven Memphis grizzly
It's the officials that steal possessions in the post season, and that's what really hurts
good stuff mate
bloody shots
Can’t unlive it now lol
Finish the mission. Aquaman is laser focused.
I'm pretty new to watching NBA but the coaching staff really knows how to take advantage of a really strong big man..
I hope he retires a Grizzly
AquaMan Adams. 113%
I'm so happy that we made the trade this off-season
He wasn't himself in that interview 😥❤️❤️
Oh man, I love his interviews- "I dont have that many brain cella mate" lol
Hot hot hot!
They need to make bro a warzone character
I love this. He hates doing interviews. He's honest. "What are you asking?" Right job done. Let's get out of here.
the aquaman of the nba. can say jason mamoa lost brother