And Magic can say that because he's the ONLY person ever to win a high school championship, next year college championship, next year NBA championship.
Magic’s Lakers dominated the 80’s and just imagine how much more dominant they would’ve been if Jerry West was able to pull off the trade for Dominique Wilkins.
Rookie Kobe never talked like that, when he talks to the media. He's a man in the interviews, matured and polite. He never talked smack on older players.
@@SlayerE-i9e if you want to be the face of Nba you have to do something like this to talk about for MEDIA :) .. see how SAS looks happy discussing this for almost a week now ! 😁
Anthony Edwards, mad talented, like the young man. If he had only just stopped after his first sentence, everything would've been good. Humility is a virtue long lost these days.
KG think that having both parents growing up, is a mark of being soft. MJ & Kobe grew up with both parents, and their two of the *hardest* killers to ever lace it up
@@3lastname390that point about having both parents wasn’t strong, but what he said about these young players being little boys in terms of their mentality, yes that’s spot on. They couldn’t hang with them on that table
There was a handful of skillful players back then. But consider evolution. Trainers, medicine, social media. There’s more skilled players now than it was in the 80’s and 90’s.
@@realdeal5475it is. Especially the role players have gotten way better. Also nearly everyone is learning to hit the 3 or midrange jumper, even the centers. Humans get better all the time
@@ndnd7614 straight from Paul George and demar.. 90% of the league are bums.. but yet you telling me they are better.. nope I’ll take it from two elite players in the league.. these boys suck.. And it’s a handful of teams..
At 48 years old maybe I'm old but what do these gen-z and millennials mean the NBA players today are more skilled? I saw Dr. J, Jordan, Magic, Bird, Olajuwon, Duncan, Dominique Wilkins, Isiah Thomas, Barkley, David Robinson, Kevin Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Kobe, Carter, D.Wade, K.Malone, Gary Payton, Garnett, Mark Price, Penny Hardaway , Grant Hill, Dale Ellis, Sidney Moncrief etc.
Hey hey now Edwards is most definitely gen-z. The oldest Millennials is only 4 years younger than you. We remember Jordan’s era and how tough they were. They were physical.
The shooters are too protected which prevents good defense. It's a face paced league and 3's sell tickets. They rarely call fouls when players drive to the rim.
, disagree this just a dumb quote , athletes .f his caliber get interviewd a lot, h should’ve just held his tongue on this1, was a dumb Naive statement etc- hope h rectifies by aiming for a chip-
The league was WAYYYYYY tougher back then. Not only did they have skill back then, but it was a “Grown Man’s”league back then. Don’t even let me get started on the “load management” of today smh. #IfYouTrippingWasAPerson
@@Htx.Kelvooomeans that it was much easier to go pro then… you’ll never find someone like muggsy ever be pro 14 years in this day in age… only happened back then when they were all on that ❄️and the skill gap wasn’t that big…. Not hard to comprehend but then again you’re a casual so you wouldn’t understand
GenZ has no idea what illegal defense was. It was more tiring to play defense back then running around following their man AND they had to be skilled to avoid getting himself and his team into foul trouble. Hand checking ball handlers and blatant aggressive shoving the backs of low post players with forearms and elbows were legal. Most of today's NBA players would load manage their way to play half a season and ask to be traded to their buddies team by the All Star break.
Magic impact on spacing was greater too. Steph changed half court spacing. Magic changed full court transition spacing. All 94ft. There was way more open layups for showtime than open shots for the Warriors. Showtime still averaged 118ppg in the 80's.
Just my opinion but I think they should revert back to the late 80's mid 90's rules for the in season tournament games and let them play like they did during that Era so he can see how tough it was for a few games and see which players could actually play that style of basketball.
Ant doesn't need to do this to get attn, making himself look childish. He wants to be taken seriously among the big dogs, he needs to quit acting like a pup
@@mikestanley4501that’s what people don’t understand he was asked a question so he answered to his opinion doesn’t mean he was right people so butthurt about his comments the very first thing he said was he didn’t watch back in the day ball😂
Every skill that Anthony Edward’s learned from a coach was developed by an old time player. The pound dribble to get into a pull up jump shot? …Anthony Edward’s learned that from a coach thanks to Jerry West developing and perfecting that move 60 years ago. The list of skills go on and on and on all there for modern coaches to teach thanks to the great players that came before.
"I didn't watch it back in the day, so I can't speak on it." Then proceeds to speak on it. No pass. I'd take Latrell Sprewell over Ant. He probably doesn't even know who Latrell is.
Look at just the big men in the west in the 00's alone. KG, Duncan, Dirk, Sheed, Mcdyss, and Webber. They would all destroy today. Not to mention the guards. They had more skill than today's players.
How is sheed more skilled than all the great nba players in the league right now when he was a bottom tier all star? Just cause he could shoot like almost every player in the nba big men included? If we're being real anthony davis and jokic are just about as skilled as any of those guys you just listed. And let's not even get started on wemby in a few years
That was an ignorant statement by Antman. You didn’t watch it?!!! You call Kobe one of the GOATS right?! Just remember Kobe studied the early games and learned moves from those guys who you say DIDNT have BASKETBALL SKILLS
There is honestly no excuse for Ant to not have seen the games from the past since many of the finals series are available from the NBA. Being in the league there is no way he couldn't get access.
Bro nobody really cared to go back and watch games from the 60s,70s,80s or 90s wat for it's not da same games how watching dem games going to help him 😂😂😂😂
@@ShawnSmith-x4lhelp him in learning the history of the game. Being in a league and disrespecting the ogs is lame af. How you in the nba and legitimately don’t think any player before the 2000’s besides mj was good.yall be thinking it’s cool to make stupid takes and act uneducated about stuff💀
Followed the league closely since the late 60's. I'm always disappointed at how completely ignorant younger players and fans are about the history of the league and the players that made the league. Ant strikes me as a good guy that doesn't mean to do harm with his constant incredibly stupid comments. But at some point he has to put a filter on his mouth and learn how to think before he says yet another shockingly stupid thing. He's only 23 but there are tons of NBA players 23 and younger and I don't hear any of them talking like a fool on a regular basis. Not an age thing. This is an ignorant and arrogant person that needs some guidance. If he'll take it.
The difference between Ant and all those legends SAS named is that they didn’t disrespect & discredit the players who helped build this game into what it is today by saying none of them had any skill. That’s why Magic said he doesn’t respond to criticism from people like that.
It really is though you watch the tapes they were men fully grown now it’s a bunch of jacked teenagers baby face , and it’s a shame how they shit on the older generations as if they are above them, they ain’t. Only difference is they jack more threes and jump higher, They have destroyed the game
@@jds2056 lmao they were kids too , if bam adebayo or even Jalen Duren played in the 90s or 80s you’d call them grown men too. Your perspective is just tainted by time
It was a grown man game but a rookie Magic dominated. And a rookie Jordan dominated. And a rookie Shaq dominated. And a rookie Allen Iverson dominated. It was a grown man game but players barely made it past 32 years old.
In what way? I see people say stuff like this all the time but never actually see anything to back up that talk. To me, it seems like the older guys are the salty sensitive ones here, Ant just said some shi and the old dogs are the ones throwing a fuss.
These new players aren't more skilled,. The game just isn't as physical and all the rule changes allow you to do more. Also you can palm and carry the ball now worse than ever and that step back shot which at times these guys take 4 steps used to not be allowed.
All they do is spam stepbacks while everyone else stands around at the 3 point line. It’s boring to watch. These dudes are not that skilled. All they do is jack threes
Mj magic. Bird. Zeek. The Dream. Barkley. Malone. Kemp. Payton. Zo. Larry Johnson. Kj. Penny. Shaq. Ewing. Theres just to much to name that played when Jordan played
This right here is why this old hat will never support modern pro. sports anymore. The lack of disrespect that comes out of the mouths of these young players in all of the pros. sports make me sick. None of these young players are students of the sport they play. They are rich wanna-be rappers/athletes half of whom can't read a book. These guys are bad role models for any kid today and I don't care how good they play today's games. Today pro games are weak. These guys can basically take time off and get paid millions for not playing. And I blame guys like Stephen a for not calling out how pro sports today are weak.
@@axelgiosido4997 it’s not enough to become a legend on what you are speaking on none if those guys were labeled a legend by year 5 smart guy who was a legend 5 years in please tell me?
@@brandonwilliams8220 Word , no lie in 5 years look at this comment bro watch how big he’ll be . These basketball players of the new generation just be hyping people like you up with social media ya believe the hype too much 😂 , he’s created hype that’s all .
@@brandonwilliams8220 Well, my point is that, 5 years in the league is already a huge experience. I mean, we can't keep making excuses for him when we scrutinize Lebron for making it to the finals in his 4th year. Heck the true legends made an impact right away, Kobe already has 2 rings on his 5th year. Magic already has won a finals MVP on his rookie year. Heck MJ Already won MVP on his 4th year. Yet here comes AntMan, talking all these non sense, and you keep making excuses for them "well he's still in his 5th year". That's the thing, if he has not accomplished much what these legends did, then he should know how to shut up.
I'm sick of people completely ignoring context when talking about greatness in the NBA. The competition is tougher now that it was in the 90's, these aren't self-taught dudes who came to the NBA after playing at the rec anymore, these guys have been playing organized ball since they were kids, attending NBA player's camps etc. The game is faster, more dynamic, standing in the paint and elbowing your way to the hoop isn't enough. Two all-star calliber players on a team do not guarantee championship anymore. Not to take away anything from Magic Johnson, but he won a chip with a stacked squad of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, James Worthy, and Bob McAdoo. Basketball is a team game, stop putting down individual players for not being able to bring team accolades. It's like saying CP3, James Harden, Reggie Miller, Dominique Wilkins, John Stockton, Patrick Ewing and a bunch of other guys, aren't worth talking to, because they never won.
He would destroy ant man in the Game of Basketball also. 9 finals appearances, and 5 Championships. Magic was playing for a title, just about every year that he was in the league. Plus he won a NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP. He won his 1st NBA TITLE in his Rookie year.
Yeah as someone who believes that today’s players are on average better and more skilled than the 90s and 80’s players. But it’s ridiculous to say that the only skilled player is Jordan
Edwards mistake wasn't stopping after saying that he didn't watch it and can't speak on it. Had he left it at that it'd be everyone talking about how respectful he was
MAGIC LARRY THOMAS DREXLER ICE MAN DR J VINCE PENNY TIM HARDWAY LARRY JOHNSON SHAWN KEMPT DAVID ROBINSON CHARLES BARKLEY AN ON AN ON 😂😂😂😂😂😂 ANT IS DUMB
Anthony edwards would do himself a big favor if he just kept his mouth shut, or hired someone to speak for him. He literally said the dumbest, most disrespectful thing possible
So Hakeem have no skill? Charles Barkley? Wtf Rodman getting into your space and nerves is not a skill? Kareem Skyhook, wtf! Stockton dishes? that can never be broken, not a skill? Isiah? I can go on the list!
If Ant was on 80's I dont think he will be athletic without Modern technology and knowledge of the modern basketball.. he will just be a normal basketball player like everyone else.
Omg how is he instigating I swear yall just hate sas so even when he doesn't do anything wrong it's still his fault Edwards shouldn't have fixed his lips to say that nonsense
Did y’all watch this past Olympics? THAT style of play was imminent back in the 90’s! You noticed team USA struggled with such style of play even though they got the gold.
AntMan was 99 percent wrong and 1 percent correct. The game has evolved. Isiah Thomas analogy to football is incorrect. Physically is not impeding a 3 point shooter or dribbler. Those 80s and 90s guys are so out of touch that they cannot accept new generations has surpassed them.
Magic was, is the best point guard there ever was to lace them past, present, future..people have severe cases of recency bias which lead them to talk out of their a$$e$ like antman..Moreover, make a public display or fool out of themselves because of their youth or ignorance. Antman shud learn this lesson not to shit on the Nba legends that built this game ..he is making such huge sums of money because of their efforts as well maybe he will say they had no skill in Negotiating his current salary also..I think he is overdue for a diaper change now.
Stephen A quit playing dumb none of them players in the 90s who played in jordan era were on his superstar level, LeBron had kobe,kd,dwade, kawhi, Tatum jokic,harden,giannis,lilliard,booker,joel,list goes on & on,magic Johnson was a horrible coach & gm lets not forget how he quit on lebron and the la organization smh & hes still allowed 2 have an opinion & input on lakers major roster decisions smfh its the picking & choosing for me he quit on the lakers in the middle of the season 😂ilost all respect 4 him
Ant must not see what I see and I’m only 27 so many cold dudes even before Kobe and MJ like Isaiah Thomas had the A.I crossover before he did look it up. It was all type of cold people. Look up, Larry Bird highlights And Magic Johnson’s!!!
why must all the media clowns like Nick Wright and Shannon Sharp just push the hate on anyone that isn't LeFraud and anyone who has played in the past 5 years? No other group shits on the past players like the LeMedia. i wonder why......
Just to add to this dumb take by Edwards: When he mentioned that when we saw Kobe, we were amazed, indirectly he is also attacking the players who were alongside Kobe's era (Duncan, Iverson, Carter, Wade, Pierce, Allen, Shaq, Dirk, even Lebron). So Edwards just threw a dumpster fire. He has lost tons of respects from the old school and even the 2000s fans. Dumb and ignorant take by someone who has not achieved anything in this sport.
Being the greatest 3-point shooter of all time doesn't make him the greatest point guard. He's just the greatest 3-point shooter. If his shot isn't falling then you want someone else in there at pg.
I've thrown my two cents into this ring before on KG and Paul Pierce's podcast, but Anthony Edwards' knack for stirring the pot has got me typing again. Here's the thing about Edwards, he's got this vibe, right? He loves to get under the skin, and whether you love it or hate it, it's part of what makes him, him. Now, diving into this debate about old school vs. new school NBA, it's like comparing the best wines from different vineyards. Each era has its flavor. Today's game? It's faster, more spread out, and the three-point line might as well be the new free-throw line. But let's not forget what we've lost: that gritty, in-the-paint battle, the art of the mid-range jumper, and yes, a bit of that old-school physicality. The legends, though? They had something special, an adaptability that's often overlooked. Imagine Magic orchestrating today's fast breaks, Bird with today's spacing, or Jordan, well, being Jordan in any era. They'd not just play; they'd thrive. They adapted back then to rule changes, to new strategies, and they'd do it now. But here's where I land on this: it's not about which era is better. It's about respect and understanding evolution. Edwards has every right to speak his mind, but with that comes the responsibility to face the music, or in this case, the legends' rebuttals. Today's stars shine bright, but let's not dim the light of those who paved the way. Basketball evolves, and so does its greatness. Let's not pit eras against each other but appreciate them for what they are. Each generation builds on the last, adding layers to this beautiful game. So, while Edwards stirs the pot, let's remember: Greatness in basketball isn't bound by time, it's defined by impact, and that, my friends, is truly sublime.
And Magic can say that because he's the ONLY person ever to win a high school championship, next year college championship, next year NBA championship.
They forget Magic went to 9 chips in 12 yrs and won 5 to me he better than jordan chip the first year who else has done it.
Magic’s Lakers dominated the 80’s and just imagine how much more dominant they would’ve been if Jerry West was able to pull off the trade for Dominique Wilkins.
manz musta felt like jesus from 78-80 xD
@@blockbullyrecords5417wait for rookie qb to win a Super Bowl
He was more than one year in college, so it wasn't a 3peat
Rookie Kobe never talked like that, when he talks to the media. He's a man in the interviews, matured and polite. He never talked smack on older players.
Yes and he admired michael jordan. When kobe died, Michael broke down 😢.
Kobe had class. A lot of the new generation don't know what class is, they're too full of themselves
So first he says I can't speak on it cause I didnt watch it... then proceeds to speak on it SEE THE DILEMA HERE??!!!!
I like Ant, but homie talks to much.
Then you don’t like ant
@@SlayerE-i9e if you want to be the face of Nba you have to do something like this to talk about for MEDIA :) .. see how SAS looks happy discussing this for almost a week now ! 😁
Way too much
Too
when you have the media blowing smoke up your ars... what do you expect
Anthony Edwards, mad talented, like the young man. If he had only just stopped after his first sentence, everything would've been good. Humility is a virtue long lost these days.
Facts
Mad talented?
He is a bum. What did he do in the fiba world CUP? Lol
Amen!
KG and Paul Pierce response to Edwards comments was spot on.
Tell us
What'd they say
@@idread3523😂😂
KG think that having both parents growing up, is a mark of being soft. MJ & Kobe grew up with both parents, and their two of the *hardest* killers to ever lace it up
@@3lastname390that point about having both parents wasn’t strong, but what he said about these young players being little boys in terms of their mentality, yes that’s spot on. They couldn’t hang with them on that table
Ant: "I can't speak on it, but I'll talk about it anyway."
Youngsters gotta be humbled every now and then. 🤣
There was a handful of skillful players back then. But consider evolution. Trainers, medicine, social media. There’s more skilled players now than it was in the 80’s and 90’s.
@@semajtheprodno it’s not.. not even close
@@realdeal5475it is. Especially the role players have gotten way better. Also nearly everyone is learning to hit the 3 or midrange jumper, even the centers. Humans get better all the time
@@ndnd7614 straight from Paul George and demar.. 90% of the league are bums.. but yet you telling me they are better.. nope I’ll take it from two elite players in the league.. these boys suck.. And it’s a handful of teams..
@@semajtheprodwhat has social media have to do with skill? You just underminded your own credibility. lmao
At 48 years old maybe I'm old but what do these gen-z and millennials mean the NBA players today are more skilled? I saw Dr. J, Jordan, Magic, Bird, Olajuwon, Duncan, Dominique Wilkins, Isiah Thomas, Barkley, David Robinson, Kevin Johnson, Clyde Drexler, Kobe, Carter, D.Wade, K.Malone, Gary Payton, Garnett, Mark Price, Penny Hardaway , Grant Hill, Dale Ellis, Sidney Moncrief etc.
Hey hey now Edwards is most definitely gen-z. The oldest Millennials is only 4 years younger than you. We remember Jordan’s era and how tough they were. They were physical.
You forgot Alex English, Kiki Vandiwie, Xavier McDaniels, Moses Malone.......
I hate people that don't know what a millennial is but say it anyway
@@gilbertbrown4183 forget Bernard king and Patrick Ewing
T Mac
THANK YOU MAGIC ‼️🎯🎯🎯💯
magic don't know shit
George Gervin anyone??
The Iceman needs to be talked about more frfr
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I was thinking that too
Needs a whole movie series
😂😂 Magic Johnson play no games with the come to his legacy🤷🏿💯💯🖤
Defense is a skill. Noone has defense today.
Kawhi better than pippen and Jordan 😂
@@curtiszyrnot dependable so he can’t be better
The shooters are too protected which prevents good defense. It's a face paced league and 3's sell tickets. They rarely call fouls when players drive to the rim.
@@curtiszyr Not even close but I think he is the one player that could play in the 90's.
When you look back at the records and at the tape, every decent guard cooked the Bulls. And most of those dudes couldn’t hold a candle to dudes today.
You say i can't speak on it and proceed to speak on it smh
It’s crazy, huh 😂
Cause he can
Ant man be running his mouth
, disagree this just a dumb quote , athletes .f his caliber get interviewd a lot, h should’ve just held his tongue on this1, was a dumb Naive statement etc- hope h rectifies by aiming for a chip-
somethings need to be said.. so NBA legends can be in media again. unless your Mj...
Like Ja Morant and we know the rest 😂
Recklessly ALL THE TIME
No cap
The league was WAYYYYYY tougher back then. Not only did they have skill back then, but it was a “Grown Man’s”league back then. Don’t even let me get started on the “load management” of today smh. #IfYouTrippingWasAPerson
Wrong
The shortest players of all time played in that time
@@moneymoney3235 Not sure how that correlates to his comment.. but okay
@@Htx.Kelvooomeans that it was much easier to go pro then… you’ll never find someone like muggsy ever be pro 14 years in this day in age… only happened back then when they were all on that ❄️and the skill gap wasn’t that big…. Not hard to comprehend but then again you’re a casual so you wouldn’t understand
GenZ has no idea what illegal defense was. It was more tiring to play defense back then running around following their man AND they had to be skilled to avoid getting himself and his team into foul trouble. Hand checking ball handlers and blatant aggressive shoving the backs of low post players with forearms and elbows were legal. Most of today's NBA players would load manage their way to play half a season and ask to be traded to their buddies team by the All Star break.
Magic impact on spacing was greater too. Steph changed half court spacing. Magic changed full court transition spacing. All 94ft. There was way more open layups for showtime than open shots for the Warriors. Showtime still averaged 118ppg in the 80's.
His PR team must have anxiety attacks everytime he speaks smh
I love ants game but...
I like Ant but....
People showing how much they've been waiting on an opportunity to hate on Ant Man
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just my opinion but I think they should revert back to the late 80's mid 90's rules for the in season tournament games and let them play like they did during that Era so he can see how tough it was for a few games and see which players could actually play that style of basketball.
Ant doesn't need to do this to get attn, making himself look childish. He wants to be taken seriously among the big dogs, he needs to quit acting like a pup
He didn’t do it for attention. He was only asked a question.
Ant Man likes to run his mouth a little too much. He is a social media baby though
He wasnt running his mouth, he was asked a question
Yeah when he was asked then he ran his mouth … he was just waiting for the moment so he can run his mouth lol …
@@envyd3017you not making sense players have always talk this way we just didn't have social media back then dats all
@@mikestanley4501that’s what people don’t understand he was asked a question so he answered to his opinion doesn’t mean he was right people so butthurt about his comments the very first thing he said was he didn’t watch back in the day ball😂
Every skill that Anthony Edward’s learned from a coach was developed by an old time player. The pound dribble to get into a pull up jump shot? …Anthony Edward’s learned that from a coach thanks to Jerry West developing and perfecting that move 60 years ago. The list of skills go on and on and on all there for modern coaches to teach thanks to the great players that came before.
Preach
“I can’t speak on it… so let me speak on it…”
lmao SAS tryna side step his way outta the picture when he instigated it.
"I didn't watch it back in the day, so I can't speak on it." Then proceeds to speak on it.
No pass.
I'd take Latrell Sprewell over Ant. He probably doesn't even know who Latrell is.
DAMN I HATE THAT IT HAD TO BE ANT MAN THO
Those players would never make a uninformed statement like that
Look at just the big men in the west in the 00's alone. KG, Duncan, Dirk, Sheed, Mcdyss, and Webber. They would all destroy today. Not to mention the guards. They had more skill than today's players.
Non of them has more skill than jokic . No guard from back then is a better playmaker than Luka or shooter than curry
@@curtiszyrplease
If they came in the league today, with no legacy, they would be role players lets be real
How is sheed more skilled than all the great nba players in the league right now when he was a bottom tier all star? Just cause he could shoot like almost every player in the nba big men included? If we're being real anthony davis and jokic are just about as skilled as any of those guys you just listed. And let's not even get started on wemby in a few years
Everyone u named I can name someone better in this era 😂😂
That was an ignorant statement by Antman. You didn’t watch it?!!! You call Kobe one of the GOATS right?! Just remember Kobe studied the early games and learned moves from those guys who you say DIDNT have BASKETBALL SKILLS
There is honestly no excuse for Ant to not have seen the games from the past since many of the finals series are available from the NBA. Being in the league there is no way he couldn't get access.
He prob doesn't watch. You don't have to watch
Because he is not student of the game. They only watch what they grow up on.
Bro nobody really cared to go back and watch games from the 60s,70s,80s or 90s wat for it's not da same games how watching dem games going to help him 😂😂😂😂
@@ShawnSmith-x4l lmao kobe studied every era and spoke to all the legends personally. dudes like you will stay stagnant forever.
@@ShawnSmith-x4lhelp him in learning the history of the game. Being in a league and disrespecting the ogs is lame af. How you in the nba and legitimately don’t think any player before the 2000’s besides mj was good.yall be thinking it’s cool to make stupid takes and act uneducated about stuff💀
Followed the league closely since the late 60's. I'm always disappointed at how completely ignorant younger players and fans are about the history of the league and the players that made the league. Ant strikes me as a good guy that doesn't mean to do harm with his constant incredibly stupid comments. But at some point he has to put a filter on his mouth and learn how to think before he says yet another shockingly stupid thing. He's only 23 but there are tons of NBA players 23 and younger and I don't hear any of them talking like a fool on a regular basis. Not an age thing. This is an ignorant and arrogant person that needs some guidance. If he'll take it.
60's when an ice cream man can become a basketball player
20 years from now, this era will be remembered as the softest era in nba history
The difference between Ant and all those legends SAS named is that they didn’t disrespect & discredit the players who helped build this game into what it is today by saying none of them had any skill. That’s why Magic said he doesn’t respond to criticism from people like that.
“ the greatest shooter GoWd! ever created “ 😭
Larry Bird wasn't athletic. What do you think he relied and worked on? SKILLS.
This man tried to downplay Kobe’s impact on the game. Even if Kobe walked into the league today people would still be like “oh my”.
These don't know what they're talking about
Back then it was a grown man game. These are kids that play when they feel like it so stop it can't compare. Different geration soft like cotton.
It really is though you watch the tapes they were men fully grown now it’s a bunch of jacked teenagers baby face , and it’s a shame how they shit on the older generations as if they are above them, they ain’t. Only difference is they jack more threes and jump higher, They have destroyed the game
@@jds2056ive seen it go both ways, if anything ive seen more old players “hate” on younger players.
@@jds2056 lmao they were kids too , if bam adebayo or even Jalen Duren played in the 90s or 80s you’d call them grown men too. Your perspective is just tainted by time
It was a grown man game but a rookie Magic dominated. And a rookie Jordan dominated. And a rookie Shaq dominated. And a rookie Allen Iverson dominated.
It was a grown man game but players barely made it past 32 years old.
In what way? I see people say stuff like this all the time but never actually see anything to back up that talk. To me, it seems like the older guys are the salty sensitive ones here, Ant just said some shi and the old dogs are the ones throwing a fuss.
Magic Johnson stood on business! 😂😂
Now we know why they call him the AntMan.... because he has an Ant Brain. BUSHHHHH BATABOOOM. Good Night Folks!
Boom.......thats it right there.....great response Magic!!
These new players aren't more skilled,. The game just isn't as physical and all the rule changes allow you to do more. Also you can palm and carry the ball now worse than ever and that step back shot which at times these guys take 4 steps used to not be allowed.
All they do is spam stepbacks while everyone else stands around at the 3 point line. It’s boring to watch. These dudes are not that skilled. All they do is jack threes
Stephen A DON’T forget Kevin McHale ,he’s second to Tim Duncan at power forward postmoves, all time!
@RM-ue3bp: Yeah, Kevin McHale's post-moves were just beautiful to watch! Probably the best in post-moves.
To me, the only player who had a deeper bag than McHale in the post was Hakeem.
Nice take Stephan A 👍
Stephen A being messy 😂
I sware lol
How is he being messy? He shouldn't hace asked him the question?
Edwards shouldn't have fixed his lips to say that nonsense
Everything is messy to yall now
Magic can say whatever he wants. He won everywhere and is an all time great. Ant’s comments are absurd. Period.
Magic can say that, Jordan can say that - we can’t, you can’t.
Mj magic. Bird. Zeek. The Dream. Barkley. Malone. Kemp. Payton. Zo. Larry Johnson. Kj. Penny. Shaq. Ewing. Theres just to much to name that played when Jordan played
Ant doesn’t even begin to compare to Kobe’s skill even on kobes worst day lol
This right here is why this old hat will never support modern pro. sports anymore. The lack of disrespect that comes out of the mouths of these young players in all of the pros. sports make me sick. None of these young players are students of the sport they play. They are rich wanna-be rappers/athletes half of whom can't read a book. These guys are bad role models for any kid today and I don't care how good they play today's games. Today pro games are weak. These guys can basically take time off and get paid millions for not playing. And I blame guys like Stephen a for not calling out how pro sports today are weak.
I don’t even think Anthony Edward is even up there with those legends , he just started making noise 😂
Well he just got in the league smart guy😂
@@brandonwilliams8220 5 years is not "just got in" my guy
@@axelgiosido4997 it’s not enough to become a legend on what you are speaking on none if those guys were labeled a legend by year 5 smart guy who was a legend 5 years in please tell me?
@@brandonwilliams8220
Word , no lie in 5 years look at this comment bro watch how big he’ll be . These basketball players of the new generation just be hyping people like you up with social media ya believe the hype too much 😂 , he’s created hype that’s all .
@@brandonwilliams8220 Well, my point is that, 5 years in the league is already a huge experience. I mean, we can't keep making excuses for him when we scrutinize Lebron for making it to the finals in his 4th year. Heck the true legends made an impact right away, Kobe already has 2 rings on his 5th year. Magic already has won a finals MVP on his rookie year. Heck MJ Already won MVP on his 4th year.
Yet here comes AntMan, talking all these non sense, and you keep making excuses for them "well he's still in his 5th year". That's the thing, if he has not accomplished much what these legends did, then he should know how to shut up.
This the same guy who told a chick to get an abortion like it was a joke. What yall expect?
If you’re nickname is MAGIC nuff said 😂
In other words, shut you're mouth unless you have a ring to back it up!
You forget Larry
Yall the ones who gassed ants head up and said he was next Mj.
I'm sick of people completely ignoring context when talking about greatness in the NBA. The competition is tougher now that it was in the 90's, these aren't self-taught dudes who came to the NBA after playing at the rec anymore, these guys have been playing organized ball since they were kids, attending NBA player's camps etc. The game is faster, more dynamic, standing in the paint and elbowing your way to the hoop isn't enough. Two all-star calliber players on a team do not guarantee championship anymore. Not to take away anything from Magic Johnson, but he won a chip with a stacked squad of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, James Worthy, and Bob McAdoo. Basketball is a team game, stop putting down individual players for not being able to bring team accolades. It's like saying CP3, James Harden, Reggie Miller, Dominique Wilkins, John Stockton, Patrick Ewing and a bunch of other guys, aren't worth talking to, because they never won.
The skills are alot better than back then.. thats all. Shot making is better.
There's no way on Earth Ant man believes that ridiculous statement. He knows all press is good press.
Magic Johnson would destroy Ant-Man in a fist fight though 🤷♀️
He would destroy ant man in the Game of Basketball also. 9 finals appearances, and 5 Championships. Magic was playing for a title, just about every year that he was in the league. Plus he won a NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP. He won his 1st NBA TITLE in his Rookie year.
I’m positive Ant-Man would win in a TKO.
He from the ATL skreets.
@@Terror832That don't mean nothing bruh😂😂😂.
@@wiseandstrong3386 magic is 6’9 with Freakish long arms and before coming back from retirement he was so athletic.
@@Terror832Lansing MI is no joke either bro
Kids nowadays have no respect for anything.
i just hope ant man win a championship coz if not he will be humiliated by the older players coz he dont respect the OG
Yeah as someone who believes that today’s players are on average better and more skilled than the 90s and 80’s players. But it’s ridiculous to say that the only skilled player is Jordan
"Breath smellin like Similac!" 😂
Edwards mistake wasn't stopping after saying that he didn't watch it and can't speak on it. Had he left it at that it'd be everyone talking about how respectful he was
Ant ain’t wrong! 😂😂 Only like 10 dudes could play then. The rest were just wrestlers.
Ant is not the brightest spark. In fact saying that stuff he did? straight up ignorant.. Ant need to learn respect. he's let fame go to his head.
MAGIC LARRY THOMAS DREXLER ICE MAN DR J VINCE PENNY TIM HARDWAY LARRY JOHNSON SHAWN KEMPT DAVID ROBINSON CHARLES BARKLEY AN ON AN ON 😂😂😂😂😂😂 ANT IS DUMB
Ant talking is like Ja flashing a gun on IG
This bout to have ant go off this just lighting a fire under him i love it
You’re struggling to mention skilled players ? Any man is right
Be quiet. It’s Ant Man, not “any man is right.” You’re not even looking at what you post. Damn.
Ant (man) lmao thats describes this dudes statue compared to the 75 best players in nba history
Antman must plan on winning a championship next year.
i love how stephen a smith respects curry
Anthony edwards would do himself a big favor if he just kept his mouth shut, or hired someone to speak for him. He literally said the dumbest, most disrespectful thing possible
So Hakeem have no skill? Charles Barkley? Wtf Rodman getting into your space and nerves is not a skill? Kareem Skyhook, wtf! Stockton dishes? that can never be broken, not a skill? Isiah? I can go on the list!
If Ant was on 80's I dont think he will be athletic without Modern technology and knowledge of the modern basketball.. he will just be a normal basketball player like everyone else.
I think ANt feel the same way he felt when he made the statement 😂😂
Glad he corrected himself on Gary Payton.
Anthony Edwards is right. Jordan was the only player from that era that had skills that would shine against today's competition.
HILARIOUSNESS😂😂😂😂
Nonsense but even if you were right: Jordan played 30!!! years ago lmao before this ant was even born
The disrespect to these legends is RIDICULOUS! Who tf you think your favorite players got their moves and etc from. 🤦🏾♂️
What he meant to say is that players are more skillful now than they were back then.
Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Baron Davis, stephon marbury
Stephen A gonna instigate his ahhhh off boy 😂😂😂
Omg how is he instigating
I swear yall just hate sas so even when he doesn't do anything wrong it's still his fault
Edwards shouldn't have fixed his lips to say that nonsense
@@madddoggnogood1491he was asked a question. Yall need to quit being butt hurt.
Did y’all watch this past Olympics? THAT style of play was imminent back in the 90’s! You noticed team USA struggled with such style of play even though they got the gold.
This is why all rookie should have a 3 month seminar on the history of the game and the players.
I love ants game but...
I like Ant but....
People showing how much they've been waiting on an opportunity to hate on Ant Man
AntMan was 99 percent wrong and 1 percent correct. The game has evolved. Isiah Thomas analogy to football is incorrect. Physically is not impeding a 3 point shooter or dribbler. Those 80s and 90s guys are so out of touch that they cannot accept new generations has surpassed them.
Magic was, is the best point guard there ever was to lace them past, present, future..people have severe cases of recency bias which lead them to talk out of their a$$e$ like antman..Moreover, make a public display or fool out of themselves because of their youth or ignorance. Antman shud learn this lesson not to shit on the Nba legends that built this game ..he is making such huge sums of money because of their efforts as well maybe he will say they had no skill in Negotiating his current salary also..I think he is overdue for a diaper change now.
😅exactly
5ive is the 5ace of the NBA 🐜
This shouldn't even be a debate. The Jordan comparison got him tripping
Why are they responding to Anthony Edward, he wasn't even born we these guys was playing.
Stephen A quit playing dumb none of them players in the 90s who played in jordan era were on his superstar level, LeBron had kobe,kd,dwade, kawhi, Tatum jokic,harden,giannis,lilliard,booker,joel,list goes on & on,magic Johnson was a horrible coach & gm lets not forget how he quit on lebron and the la organization smh & hes still allowed 2 have an opinion & input on lakers major roster decisions smfh its the picking & choosing for me he quit on the lakers in the middle of the season 😂ilost all respect 4 him
Ant must not see what I see and I’m only 27 so many cold dudes even before Kobe and MJ like Isaiah Thomas had the A.I crossover before he did look it up. It was all type of cold people. Look up, Larry Bird highlights And Magic Johnson’s!!!
KJ, Charles, the Mailman, Mullin or any of those guys weren't disrespecting Magic like Antman was.
If he’d have watched from back in the day everyone would be calling him Bobby like Endrick
why must all the media clowns like Nick Wright and Shannon Sharp just push the hate on anyone that isn't LeFraud and anyone who has played in the past 5 years? No other group shits on the past players like the LeMedia. i wonder why......
Just to add to this dumb take by Edwards:
When he mentioned that when we saw Kobe, we were amazed, indirectly he is also attacking the players who were alongside Kobe's era (Duncan, Iverson, Carter, Wade, Pierce, Allen, Shaq, Dirk, even Lebron). So Edwards just threw a dumpster fire. He has lost tons of respects from the old school and even the 2000s fans. Dumb and ignorant take by someone who has not achieved anything in this sport.
Being the greatest 3-point shooter of all time doesn't make him the greatest point guard. He's just the greatest 3-point shooter. If his shot isn't falling then you want someone else in there at pg.
JORDAN IS G.O.A.T
Today's NBA players couldn't deal with 30 years ago....
I can't speak on it, proceeds to say something 🤦🏼♂️
Someone talks too much when he was gassed in the playoffs and can't even preserve his body to the entire playoffs 😏😏 now you're talking about skills?
I've thrown my two cents into this ring before on KG and Paul Pierce's podcast, but Anthony Edwards' knack for stirring the pot has got me typing again. Here's the thing about Edwards, he's got this vibe, right? He loves to get under the skin, and whether you love it or hate it, it's part of what makes him, him.
Now, diving into this debate about old school vs. new school NBA, it's like comparing the best wines from different vineyards. Each era has its flavor. Today's game? It's faster, more spread out, and the three-point line might as well be the new free-throw line. But let's not forget what we've lost: that gritty, in-the-paint battle, the art of the mid-range jumper, and yes, a bit of that old-school physicality.
The legends, though? They had something special, an adaptability that's often overlooked. Imagine Magic orchestrating today's fast breaks, Bird with today's spacing, or Jordan, well, being Jordan in any era. They'd not just play; they'd thrive. They adapted back then to rule changes, to new strategies, and they'd do it now.
But here's where I land on this: it's not about which era is better. It's about respect and understanding evolution. Edwards has every right to speak his mind, but with that comes the responsibility to face the music, or in this case, the legends' rebuttals. Today's stars shine bright, but let's not dim the light of those who paved the way.
Basketball evolves, and so does its greatness. Let's not pit eras against each other but appreciate them for what they are. Each generation builds on the last, adding layers to this beautiful game. So, while Edwards stirs the pot, let's remember: Greatness in basketball isn't bound by time, it's defined by impact, and that, my friends, is truly sublime.