Determining If The Top NBA Teams Are FOR REAL Or FRAUDS Before The Playoffs...
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
- In this video we go through the top 4 seeds in the NBA's Eastern and Western Conferences and determine if each of them are contenders or pretenders for the 2024 NBA Playoffs
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Bro think bucks for real is all we needed to know
They won like 3 years ago. The only change to their core since then is Dame instead of Jrue, and dame isn’t exactly a scrub. I don’t think they’re gonna win but to act like they definitely can’t is some BS. Big part of their problem is Dame underperforming this year. So if he can actually step back up to how he use to play then that’ll defeat make a big difference.
@@kraff2988yea hes had all season to worry about his divorce its time for business
bro is just bro bro
Bucks are busted. Dame time is over. Giannis is injured. Their coach is Doc Rivers. Need I say more?
But the Knicks are frauds? With OG and Mitch back and in a shaky east (outside of Boston)? This dude has garbage takes. foh
The Celtics are frauds until they actually win one. That team has a couple of Robins without a Batman. If either JT or JB were really “the guy,” the Celtics would have won 2+ rings already.
TLDW: Young teams are frauds, old teams are for real
Thanks, saved me lots of time
If old teams are for real, why haven't Clippers won a championship yet? 💀
@@ColdHoopsbc they haven’t been healthy
@@scottsykes3921 That wasn't an excuse in the bubble and when they made their first WCF🤷♂️
@@ColdHoops cuz they're a team full of diva me first players 😂
Yes a Wolves team who have a winning record against the Nuggets, lost their 2nd best player (who is returning) and still posted a winning record, and a team with the best defense is a fraud. Makes sense.
His credibility is lacking with this video
Wait now I know you don’t know basketball.
having the knicks as the thumbnail and not the celtics is grade A hating
He’s always a Knicks hater 🤷🏽
Celtics just made a finals, what're u talking about, stop watching basketball
Following media agenda
@@MrTrueCaller619they lost, stop watching basketball
@@gachaaddict1448and where were the knicks?
You actually just hatin on the Knicks for no reason
Everytime someone says something negative about y’all favorite teams, rather true or not, y’all claim everyone is a hater 😂
Gawk gawk
How y’all don’t have enough scoring
@@polobrown28they just got jb
@@Knickssuck2024 facts which gonna get doubled in da playoffs
Funny that the bucks brought Dame in for playoff success even though he has been awful the few times he has been past the 1st round
And Doc bro like this team was built to completely implode this summer. They could be completely blown up into one of the worst teams in NBA history if it doesn’t work out this season.
@@bedstuy4_l895They just got together. Relax.
Clippers and Bucks for real? I noticed the Knicks and Ant Edwards hate before, but now it’s going way too far.
I was right and I don’t even have a RUclips channel pretending I know something by being biased af
Tbh Randle out for the knicks isnt that bad since he dissapears in the playoffs anyway and can now have some games to adjust to playing without him
5:58 bro says this like paolo wasnt already an all star this year
Exactly and he also somehow fails to realize that Paolo was voted 4th by peers, 6th by fans, tied 5th by media as the best frontcourt player in the East.
Overall rankings had him right behind the perma MVP candidate 3, Tatum, Embiid, Giannis and Jaylen Brown who is having a historic year on a historic team.
Any of the top 4 teams can win, all aren't frauds, the Bucks lost in the first round last season are they frauds? Being top 4 means you have shown you are a competent team.
This whole video can boil down to "I don't trust young teams with no playoff experience no matter how good they are/were in the regular season, but I do trust teams with playoff experience and with vets no matter how badly they look". Essentially young teams bad, established teams good. Its pretty lazy honestly sadly and I honestly like Hoops videos.
Come on. You can’t really argue that Orlando is a contender. That’s nonsense. And one all-star player does not make a team a contender. There is not one contending team that has only one All-Star player
@lakritz1987 the nuggets bruh. Won a chip with a 1 all star lineup. Murray may play like a all star during the playoffs but he's the only one whose close on the nuggets.
Bro left the mavs of the list? They are better than half the team you mention
this
He just said that he's grading the each top 4 teams. And mention those teams that below Mavs if you may.
Bro I really been startin to question yo takes lately
A team with doc as head coach just can't be for real 😂😂 cmon mam
Nonsense. You don’t need to like him in order to acknowledge that He did win a title
@@lakritz1987yeah… like in 2008 and hasn’t done shit since despite having great teams
@@lakritz1987 You're so unserious. Wake UP!
Dude the Knicks (frauds), just beat Milwaukee (Contenders) at home. Do your homework..last vid I watch by you..
It's almost like it's one game chill
lol that was one game bro
Didn't the Knicks beat Milwaukee Christmas Day also?
Milwaukee is trash tho. They have no chemistry or the right talent. And they're old
@@daredevil350and blew them out without their second best player lol. This is too soon because the Knicks could be the #2 seed by next week.
Interesting how every fan of a team that is labelled a fraud in this video is screaming that he is „just hating“, while non of them is giving any argument why he was incorrect in his assessment. Bring arguments guys, or stop hating this channel yourself
Do we need to say something? Lol
Some spicy takes here for sure.
Hellll nah bro. The wolves are not frauds. I don’t expect us to win everything this year but seriously? How can you say ANT doesn’t have what it takes to be the best player on the team for a playoff series😭.
With this, this season we have played the nuggets 3 times and beaten them twice with ant as the leading scorer over all 3 games with 27-28 ppg
KAT was one of the only 50 40 90 players throughout most of the season too. What else do I have to say? Naz Reid? Mike Conley? GOBERT? Mcdaniels? NAW? Slo mo? 😔
To make this argument you have to say a lot more. Twolves have not made it to a conference finals just yet. To me they are a fraud until they prove that they belong to the contenders, by actually contending in the playoffs
@@lakritz1987 if that's the metric, then there's no reason for this video to even exist then because the delineation between frauds and contenders is basically just "have you made a deep playoff run in the past," never mind their performance in THIS season.
A lot fans just don’t get an opportunity to watch the Timberwolves. I can’t wait to watch their playoff run. Ant has a real opportunity to become the new face of the league if they win this year.
Don't sleep Bing Bong
billabong wong?
Yall one dimensional asfuck
Just like your city
Bro your take on edwards is always so shit. Edwards was the best player last year in a meaningful series so why can’t he again this year. What do you have against Edwards? I agree Timberwolves right now are in trouble with KAT being injured and all so I’m okay with calling them frauds but your take on edwards is once again shit
Most of these guys don't actually watch the twolves
Bro is on crack. You think Ant was better than Jokic last year in against the nuggets?
@@dregamingz he was better in the series or atleast on the same level
@@government1476 cap
@@government1476 your only argument could be that Jokic let Murray cook for the first few games but Jokic closed that series stronger than any performance that Edwards had. And still Jokic outperformed him.
Very casual take..No real insight..Old team real and young team frauds..
Brunson in the thumbnail 💀
I'm coming back to this when the knicks make a deep run 👀
It’s Lukas time now.
so basically every younger team is a fraud and old ones are for real
I would also have thrown the Mavs in as contenders, even though this was top 4 only I think they will give Denver the hardest time in the West as I think they match up really well
You know most of his take is good their are a few i don’t agree with like the ant think but he gave usually good argument on why he think so
This guy video based on ESPN highlights 😅
Mavs for real
I love the Clippers and Buck... But they aint making it past first round.... Harden and Doc are serial chokers
Ah haaaa. He said the bubble chip doesn’t count 🎉we got one ☝🏼
How are you gonna diss the T-wolves and then say "They are the league's best defensive unit in the league"
Clippers should be called the Los Angeles MaybeNextYear’ers
Having the Clippers in the FR category is blasphemous. They're about to be a first or second-round exit
okay guys i’m a huge thunder fan so i also disagree with the takes and feel yalls pain but can we all just chill?? this man is a youtuber and he provides us HIS OPINION on these videos, it’s totally fine to disagree in the comments and state your opinions but it shouldn’t be bothering yall this much, these comments are not it, let’s all be more kind❤️
A few things regarding your "Timberwolves are frauds" claim:
1.) They've made the playoffs the last 2 seasons, albeit as lower seeds. They put up good fights in both their first-round exits against higher seeds, so claiming they lack playoff experience doesn't gel with reality.
2.) As it stands, potential first-round matchups for the Wolves include the Suns, Kings, Lakers and Warriors. Ant is better than anyone on the Kings and the more marquee guys on the Suns, Lakers and Warriors are all either on the older side and potentially banged up for the playoffs. Also Ant's averaging a 28-5-4 on 47/38/84 splits in 11 playoff games so far and has made a leap this season, so the contention that he won't be the best player in the series is complete crap. Dude gets better when it matters and he's clearly hungry.
3.) Gobert certainly has a long history of playoff struggles, but he's also never played on a team with wing defenders in the same class as McDaniels and Edwards when he's locked in. Teams won't be able to put him on an island like they did against Utah in the playoffs.
4.) Towns being banged up and potentially rusty for the playoffs is definitely concerning for their offense, but the Wolves have gone 12-5 in his absence with wins against both LA teams, Golden State and Denver. Naz Reid's averaged an 18-7 since KAT went down and other guys are stepping up as well.
5.) The Wolves have played well against pretty much any of their potential first-round teams and have hung tough against higher seeds as well. The Pelicans are pretty much the only team that always gives them fits because they don't really have someone that can guard a healthy Zion, but that can be said for just about any other team when it comes to Zion and the Pelicans haven't exactly been a beacon of consistency lately.
It’s so silly how you say the bucks have the best chance to beat the bucks but then immediately say the Knicks are fraudulent. Yes Randle is out and that is awful. Made me think for a second that we were out of a run no question. We still have Anunoby guarding the best player, hartenstein and Robinson down low, hart snagging every rebound there is. And Brunson and Dante lighting it up. AND, they have amazing chemistry. Everyone should be scared, we got a Jimmy Butler heat type playoff team brewing just watch
I have more chances of winning the MVP this year than the Bucks winning the ring.
I mean maybe takes like this is why people arent subscribing
If the clips are for real the mavs definitely looking good after we beat them 1st round
Kawhi gone put belt to ass
I don’t know man the Knicks are playing pretty damn good right now and Brunson specifically. The Bucks are playing like shit
I'm not a Knicks fan but I think they are for real even without Randle as long as Anunoby is healthy.
Clippers aren’t for real. They haven’t proved themselves in the playoffs
Lol Knicks frauds but bucks for real you just lost all credibility
You think the Clippers are for real? The same Clippers that's full of playoff chokers?
I know u believe this was an argument. But it isn’t. Bring a “choker“ is just a label. It has no meaning in RL
@@lakritz1987 He doesn't need to make an argument.
Just analyse since the bubble till 2023 playoffs... Clippers have failed to win it all.
You can't take that franchise seriously. I learned this after they lost to Houston game 6 in 2015
Nuggets lost their depth and SGA IS a 1 dimensional pg great at finishing but does not create for others
Wow you were so wrong about the timberwolves, I still think the thunder are frauds since they played a pelicans team without Zion aka the worst team in the playoffs by a mile, ill give you a break and the two stars on the Bucks were injured almost the whole series and the Knicks played a rusty Embiid coming off injury so that was a relatively easy series for them and Anunoby is playing good again
The Timberwolves and the Clippers have been to the WCF the same number of times... just sayin
We here bum ha
Comments calm down 😂. Just an opinion from a creator. If we don’t like the opinion leave
You are actually trippin. Saying the wolves are frauds, but the bucks are legit after the up and down inconsistent season they have had? And the clippers are legit with two of the biggest playoff chokers in PG and Harden?… not sure what you got against ANT either, but he’s shown he can be the best player in a meaningful series.
Your...take...not...mine
Bad take for the bucks , they be losing today in the playoffs with doc rivers.
Thunder are not frauds, they have an elite record against top 10 teams this year and great half court offense. They’re top 10 in defensive and offensive rating. Aside from “I haven’t seen it before so it can’t happen”, what is preventing them from winning multiple playoff series
Experience. We’ve seen this before, the 60 win atl hawks got destroyed by lebron himself due to having no playoff experience
I’m a heat fan but trust me when I say this if okc go against a veteran team like warriors or lakers they’re cooked
@@User-uy6nh Thunder are 3-1 against Warriors this season. Lakers are a bad example since they are clearly a much better playoff team than their seed indicates and they made the WCF last year
@@User-uy6nh The Hawks made the ECF and then lost to the GOAT lol, how is that bad? If the Thunder made the WCF and lost to Jokic, would you say they were frauds and "got destroyed"?
@@0207xander I’m sayin if they go against a veteran team they’re gonna get exposed
How u leave tge mavs off of this rookie
healthy Clippers are real, usual Clippers are frauds! I feel OKC could be too young, but MIN are OK.
There is a reason he does not have subscribers. Bucks are for real lol
Jalen Brunson should win the mvp
Really ANT should, but the MVP votings are about analytics now...
Giannis hurt
lol the injury prone Clips are for real, but a perfectly healthy Thunder are frauds 🤣 can’t wait to laugh at Harden being a total flop again in the playoffs
Apart from the Timberwolves, the others seem fair. L
Video too old to publish now
Bucks not for real especially under glen rivers he aint doc anymore to me. If Giannis doesn't play in the first round bucks wont win. The best bet for the bucks tank the last 3 games finish 3rd and play the pacers they dont want the 2 seed and possibly have to face the heat or sixers
Bucks being in “for real” invalidates ur whole list, L casual.
bro you might as well just say that the old team is for real and the young teams are frauds, no need to make a 9 mins video for this...
To be honest, i was planning to watch this video. I cant even watch like 30 seconds cuz they title is annoying lol... IMO lol Just call it :" FOR REAL or Not"
Mavs in 5
Oh the team with 3 22 Y/O and under as their top 3 players are frauds? great commentary man 👍 i thought they would go all the way!
Experience. When was the last time you saw a team go far with no playoff experience?
@@User-uy6nh no shit they’re not going to win. They’re not fraudulent though? It would be fraudulent if a team was expected to win. Do you understand?
@@groceries4865 look at the poll they’re top 5 to win it
So essentially young teams bad, teams with playoff vets good. End video. Thats literally your entire analysis for every fraud and why teams struggling may possibly be for real.
I honestly disagree and think you could have really made some analysis.
But its your opinion and video which I do understand. Just really 0 true analysis. I honestly like your vids HR generally but man this feels pretty bland/lazy.
For example at some point you said Paolo wasnt an All Star caliber guy completely forgetting that he was literally a true All Star this year (not an injury replacement).
Knicks didn’t have Randle since before the OG trade
This takes are so baaaaaad 😂
This doesn’t age well lmao
Clippers are winning the West.
Ur the Fraud calling the T-wolves fraud.
Lil bro you don’t know ball
Bucks are fr?? 😂😭
Really I don't agree with you on a lot of this crap
Hater like wtf
cavs all the wayyyy lol
Bucks aint for real bro
Very shallow take
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Bsssssssss
You bum 😂
The east is so weak
So weak that the East All-Stars blew out the West All-Stars this year right
@@Dynasty-Star you think they actually try? lmao
Me first 💯
Great job man have a wonderful day
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