Best Knicks team ever? Tyrod Taylor future of the Giants? More listener calls

Best Knicks team ever? Tyrod Taylor future of the Giants? More listener calls

Got to get to the calls before I get on out of here for the day all right 888 s533 that’s 888 72753 03 you’re listening live to the Stephen A Smith show right here over the digital Airwaves of YouTube and you’re watching as well let’s go to George in

Long Island you’re live with Steve what’s up going on what’s what’s up George how you doing hey step talk to me long time fan how are you appreciate you what’s up sitting home recovering from a car accident uh currently a radio TV broadcast major focusing on Sports Broadcast

Looking to see if any advice for someone who looking to stand out in the sports radio industry because that’s something I’m passionate about and looking to go for as a career when you’re doing radio you’re going to talk more than you will on any other Medium you’re certainly

Going to talk more than you do in the newspapers or magazines because you’re not really talking your writing and you’re doing to talk more than television because you have more air time to pontificate and really elaborate on your points so you got to really really do your research you got to

Really know what the hell you’re talking about and you really should be about the business of pounding that pavement and getting on out there and cultivating sources and resources so there’s a bevy of information that’ll come your way so when you get on the air you’ll have an

Abundance of things to talk about you also need to be comfortable in front of that microphone being able to articulate yourself with a level of fluency and smoothness so you’re not stumbling and bumbling all over yourself because you’re communicating and projecting your voice to your audience and last but not

Least you Eng gratiate yourself with that audience at hand that’s going to call in you listen to them you Vibe with them you go up against them you with them you argue with them you conjo them you hug them you embrace them you do all of those different things you bring all

Facets of your personality to the mix you get in front of that microphone and you deliver the goods and last but not least be consistent they need to be able to depend on you they need to be able to know that you’re going to be there all

The time that when they click on that radio station they gonna find you because podcasts are exploding for a reason because the nation and the world has let you know they want to listen to what they want to listen to when they want to listen to it how they want to

Listen to it they may not want to watch on TV they might want to watch on their phone they want to watch on an iPad or a laptop computer they may not want to listen to you at 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 noon they might want to wait until late

In the afternoon or early on in the evening when they’re driving home from work they make those determinations and so if you’re going to do radio as opposed to podcasting for example you have to understand there’s a definitive time that you’re going to be there and

That the only way you’re going to have success doing that is if you establish appointment viewing and the only way you establish appointment viewing is by ingratiating yourself with that audience cultivating a relationship with them and getting it so it’s automatic that they dial in to see you I’ve been hosting in

Star first take for the last 12 years we’ve been number one that entire time why is it because I’ve in gratia myself with the audience they know who I am and what I’m going to deliver and when they turn on the TV at 10:00 they know they

Can find me and they know what they going to get when they find me that’s what this is about and that’s what you got to remember appreciate the call hope that helps George take care of yourself orange and blue skies Stephen and blue skies baby no doubt Jerry and Staten

Island you’re live with Stephen A what’s up Jerry Hey Stephen I just want to talk about the New York Giants uh quarterback situation Daniel Jones Mr $4 million man that’s who you want to talk about uh not necessarily him but the guy that’s behind him the Super Bowl

Champion Super Bowl 47 Champion the 2015 pro bowler who proved this year that he could still be better than a serviceable quarterback in this league who are you talking about Taylor Tyrod Taylor oh please stop it stop it Tyrod Taylor can play Tyrod Taylor is no scrub he can play he

Belongs in the National Football League but if you’re trying to win a Super Bowl compete for a Super Bowl that’s not the quarterback that you’re looking at that’s not going to cut it nobody’s going to have faith that that is the direction to go in so you saying that doesn’t make any sense

Whatsoever what I want to say about that is at Le in the 99 years history of the New York Giants M he’s the second Black starting quarterback okay that’s franchise the first being Gino Smith in 2017 appr I appreciate that point I’m a black man are you

Black I am not okay well I’m a black man so I have more of an appreciation for that than you do respectfully what I’m saying to you is that’s not what this is about this is about your ability to perform remember as black folks we want equal and fair opportunities we don’t

Want to be gift anything we don’t want something handed to us just because of the color of our skin or our ethnicity we want to earn it we just want an equal playing field to have the opportunity to do so so what I’m saying to you is that

Tyrod Taylor has had opportunities and he’s not a scrub he can play and he belongs on an NFL roster he belongs and deserves to be receiving an NFL paycheck okay in some cases he can even start but when you talking about Super Bowl contention stop that nonsense you know better you know

Better all right take it easy man yeah take it thank Stephen no problem Sammy in Connecticut you’re live with Stephen A what’s up talk to me what’s going on Stephen A I’m here so I’m I’m calling talk about our New York knck man yes uh this might be

So I’m 22 22 tomorrow yeah you’re a puppy this might be best team I’ve watched hold hold you said my life hold on hold on you said you turn 22 tomorrow yes sir happy birthday that’s first things first happy birthday to you secondly you saying this is the best is

Are you saying this the best New York Knicks team or is this the best team no this is the best New York Knicks team I think I’ve seen in my life 22 remember the Mellow Arrow a little you just got here you you were just born you

Just got you just you just got allowed to drink okay it was just legal for you to drink for crying out loud you’re a baby I mean you haven’t been suffering for that long I understand the New York Knicks haven’t been relevant since before you were born cuz the last time

They were really really relevant was 1999 even though they won a division title with Mike Woodson in 2013 and Carmello Anthony was leading them and what have you we all knew that they weren’t going to win the chip you had LeBron and other’s boys in the East but

I’m looking at the Phil the New York Knicks right now with Brunson balling the way that he is looking like a flat out Superstar to be quite honest with you he’s an MVP candidate right now he truly truly is and then when you look at once Julius Randle comes back Mitchell

Robinson comes back with the way Dante Devan chenzo played last night and the way he’s looking right now that villain NOA Wildcat Connection in the starting back cour for the New York Knicks with Tom tho coaching them I got to admit to you I’m very I’m growing to be very very

Excited about the New York Knicks I’ll be there Saturday night when they play the Lakers so my question is uh what do you think a realistic expectation is like at minimum where should they be Conference Finals I’m at that point automatic Eastern Conference semi-finals they better make it to the Eastern Conference

Semi-finals I think the Knicks could get to the Conference Finals I think they could do it yeah I think they could do it that’s where I’m at appreciate the call man let’s go to Paul in La you’re live with Stephen A what’s up Paul how

Are you good Stephen A how are you doing I’m all right thank you for calling what’s up of course so quick question if you’re looking through the lens of Darin ham what do you think his actual strategy is I mean the team looks lost everyone seems to be waiting for someone

Else to step up ball movement is up and down just trying to find the logic behind what he’s what he’s doing it’s it’s hard to judge the logic here’s why first of all this a dingham got at the Los Angeles Lakers to the Western Conference finals last year let’s give

Credit what creditors do this year Anthony Davis looks better LeBron still looks like an All-Star caliber player superstar in this league D’Angelo Russell came on strong but it was only after he was benched and then reinserted into the starting lineup Austin Reeds looks like the summer compromised him because he hasn’t been

The same since Jared Vanderbilt is a Defender and a rebounder and an Energizer Bunny all right ruy haimura has been injured he hasn’t been healthy and I think foolishly foolishly they let go of the point guard that they had last year coming off the bench let him get away to Toronto and

They need to get somebody like him back and so I look at it from that standpoint and I say the jury is still out but time is running out the Los Angeles Lakers are vying for a playing spot in the tournament that is not good um and right

Now the team in Los Angeles is the Los Angeles Clippers not the Lakers Dennis and by the way denn Dennis shudder was the name my bad I had brain lock and Dennis shuder was the name of the point guard that they let get away they should have kept him so you think

All these different lineups are warranted yes because you’re trying to figure out because you know who to play but then when they get on the court and don’t produce what do you supposed to do stick with them the only people you can stick with is Anthony Davis and LeBron

James ruy haimura Jared Vanderbilt D’Angelo Russell Austin Reeves Dennis schruder and those boys went to the Conference Finals you let go of Dennis shudder you bring in Gaye Vincent he ain’t available all season long he can’t play because he was injured and so where does that leave

You you were stuck with dangelo Russell he wasn’t balling so you put him on the bench and you put Austin Reeves in there okay whether it be with Vanderbilt or somebody else and what did you get so Austin D’Angelo Russell has come on strong averaging 27 points over the

Previous seven games until the last couple of games they’ve lost but they got to get it together at some point in time the guys that they have on that roster got to produce yep all right yep and then and they’re not doing it I think I think

There some degree is a distraction it’s a lot of lot of distractions in La which you can speak to you know y abely the sun’s going to shine tomorrow Sun’s going to shine tomorrow so you know what what level of urgency is there you know what you threaten them with I you know

What I suggested last week on TV I said yo man everybody outside of Anthony Davis and LeBron James grab them take them for a ride around Southern California while the weather’s really really nice so shining show them the palm trees show them Rodeo show them Beverly Hills show him Beverly Park up

The hills show them all Holland Drive and all of these beautiful homes off of Sunset Boulevard and all that other stuff right and then ask them you want to be here you want to go some place you want to go to Utah someplace what you going to do that’s what you need

Couldn’t agree more that’s what you need agree Stephen appreciate you Paul well thanks a lot sending you love from SoCal no doubt always appreciate you bro thank you so much last caller Trey in Texas you’re live with Stephen A what’s up Trey how are you man I’m good man by

Yourself I’m doing all right thank you for calling what’s going on um I have a question about Jordan and Isaiah Thomas do you think they will ever CR their beef or no Isaiah Thomas and Jordan yes sir never Jordan can’t Jordan Jordan doesn’t like him and Isaiah doesn’t appre appreciate being

Disliked because he doesn’t believe it’s warranted uh Jordan is not going to let go of the wars they had when he was a Chicago Bull and he was a Detroit Piston and all of that other stuff and he’s never really liked him and he’s made no apologies about it he respects the hell

Out of him he thinks that Isaiah Thomas is the second greatest point guard in the history of basketball he says that often his issue is that you know what he just doesn’t like him but he respects him and he believes that the respect should be enough Isaiah wants to be

Liked um he’ll get over it if he’s not but he would appreciate being liked and that’s not going to happen with Michael Jordan I can tell you that right now okay all right thank you man thank you so much you’re my fav celebrity man thanks a lot man thank you so much man

Thank you John John McDon you’re live with Stephen A what’s up Hey Stephen A how’s it going I’m all right talk to me hey the uh I I’ve got some concerns about the Celtics and uh and their their championships hopes with this with this roster they look let me see let me see

Let me see if your concerns match with mine tell me what your concern is and I’ll share with you what mine is so I don’t think Jaylen Brown is a a good enough number two to win a championship that’s my concern that’s not my concern

He is a good enough number two to win the championship remember he played better in the finals than Jason Tatum did he was balling in the finals in Golden State a couple of years ago that wasn’t his fault he needs to do a better job of going left like rased Wallace

Pointed out earlier but no question about it he is good enough here’s the problem with the with the Boston Celtics I don’t think you win jacking up 43 to 45 threes a game I think that you have to have something on the interior you got to be

Able to put the ball in the basket in the hole you got to find somebody that can play with their back to the basket and can put the ball in the hole down in the paint for you that’s my personal belief I don’t believe they have that right now and that is my

Concern okay all right now who now who’s your who’s your NBA favorite I got Bost coming out of the East um I got Boston Denver but I’m not ruling out the Clippers I think the Clippers have the talent to do it and Kyrie kawh Leonard rather is an absolute Superstar when

Healthy the issue is Denver’s big and what happens is they going to play big ball basketball in the postseason and whether or not that’s going to be effective against the Denver Nuggets remain to be seen all better are off if Jamal Murray comes the ball cuz if Jamal

Murray is playing there’s nothing the Clippers can do with the Denver Nuggets but if kawwai Paul George and James Harden come to ball then there’s a lot the Clippers could do to cause damage in the Western Conference and don’t sleep on Minnesota because even though they’re

Young and appear to be dumb at times with some of the stupid stuff they did like the other night when Carl Anthony towns was in route to Dro in 62 here’s the reality you can’t go out there and be losing gains because you’re trying to get 60 points and stuff like that the

Flip side to it however is this they’re an elite defensive team Rudy gobz is a candidate for defensive player of the year he’s a seven foot shot blocker and rebounder Carl Anthony towns a 611 and he can drop 25 a night if you ask him to because he can shoot the ball really

Well and Anthony Edwards is a superstar in the making and Mike Conley Jr is steady at the point guard spot the Minnesota Timberwolves are arguably the biggest rat to Denver even more so than the Clippers I’m just leaning on the clippers because of their veteran leadership and their playoff experience

And that Championship pedigree led by kawh lenett but Minnesota’s got size and athleticism and depth and Youthful legs on this squad we can’t ignore that and I give them the edge over the Oklahoma City Thunder who plays hard all the time but I don’t think they have the

Physicality to match with these other teams come playoff time so that’s where I’m at with it all right yeah I I mean I mean I I agree with you the Clippers are great and you just it’s it’s all about durability can those guys hold up all right I appreciate the call John you

Take care of yourself all the best to you that’s it for this edition of the Stephen A Smith show really really appreciate y’all sticking around as always the number to call up into the show when I am in Studio is 88727 5303 that’s 888 SS 5303 thanks again to

Rashid Wallace for coming on to the show thank you all for watching I’ve enjoyed talking to you love the tweets love the calls keep the love coming I’m going to keep keep on coming until next time specifically this Friday this is Stephen A Smith signing off peace and love everybody

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