Stephen A. RESPONDS to Rich Paul 🗣️ ‘WE GRAVITATE TOWARDS GIANTS!’ | First Take YouTube Exclusive
Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo join Molly Qerim for a First Take YouTube Exclusive to discuss news and notes around the NBA.
0:00 Next face of the NBA
1:41 Stephen A. challenges Rich Paul’s thoughts
3:15 Gravitating towards superstars
4:30 Mad Dog thinks Luka Doncic
5:45 “Chasing GOATs”
8:18 Everyone gets compared
9:49 Celebration by comparison
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39 Comments
Bro like they can’t let go of the 90’s
SAS is full of BS
SAS will always be clueless
This generation doesn’t like it because clearly these players as a whole are clearly superior and they are apart of better basketball and the “old heads” can’t let it go or give them the due respect because of nostalgia let alone Bron is clearly at basketball than MJ
The point Paul was making is that no one player will separate himself from the rest of the four or five spectacular players in the league. That is the point. Bird and Magic did it. Jordon did it. Kobe did it. Lebron did it and is doing it. Who in the current crop do you see doing that. Luka is great, but do you see him sufficiently separating himself from Jokic, Yannis, Tatum, etc.
Get off Jordan's Johnson. LBJ is the GOAT. Case closed.
Get Jordan YICK OUT YA MOUTHHHHH DOGGY ALL DOWN YA THROAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jordan is PACKEDDDDDDDDDD LEBRON IS THE GOAT Eat that UPPP
Bro it drives me crazy because im very young only 20 years old but ive took time to actually educate a level of intelligence about the sport from a historical standpoint n i agree most ppl my age dont know that much history it is 1000 % facts
Nobody complains about getting compared in todays game it’s how the media does the comparison stop trynna make excuses for the way yall talk about the players when it’s your guys fault they see it that way
Rich Paul speaking on integrity and accountability is disgusting.
It’s a difference between comparing and putting down. Y’all compared back then but y’all put down these players now
As a Die Hard Lakers fan, it is hard to place Levron on my top 5 goats of all time. He flops and cries too much. It seems that even the referees are tired of it. I hope Luka doesn't follow in those footsteps.
Ya confusing fave player with goat…mj not my fave player but he’s da goat it’s no debates it’s like saying tb isn’t the best qb if ur an historian of da game u would say he is…I got no issue if u feel the goat is someone else but if that someone else is ur fave player it loses relevance
Tired of this convo, after Steph LeBron and KD it will be no one. No else is polarizing compared to past greats and it’s just that simple. Rich is right, nor will I be looking for another face especially after LeBron. A different era of basketball will exist when LeBron retires
Tired of yall talking about this goat debate it’s getting old and tiresome and bias
Im here for doggy
Sorry but it was never just Kobe. When MJ left, it was shared. Shaq before Kobe. Then Kobe, Duncan, Bron before Bron took it over. Bron then held it until Curry came up but it was only Curry because of Bron.
6:20 there’s 10 MJs in the league now.
Luka will be more noticeable, but he's not good enough and doesn't have the personality to be the face of the league, nor does Jason Tatum. SGA is better than both and should be the future.
YC saying don't chase the great now he wasn't saying that before oh cuz he realized LeBron never going to catch Jordan
It’s all opinions….. why everyone get so butthurt about someone choosing 1 player over the other….. “comparison is the thief of joy”…… Greatness is Greatness….. rank him where you want….. but, they sit here and tear this man down every single day….. flaw after flaw…… a nd, diminish his accomplishments by reminding the world of who he’s not….. instead of enjoying who he is……. It’s becoming bias…… then MADD dog telling the world people don’t know history….. how you know ????? Getting absurd
SAS is so full of it. Trying to mask the constant comparisons and saying [insert current player] will NEVER be as good as [insert historical player] is now somehow called "celebrating" them? The NBA fandom calls half of the top players in the league trash, there is no appreciation and First Take is one of the worst things to happen to the sports landscape
Lmao Tatum can't be in the convo because he has good teammates? Seriously? I guess Jordan played with bums
Old media trying to fight back😂😂😂😂
They need to get rid of Klutch Sports and Silver out of the NBA.
I was saying it for some years now. Either Luka or Tatum one of them will be recognized as the face of the NBA if there isn’t a couple of guys to choose from
Go look at film that camera don't lie. They cannot play that good in the 80's and 90's
I do think the One Face ERA is Over! Gen Z are not about that, they're big on Communities regardless if it is Streamers, Gaming they like to feel like they're apart of something they don't want to be TOLD who to like and who they should think is the best! What worked in the 90's during Jordan ERA don't work anymore and Old Media is really struggling to adjust
Molly and Maddy makes the same face when not talking! 😁
Lebron’s midget minion tossing up a word salad
SAS talking nonsense as usual. Luka doesn't have the personality to be the face of they league.
SAS lying no one compared Allen Houston to Bird, Reggie Miller to Bird…..SAS stay lying.
2 old dudes talking about old players😂😂
riche question was what would kyrie do in those days? no answer was given to that and am sure kyrie would have put players on skate tha,t will wheel them off the arean every game day, they make it look like player back then were better but its all a lie, KD would have schooled Bird, kyrie would have made headlines on Iverson and the list goes on and on, the only player that would have been a beast in the recent NBA would be O'neal but tactically he would have been pushed to the bench because the ball handling and verse coaching in the league now.
Excuse me your talking big words for the type of players the NBA has😂😂 I say the NBA should shoot for ja morant!!😂😂
No it's because y'all say they will never be as good as the older players
Yeah but Dog is right about history.
The game is not better because young guys today don’t care about history.
Knowing basketball history was standard for younger generations of the past.
Rich Paul telling everyone NOT to chase the ghost of the past is pure comedy considering Leflop is STILL chasing it.
MJ is the GOAT partly due to his competitive drive, tenaciousness , mental toughness. MJ was like a V8 with twin turbos with an aggressive stance. Lebron is a 4 cylinder with loud mufflers with the aggressiveness of Buster Douglas.