A 2024 NBA Playoffs Award Show | OM3 THINGS

On this Monday’s episode of The Old Man and the Three Things, JJ Redick is joined by Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of the The Dunker Spot to create and hand out awards for the 2024 NBA Playoffs ahead of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) and the Dallas Mavericks (Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving).
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[@JasenMinus]

Thank you for saving me from the dumb conversations on the internet regarding the playoffs

[@Trevorboystud52]

Zip it up when ur done

[@ofesp.]

@@Trevorboystud52It looks like a guy is sucking you off in your pfp, so how about you zip it up pal. 😮‍💨

[@FailedNBAComissioner]

How about pretty boy man up and tell us if he’s coaching?

[@Marc-n5e]

Do you spit or swallow?​@@Trevorboystud52

[@BloomsArchitect]

You are not exactly getting heralded scholars when it comes to sports. They are busy advancing mankind. There will be idiocy in all aspects of sports.

[@alexanderhartsuff6422]

I’m a simple man. I see JJ posted a new video, I click play, I click like.

[@doris3026]

You're the perfect viewer

[@cmo0324]

You also put his thang in ya mouth

[@Marc-n5e]

Make sure to spit on his 🍆

[@colton_hodge1135]

Bro on the bottom right looks absolutely blazed😭

[@christ-Revealed]

true...lol

[@devinconn8097]

Steve Jones Jr. 😂😂

[@markuscalero8066]

lowk 😂

[@ItsDon.01]

My man was cheesing uncontrollably the whole pod

[@kishorhegde7218]

Does that mean he is on weed?

[@RCTricking]

Extra awards show is lit! Flowers all around 🎉

[@BCooks83]

Yeah the guy who was an nba assistant coach- you caught him

[@devinavilez6119]

Just watched JJs only dunk in nba. Had that man Jamal Crawford like dam

[@Nick-zl5xf]

Ethical buckets has to be the entire Pacers roster.

[@matthewgallagher5221]

Seriously though cleanest basketball besides Boston sometimes.

[@byt865]

fr. Absolutely no flopping or foul baiting

[@nathanhunt6579]

This is so much more entertaining than another first take legacy debate it's ridiculous

[@kjddixon]

Bro every day is a legacy debate

[@dbboykid10]

Still watching 1st take in 2024 is wild 😂

[@phearunos5201]

Because it's fun. First Take used to be fun. It's lost a lot of that. Sports are supposed to be fun. Talking about them should be fun. That's why I like First Thing's First. Those dudes have fun, even when the takes are terrible, it's still a good time.

[@Marc-n5e]

​@@phearunos5201so you think racism and xenophobia is fun?

[@skozy3]

I really like legacy debates but I can't stand those shows. The opinions are crap

[@izzyh5952]

So refreshing after countless “who has the most pressure to win” debates

[@henrymago2710]

I know especially considering we all know the answer to that question

[@estebanlopez5016]

I just watched that debate on ESPN. I couldn’t finish the clip. There’s no going back. This is the future.

[@tysmothers]

Both of the series ended too fast so they don't have anything else to talk about 😂

[@Ryank2150]

“Gotta sneak an indie film in there” 😭

[@lylaeloise3948]

That was so good haha, Cavs-Magic was def an indie film too 😂

[@feroxk.9266]

Best Sound? The Luka Doncic interview after game 2 vs OKC.

[@CouLands]

OKC not being up there with Knicks for best crowd is crazy.

[@ajvhan]

NPC smurfs.... all in same shirts, no individualpersonality. Robotic vibe

[@MrMagnaniman]

LOVE the "best innovator" award. I'm a Pacers fan and this entire season has been a wild ride. Watching them defy conventional wisdom and still find success --in a rebuild year!-- has been amazing. Every player in their 11-man rotation is making a mark. They've done a fantastic job of recruiting, conditioning, and training. I'm really looking forward to where this team is going, and I'm curious how many others will try to emulate them. "Basketball IQ" might be something that teams weigh more heavily in the future. We'll see.

[@DakotaLewis-x7l]

No matter how big you get JJ, please keep the pod. This is the most informative and true to the game podcast out here

[@Daypark14]

Dereck Lively - Playoff 6th man of the year

[@3500j]

Not having OKC nominated for best sound is crazy. As a Dallas fan, I was frustrated how much better their crowd was than ours

[@frankmaitland1254]

Wait what? Our fans were nuts.

[@snowman300]

The Mavs cinched their nomination with that HUGE showing while the Mavs were down 30. You often don’t hear other crowds as loud when their teams are *winning*

[@JoeSilverrav]

Dude is an OKC fan masquerading as a Mavs fan. Good grief. OKC fans are annoying - much like the high school boys on Instagram offering dipsh*t insights and insults.

[@enriquecanales5760]

MAVS IN 4 BROTHERS

[@dirtyhiggins5484]

Isn't it that OKC arena is so much smaller than the Mavs that it just sounds and looks louder but really isn't? Let's go Mavs!

[@cblang8115]

I knew for a fact most ethical hooper would be a category 😂

[@ethanhall1955]

I absolutely love how visibly frustrated Steve gets when Nekias starts talking about fan service dunks on fast breaks. The kind of frustration that only comes out when a good friend brings up a topic that they know drives you crazy lol

[@mavsworlddd]

Tim Connelly is a good nominee for best director as well. His work with the Nuggets and then the Twolves speaks for itself

[@CeoZee]

These types of convos are so fun. Great work gentlemen

[@JoeGuagenti-d8p]

Simmons did this already

[@asdfdsa16]

people forget how good Middleton was in their title run, and around that time, he has had some tough time after injuries

[@Chum2293]

Top 5 disrespected players tbh

[@Endless_Satori]

@@Chum2293 If I'm being honest I think it's because of how he looks combined with his personality. A shame because dude played like Kobe in that finals run.

[@15myersd]

How is largest game 7 comeback not part of the documentary nominees

[@Zipperace]

For best sound you have to go with game 7 in Denver, but not the Denver fans, the Minnesota fans there were nuts. The crowd pop when Ant hit the 3 to go up 10 was insane. You could hear the MVP chant for him in Ball Arena through the TV.

[@Frenchy22-os8ko]

I live a few blocks from Ball Arena and the amount of Wolves fans in the city/at the game was embarrassing for the city lol. Knicks fan here

[@lylaeloise3948]

Yeah that was really cool. Also the MVP chants for Ant and Wolves in 4 chants in Ball arena after Game 2 was nuts. Many Wolves fans in Denver but a lot of them travelled too, which was impressive.

[@jxpwashedking2629]

Knicks Pacers for cinema

[@itsmytch]

Great idea for a show! Using some creativity so we can avoid the same tired debates and conversations for a week prior to the finals rolling out 👍 Also GO PACERS!🎉🎉 that state and game 7 was totally historic no matter who was playing. It was a legit Knicks team in the Garden game 7. Obi Toppin’s dunk was epic also because missed not one but two dunks in the season last time he played the Knicks. Took balls and was a redemption dunk. Rick Carlisle truly is being innovative. I’ve been dismissed for asking this but I do feel his comfort as a musician and who has studied some jazz allows him to envision how being improvisational can work in the right smart hands 🏀

[@jotac87278]

People forget Embiid played with Bell's palsy, too. Incredible

[@Marc-n5e]

Embitch is overrated

[@Florian-yk8vg]

that doesnt rly affect your playing tho does it?

[@beedebawng2556]

@Florian-yk8vg Yes, it can and did. He had migraines and played through them. His left eye couldn't blink and see vision was blurry out of that eye.

[@lukakaps9548]

And he also tried his best to get others injured. Embiid is the least likeable star. Just a dirty player.

[@Ymnbrt_21502]

Okc crowd robbed

[@alexcamp9320]

Couldn’t agree more. Protect the breakaway dunk!! Put some stank on it!!

[@edleonard4183]

Glad for your success and trying to clean up your language so my grandson can watch

[@fijianwonder]

Even thou mavs wolves was only 5 games, I think it was by far the best series, you got close game every game, you had a go ahead shot under 5 seconds for the win, you had trash talk and then you had an all time close out game reminiscent of suns mavs game 7 where luka put up more points in first quarter then wolves

[@lylaeloise3948]

Yeah that was a very fun series and Luka's performance in Game 5 was certainly cinema and awe-inspiring.

[@GiovanniBallerinii]

Timb wolves was probably better as there was a g7

[@uzi978]

I hate seeing Embiid get credit. He's such a big baby, flops like crazy, intentionally falls on his opponents knowing he could injure them, he grabbed a guy's ankle that was in the air and pulled him down, you don't get much dirtier than that. He only won MVP because he whined so much, he won't win another one.

[@brucegooden5835]

The east coast bias on these podcasts is crazy. Nobody cares about the damn Knicks. They will never win another title so please lets stick to the teams that matter. That also includes the Lakers bias. I am from Texas and I get tires of hearing about the Cowboys everyday during the season, but these shows take it to another level when talking about the Knicks and the Lakers.

[@ehess6887]

TJ McConnell not winning the Ethical Hooper award. Thats just criminal tbh.

[@Thisisrance]

Do you guys think Jason Kidd adopted a lot or any of Rick Carlisle‘s coaching philosophy?

[@Bruhndan]

Love the show JJ.

[@levittperez]

Love my Orlando Magic! But love basketball most of all! 🎉

[@leonglover6377]

Sure, sounds like JJ auditioning for a certain coaching job 🤔 😉

[@Mehta_verse]

Great episode guys!

[@cagwilliams]

Loved this vid!

[@adergas1]

Dont poke the bear...

[@Ready4Wednesday]

Proudest Team to Win 1 Series: Knicks

[@Dominick-ub3so]

$CARV stock is a good buy right now.

[@Buq666]

No charles Oakley in the garden. Not all the old knicks

[@schuylersavage276]

Please tell me JJ didn’t give Haliburton an award. The dude had almost nothing to do with his team making the ECF. How many trash games did he have? I swear as a Celtics fan I was much more scared of that team when TJ was on the floor or when Drew had the ball than when Tyrese was playing. And Vs the Knicks not only did he have some terrrrrible games, but the arrogance and the way he would try to just get out of the way ASAP when he was supposed to try to guard Brunson was embarrassing at times. And this is coming from someone who prior to this season was biggest Haliburton fan I knew of. But the dude has a WAYS to go. He also has zero creation abilities without a pick…

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

so dumb and hateful at the same time

[@JoeMama-tm3dq]

Opens KZbin - OM3 -instaclick

[@chriswrld9991]

Facts. It’s refreshing to hear ball talk with no narratives or hidden agendas behind it.

[@christ-Revealed]

@@chriswrld9991 are you sure, because it damn looks like jj always glazes celtics and nuggets

[@2Big4Film]

(13:12) Dbl Drag and try to get it through the paint as well .. (13:48) Agree! Expected emphasis!! and Change it up ... do what feels right at the time ...

[@uzi978]

14:55 Ohh that's a shot at his guy Derrick White, he does that all the time. S'ok though, Jaylen and Jayson more than make up for it with their flashy dunks, especially JB... he goes hunting for heads when he dunks.

[@switters3]

This is off-topic but why is there no 'Jason Williams' style player in the league except Joker and Luka? Why the shortage of true point guards?

[@BrianMcCaffrey-o6t]

IfJJ is asking the Clippers to get him courtside…. Is he really even part of the Lakers coaching discussion, or is he a master-baiter?

[@slimydog8946]

Not a coincidence that these awards are Hollywood themed along w/Nekias and Steve auditioning for assistant coach positions from this pod. I need to see how well the Lakers handle JJ's in-game adjustments.

[@Vagotzia]

@JJRedick Do you think that while for Rick Carlisle the Pacers free play style was awesome and indeed a testament to his coaching, that in reality it was a big internal struggle to not "revert" ??

[@adamstewart247]

Jokic is JJ's MVP. He sealed the deal by losing by 45 points. It was the ultimate "Joke".

[@ohitsmeolivia]

I would love if JJ or someone would talk about strategy in general for fans that just watch and maybe don't know the xs and os

[@ktk4369]

Kyrie shooting 52.8% in the midrange this playoffs and not being in the convo for the ethical hooper award is straight hate.

[@rudimerm7686]

"Lebron and I".... You'll see how he pimps you out when things fail. Can't wait.

[@acedup00]

Nobody wants to hear Zach Lowe talk about basketball

[@Cgrill95]

Great guests on this. A podcast that actually talks real ball not just random fanfare bullshit

[@reyperpetua7858]

Can you give your opinion about Caitlin Clark? I think that would be an interesting episode

[@baylisshurley3505]

someone has to use the “shout out Bryson Tiller” from Nekias for a Luka edit ASAP

[@tahari100]

Thunder crowd barking missing the best sound nominee is something 🤯

[@RC_Cubed]

Nah it's just cringe

[@TheDangerbreed]

thank you for not doing the same dumb toxic conversations everywhere

[@JoshVett]

No Wolves game 7 comeback for Historical Documentary smh

[@exsnstr]

Great video and creative concept, need more of these type of things

[@Ivannah75]

I loved this! I think we need clips of nominated moments!!

[@eiroch]

knicks playoff atmosphere > finals atmosphere

[@cheech4209]

Don’t do my cavs like that 😭

[@pablos5170]

what's goodie coach!! #LakersNation

[@Casualfan101]

Mavs/wolves definitely snubbed for cinematography, it may have been a short film but imo the Luka and kyrie 15 point 4th qtrs, game winner, ant poster, picture perfect lobs, kyrie handles in general lol, Luka talking to the crowd (and Rudy💀) just seems like for how short of a series it was it was definitely one of the most if not the most entertaining down to the wire every game but the last one

[@lylaeloise3948]

Yeah and even the last one was cinema because of Luka's awe-inspiring performance. All those games were so good.

[@SR-ew4qi]

11 min in and already three commercials about joining the navy…what’s going on?

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

just u

[@kylebasile7913]

no okc for best sound is SO CRAZY. quite literally the best crowd

[@benbergman4740]

shout out Bryson Tiller lol

[@moguelgc3288]

I thought best sound was going to the Knicks because of the locker room... I guess since they didnt reveal the culprit you have to give it to everyone

[@imaadvirani6037]

Ethical buckets gotta have Kai

[@ar3t33]

Great ep!

[@Jadd_Eldah2]

Great video idea

[@thatcherervin7501]

OKC was probably the toughest defense they’ll play this run if Porzingis isn’t healthy

[@dsm577]

for a historical documentary how on earth can you not have Luka Doncic leading all players in scoring, assists and rebounds???!!! this has never been achieved, some of the nominees he picked! give me a f break. get over the fact that Luka is the man

[@ahoj4480]

For Luka its just another day in office

[@jpokluda1]

And steals

[@tylertalbot4944]

Bc they were all first times, and LeBron did the same thing just a few years back when he was with the Cavs

[@johnathanhubbard7264]

Because Lebron did it like 6 times

[@shiningwizard202]

Thank you JJ, espn narratives today have been especially embarrassing

[@skaylingop9673]

I really like this group. I’ll admit, I haven’t watched the other two without JJ yet, but I think I’ve seen them twice with JJ and really liked them. - I’m not 100% sure they bring enough big personality to carry a show on their own, but as I haven’t seen them on their own, I’ll certainly hold onto that presumption as maybe they tone-down with/for JJ since it’s his show/channel. That said, I Really like that they aren’t crazy over-the-top and obnoxiously loud. I think, if they have a solo-show it’ll be a “slow burn” of growth, but it’ll be the “slow and steady growth with a very level-headed and logical fan base, as opposed to some other main stream shows:. I kind of got long-winded with it, but it was honestly refreshing

[@IntelligentleMANgief]

The Dunker Spot is their podcast, it's pretty good, definitely one of the better basketball podcasts

[@Marc-n5e]

You can let them run a train on you if you like them so much

[@blocklandia1770]

8:03 just fire sneak that Indie film in there. Also no disrespect with the disrespect.

[@Rushery17]

That Bryson Tiller line was slept on funny 🤣

[@robertherman2821]

There you go again JJ why? why not the Mav? you are so obvious. Can we get are paycheck back we paid you for what? you cashed in on us knowing you were injured and could not add nothing, and now you slam us with no coverage, hope you sleep well. you been betting against the Mavs from the beginning. why are you so MAD for LUKA MAGIC?

[@chuchisbahena3134]

are you ganna be lakers headcoach??

[@davydignatenko8651]

Nuggets - TWolves was best series of this playoff. Period.

[@christ-Revealed]

everygame was a blowout bruv...that is boring

[@alexham28]

Mavs vs TWolves was better

[@bee-kt2ys]

meh every game was a blowout. it was very mavs suns 2022, if that's your thing cool but i'd prefer stuff like the conference finals where even if the series themselves werent close, the games were

[@fringe_minority]

​@alexham28 not really, it was one way series. OKC gave much more problems for the Mavs

[@wjl2068]

That was the worst 7 game series I ve seen It was philly knicks

[@dgerch]

These are the two most boring guys on the Internet. I see Reddick and think "Cool, I'll definitely watch this" and then I see these two human Ambien pills and groan.

[@justinr5989]

I like Jrue Holiday for best supporting actor, because his biggest moments were the highest leverage points in games.

[@jacktheleper4468]

I like the solo JJ videos better sometimes the dunker spot have the most thoughtful approach

[@tommyvang4057]

Did JJ leave ESPN?

[@dirtyburrito7108]

I believe they let go a lot of ppl. I think

[@icekyuu]

He might have a new, unannounced job.

[@dirtyburrito7108]

@@icekyuu I know he’ll be a good coach but if the lakers bust next season all the blame will go on JJ even tho it won’t be his fault!

[@izzyh5952]

Right off the bat, no td garden as even a best sound nominee is a crazy snub

[@matthewgallagher5221]

Their fans left game 1 early mavericks easily take it. Watch their comeback vs clippers the game were engaged even being down big

[@DBM-DD]

Ugh the dunkers spot- get rid of these dudes. Boring af

[@jeremiahsalvadorjuarez553]

go watch Stephen a smith then casual

[@harrycallahan6343]

Here we have 3 guys that ruined Luka’s MVP chances this year.

[@richardfarley]

His MVP case was that fragile, huh?

[@jasonau427]

Who are these dudes?

[@hotlineblingisagoodsong]

Causal … nah I’m jk idk either

[@richardfarley]

They have been doing this segment with JJ every other week for the entire season.

[@jasonau427]

@@richardfarley I know but WHO TF ARE THEY?

[@fringe_minority]

​@@jasonau427you can hit description under the title.

[@dasninjastix]

Hard disagree on Carlisle getting an award for innovation. In their defense, Indiana could only play who was in front of them, and that was an injured Milwaukee team, a really injured New York team, and a lightly injured Boston team. The only reason they got as far as they did were the injuries to those teams. Their inability to consistently play defense made them lose games they otherwise should have won. Their carelessness with the ball and late game possessions, or their execution in general when the shots aren't going in, doesn't seem like great coaching. But we'll see how they fair next season and how Carlisle's high pace offense holds up, especially if they encounter a healthy team in Round 1.

[@blakebowers1692]

The Pacers starting SG was out for all playoffs and and there best player was hurt and out in the last series. this is a bad take

[@dasninjastix]

@@blakebowers1692 And they still lost games they should have won. Every team had injuries, the degree to which Milwaukee and New York were injured is not equivalent to the Pacers injury. It isn't equivalent till you get the Boston series and they lose Haliburton while the Celtics have no Porzingas. It's a coaching style we've seen fail time and time again in the post season when a team can't (or won't) defend, when the team struggles with late game execution and turnovers, and when they rely on pace over control. So bad take my left nugget, Kidd and Finch are more deserving.

[@jimmyordaya]

People really believe embiids acting job with the injury stuff. 1. Bells Palsy doesn’t affect your arms or legs. Not an excuse. 2. Embiid played well and then would leave the game, walking, any time Mitchell Robinson checked into the game and forced some misses. Or when the heat defense caused turnovers.