Why EuroLeague’s GOAT Scorer Failed In The NBA

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@DKM_Sports
@DKM_Sports 7 ай бұрын
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@Razzlekhan-t4q
@Razzlekhan-t4q 9 ай бұрын
The guy who just did a between-the-legs dunk is unathletic. Then wtf am I
@Kill_Bill_007
@Kill_Bill_007 9 ай бұрын
James is a very athletic player and always has been. Yeah, that comment made no sense.
@liammcdonnell5632
@liammcdonnell5632 9 ай бұрын
He's saying he's unathletic compared to his peers. A lot of pro-basketball players can do stuff like that in their sleep. Most can get their whole arms in the hoop
@Kill_Bill_007
@Kill_Bill_007 9 ай бұрын
@@liammcdonnell5632 Very few pro basketball players are as athletic as James. Very few NBA players are as athletic as James. It is just wrong to say that he isn't athletic.
@kwii22789
@kwii22789 9 ай бұрын
He's short.
@gmailgmail6234
@gmailgmail6234 9 ай бұрын
Every basketball player can do that
@johnvaughan8239
@johnvaughan8239 9 ай бұрын
He is, in no universe, reality, dimension or imagination, better than Steph Curry. It is an absurd, flabbergasting and disrespectful comparison. It’s not even close.
@Tarquin2718
@Tarquin2718 9 ай бұрын
Haha agreed: Better than Curry. In what year did Mike score the EU equivalent of 402 3pt in one season? I think not I looked it up Curry is 4,5 made 3pt per game at ~41% Mike J is 2.6 3pt per game at 40% He is half as good as Curry, but since it is not a linear scale this means he is about 1000? times less good than Curry ❤
@ernesto_guevara_che
@ernesto_guevara_che 9 ай бұрын
@@Tarquin2718 In what universe can you compare 82 games regular season to just 36 where every game counts, and also 8 minutes shorter games are played. Have you ever watched Euroleage?
@eghoseisiramen1892
@eghoseisiramen1892 9 ай бұрын
@@ernesto_guevara_cheit doesn’t matter cause he’s still not even in the same level
@PureGameHoops
@PureGameHoops 9 ай бұрын
How does anyone know who's better? The only way to know who's better would require them to play 1 v 1.
@coldwell830
@coldwell830 9 ай бұрын
​@coachm.forrest8958 sorry you capped! Not necessarily. This dude can't be compared to SC in his sleep. He had his moments in the NBA, why he didn't score 30, 40 or hell even 25 in tow consecutive games lol
@KT-pb6gf
@KT-pb6gf 9 ай бұрын
Him calling Steph one dimensional reeks of jealousy
@Baguenaudeur
@Baguenaudeur 9 ай бұрын
It's simple, imagine Steph Curry without his 3pt shooting ability. It's still a very good player, but a legend? No. On the other hand, if you take one key element out of Jordan, he's still the goat. He had way too many ways to hurt you. I get what he was trying to say, even though "unidimensional" is way too strong.
@georgeatte788
@georgeatte788 9 ай бұрын
@@BaguenaudeurBruh that's like saying imagine Kareem without his hookshot or Mutombo without his defensive ability. These are players that are masters of their skill. Steph doesn't need to go inside for the dunk/lay up cause he's just that good at shooting 3s and his team takes care of the rest.
@bandito241
@bandito241 9 ай бұрын
@@Baguenaudeurtake speed or strength out of MJ and he’s not a legend either. Just stop it. Those guys are legends because they’re outstanding at what they do. Anyone can shoot threes but Curry can make >40% of those while shooting like 20 shots per game. Nobody right now is that good. Add his other abilities, like slashing and making amazing passes and that’s why Curry is a legend. MJ was an animal because he had the strength, hops and speed to outrun and outmuscle anyone from almost any position and the finesse to outscore guys stronger and bigger than him. Just stop it.
@philrosales7043
@philrosales7043 9 ай бұрын
@@Baguenaudeur nahhhh remove Jordan's scoring he's not the goat, sorry wrong explanation
@omarwanace23_45
@omarwanace23_45 9 ай бұрын
@@georgeatte788 So? It doesn't change the fact that without his 3-point ability, he basically nothing
@SunsMD
@SunsMD 7 ай бұрын
I watched Mike James progressively lose his spot in the rotation during a Suns' tanking season. He was a chucker. He dominated the ball, took bad shots, and didn't play defense. His style of play did not help young players improve, and he certainly wasn't a leader. That team was a dumpster fire, and he still got himself waived.
@cbreezy
@cbreezy 6 ай бұрын
😂
@soloro7112
@soloro7112 9 ай бұрын
NBA Champions should play against Europe Champions every year
@starwarz8479
@starwarz8479 9 ай бұрын
That's actually gonna be quite entertaining But What rules are they gonna play under?
@troymiller1426
@troymiller1426 9 ай бұрын
Should alternate. One year NBA one year FIBA@@starwarz8479
@nedajtesepasjimsinovima
@nedajtesepasjimsinovima 9 ай бұрын
@@starwarz8479 The very rules under which majority of the basketball world plays.
@starwarz8479
@starwarz8479 9 ай бұрын
@@nedajtesepasjimsinovima so fiba rules? not the NBA rules? It'd be interesting to watch regardless of which rules they play.
@nedajtesepasjimsinovima
@nedajtesepasjimsinovima 9 ай бұрын
@@starwarz8479 Preferably, FIBA rules.
@phillycezaarr9963
@phillycezaarr9963 9 ай бұрын
Ppl laughed at Luka bc they didn’t understand him, he was saying it’s easier to score bc there’s more spacing and you can’t camp in the paint bc of the 3 sec rule, which I think they should get rid of. But bc of the talent in the NBA it’s a lot harder to double team and leave others open bc everyone can shoot.
@liammcdonnell5632
@liammcdonnell5632 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, I hate seeing guys try to compare the nba and Euroleague. It's too different to make a meaningful comparison.
@Gadgets20
@Gadgets20 8 ай бұрын
@@liammcdonnell5632 They're more similar than they are different.
@osiris1071
@osiris1071 8 ай бұрын
Nba isn't a league as it used to be and where defense isn't played as intense as in the euroleague. Also team play in euroleague is better than nba. It is a team game. La lakers in their championship year with Kobe Bryant lost a game to euroleague team back then and that team was up like 20 points. Even if you are the goat teamplay beats you when you have a shitty team and nba is lacking of it so yeah scoring in nba is easier than the euroleague. If you give a chance and watch eauroleague games you can understand what i'm saying. Or you can keep lamely name nba champions as the world champions 😂...
@northofmainstreet7281
@northofmainstreet7281 8 ай бұрын
@@osiris1071American basketball culture embraces iso basketball.. shot creation in a one on one situation carries a lot of value in the United States until you get to college level basketball.. In Europe you don't have the same history of basketball the United States has. Team play is a huge factor at the youth level in Europe not in United States.. some players in the United States are taught both sides but opt to play more iso ball due to the culture. This narrative that euro league players still in Europe are better than the players in the united states is false..
@quann06
@quann06 7 ай бұрын
No, he was just saying due to the rules not the players. Mike just isn't a good enough player to play with the talent of the NBA. Luka isn't the only one who said this. Many players have said it's harder to score in the Euroleague due to the rules. The NBA would be far better with Euroleague rules.
@Kill_Bill_007
@Kill_Bill_007 9 ай бұрын
If the NBA tripled the length of its regular season, and someone then broke LeBron's scoring record, videos talking about it would definitely point that out and also how no one really cares about the record anymore because of that. It's the same case here with this record for EuroLeague and that should have been explained in the video. The video didn't make clear the difference in the amount of games the league plays. They just said he did it in less games than Spanoulis, which is true. What they left out is the regular season was 10 games long during almost all of the career of Spanoulis, while it is 34 games long during almost all of the career of James. So if they did not extend the regular season, it would have taken James many more years to come near the record, no matter what his average was, because he never would have made it to enough games played to break the record. Because when the regular season was 10 games long (Spanoulis era), you couldn't play more games unless your team advanced and James played on plenty of teams that weren't any good and would not have advanced. James is guaranteed at least 34 games every season now. So basically, if the regular season had not been extended, the chance that James would have ever broken this scoring record was virtually 0%. It was only broken because they changed the league's format and games played rules. The video really should have specified that. Since the league changed the regular season from 10 games to 34 games, the truth is no one in Europe really cares about the EuroLeague records anymore, as they are all being broken, just because of the change in games played. The video made it seem like this record was a big deal, but in reality, no one cares, and the EuroLeague records have lost all meaning because of that change to the number of games played.
@lijah420
@lijah420 9 ай бұрын
damn 10mgames is crazy
@rahjaejohnson
@rahjaejohnson 9 ай бұрын
W context
@rahjaejohnson
@rahjaejohnson 9 ай бұрын
Kinda similar with the nfl adding a 17th game
@benocarroll7683
@benocarroll7683 9 ай бұрын
This guy always talks about Euroleague explains nothing just to bring people in it comparing to NBA masking he doesn’t watch any of it, minutes are wasted of your life watching him
@KemalArdilGulez
@KemalArdilGulez 7 ай бұрын
Euroleague regular season going from 10 games to 34 doesn't change a damn thing. Mike James still played way fewer *GAMES* to break the record. Unless Euroleague extended from 10 minute quarters to 34 minute quarters, Mike James' record is very much genuine.
@A.Wojnarowski
@A.Wojnarowski 9 ай бұрын
No offense, Mike James is a very good scorer, but he has no business in Euroleague GOAT convo. One-dimensional, pure scorer, with zero titles (or even final appearences). He has a lot worse case than LBJ as NBA GOAT. Modern Euroleague GOAT status goes currently between Saras or Kill Bill.
@brandonbotley5209
@brandonbotley5209 9 ай бұрын
It says goat scorer not goat of the euro league which is two completely different things
@abdiomar6987
@abdiomar6987 9 ай бұрын
What happened to Kill Bill(Vassilis Spanoulis) when he went to the NBA to play for Houston Rockets?
@mihailopavlovic2027
@mihailopavlovic2027 9 ай бұрын
​@abdiomar6987 He never got the chance or freedom he would need. Look at what happened to Micić after being traded and getting freedom. Coach didnt believe in him, and that's the worst thing that can happen to you. He played over 20 minutes only 2 games, and scored 13 points in both, now his last game he shot horribly (1/7) but shot 11/12 from the FT line, and in the first game he shot 4/9 which is not horrible. It's a process of adapting to a different kind of basketball. Look at Jokic, in his NBA debut he had 2 points and was a backup for Jusuf Nurkić, but Malone believed in him, he saw something in him, and now he is a 2x MVP and won Denver its first ever ring ofc being named a FMVP. If Kill Bill got a chance in 1 more season, getting time to adapt, he would have been much better. (Not saying he would have been as good as in Euroleague, but better than he was for sure).
@Infinitefire-w3
@Infinitefire-w3 9 ай бұрын
In the NBA you just get 3 games to try and score and do some silly signs and trend a bit or else you get cut
@poppatheegoat
@poppatheegoat 9 ай бұрын
Damn learn how to read, it said Euroleague Goat scorer not the Goat. So saying he a pure scorer that what video saying
@SliteKonto
@SliteKonto 9 ай бұрын
If he was so good as you’re riding for him, he would’ve been more efficient in the NBA. Not to mention fred is better defensively which why he’s still here. I’m all for having your opinion but let’s relax on the he’d do a b and c when he got the opportunity multiple times and didn’t do it.
@Infinitefire-w3
@Infinitefire-w3 9 ай бұрын
So much you can do when you get only 19 minutes per game. And he averaged 9 in that season. Bruv please. The NBA is an entertainment league more similar to reality TV shows than it is to a sport league
@SliteKonto
@SliteKonto 9 ай бұрын
@@Infinitefire-w3 his per 36 would be 17 points. Which is average, nothing special. the reality tv stuff, whatever makes you comfortable man
@Tarquin2718
@Tarquin2718 9 ай бұрын
@@SliteKonto Exactly. I am happy he is king in EU but he is nothing in US. Also If Luka or Jokic or Antetokounmpo would return to EU they would not even know who this Mike is and nobody would ever speak of him again haha
@coldwell830
@coldwell830 9 ай бұрын
Ameeeeeeeeeeen
@coldwell830
@coldwell830 9 ай бұрын
​@@Infinitefire-w3 I have no idea what you was sipping on at the time you wrote this comment, but you need to get tested for drugs usage immediately.
@daarkengeist
@daarkengeist 9 ай бұрын
"he can't defend and isn't efficient but he's better than most of the NBA" Ok sure.
@tigerjiang
@tigerjiang 6 ай бұрын
u dont understand lol
@goxifoolz3576
@goxifoolz3576 6 ай бұрын
@@tigerjiang No you don't understand. We were in 3 NBA teams and couldn't make it out of bench warmer rotations cuz his skills are good in the Euroleague only, bro averaged 9ppg/4ast/2rb.
@itslight8294
@itslight8294 6 ай бұрын
Mike James would literally kill half the nba
@ec7057
@ec7057 6 ай бұрын
​@@itslight8294He didn't do that with the nets bud
@Jason-ty4nt
@Jason-ty4nt 6 ай бұрын
Then tell us why he wasn't successful in the NBA then? What's your take on it@itslight8294
@hayesc0
@hayesc0 9 ай бұрын
You are overeating Mike James. 😂
@prestonwitgaret
@prestonwitgaret 9 ай бұрын
Micheal James like Micheal Jordan and LeBron James
@goxifoolz3576
@goxifoolz3576 6 ай бұрын
@@prestonwitgaret Nahhhhh get this mans nuts out your mouth
@sammith02
@sammith02 9 ай бұрын
Calling Curry one dimensional is kinda funny, seeing that all this guy can do is score. Doesn’t draw the defense’s attention like Steph and could never move off the ball like Steph. Curry’s passing is a little underrated as well as his ability to finish at the rim. “Better than Curry” stawp it 🙄
@learningcurve3212
@learningcurve3212 6 ай бұрын
Both are AWful on defense, We all agree!!!!!!!!!!1
@kappakuppa7255
@kappakuppa7255 4 ай бұрын
@@learningcurve3212 Well this is more of a reputation thing, Steph had some years especially when he got stronger when he really wasnt that bad of a defender, he was more average, the thing is in the nba defense is about reputation, if you get the reputation of a bad defender early in your career people will almost never notice you got better unless you make an all defensive team or something
@Kill_Bill_007
@Kill_Bill_007 9 ай бұрын
Just to clarify, Mike James was never the Greek League MVP. He was the Greek League finals MVP 2 times, but never the overall league MVP. Also, as far as Mike James being the EuroLeague GOAT if he wins 1 EuroLeague championship...no. No disrespect to Mike James at all, as he is a really, really good EuroLeague player. But there is no way he is even remotely close to being in the EuroLeague GOAT discussion with winning just 1 EuroLeague championship, if he is able to do so at some point. That does not even put him in the GOAT conversation at all. 1 EuroLeague title is nowhere near enough to be compared to modern EuroLeague players like: Vassilis Spanoulis Dejan Bodiroga Dimitris Diamantidis Sarunas Jasikevicius or also guys like: Juan Carlos Navarro Antoine Rigaudeau Theo Papaloukas Vasilje Micic Nando De Colo Ramunas Siskauskas If he won 1 EuroLeague title, James is still far away from Spanoulis for the GOAT discussions (not even close), or also Bodiroga, or also Diamantidis and Jasikevicius. In all honesty, Mike James isn't even as high on the EuroLeague GOAT ladder as players like: Sergio Llull Milos Teodosic Anthony Parker Sergio Rodriguez Then you have FIBA era EuroLeague players, and also Mike James is not as high as many of them for GOAT discussions either, like: Janis Krumins Emiliano Rodriguez Clifford Luyk Sergey Belov Wayne Brabender Bob Morse Manolo Raga Dino Meneghin Walter Szczerbiak Miki Berkovich Antonello Riva Epi Drazen Petrovic Bob McAdoo Nikos Galis Dino Radja Toni Kukoc Sasha Danilovic Sasha Djordjevic Panagiotis Giannakis Arvydas Sabonis This doesn't even mention players like: Radivoj Korac Drazen Dalipagic Kresmir Cosic Mirza Delibasic Dragan Kicanovic Ivo Daneu Zarko Paspalj Ibrahim Kutluay Carlton Myers Petar Naumoski Nikos Oikonomou Zeljko Rebraca etc. If we limit it to JUST American players, even then Mike James is not the GOAT American EuroLeague player. As players like: Anthony Parker Shane Larkin would be higher than him on the EuroLeague GOAT ladder for modern players, with guys like: Alphonso Ford Mike Batiste Trajan Langdon Kyle Hines JR Holden also in such a discussion. If we include the FIBA era Americans, then Mike James is also behind a whole bunch of other Americans on the GOAT ladder, like: Clifford Luyk Wayne Brabender Bob Morse Walt Szczerbiak Tal Brody Lou Silver Jim Boatwright Audie Norris Nikos Galis Joe Arlauckas David Rivers Tyus Edney In all honesty, while Mike James has had a really good EuroLeague career, he's not even remotely close to being in the EuroLeague GOAT discussion right now. Maybe IF he wins the EuroLeague MVP this season, AND the EuroLeague championship AND EuroLeague Final Four MVP this season, THEN maybe we can talk about maybe putting him in EuroLeague Top 30 all-time discussions. It's actually insulting and outrageous to so many previous EuroLeague great players that all of these Mike James EuroLeague GOAT videos are popping up everywhere. If we put it in terms of an NBA equivalency, putting Mike James in the EuroLeague GOAT conversation is basically the equivalent of saying Demar Derozan is in the NBA GOAT conversation.
@ric05369
@ric05369 9 ай бұрын
The adderall was definitely bussin when you wrote this
@dizzl3ee
@dizzl3ee 9 ай бұрын
@@ric05369😂
@alex4247
@alex4247 9 ай бұрын
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@Obstakill
@Obstakill 9 ай бұрын
You better include Tyrese Rice for goat American euro league player
@Regard-zt7gk
@Regard-zt7gk 6 ай бұрын
....so thats what a ether looks like
@dontaviusharvey5236
@dontaviusharvey5236 7 ай бұрын
My guy said he’s an undersized, un-athletic guard… proceeds to show Mike James insane athleticism and bounce
@adam_in_the_world
@adam_in_the_world 9 ай бұрын
awakenbeerus predicted this
@ncm2738
@ncm2738 6 ай бұрын
Oh dear god. Mike James averaged 21 minutes a game in 32 games with the phx suns in his rookie year, that year he averaged 10.2 ppg 3.8 apg, 2.8 reb, and 1.5 tov, pretty solid numbers... until we get to his shooting splits, 38.8% on 9.8 fga, 26.8% on 3 3pa, and 76.2% on 2.6 fta. Usually rookies don't shoot very well so their FT% is usually a better indicator for their shooting ability. 76.2% isn't horrible but not outstanding either. In his second year he played just 4 games with the pels so nothing to really see there. In his third and FINAL year he played 18.2 mpg in 13 games with the bkn nets. He averaged 37% on 7.1 fga and 35.5% on 2.4 3pa, which isn't bad from 3 but horrendous from the field. Doesn't help that he averaged damn near the same amount of points as field goal attempts with 7.7ppg on 7.1 fga. Not to mention his plus minus was always a negative in all 3 seasons. Truth is, if he was really as good as this video and he says he is, then he would've been on a NBA roster in 2024. To compare him to Curry or even a good NBA roleplayer as of right now is blasphemy.
@lazywallstreetnews7234
@lazywallstreetnews7234 9 ай бұрын
From the tape, his playing style can best be described as ‘What if LiAngelo Ball hadn’t tried to steal from that store in China and developed properly?’
@SkinNbonez555
@SkinNbonez555 9 ай бұрын
No
@CHANNEL__MAC
@CHANNEL__MAC 9 ай бұрын
Glazing Euroleague as usual
@alessandrodeboni8994
@alessandrodeboni8994 9 ай бұрын
stop crying and just admit how good euroleague is
@Big01045
@Big01045 9 ай бұрын
@@alessandrodeboni8994 there great just not as good as the players in the NBA
@rigobertoitachijohnson
@rigobertoitachijohnson 9 ай бұрын
​@@Big01045they're great team players* the level of their isolation offense compared to American basketball is like comparing plumbers and athletes, its just not a fair comparison... I watch 1v1s of American streetballers (not even professionals) and it's just a night and day difference compared to other countries that play streetball... For this reason I'm stealing their moves XD. Players that I took note of are : Qel, Nas, Jleww, Uncle Skoob, Moon, etc. (I forgot the guy who's left-handed and can do fadeaways with either foot, and can also shoot) None of those dudes i mentioned went pro (or that I know of)
@thehazardousgamerjr3119
@thehazardousgamerjr3119 9 ай бұрын
@@Big01045the current best players in the nba are from the euro league in u notice ☠️
@ShrimpsonH
@ShrimpsonH 9 ай бұрын
@@alessandrodeboni8994yeah is so good that an American who wasn’t good enough for an NBA roster can set the all time scoring record in less than 300 games 😭😭🤣🤣
@BigTeletubby
@BigTeletubby 9 ай бұрын
He’s a 6’1” ball dominant guard who relies on making tough shots against less athletic defenders in Euro that’s really it
@Mr3Run4Fun
@Mr3Run4Fun 9 ай бұрын
erm Jalen brunson?
@chefboyrgee4142
@chefboyrgee4142 7 ай бұрын
@@Mr3Run4Funyou must not watch basketball
@Mr3Run4Fun
@Mr3Run4Fun 7 ай бұрын
@@chefboyrgee4142 I'd strongly advise you to either read what I said carefully or delete your comment.
@Axzide
@Axzide 7 ай бұрын
@@Mr3Run4Fun jalen brunson can make those shots against nba comp l;ol
@Mr3Run4Fun
@Mr3Run4Fun 7 ай бұрын
@@Axzide That's exactly what I'm saying.
@JohnDoe113
@JohnDoe113 7 ай бұрын
@1:14 that was real lame to put Kemba's picture there. He blew his knee out and was no longer in the NBA because of injuries. So putting his picture there was a horrible example.
@gabrielcleyet7052
@gabrielcleyet7052 9 ай бұрын
IT just got a 10 day contract with the suns. I guess the miracle finally came
@fabianalbertobeltranbonill5495
@fabianalbertobeltranbonill5495 9 ай бұрын
the miracle is if he sign multi year garanteed
@tobe.moemeka
@tobe.moemeka 9 ай бұрын
IT was an MVP candidate. This guy….
@Bkhouma
@Bkhouma 9 ай бұрын
This is how I find out Mike James went to my highschool😂
@unrulyelchapo5338
@unrulyelchapo5338 9 ай бұрын
Huh better then curry wtf are u talking about
@i_fuze_hostages6
@i_fuze_hostages6 9 ай бұрын
Mike James 😂
@WoolzBroz
@WoolzBroz 9 ай бұрын
He got something against the NBA for sure cause that gotta be the worst take I've ever heard
@nathanielperryii296
@nathanielperryii296 9 ай бұрын
I'm guessing y'all missed the whole point on why he said that
@petermuchiri6631
@petermuchiri6631 9 ай бұрын
You need to expand your understanding capacity
@feesh6597
@feesh6597 9 ай бұрын
@@nathanielperryii296 him saying that steph's game is one dimensional, which is quite dumb, considering giannis is a european player that is considered one dimesional yet he's still one of the best basketball players in the world.
@jackslammer
@jackslammer 9 ай бұрын
To answer your final question... My answer is no, I would not go back to the NBA. When you cross the age of 30, you start to gain better perspective on life, and start to see things for what they are and not what you want them to be. If I went to the NBA and was treated like I was expendable, but I had an opportunity in Europe to cement a legacy, while earning MORE MONEY than I would in the NBA. I'm staying in Europe.
@Tarquin2718
@Tarquin2718 9 ай бұрын
It is very difficult to earn more in EU. But you are right that if you make 1m in EU and you like it here, I would also not go to the US, not for 10m 🙂 Unless you feel you have something to prove. but that is where you're 30 years age comes in.
@Kill_Bill_007
@Kill_Bill_007 9 ай бұрын
@@Tarquin2718All of the good EuroLeague players that are veterans make way more money playing in Europe than they could playing in the NBA, especially in the cases of the best EuroLeague players.
@outforthecount7027
@outforthecount7027 9 ай бұрын
your a nobody though
@outforthecount7027
@outforthecount7027 9 ай бұрын
you cant make it in eithe rleague . what am i missing here? are you mike james?
@bandito241
@bandito241 9 ай бұрын
⁠point @@outforthecount7027
@ericeiserloh8170
@ericeiserloh8170 6 ай бұрын
Euro league definitely deserves more respect, but manipulating information to create propaganda is not the way to go about it. Numerous Euro stars have had NBA trials, like Mike James, numerous trials. In fact most of the current Euro stars have all failed in the NBA. It'd be more interesting to honestly explore the reasons for that. One thing thing to keep in mind is that there are only 450 NBA roster spots,* and almost all of them are locked up by guaranteed contracts given to players signed initially through the NBA draft or free agency. *There are only 90 spots for smallish guards, most of whom are bigger than James. The reasons he was cut by Phoenix exemplifies what I am talking about (check out his performance for Brooklyn when he was signed as insurance for Kyrie during the playoff run in 2021 and you'l discover another reason). Another thing to keep in mind is that there are very few scorers who are efficient enough at the NBA level to be handed those keys (1-2 starters and maybe one reserve per team), and short of winning one of those spots an NBA player has to find a supporting role- a niche that helps him carve out a real NBA career, and these players tend to be relatively long and athletic for their position (something James isn't). And they can usually defend NBA players (can James?) You need to ask yourself how Mike James would be useful to an NBA team? Is he really good enough to be a starting or reserve NBA small guard. There aren't very many guys that small in the NBA, and those that are are either better than James or have the advantage of a guaranteed contract. Just consider what happened to NBA smalls like Ty Lawson, Isaiah Thomas, and more recently Kemba Walker once they lost their edge and ability to be efficient enough on the court. There was a 6'5 scoring guard I used to like by the name of Jordan Crawford, but he also couldn't make it n the NBA because he couldn't defend very well and his offense was too streaky (when this guy was on he was unstoppable), nor did he seem to understand how to carve out a niche that NBA teams could believe in. Ever heard of Jimmer Fredette, or 2024 G-league MVP Mac McClung? They are a lot more comparable to James than Curry is.
@Nix-7741
@Nix-7741 9 ай бұрын
Mike James’s game is perfect for the Euroleague just like Jimmer Fredette in China.
@jefejefe1751
@jefejefe1751 9 ай бұрын
I was actually comparing his game to Van Vleet's. Then I saw it in the video good stuff
@saltybrackishfresh
@saltybrackishfresh 3 ай бұрын
Making 2-3 mil in Monaco tax free sounds WAY better than scraping for 10 day contracts or one year minimums. Also, taxes take half your money here so that’s like making 5 mil in the nba
@Ashened0
@Ashened0 7 ай бұрын
Calling Steph Curry one dimensional is extremely ignorant and shows a lot of sour grapes.
@sharpshooter0174
@sharpshooter0174 9 ай бұрын
He just a scorer, not a complete player
@richardhsuh
@richardhsuh 9 ай бұрын
Net fan favorite Mike Jamessssssssssss
@BBallRambling
@BBallRambling 9 ай бұрын
Great to see you uploading! I am a Suns fan so I saw him play back with that team. The offensive system was bad, the coaching staff was allergic to in-game adjustments, the GM wanted to tank, the players were mostly non-NBA caliber and were looking to get-theirs, and it's tough to get any sort of rhythm going in such brief opportunity. It was a shame to see him get waived. If he wanted to stick it out in the US, I am certain he would have been a good player.
@michaellockhart6632
@michaellockhart6632 8 ай бұрын
I would have kept MJ over Isaiah Cannon. I remember that season too and I'm not sure as to exactly why I remember it. I believe that I was just following Booker.
@SliteKonto
@SliteKonto 9 ай бұрын
I’m still in shock how outrageous and bias this video is
@LmMighty14
@LmMighty14 9 ай бұрын
How are you comparing lebron’s record to Mike James record? Mike James is the all time leading scorer with over 4,000 points. Wilt Chamberlain scored that much in ONE season
@Azem2005
@Azem2005 9 ай бұрын
compare nba players who have 90 games in a season and EL players who have 34 min and max 41 games, that's a big difference, as the second game in the nba lasts longer than the third, in the nba defenses only start playing after the playoffs and in the EL it is from 1 to 34 matches very important and in every match you have one player who is glued to you and does what he wants, it is not for comparison el and nba.
@innosanto
@innosanto 8 ай бұрын
NBA has inflated numbers
@jared9669
@jared9669 7 ай бұрын
@@innosanto most euroleague players never make an impact in the NBA. All they have are washed NBA players as their best talent. Doesnt matter how many games in a season to average 16 PPG is not very good.
@LeeeWai
@LeeeWai 9 ай бұрын
Luka was teenager in Euro League ( he was under 18 when played in EU ) :) don't compare Luka as a kid to grown up man.
@innosanto
@innosanto 8 ай бұрын
Luka was years ahead in development, at that agr he was like 22 yearsild as player
@weball4l
@weball4l 9 ай бұрын
please do a video on micic hes been playing amazing on the hornets
@svenlechtenberg8119
@svenlechtenberg8119 9 ай бұрын
Undersized and unathletic shouldn’t produce those kinds of dunks 😶
@davidechiorlin1043
@davidechiorlin1043 2 ай бұрын
I'm from omegna Italy Mike james played for my team in 2012 just after college My 11 y/o mind couldn't understand the greatness of this player, he was doing things I have never seen
@jithias
@jithias 7 ай бұрын
Bro just said Mike James is undersized and unathletic while showing us clips of him doing self-alley oop dunks in game. Im dead lmao
@ElverGalarga69brrr
@ElverGalarga69brrr 6 ай бұрын
“As a defender how do you stop that” … ummm ask NBA defenders 🤯
@JamesSKessler
@JamesSKessler 6 ай бұрын
This dude calling Steph 1 dimensional is a joke lmao.
@benitofranklyn4237
@benitofranklyn4237 5 ай бұрын
I live in Switzerland/Europe and been playing/watching basketball since '92. Anybody over here only watches the NBA because the players are so much better. I couldn't tell you who our National Champion is. There's not even news coverage or any games on TV. Our best athletes become soccer players, the tall one's goalkeepers. Second best athletes become Tennis players or Track and Field athletes, then Hockey, Cycling, Skiing and so on. It's very rare someone really talented becomes a Basketball player. Europe has double the population of the US, if our Basketball teams were any good 2/3 (66%) of the NBA players would be Europeans. In reality it's not even 15%. Since '92 there have been 8 Olympic Summer games. USA won 7, Argentina, which is not in Europe, 1 and every time they send their A-Team the US wins the World Championship as well.
@saltybrackishfresh
@saltybrackishfresh 3 ай бұрын
I think Demar Derozen would average like 5 points on 10% shooting in the euroleague
@lamarpalmer25
@lamarpalmer25 2 ай бұрын
Iq of a walnut
@pablobenito4635
@pablobenito4635 7 ай бұрын
i remember wathing him at Baskonia when i was a kid, i loved how he danked and the speed he played with. So happy for him now that he got his flowers
@aesirgaming1014
@aesirgaming1014 6 ай бұрын
I mean, it boils down to the Euro League and NBA are very different leagues. I mean, the big competition for Mike James was Shane Larkin, a guy that was a decent bench player at times for the Celtics but never really cracked the roster. Having watched both leagues, I'd say that Luka is correct. The NBA is easier to score in as the pace is faster and the rules tend to favor offensive play more than defense. Euro League, from what I saw, tends to be a slower pace, more ball spreading with less iso and more physical play especially in the paint. What impressed me is that Euro League defenses seem harder to crack, as the emphasis is on coordinated team defense although the NBA has more talented defenders. I think that this may be a key component here. The overall individual talent level in the NBA is significantly higher (hence why the best European players go to the NBA). However, the team play in the Euro League looked a lot better to me. These are two different ways of playing the game and are a key factor in why some players struggle crossing between. An iso-heavy NBA player might struggle to crack a roster in a team-centric Euro League team. Conversely, a Euro League player might struggle with an NBA offense that expects better performance in isolation against more skilled defenders. Similarly, we've seen good American players on the national team struggle to figure out some European defenses as team defense takes a different approach to crack (look at Boston, which has consistently struggled to break Miami's zone defense).
@vernonherb
@vernonherb 9 ай бұрын
Great video 📹 bro i think ima keep up with mike james
@dylanseiler2694
@dylanseiler2694 9 ай бұрын
I laughed at all your takes 😂
@Imaf2020
@Imaf2020 6 ай бұрын
That last part... Yeah, Mike James is living the dream! Sometimes life works out differently than you expect, and your back up plan ends up being your best life.
@chuchuchuchia
@chuchuchuchia 6 ай бұрын
Is this Mike James youtube channel
@ProfeE1990
@ProfeE1990 2 ай бұрын
Never even heard of this dude, but thanks for this video. He game is dope!
@saltybrackishfresh
@saltybrackishfresh 3 ай бұрын
There are so many nba meat riders in the comments it’s unbelievable
@52cm
@52cm 9 ай бұрын
I remember him a couple years ago this guy was a BALLER!
@saltybrackishfresh
@saltybrackishfresh 3 ай бұрын
Damn near most of the nba players couldn’t survive in the euro league. It’s basketball based rather than entertainment based like the nba. NBA is politics, daddy’s money, and nepotism over everything.
@rafacullera23
@rafacullera23 2 ай бұрын
LOL if Mike James is a legend in Euroleague... Imagine a career in Europe of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and if we talk of Lebron, Curry, Durant... Who stop players like them?
@emc3150
@emc3150 Ай бұрын
NBA Players would shit on the euroleague, heck, even the pistons would clear most of euroleague teams.
@mugensharp
@mugensharp 9 ай бұрын
I definitely see some of the similarities between james and vanfleet. I would even go as far as to say james is a better pure athlete. I think the thing for me though is that fred does a lot of those sneaky little things on defense that make him a more reliable asset when he is at his best, and like you where saying james has a much more iso heavy game and fred is better at operating off ball efficiently. I dont see myself in almost any situation taking a james over vanfleet though. I think another interesting topic would be asking what a prime fred would look like in the euro league. I'm not so sure he would end up being the all time scoring leader, but because of his tool set there is a chance he would have more team success at the highest level. idk it is what it is, good vid.
@offthegrident
@offthegrident 7 ай бұрын
I can show u 10 mins of kyrie fade aways from the post, mike james is nice but his skill set is not close😂
@danmac456
@danmac456 6 ай бұрын
Great video really helps Americans understand some more stuff going on in the European basketball world
@frankdux3605
@frankdux3605 9 ай бұрын
It’s not impressive because the best of the best Euro players leave to the NBA after a few years. A comparison is a 5th year college senior who breaks an NCAA record. The best college players already left to the NBA after a year.
@klipklapklop3359
@klipklapklop3359 9 ай бұрын
Yea he's the all time leading scorer because all the good ones went to the NBA 😂
@TLFcubing
@TLFcubing 9 ай бұрын
such a great video bro
@DKM_Sports
@DKM_Sports 9 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed
@akken2112
@akken2112 7 ай бұрын
When asked so far, who is the best player he's played against, Victor Wembanyama named "Mike James".
@saltybrackishfresh
@saltybrackishfresh 3 ай бұрын
He definitely got kicked from the nba for politics. It’s so obvious and if you know nba politics yk what’s up
@PygmaApril
@PygmaApril 9 ай бұрын
The reason you don't see many people having 4.400 career Euroleague points, is because all the great scorers already declared and went to the NBA. Mike James was simply not good enough for the NBA, no other way around it. He couldn't defend a cone, his three wasn't falling and NBA defenders were too big/long/strong and bullied him. I literally watched every single one of his games as a Net.
@terqia6438
@terqia6438 8 ай бұрын
I honestly think you basketball fans come up with every excuse in the book for who don't make it NBA. Bro, even if Mike was waved, he was clearly NBA level. Especially with the caliber of mediocre (below average to average) players who are currently in the NBA today. There are many NBA caliber talents who haven't been accepted into the NBA simply because they weren't given the opportunity. Plus, even if you consider Mike James not that athletic & D3 league level. The fact that he managed to have success in the NBA for his short stint is amazing.
@PygmaApril
@PygmaApril 8 ай бұрын
@@terqia6438 He has NBA-level talent. But he is only an offensive minded player, with no defensive tools and unable to score efficiently against NBA-level defenders. Most mediocre/below average players are on rookie deals, and will not get another contract. Mike is too old for that, so it's nearly impossible for him to have a career in the NBA right now. All those "below average dudes" are based on potential. We have seen the best version of Mike, and it is not good enough.
@innosanto
@innosanto 8 ай бұрын
It can also be they played in better euroleague teams.
@nowdoyouunderstandpain6066
@nowdoyouunderstandpain6066 7 ай бұрын
@@terqia6438he’d be playing if he was good simple 😂
@ncm2738
@ncm2738 6 ай бұрын
@@terqia6438 NBA level talent and being NBA ready are 2 very different things.
@pierovittori1076
@pierovittori1076 9 ай бұрын
I personally don't like mike james' play style but i liked this video, very well made. I'd pick Parker over him any day of the week, but different times, different teams and even more different basketball
@floatgamehoops3117
@floatgamehoops3117 4 ай бұрын
I'd pick Coby White & Holmgren over mike james in the NBA 👍
@kehubbard4386
@kehubbard4386 7 ай бұрын
Compelling Argument. Great Segment!!
@EnjoiTanner
@EnjoiTanner 9 ай бұрын
DKM out here cooking
@phillycezaarr9963
@phillycezaarr9963 9 ай бұрын
Also Luka’s rookie year in NBA he averaged 21 a game which isn’t as big a jump as the 32 currently.
@Unorthodox_kidd
@Unorthodox_kidd 8 ай бұрын
6:27 was that a double dribble?
@BasedDawgz
@BasedDawgz 7 ай бұрын
I’m down to watch these games, just gotta know when where and how to tap in
@DKM_Sports
@DKM_Sports 7 ай бұрын
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@BigPlasticPlant
@BigPlasticPlant 9 ай бұрын
2:20 that’s not a 3rd of the time 😂, it’s over two 3rds of the time.
@charmsjs26
@charmsjs26 6 ай бұрын
I agree on the Fred Vanfleet comparison...Their around the same height and games our very similar...Vanfleet got a ton of money and shoot low percentages from the floor, is all about situation and timing
@tekniik
@tekniik 7 ай бұрын
at first i thought this guy was just trolling but nah hes just brain dead 💀
@donatopastore9021
@donatopastore9021 3 ай бұрын
Bob McAdoo played in the euro league, just to mention one (you showed him in this video)
@ce2167-n1t
@ce2167-n1t 6 ай бұрын
A statement that he is better than many NBA players is crazy. His performance in the NBA fails minimal standards. Taller opponents can easily guard him, making him inefficient, plus he is a below-average defensive player.
@jeffreybixler1406
@jeffreybixler1406 7 ай бұрын
he says the euro league dude and the all time scoring but its no where near the amount of points that lebron had to reach to beat so how about instead of comparing the final score you compare the points on an equal playing field like making it to 4000 points and how long it took and the amount of games
@streetsomnia
@streetsomnia 8 ай бұрын
Can't believe every NBA team passed on Mike James even after of proving he could be a perfect backup PG.
@splasherrrr
@splasherrrr 8 ай бұрын
how much would doncic avg in euroleague 25ppg?
@psideTXdude03
@psideTXdude03 9 ай бұрын
I remember when Mike was at Lamar University he came off the bench scored 52 and put a guy on a poster, me and my homie lost our shit on that dunk
@ImmaReact
@ImmaReact 6 ай бұрын
Mike James isn't a point guard. That's the reason he's not in the NBA
@PeterAnosike-c5b
@PeterAnosike-c5b 9 ай бұрын
Mike James is a good player, but he has never won a Euroleague tiltle so u can't call him a GOAT
@dark3rthanshadows
@dark3rthanshadows 9 ай бұрын
14:43 Finally, someone says that some players (those that make big internationally) just don't have the playstyle for the NBA or to be bench players on the NBA. In order for them to be effective, you need a specific team and a specific time to use them. This can be a problem for multiple teams, which is why they end up out of the rotation. Then, to make it worse, totally lacks defense...a BIG no no. Undersized,uneficient,overly iso-scoring+ no defense guard .
@innosanto
@innosanto 8 ай бұрын
The opposite is also true. Giannis was the worst player in greek national tram for multiple years when he was nba star.
@Axzide
@Axzide 7 ай бұрын
@@innosanto cap
@omarwanace23_45
@omarwanace23_45 9 ай бұрын
1:09 Even tho he's 1000000% right, as they say, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"
@SamuelSteiner-of2rb
@SamuelSteiner-of2rb 9 ай бұрын
can you make a video on why its harder to score in the euroleague
@swingAE86
@swingAE86 Ай бұрын
I liked this guy alot when he played in BK I wished at the time they went further and he stayed. Happy he found sucess somewhere
@joseloreto1
@joseloreto1 5 ай бұрын
Luka at 18 > Mike James all EuroLeague career. Don't get it twisted, this guy has been playing on the EuroLeague his whole career and Luka by far, was a better player and he only played like 5 years when he was a teenager. Even somebody like Kyle Hines has a better argument to be the goat. This guy tries to make Mike James the goat case and that is false.
@Larrykph4style
@Larrykph4style 2 ай бұрын
NBA Cup Champs vs EuroLeague Champs would be great to watch and wouldn't even interfer with the Finals.
@FinessedJones
@FinessedJones 6 ай бұрын
comparing him to Fred who shot 38% from 3 while he shot 28% is laughable
@MPLSNATIVE
@MPLSNATIVE 8 ай бұрын
Like how he said he beat the all time euro scoring record in less time than lebron but never says what the scoring record was. Like no shit lebron not ever gon to be in the euroleague. Had to look this shit up. Mf it’s 40,000 points vs 4K or 5k. This vid ass
@tahriisaedanse
@tahriisaedanse 8 ай бұрын
Nikos Galis is the one and only undoubtable GOAT of the euroleague
@user-nh1yb9mk7y
@user-nh1yb9mk7y 9 ай бұрын
He is perceived as Demar Derozan of Euroleague.
@Kill_Bill_007
@Kill_Bill_007 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's pretty much accurate. And basically the same in terms of all time standings of a league GOAT ranking.
@brandonvalentine767
@brandonvalentine767 8 ай бұрын
If he didn’t make it in the NBA that tells you alot, especially playing along side KD, if you are good you do more than help out, your produce!!!!
@Xcoming2
@Xcoming2 7 ай бұрын
all that traveling back and forth would have stressed me out.
@BrandonRuffin-tj1fs
@BrandonRuffin-tj1fs 6 ай бұрын
Crazy part is …suns are still looking for a guard to this day ..smh they had one and didn’t work wit it
@Official_Schmelly
@Official_Schmelly 7 ай бұрын
“He is an undersized, unathletic guard” proceeds to show him doing an eastbay and baptizing someone off a lob
@more2lifeworldwide921
@more2lifeworldwide921 9 ай бұрын
Bro averaged 16.5 over 258 games, if Bron played in this league he'd average 35. KD would average 38
@T1Earn
@T1Earn 7 ай бұрын
Living proof you can do literally everything right and not get what you want.
@kantfoo
@kantfoo 3 ай бұрын
Basically in Euroleague, you can use team defense to hide one bad matchup. The NBA rules is more geared to 1-on-1 play and Mike James would get eaten alive.
@Blackmagic404
@Blackmagic404 6 ай бұрын
I love his game, but Mike James' biggest issue is that he's not a great ball distributor/facilitator. With his scoring ability, if he could give an efficient 8-10 assists per game, he's pretty much a more athletic Fred VanVleet. His court vision is limited and he defaults to one on one iso ball which doesn't work well in the NBA for 6'0" guards who aren't elite outside shooters or passers.
@motokavsvlog7737
@motokavsvlog7737 6 ай бұрын
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@RETROESKIMO3ATC
@RETROESKIMO3ATC 6 ай бұрын
I think it falls to back offices and coaching staff giving players chances to shine, in NBA when a star or starter is out due to injury or whatever, you see a bench or reserve player step up and put up respectable all star splits, some borderline mvp stats. I think the NBA still outshines euro basketball for the moment due to the money and marketing behind it, but next 20 years euroleague basketball will be on top
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