Greeny DOUBLES DOWN on saying the Lakers should LOSE vs. the Pelicans |

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Ай бұрын

Mike Greenberg and Paul "Hembo" Hembekides discuss why Greeny believes the Los Angeles Lakers should lose their Play-In game vs. the New Orleans Pelicans in order to get a more favorable path in the NBA Playoffs.
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@T.A.K49 Ай бұрын

I disagree. Knock off the favorites early when you are healthier and have more energy.

@samuelrigaud6595 Ай бұрын

How

@javarzshinall9396 Ай бұрын

@@samuelrigaud6595by Dlo stepping up everybody else is rolling

@stevens26 Ай бұрын

How about should the pelicans lose to the lakers? ESPN is so self absorbed with lakers, warriors, nyc that they think the league revolves around them.

@terrychimaobi3346 Ай бұрын

It’s because they’re superstars duh you got LeBron James Steph Curry They’re always going to talk about them. The Knicks with Jalen Brunson

@mwood1012 Ай бұрын

ESPN doesn't favor Laker's success. If anything, they indulge the Lakers in the likelihood of failure so they can make a mockery of their efforts

@greatnesspersonified3305 Ай бұрын

@@mwood1012exactly this is all insulting the lakers lol

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 Ай бұрын

@stevens26 Last year when the Lakers lost ESPN talked about them all the way through the Finals.

@vietnam1978 Ай бұрын

Yup. It’s all about appealing to the fan base, but the teams that might actually be better

@Keithcookx Ай бұрын

The losing mentality is crazy

@xavierb9061 Ай бұрын

0 and 8, Nd think win 4 outta 7 is stupid

@Keithcookx Ай бұрын

@@xavierb9061 every year is different, give yourself a chance go down with pride instead of ducking

@gsb_hopout Ай бұрын

@@Keithcookxfacts 💯 these causal nowadays got a Losers Mentality

@xavierb9061 Ай бұрын

@@Keithcookx ok ur being stupid,, with pride instead of shot at ring

@datsapaddlin Ай бұрын

@@Keithcookx Exactly…out of all the teams in the West rn Denver would be the most respectable team to go out against or beat in the first round so go for it.

@gugy68 Ай бұрын

Greeny is a clown. If the Lakers lose tonight on purpose, that would destroy any credibility and morals of the game. This is stuff a legacy franchises should never do.

@MattyG13 Ай бұрын

The okc disrespect is getting out of hand

@ndnd7614 Ай бұрын

Yeah they would win 1 game before getting knocked out first round

@abhinavaman08 Ай бұрын

we have seen this too many times like Demar's Toronto. First round exit when they faced 8th seeded Lebron's Cavs.

@tripledeluxedday Ай бұрын

1st or second round and in a couple years they will be like the Memphis Grizzlies....rebuild mode.

@zyxtrr Ай бұрын

greeny is a 🤡 anyone who’s actually played sports isn’t gonna lose on purpose we play to win

@datsapaddlin Ай бұрын

He’s delusional. You take the series against anyone over a win or go home scenario.

@knowEgo Ай бұрын

Greeny is a clown but professional athletes cheat the game on both sides it’s not unheard of….

@inui12494 Ай бұрын

Unless your lebron who wants to control narratives and have an easirr way to the wcf

@fredm.2699 Ай бұрын

The players play to win. Management tells the coach to relax on coaching so the team is at a disadvantage and loses. Problem solved.

@MindoftheNorthStar Ай бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised if a LeBron team ran from a challenge. Running is in LeBron's dna

@datsapaddlin Ай бұрын

Greeny don’t understand that means risking goin home in the next game 😂. They could lose that game as well.

@xavierb9061 Ай бұрын

Beat nuggets in 6..lost last 8 vs them or do or die vs team that just lost. Simple math

@datsapaddlin Ай бұрын

⁠@@xavierb9061 They could very well lose to the Warriors or Kings in a one game scenario. If they did all people would say is they shoulda beat the Pelicans after 😂. They could lose to the Nuggets but that wouldn’t be as bad at least trying to take out the champs round one. Hey maybe the Lakers try to win tonight and the Pelicans do as well and the Lakers some how lose anyways. Who knows what will happen.

@xavierb9061 Ай бұрын

@@datsapaddlin you proved my point. No one would say after losing an eliminated, they could have beat nuggets. Lol

@datsapaddlin Ай бұрын

@@xavierb9061 Well yeah everyone knows Denver is the favorite but that doesn’t mean duck them for a win or go home scenario.

@xavierb9061 Ай бұрын

@@datsapaddlin yeah beatin them 4 before they get 3...more unlikely than 1 win. Plus 1st round exit to nuggets again, gotta blow up team

@dlbarnes Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 promoting losing

@jkemp6791 Ай бұрын

These media clowns act like the Lakers are championship contenders one day and telling them to lose on purpose to avoid a better team the next.

@loganmisiak5573 Ай бұрын

maybe the Pelicans want to lose! ever thought about that?

@pianielmdk Ай бұрын

It's gonna be interesting 😂

@williamarroyo1497 Ай бұрын

Game score 2-0😂

@HYPEMANTV0 Ай бұрын

😂

@114D Ай бұрын

It’s going to be the Great Lose-Off. Who can try harder to lose than the other. Pathetic.

@holdmyweight3597 Ай бұрын

You were right. Zion faked an injury and Ingram was bench down the stretch. They definitely lost to avoid the Nuggets

@TheAverageBear Ай бұрын

Deeply unserious. You don’t tank a game in order to avoid 4 games against a team your scared of, just to give yourself one sure fire elimination game where by the plotting of your Machiavellian scheming you may or may not be able to advance to a playoff. Ridiculous. Earlier on air Greeny said “the goal is to win a championship, not to make the playoffs.” I agree. So Let’s dive into some advanced analytics to gather some immutable data. In the history of ALL playoff sports there has been exactly ZERO teams who have won a championship who didn’t first MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.

@baldblade4852 Ай бұрын

Tbf being a coward is on brand for Greeny. Sad part is he can’t see how weak this makes him as a host for the remainder of his days at ESPN.

@corpyhogan4433 Ай бұрын

The biggest sports news station in the world advocating for a team to lose on purpose is ridiculous

@davidburke9596 Ай бұрын

Greenburg makes at least 10x the salary of the average American. He should be forced to take out of his pocket 10x the cost of Tix Parking & concessions for that game and set fire to it.

@Splooie010 Ай бұрын

Anyone else never really hit the dislike button ever, yet found themselves hitting it here?

@davidburke9596 Ай бұрын

I'm sure that if there's any hint of throwing this game the Steel-Spined Commish will kick them out of the Postseason !

@Lexyboogie Ай бұрын

This mentality is ridiculous and I despise that it’s such a popular topic. You can’t go into elimination games planning to lose. It’s one thing to lose in the regular season when you’ve got a comfortable lead in the standings, but every team in the play in is dangerous, so why would you even take that risk??

@Itallmakessense556 Ай бұрын

This is idiotic and this dude does not need to be talking about basketball 😂

@edisjd Ай бұрын

This is ridiculous, Kings swept the Lakers this year and against the Wars it's a coin flip. You prefer 7 game series chance while Lakers are healthy and playing well in the first round with more rest days

@robertmeadows2450 Ай бұрын

Yep. Kings swept them and Warriors won the season series 3-1 against them. Greeny just wants those clicks.

@datsapaddlin Ай бұрын

Yeah people are forgetting they will not be playing every day with more rest and better health. They may still lose but I could see a more competitive series than last year.

@OB_TUCK Ай бұрын

They’re not healthy tho . I think that’s his point it’s not a bad idea but nobody goes out to lose

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 Ай бұрын

Let's not forget, the Lakers also lost to the Warriors 3 times out of 4 this season. The one game the Lakers won was 2OT and Warriors blew a big 4 quarter lead in that game.

@P7X-vn2ke Ай бұрын

They act like the Lakers will beat NOP. Trying to tell them to lose on purpose. Lakers need to lose 2 games and miss the playoffs altogether. We don't need to hear about the Lakers anymore.

@holdmyweight3597 Ай бұрын

This didn’t age well

@jeffreywesley4873 Ай бұрын

I’m totally against my team losing a game on purpose for any reason

@scruffd0g193 Ай бұрын

Greeny is absolutely delusional, media wants the Lakers to avoid Denver so badly.

@tcp0919 Ай бұрын

The Lakers should wanna play Denver!!!

@DaveBtm998 Ай бұрын

I agree. they should sooner, but they’ll still get swept regardless

@114D Ай бұрын

@@DaveBtm998they won’t get swept. Silver can’t have LA lose like that again. He helped them to the WCF last year and LeBagless couldn’t close it out in close games.

@ThirdThinker Ай бұрын

They obviously do. The media doesn't.

@focuz4899 Ай бұрын

@@114D This is the silliest thing I've ever heard. I've been a Lakers fan since 1971 and saw 12 of the 17 championships won. And even back then non Lakers fans had lame excuses for why we won. The Lakers had a 12 year drought and a 10 year drought. Where were the refs then? Helping your team win?

@joshuawilson659 Ай бұрын

Lose tonight is crazy lakers won’t they get back in we gone tell if they throwing towel

@jeffreywesley4873 Ай бұрын

I think the Lakers should be hunting down the Nuggets to avenge the sweep of last season

@jkemp6791 Ай бұрын

I want this, too. It’ll be hilarious to see the Lakers get swept again.

@briananderson9650 Ай бұрын

A perfect example of not tanking is the Bengals, not tanking for Harrison Junior, after Joe went down

@renewd Ай бұрын

The dumbest part of this segment was not Greeny's lunacy, but Hembo asking if Greeny is sure that Denver is the best team in the west.

@rafiforfun789 Ай бұрын

So you shouldn’t do it as the lakers but when the cavaliers do it its a horrible crime?

@davidburke9596 Ай бұрын

Last time I remember a team trying to lose was in '19. That's 1919. Ridiculous comments from people who probably never paid full NBA prices for tix, parking etc. in their lives. The NBA should demand they be suspended for suggesting it.

@rohanshah7559 Ай бұрын

He was right about the false binary part. The reality is it would go more like this: A) immediate series against the nuggets B) elimination game against the Warriors/Kings followed by later series against Nuggets In this case, which is closer to reality, A is actually the safer choice. Don’t tank, Lakers

@andresanders4497 Ай бұрын

Just a built in excuse. Just incase they lose

@RKO859 Ай бұрын

Imagine both teams are trying to lose and throwing the ball out of bounds for every possession.

@nicholasgabriel9231 Ай бұрын

I hate this so much. So coach is gonna go in tonight and tell his team we're throwing AND they're all gonna be like ok.

@gabrielgreer2493 Ай бұрын

Actually the Nuggets have a better record this year.

@cliftonholmes4837 Ай бұрын

I usually like Greeny’s takes. Crazy how he’s telling a Lebron James led team to lose on purpose in order to avoid the defending champs and hope someone else beats them so his lakers can luck into a championship.

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 Ай бұрын

Even if the Lakers don't make the playoffs, ESPN will be talking about them all throughout the playoffs. The did this last season.

@J-luna Ай бұрын

Greeny shut up. Competitors don't think about losing. Its not the competitors mindset especially elite athletes.

@dliciousslipperock9611 Ай бұрын

One thing is certain: My poor pels cannot win. Either we lose or they let us win. No credit to us

@abudabi1995 Ай бұрын

The fact that this is even a topic is insane. Forget the fact that you’ll probably go against the warriors who they just lost to when they shot 63% from 3. It doesn’t matter that “it won’t happen again” it only has to happen once U win and get in They’re the defending champs so beat em

@ericsmith4520 Ай бұрын

I'm curious to know how many times a teams tank to get a advantage and the advantage backfires

@ceanorpilla5540 Ай бұрын

Win. Period.

@deadprecedents1 Ай бұрын

If Jamal Murray goes out with a significant injury in Round 1 or 2, then Denver becomes vulnerable. Very vulnerable.

@DateMike22 Ай бұрын

Hembo really got da laptop propped up on a book 💻😂😂😂.

@robertjohnson-er4rp Ай бұрын

Think about this. The Pelicans could intentionally try to lose to the Lakers to avoid playing Denver in the first round as well. Two team playing against each other and both teams trying to lose. What a game that would be. 😃😀

@Jorddanz Ай бұрын

This man doubled down LMAOOOO but greeny is actually right

@levigersbach1290 Ай бұрын

Greeny, it's controversial because it's basically saying bet on this game because you know whose strategically losing.

@_tylerthomas Ай бұрын

As a laker fan.. We need to see Denver first..healthiest AD OR BROn will be.. by the time we play them in west conference finals. Lakers will have gone 6-7 games with every team. While Denver sweep everyone. If we see them first we have a solid chance.

@johngladsen Ай бұрын

Intentionally loosing is same as match fixing

@alex-og.zalez9403 Ай бұрын

The goal of winning the chip and making it deep in the playoffs are not always the same

@alex-og.zalez9403 Ай бұрын

You're asking the wrong question, the real question is: do the Lakers have a better chance to beat Denver in the 1st round with the extra rest....or later in the playoffs when there's only 1 day between games and after playing at least 2 playoff series

@RichardKao-ys4gc Ай бұрын

It's possible Nuggets get knocked in later rounds so they don't face the Lakers.

@holdmyweight3597 Ай бұрын

@RichardKao-ys4gc Yep cause the Suns will beat the Nuggets in round 2. You heard it here first 🤧

@coachjoelportillo Ай бұрын

Purple & Gold Ref's already warm it up for tonight..!

@Hennyjuly Ай бұрын

Never thought I seen hembo talk wild ... I like greeny but hembo making this for me

@DaveBtm998 Ай бұрын

This is why comparing LeBron to MJ is blasphemous. imagine the “goat” purposely losing a play-in game in fear of being knocked out in the first round

@infinitewisdom7777 Ай бұрын

That part! 💯

@ThirdThinker Ай бұрын

Except, THE MEDIA MADE THIS ALL UP. LeBron isn't planning or didn't stay, let's sit out this game in order to avoid Denver. You people are believing foolish lies by the media.

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 Ай бұрын

Michael and Kobe would NEVER consider tanking a playoff game or series. They wanted all the smoke.

@michaelsun-qh5xe Ай бұрын

@@Criminal.Lawyer.2024so does lebron right now apparently 😂😂😂(or maybe there tanking plan failed due to Zion)

@focuz4899 Ай бұрын

@@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 And Mike definitely got all the smoke too. Swept by Larry Joe Bird twice, eliminated from the playoffs by Isaiah 3 times and eliminated by Sidney Moncrief and Milwaukee 3-2. That's 6-0 in reverse, 0-6. He needed Scottie bad.

@focuz4899 Ай бұрын

Ducking smoke will foster a losing mentality in the locker room. You can't go into the playoffs with that mindset.

@AyoGemini Ай бұрын

Why would the Lakers lose to the pelicans to lose by 20 against Sacramento

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 Ай бұрын

Let's not forget, the Lakers also lost to the Warriors 3 times out of 4 this season. The one game the Lakers won was 2OT and Warriors blew a big 4 quarter lead in that game.

@AyoGemini Ай бұрын

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 right ain't no body tryna play two game 7s.. 1 win at a time.

@focuz4899 Ай бұрын

Yeah because the Warriors definitely got spanked by them last night.

@alex-og.zalez9403 Ай бұрын

What you're not accounting for is the rest between games in the 1st round and how that's probably the best chance for the Lakers, making sure they're rested for games.

@DTraiN5795 Ай бұрын

We play to win no matter what. That’s been lost on everything that is basketball today

@brandondyer6546 Ай бұрын

What is the Lakers ceiling if they have to avoid the Nuggets?

@Malishiphop Ай бұрын

Only Greeny could come up with an argument so stupid. Who'd choose a single elimination game against two teams that beat you 7 of 8 times over a best of 7 series? It's simple math Greeny.

@vernonharrison2488 Ай бұрын

This dude is MAJOR 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

@1sttakefilms Ай бұрын

Play them at full strength with fresh legs if you have to face them

@levigersbach1290 Ай бұрын

Clippers are the most recent example not to go down that strategic road because what happened they got bounced trying to avoid the Lakers 😂 this is the most ridiculous take Greeny!!

@g.o.a.tjames8861 Ай бұрын

If LAL lose, all it takes is a hot shooting night from GS or SAC, and they're OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS‼️

@DarknessFlameDragon8 Ай бұрын

Saying a team should lose on purpose during the play-in is crazy.... they're one game series... you really want to bet on beating the Warriors? What happened last time Lakers played the Warriors? Warriors are 3-1 against the Lakers... this is a stupid take

@bobduncan4167 Ай бұрын

I disagree, bro is saying to play the Warriors or Sacramento in a one game elimination over playing Denver in 4. Greeny's option doesn't fall under the category of "survive and advance."

@joelittle4201 Ай бұрын

This isn’t fantasy basketball. You lost the opportunity to choose your opponent when you made the play in. Now you play the cards you’re dealt and go get it done

@deananthony5248 Ай бұрын

This dude makes no sense, if it was that easy to control whether you win or lose a game you wouldn’t be in a darn play in game. You’re in the play in because you couldn’t win when it counted.

@lairjmjcccb Ай бұрын

Let’s beat Pelicans first and then start talking about Nuggets but... Regular season matchup means almost nothing. The last important matchup Lakers vs Nuggets was game 4 last WCF. That was a series when Murray has the best series of his life. Jokic made every impossible shot. LeBron has injured ankle. D’Lo was wearing Denver jersey. Lakers after 2 successful series underestimated Nuggets. They lost game 1 and still were confident about winning the series. Then game 3 we lost close game at home and then when you are 0-3 in the series you smell death in game 4 so it was a wrap. Now it’s different. I think if we beat Pelicans tonight we have a good chance to knock out Nuggets. With no additional injuries and little bit of luck we can advance. If not then you just congratulate a better team. Let’s go Lakers 💜💛

@jkemp6791 Ай бұрын

Greeny is the perfect LeMedia member.

@chrisclark2747 Ай бұрын

This is such a bad take. The goal for the Lakers is not to survive as long as possible in the playoffs. It's to win the Championship. They're best chance of making it to the Conference Finals might be to avoid Denver in the 1st round, but who cares about making the Conference Finals. If you lose tonight, win tomorrow and wind up the 8 seed, you then have to beat OKC, beat the winner of the 4/5, and then likely face Denver in the CF. The likelihood of the Lakers getting that far is still much lower than Denver getting that far, so you should assume Denver is their opponent in the CF. However unlikely the chances are of LAL beating Denver is, it's more likely that they are able to do it in the 1st round, when they are freshest and where there are extra days between games, then it is in the CF when they've already had to battle through the first two rounds and now the games are every other night. If Denver was the 1 seed, LA should be trying to lose to play the Nuggets in the first round. There's no point in waiting to lose to Denver.

@colinthompson3111 Ай бұрын

Greeny's logic doubles over. You win because that maximizes your chances to make the playoffs. If the Lakers can't handle Denver in round one, it is unlikely they can handle them in round two or three. AD will have his injury during those rounds.

@robertmeadows2450 Ай бұрын

Losing to the Pelicans doesn’t guarantee them a spot in the playoffs. They’d still have a very tough matchup against the Warriors or Kings. The Lakers are 1-7 this season against those teams. Greeny has gone the way of most ESPN hosts and only cares about clicks now.

@natureredux1957 Ай бұрын

No SANE person would pick losing any GAME.

@jdeljones Ай бұрын

Was there ever a talk about MJ trying to avoid certain opponents in the postseason? The Lakers might have a better shot at beating OKC (that's not a given though, they're #1 for a reason). But if the Lakers lose tonight it will forever be permitted as evidence in the MJ v Bron GOAT debate.

@ThirdThinker Ай бұрын

THIS IS A MEDIA LIE. LeBron never mentioned or is planning on his. This has nothing to do with MJ

@benjieunabia4852 Ай бұрын

I agree with him

@musicman9914 Ай бұрын

He should be fired for saying this dumb $hit!

@Twelvelyn Ай бұрын

True, but they could have a one and done with warriors or kings no?

@Criminal.Lawyer.2024 Ай бұрын

The Kings swept them this year and the Warrior beat them 3 out of 4. The one game they beat the GSW was 2OT and the Warriors blew a big 4quarter lead.

@raver098yes9 Ай бұрын

Lakers do not dodge anyone, if they can't beat the nuggets might as well face them early.

@Ysumguy Ай бұрын

This video is meaningless. Both Pels and Lakers won't go far this postseason. Vs the Nuggets or not.

@tyreeskieee Ай бұрын

He makes sense buddy tripping

@allcinionexplainsitall5869 Ай бұрын

Advocating loser mentality is terrible

@MarkGerardBottomLine Ай бұрын

I disagree with Greeny on this one. The Lakers would lose to the Warriors or Kings if they tank tonight, so win baby, win.

@Krumpavelli Ай бұрын

I like Greeny so I hate to see him be so wrong smh

@edshemp Ай бұрын

They talk a lot about the chance of losing to Denver versus the chance to lose the next game. But where is the talk about the damage. Lakers lose to Denver, eh, nobody cares. Lakers tank this game (we always notice) and then lose the next, that would be a huge shitstorm. Lebron and/or AD may even walk away from then to save face.

@user-ox8ud9ys9m Ай бұрын

You have to beat the best to be the best

@patricksanchez5052 Ай бұрын

I think lakers should win this game ans face the nuggets on round 1 while AD and LBJ both have enough energy and rest rather facing them on round 2 or WCF

@3000Toon Ай бұрын

No Shade but this is why he is a commentator 😂. Say outrageous stuff to get a headline. Any team that loses on purpose deserves to have their season ended. True Champions want to crush all opponents to have no doubt who is the best.

@peoplehistoricallyovercomi1300 Ай бұрын

For a guy who's supposed to be the goat this makes no sense! Or is this the NBA letting us know what their plans are??? If you're the greatest what's the point of ducking?

@davidradovanovich8428 Ай бұрын

I think the Lakers want Denver. Well beaten last year and they get a chance to run it back

@RKO859 Ай бұрын

Isnt deliberate losing considered rigging the game and not fulfilling the integrity of the game? Thats borderline cheating

@jaysouthmusic8230 Ай бұрын

If I was the lakers and had to pick my poison, I would rather play the nuggets and not lose on purpose to play the thunder and they could go home before that if they lose to the warriors

@RoyMunson Ай бұрын

“Even though we have free speech, it can be a lot of negative that comes with that.” Shoutout LeBron James

@christianmejia4416 Ай бұрын

Get the nuggets early before they get a series under their belt. I’d rather play them first than in the conference finals. Will they win? Prob not but, odds are higher imo

@meayers7 Ай бұрын

“No outcome is desirable” THEN WHY EVEN PLAY 🤡 The Lakers should just forfeit and go on vacation early! 😂😂😂😂

@morgan2552t Ай бұрын

How about this greeny... How about dreymond accidentally elbow AD in the eye in the first quarter??😂

@christhompkins4809 Ай бұрын

Greeny I dead love your content but stay outta laker business

@jonathanreyes2407 Ай бұрын

This people don’t understand losing will risk getting eliminated. Lakers haven’t beat the kings in a while and Curry can to nuclear. Win no and go fight. You asking them to be cowards basically.