NBA: How good does Steve Nash make the Lakers?

[@jordandowns5236]

lol it's funny looking back at this

[@giannistheoggod]

“Somebody pretending to be point guard” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@msimelelomqikwa1213]

Who was the pretender? 😂😂😂

[@rey-angarcia773]

@@msimelelomqikwa1213 ramon sessions i remember is there PG before the trade

[@Youngkingkillmunga]

@@rey-angarcia773 BRUH I REMEMBER HIM☠️

[@kingtaylor5858]

lol 😂

[@patrickmcgee502]

I thought it was Derek Fisher 💀

[@diablocls55]

Coming from a longtime Lakers fan, Skip was actually right about this one 😂

[@93until11]

Skip's reaction beginning at 1:11....priceless

[@bobjohnson7746]

Stephen A has never had respect for the Spurs, and he has the nerve to call Skip disrespectful.

[@Ai14106]

OKC never returned to the finals and the Lakers met the Heat in the finals 7 years later

[@kapo2012fb]

In a covid Disney tournament where half the players sit out

[@Recurses]

​@@kapo2012fbstill fucking counts and was still a good playoffs

[@kapo2012fb]

@@Recurses yeah with no travel or crowds righ

[@JDGarza824]

@@kapo2012fbso what? Every other team had to deal with the same situation.

[@kapo2012fb]

@JDGarza824 the oldest team in the nba got a 4 month rest

[@brianchua4240]

Oh was skip on the dot Not 'disrespectful' skip was honest

[@furiousflexL33T]

Lakers didnt have a team in 2012... plz.. they had a new coach.. and no bench players.. and the fact we made it round to is all props

[@AM-dl7ot]

Everything that Skip said turned out to be true. Nash injured his back, roster didn't fit together and Spurs were better and went to finals and lost in game 7 to Heat.

[@jimmyd3277]

Kobe #2 in scoring , Nash #2 in assist, Bynum #3 In rebounding, Gasol # 7 in rebounding and World Peace can play defense. To me this is pretty tough to beat. They just need good Backup that's it.

[@1ZosoLZ]

Lol

[@wowowills]

the lakers are a disappointment in this year. nash and dwight will be a disaster filled with injuries. trust me, i am from the year 2023. oh btw,.stay at home in 2020 for there will be a global pandemic 😂

[@jon.wilson]

I think it's actually part of the show for them to constantly disagree. That's the purpose of debates sometimes: where even though both people agree, one takes the opposite side and comes up with legitimate points to back up his side.

[@e-dawwg2384]

Skips facial expressions hahaha 😂

[@SrustinLim]

No matter how horrible your defense is, if you have the league's greatest centre and a defensive-minded coach, you're probably going to be top 5 in the league in defense. Mike Brown has a proven track record as a defensive coach. It's their offense that will earn them their championship and Steve Nash is going to be making many people on that team a very happy player.

[@mkeets]

He is/was a difference maker. He scored 5 more points, grabbed 3 more rebounds, and shot 10% better for a stat line of 9/5/1 shooting 61% they needed that so they didn't have to burn Duncan.

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

Skip hit this one on the head. The Lakers were a disaster and ended at the 7 seed, getting swept in the first round by San Antonio. OKC was the best team in the west and won 60 games and the 1 seed but got bounced out of the second round due to Westbrook’s injury. San Antonio went to the Finals and lost in a very close 7 games to Miami including of course the Ray Allen shot.

[@finballrolling8511]

If Kobe was available for the playoffs it would’ve been competitive. And certainly not a sweep.

[@wikiwikiwias000]

Once the playoffs come around (if they make it) I feel like Nash will play his heart out, since this might be his last season. Kobe will try free balling it when games are close though

[@KristianENielsen]

Wanna see them talking about Lakers as a team now, (Included Dwight Howard)

[@Chinesekage]

skip bayless is pretty smart

[@TheHoJob]

3:02 "Tiiiagggo Splitter"

[@VESHMusic]

6 people disliked the video, not because of the pheonix to lakers nash trade, but because of the brawl we just had here.

[@IsaDRayM]

Skip was trying to distract Stephen a smith when he was talking!

[@PrankedOnRs]

I think Kobe's ppg will actually go up next season along with his FG% because of the mere fact that he has Nash to make it easier for him vs. him taking tough jumpers all the time.

[@BabylonGateLA]

True

[@martinowidener6463]

Guys here from the future it didn’t work

[@bonecrusherarrrg]

I think the main argument is if nash will mesh well and i dont think they will. they have offense they need a defensive stopper at pg

[@Juddisalegend]

I love Stephen A

[@Andreas98798]

hahaha i remember that shit haha i mean sometimes hes so off or just avoids questions or bringing up TIAGO SPLITTAA even tho hes aight

[@justindza]

This Lakers squad could've been so good

[@diablocls55]

They just never had the chemistry. Oh what could’ve been. I remember this era clearly too, imma long time Lakers fan and it hurts looking back on it.

[@JWhack]

Nash wanted to play soccer instead of being on the court. And Dwight’s mental and ego at the time didn’t mix with Kobe’s ego at all.

[@garybalmer5579]

next time you see this show , youll hear the door getting kicked in and me shootin skip:)

[@Trip.L.L.L]

he really pissed him off when he brought up splitter ahahah

[@PlaidmanUTube]

Steve and Kobe bring a clash of different styles of play, someone will be forced to take a backseat. It will be exciting to see what happens on The Lakers next year.

[@ironmantis25]

Whether or not Skip is right, he is very entertaining, and that is why he has a job in espn.

[@ThroughTheBox]

Steve Nash's D wont make the Lakers defense bad but if the Lakers can create a better offence and Kobe works with Nash

[@LBFSSport]

I wonder what Skip thinks now the Howard's in LA

[@mrmvp2323]

Stephen A. Is right about Nash making them better on defense without playin defense

[@ironmantis25]

skip actually made sense in this segment

[@anisahamed5193]

lol skip was right

[@jessewebber9238]

look at what happened skip got it all right

[@brycewilson1909]

man i was excited to watch Kobe and Nash on the same team, wish Nash could of stayed healthy...

[@Andreas98798]

haha its rare i just dont think people like to admit it, i like skip i think he brings up good points sometimes and backs it up, other times tho i do feel like hes just picking the other side of the argument cus its a show but most cases im a supporter

[@debuxman]

Doesn't matter much... after all, they're not telling facts, they're just giving their opinion. And it's so funny to watch them being so eccentric :D

[@jsparky77]

they just did. Jodie Meeks. Chris Duhon. Antawn Jamieson, Jordan Hill, Earl Clark. bench is ready and loaded

[@GEEEEEZUS]

Can you imagine Skip's face @ 80 years old? I mean, look at that face

[@therealmujtaba]

Kobe and Nash will click because Kobe's goal is not to score more points and break some records, he already has it and last season he has given it to Durant. His goal is to win a sixth ring, it doesn't matter if he was the leading scorer or not. He is a leader and thats enough.....

[@tekknplayer]

I love stephen smith he funny ass hell

[@Leo-jk9vt]

Yep 😅

[@i13tofu]

skip won this argument , he was right about Spurs and skip predicted the future of lakers getting crushed.

[@prrico217]

I love how they always end the videos where Skip is proved completely wrong and then just cut him off before he can answer back.

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

He was right.

[@WoeiFoongChen]

I don't know why Skip is even on the show and I agree with Stephen A smith on Skip being uneducated in basketball. There are so many types of basketball offensive strategies and defense. Other than that, Stephen A Smith on OKC being better than Lakers but Lakers being contenders against Heats, yes, that is how the NBA is, different basketball styles work against different teams. Obviously there are favourites in match ups, but you cannot write off a team, even the Bobcats.

[@rogereb09]

This team without Dwight could've been deadly.

[@Nola213]

oh definitely. But that style of debate for me personally is just bothersome to watch. Arguing just to argue, cause I guess people find that interesting. I like both these guys somewhat but I don't wan't to watch an argument all the time. I totally agree with you, they probably act completely differently toward eachother when the cameras are off. wouldn't suprise me if they are good friends.

[@PhantomGhost25]

CTFU at Skip Bayless' facial expressions at 1:12.

[@IPhone69GS]

Dwight is probably the best pick and roll center in the NBA

[@2Good2BeTrue45]

SKip Bayless is spot on

[@johnmerchan1672]

This was when skip was actually had good takes and was somewhat objective. Now he has to double down on everything regardless on what happens

[@keverinkarama]

The question is still valid. Even more so now.

[@mkeets]

He's saying if Nash is NOT the center of the offense he's NOT going to be as productive as he was in Phoenix and LA would basically wasting his talents. Nash can't do anything if every time Kobe brings the ball up court he just pops a 3/long jumper or doesn't run offense.

[@bluenebula3]

3:21 ahh, wow

[@realEmreCetinkaya]

Heat - Okc and Heat in 7

[@Leo-jk9vt]

Well heat in 7 was right

[@LiqCharles]

let's see here, the lakers won 5 rings with fisher playing mediocre defense (even at his prime; 2 in a very advance age) and nash just adds playmaking, passing, orchestrating, shooting and leadership to this team, i doubt that the defense will suffer since they just got howard which will erase the lakers' mistakes at the top.

[@shocktonic]

Skip was right Stephen A only looks at what's good in paper

[@erikeckert564]

As soon as you see Skip shaking his head, you know he disagrees with you.

[@eddieneal384]

Steve Nash should’ve been traded to the Lakers three years earlier that would’ve been one of the best duo’s in nba history Nash and Kobe oh my lol

[@BloggerMusicMan]

Did we watch the same video? I thought I not only heard Stephen A. Smith defend a white Canadian basketball player, but say that he would make his team better than one of the other powerhouse teams in their Conference. From what I know about Smith, he is certainly not a racist.

[@raiderrocker18]

I think the Lakers will use Nash like he was in Dallas, not in Phoenix

[@ericdupree8603]

On paper this was a legit super team. People like SAS were saying they could knock of MIA, but wanna retract that statement when Lakers 2013 super team failed 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Scotty2413]

Josh Lee injuries

[@ericdupree8603]

Scotty Hong Chemistry was the main issue

[@MH-et4bo]

Eric Dupree and Kobe demanded it

[@diablocls55]

I’m a Lakers fan and remember this era clearly and yes, ON PAPER we were a super team, but people forgot Nash was like 39 when we traded for him 🤦‍♂️

[@100spurs]

I always thought it was a dumb signing. The Lakers needed to put the ball in Steve Nash’s hands to ignite the run and gun.

[@Jtwentyfour]

they are getting howard :D

[@christ1ian1mas]

Steven A. do has a point

[@jaiho1177]

D12 brings the defence. Nash brings the offence. and kobe does everything. simple as that

[@iGotSmooveMoves]

Stephen A is the only one I can ever agree with. It seems that Skip argues with everyone on this show. He's always negative on impacts or players and can never admit shit.

[@1230Mell]

we dont need dwight , we need bench power !! and we are good

[@Leo-jk9vt]

The Lakers now need Dwight 😢

[@PeterJustGames]

Stephen A is smart, Lakers will be dangerous

[@keverinkarama]

what exactly are you pointing out here?

[@MrDiamontiz]

i agree number 8 kobe would have problems trying to coexist with howard and nash but this is veteran kobe he has nothing else to prove to anyone hes not gonna have to take over a game unless his teammates arent coming through and making shots

[@raiderrocker18]

if Ty Lawson and Tony Parker were wrecking the Lakers last year... they're going to have fun against Nash. It's not like the Lakers didn't win because their offense wasn't good enough... they couldn't stop quick guards.

[@AaronSmith92]

Lakers are the favorite now

[@Leo-jk9vt]

Oof 😬

[@TB4LGaming]

They now need Depth of the bench it's what killed them for two years in a row..

[@aykmikespike]

also you saw nash playing in phoenix ? his teammates are not even CLOSE to those in LA .. and think about it pau gasol and nash in pick and roll play? vicious i tell you this team might have problems with OKC if i should guess i would say game 5 - 6 but the will kick the western conference in the ass .. its not a long term team because of the old age but next season .. im looking foward to

[@01shan001]

That all sounds good on paper, remember how good the miami big three sounded on paper? It matters about chemistry . Hopefully , kobe is fine standing in the corner some plays while steve nash does his thing.

[@YTMLP]

definitely.

[@legend1998tx]

wat about da bench

[@ieredrum]

@senihcme what he means by the lakers would give Miami a better series is that the Miami bigs cant match up with the laker bigs. I wanna see Lebron try to penetrate down the lane with 2 skilled 7 footers.

[@splashty09]

stephen A said this isnt kobe from 05 whos on a mission to prove somethin. to me when i see kobe try to prove somethin he shoots a high volume of shots, im tryin to say that stephen A saying this is not Kobe frim 05 who was classified as a shot jacker(when hes on a mission), all my point im saying is he shot more last year then he did in 05 so in stephen A smiths words hes still tyrin to prove a point based on stats

[@theoneweekwonder]

yep Skip is a genius

[@ShawnKimMusic]

i love both stephen a and skip, but I think skip probably agrees with stephen a. skip know he a lakers fan. i can kinda tell the espn producers made him be against stephen a. better tv.

[@IrocBoomin51]

skips face expression lmfaoooo

[@jasonguan9102]

tiago splitter is the difference maker ahahaha rofl.

[@devaniebernard-christie5307]

Skip was right lol

[@fj11ism]

Miami basically has no pg and no center. Dwight alone and even big baby used to dominate against miami when back in orlando

[@RemoteControlRabbit]

Jamison Gets buckets, thats what the lakers need off the bench so yes i think hes going to help. its better than Barnes, Eyenga, McRoberts, and Troy Murphy...

[@zach4111]

Kobe will be the closer. The lakers main offense will be pick nd rolls and feeding the post between Nash Gasol and Bynum. And if they dont have anything theyll give a kobe isolation and if they double team he's got a point guard who can shoot the 3 or make a play. Lakers offense this year will be crazy good!

[@fusionsoul]

The only reason Skip Bayless even mentioned a stat at ALL in this video is because he was so badly owned by Mark Cuban lol

[@hardscoperrr]

funny cuz who led the league in most shot attempts?

[@NumberOneFear]

i love skip LMAO

[@AdamJsheeds]

lol! @ Skips face when Stephen A is talking.. its funny cuz he's not trying to be.

[@Trip.L.L.L]

Stephen.A allways owns skip i love it

[@Christopher._M]

Hahaha how did it turn out at the end?

[@RemoteControlRabbit]

And Antawn Jamison now :-)

[@bruh_rick]

to sum up, if Lakers couldn't get into West finals, no ones gonna hire Mike Brown again

[@almostthefirst]

he looks like clint eastwood

[@Deadpool013]

I came here for 3:02 ...and I am thoroughly satisfied. LOL.

[@Vip3rC4in0022]

YES NOW WE HAVE A VETERAN POINT GUARD!!! *Uses Princeton offense*

[@MrRickJamesb]

Kobe himself said he don't care about stats.....not anymore....all he cares about is another Ring!!!!!!