Stephen A. & Mad Dog go at it debating if Ja Morant could be the next Allen Iverson 🗣 | First Take

[@harolddd3]

Kobe once said “we’re fortunate enough that Iverson is not 6’6” something like that but, that right there says it all

[@king-ghost1027]

What if Monte Ellis was 6'6 ?? That boy was a scoring machine too

[@newworldawakening]

@@king-ghost1027 lay off the weed

[@JakeB132688]

@@newworldawakening Nahh you lay off that coke

[@king-ghost1027]

@@newworldawakening Monte was a beast dude you're tripping,, he can score anyway with any kind of move to knock u off your balance

[@king-ghost1027]

@@newworldawakening he was quick af just like ai and ja

[@ThinkingCrypto]

Seriously disrespectful what mad dog said, Morant is a great talent who is starting his career but hasn't done anything yet. Allen Iverson was a MVP, scoring champ, and dragged a mediocre team to the finals and always played with heart. He gave Kobe and other players at the time a lot of headaches. He also changed NBA culture and helped grow the NBA brand.

[@V_Menace]

He was just trolling stephen A

[@princecheck11]

thats because Ja makes the people around him better & Ja is literally every year getting better & better ja has the means to have a mvp & a scoring champ & Ja is leading the league with points in the paint as a point guard

[@Paul.Burrell]

I agree. Nowadays these guys just say anything. They must've forgotten that AI was one of the faces of the league. He accomplished that while Kobe, Shaq, Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, Steve Nash, Dirk nowitzki, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, and many other elite players were in their primes. Most of these so called "stars" today would barely make the All Star team if they had to play with those players I named. The level of disrespect to Allen Iverson is horrendous. Now the media gets to take their shots at him because he's retired.

[@Paul.Burrell]

@@princecheck11 Iverson led the league in scoring 4 times while Kobe and Shaq and many other HOF legends were in the league. Iverson was a small 2 guard, and Eric Snow played the point. His job wasn't to distribute the ball, just like it's not Luka's responsibility. Iverson wasn't a point guard, regardless of his size.

[@steveking8997]

Well said!!

[@andrexavier2437]

Iverson was more than just a player. He changed the culture of the NBA!

[@Jaxx2x]

Definitely didnt

[@TheCre88tor]

@Jim Brave but who made it so infamous to where it had to be banned to wear "urban gear" before games HE DID! he added the hip hop culture to the game more than any player before him, add to the fact that he was small fearless guard made him more admirable.

[@ronnellroyall9024]

Facts!

[@Zack_410]

@Jim Brave Luckily no ones cares what you think. Stern did go authoritarian though, don't forget what Phil Jackson said either when he implemented the dress code rule either.

[@_jeffrey359]

@Jim Brave bro even the players say Iverson changed the culture 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@supremegoesviral9922]

Comparing efficiency’s in the early 2000s and right now is so unfair. Defenses were different back then, and games would end in the 70s and 80s. Now teams score 80 by the middle of the 3rd quarter because of how the rules have changed.

[@ScoutsHonor.]

No. The early 2000 issue was not defense. It was hero ball that Kobe ushered in. That’s where the inefficiency comes from.

[@calripkenboi]

Facts

[@youngblood4127]

2000s defense is statistically the toughest era defensively. Yes, there was also hero ball, but the way the defense was played; you needed a star scorer to break the ice and create their own shot. Because not every team was constructed and coached like the Spurs, Pistons or Suns. That’s why Kobe T Mac Pierce and A.I. was given the green light to say f**k it.

[@g5jonez]

Nobody was efficient back then

[@dsurtai1]

@@ScoutsHonor. you mean jordan. That's the player he modeled his game after

[@32MattyB]

Iverson won scoring titles, an mvp and took that 76ers squad to the finals against my lakers. That laker team wouldve went undefeated in the playoffs but Iverson changed that. Iverson 6ft and did WORK! I love Ja but don't disrespect a legacy like AI's. Also iverson changed the culture for folks like Ja to be themselves.

[@1zzyduzit]

Thank you ! Ppl sleeping on Iverson and it blows me

[@Paul.Burrell]

Folks forget Iverson faced double and triple teams nightly. He accomplished what he did while every team in the NBA knew he was the sole focal point to the Sixers squad. When he went into the paint he wasn't facing 6'9" centers and hybrid PFs. He was facing true PFs and Centers, and he went to the paint with reckless abandon. Iverson in many eyes was seen as one of the best players if not top 2 for a great part of his career. And his era had all time legends in their primes. I can name at least 15 HOF players in their prime while Iverson was playing. This era would be hard pressed to find 10 HOF players who won't get in on trumped up stats. And a few of them played when Iverson was playing, like Lebron, Melo, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard.

[@GetGr8]

Who did Iverson beat to get to the finals? Ja out dueled to make the playoffs. Beating Stephanie is already more impressive than anybody iverson beat to make the finals

[@Paul.Burrell]

@@GetGr8 How? That Warriors team was a 8th seed, and Curry is overrated as an individual player. He can shoot, but he's proven he can't carry a team. If Curry was on the Magic they'd still be terrible. All you ever hear with Curry is wait until Klay gets back. Just face it the media has you fooled.

[@32MattyB]

@@GetGr8 he beat a Vince Carter raptor squad and he beat a very overlooked Milwaukee bucks squad with ray allen, Sam Cassel and glen Robinson.

[@LilBlAcK76]

These two are GOLD !!!! Stephen A met his match lmfao, I'm over here hollering, it's like watching your drunk uncles argue about basketball 🤣

[@lolnopeJones]

LMAOOOO

[@Beastfromxmen]

Stephen A is the uncle that can handle his beer better in this scenario😂

[@smanc]

*coked up uncles

[@2thumbsdown215]

What mad dog said in this segment was just stupid

[@cardough550]

😂😂

[@Lord_OTD]

Ladies and gentleman, Allen Iverson was a transcendent talent. That man, was a winner.

[@BenFrankMadeThis808]

A winner, no. Good player for his size , yes.

[@Alwhee]

what he win

[@Lord_OTD]

@@Alwhee bruh, look it up.

[@BadTV1993]

@@Alwhee everything except an NBA chip lol

[@Alwhee]

@lord martin overrated a mf f

[@thanos9209]

2:47 - 3:05 had me weak that impression was spot on 😂😂😂

[@MalKhalifaaa]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JRashaadIsrael]

Mad Dog reminds me so much of skip Bayless the head movements the reactions to what Stephen says everything is just spot on😂😂😂

[@timusica]

HE DOES!!

[@elishamiller8668]

He even looks and sounds a little like Skip

[@TheMcq_guy]

And that's why he was hired... Stephen A ain't letting go of his first love...,😝

[@okonentertainment3374]

Yea they’re the same haha

[@tinotenda7588]

@@TheMcq_guy mad dog was skip before skip. Skip stole his style

[@newman824]

Prime Iverson was literally incomprehensible basketball. Allen Iverson could take on 5 guys and somehow come up with a move you have never seen and score the ball effortlessly. I remember how two or three guys would follow him around the court like they were playing in the tyke league. GIVE THE MAN HIS RESPECT!

[@deejo7586]

Agreed!

[@fifis677]

He had no team and carried them to the finals. I'm surprised they won they won the one game in the finals. The man is a legend and every kid wanted to be like Iverson, Mike was an afterthought when AI came into the league. I don't want to compare him to Iverson, because he's not, but Tyrese Maxey is scoring from angles that nobody's ever seen before too. He's becoming Plastic Man 2.0 (Randall Cunningham throwing it from stupidly contorted angles) of basketball.

[@BythemercyofGodAllah]

@Block Bully Records bro Ja better defender better rebounder better skillful better passer he would make any S***** player better around him than Ai do understand. I Knew Ai is a great and HOF and selfish because he is better shooter. Ja very unique

[@newman824]

@@BythemercyofGodAllah Nick Fifis said it the best...Michael Jordan became an afterthought when AI was at his peak. Yes! This man was impeccable and transcendent, I can tell from your reply that you did not grow up watching the NBA in that era so you feel they are comparable but they are NOT. Ja is his own beast, reminds me of Derrick Rose more than AI. Ja Morant will never surpass Allen Iverson's star power, the man was a global mogul.

[@BythemercyofGodAllah]

@@newman824 please don't tell me 1996 chicago bulls will beat golden state + KD in their era. I absolutely would say u don't understand basketball even though I knew how great was Jordan.

[@jamtv3258]

This man just got on national tv and said Iverson wasn’t a transcendent player. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@1kfoeverr]

Right

[@averystreater3546]

My jaw literally dropped when I heard him say Morant is better than Iverson

[@positivelangbai...4482]

its like disgusting 🤣

[@libertyhercules8952]

Yeah dude is high or something!! There will never be another Iverson. A.I. Is the 🐐🐐💯💯

[@sebastienmagloire1139]

He is tho

[@Terror832]

A very underrated part of Iversons game is his stamina He had 11 seasons in his career where he averaged 40+ MPG. The last time a player averaged 40 MPG was Monta Ellis back in the 2011 season

[@darnellwilliams8783]

@@Willworld. lebron did it in 2018

[@ualreadykno2K]

that’s just bad cause he plays 40mpg and is inefficient

[@jeremiahsmith7706]

@@ualreadykno2K hard to be super efficient when you're 6'0

[@tainanking]

@@jeremiahsmith7706 He was 5'10 and still carried his team to the finals during a more physical era. Lebron is a better player but AI is an Icon

[@ualreadykno2K]

@@jeremiahsmith7706 cp3, lowry are 6’0 and efficient

[@jplaga763]

This was pure greatness by two legendary debaters. Thank you @ESPN THIS A GEM

[@Vondad2004]

Imagine hearing that A.I isn’t a transcendent player AFTER watching his career 😂

[@BDO97]

Was a huge ai fan, but transcendent with 0 rings? We know he didn't affect the defensive side of the ball. He's a great and loved, but transcendent is being disrespectful to those in the upper echelon

[@Vondad2004]

@@BDO97 the man literally changed the culture of the NBA as a whole. Those outfits you’re seeing now IS due to A.I being himself when the league was trying to cancel him.

[@BDO97]

@@Vondad2004 I’m talking strictly basketball, cause when we speak of the greats that all we talk about, not their off the court impacts. No one mentions brons I promise school or Jordan gambling issues in basketball debate

[@Zack_410]

@@Vondad2004 How would they cancel one of their biggest stars? They changed their dress code cause of him yes but he's the most influential star ever.

[@milesfolley6840]

@@BDO97 he changed the craft of basketball in how a PG played. You wouldn’t have a Ja without A.I. His way of playing changed the paradigm as much as Jordan did. Yes he didn’t get any rings but there are many high level players who didn’t win rings who were influential. Iverson changed how players played. Don’t ask me, look at those he influenced.

[@ad34bballin]

AI got "annihilated" by the Lakers because they had way more talent than Iverson's team. His team mostly consisted of average players and fringe nba players and he dragged them to even beat LA once, when NO OTHER team had that postseason up to that point. AI also played in a way more physical era and still did what he did.

[@purplestate]

And then what happened after that ONE season?

[@johnnyblingg]

it’s because they had Shaq. They could match the Lakers, if it was just Kobe, but Shaq was the difference maker. And he made up a huge difference

[@armanc25]

@@purplestate he had many more amazing years after that, what are you tryna say?! 🤣🧐

[@purplestate]

@@armanc25 he took his team to the finals again?

[@douglasbryant9571]

The only other player I've seen singlehandedly carry as much dead weight to a Finals as AI, was Lebron in 2007. I don't care what anyone says, even if you replaced AI with Jordan, he wasn't beating Shaq's 2001 Lakers with those Sixers...And if Jordan played instead of Lebron, he would've lost to that 2007 Duncan /Parker Spurs juggernaut that dominated The Cavs.

[@jarrojas3261]

Iverson was not really build for the NBA. The height, the weight. But he had the heart. Which puts him in a different category than other players. The odds, were definitely stacked against him. The moment he played his first game.

[@abucket1_778]

Not really built? Isiah Thomas, Mugsy, spud? Tough.

[@jameshorton5395]

Stay away from the drugs.

[@AD28197]

@chemistry physics he means height wise

[@jarrojas3261]

Obviously some of you all have no cognition to even understand or begin to know what I am even talking about.

[@kabook4000]

Muggy bogues , spud webb

[@riverofcustard5027]

SAS: "Nobody yells more than I do" Mad Dog: "Hold my vocal chords"

[@travisstrickland7270]

😆

[@kenboyd5897]

Kobe Bryant “we all should be fortunate that Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5”

[@DC-df9sv]

And that’s all that need to be said

[@alfonsosolivan124]

Ja is special but Allen’s run to the finals was one of the best ever an they would have won if Allen had even a tiny help. The man took a convincing game against the lakers with a Shaq an Kobe. It took a prime shaq an young Kobe to take this man out just imagine if he had a big or someone to help him

[@purplestate]

Great run but it was a fluke

[@leonarddoeman735]

He won one game let's not get carry away lol

[@jamessoften3811]

@@leonarddoeman735 no one else in the playoffs won one game lol

[@KillMoeM]

I love Mad Dog but he’s tripping this segment Morant hasn’t even done enough for you to disrespect AI like that

[@king-ghost1027]

Facts,, ja haven't won anything yet, & he said he's better than ai already lmao,, this is only ja 3rd year

[@BythemercyofGodAllah]

Ja way better to build a time around if they started their career today.

[@GQ-jv9uw]

I knoe right

[@blockbullyrecords5417]

@@BythemercyofGodAllah No hes not ja started with good young players everyone around AI was old asf. The youngest dude they had was Larry Hughes he was always hurt the second youngest was Eric snow who couldn't dribble or shoot at all

[@BenFrankMadeThis808]

Ai and Ja are in the same boat...all star, rookie of the year, and no rings. Not like its gonna take much to surpass AI lol

[@vcmedia1895]

Mad Dog turned up without changing his face expression. 🤣🤣

[@anthonycelestin3559]

I want to know how in the world Iverson can be efficient in 2001 with his starters like Eric Snow taking 0.4 threes per game shooting 26% from 3, George Lynch taking 0.7 threes per game shooting 26% from 3, Tyrone Hill taking 0 attempts from 3 shooting 0% from 3 and Mutombo taking 0 attempts shooting 0% from 3. It’s crazy how Iverson even shot 42% from the field with that garbage spacing with no 3 point shooters to think of & took that team to the Finals. When people use efficiency they have no context to it at all

[@ivanzrno1765]

allen iverson fans only talk about his 2001 season

[@anthonycelestin3559]

@@ivanzrno1765 He had other good seasons but that season stood out the most with the way he carried the team. I feel regarding shooting & efficiency it’s hard to determine at times based on era, system, offensive philosophy and coaching. I feel even the best shooter ever would struggle to make shots or 3s with a squad like A.I had in 01 cause the roster has nobody that has gravity to pull defenders away from you. Even a dominating big that dominates the paint like a Shaq would struggle probably to shoot 50%, he might shoot 48% or 49% with him finishing through so much traffic in the paint. Everybody talks about that 01 run cause A.I had the most success that year. Iverson never had talent around him like that. Mutombo wasn’t a scorer, he was just a defender & rebounder. And Iverson had a washed up Chris Webber who came off a torn ACL. Only talent he had was in Denver when he had Melo but only played 1 and a half seasons with Melo

[@hindolbanerjee42]

@@anthonycelestin3559 i agree with you until the shaq point no one is stopping shaq at 48% lol shaq could dunk with 5 people coming at him , the only reason he didn't avg 80% was because if he tried to bully too much he would get called for offensive fouls and will be on foul trouble in important games no one is gonna stop shaq at 48% doesn't matter who you throw unless its wilt hakeem , kareem mark eaton Mutombo all going at him together.

[@anthonycelestin3559]

@@hindolbanerjee42 That’s not an easy task for any player to be very efficient with no spacing at all. Shaq had playoff series where he shot below 50% & even had a series where he shot below 45%. In the 02 WCSF vs the Spurs Shaq shot 44.7% from the field. With the grueling season of the regular with the opposing teams constantly packing the paint, getting shots around the basket even when your close to the rim is a hard task

[@trainerrob1622]

Different game played a very different way which is why it doens`t make sense to try to compare players across era`s in terms of stats. You are talking about an era in which two big`s actually played in the paint, 3 to 4 guys played inside the 3 point line the entire possession, you could chip and hard hedge cutters and they didn`t put offensive players on the line because someone looked at them incorrectly while they were dribbling. You are talking about an era where there were to be a great scorer you were going to have to make a lot of contested two point jump shots. In today`s game because of rules and style of play guys are able to put up 25 a season without having to develop into 3 level scorers. 3`s layups and free throws.

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[@Nba.dai.highlights]

I agree ja could be better but not yet

[@1zzyduzit]

He’ll never do what Iverson did. He has a way better team than Iverson ever had and is taller than Iverson. He has advantages

[@goldenokoko3211]

Ja would never b better iverson if they no iverson I don’t think ja would be playing ball

[@TRiXz_2K]

@@goldenokoko3211 That makes 0 sense 😂😂😂

[@TRiXz_2K]

@@1zzyduzit You don’t know that

[@someshnarayan7368]

Stop man. This his first great year. He is great but his name doesn't deserve to be in the same sentence as ai yet

[@IrvingDL506]

'It's about what I saw with my eyes Stevie!!!' That was gold lol and pretty good impersonation from SAS

[@Haddonfield63]

Sixers fan here… Kids you had to be there to appreciate it. Iverson was UNGUARDABLE. He was like trying to hold water in your hand. The highlights don’t do him justice

[@jonathansykes4986]

He shot 43%. Sounds like he was guardable.

[@Zack_410]

Most of us younger people know, I'm 23 and fully know the legend.

[@Paul.Burrell]

@@jonathansykes4986 He faced double and triple teams nightly. He also didn't play in a watered down league. I can name at least 30 ALL TIME GREATS who played in Iverson's era. There are basically none in this era except for guys who played when Iverson was playing like Lebron, KD, and Chris Paul. Maybe Steph, and possibly a guy like Luka down the road could get there, but the rest of this league is nowhere near legendary. This league is close to trash, which is why they had to add play in tourneys and possibly will add a mid season tourney.

[@archiebolts1491]

@@jonathansykes4986 43% is really good if you ask me.

[@BadTV1993]

@@jonathansykes4986 43% in the handcheck/hard foul era isnt too bad

[@jakeoberhand3893]

AI was also in a much tougher era to score where he was the only offensive option on his team

[@BythemercyofGodAllah]

@Block Bully Records bro Ja better defender better rebounder better skillful better passer he would make any S***** player better around him than Ai do understand. I Knew Ai is a great and HOF and selfish because he is better shooter. Ja very unique

[@jakeoberhand3893]

@@BythemercyofGodAllah but it’s the era. Morant gets to play in an open court pace n space small ball style whereas AI was confined in a half court offense and had to deal with more physicality and size etc w defenders

[@BythemercyofGodAllah]

@@jakeoberhand3893 I am so sorry to say this because I don't believe in any era If Ai Plays in this era he will still be the same . He is only better shooter than Ja. Ja better in everything else and can play in any era. They said in there era were very aggressive our players can play aggressive but not allowed.

[@4evahodlingdoge226]

Iverson was a chucker and i hated watching him back in the days.

[@thelivetable]

Allen Iverson teammates wasn’t worth passing to and AI used to be a dunker college, rookie and sophomore seasons but he got injured alot but he played thru it .

[@king-ghost1027]

Mans had Eric snow Aaron mckie George lynch Dikembe mutumbo Tyrone hill Etc. Lmaooo

[@daevonthesavage7483]

@@king-ghost1027 bruh how tf Eric snow played so long tho???🤨🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jmcgee39]

@@king-ghost1027 You're naming those guys like they were Hall of Famers lol. Only one of them got it tho but don't act like they were superstars.

[@king-ghost1027]

@@jmcgee39 Nooooo dumdum I'm naming them to show ppl how much trash his team was ,, plz read better

[@lakernation26]

@@king-ghost1027 that sounds like an offensive handicapped team 🤣🤣🤣

[@nbarealtalker]

There will never be another AI period. Not only because he’s 1/1 but because he was the first to do what most in the NBA are doing now. Morant is a different player with the same potential but on another path completely. I like Mad Dog’s attitude but his AI take sounded like he was only 19 years old.

[@brandonhayes8364]

not to mention Iverson averaged 23 ppg his rookie year, not 17 like ja.

[@user-xb4fm5rx8h]

@@brandonhayes8364Ja Morant and AI comparison doesn’t sound crazy like ppl make it seem and so what that he avg 17 ppg in his rookie year. Most basketball critics dont care about rookie numbers

[@oretroloonyo]

Stephen A had to rearrange his anatomy in the first 15 seconds 😭😭😭

[@bretthart5008]

“You know what time it is! You know what time it is!” 😂😂😂4:47

[@viper-fm8zx]

Mad dog is the Italian skip bayless 😂

[@orenz1969]

i really really love dis two combo ...LMAO !!! dis is a blue print for a beautiful debates, kudos to Stephen A. & Mad Dog for a healthy n fun debates .

[@kerke4639]

The disrespect on AI. AI wasn’t a great facilitor but he’ pound for pound, has an argument to be the best scorer ever. And now Ja is better than this man who carried one of, if not, the worst team to the Finals and got a win over one of the greatest teams ever.

[@chrisocampo5899]

Don’t sleep on his career 6+ assists per game, either. Could that have been higher if he wasn’t passing to Tyrone Hill and Aaron McKie? Probably…

[@moneymoney3235]

Lbj brought the worst team to the finals the first cavs

[@Ac3Badger]

He’s not even a top 10 scorer. The team he brought to the finals was a top 5 defense with Mutumbo at C. Averaging 31 on 25 shots a game means he was the teams only offense not that he’s a great scorer.

[@WolvyBlk]

@@moneymoney3235 the 76ers went to the finals and AI took them there. He had straight bums on his team. Iverson still the most impressive for leading a squad to the finals that wasn’t supposed to be there

[@ronnellroyall9024]

@@Ac3Badger he's top 10. You smoking if you think he's not.

[@sammysantoro9107]

I’m definitely with Stephen A. Allen Iverson is a legend, and arguably one of the most under appreciated players of all time. That dude killed it on the court.

[@dantediego]

I love when The Mad Dog is on!

[@dawudmuhammad6370]

The guy said Allen Iverson loved being the only star on the team, dude's full of it. As much as everyone tried to besmirched A.I, he never liked to rock the boat, he never pressured the front office to trade for stars to help him, he probably felt it would be disrespectful to his teammates, and we know A.I is all love ok.... so he worked with what he got. The guy's a legend, not just for the way he played the game, but for his love for his teammates, for the fans and people in general, and the fans and his teammates and people in general, loved him for it. A.i is my favorite player of all time, my G.O.A.T❤

[@lhawkins5976]

The Iverson disrespect smh

[@Officialfromthe3]

I hate when they try to compare people to all time greats then next season if it don’t turn out then they give that same person backlash

[@RL-ww5ev]

@@Officialfromthe3 is Iverson an all time great? there's only so many all time greats. I would say Iverson is not an all time great

[@ryquelwalker6209]

@@RL-ww5ev u crazy

[@king-ghost1027]

@@RL-ww5ev yes he's a alltime great ! He's not top 10 but he's definitely top 20 all-time

[@1zzyduzit]

I’m tired of it

[@AD28197]

Kobe: we are all fortune AI wasn't 6'5 LeBron: I wanted to be AI growing up Maddog: he wasn't transcendent 🤦🏾‍♂️🤨

[@masterofthecraft1990]

Did he just disrespect AI lol when morant was out grizz still won

[@bu1930]

"It's about what I saw with my eyes Stevie"!!! SAS absolutely and unequivocally killed me with that impression of DOG 😭😭😭😭😭💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@danceandlive2138]

Hahahahaha this is the OG Skip Bayless

[@myob3074]

Mad Dog is Skip Bayliss on VALIUM 😌😂

[@lachargersfan559]

Finally someone who can match Stephen A lol

[@Beastfromxmen]

He definitely lost to Stephen A. By a LANDSLIDE

[@lartdevivre835]

I already love these two!!!!! 😂

[@rashadsmith6911]

I love Mad Dog. He knows how to cut Stephen A off and make great TV. And Stephen A mocks Mad Dog impeccably. I l need and want these two to go at it...

[@phateboij6593]

"I seen it wit my eyessss👀👀👀"🤣💀

[@leonardotov8733]

Dog and smith are great together

[@cashmoney11603]

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[@goldenokoko3211]

This is pure comedy 🤣

[@Spud_E_Buddy]

Will Smith needs to pay Mad Dog a visit for that comment 😂

[@alexpingitore3509]

I don’t like the AI Ja morant comparison but saying Ai wasn’t transcendent is blasphemous

[@QuestionEverything562]

He wasn't transcendent on the court, only off the court with his whole hip-hop thug wannabe culture.

[@skylarblaze636]

@@QuestionEverything562 lol. If you only knew how wrong you are. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@QuestionEverything562]

@@skylarblaze636 If only you knew how much a blind AI fanboy you are lmao....

[@MB-gd6be]

That cross on Kobe was always gold... @3:53.

[@Big-Bearded-Alkebulanian-Man]

What is this man talking about?.. SMH… Allen Iverson was the ABSOLUTE definition of a transcendent star

[@queyoung6597]

Iverson was transcendent from a cultural perspective. He brought the hip hop culture to the NBA, but I would expect reporters who are unfamiliar with the culture to recognize that.

[@1zzyduzit]

@Jim Brave who was he gonna pass to? He was the only one trying and capable of carrying the team

[@anthonyauthentic7934]

@Jim Brave ???? Pop quiz. Who in the world was he gonna pass it to on a consistent basis where the could of beaten the lakers?

[@Jaxx2x]

0 rings

[@queyoung6597]

@Jim Brave Spoken like someone who's not in tune with that culture either. However you've already shown through previous comments that your NBA knowledge is limited.

[@danieldiaz4692]

Stephen A. : “Whaaaaaat!” Mad Dog really be pissing off SAS. 🤣

[@PhatBoyBennyKnowledge]

Ja is gonna be Ja. Stop comparing these players. Ja will never do what AI did FOR the game.. carry on.

[@ceejayy8086]

How you know ? Career just getting started

[@fromthe6477]

It’s not about who did what for the game culturally we are talking just game efficiency winning basketball games and lastly the only thing AI has over JA is handles and his street ball type attitude and when it’s all said and done we ll say ja was a better player

[@AB1B1]

This Mad Dog guy is funny 😂

[@Wurkie]

Nobody love AI more than Stephen A lol

[@QuestionEverything562]

Too much tbh, a lot of AI fan boys out there, but he's #1.

[@RobertBalto]

"You're gonna defend Elvis, but not Allen Iverson?" - yes, because Allen Iverson was a MUCH bigger icon than Elvis Presley...

[@Hockeyguymatt]

Stephen a almost had a stroke the way he was shaking 😂😂

[@johnnyelgegren1263]

This is GOLD!!! Mad dog should be the new permanent host!!! I haven’t seen a Stephen A likes this since skip!

[@zregory]

"We're all lucky Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5" - Kobe Bryant

[@onset6ix]

that ‘WHAT’ in the beginning from Stephen a Smith brang me back to the good old espn days with skip🤣🤣

[@053triggz8]

I love it when ppl fail to realize Allen Iverson was NOT a Point Guard. He only played Point when he was in Denver.

[@RobinXlone]

5'10 SG even more undersized than we realize

[@EricOWilliam]

I love the way Stephen A is shaking got me rolling I've been that heated before 😆 🤣

[@Yomommaru]

ESPN sure miss their Stephen A. Vs Skip days.

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

💯💯💯

[@michaelprout6134]

Mad dog and Steven A are hilarious!!

[@raymimella6943]

So you trying to tell me Ja would have taking more than a game from Kobe and Shaq in there prime? With the roster AI had, I don't think he would have won 1 with this current roster, everybody new where Kobe and Shaq we're heading after defeating the number 1 seed that year (Spurs) in the conference finals, even before that I would say!!!

[@atribecalledlen3567]

Facts swept Duncan and Robinson, C Webb, and Sheed lmao getting a w against them was honestly good enough for AI

[@justinbell700]

The Lakers swept the Portland Trailer Blazers, and swept Spurs the #1 seed. The only lost they had was to 70Sixers, who had no business in the finals. Iverson won MVP AND 4 scoring titles where i don't see Ja capturing with the likes of Luka, Embiid, Jokic and Giannis all under 30 and dominating the next decade.

[@str8duval]

Realistically the Lakers didn't take the 76ers serious. Great game for Iverson tho

[@Paul.Burrell]

Ja Morant would've been a TJ Ford level player in that era. Folks forget that the era and level of competition matters. It's much easier to score on CJ McCollum than it is to score on Kobe Bryant. That has to be factored in. Iverson was in murderer's row of competition and talent. Ja isn't. Teams go out of their way to tank now. That's why a guy like Chris Paul in year 16 is still one of the best in the game, because this era is child's play to him. In his prime he had to be all time to score 35 points. Now he can do that in the playoffs with a fractured hand. Paul George is one of the top guys in this era, in the previous era he came off the bench. So did Kyle Lowry.

[@jayjayxpxd]

Shaq n kobe was gonna be undefeated that post season until Allen iverson showed up

[@trhoades2063]

I like Mad Dog! he's a breath of fresh air please give him a full time gig

[@scorpio1019]

That moment when Stephen A was tense, you know when it is about to go crazy

[@quis363]

“ITS ABOUT WHAT I SAW WITH MY EYES” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@fromthe6477]

Let Ja play atleast 5-8 years before we start comparing him to the Answer and right now it’s AI and it’s not even close

[@Coldskin1]

these young idiots think ja has a higher change to be better than Ai based on one season. AI in his 3rd season won leading scorer and didn't need an important award like ja morant going to win a title with grizzles

[@ItsYaBoyAyZee]

Mad Dog “he’s not immortal” Russo 😭

[@ChanceTEK]

Mad Dog is perfect for the show. I love his energy and insightfulness. I have always been a fan. However, I respectfully disagree with the Dog. Iverson was an extraordinary player. With that said, Ja Morant is a phenomenal talent. He is certainly special.

[@renwester7]

Loveeeee Stephan As attitude haha always makes me laugh! Keep at it my man!!

[@lostinawareness7979]

Morant will be great but he won't leave an impact on the game like Iverson did.

[@lildboy314]

Good argument but idk bro he got time time in his hands

[@mr.anderson3694]

If Morant stays in Memphis his whole career his impact might not be as great, but as a player he will surpass A I. His emergence has taken the league by storm.

[@Paul.Burrell]

@@mr.anderson3694 He will NEVER surpass Iverson. His era isn't even close to comparable. Stats don't tell the story, so his trumped up stats against weak point and 2 guards isn't the same as dealing with Kobe, McGrady, Steve Francis, Marbury, Tony Parker, Baron Davis, Vince Carter, Gary Payton, etc, etc.. I can go on with legendary names, Morant isn't facing that level of comp. So he's never gonna surpass Iverson, just like Lebron will never pass Jordan.

[@mr.anderson3694]

@@Paul.Burrell Iverson was a great player, but his career didn't end on a great note because he wouldn't come off the bench for a contender. Morant has age on his side and the same kind of talent you can't teach. Where he has brought Memphis in the span of a year is amazing. Plus when he does enter free agency he's going to get scores of offers from teams competing for his services. Unless he suffers a major injury there's no doubt he can and will surpass Iverson.

[@Paul.Burrell]

@@mr.anderson3694 He can't. Morant will never be an icon. Iverson was bigger than Curry and I doubt Morant will surpass Curry. Iverson was hated by the media and refs. But the true fans and the actual players of this game respect him immensely. If Morant was playing in Iverson's era he would barely be TJ Ford. More like a Brandon Jennings level player.

[@dubbyu4286]

SAS' rant never fails to get me 🤣

[@certification_papi4259]

It was literally Kobe, Shaq, DFish, Big Shot Bob, and Rick Fox against A.I and an older Dikembe 😒. A.I literally took one of the worst teams to the finals at 6 FEET TALL. Lebron took a few bad teams to the finals at 6’9. Think about everyone in league under 6’5 and ask yourself who’s doing that?

[@king-ghost1027]

No one,, not even JA MORANT

[@BenFrankMadeThis808]

I aint even mentioned iggy or chris webber, or melo , jr, and kenyon martin .....

[@certification_papi4259]

@@BenFrankMadeThis808 those were his Nuggets days. I was saying his 76ers days when he went to the finals. The only person I can remember after Mutombo is Raja Bell which isn’t saying much

[@str8duval]

@@certification_papi4259 he had Iggy and Weber in Philly

[@BenFrankMadeThis808]

@@certification_papi4259 i just told u lol the mvp, dpoy, and sixth man of the year all on one team in 2001.....................

[@adamil92]

I get it know - he’s The Mad Dog because he’s the human version of a chihuahua! Barkin, actin tough while being a joke of a canine.

[@whataguy69]

Ja morant needs to AT LEAST reach the finals as the #1 option the way AI did to be considered on his level

[@djforte4669]

I was thinking the same thing, Morant gotta take the grizzlies to the finals at least one time to be considered on A.I.’s level. If Ja can take a team like the grizzlies which don’t have any real superstars on it besides himself to the finals. Then he’s def in the conversation.

[@king-ghost1027]

Exactly 💯,, ai carried that trash to the FINALS

[@king-ghost1027]

Ja got a couple high scoring point totals this season and mad dog already overrating that young man

[@Coldskin1]

@@king-ghost1027 thats only one season AI being doing that season he was a rookie. JA still got to alteast tmac level (consistent top 5 player )before you even compare him AI ja morant not even better than trey young lol

[@edwinglass7025]

It’s crazy how analysts call players great and hall of famers before completely disrespecting them like never watched them play and only seen highlights of current players while being blinded by their hype💯🤦🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@ogie86]

I love Mad dog's passion but he's fn ridiculous for this take. Iverson's influence, jerseys, shoes were EVERYWHERE in the early 2000s. He was THAT guy. Not to mention, no player today will ever get to face a Shaq/Kobe-led team in the Finals.

[@MitchellBahamas]

I’m fortunate Allen Iverson wasn’t 6’5” - Kobe *insert Ja Morant*

[@KZ1994able]

I can see the resemblance in their games being the sole dynamo for their teams surrounded around randoms, but iTz too early to make this argument. Ja just got in the league. Give him some time in the playoffs for a few years before we do an A.I. comparison

[@king-ghost1027]

Just like it's way too early when they compared harden & Embiid to shaq and kobe

[@tmzteaspill6005]

JA MORANT PLAY LIKE STEVE FRANSIS

[@justinfigueroa3472]

I just think mad dog just be saying tuff to get us mad😭

[@paulmwoodard904]

AI was a good facilitator... but who else on those Philly teams could score? When he got to Denver, he was avg 7-8 assists. 6 for a career. Dudes that don't watch basketball but just look at numbers shouldn't be on these shows

[@purplestate]

Stackhouse? Coleman, Van Horn, Glen Robinson, Jim Jackson, Webber, Iguodala?

[@berkhanogulcanakcay7336]

@@purplestate Did you really say Coleman, Van Horn and Jim Jackson?

[@purplestate]

@@berkhanogulcanakcay7336 yeah. They were good for at least 15 ppg.

[@ChrisFilmPresents]

Stephen A “Not even a contest!? Not even a contest!?” Mad Dog “Is somebody talking? OH!” 😂Man, Mad Dog is the equal force to Stephen A Smith on the show, we need to see more of him.

[@martincomp321]

Memphis 15 and 2 without JA 🤣 he’s killing it this year but they just have a good roster

[@MrEOM41]

This comparison makes no sense their play style isn’t even the same.

[@johnpestano9926]

Mad Dog is awesome he's a perfect complement to screaming A 😂 forget stats. AI is a generational talent Morant doesn't compare. can he get to the level of AI sure. but right now no I wouldn't say Ja is better then AI.

[@giffondhall2016]

This is same dude who said Ben Simmons was the next lebron 😆

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

Put prime AI on the Memphis Grizzlies and their a finals favorite EVERY year…. “Morant is better” STOP! If you watch basketball you’d know that when teams sell out to stop Morant he does 8-30. TEAMS SOLD OUT TO STOP AI EVERY NIGHT AND HE STILL AVERAGED 30 PPG 🤦‍♂️

[@furstfr]

I know Mad Dog wylin right now but you can’t compare prime A.I to Ja. Of course if he had this Grizz team he probably wins the finals this year. However, we need to give time for Ja to reach his prime cause he’s far from it but already performing at a high level.

[@mr.anderson3694]

Remember A I. Had Melo in his prime and couldn't win a chip in Denver.

[@str8duval]

LOL stop it. That definitely not in the finals every year

[@princecheck11]

when teams sell out to stop ja he go 8-30 when?? 😭☠️

[@asianhobbitshaving3050]

Dear Mad Dog, that was utter nonsense.... He transformed basketball, almost like Steph Curry by bringing streetball to the NBA, and leading the 76ers to the Finals.

[@terrancecarmichael619]

Maybe it’s me but Tyrese Maxey has a similar attack and style to AI, Ja has a different unique type of Westbrook esque style mixed with his own ability to hit 3’s and take anyone off the dribble.

[@akshatkaushal861]

I never really thought about it but Kinda agree with that

[@jimbaker5110]

These two together are television gold.

[@henflow8807]

Ja Morants midrange jumpshot is the same as Iversons.. So if you're going to say Iverson is a bad shooter, then you have to say Morant is too. The difference is Iverson can maintain that % while shooting a higher volume, and playing in one of the toughest defensive eras of all time.

[@brianjones7447]

thank you

[@MujtabaSarwar]

Best sports analyst duo in the game! Their chemistry is gold

[@osmarmelendez695]

When SAS said WHAT in the beginning I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joseplatero1146]

How does mad dog even have a job 😂