THESE PLAYERS ARE RUINING THE NBA

[@darrellwilliams9168]

Losing is fine. But the lack of culture and professionalism is a problem. The Cavs and Thunder were young and bad but the players weren’t doing stuff like this and the orgs provided more structure then what the Rockets are doing rn

[@jacktheripper6747]

But that's more in line with the staff rather than the players because most of young players are confident in there ability or what they bring to the team but then again Wiggins change when he was moved ,dlo became a leader in the nets

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@jacktheripper6747 did you not read the second sentence? I talked about the org. Even the first sentence about the lack or culture and professionalism is a direct reflection of the org not just the players and

[@YoLoBrOtHeR]

@@darrellwilliams9168 your right bro, I’ve seem good culture vs bad culture. Even a bad squad can look good under good structure/culture.

[@aslemartinsen5284]

Dunkey putting in work, he making basketball videos too now?

[@Rhude_tiller]

All I gotta say is Jalen Green needs a Veteran to learn from. I’m a Cavs fan and once Ricky Rubio teamed up with Darius Garland he became an All Star just saying 🤷🏽‍♂️ like the talent is there he just needs a mentor rn. Highly believe Green will be an All Star in the future but figuring it out ASAP should definitely be the key.

[@darrellwilliams9168]

Hold up fam. It’s mentality too. DG did not have Jalen Green’s mentality even before Rubio got there. DG coming from a household with an NBA father did a lot for him in that instance. Man was not posting his fits after getting blown out. That’s a different mentality, Wall and Gordon were vets trying to tell them boys stuff they just don’t want to listen

[@Rhude_tiller]

@@darrellwilliams9168 yeah a lot of things could be a factor like you said but DG being rated the worst player in his Rookie/Sophomore Season and then breaking out, I could see it turning out for Green as well. But it’s definitely worth another try to have a veteran for Green jus sayin.

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@Rhude_tiller he has had vets though. They don’t listen. He has to change his mentality. Are Wall and Gordon not vets now? Before DG even got Rubio he was already on the upswing. The second half of his sophomore year he was always going there. I’m not saying Green is hopeless I’m saying the difference between the 2 is mentality not him just having a vet. He has had that already, he has to actually change his mindset to listen to them

[@abdullahjidda8411]

@@darrellwilliams9168 shai used to do the same thing the year the tanked for chet doesn’t mean he doesn’t want to win

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@abdullahjidda8411 Shai already put in work at that point and been to the playoffs multiple times. Nobody had questions about Shai being a competent NBA basketball player. Green hasn’t done anything yet and is acting this way is crazy imo. KPJ and Green plays with no structure that’s on the Rockets too not just them

[@1jalen]

ben mclemore comp for jalen green is diabolical

[@Kwirkyy]

Straight up Sinful

[@northernhoopa04]

Already 10x better than Ben has ever been lmao

[@magotheguy173]

Sage: Empty stats don't exist *Goes on to literally define empty stats*

[@ig1hunnitk.a229]

He had to be drunk 😭😭

[@jamaaldagreatest2748]

Honestly half the time I watch these guys is for their bad takes, bc their ball IQ isn't as high as they think it is, but it makes for entertainment when I'm bored

[@MichaelTiopan]

@@jamaaldagreatest2748 “I vibe with player”

[@lonelylazar]

@@jamaaldagreatest2748 whats their worse take

[@cahrles2687]

@@jamaaldagreatest2748 fair they dumb smt

[@blackmamba9089]

Fun fact about that team of third graders, I saw on IG that they got torched by some 3rd graders in Louisiana recently. I don’t think they scored more than 8 points😭

[@smbenga2]

He was spot on about the slow crafting. These young kids have literally only ever played highlight/iso ball, so coming onto a garbage team that has shown they can’t accomplish anything without a high volume scorer is only gonna bring out the worst of those iso tendencies

[@MisterVicky9]

They're not averaging a triple double, so they're ruining the league

[@itsyaboishadow4300]

W trolling

[@fazediamond5671]

Ggcvb

[@goldlion9066]

Frfr, Russ is the savior of the league

[@jaydenlee5705]

@@itsyaboishadow4300 ong

[@grandpadude2564]

Ur wrong, because their offense is not their defense

[@sebastiansanchez375]

They could also use Advanced plus minus since box plus minus doesn’t account for who’s on the floor hence why Rodman’s BPM is very high compared to MJ but when adjusted it’s much lower because he spent most of his time on the floor with the starters which would help your BPM get higher. There’s no perfect stat but adjusted ones are usually better than the raw ones. Its something more commonly used in baseball because of how different stadiums and era’s affect stats.

[@packedup2128]

“You never gon be like James but you can be a great EG”😭😭😭😭

[@seleakhigbe4773]

We need TSO to start making NFL videos. It'll be great!

[@EllieVelli]

FACTS

[@kikiarochas9191]

Yesssss

[@SifnTCG]

When he brought up box +- I knew this video was gonna be a banger

[@BostonBori92]

Glad you guys are covering this video I saw it awhile back found it interesting

[@lrkcm373]

What I don’t get with the Rockets is what are they expecting to happen after they suck this year and get a top draft pick. They better not be thinking, “alright we’ve rounded out our starting 5 with top draft picks, time to tear up the league.” Nothing would indicate the situation getting better by adding another guy, when your volume scorers are still fundamentally flawed.

[@darrellwilliams9168]

Exactly they need to be teaching them boys how to be complete basketball players and not just trying to iso teams to death with flashy moves. The Spurs suck too but they are teaching their young talent how to play NBA basketball

[@StainMasters]

I’m at the gym and I got sent this, lol. Thanks, for watching and giving your input.

[@Babyoso0]

Homie said "pause ... Pause😅"😂😂

[@brysonftw8099]

No way sage compared the hawks to the rockets and hornets situations

[@Nightmare-we8vm]

They benched Wall so KPJ could learn to run point. Also, they made it very clear they were looking for wings to replace Gordon. He was being buried deep in the depth chart on a team that didn't know how to win.

[@Nightmare-we8vm]

There have been far too many examples of generational talent being drafted later in lotto for me to accept tanking as viable. I would focus on trying to win games through smart coaching and experimentation like the Bucks and Warriors. Wiggins was a 20 pt scorer in Minnesota but didn't become an all-star till he was in an organization with a winning focus.

[@scipio764]

They had John Wall for a whole season there. Couldn't ask him to teach them boys how to play winning ball?

[@magotheguy173]

@@scipio764 tf does John Wall know about winning ball? LMFAOOOO

[@aidan2453]

​@@scipio764 from what John wall says he tried to tell em but they didnt wanna know

[@jeddgangman4502]

@@aidan2453 John wall wanted to start and take minutes away from the young guys

[@jeddgangman4502]

If you look at the likelihood of drafting an all star player the chance of that happening drops severely after the top 2 picks

[@jacksongriffith4498]

Been rewatching a lot of yalls videos waiting for a new one🙌

[@Disxreet]

This is a new one…..

[@vibangigan5336]

Why dude sound like the basketball version of Dunky? 🤣😂

[@kenjiNaga]

“It’s giving ben” no sound😂😭that one got me

[@duboisstewart8265]

Sage's big head was blocking the cavs/rockets comparison but i already know it was ugly 😂😂😂

[@jeff6440]

Sengun and josh Christopher are good for Houston. while the Jordan Poole comp was a good idea, bro gotta understand that GS had the luxury could take their time with Poole. while Houston is rebuilding and needs Jalen to figure shit out on his own which is part of the blame if he hasn't learned anything but there are more factors in play like how he says that they should have a vet to learn from but, someone who Jalen respects

[@2kolbe010]

This is correct. GSW have a much better product (coach, players, upper management, trainers, etc.)

[@bradentucker4854]

2013 is when I first got into basketball like for real but you right I remember that 2013 draft wild

[@carlangelomusic]

"The audience is too big" LMFAO ☠

[@willfulton9276]

meanwhile hornets on a 4 game win streak! Lamelo balling too

[@Fableruin]

Don't sleep on Mark Williams

[@steevereeve9292]

The stats don’t show that Jalen Green’s offence is his defence

[@jamaaldagreatest2748]

lol. no

[@northernhoopa04]

Hes putting up 22-4-4 as a second year player on a team with no structure. He's doing fine lmao

[@zsmrszn8401]

solz with the boston meat riding as alwaysssss

[@iumeynonsey]

hes a Celtics fan what else do you expect?

[@richcantgame]

Not the Celtics fan saying other teams jerseys are tired 😭😭

[@richcantgame]

21:06 The Fault In Our Stats

[@joebamu1]

Crazy thing is the Hornets look much better since trading Plumlee especially with Mark Williams is flourishing

[@davyunwashington3613]

But u don’t think he didn’t learn anything from Mason

[@joebamu1]

@@davyunwashington3613 I’m sure he did, it’s just that with Mark Williams being as athletic as he is brings more pressure to the rim as both a lob threat & rebounder for second chance points

[@trashyplay6932]

Bro I hate non hornets fans giving takes about the hornets cause they never know what going on mark and lamelo look good a top 5 pick and miles coming back we back to 45 wins

[@davyunwashington3613]

@@joebamu1 well yea but u can’t throw in the fire like that until he was ready

[@johnmarkson1990]

@@trashyplay6932 thats every rebuilding team in nba. rockets pistons if you just watch their fans talk they tell you all the reasons and why the rebuild is sucessful. its usually the wn now teams like the mavs, bulls and lakers that are unhappy with what their doing. its hard to really get a rebuild wrong.

[@shokkushock]

“It’s giving Ben Macklemore” 😂😂😂 that’s a wild statement and why he say it like that

[@Seuss2333]

"Man how's Jabari doing" as I get a noti of him getting dunked on by Dame

[@darrellwilliams9168]

Still taking Green over Mobley is wild

[@KennywittDaCannon]

I dont think he meant hes the best in the draft . He meant the rockets were looking for a scoring guard and thats exactly what Jalen is

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@KennywittDaCannon the Rockets needed young talent at every position not just SG. I’d take Mobley as a overall prospect over Green

[@KennywittDaCannon]

@@darrellwilliams9168 100% agreed ngl

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@KennywittDaCannon I’m glad the Rockets choose Green though. They low key gifted us Mobley and Allen

[@Will_N2441]

4:31 ''I was on that tip very heavy, PAUSE PAUUSE" a whole Halftime was needed not a pause 😂

[@marcwilliams3692]

Lamelo is a really good player a bit inefficent but good nonetheless

[@flash980]

Na dat I wstcrazy wen solz said " I was on that tip very heavy " that's wild (in sage's voice) 😂😂

[@kxngmuzikig2417]

I grew up watching the Spurs and Big 4 Celtics. I'm naturally an old soul so it's hard watching today's basketball with certain teams. isos the whole game, no system, barely any defense, giggling and laughing while losing. it's annoying af

[@sorryidgaf.6043]

The Kings are legit the reason why Ben Mclemore didn’t reach his potential.

[@raddgaming1052]

Jalen Green averaging a triple double with 20 points 10 turnovers and 10% from the Field 🥶

[@rakwraithraiser7315]

I feel like you have to study calculus to watch basketball now

[@EmmanuelAniTheSchism]

Not going to lie, I think I agree more with stain. To counter TSO, there are actually a lot of teams where the youth learn to ball up quick and as a result they are doing well in the race to the playoffs. I think that, given Houston's lackadaisical effort so far, they don't want to ingrain the lessons that could make bettering Jalen Green A lot easier moving forward.

[@Phobicisalive00]

14:32 when was this recorded lmao cuz EG aint on the rockets no more

[@yunarukami2092]

Yo, the Ben McLemore comment got me. BSolz spittin

[@javiddjokic2147]

Looking direct into the camera i just realized. SAGE LOOK LIKE BOMANI JONES IN A DURAG. LMFAOOOO

[@Kenzosmuse]

I'm so glad stain masters is finally blowing up on youtube

[@idontknowball]

2:50 I don’t get his point here, the rockets literally started their rebuild 2021 and the Cavs were already 2 years into their rebuild already so obviously the Cavs would be further along in theirs than the rockets. If we compare the Cavs first three years of their rebuild the records are almost identical to the rockets first 3 years

[@darrellwilliams9168]

The Cavs didn’t have nearly as many picks as the Rockets though

[@parks4421]

@@darrellwilliams9168 which is more reason why it makes sense for the rockets to be bad. They have a bunch of rookies and sophomores.

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@parks4421 the Cavs had rookies and sophomores too that weren’t lottery picks. Dean Wade, Lamar Stevens, Dylan Windler etc… but they they provided their young talent with more structure than what the Rockets are doing with their young talent

[@parks4421]

@@darrellwilliams9168 you named a few young guys who barely played in their 3rd season of the rebuild but for the rockets most of their rotation is under 24. You say they had more structure but they played similar to the rockets. Get the ball to sexton or garland and hope for the best. Just like the rockets do with Jalen and porter Jr. And it’s not like Cavs were successful that year

[@darrellwilliams9168]

@@parks4421 the Cavs were not playing like the Rockets bruh 💀 that’s a straight lie. They were developing roles for guys. They didn’t have Okoro and Dg out there just chucking up shots not caring about running sets and making the right play. They established a culture off the court and developed guys on the court. Sexton became more efficient from year 1 to 2 to 3 and a better play maker. He shot a lot since someone had to score and take shots but it wasn’t a bunch of bad shot selection like i see Green do. They developed DG into being a better play maker from year 1 to 2 to 3. They developed guys like Lauri, Larry Nance and Dean Wade to be better defenders on the perimeter. I watched the Cavs bruh. They weren’t good due to lack of talent but it wasn’t the wild Wild West. It’s one thing to be bad it’s another to not put structure around players and teach them how to play nba basketball. Look at the Spurs they teaching those guys how to play NBA basketball. They gonna lose regardless since young teams don’t win but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t teach guys how to play and just roll the ball out there having them try to iso teams to death with bad shot after bad shot. They should be trying to develop a sustainable playstyle within their young talent not iso ball shot chucking. Agree to disagree brethren

[@antoniojohnson23252]

Random but it’s kinda interesting how 13:34 made me realize Mobley, Barnes and Jalen all wear the number 4

[@danejohannsen5562]

Ball don't stop would hate the term "highlight hooper" applies to like 10 of his favorite "hoopers"

[@J_easy]

People’s attention span is so low nowadays if you don’t come out of collage and average 21-5-5 less than 1 turnover per game and play for a winning team people label you as a stat patter and say you will never be good my theory is that a lot of people watching basketball now are in there mid to late 20s so they did not need to see the greats like Lebrun and Kobe develop they just saw them scoring 30 and winning championships so now players now just need to deal with that standard.

[@joebamu1]

Crazy thing is last season LaMelo lead the Hornets to 43 wins and now they’re clearly tanking on top of 2 ankle injuries LaMelo is a highlight hooper

[@darnarxz]

and don't forget their borderline all-star beat on a woman.

[@joebamu1]

@@darnarxzexactly and also a change in coaching too

[@saveyabreath680]

Lead is a strong word, they had a much better team

[@joebamu1]

@@saveyabreath680 of course but it was done so through his playmaking. It’s a reason to why he was 8th in total assists in the entire NBA last season with only Trae Young, CP3, Harden, Haliburton, Dejounte Murray, Jokic and Garland ahead of him

[@paquinraino8180]

Man LaMelo and Hayward miss most of the games, Bridges had his legal issues this season and he is saying that a LaMelo back from 2 injuries is a highlight hooper, while the Hornets were ALREADY last when he came back. Not taking ionto account that the same LaMelo before his injuries were leading the Hirnets to a playoffs spot in his rookie AND sophomore season

[@WillyBoss567]

"A Jae Crowder" is crazy lmao

[@klasports8801]

i been hearing more about segun and people saying he plays like jokic, so why not build around him, everyone is high on him and he has potential, run around segun and have green and porter be the shooters like murray and porter, play inside out

[@marcwilliams3692]

No such thing as empty stats. These stats just need context. Those 2 are inefficent they are poor defensively they have high usage-low assist all of those matter

[@enanebres6481]

Love this content

[@andrewolihan2427]

All I’m saying is the Hornets have a legit chance to be a problem. If they get Victor, him, Lamelo and Washington are nice af. Gut the rest of the team and put in some real young pieces around em and you have a team that can compete for the next decade

[@tonywright676]

i mean, as a Hornets fan, we needed to give away plumlee to develop our young Centers (mark,Nick) and i feel like we gave away plumlee at his peak so we'd get more in return and have space to sign back in Miles at march. Hornets aren't at a great spot due to early injuries in the season but at least we try to aim to have a winning cluture at times. The rockets are the complete opposite of that and they really do not have a winning culture at all same goes to detroit.

[@nolimitmiller]

maybe change the jerseys and logo, but their court is fire idc what anyone says

[@James-9999]

If your a starter on the worst team of course you gonna have a negative +/-

[@793Rich]

Sage is getting better in his takes

[@tolubewaji8766]

I love how solz makes these crazy takes as a joke then puts his hands up on some “don’t shoot the messenger” shit😂😂😂

[@nikoadventures]

Legit tho,offense IS defense

[@aslemartinsen5284]

Never knew Dunkey watched basketball...

[@ftwsam2246]

The thing with numbers is that they never consider x-factors like leadership, and distraction (having the opponents hyper focus on them rather than the rest of the team.)

[@SHAKE-S-PIERRE]

That team has shooters they gotta move the ball. I don’t know if 7 seconds or less will work with this roster though. The guards not good enough

[@kylexkil]

Videogamedunkey making Nba content now

[@moneyman3846]

Eric Gordon isn’t there anymore 😂

[@trayskii_7350]

Is bro waiting on the decline of a 21 year old who hasn’t had any Savy veterans to even learn from 🤣

[@LandoBacon]

Bro. We are trying for wemby. Nothing matters this season for the rockets

[@adrianpaulochoa9825]

Again with the "This guy will single handedly save our franchise" Only 1 person in the last 20 years has done that and it's the King 👑 Deleting an entire year for a POSSIBILITY of getting better, I'll never understand that

[@themoderndaygamer637]

Look as a cavs fan, even when we were bad we weren’t this

[@rayburks7059]

Sage if your stats aren't contributing to wins and it negatively affects your team that's empty stats if they at least had positive bpms they wouldn't be empty but they don't it's strictly for aau basketball aka highlights

[@golden10ful]

I would say there is 2 types of empty stats 1. Being a good player that could contribute to a winning team as a 2nd or 3rd option but choose to be a number 1 on a team and make that bag i.e Carmelo or Bradley Beal 2. You average a good amount on a shitty team because you are one of their only options as a number one guy, or just that they are trying anyone that might make them not look like a complete joke. You could be a high draft pick or someone with potential, but usually end up a bust or just a really good role player and depending on expectations also a bust. There's a plethora of players like this

[@Oscar-b5b4x]

Why does he sound like video game dunkey

[@juuejuee]

i literally just watched this video this morning wthhh

[@outtatime9836]

Don’t look know, but the hornets are on a 4 win streak

[@Baz41]

Ben maclamore was fultz before he was a thing

[@kamithekamikaze8619]

Mikey been in highschool since I was in elementary... I'm in Highschool Now.

[@SM-zg8mi]

Fr I Pray Wemby doesn’t go to the Rockets

[@HeavyC31190]

They need MORE offense in order for it to be their defense.

[@tooforwon241]

Eric Gordon is a Clipper now. The Rockets literally have no vets

[@aecudi]

18:53 Lamelo will make you eat those words in years to come BSOLZ.

[@GtheRogue]

ballin but at what cost

[@Diana-gw6cu]

I really do feel like a Chris Paul type is absolutely necessary for an team with an average age below 27 Unlocks more of the front courts game with spoon fed passes and the pick and roll AND teaches the backcourt how to do it

[@ozzythepoet]

Only 5 minutes in so dont cook me, but its one thing for a team or franchise to be tanking, but its another thing to have players who literally have no professionalism, vets trying to talk to them dont work and they refuse to even adhere to what the coach is saying, that kind of toxic environment will be a franchise killer because what if every young player that goes there plays the “well if he can get away with me, whats gonna stop me”

[@actioninmyphannypack]

I see empty stats as good stats that don't lead to winning

[@abdullahjidda8411]

After they get their too 3 pick this year that’s when they can go get a good vet

[@notjazz.]

12:27 the thing I don’t like about this rebuttal is that it’s also too soon to say he’s wrong. If the guy making the video ends up right you just failed to see the truth before it was staring you in the face. If he’s wrong then jalen turned it around. Which is a possibility with any young star but no where near a guarantee. So if your only point is it’s too soon because of potential you’ll never be wrong until you end up with Ben Simmons on the nets and got nothing to say, literally

[@labb3n531]

Eric Gordon back to Flippers

[@danpewpewman9711]

I really thought until not BPM meant like if you played a game and your BPM was +10 then your team scored 10 more points than the other team when you were on the court in total

[@MadeByIsmael]

NGL i did too

[@ZOKKYBOI]

*PTSD hearing McLemore and being a KU fan*

[@PMKru]

Ngl Im Older Then Yall That Overselling Of McClemore Was Not Accurate Lol Nobody Thought That Boy Was Nice Like That

[@otisyoungblood]

How long and how many games do you gotta play b4 you develop in to decent player ??

[@EllieVelli]

12:15… nahh Sage speaking facts.

[@ketcm]

Rockets needs a real respected Vet to lead the team tbh

[@henrymathias2702]

Jrue bag check 👀

[@lilGIANT1331]

It's not too soon. Green was in the G league with veterans foregoing college. Hea now in the NBA n has not matured. Check his shooting numbers in the g league n shot selections. Assist to turnover ratio. He's just out there trying to create highlights n enjoy life off the court. It's never too soon to try to get a POTENTIAL franchise player or crucial building block for your franchise on the right track before you have to pay them the max. What do you think he's worth after his rookie deal is up? Do you ship him out or sign him to a bad contract?

[@oblix3]

Mfers are really out here saying shit like Curry isn’t Magic level yet and then clown on worse pointguards for not being ”the next Magic” bruh no shit

[@EDTheOneable]

The Cavs, Knicks, and Thunder are the best example of how to develop a young team.

[@necroui]

Hornets actually need a better color scheme no bs

[@2kolbe010]

I think they need a new name.

[@domogenesis47]

Dame dropping 71 on the rockets makes this so much worse 🤣