What went wrong for Lakers, should LeBron run it back with the purple and gold? | NBA | SPEAK

Joy Taylor, LeSean McCoy and Ric Bucher break down what went wrong for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Denver Nuggets (eliminated after 108-106 Game 5 loss). Jamal Murray hit the game-winning shot in Game 5 to send the purple and gold home again. The Speak crew then debates whether LeBron James should run it back with the Lakers or not after not giving many details about his future plans.
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What went wrong for Lakers, should LeBron run it back with the purple and gold? | NBA | SPEAK
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[@phillipfry1583]

WHAT SHOULD'VE BEEN AN AWESOME SEGMENT MODERATED AND ANALYZED BY THE AMAZING JOY TAYLOR AND THE SUPERB SLICK RIC BUCHER IS RUINED BY THIS DUNCE LASHAY MCOY. FS1 PLEASE REALIZE IF THIS "GENIUS" CAN BARELY BREAKDOWN A SPORT HE PLAYED HE DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T SIT IN THE SAME ROOM AS THESE 2 WHEN THEY SPEAKING ON BASKETBALL. HE WAS A STAT PADDING RUNNING BACK AND NOW TRYING TO STAT PAD HIS TAKES BY NOT RESEARCHING THE TOPICS LET ALONE WHAT COMES OUT HIS MOUTH. THAT SCOTTY PIPPIN TAKE WAS ALMOST AS NASTY AS WHEN HE SAID HE DEFERS TO SKIP(SLICK) NASTY WORK. HAVE SOME RESPECT FOR YOUR COLLEAGUES AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK YOU CLOWN. BRING ANYBODY ELSE BUT THIS GUY HE KNOWS SQUAT ABOUT ANY OTHER SPORT BUT FOOTBALL.

[@MichaelLopez-pg3cm]

It’s the same old story every time he’s a free agent. Everyday is Lebron leaving is he staying? This is a broken record. Now this will be the topic for 3 months

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

@@MichaelLopez-pg3cm he's leaving? source?

[@MichaelLopez-pg3cm]

@@AnonymousUser-ss2qr what?

[@willsportz]

I wish more of these segments would be about the Nuggets instead of the Lakers, Nuggets barely are getting any credit for actually WINNING

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

Because they aren’t exciting , Lebron is polarizing

[@jamesroby2667]

The nuggets is exciting .. well to me they is

[@aedinquinn8687]

Shady is correct, 3 games Lakers should've won, the Lakers made multiple rookie mistakes not boxing out. AD'S fragility doesn't command $60 million/year. Aedin

[@randomupdates4013]

Lakers and Lebron. Cowboys and Dak. Media doesn’t care if positive or negative, wants the most reactions.

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

@@jamesroby2667 Jokic is cool just .. ehh Murray has 0 all star appearances, MPJ is a aldis KD who would be a 1/2 on a contender stuck in the shadows .. they’re deep just not exciting Duncan wasn’t exciting though .. he also never lead ESPN Headliners so it’s kinda a pick and choose typa thing it’s sports media

[@YoungBreezzy66]

It’s crazy how the losers are being talked about more then the defending champion

[@nephhhhhh]

it’s just one part of the segment fam

[@Really-ej8jt]

It's because the Lakers move the needle, Denver doesn't.

[@soulo2914]

Losers? Last time I checked they had 17 chips. Denver has a long way to go before they are talked about more than LA or Boston

[@DjTriniyankee]

Well for one the face of the league plays for the lakers! Its just a bigger story! Nobody here in usa can relate as much to joker! Yes he is good but its more to selling a story than being good at a sport!

[@israelsantiago5069]

How many banners nuggets have?

[@craigcman6738]

Here we go again. Lebum needs help....

[@dusttaker]

Bronny's coming!! 😱😱😱😱

[@brendanwalsh826]

@@dusttakerlol they got enough ball boys

[@JowanaBueser]

"They need one more star player" debunks the "He makes his teammates better" myth.

[@ssic_network]

Bogus take* you gotta factor in competition bro !!! This team is trash 🗑️ nothing lebron could do to make this a better team than Denver

[@arealone7863]

​@@ssic_networkGetting rid of lebron would make everyone better

[@ssic_network]

@@arealone7863 bro imagine being a player in the nba(really imagine this) and being in a state of mind of someone else leaving for YOU to be better !!😅 think about how silly that sounds now

[@kkbaby30]

Exactly. Lakers won a lot of those games LeBron missed this year. Even beat the Celtics without Bron or AD. I don't want to hear this nonsense about not having help no more. It's a blatant lie.

[@blackstreek]

Shady asking the Lakers to waste a 1st rounder to pick Bronny is insanity

[@maurice2245]

Second rounder

[@maurice2245]

Lakers have the 55th pick in the draft

[@chitowndagreat8635]

​@@maurice2245 drafting him period would be crazy

[@maurice2245]

@@chitowndagreat8635 why is that if you keep your star player happy

[@AmariLewis-ww9vf]

@chitowndagreat8635 Well then he should’ve said that. Instead of acting like the 55th pick gone be world changing no matter who gets drafted there

[@therealfinancipation]

Hearing Shady talk football is bad Hearing him talk Basketball is flat out horrible

[@LivingSanFranciscoBayArea]

He is one of the worst in all of sports talk. Knows nothing about his own sports. Rides 2 SBs like none other. Like he was MVP in both. And he was a non factor. And he knows absolutely nothing about anything else. Not sure why he's even on here. Joy carries this show. And the bigger dude with a beard.

[@therealfinancipation]

@@LivingSanFranciscoBayArea Agreed 👍 He talks likes he’s Walter Payton or Barry Sanders, and knows literally nothing about football or basketball They need to bring Acho back

[@thomassryann8252]

Who even is he

[@therealfinancipation]

@@thomassryann8252 A two bit has been NFL running back that rode a great defense and a decent quarterback to a Super Bowl

[@rolandocedillo5685]

Shady sounded so stupid 😆

[@jeromemaida4933]

Well, there's a very good reason for that....

[@rolandocedillo5685]

@@jeromemaida4933 CTE 😆

[@rcbrown22]

He a football player

[@rolandocedillo5685]

@@rcbrown22 and I'm a truck driver so what. Pippen repeatedly delivered for the Bulls not AD Common semse

[@rcbrown22]

@@rolandocedillo5685 He's not an NBA expert ... he a football player. He doesn't know more about NBA than you or me.

[@lennybeason1110]

If the Lakers force feed AD in the 4th quarter they would win more games but Lebron wants to rest on defense and try and close the game instead of letting AD do it! Lebron doesn’t force feed the ball to AD like Jokic does with Murray!

[@robertshirley3422]

Agree. Lebron's ego automatically takes over, and the iso ball offense screws up the teams' timing.

[@anthonyclick893]

Murray is the pg he doesnt need anybody to force feed him the ball

[@francisikwueme1688]

Exactly he let Gordon get that key rebound over him that led to Jamal’s 3

[@musatheleader]

It's crazy how Bron fans don't see that! Lakers get a lead doing one thing, playing through AD or letting Dlo control the pace. Once they're out in front Bron front runs, trys to close out the game doing too much.

[@lennybeason1110]

@@musatheleader exactly! Lebron will never let AD be the man on the Lakers.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

The Denver Nuggets had their closer and the Lakers didn’t

[@maikelguerra8894]

You are 💯 right but in my humble opinion the main reason was the defense. The blown out in the first games tells you everything. In paper Lakers looks scary defensively but in real time they are not good as we thought they would be.

[@DammitBobby]

AD ain't no closer even when healthy.

[@envynv3477]

Take the L without the excuses bud, see ya

[@TheForkOnTheLeftist]

@@maikelguerra8894 the defense was amazing. it was the foolishness of not getting a rebounder that killed them. you need AD as a satellite. so he can't get boards

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

@@envynv3477 okay internet bum.

[@titant06]

I’d be so mad if I was Rick. No one on Speak understands basketball or even pronounces the players names right lol

[@o.gparamount3099]

Just shady lol

[@xofmetleh6618]

Where is the dude so passionate in defending and picking Lakers.?

[@Rasira2023]

rIC IS SO STUPID=The problem is not LBJ and his age as he alludes-THE LAKERS would have made it to the finals had they not faced denver earlier on .as the days go by-denver with an injured murray will get tired and be knocked out and that team that knocks them out will have easily been beaten by the lakers

[@rodneyrichard9789]

Why fox can't hire a nba former player instead having these ex nfl players

[@user-qp6wm4bg1i]

💯

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

because ur a egg head who will still watch

[@intothefrayyo]

Because it's Fox 😂

[@nikeguy2]

Because this show is primarily based on football…. It isn’t football season.

[@brendangray046]

Shady needs to stop speaking like he knows basketball. Worst take by Ric yet! Both of them blaming AD- they were only in the games because of him, and 4th quarter he couldn’t get shots up because the game plan changed and he was barely getting the ball. It’s like they didn’t actually watch the games. Everyone praising LeBron because of his 4th quarter scoring, he was taking the majority of the shots. Hard for AD to score if he’s not getting the rock.

[@johnkieu2200]

So any game that's competitive and not a blowout, we'll count that as a "should have won" game for Lakers. Copy that.

[@anthonyclick893]

when you up 20 it should count as a should have won game

[@arturobugarin3125]

The most entitled franchise in pro sports.

[@jaybird8192]

Media praising Lakers almost won, moral victories!

[@sterlingcunningham2399]

I mean if you winning 70% of all the games those are games they should have won. They just couldn’t close out the games unfortunately. Denver is very beatable they not as good as they were last year.

[@rawbellco49]

Where was all this NOT BETTER Mentality when Lakers won the Mid-Season tournament 😂

[@collllllll]

It was there if you listened or paid attention to who they played in that stupid mid-season tournament.

[@rawbellco49]

@@collllllll If you listen to the analyst after they won, everyone was talking Championship! This is a fact, do you want the links?

[@johnnoone4323]

I have been an LA Lakers fan since 1965-66. In all fairness, I cannot blame fans not in the major markets for talking more about the losers than the winners. If the Lakers won the series, these videos would not be discussing why the Denver Nuggets lost.

[@vvonpanzerr3092]

This just in.. the Nuggets smoked the Lakers AND the refs. These guys didnt get the memo

[@mnoell35]

“Smokin on dat Bron pack!”

[@grim7174]

Blame AD! These clowns… AD played great the entire series until the shoulder stinger at the end of this game. Where was the 2nd best player on the team.. not getting it done. LeBrick gets swept 🧹 again. Call it a gentleman’s sweep, still lost 12-1 against the nuggets. Micheal “Air” Jordan is the GOAT! Case closed debt over.

[@Bficial]

You sound just as crazy as they do. Both AD and LeBron did great. They are talking about AD because of his age verses a 39 yr old. Did you blame MJ when the Wizards didn't do well cause he didn't take over games?

[@user-oz3iz4gr7j]

AD is soft He needs to wear a fkg 👗 dress

[@raythomas4257]

LOOK AT THE SECOND HALF OF THE GAMES. HE PLAYED 1 GOOD GAME IN THE SECOND HALF. HE'S GETTING $200,000,000 FROM THE LAKERS TO BE A CLOSER. AD IS A TRASH BAG. AD WILL DISAPPOINT THE OLYMPIC AS WELL

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@BficialActually only AD

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

@@Bficial I recall he was fat when he played for Washington. He couldn't take over the game - maybe the concession stand, but not an NBA game.

[@MOE__]

Seeing lebron and the lakers fail always puts a smile on my face

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

Openly Hating on a black man success is crazy

[@MOE__]

@@MrWealthyStealthy tf does race have to do with this

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

@@MOE__ It has everything to do with this

[@brianhardy612]

​@@MrWealthyStealthynot because he's black but because he's a self proclaimed GOAT when we all know who the true GOAT is. A black man by the male of Michael Jordan. So your race bating is just idiotic.

[@sonseed7541]

@@MrWealthyStealthy ehh

[@gmoneybagz2376]

Did Shady say the Lakers needed another star?🤣So once again LeFRAUD needs more help right?🤣The man has played with almost every star of his generation so what’s new?We been hearing this same sad weak story since 2003!🤣

[@michaelking3148]

That will be the epitaph on his tombstone: "If he had only had more help".

[@David-su1rm]

He also needs a better coach

[@conradgil621]

Heard

[@conradgil621]

Heard

[@gmoneybagz2376]

Pippen was NEVER a closer from the start of his career to the end!Im a Bulls fan since 1985 so I seen his ENTIRE career!So the analogy comparing AD to Scottie was spot on by Shady!Only difference he couldn’t give you 30 and 15 on any given night!

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

If they had the 2020 roster they would sweep this team this is a GM ISSUE

[@Spoonky92]

Eh they consecutively got to the semi finals twice with only Scottie. Honestly didn't think they'd be in the playoffs without MJ after a 3peat no less. Not too bad.

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

@@Spoonky92 which goes to show you how good that team was as a system & MJ was the face everyone loved .. Simolar to Ant Edwards

[@gmoneybagz2376]

@@Spoonky92 🤣Bro if you weren’t born or old enough to know the facts please go do your homework!Goggle is your friend!Scottie made the semi finals in 94 with the same team that won the championship the year before in 93 minus Jordan!The Bulls were a bad team in 95 and were 34-31 before Jordan came back so you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about but this seems to be the story these days!People just saying anything with 0 facts!smh

[@gmoneybagz2376]

@@MrWealthyStealthy nope this is a LeBron can’t close issue!Those games were winnable but your Queen couldn’t finish which is typical of his career!Most of his career he had Wade or Kyrie with him who were the real closers not him!AD is a dominant player but he isn’t a closer either so the Queen deficiencies are just being exposed!Those are just the facts but yall always trying to adjust the facts!

[@normanlee725]

This is why the NBA is having a viewership issue. Because media (and fault of the league itself) has been talking and still talking about LeBron... for the entire season... media has focused on LeBron and the Lakers... a play-in team. Rather than focusing on who's winning. Build new narratives, featuring the new stars... potential rivalries. Stuck with the older players, especially LeBron.

[@user-mh6yh3lh8w]

LeBron James & the Lakers couldn't win a fixed series...

[@Creamcity414]

Dumb

[@glennjthompson332]

I feel robbed!🙄

[@CarolinaBlood704]

You can feel rhe relief when Acho isnt there.

[@rodneyjohnson7283]

Joy Taylor really foine!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@glennjthompson332]

She looks good..😄always!😉💌

[@arturobugarin3125]

Yes she is!

[@iluvcakes19]

Please stop

[@glennjthompson332]

@@iluvcakes19 I watched how she does her job filling in for the news, she has great opinions and facts, with different things in the sports world.😉

[@ksh9504]

Joy is a rock star 😊

[@TheSiavii]

LeBron last 3 minutes was mediocre at best. Two game changing rebounds snatched from him. Effort does not take talent and the last 3 minutes he lacked in effort.

[@Unpaidprkntics]

What game did u watch Bron hit 3s got steals made game tying free throws etc

[@benjaminsmith2287]

@@Unpaidprkntics Yup. How do so-called analysts go on about AD and not look at who made buckets the last 3 minutes of the game? It was LeBron and one other player. And since that one other player is a "role player," they don't even mention him. ridiculous. LA didn't even have a timeout left to get a good look. And they don't have the size to rebound with Gordon and Porter Jr. Role players won Denver the series, Gordon and Porter Jr. the star plays were a wash and I guess their stars closed better but the last few minutes of the game are determined by other points in the game.

[@Gamma_Labs]

​@benjaminsmith2287 because it was a 2 for 1 opportunity and bron ran the clock down and took it, securing Denver would have the last shot of the game for OT or game winner. You take the 2 for 1 in that scenario. Also the reason LAL lost 4-1 is because lebron didn't show effort on the boards the entire series. I watched every second. He gave up 10+ rebounds to Aaron Gordon on effort alone.

[@musatheleader]

Now these people yelling about anthony davis. SMH!! So its AD fault that Lebron went away from the Pick n Roll. Anthony Davis is not a point guard and is not the coach. Its not his fault if the coach or point guard to run plays for him. Youll really dont no basketball.

[@maurice2245]

Went back from the pick and roll,you didn’t see AD couldn’t even lift his arm in the second half of the game

[@maurice2245]

And Denver adjusted to that pick and roll in game 2 and Ham didn’t have any solutions

[@musatheleader]

@maurice2245 my point is AD don't run plays. And it's a teams decision how they're going to run they're offense. The Lakers offense is the lebron show and you get in where you fit in. If AD role was made exclusive like Joel Embid their would be no discussion. Bron its more about Bron trying to ride off into the sunsets.

[@musatheleader]

@maurice2245 go back to that in season tournament game. You see Bron road AD to the finishline. Which is why AD had like 40 and 20. When ever Bron goes for front runner the team loses leads. It's simple. But not for Bron lovers.

[@TRC-fz7ho]

AD got slapped in the shoulder and folded like a cheap suit its his team 😳

[@nc_road_king6381]

She said they don't have enough to compete, but they lost on two game winning shots. And led big in each game. How is that not competing. Sounds like they had plenty enough to complete. The Lakers superstars don't have the heart and Killer instinct to close games out. They disappear

[@allencarnes2477]

The conversations on this show flow so much better without Acho.

[@pichart]

Free throws LA-27. Denver -9. Come on. Shouldn’t even been close.

[@MrDreous12]

Joy and Shady got something going on 😅

[@glennjthompson332]

Be careful!!!!😅😆🤣

[@MrDreous12]

Dats only cuz you see it too 😆

[@gorilla9709]

Really doe ppl ain't like they don't see that man they dress alike and everything

[@reggiehenderson9464]

LeBron was never a closer facts

[@TonyintheOC]

Yeah right. Except that his stats show he’s the greatest closer in NBA history.

[@southgavinda14]

Where?? ​@@TonyintheOC

[@Doodadashonem24]

Shady ain’t watching the games .. the lakers r choosing to make sure Lebron gets his numbers Gotta get shady off of basketball talks 😂

[@michaelsanders4351]

Joy and Shady both praised this roster in the offseason

[@chrisaustin8442]

And here I was hoping that the Lakers being eliminated meant that we would finally quit talking about them.

[@08C6PaceCar]

LEFRAUD CANT BOX OUT. 😂

[@user-qp6wm4bg1i]

The guy is the leading scorer in NBA history and you call him a fraud. Do the world a favor and don't breed.

[@shahidmufti795]

Lebron signing a 3-year contract extension?????.....My God, how many more years do you want this dude to play in LA for your so-called "ratings booster"?.......How much more balco juice do you want him to use?.....is there any balco juice left to use?........

[@lamarlashley8738]

Lol use the whole bottle 🍼

[@joevince6066]

Excuses. Either LeBron I'm amazing at 39 amd didn't get it done or hes not amazing

[@tyronbrewer141]

Two things can be true. LeBron can do amazing things at 39 years old but he’s not as good as he once was. He needs to take a step back and try to be a 3rd option on a team for them to flourish. Idk if he can tho

[@a.n.h.b.3376]

Does anyone else feels like being hipnotized from 3:17 to 3:34 ? Can't take my eyes off from those two spots.

[@dontAtMe69420]

"What went wrong for the Lakers?" They went up against a superior team..

[@riccolewis7399]

Always changing the narrative for LeBron

[@jml5100]

What went wrong? Well obviously it was everyone's fault but LeBron. Must be the coach. Must be the front office. Must be Russell. Must be the bench. But for real, the guy calls himself the goat and then can't get it done.

[@billywilliams1094]

Superior where

[@dontAtMe69420]

@@billywilliams1094 Denver or LA doesn't matter the location.

[@rickmody4318]

Can u believe u actually had some ppl picking the Lakers to win the series. Where was this the Nuggets are the superior team narrative then.

[@ThirdThinker]

Blaming AD for this series loss is ridiculous. He's asked to do much since the Lakers are horrible on the perimeter. They need to figure out the offense once Denver takes away the Bron and AD pick and roll and defend the Jokic and Murray pick and roll in the last 4 minutes of the game. There's no reason Murray should be cooking in the 4th.

[@arturobugarin3125]

Lol... Murray has cooked many teams in the 4th numb-nuts.

[@scottcooper444]

That take about Pippen was false

[@creed200569]

@@punch1420 FACTS

[@o.gparamount3099]

Nah it was TRUE💯

[@B3ansGuy]

This show is so much more watchable without Acho

[@SpookiBoiPro33]

Is it possible to talk about other teams, almost all the sports shows talk about lakers.. there's other teams.

[@jocofnazareth]

Any segment without Acho is a win for me

[@allencooke5174]

You not a fan of the show then, he is an excellent Moderator

[@allencooke5174]

He makes his points and takes, and then let's his friends do their job... You definitely Not a real Fan of the SPEAK family

[@randomupdates4013]

@@allencooke5174I like the whole crew. Joy been phoning in so will critique that, and think she should just be pulled from NBA segments. Really no depth. Acho is a good moderator and takes contrary opinions to make debates better imo. Dave is awesome balance and sparring with Shady on cowboys and the eagles is entertaining 😂

[@jasonchavis7974]

​@@allencooke5174 Real fans remember Marcellus was the better speaker/moderator.

[@jocofnazareth]

@@allencooke5174 clearly achos burner, hes a typical overtalking Nigerian that piles on synonyms to sound smart. I'm no fan , literally skip whenever he talks

[@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher88]

Face it people, the Los Angeles Lebrons is what moves the needle in sports media. I can't wait for the next segment about how this will effect Lebron's Legacy; or the next segment about whether Bronny should be a 1st round pick; or can the Lebrons swing a trade for Durant or Curry; or how about the next segment about Lebron needing more help.

[@TonyintheOC]

All of those are great segments! More please…

[@TonyintheOC]

Or get more banners and the media might talk about your team or fav player more. smh

[@PurpleMonkeyDishwasher88]

@@TonyintheOC NO. Team doesn't matter. Banners do not matter. Only Lebron!

[@donaldrobinson114]

“You had health on your side.” Talking about the second most injured team in the leg lol. We didn’t even have our second best perimeter defender in Vando

[@angellopez4014]

The reason the lakers lost is Lal/den first 3 games Lebron/AD 176pts/60rbs/39ast Jokic/murray 147pts/61rbs/50ast Now Reaves/russell/rui 95pts/34rbs/21ast Gordon/MPJ/KCP 139pts/65rbs/22ast Like obviously their players 3-5 are better than ours

[@randomupdates4013]

Jordan Billy Goat. Lebron Nanny Goat.

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

Who ??? cares 😐 Jordan played BASEBALL

[@lilztheking1751]

Of the 90s

[@brianhardy612]

​@@lilztheking1751of all time.

[@brianhardy612]

​@@MrWealthyStealthytrue GOATs can play other sports. Bron Bron can only play basketball and he's still not the greatest at it. He's a one trick pony!

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

@@brianhardy612 Who ever said that? Tom Brady played one sport , Wayne Gretzky played one sport your making the rules up as you go to fit a narrative YOUR goat wasn’t that amused by your favorite sport so he chose gambling and baseball as an outlet .. OTHER people give the game all they have which qualifies them for GOAT GOAT status not just 90s era Goat but like WAYNE GRETZKY type GOAT 🐐

[@onenine73_]

The Lakers team chemistry just isn't good enough when Lebron is on the court. We have seen some games in the regular season (when Lebron sat out) where they looked a better as an overall team with more chemistry and some of those players (out from under the long shadow that Lebron casts) proved that they can be those players that Lebron needs to get points. Unfortunately, Lebron just doesn't have time on his side to build that kind of trust in those players around him (in the same way that Jokic does with his Nuggets teammates) and that is why I don't see a Lebron led Lakers team winning a title under non bubble conditions (which was the perfect storm for them specifically). You always felt that the Nuggets had several other gears they could switch up to if/when it was needed (generally in the 2nd half) whereas the Lakers you felt were putting pretty much everything into the first half (they led after the 1st half in every single game of the series) but just couldn't sustain it in the 2nd half (they never outscored the Nuggets in the 2nd half of any game in the series, even the game they won).

[@kennylove5653]

Bron’s age didn’t have nothing to do with him closing. Nuggets team are a solid team & they’ve been together for 5 years. Team wasn’t good enough!

[@jwanbass]

One of the issues is naming AD as a top 75 all time player. To me there’s no way you have 2 top 75 players all time and healthy on the same team and lose like this

[@MOE__]

6-0 > 4-6

[@sonseed7541]

W

[@plainman9887]

11-1 >>>> 3-0, 3-0

[@BaithNa]

The Lakers messed up when they constructed a team with a bunch of one way guards and no real centers. They won a championship when they had a well balanced team around Lebron and AD. I don't think they'd win a championship but they'd be far better off than they are now, a 7th seed team that was eliminated in 5 gamea total.

[@Tumorcoach]

And had a true point guard and role players (Dwight, rondo, KCP, Avery Bradley, Mcgree, Caruso, Kuzma, Jr, Dudley,Watters) etc

[@berniekerns4281]

They won a ribbon in the bubble not because they were good. 90% of the players didn't want to play in the bubble and played like it So the Lakers won a locked down tournament that no wanted to be in. BFD... Congratulations

[@TonyintheOC]

@@berniekerns4281Don’t be salty because your team didn’t win. It didn’t seem non-competitive at all. In fact, it was arguably the hardest championship ring to win w/covid lockdown and all. If you didn’t have the mental strength to persevere, you went home early like your team probably did.

[@Tumorcoach]

@@TonyintheOC wasn’t the hardest, it was just like any other chip. And if you don’t have the mental strength in any series you don’t perceive….. like that’s not a bubble thing 😂 smooth 🧠 comment

[@smk4428]

Keep the show like this, with joy as the quarterback.

[@DeezBreezy]

Ham should be blamed on every angle by allowing Rui being Rui and Dlo being Dlo. There were only 3 Lakers players last night LBJ, AD, and AR. The rest are trash

[@alexzapf6422]

The problem is Lebron. When will these lebron shills understand that and speak facts.

[@deremiahderrick6292]

I don't know how having a migraine makes you pu!sy but I do get the point. It's development and offensive situation. If you don't intentionally make AD the focal point of the offense he will fade to the background. Keep feeding him. Make cuts. I've never seen so much standing around when AD has the ball.

[@musatheleader]

Man!🎯 these people don't understand basketball.

[@virgiljoshua3091]

Denver Nuggets won 4-1, and they played poorly, far below their normal quality. But, they still won, just because they had enough talent to overcome their poor play. Nikola Jokic did not seem to assert himself in that last game, and maybe it was because he felt his touch was really off, so he decided to do more passing everywhere.

[@Blackbolt-411]

Bring Bronny in and still win a ring . WTH is sports media

[@MOE__]

Lakers lose the world wins

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

Hating is crazy

[@brianhardy612]

​@@MrWealthyStealthynot hate. Truth.

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

@@brianhardy612 Just because we have an incompetent GM/OWNERS doesn’t mean Lebron isn’t still the face

[@poloregal]

Emmanuel Acho got a talking to.

[@sonseed7541]

huh

[@asyahawahliveth7800]

A scolding or he is on load management

[@cnp-iz8ug]

"They look dominant when they're not playing well"... At some point, you got to give LA credit for making them not play well. THEY DIDN'T FINISH bottom line.

[@aaronramirez2610]

It's all Lebum fault,AD was the best player all around, and The Coach was awesome, so at the end it was Lebum fault. Lebum needs 2 go play 4 The Goat 🐐.

[@brennanloder]

I fw shady heavy but football guys shouldn’t talk basketball… let alone get paid for it

[@mrlogick1098]

Facts they’re terrible 😂 Even Shannon is bad with nba Gettin by off entertainment

[@600flo4]

😂😂 mans said stay and win a Chip with his son, what world is he living in

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@mrlogick1098That’s all fun and game until you actually have to breakdown the game from an X’s and O’s standpoint and Shannon can only bring back basketball to football

[@brennanloder]

@@600flo4 literally 😂😂 almost got swept and your answer is 3.5 point a game. Shiii they lost by 3 points twice by there dumb logic it might actually make sense 🤡🤡

[@brennanloder]

@@mrlogick1098 anyone entertained by Shannon for serious issues. They used to be entertaining now they’re not even that tolerable tbh

[@M3_86]

The missing ingredient? Dwight Howard lol

[@glennjthompson332]

Dwight Howard is changing the gender...😆😅🤣😂🌈

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

I wish we had DWIGHT so bad bro Pelinka is a trash GM

[@glennjthompson332]

@@MrWealthyStealthy Yep..🙄 garbage GM,he can't clean it up!,😂

[@arturobugarin3125]

Delusional! Dwight is a washed-up bum, who some people think is the antidote to Joker when they played before he became an MVP and the Nuggets became a championship team.

[@glennjthompson332]

@@arturobugarin3125 😂😆

[@M3_86]

AD should be dropped out of top 75 at point lol

[@o.gparamount3099]

Bron plays no defense which is expected at his age but still it's overlooked and negates his offensive production

[@M3_86]

@@o.gparamount3099 I’m not a bron fan but he did play pretty good this series. Especially in the fourth. AD top 100 now lol

[@tjtreks7134]

Shady, James Jones, Keyshawn, Shannon Sharpe... what is up with all the ex-pro football players all rooting for the Lakers and all the sports channels putting them on air??

[@rollandcurtis874]

ADAM SILVER WITH THE MASSIVE FAIL!! The 2024 INAUGURAL NBA IN-Season Tournament Chumps just LOST 4-1 in the FIRST ROUND of the 2023-2024 NBA Playoffs. Gentleman SWEEP! Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant won their 5th rings in their AGES 30s. And NOW LeBron James can only win his 5th ring at AGE 40 or older. Michael Jordan is the GOAT and Kobe Bryant is better than LeBron James. It is what it is buddy. 🤷‍♂️🏀🏀🏀🏀🐐🐐🐐🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@randomupdates4013]

Joy on basketball segments. Useful as a worm on a hook to catch fish in a water fountain. ⛲️ 🎣

[@sonseed7541]

i mean i dont watch this show for basktball and if i do its for rick

[@kkbaby30]

The Lakers has a great roster... they just don't have a great team because they don't have a core that's played together for long or feels secure in their spots. Denver has the same core for several years and the players feel like they're family. Lakers trying so hard to win Bron a Chip that they can't build a family. Sucks for them because I'm a Nuggets fan and I'm glad they can't figure out our formula for success.

[@robscotty4902]

So rare a team gets tripled up at the foul line and still wins

[@rollandcurtis874]

Michael Jordan won his 4th and 5th League MVPS in his 30s …. LeBron James did not win even ONE League MVP in his 30s. Michael Jordan won 2 League MVPs in his 30s. Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird all deserve to be ranked ahead of LeBron James. 👀

[@michaeldiaz3521]

🤣

[@jayomar6054]

lol yea but do you understand almost every body in today nba is Michael Jordan and MJ in his era was 1 of 1

[@MrWealthyStealthy]

WE DONT CARE ABOUT A 6 year run bro stop bringing up this baseball GOD

[@brianhardy612]

MJ GOAT!

[@rollandcurtis874]

@@MrWealthyStealthyYou have lost. Go get your 5th ring your 40s so we can laugh at you when Jordan won his 5th ring at Age 34 and Kobe won his 5th ring at AGE 31. Nobody since Jordan has averaged more points, won more scoring titles, won more Finals MVPs, nor made those hang-time acrobatic layups….so you’re wrong….nobody today is even close to Michael Jordan….this is why Michael Jordan’s shoes outsell LeBron James’ shoes 5 to 1, and Air Jordans outsell all current NBA players’ shoes, COMBINED!! WTF are you smoking boy??? 🤦‍♂️

[@user-yf9bb3id8z]

Enough is enough!!! LeBaby" has to go and we need to go" Young and rebuild around AD' ASAP!!!!

[@camc8879]

It's funny to me how AD gets all the blame. He has been their best player for the last 2-3 years. What went wrong? They played a better team. D-Lo was a non-factor. Austin Reeves was up and down. Lebron was Lebron. Let's not forget that AD led the team in points(tied with Lebron), rebounds, blocks, and FG%. Put respect on his name.

[@johnbowen6038]

They say Denver best team in the league to make the Lakers look better. We’ll see how much more competitive Minn is going to be

[@DelightfulPitbull-gf8nu]

Shady just told u his role. Acho tells him what to say and he adds some words. Anyone surprised?😂😂😂😂😂

[@marcuss9191]

Healthy? No Vando, no Christian Wood, No Cam Reddish, Gabe Vincent missed nearly the entire year.

[@donbunn3135]

This man brought up Scottie pippen 😂😂😂😂

[@Raquib25]

That Pippen analogy was horrendous

[@jtrsl_]

From 0 last year, then 1 this year? That's improvement! 😂

[@karvzejones82]

Shady stay off the Hennessy

[@kaydawgy1999]

Game 1 Nuggets vs Celtics All sports talk shows: "Will Lebron be watching game 1 tonight and will the Lakers run it back next season?"

[@davidbobalik4864]

I am a Nuggets fan, but the Lakers weren't healthy, Reddish, Wood, Vanderbilt were all out. I am not sure they make a difference but it certainly wouldn't have hurt having them available.

[@ksh9504]

Lakers please please don't waste a first round pick on bronny. Lakers don't want him

[@otac77]

"Shoulda Woulda Coulda" cannot be in vocabulary of any serious sport analyst.

[@unclebean9226]

Lakers mistake was letting Dwight Howard & Javale McGee go and moving AD to Center if AD played Power Forward he would be unstoppable and could occasionally put up 50 points games!!!

[@th3ronin407]

The way media gushes over lebron is disgusting

[@desmondquick1458]

What everyone need to think and understand is that whenever you meet the world thats embracing and loving you on your way up the latter to achieve greatness,you meet to same world coming down the latter,its a revolving door that never ends,Father time is undefeated and the world will look at you and loves you different on your way down.

[@Yourboyc1]

Lakers need Size period

[@donnellhill75]

AD can't be aggressive when Bron not passing him the ball. Bron brings the ball up, not AD.

[@eltonkparkah674]

Prime Dwight Howard deserves to be top 75 over AD

[@johnmims6918]

LBJ has always relied on someone else to close most big playoff games for him.

[@TheBestMovieAlive]

“Lakers should have won 3 games” says the guy on the left. He wasn’t even sure if it was 4-1. That guy is clueless. Why is he even on the show??

[@isaacnewman9341]

Why do some people on TV speak about The Bubble as if it wasn't some of the best basketball we watched in a long time?!?! It literally was like AAU for NBA players.

[@charlesnunya2347]

last year after LBJ was swept out of the playoffs he talked about retirement, and it gave you media hacks another LeBron topic to use to avoid talking about the Nuggets. He didn't want to do it two years in a row. Now you guys should take the hint and talk more about the teams that are still in the tournament and not LBJ 24/7

[@kid5Media]

Keep in mind that Denver didn't play all that well.

[@arvelwynne5489]

He's not chasing MJ cause he can't

[@michelereid]

The lakers don’t ask LeBron to be the closer…..the demands it but can’t deliver.

[@ray32g]

AD needs to be a number 3. We need his Defensive more than anything