Why T-Wolves can pull off Nuggets upset, Lakers made mistake in Darvin Ham firing, Knicks | THE HERD

First Things First co-host Chris Broussard joins Colin Cowherd to break down the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-99 Game 1 win over the Denver Nuggets and discuss why they are legitimate title contenders. Brou then breaks down why the New York Knicks will eliminate the Indiana Pacers. He further explains why the Los Angeles Lakers made a mistake in firing Darvin Ham, then shares what trade he would make if he were a GM of a contending team.
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Why T-Wolves can pull off Nuggets upset, Lakers made mistake in Darvin Ham firing, Knicks | THE HERD
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[@russelljackson8153]

As a long-suffering Minnesota fan I have to say that this team is making a believer out of me.

[@aboveSubparBallAnalysis]

Celtics Are happy as well

[@asinegaasinega]

the previous coach was clueless. This team should have been deep in the playoffs a year ago. It's a shame a year was wasted

[@standamangaming1353]

He’s not writing off Denver so he changed it from 7 games to 6 games for wolves 😂

[@redpill589]

Oh he was wrong

[@brob8204]

When Joel Klatt talks college football, I listen. When Chris Broussard talks NBA, I listen.

[@deepvoicedude4749]

When Colin talks divorce, I listen.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

😂​@@deepvoicedude4749

[@danielgalan1920]

When Nick talks Chiefs, I listen to

[@holytrinity2698]

like his clippers he been picking for 6yrs or the nets 😂 or the warriors or boston 😂😂

[@mt_baldwin]

Knicks and Timberwolves... two teams that are all hustle. Watch them, both play at a relentless, frenetic pace, every player always moving, swarming on defense, fighting for offensive boards, going for steals, going for blocks, running up and down the court, pouring sweat. A lot of these other teams jog back and forth, looking for someone to shoot a lazy 3, put a half-hearted hand up and call it D and are not even sweating a lot of the time!

[@AJones21]

these same folks questioned Hams coaching , now it was a mistake....although hes cool, the lakers gig shouldnt of been his first chance, he has alot to learn and that franchise is tough to coach.

[@alex4863]

Imagine whoever put OKC v Minnesota for finals before all this blew up in a bet lol 💀😂 crazy betting earnings.

[@sd21z]

Facts

[@khal7702]

Minnesota vs Dallas

[@derrickburden1472]

Mark Jackson need to coach the Lakers

[@HamptonGuitars]

Most NBA players don't want to hear his preachy, 'let's pray over it, fellas' approach, and would tune him out immediately.

[@glennjthompson332]

He has too!!!🥺He did with the warriors...he was sooo close to the finals!😅

[@TiggerLyOne]

He too nice and decent for dysfunctional Lakers

[@derrickburden1472]

@@TiggerLyOne yea u got a point

[@derrickburden1472]

@@HamptonGuitars you got a point

[@totalbodyperformancefitnes4813]

In the era where everyone and their mother is the GOAT at everything

[@rajmathew6220]

Lakers need a killer mentality coach to infuse that mindset into his players. Someone the players can respect and somewhat fear. Hire Mike Tyson.

[@newagestudios408]

I said it last week, if they can get Jokic out the perimeter to guard Kat and then have Gobert on him on defense it could get Jokic exhausted as the series goes on

[@calebford6318]

Gobert doesn’t guard Jokic. He guards Gordon

[@newagestudios408]

@@calebford6318 you didn’t watch game 1 because he was definitely guarding Jokic

[@friendofdapeoplespodcast568]

Man watch first thing first and watch this after… DAME BROU

[@DarrylRascoe]

Didn’t take long for the media to discard the Nuggets and jump on the Timberwolves bandwagon! On one hand, the presence of new evidence can change conclusions but on the other hand, fickle minds perhaps.

[@burkarthd1527]

Broussard picked the wolves before the series started to his credit.

[@brian6816]

Facts ​@@burkarthd1527

[@Daveyjdigital]

Anthony edwards is underrated and he will open more eyes when he is clearly the best player on team usa

[@michaelelliott1212]

He's not underrated! Sheesh!

[@user-ux1lo6xg7e]

dont get ahead of yourself, international play is different, KD will still be that guy for team usa as he has been for the passed 10 years when all the other stars are reduced to role players lol

[@tov007]

so the last time he played international didnt count ?@@user-ux1lo6xg7e

[@Olyphantman]

If these coaches were so great, then they wouldn’t be so bad the year after LeBron leaves the team… When Michael Jordan left the Chicago Bulls the first time, the Bulls only won two fewer games then the previous year that they went to the finals, coaching matters and LeBron James consistently hasn’t had a top five coach in their prime coaching

[@yunggpacino]

LeBron James had a great coach Spoekstra and a great GM Riley he left because of his ego!

[@Olyphantman]

@@yunggpacino ego lol? Spoelstra wasn’t great when Lebron got there and secondly Bron has won 2 rings since leaving the Heat and the Heat have won 0 and ironically got beat by Lebrons “ego” in one of those finals losses 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Olyphantman]

@@yunggpacino maybe just maybe Lebron left cuz of Riley’s ego did you think of that ?

[@YungBerryGordy]

Love this show

[@sabesque...7080]

broussard's excuse for keeping ham is like having a bad boyfriend who tells you that you can't find someone better so you might as well stay in a bad relationship.

[@fk4410]

Imagine ant and luka😂

[@jamesmahlon8520]

Lakers made the best move with ham because I don't believe I'm not an insider, but I felt like some of the optics there was. The players weren't respecting him. His word wasn't carrying any weight and if you lose a team you can't be a successful coach. Did he deserve or not deserve? That's a different conversation, but when players have a bigger voice than the coach of course the front office has a bigger voice then the why would the coach want to be there

[@ziadchalhoub8380]

Did AD criticize Ham 10 days ago? Why no one talking about this?

[@elrickfulton]

Brou is always on point with the NBA knowledge

[@Taiyohna_family4324]

Ham was not a good coach .. need more training.. bad rotations, clock management etc

[@matthewedmondson9175]

Lakers are hiring Fizdale.

[@sugared365]

Mark Jackson LMAOOOOOO

[@Pat21Vee]

it’s 2024 and we’re still hearing mark jackson in a serious context for a HC position lmao.. someone put it to bed already he doesn’t ever need to be a coach in the league again

[@alananderson7903]

@@Pat21Vee What's wrong with Mark Jackson?

[@softwareshinobi]

lol @ "order the hit"

[@charlieking3115]

The knicks in 6 against Pacers. GO KNICKS

[@user-xr3fb5ox8n]

More like "Carving Ham",,,Up !!!

[@Hardcore56689]

Broussard always correct and 90% win his picks and predictions

[@drinkingpoolwater]

fr i gotta start listening to him closer. he has real knowledge.

[@Darian-be4dq]

Ant Man and Shay are making basketball Great Again 😂

[@edwardmadrigal]

Mark Jackson! hc for Lakers

[@arkansasstorm]

Lakers wont matter til lebron leaves. Simple as that

[@JuanMota27]

Lakers don’t matter with LeBum either 😂

[@robertriteman3227]

But they won the in-season tournament LOL @@JuanMota27

[@YungLanxx]

Short bus comment…how much did the Lakers matter after Jerry Buss died and before Lebron signed with them? 😭

[@TomCruz54321]

I'm a Lakers fan and I just want LeBum to retire so we can rebuild around AD. He's wasting years off AD's career. Lakers ain't gonna win a chip with this setup. Just use the cap space to attract a younger number 2 for AD and a bench.

[@JuanMota27]

@@TomCruz54321 Bron and son are coming back good luck 😁

[@markosimovic3708]

Ant looks better than Joker????

[@dd_zzero6827]

I wonder what they will say about the Nuggets/Wolves after what happened in game 2. :)

[@clive7394]

Is Darvin it's so good, he will get another job

[@allencarnes2477]

No coach wants to be the next LeScapeGoat.

[@YungLanxx]

Yet the Lakers had more coaching changes the 8 years prior to him joining them than they’ve had since he’s been on the team lol yall love projecting your feelings on the internet and could care less about facts. The Lakers are dysfunctional with or without Lebron, if they hired Ty Lue like they wanted in the first place this wouldn’t be a thing..plus Westbrook was the main reason Vogel got fired.

[@erikwill2891]

@@YungLanxxLebron is a coach killer. Look at his career. He wanted Spolstra fired too. Lebron is high maintenance and think he is always the smartest guy in the building.

[@YungLanxx]

@@erikwill2891 cool story…honestly I don’t think Lebron is the smartest of players and his ball iq is often overhyped but other than David Blatt please list all these coaches he “killed”. He, along with Wade wanted Spoelstra fired because of his inexperience, Spo wasn’t fired and Lebron to this day gives him his due. I hope your answers are at least half way logical…

[@NK-mr3rh]

@@erikwill2891pat riley himself said lebron never came to him and asked for spo to be fired I wonder why so many people are lying about all this stuff? Weird right? If anyone has actually followed lebrons career you’d know all the stories behind these coaches

[@DICACIO1]

Explain how LAKERS keep hiring coaches then ... I'll wait 🙄🙄🍿

[@marygooden2905]

Why do these guys shout instead of just talk normal?

[@kiethflick3749]

I don’t like he call his self uncle Collin

[@doublea614]

yea it doesn't fit

[@kiethflick3749]

@@doublea614 when he started doing that

[@kgood3014]

Now he uncle Collin? Man cut it out lmao

[@doublea614]

yea that cheesy😂😂😂

[@benhsu5835]

What if Lakers just wake up and decide to rebuild or semi rebuild and trade LBJ... he is not as untouchable as he once was 🤔

[@tino6846]

This is what a dynamic young player can do as opposed to a selfish stat padding old LeBlame

[@alexjosan4007]

Steve Nash?

[@Jmxd21]

This series will depend on how much Joker wants to win this series. That Porter for Bridges trade idea doesn’t sound too bad now does it 😂

[@b84__]

Didn't Colin say the nuggets were the "next dynasty"?🤣 recency bias is a helluva drug people😂

[@owmegwoagm]

Jokic is y’all MVP? Dude can’t score with volume, turns the ball over a lot, and is the worst defender on the court 😂😂😂

[@RK-ck6pl]

Ham was trash 😂

[@DigontoZahid-lc7kt]

1 game is all it takes to all the overreactions lmao

[@kevinmoten6566]

Chris is a good analyst but can't pick winners.

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

So he can’t time travel is that a bad thing?

[@kevinmoten6566]

@@pimpnamedslickback7780 Calm down. Some people are good at picking games some are not. If it's any consolation to you he's a pro at breaking games down after the fact

[@vitorguerreiro3902]

@@pimpnamedslickback7780you new to sports right?

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

@@vitorguerreiro3902 lmao tu che

[@user-gf6ch1qn4z]

He's biased asf

[@williamvelazquez659]

Durant is looking at playing with the lakers 😊😊😊😊😊

[@eddiejones5024]

To say LeBron didn't have nothing to do with the firing is just a lie!!!!

[@garrettwilkie6046]

Because you know? 🤣

[@erikwill2891]

@@garrettwilkie6046it’s amazing how many coaches Lebron just manically cycles through

[@hotdangers]

Twolves in 6 is kinda disrespectful to Minnesota at this point.

[@holytrinity2698]

anybody else likes pg13 to philly as a free agent... or pg13 and trey young to spurs

[@kingdolo23]

Sorry colin u cant self proclaim uncle the ppl have to bestow that upon 😂u

[@Samsonjukeria]

Denver has no bench I said it ! If Jamal ain’t on point joker can play provably get u 1 game max

[@mawuliklutse7652]

Yhup coaching lebron is a thankless job. You never get the credit when you win, and when you lose you get all the blame.

[@JuanMota27]

Facts 👏🏾

[@YungLanxx]

Eric Spoelstra and Ty Lue are widely known as championship coaches and held in higher regard than most coaches for their notoriety…now how did that happen exactly? Last time I checked they both only won coaching Lebron lol

[@JuanMota27]

@@YungLanxx Eric went to the Finals without him matter of fact but you got a great point there.

[@YungLanxx]

@@JuanMota27 yeah and I remember him also getting credit for coaching the Heat to the championship for 2013 and 2014 when he faced Lebron and the Lakers in 2020. Frank Vogel doesn’t get as much credit as Spo or Lue (rightfully so to a degree) but after winning in 2020 Lebron shouted him out and said to give him his respect. The thing is both Lebron fans and detractors go to illogical lengths to pretend that the narratives surrounding Lebron are one sided as if he’s universally loved or hated on while he’s the most polarizing player ever. I’ve seen multiple media members in the past few days rant negatively about Lebron for Ham’s firing despite Ham never deserving the job in the first place. It’s not one way or the other and yall sound silly pretending it is..

[@DICACIO1]

FOH its gonna be a SWEEP 😂😂😂

[@isaahmerriweather6988]

Timberwolves have 3 or 4 7 footers that can help tired jokic out and Jamal Murray is some what hurt but still playing So I wouldn't be surprised if Denver loses game 2

[@Trill_Tour]

What happened to Eric Davis? He would be on the show all the time

[@michaelelliott1212]

Hey Denver, who's your daddy? LOL

[@sriram-v786]

Lakers FO and Rob especially escape all the criticism lmao and hiding behind Bron. Bron has made mistake too with being convinced of Russ move once they didnt get him DeRozan which should have been the move at the time, instead Rob said Russ should help reduce pressure on Bron's playmaking and it just backfired big time . But this season is not on Bron at all, played as well as he could in Nuggets series and played 71 games in regular season . These guys dont watch most of the lakers games and what Ham was talking. Didnt take accountability as a coach, that comment about the starter and defending his support staff instead of player saying we all are upset and simply should have said " I have to be better". Didnt take the challenge in a game . So you don't trust your player on the floor and hands in pockets looking at the game without doing bunch of nothing most games. Just gets lost. Leading 150+ mins in nuggets series and went down . Look at Wolves in sustaining leads in both games. Thats coaching empowering the players. Nori will be a head coach next season.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

These guys really are underestimating joker

[@marcusdavis9702]

It’s only an upset if you haven’t watched Minnesota all year🤷🏾‍♂️

[@justhebigidea]

You guys really think they don’t already have a soft yes from who they want BEFORE they fired Darvin? C’mon, y’all smarter than this.

[@sschneider8568]

The Uncle Colin thing is just creepy and his sidekick is just annoying

[@JuliusSpin]

If the Lakers want a chance: Lebron takes only 30 mill, Glassjaw Ad needs to go, only work in Reg D'Lo too. You suddenly have like 80 mill !! 😮

[@frankiefernandez9225]

T-Wolves are Dam Good

[@InvestBetter.]

The Knicks just need ANYBODY who can play off the ball, and just get them buckets That's DeRosan, Booker, Durant, LaVine, there are a dozen guys who you can get for that job, in New York. The Knicks aren't going all the way with Jalen Brunson as their best scorer. and they know i, but they are building. They are on a righteous path.

[@quietmortgage]

Broussard is a front runner always. Same with Clippers.

[@edwardavilajr8935]

Not sure how its an upset. Did you see how the nuggets played? It would be an upset if it was competitive and they lost, but they have not been close to competitive. Its just a flat out beating. Out coached, out played. With the back court hobbled and playing like their feet were stapled to the floor, best thing for Malone to do is call it a season. Pull Murray and KCP before they really hurt something and compromise next season. Nuggets are done, no shame in that, just ask the 76rs, Bucks, and Pelicans who got nailed by injuries of their own and couldn't right the ship(s) in time.

[@ooEMAZEoo]

Mark Jackson

[@soulsnatcher6525]

Neither of to guys believed in Minnesota. Y'all was giving Denver a dynasty labels. Keep that same energy…..

[@ismaileffendi2830]

Notice how Colin subtly disparages MJ. MJ hit a championship game winner his first year of college. For many, he was a super star even before winning his first NBA. He dominated in a way that LeBron never did. No doubt LeBron is an athletic marvel. But if that Balco/PeDs thing turns out to be true, watch him drop out of the Top 10 fast

[@adwill1202]

Nba owners stop blackballing mark jackson

[@pfunk1992]

6? More like 4 lol

[@misora25chan]

It really shows how these guys never watched any Lakers game in general. Ham was atrocious this whole season. Forcing TP and Cam into the starting line up bypassing the guys the Lakers have paid in the off season. His timeout management was horrendous along with his line ups. He was a major spectator most of the time with his hands on his pockets. Lastly, he doesn’t take any accountability at all and always blame on something instead.

[@rawscalllops]

Literal facts. Lakers fans know his rotations were horrific and wasn’t a good coach in general

[@ethandong1313]

No US media has the balls to criticize Ham because it is politically incorrect

[@Gus-xw9yn]

we are asking you the question again and again...who is available to coach the Lakers next season??? LOL

[@misora25chan]

@@Gus-xw9yn Anyone who is smart enough take a timeout when the opposing team is making a huge run instead of watching it happen and not do anything.

[@YungLanxx]

Bro, I went to the Lakers game against the Raptors last month and he was non existent. I literally spent like 15 mins paying specific attention to him and I genuinely couldn’t figure out his use out there…

[@chief8268]

Would celtics have a better shot winning a title if it is the Timberwolves they face instead of Nuggets?

[@blazinrowbot9485]

No

[@epicprince8196]

Jokic doesnt look like his mvp self. He's obviously not feeling it otherwise he'd be scoring 40 points per game, instead hes making too many turnovers. Twolves will be in the finals vs the celtics.

[@epicprince8196]

Murrays calf injury also has an impact on the twolves sweeping the nuggets.

[@javongreen734]

Gobert not playing tonight so idk if Minn can get the dub

[@Blacklist324]

Are you serious? I hadn't heard that.

[@javongreen734]

@@Blacklist324 yea he having his first child so they don't know if he will be able to make it to the game

[@michaelbautista5803]

Gobert on Paternity Leave

[@NwoFresh]

a 3 seed beating a 2 seed is not a upset bruh stop it

[@GregShoopman]

wolves are favored in the west rn

[@Olyphantman]

If LeBron had the power, everybody claims that he has then Ty Lue would be coaching the Lakers and not the clippers can’t have it both ways unless you’re Diddy

[@jarvismerrick8091]

Winning in 6 is crazy Nuggets go flip the switch 😂

[@khal7702]

Wolves are better

[@glend5990]

Also Houston is on the rise

[@robertriteman3227]

The funniest thing about the Laker /Ham is that it just proves that the entire promo job the NBA and sports media put into the In - Season tournament was bogus. There have been dog farts that had lingered longer - oh right they have a banner !!

[@NK-mr3rh]

They won 47 games😂 never seen a 47 game team in the west get called bad so much

[@theezdamnknicks9192]

Stop putting kd on knicks

[@holytrinity2698]

THIS AINT NO FCKN UPSET!!! THEY WERE BETTER ALL YR THEY GOT THE #1 DEFENSE THEY GOT THE BEST PERIMETER SCORER THEY GOT THE 3 BEST PERIMETER DEFENDERS AND THEIR TWO BIGS CANCEL OUT JOKERS OUTPUT...PLUS THE 6TH MAN!

[@Alex90210alex]

Darvin ham is a bad coach, People defending him have zero points as to why he should be a head coach in the nba

[@user-et4qw2nd7w]

The media always downplayed nikola jokic, and the nuggets. Never appreciated them . Just like boxing downplayed, and never appreciated sonny liston. Sad,but true.

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

6 mins of this 10 min clip is gossiping about a team that isn’t even playing. That’s the problem with nba media today. Invest in your young players and market them. Stop talking about old dudes who won’t win anything

[@dzjacels336]

lol its gonna be denver in 5

[@SinkMMA]

I love when the talking heads just completely forget that the Knicks second best player is injured. The Knicks are a better team than Philly in every scenario. Knicks in 5 over Indy

[@Big.steppa.reese0]

The guy who’s a notorious playoff dropper?

[@michaelleslie6992]

Minnesota will beat Denver but loose next round if it goes seven games. They built to beat Denver .

[@genotaylor439]

Wut u goofy people dont realize Now all the talk against Lebron-AD- makes Ham have2 at least look good on another team...GOOD LUCK 😮

[@HarrisRiaz1]

Look if Lebron wants to win he should go to Sixers if they want him. If I am the Sixers I rather have Lebron over PG. If he doesn't care about winning he can stay with LA. For coaching I say just hire JJ so Lebron can discuss more plays with him on the podcast.

[@edwardstritzel8975]

BROU

[@josiahberry8743]

Wolves in 6!

[@sagemodeq544]

Only people who say Ham shouldn’t have been fired were people who didn’t watch the Lakers 😂. Straight up trash coach I’m sorry

[@Gus-xw9yn]

we are asking again...who is available to coach the Lakers? LOL

[@sagemodeq544]

@@Gus-xw9yn literally anyone would be better lol Honestly they should have never fired Vogel. Front office definitely takes a bunch of blame here as well.

[@illmatic87]

You can tell Bru and Marc Jackson are bible buddies because he’s the only one in the media still clamouring for Jackson to get another coaching. And cmon Chris, you know exactly why he hasn’t been given another chance, he tried to pit the Splash Bros against each other, amongst a ton of other well documented reasons. But he’s religious! Which is why Bru stumps for him constantly.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

At this point by July, Anthony Edwards is going to be the goat

[@JuanMota27]

Today everybody calls themself the “GOAT” 😩

[@chriscabel9473]

let lebron coach LAL 😂

[@greglittle882]

Coach k