Why Wolves-Mavericks might be over quick if Anthony Edwards doesn’t step it up | Nightcap

Shannon Sharpe and Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson react to Luka Doncic & Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks beating Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Unc & Ocho discuss the Wolves chances to bounce back as the series shifts to Dallas.
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[@therealdonaldtrump1646]

No mention of Ant Man throwing the ball out of bounds... 😂

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Jason Kidd has put out an excellent game plan

[@Smartboi302]

@@user-lt1fx2he5sppl forget kidd was a coach on the court in his playing days lol he not new to this

[@tylerbernard4368]

@@user-lt1fx2he5sinteresting take other superstars don’t get this but hey I see the favoritism

[@normalposter6072]

Yep! No mention at all

[@user-jf9sx1nf3s]

0-4 meme not aging to well, he better get a W

[@TheChipiboy]

Been waiting on this. Luka is a cold MF

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

What Jason Kidd is doing is making Ant think before he wants to react because Ant is going off pure athleticism and when he gets into the paint they’re making him think about his next move.

[@Elliott_Elliott]

True, also they mavs size and their mobility are not the type of guys to just rush trough or dunk over

[@herohines]

Good observation ,his basketball I.Q is average Luka's is out of this world coaching too.

[@maurigamble1206]

The wolves coaching sucks! Run him off some screens on the baseline. Let him catch the ball moving, instead of jus ISO him. Let him post up. If they double then it's easier to pass out of

[@anthonyruiz2111]

Yup 🎯 exactly what I’m saying bro

[@ArnoldsWorId]

@@maurigamble1206thank you

[@tae5257]

Ant definitely had his welcome to the nba moment when Kyrie cooked him I think people should chill out with the Jordan comparisons

[@thialhoinj1971]

Why is ant defending kyria 1v1 when kyrie isn't guarding ant at all? Ant should give kyrie to mike and do his thing on offense. Its fine if kyria gets 30 but you should get 30 also.

[@henrylowery3297]

Sounds like Jordan to me🤷🏾‍♂️. Getting cooked by a vet in a playoff run as a young guy. The only difference is Ant is in the conference finals and Jordan was swept out the first round. Come to think of it, this doesn't seem like a fair comparison for Ant.

[@bigtim7627]

Luka oven roasted the supposedly best defensive player in the league? Rudy was the dpoy. Blame Luka for being a bad mf

[@bigtim7627]

Ybc tripping. They switched Rudy on Luka cause Rudy supposedly is to be the defensive player in the league and Luka air fried his azz

[@LaLa2time]

@@henrylowery3297 Stop smoking crack it kills your brain cells.

[@robertrice8458]

15:20 "Where's the next game at? In Dallas. The next two in Dallas. Oh, hell no" 😂😂😂

[@thsu8]

This series ended with that Luka shot. It’s over.

[@blakeholbrook1510]

Agreed. Dagger to the heart.

[@mavusana12]

They made a big mistake giving the mavs game one, wolves will lose in 6

[@jefcergos]

​@@mavusana12or 4 lol

[@simmsationcannon6270]

Sweep

[@anthonyruiz2111]

Ant has been a high flyer athletic beast his whole career that he has not developed the fundamentals, pace, and timing like other elite players. Every time he drives in he goes full sprint, doesn’t attack in angle, doesn’t slow down and keep his defender on his shoulder, doesn’t wait for his screener to roll, doesn’t wait for a relocation, and once he gets trapped in his slashing attempt he either kicks it out or resets. He simply needs more time to develop his game. He’s young (22) so he’s ceiling is still very high.

[@user-rl4vy2nz2u]

That's why he got the Oxygen on stand by..

[@purplesky4157]

True but my whole thing is why people keep talkin bout what ant didn’t do and not talking bout what Luka did? Mind u Luka already did this in the past vs the clippers when he was even younger than ant lol. Luka deserves his flowers

[@Htxracing97]

Someone with a logical answer

[@anthonyruiz2111]

@@purplesky4157 that’s how media works man but I’m trying to help ppl understand why Ant is not who u think he is and to not expect him to be such a great factor. He’s not giving you 30 when you have elite defenders in the pick n roll. His simple underdeveloped slashing ability only works against slow defenders such as Jokic and Nurkic

[@johndooley5928]

Once upon a time ...... Guys used to stay in College for at least 3yrs to learn those things - then the new generation of Players rejected REAL COACHING in High School in favor of former Drug Dealers masquerading as AAU Coaches & now guys don't learn good fundamentals until they are in year 6 in their NBA Careers I ain't feeling sorry for any of them, they made their choices If the Union was SMART, they'd do like the NFL Player's Union & require all players to spend 3yrs in College before they can enter into the NBA Draft - it would improve the game exponentially

[@bigtim7627]

Luka cooked your best defensive player. WTF are y'all talking about? Switch anytime y'all want but Luka and Kyrie gonna handle them

[@anthonyruiz2111]

He’s not the best perimeter defender though. He’s not supposed to be in that situation and Coach Finch said he wanted Gobert to force Luka to the paint and he still fucked up the gameplan. Not defending him either, Gobert is a great defender in the paint but terrible in the perimeter. I think he’s overrated and not as good as a defender as Bam, Wemby, Dray,

[@bigtim7627]

@@anthonyruiz2111 oven roasted. If he ain't the best perimeter defender then he shouldn't be the dpoy. Whoever is to blame the wolves are down 2-0. Winning 5 in a row is possible but highly unlikely against Luka, Kyrie and the Mavericks.

[@douglasperez761]

@@bigtim7627who needs to win 5? Wolves in 7

[@anthonyruiz2111]

@@bigtim7627 you don’t have to be the best perimeter defender to win DPOY… that’s a foolish opinion. My criteria is not be a liability in the defensive end no matter what they throw at you, and have some stats to back it up. NBA players have mentioned already how they gameplan to attack Gobert yet every year they avoided people like Dray, Howard, Anthony Davis, Kawhi. Theirs countless paint defenders that were deserving of their DPOY. I’m starting to think you only focus on the backcourt during NBA games and doesn’t realize the importance of the front court in the offensive and defensive side.

[@Musso88]

Exactly. Anyone and everyone is getting that from Luka 1on1 when he's on. Why didn't Jaden Mcdaniels even make a minimum effort to get through the screen then? Gobert is definitely getting unfairly criticized by just about everyone.

[@purplesky4157]

Bruh ocho is a clown! He said Luka don’t have the charisma or personality?? Did he not see him saying go home b to the crowd??? Bruh the bias is crazy why they just talking about ant and not giving Luka his flowers. Im so sick of the media bruh just like with jokic they never give Luka credit. If antman did what Luka just did they would be going crazy!!!! Mind Luka did that at 21-22 vs a stacked clippers team for the game winner!!!! And took em to 7 games with a g league team lol. The Luka hate is crazy and not fair for him. We witnessing greatness but they don’t want to admit it which is sad. When lebron was coming up and many pundits hated him he also had many that loved em. I don’t see anyone besides maybe nick wright sometimes giving Luka his credit! WTH is up with all this man I’m so sick of it

[@blitzme99]

its simple racism

[@carloscallins7846]

Faxx

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

Luka has a ton of charisma and personality. It literally makes zero sense. There is a reason he is loved so much by both black and white fans.

[@blitzme99]

@@jeffreyyoungblood7438 he sure had some charisma when he told the crowd to "go home bitches"

[@warrengeorge3182]

It's about leadership when kyrie came they probably change the leadership around Luka is A great player and he didn't win the MVP

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Ant ran his mouth a little bit too much

[@Htxracing97]

Ant didn’t even say shit he just said he was guarding kyrie idk where the talking shit came from.

[@JohnDoe-uc6xk]

@@Htxracing97 fr idk y ppl keep saying that he never disrespected nobody only praised himself they hate he’s confident

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@Htxracing97So he didn’t call Kyrie out?

[@trinifella1]

Correct bro, watched a whole segment on Gil's where MC Ants was talking about he never called him out. When Kyrie himself said he was sitting home eating with his family when he saw the comment, and used it as motivation.... Bro folks be so wishy washy

[@JohnDoe-uc6xk]

No ant did not call him out u slow Mfs he said that kyrie was going to be his matchup cus he’s the playing the SG on Dallas yall slow asl if u think that’s him calling kyrie out

[@WarriorKidd06]

Why is it always “What the Wolves need to do” or “What Ant needs to do for the wolves to win”? Why can’t the Mavs get the love here?

[@5.2manu]

Cause the mavs barely won against the team prior, they ass

[@aceloco817]

Only way to get recognition is to win the Larry O'Brian. When Mavs advance it'll still be how Minnesota lost. Luka couldn't even get no love for scoring the most efficient 70 point game in NBA history. Goddamn shame.....l

[@ScarletDream21]

​@@5.2manu They still won it doesn't matter how close the game was

[@5.2manu]

@@ScarletDream21 it does because it translates to this series… there’s a difference between the mavs winning and that of the wolves losing the game… The wolves threw the game, beat themselves + the refs

[@FastbreakPinas]

not a brother dude..

[@rmantena5954]

Stop the comparing to MJ. MJ does not score 4 points in a 1/2 and get gassed like that

[@itshiho]

This false narrative about Pippen in those finals. Magic only took 5 shots in game 1. He took 53 total shots in the next 4 games. Also talking about Kobe not knowing any better playing defense. Kobe made twice as many defensive teams as LeBron. The media always trying to find a way to discredit Kobe but give LeBron as much credit as possible to fit their narratives.

[@jamesorr4445]

Every player is different one way or another

[@jonathanyeo2145]

Yeah, MJ was on his couch at 22 not in the western conference finals.

[@jackgipson7838]

@@jonathanyeo2145don’t ever compare Jordan to Ant bud. Ant couldn’t hold his jockstrap

[@onlyfacts3178]

@@jonathanyeo2145 MJ was the best player on his team not the 3rd best player like ANT. 1.GOBERT 2.KAT 3.ANT and thats really pushing because many of the stats prove that its CONLEY their 3rd best player. BUT dumb fans keep thinking SCORING and highlights are the only things in basketball

[@DominikMusiol]

Man, stop it. Magic was out of his prime, and those were no longer the Showtime Lakers. The Bulls lost the first game of that series by one point, because Jordan's game-winning shot rimmed out. The Bulls came out jittery at the outset, then settled into the game. Your "analysis" is based off of media narratives, with not much context.

[@kcorpora1]

That was not the Lakers. Look at the roster. Elden Campbell!!!!

[@stevus23]

Scotries only guarded him a little after game 2 also and Magic was ready and countered it. Just a narrative

[@mr.albert2847]

Scottie was fouling magic the whole time… David Stern allowed it.

[@TheRealMichaelP]

Scottie guarded Magic for ONE game Bron lovers say anything

[@brianjohnson2725]

Magic was only 32. Stop the bs

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

“Well he said he wanted Kyrie”💯

[@MikkiChavez]

Ok?

[@naklovesjesus3204]

You know what they say 😅 Mouth writing checks you can't cash

[@craigb2332]

Lebron did not guard those guys the entire game. He guarded them in short moments

[@NEO-92]

Shannon be lying about Lebron for no reason.

[@BGSWGN32]

I remember lebron getting burnt up by JJ Barea and Jason Terry. I don’t want to hear about lebron being lockdown. He is a great rim protector and help defender. I would say on ball and perimeter is average. At best.

[@kbthegoat824]

Fact idk who he tryna fool. Only guy he guarded all game was kd in 2012 finals cause they were both playing sf position. Kd averaged 30 a game on more than 50% btw while he averaged 28, so he didn't even slow him down.

[@brandoncruz2704]

Thank you !!

[@Christopher._M]

​@@kbthegoat824I think he averaged 32 on 55%

[@carlreynolds7043]

Man Ocho really shouldn’t talk about basketball. There was no Kyrie Irving type players back then? He really don’t know enough about the game to speak intelligently about it.

[@xtwinkiemaster17x]

There wasnt he one of a kind he knows his stuff 4 sho

[@carlreynolds7043]

@@xtwinkiemaster17x ever heard of Isiah Thomas? No he doesn’t know his stuff and if you think he’s does you don’t know your stuff

[@nameless5769]

yup, the dude knows nothing of 1991 Finals, 2011 ECF.. should not be talking bball

[@And1one757]

I dont even know if there is way to catch up on all that basketball history as well if he hasnt picked it up along the way. By just having a love the game. Like i know nothing about baseball history it would be hard to just catch up on the fly 🪰. You gotta watch alot tape, film, and interviews to get a crash course

[@carlreynolds7043]

@@nameless5769 Ocho needs to sit out the basketball topics, and come back in when they’re talking about football or something else.

[@khoa2610]

wtf? luka doesn't have that personality?? did he not see the clip where luka was talking trash to golbert after the shot?

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

Dude is a 🤡

[@Mrt-yg9mw]

at this point im starting to think about "that personality" is it ghetto personality? because luka clearly has personality.

[@groamersglasses7922]

Shit narrative by media..

[@solidsnake7167]

How can I put this nicely. Ocho is not very bright. Ignorant on a lot of subjects and not a good complement to Shannon Sharpe because even though I may disagree with Shannon on some political type stuff (and that’s ok) Shannon is very Intelligent, thought provoking, poignant. Ocho lacks all of those things

[@IshanaeS]

It’s not a ghetto anything 🤣 if someone has been acting ghetto it’s been Luka. He yells at his teammates in front of everyone on the court for minor mistakes. He’s hot headed period. Furthermore, you can’t force people to like someone. Talent was not the only reason why MJ became a house hold name. People just liked him and he didn’t even need to have a ball in his hands. People are going to like who that like 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@NPCRougue]

Dude with shades is tripping Jordan Kobe and LeBron were not tired at 22 😂😂😂

[@georgethompson8196]

They also wasn't in The CF

[@brianjohnson2725]

Jordan ran all day at 22

[@tjdagoat9301]

@@georgethompson8196 Kobe was in finals

[@georgethompson8196]

@@tjdagoat9301 😎😎😎

[@Charlie-502]

Timberwolves did rudy wrong leaving him alone with luka all the way out there by himself

[@SLaPs817]

He's been beating the double team since LAC

[@maurigamble1206]

Shouldn't have been in the game if you're switching everything

[@Silasx4]

I’m sorry but at 22 , tired wasn’t in my vocabulary and I wasn’t even an athlete lol 😂

[@cameronno6039]

We can tell.

[@thialhoinj1971]

Luka is too good but why are mavs winning in the paint with ease when wolves have the dpoty?

[@JaceEntertainment]

Wemby the true dp

[@shreyavarma7068]

they were blitzing last game. gobert wasn't playing drop

[@N0limitJames]

Every time Luka gets gobert in any series he cooks him 😂. When they played the jazz a few years ago. Brunson and Luka both lived in the paint.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Rudy is only good for rim protection

[@cooleekbrown1728]

​@N0limitJames Not goberts fault that series. Running a Mitchell Clarkson backcourt is nasty in the playoffs. Got blown by every possession and never rotated to the kickout. Kleber shot 50% from 3 that series.

[@CarolEdwards-uw9jj]

You've got talent, keep showcasing it

[@ariellobyron6508]

My problem is when it comes to Ant everyone finds an excuse for his poor shooting but they dont keep the same energy when its a different player looool

[@goldenxboi]

Idk why people are surprised that Dallas is up 2-0, everyone had Minnesota in game 6/7. Ever sense my Lakers went to the couch, I started watching the playoffs as a basketball fan. This year playoffs is historic, legendary, and etc. in saying that Dallas is battle tested, they fought and beat the Clippers. Then they played OKC and that was a battle, the Wolves ran through the Suns, and went to a game 7 with Denver team outside of 3 players are scared to shoot or can't score. Everyone on this Dallas team can turn up at any moment and they hungry, and they Luka and Kyrie leading the way. Last thing after the 2020 Lakers won the championship I believe the blueprint to win a championship outside the obvious stuff(chemistry, and all that stuff) having 2 big defensive, athletic, and hustle player plus 2 all stars to win a championship.

[@CJ_Foy]

Facts

[@davidmitnick868]

Ant gonna be a legend but he's just not there yet. Luka was doing crazy shit from the age of 17, he was more like Lebron or Wenby where it was obvious from a young age he was special. Ant gonna have to work his way up to that status like Embiid, Jokic or SGA.

[@joykenn9772]

Exactly

[@Christopher._M]

Ant and Luka are at similar levels at 22.

[@carloscallins7846]

@@Christopher._Mnaw hnnn😭😭💀

[@tyrelljohnson6901]

Nah ocho you can't give antman a break. He asked for it, now he gotta live with it.

[@drerush9065]

I know one thing...Ocho knows nothing about basketball 🤭🤣

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

“You can’t get tired at 22”

[@c-red4637]

I thought he was Michael Jordan though...

[@SCOOBYGD]

Did michael win a championship at 22?

[@everybodywannabelikemike_]

@@SCOOBYGDif he had the team ant did he would Kobe won at 22

[@SCOOBYGD]

@@everybodywannabelikemike_ Name the Shaq on Ant man team.

[@prasetad8887]

Temu Jordan

[@ek2798]

@@SCOOBYGD no he did not but he never went down on oxygen without swingin, 35 ppg in 85-90 points per game era, while defending best players. When he got solid team which for Timbs you can say they are he whooped league ass for 6 straight years. No Jordan in this generation, sorry

[@timmismith8978]

Does anyone remember Pistol Pete? The original man with the handles!!!! He had a big hand in the style of play in today's game. Rest easy Pistol.

[@Musso88]

Amen!

[@user-zq8to3zr5y]

Loved Maravich’s game.

[@timmismith8978]

@@user-zq8to3zr5y He was the best. His college records will never be broken. He is so important to today's game and the money part too. He should never be forgotten!!!

[@spuddwebb7242]

I think the public is choosing Luka as the face of the league

[@catztruck929]

Maybe. Depends who u ask.

[@sephmcfierce]

5:23 That is incorrect. You need to go back and watch the series. Scottie was only Magic’s primary defender in most of Game 2 and a little of Game 3. Jordan was the primary defender in Game 1, most of Game 3 and all of Game 4 and 5. The reason putting Scottie on Magic after Jordan got in early foul trouble was a huge deal is because the Bulls didn’t know Scottie could pick up Magic. That was huge because that gave them the option of Jordan not having to gas himself by fighting through screens and being able to switch.

[@MBobo-qs5cl]

Thank you... that false narrative was crazy. Plus the knock on LeBron was that he never wanted to guard the best player...he did that rarely.

[@MindAndMyth]

Also james worthy cooked scottie repeatedly so they had to put michael on him sometimes to slow him down.

[@TScott-vp9zv]

I guarantee Ant diet is garbage for an elite athlete. He probably eats too much sugar, drinks dairy, eats glyphosate drenched wheat, and doesn’t sleep well! Thats why he’s tired. It can’t be his conditioning. He’s been playing BB since October. You can’t out train or out play a horrible nutrition regimen. Food is information!!!

[@occultsymbols]

you know ball brother thats the truth right there. Most people dont understand how important those things are. They put literal poison in their body

[@cleyred]

that ⬛ dude on the right predictions are based on hate towards Luka 😂

[@lilhyena7534]

*on hate towards anyone white apparently. he just cant give credit. its always "defense was bad", "how u gonna let him do that" etc...

[@jjcometa9333]

​@lilhyena7534 story of luka and the mavs😂but when they lose "hes another james harden" Better playmaker Atp better shooter with mostly difficult shots Better defender

[@tunnelvision2218]

No it isn't... basketball is a sport he is learning as he goes

[@lindambassa9918]

@@tunnelvision2218exactly. Let’s not make everything about color 🙄 Ocho isn’t as conversant about basketball as Unc. It’s obvious in his questions, Unc is educating him

[@LukaMagic97]

The glazing is unreal

[@LuciusKimbleJr]

DRose didn't get shut down by Bron... what the hell was Unc watching... that man just didn't have the talent around him to get past Mia

[@jtalkalot19]

Unlike the Celtics, the mavs have actually been impressive during their run.

[@unmutetv9270]

Today's game was good, coming back from down 18. And before you say " it's the pacers" they are the number 1 offense in the league (outside of Boston) so they have playmakers.

[@jtalkalot19]

@@unmutetv9270 Pacers have no one to blame but themselves.

[@unmutetv9270]

@@jtalkalot19 100% but let's not act like the Celtics didn't fight back when they could have just given up and said " let's just wait for game 4"

[@tylerwake5574]

@@unmutetv9270there best player wasn’t playing buddy

[@unmutetv9270]

@@tylerwake5574 ..........stop. In Game 2 before he was injured he didn't do much of nothing. In game 1 outside of that great end of quarter shot.........much of nothing. They honestly played better without him🤷‍♂️

[@NIFFMusic]

People overlooking the fact that the Mavs head coach was one of the best PG’s that ever played & smartest. Kidd had to know, as soon as Gobert switched, easy work for Luka

[@colemanjr]

Correct, Kidd even said this in the post-game interview. This was the play from the git-go if Rudy was in there.

[@patepic1046]

Luka showing ant there’s levels too this

[@user-rl4vy2nz2u]

The ant got stomped!! Ya Ate more than he could chew said uncle drew

[@FatboyReg]

Wolves in 6

[@601JohnnyRingo]

@@FatboyReg I think it’s going 6 games too but I don’t think it’s Minnesota

[@amitrawat5134]

Shannon the only media personality who kept it real..Respect++

[@zairethinker]

Shannon is wrong, Jordan and Pippen both guarded Magic

[@tunnelvision2218]

Lippen only guarded him in a game and a half because of jordan being in foul trouble... the rest of the time it was all jordan

[@mikebayourogers]

Man Ocho be making tooo many excuses for athletes & he literally never expects greatness from any of em 😂

[@jjcometa9333]

He giving excuses 😂

[@princecheck11]

I remember when everybody was telling Ja he need to be humble 😂 Its crazy how the fans switched up for Ant now he wish he was humble lol

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

I said Ant needs to humble himself , but Kyrie did that for him

[@andychristian2195]

Its cos everyone saw ja needed to dial it down cos ant is like that on the court off the court he calm ..ja is like that on the court and showing guns off it

[@anthonyruiz2111]

It’s a damn 4v5 out there unc, Gobert has no offensive presence. Even when Ant gets a good look when running a pick with Gobert, Gob cannot finish !

[@JoaoPedro-tt5ft]

First time in my life i seen an athlete getting excuse for being TIRED

[@pranaysaahit21]

If they double Kai and Luka on the ball, the role players have to hit those open 3s. If PJ and DJJ and THJ can get 50% on open threes, you just can’t send any defensive scheme on the Mavs.

[@anthonyruiz2111]

100% right, I think the timberwolves have no choice but to double now. Mav’s kick out shooters are struggling so it’s their best bet. Or the wolves can keep looking foolish and continue to sell tickets for lob city

[@djkido316]

They can also pass it to the lively/gafford, And mavs centers are shooting 90% from the field lol.

[@willneverstop]

@@anthonyruiz2111they been on the road though…role players usually play better at home

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

@@anthonyruiz2111The Timberwolves can’t do anything

[@anthonyruiz2111]

@@user-lt1fx2he5s if you’re talking in the context that Wolves have to play by what the Mavericks are manipulating their defense to do then your 100% rigjt

[@S.Lee51]

Ant has no bag, all he does is call for a screen, cus he ain’t got the skills to break defenders down in isolation, and he just goes around the screen, and either pulls up for a 3 or drives to the rim for a dunk. He has nothing in between that. Luka on the other hand, has skills, he’s got handles, he’s got post moves, he can break a defender down much easier then Ant. It disgusts me, the hate Luka was receiving. Because the nba is majority an African American League, and the black media wanted to force Ant as the face of the league!? Based off 1 month of bball lmao smh. He wasn’t even on the first all nba team nor was he even a top 5 mvp candidate. He played on a stacked team and bc they had some playoff success, they wanna crown him as the face of the league. They don’t want a white dude from Slovenia as the face of a predominantly African American League. Even Stephen a smith had Luka 5th in mvp voting smh. Wth, dude is leading the league in PPG, 2nd in assist, and made the 2nd most 3s behind Steph curry for the season, and lifted the mavs from a 7th-8th seed to a 5th seed after the allstar break. It’s straight discrimination

[@carloscallins7846]

Fax ant relies on speed and athleticism 😭he only has a cross over and between the legs

[@xtwinkiemaster17x]

You typed too much best go to english class and get some college credits, but as a mavs fan, Ant does have a bag lol

[@user-zq8to3zr5y]

It’s not a race issue. I think some people see a White guy play basketball and crown him as smarter and better on all levels than any Black man who has ever played the game. Black people were the ones who said Bird could simply play great! White people were the ones who pushed a Bird is smarter than Magic narrative, when they were both simply intelligent, talented basketball players. Ant is obviously modeling some of his game and look after Jordan. That’s okay. He’ll learn better and simply be his true self, but modeling your game after Jordan isn’t an unwise start. Bird, McHale, Maravich, and several other White players have been one of the well known faces of the NBA in the past. Stop playing the victim as if White guys have never been lauded in this game.

[@drerush9065]

Luka was all 1st team and came in 3rd in MVP voting so what are u talking about??😂The Joka on Denver has won 3 Regular season MVP's and has been all first team every season.Where is the discrimination???

[@kesenaememere8520]

​@@drerush9065, Facts, they're playing the race card.

[@ntnnot]

Ocho: _"Luka don't have that personality... or that charisma... that aura... Antman got it."_ ---> When you tell me you're not watching basketball without telling me you're not watching basketball.

[@roseryhills]

“May I have this dance gobert “ is crazy 😭😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@emaan3259]

2:30 Lol I love lebron but he never held kD defensively cmon now

[@xtwinkiemaster17x]

He said holding him to lower than what he usually gets, wasnt lying and didnt say nothing about locking him up

[@drerush9065]

Yes LeBron did guard KD but only at certain times!!!

[@WRJacob.]

Ocho sounds like that uncle who don’t really watch basketball try to talk about basketball 😂

[@anthonyhutton9174]

You are so right. Dude didn't even know the next two games are in Dallas.

[@brandenwebb6232]

@@anthonyhutton9174well dummy he did just start watching 3 months ago but go off

[@anthonyhutton9174]

@@brandenwebb6232 I think you replied to the wrong person.

[@carloscallins7846]

@@brandenwebb6232ok nd 3 months u should know alot of basketball tf 😭😭it doesn’t take long to understand ball

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

“May I have this dance 🕺 Mr.Gobert”

[@MichiganHendough]

luka been like that. i love his effort on defense this year i been critical of that part of his game. but he is top 2 most clutch goddamn.

[@RushBig0786]

Ok that year lets stop saying Lebron guarded D Rose ans Tony Parker. He would guard them in spirts. Lebron fans love acting as if Lebron guarded these guys the entire game and shut them down. That's like the terrible narrative Lebron can guard centers and power forwards, lol.

[@Christopher._M]

LeBron didn't even guard rose 1 vs 1. They were funneling him and trapping him. LeBron was the primary defender but wade and Bosh were stepping up and helping when rose went past LeBron. That made rose a jump shooter

[@RushBig0786]

@Christopher._M I agree. Chalmers guarded Rose more that series tho.

[@kimpark3956]

Isn't receiving oxygen a form of cheating? Cardio is a part of the game. If you push too hard and gas out, that's on you. Why aren't other players receiving oxygen on the bench like Anthony Edwards? Sorry but if you're boxing or fighting MMA, you don't get to stop the round and receive oxygen when you gas out and say "Please sir can I have some air? Gimme a second." No, the other guy with better cardio then presses forward and knocks you out. I thought basketball had the most elite athletes in sports. I guess I was sold a lie.

[@Musso88]

I don't like it either. Why should a player get outside assistance if he's "too tired".

[@davidmitnick868]

Luka goes to the training room during breaks to get work done on his knee. Other guys are playing through pain why does Luka get special treatment? He should play through it.

[@cooleekbrown1728]

​@davidmitnick868 every single player gets medical help during breaks.

[@mikethomas860]

LOL....getting oxygen is cheating? You must be new to the sports scene.

[@tunnelvision2218]

No it's not. They do it all the time in sports except boxing and mma.

[@DiogoSantos-hf2yp]

Ocho basketball knowledge is evolving fr

[@tunnelvision2218]

That jordan talk needs to shop immediately.... He might have a few similar looking moved but he is not even a shell of that man.... completely different animal.

[@therealdonaldtrump1646]

Ant Man is just an Athletic beast. Limited fundamentals... Meh...

[@GanjahMacK]

To say “Kobe didn’t know better” as to why he wanted to guard the other teams best guard is pretty crazy considering what he did on the defense and then what he did on the offense. Like a back handed compliment Unk.

[@cooleekbrown1728]

Kobe didn't guard Iverson in the finals.

[@tiffanykenney762]

May I have this dance mr.gobert 😂😂😂😂

[@tommyjoe136]

Jeff Teague told a funny story on his podcast. First playing against Luka in summer league Luka's team kept giving him the ball. Teague said, dam yall gonna keep giving the white boy the ball?? They looked at Teague with a serious face & said, "that white cold, you gon see"!😂😂😂

[@jcpaks]

unc. why ya’ll media keep sayin wolves messed up that’s why they lost? ever think about how mavs defended well that’s why antman is gassed? kat cant get it going offensively? dlive and gaff for two games are having a dunk party? luka playing hurt and still did a game winner and a triple double. why yall dont give the mavs their well deserved flowers? i bet when the roles were reversed. ya’ll be glazing for antman being the face of the league and some bs like the next mj. yall are trippin or just mad luka aint black. 😂

[@JasenMinus]

Drose wasn't in his prime. He was 22 in 2011.

[@user-lt1fx2he5s]

Shannon running his mouth and didn’t do his research plus Lebron also had Chris Bosh and D Wade

[@duskry6426]

Wasn't that his MVP season?

[@And1one757]

That was definitely his prime because of injuries

[@JasenMinus]

@@And1one757 that doesn't make it his prime

[@melanatedgod5337]

That's all we have to go off of. So, he was in his prime.

[@hailmendoza6106]

Ant said he wanted Kyrie, unfortunately he failed to realize to win the game, hes gotta guard Luka, Lively, PJ and Gafford. We gotta stop crowning these young dudes before they actually win.

[@stillirise2pac]

When Shannon said Luka told em “ May I have this dance Mr. Gobert?” I cried 😂

[@blitzme99]

lack of charisma equals he isn't black so he can't be the face of the league. F that. Luka is the best basketball player in the world.

[@blitzme99]

thats cause shannon sharpe isn't racist. he's about results

[@anthonyruiz2111]

Being tired doesn’t affect your technique, because you’ve practiced it so much that it becomes second nature. Ant cannot methodically drive in and make decisions based what the defense gives him. Like my other message, he kicks out, turnover, or tries to reset the play. You grab any athletic wonder that is a Tight End / Receiver that has not practiced a slant in press coverage 500+ times. You can bet when he’s tired he’s going to mess up and get locked

[@princecheck11]

fatigue will definitely affect your technique wth

[@anthonyruiz2111]

@@princecheck11the speed and strength will be affected but making the right decisions, taking the right angle, making the right step isn’t . Have you never practiced a technique in anything 1000+ times?

[@Htxracing97]

@@anthonyruiz2111have you ever played in the nba and went to the wcf and had to guard kyrie after taking the former champs to 7?

[@princecheck11]

@@anthonyruiz2111 you being fatigue can definitely can cause you to make the wrong step or angle on a shot or route or punch wymm?

[@anthonyruiz2111]

@@Htxracing97 1. Logical fallacy 2. That doesn’t correlate with my statement 3. I’ve practiced routes thousands of times as an athlete myself and when I’m exhausted to the point late in the 4Q I can still run my routes with the proper steps/ no false steps, and break out of my route with the right technique. However my press release sucks during these times because I have not practiced it enough

[@brianrhodes3636]

Giving up an 18 point lead is why they lost. The stepback was secondary

[@Eclectic.Nostalgia]

Antman in oxygen is funny AF. Reminds me of my asthma days 😂

[@zayareacts215]

Yeah I’m sorry I can’t do Ocho basketball takes anymore 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Musso88]

He looks like Tim Legler compared to Keyshawn though.

[@andrew348]

No offense to Kyrie but guarding the Kyrie of today is nothing close to having to guard Iverson. Ant shouldn't be that tired

[@anthonyruiz2111]

Stop it😂😂😂 A.I was great and ahead of his time but Kyrie has raised the ceiling in ball handling. Kyrie is way faster and handles for a lot longer leading to the defender gassing himself. A.I would cook his defenders for sure but it wouldn’t take long before he foes

[@Sharon-rp7ir]

buck kyrie a.i all day 💯💯

[@georgethompson8196]

McDaniels need to mix his offensive game up & Alexander Walker needs to score when he's on the court

[@MusicAnime23]

"Tactical Schematical" is diabolically great you gotta love Ocho 😂

[@lie62986]

Come on Shannon LeBron is not a good on ball defender. He can’t shut nobody down so don’t put him in there with Kobe and Jordan. He’s never been a good defender. That’s not his skill set.

[@xtwinkiemaster17x]

He clearly said lebron got cooked 4-1 when he defended, swear people just go based on emotions while commenting instead of listening right

[@dylanforester2147]

@@xtwinkiemaster17xheat beat the bulls 4-1 in 2011. He wasn’t saying Lebron got cooked.

[@BodyByRich]

Bro, LeBron was on the bench with cramps against the spurs. Staaaaapppp. Unc.. LeBron was under 25 for sure

[@undercoverss6106]

That was 2013-14 😂 I believe he was 28 but still right in the middle of his prime

[@Cahluvca]

Microwave era expecting too much too soon. Most players have to go through major adversity before getting to the top..

[@tweezy5804]

Ant was just talking in an interview about how the thing that annoyed him the most was having to take 3 nights off. Why is he tired but everybody else in the playoffs is having to put in 35+ minutes. He ain't out there giving more than the other stars. You don't see tatum or luka or kyrie or anybody saying there tired when they put just as many minutes in

[@georgezamora7702]

Ant in 7 .

[@JediTiga]

Keep coping

[@S1I2D]

Anthony looks lost and confused on the court. His conditioning is questionable.

[@drerush9065]

U right!Ant looks like the pressure is getting to him! Something is wrong with his conditioning because I remember Kobe at 22, LeBron at 22, Jordan at 22,KD at 22, Steph at 22, Kyrie at 22,Luka at 22.WTF they Keep talking about Ant man is tired at 22🤭

[@Blake-zh1zd]

Unc be killing me with “Nazz Reid” 😂

[@Dialectic.]

Lebron didn’t guard D Rose the whole game. He only guarded him a few times at the very end of the game, especially game 5.

[@therickyvvlogs5525]

Shannon a smart man ! He’s posting stuff on weekends ! Super smart in the sports world

[@jasonclementcentro1870]

Media really hates Luka. They didnt give him the Most Improved Player award in his 2nd year when he actually deserved it. They gave more MVP votes to SGA. They actually tried to make Ja, and now Antman the face of the league now that Bron is in his sunset, even when Luka was a year and 2 ahead of them and already made 1st All NBA in his 2nd year and every year after. Media hates Luka.

[@steve13191]

Antman did the DX celebration but he isnt triple H or shawn he is xpac right now or road dogg 😂

[@florenceserion7302]

You can't get tired at 22 😂😂

[@moemrizzle1991]

Series been wild

[@bo0gi3]

Very few platforms give Luka credit for being as good as he is. Shannon does but not many of us his other co-workers at ESPN

[@Ganstagrillz10]

Sharpe's memory for detail is no joke

[@petterituohino6392]

Don't let the guards play one on one😂

[@rodericksasu6976]

Respect to Ocho for wanting pronounce Rudy's last name properly 🤜🏽🤛🏽 . Unlike some ESPN analysts 🙅🏽‍♂️

[@NeverTextYourEx]

Explaining basketball to Ocho Cinco is like our teacher in the 3rd grade explaining what the Mitochondria do.

[@donnikrasniqi5873]

Good point there is no one that will tire a defender like having to run around and guard Kyrie or steph. Anyone would get tired or need oxygen.

[@96wtfomg]

Ocho gotta watch more ball. Luka is the biggest menace in the league.

[@Mr.Zen_73]

Chuck getting an early start to his off-season!

[@sykrss9534]

Kobe at 22 was on his way to second chip averaging 29 7 7 and made first team all nba, he was shutting down opposing teams best guard and scoring 30 a night every playoff game

[@strangertings9577]

I would LOVE to see these two speak on Anthony Edwards DIET. Since he eats more like ocho than Shannon and now he looks gassed in the most crucial times of his NBA career.

[@maxstrongCW]

Shannon is like an encyclopedia, great memory. 😮🎉

[@94bkf]

That’s why i don’t read much into Kobe’s field goal percentage. He was guarding the best player 1-3 at a very high level.

[@josephjohnson1395]

Ocho, that necklace 🔥 bro bro 🎉

[@hoarahlou8096]

Luka: “May I have this dance Mr Gobert” 😂😂😂

[@derekcasanares4785]

Ant said he got Kyrie and Kyrie put on some Johnny Guitar Watson and said "Ain't That A Bitch" and had him running to the Oxygen mask

[@jesseburns190]

Shout out to Johnny Guitar Watson.