WINDY, STOP❗ STOP IT‼️ - Stephen A. CALLS OUT Windhorst for his Lakers-Warriors take | First Take

WINDY, STOP ❗ STOP IT ‼️ - Stephen A. CALLS OUT Windhorst for his Lakers-Warriors take | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Brian Windhorst and Shannon Sharpe discuss the success of the NBA Play-In Tournament, along with the playoff chances of the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
0:00 Draymond's comments
4:05 Failed season if Lakers or Warriors miss the playoffs?
7:16 LeBron going after another ring
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[@derrickperry7705]

Stephen an and Shannon are talking about narratives and windy is talking strictly basketball. I see why jj dosent like being on First Take 😂

[@StepcurryNgPinas]

windy is comparing from previous season which is a bad take becuase it doesnt make sense. u can see standings nowadays and see what games need to be won or not. if not because of play in tournament were not talking about warriors or lakers for the past days

[@jasondavis2733]

Facts

[@renegade1491]

Trueee

[@SojiRo23]

Windy don’t hoop. Winning is winning. Losing is failure.

[@cptcordero]

Nobody misses jj on first take

[@Ifym11]

It’s pretty clear that Windy is the only one that actually watches games

[@StepcurryNgPinas]

na its just warriors and lakers are bad. he comparing it to previous years which doesnt make sense. because if you really that good of a team u can see nba standings and won games.

[@patrickroberson9302]

LMAO fosho

[@thaat1]

@@Raimundo79 The Lakers are hardly overrated. Nobody thinks the lakers will beat the Nuggets. They get talked about because Lebron is one of the few athletes that is actually interesting on and off the court.

[@thaat1]

@@Raimundo79 Your response makes no sense.

[@BossSpencer96]

@@Raimundo79I feel the same way

[@Albeesqware]

Windy is sadly not the person for this “debate”. He’s actually using nuance and fact lol.

[@landzie]

that’s exactly what i wanted to say but didn’t know how to say it

[@theape6778]

bring back ryan hollins lmaoo

[@lilyparnell2191]

I agree on one level. But the clock is running out on both Lebron and Curry. This may be their final championship window. Lakers and Warriors have a shot against anyone in a 7-game series. For them not to make the playoffs would be a failure. For Curry, it'll end tonight.

[@Tehui1974]

Windy is usually good, but he put up a flawed argument in this debate.

[@Tehui1974]

@@theape6778 Hell-to-the-no.

[@Tyler_Durden987]

The narrative is strong with these two. Thanks Windy for actually watching basketball and not just caring about legacies.

[@faultless.]

Yea you’re dumb

[@rubysmith2697]

Exactly. Everyone still want lebron in the playoffs when he don’t deserve it. Their is other teams who are better

[@mikeg8221]

Warriors and Lakers are championship or bust teams of course missing the playoffs is a failure 😂😂😂

[@faultless.]

@@rubysmith2697 lol

[@deezy2k1]

The people that hate lebron will jump on him for not making the playoffs. They will see this as validation if he doesn’t make the playoffs. Same for Steph but to a lesser degree

[@PrinceCortezJones]

Hate to say it, but Windy is the only one talking BASKETBALL. Stephen A and Shannon talking narratives.

[@SojiRo23]

Right. Because basketball isn’t about winning.

[@swayz9848]

@@SojiRo23they did win tho both teams almost got 50 wins and Lakers are most likely gonna be in the playoffs so that’s a pretty decent season to me

[@SojiRo23]

@@swayz9848 Probably Because you’ve never won anything meaningful.

[@linnstr8609]

Windy: 1+1=2 Stephen A: Windy. Stop It.

[@williealexander7393]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@wubbied4575]

Bruh since when is this guys name windy? Never seen anyone call him this in the past 10 years

[@linnstr8609]

@@wubbied4575 It's his nickname people at ESPN call him that all the time.

[@wubbied4575]

@@linnstr8609 since when though? Must have started this season

[@linnstr8609]

@@wubbied4575 I don't know exactly but I remember hearing Windy as far back as last summer

[@Chilltown95]

Windy was pissed on this one 😂

[@hjean7789]

Dude tryna talk basketball but them dudes wanna talk narratives. Tim Legler and JJ must be getting hella money from ESPN for agreeing to show up to these type of shows.

[@user-qm4go1oc3g]

Because the guys talking to him are acting clownish. These guys are nearly 40!!! You legacy doesn't go down at this age only up 😅 and that's if it even moves at all 😂

[@beamernz1]

You hear that MJ! Using the playoffs is a failure!

[@williealexander7393]

It's ain't no failure when they lose because a lot of teams got wayy better

[@Youngchris97.]

No way they’re mad at Windy for speaking facts 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

[@zyxtrr]

they just exposed how they don’t watch the games 😂😂 this is hilarious

[@Youngchris97.]

@@zyxtrr 😂😂 facts and all Windy said was that the West has gotten better over the years. And the moment both Unc & SAS started yelling, that’s how you knew they lost that argument

[@elitedaking4807]

Lakers won in 1920? Lol

[@Youngchris97.]

@@elitedaking4807 I think he meant 2019-2020 😂😂

[@handsomej120]

Windy bout to drop the N bomb

[@iBeKaLee]

😂😂😂 that man pissed huh lol

[@Remy-hf6bt]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 mannn

[@l82classproductions8]

We need Game of Zones to come back NOW!

[@glennjenkins7907]

What is N bomb and if he needs to say it then he should do it.

[@nanox4]

Windy about to get Max'd for speaking facts.

[@reneesquilin7554]

Windy pulls the Allen Iverson. We’re talking about basketball not narrative.

[@adamlord6332]

As much as I love Stephen A and Shannon they are absolutely 100% wrong on this one

[@srk1xz2filipovic85]

No way they jumped Windy for no reason D: on national television too

[@riotordiet9154]

You bronsexuals is crazy lol…missing the playoffs is a massive failure

[@ebok33643]

SAS just doesn’t get the argument presented by Windy. The WC both Steph and James are playing this season is far superior to EC James played to get through to post season and WC Steph played prior years to get to the finals. Just park it Windy. SAS is not in the same intellectual league as you.

[@chasedunagan]

Steven A hates when someone knows more about basketball than he does, that's why he likes Kendrick Perkins.

[@vidalmoore3537]

Kendrick Perkins knows way more about basketball than stephen a myth

[@freemoneyempire9745]

I wanna like this 10x

[@biggiemanman]

💯💯💯

[@bangolobo1235]

Windy is speaking facts, these 2 are focusing on individual narratives

[@chblegendary165]

Shanon and SAS look stupid here. Windy is spot on. All he’s saying is the Lakers and the Warriors both had good seasons but the top of the west is so good that they’re in the play in. It’s really simple

[@quis.j6844]

Where is JJ when you need him. JJ and Windy vs these two 😂

[@intellect_42]

I agreed with Windy here. The teams are getting better. The talent has improved. More 6'9"+ players have a 3-pt shot, year over year. The way that Steph, Dame Lillard, and maybe even Trae Young have stretched the floor, it has changed how players train as well as how teams scout and draft.

[@irgelreal]

Yeah better on offense but defense is trash.

[@intellect_42]

@irgelreal - yeah I hear ya... though I'd attribute the trash defense more to how (more ticky-tack) fouls are called and how NBA commish and other front-office folks want there to be more points scored, whether for more ratings or less injuries or something of the like.

[@chay770]

@@irgelrealnot really, offense just gotten so much better. Geometry of the hame defends the three point line, freaks like wemby can improve defense tho

[@agentcodybanx8909]

I guess Windy is the only one that remembers basketball is a team game. Lebron and Steph cant go out their alone. They need 4 other players who havent been as good as other teams

[@shiningwizard202]

@@Raimundo79 you know they’ll still find a way 😂😂😂

[@michealolivieri8233]

WOJ 100% right

[@shiningwizard202]

@@Raimundo79 no no, I mean they’ll still find a way to bring up Lebron and curry if they get knocked out early.

[@shiningwizard202]

@@Raimundo79 yeah my b bro, I should’ve specified

[@khalxd1991]

Also they’re older in a tough west

[@pauljoseph3081]

Only the Western conference deserves a *Play-In Tournament* , from 7-10th seed it's wild. A 1-2 game difference, and all top 10 teams are above *.500* and has been that way for the longest time.

[@nicholashazlett4369]

Its not a reward

[@xerospades]

nothing is deserved. Always earned.

[@mattsell2361]

I agree. I think they need to change the rules so there isn’t a guaranteed play in. Only having a play in if the teams are within a few games will create more excitement

[@nicholashazlett4369]

@@xerospades even a chance?

[@J.J.Redick]

windy basketball knowledge is way higher than both of them, he actually watches the games and isn’t handed a script.

[@babyedits-]

Them 1920 Lakers were tough

[@antonioemile1659]

Facts so tough that they didn’t even exist.

[@TommyWest.]

Never lost a game.

[@javelldunn3379]

Windy is mad at Stephen A on that one 😂

[@dollarperlike4087]

Wendy turned red QUICK 😂

[@nothembajozi2862]

Go watch Wiles from First Things First last week.

[@TruuJones]

I guess this is what i get for tuning into first take instead of Hoop Collective.

[@only1adonis]

You said it. Not us. Overall, we really don’t need ANY of this. Replace ALL sports commentary except pregame and pre-draft , with nonstop documentaries on the greats. So EVERYONE has better perspective, and more respect, for legends. On non-sports channels, replace ALL ghetto, ignorant, violent reality TV with nonstop history. Even ONE YEAR would change the world.

[@Chelseatreble2024]

Windy: stats, logic, praise to other teams SAS and Sharpe: yell, yell, yell

[@liquidxan6698]

Windy STANDS ON BUSINESS! He actually spitting FACTS. And SAS just doing hypotheticals

[@jackharrist1078]

As soon as he’s outclassed in an argument, Stephen A immediately resorts to yelling at someone

[@dr_death1227]

Clearly understand James decision not to appear in Shanon and Stephen A podcast.

[@tigerhoods7927]

lol you know these other dudes get in the feelings when discussing the warriors and lakers

[@lionelgrisbane-ud87]

Man I swear I’m so sick of seeing you comment on these videos, I’ve been seeing that dumb profile picture and your asinine comments for like 5 years. Change your profile picture and your name and move on with your life.

[@tigerhoods7927]

@@lionelgrisbane-ud87 who cares clown nobody cares about your opinion

[@Mrmeeseeks18]

they are both right! Windy is talking about Basketball because he watched the games, Stephen A. and Shannon are talking about the narrative of the individual players.

[@acetorres8787]

Windy too smart for these clowns

[@jaycurry5593]

He’s nothing but a glorified LeBron groupie

[@BigNix83]

I actually agree with Windy

[@kingquince9184]

Windy: a three pointer is worth three points Stephen A: that’s blasphemous, stop it!

[@Jojo7250_0]

The league is deep man. Windy not lying at all about the western conference

[@seanleaf3165]

I'm tired of Draymond.

[@19934]

So

[@noahx.classic]

Nobody forcing you to watch lol. Dray is a high ball iq well spoken individual. Hate him for his antics on the court, but off the court he is a great guy.

[@seanleaf3165]

@@noahx.classic he's sure is popping up on my timeline so KZbin is forcing him down our timeline you baboon

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

@@noahx.classicWait you know him? Shut up🤣😂🤣

[@Eman-oi8bh]

Did y’all see SAS get fearful when Windy said he read his book?? He felt the spirit of Whitlock walk in and was terrified !!😂😂

[@damirvujevic2685]

Windy knows, these two are just clowns. Windy talks basketball, these two are just selling, salesmen, nothing more.

[@slightreflections2921]

Yet if Stephen a and shannon weren't on the show you wouldn't watch

[@damirvujevic2685]

@@slightreflections2921 i don't watch. I am home, have a fever and let nba stuff roll to pass the time. And I sure would watch experts more likely then clowns talk about NBA.

[@creamated986]

Theyre both right honestly, in different perspectives.

[@dr_death1227]

windy would have been feeling like, he is talking to a wall.

[@dabu8701]

Man I can’t wait for Bulls vs Hawks. Game of the year 👏👏

[@Dynasty-Star]

That game low key could be good!

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

😂🤣😂

[@yappydabbad9323]

"YOU'RE MAKING MY POINT" said shannon when in fact Windy proved him completely wrong.

[@pjtagle7731]

Shai, Ant, and Luka, they the future man. These old heads still stuck on that Bron and Curry talk.

[@alexfobasso7042]

The guys (SA and SS) were exactly making Windy’s point…no matter how loud they were barking at him 😂

[@ryceryder85]

I love the play in. Elimination games are the best.

[@UncleBushi]

Why is it hard to except parity in the NBA? Even in other instances. I've been saying this all year. Teams are better all around

[@TATNThisAintThatNetwork]

I absolutely detest the play in/ play out tournament

[@fluxie11]

This segment is a clear example that Stephen A and Shannon don’t watch enough games & the clear bias espn has for lebron and Steph

[@jewel6799]

ESPN has turned Lebron and Steph into Gods. It is a ridiculous to listen to them talk about Lebron like he is not human. All media have made so much money off these 2 players, and their teams. They are humans at the end of their careers. There is nothing there to analyze 😊 There is no one to replace them, at least no one that the media is interested in except Wemby. So the media is holding on for dear life.😢 Lebron and Curry have been great for basketball. We love and enjoy their game Let's appreciate them. But at the same time, the media should focus on the good basketball that is being played currently in the West and also in the East.

[@scotttran8615]

Two brothers teaming up to attack windy for the wrong reasons 😂

[@ramd9532]

Windy is right. the league has gotten better. I do not think Shannon and SAS understood Windy's answer

[@EverybodyHatesChrisNow]

Windy is correct. SAS and Unk acting like all the other teams suck in the West.

[@darensavy5014]

Windy just ignore the noise from these LOUD SPEAKERS 😅

[@jimmyconway6080]

Then in the same breath Stephen A will say Michael Jordan just came back to have fun with the Wizards so you can’t count him missing the playoffs those two years as a failure🤣🤣🤣

[@larryallen8742]

Jordan could have came back and played for a title contender and won another title instead he came back and lifted one of the worst teams in the nba and put them in position to make the playoffs while having to get fluid on knees drained to be able to play that's a warrior instead of joining a contender and taking the easy way like lebron has done his whole career the cowardly way not wanting to have to really compete suka

[@jimmyconway6080]

@@larryallen8742 stop it with nonsense. The Lakers were not a title contender when LeBron decided to sign there. You people and your biased narratives are crazy. Jordan is not held to the same standard as LeBron. He has no success outside Scottie Pippen and Phil Jackson and he gets a pass for it

[@ethanhuntemcee1663]

@@jimmyconway6080Jimmy …shut up & log off! 🤣😂

[@A_B233]

@@jimmyconway6080ya and then he traded half of the team to get Anthony Davis and stacked the lakers w a ton of allstars/hofers like always 😂

[@jimmyconway6080]

@@A_B233 great job by Rob Pelinka building that team but he dropped the ball and tore it down the very next year

[@randybailin4902]

It's rare that they go after Windy. He's always so calm and reasonable. His take that the Lakers season would be a success is absurd. With Lebron and AD + the legacy of that franchise, any season that isn't a championship is a failure. As far as the Warriors, Klay Thompson isn't Klay Thompson anymore and Dray has lost his mind. It's Steph and some fairly promising young players. Their window has already closed.

[@jaycurry5593]

Yall talking bout “Windy is speaking facts” when the fact IS whenever the Lakers or Warriors don’t make the postseason the season is a FAILURE. End of story.

[@Isaiahg67]

Shut up ur a Clown but then again ur a giants fan I guess all that lossing over the past decade has rot ur brain

[@anthonysmall3717]

Shannon and Stephen A : Proof that some people just listen to respond, and don’t take the time to understand the question 🙄🙄

[@HashimWarren]

Windy doesn't understand he's at a bbq

[@ThePatman1980]

NBA is going through a TRANSITIONAL period but still the same expectations for LeBron from 15 years ago.

[@ebok33643]

Maybe they can also reduce the number of regular season games by 4-6 to create the urgency earlier. Also, these extra play-in games offset those reduced regular season games. 😊

[@davidm7852]

Uh oh Windy just got the STOP IT from SAS. Don't get Max Kellerman'd Windy lol.

[@JerimiahStudios]

All in the West: Lebron, Steph, Kawhi, Durant, Jokic, Kyrie, Wymbey, Luka, AD, Booker, Harden, SGA, Edwards, Murry, Zion in the West. The East is easy. That’s why Boston is #1 and Knicks is #2. The West has the best players and overall teams.

[@smoothradio102]

Windy talking Reality

[@agostinhovandunem9679]

It’s clear that these two want to act like lebron is a new young player while the rest of us easily accept that the league has younger players that represent it. They are both great but I like to see Ja morant, wemby and the new avengers lol

[@Chapa-pa-pa]

Can't win no argument with 2 brothers yelling at your face and timing you out. Take the L, Windy.

[@jasonbridges4530]

Those guys are old. Times up.

[@damarioholland4895]

Well good news lakers vs Nuggets first round

[@alvin081988]

It clearly shows that Windy is the only one who watches the Games This is why i dont like the idea that SAS is voting for the awards when he doesn't watch games

[@SAMUELXFIT]

Great debate

[@brandondyer6546]

It's not the Lakers and Warriors fault they're in play in positions. Teams 1-6 just have better and younger talent and better coaching.

[@trecampbell5327]

I agree with Windy

[@Schistomaisis]

based on the question webby is wrong, he prob misread the question, failed season if miss the playoffs

[@l82classproductions8]

Bro Windy is so right and Shannon smoking something crazy bruh

[@AlejandroHernandez-wn9gf]

I think the stars are distributed better in this league that’s why there are so many good teams

[@anthonyjohnson3807]

Shannon and Stephen A y’all seriously need to stop talking basketball. Windy fed up 🤣🤣🤣

[@atrealjesus]

My issue with the play in is it hurts the 1st and 2nd teams the most they don't get as much to to game plan and build scouting reports. They legit don't know who they are playing until about 2 days before. While 3-6 know exactly who they are playing.

[@fernandocousins1611]

Windy is actually spot on Stephen A and Shannon just lovers so they gotta stick together at all cost

[@VannApragal]

Draymond turned into the biggest 'yes man'! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@williealexander7393]

This the first time i watch first take early march

[@jokersmoker5450]

We need Gsw but more so Lakers gone immediately! This is absolutely ridiculously!

[@TruckingWithShomoney]

Shannon be getting to emotional when ppl don't agree with them

[@evenebrown7353]

Wish steven a and shannon would say the same for kd and phoenix

[@kepapurdy1489]

Stehen A. and Shannon are ridiculous. “Storylines” “narrative” “legacies.” If I wanted to watch wrestling, I’d watch wrestling. These two disgust me. Especially Shannon. He WAS a great analyst. Now he’s Stephen A. light.

[@russellstevens9927]

I agree that Windy trying to lower the bar for the Warriors and Lakers is unacceptable. But then teaming up on Windy like that wasn't right either. 😂😂😂

[@mas5398]

Windy dropping bombs on these two they lost in the storylines. The NBA is full of great players everywhere

[@nikoknowswrestling]

Windy out here spitting facts

[@lev1ato]

Windy had a point, everyone is playing out of their minds right now

[@droheadd]

All Lakers and GS fans in here like wendy is right😂

[@stacyedney9998]

I've knocked windy for his takes on the lakers cause I feel like he throws unessecary shots at times, but I absolutely agree with him here. His point is the west is good, constantly highlighting 2 guys and diminishing them or putting the heat on them while the entire conference is good is the reason why we can't ever acknowledge anybody else's greatness

[@dadahunt1]

I see only windy watches the games and it shows🤦🏾‍♂️

[@wotehe2812]

This felt racist against windy 😭

[@jaycurry5593]

Can’t be racist against whites

[@71SanClare]

You know things are sad when Windhorst is the voice of reason.

[@periclesminaya7619]

How can 2 people who call them self smart can't understand the when you have really good teams and players in the league make it way harder to be at the top.

[@lowkeydmvprodigy2646]

SA and Shannon don’t watch these games and understand that fact that these teams are 10+ games over .500 and still in the play in. That’s is crazy and windys point

[@dizzdondotta9537]

They tried to jump Windy and lost🤣🤣

[@softinix9462]

He said 1920 at 5.11 😅

[@josemiguelcachafeiro1331]

I understand both but at the end of the day you play to win if you dont win its bad, Windy its watching from okay you played good had fun great season, Shannon and Stephen are watching from you must win to succeed

[@ezraignacio1001]

I don't know what Stephen A and Shannon are talking bout 😂

[@kmitch9236]

Stephen A got that real old school soul with that light purple suit haha 🤣

[@genaro93611]

I'm with Windy...West is stacked

[@nealdutta4069]

So when are we adding a 4 point line?