‘Zion didn’t fail’ in Duke’s loss vs. Michigan State - Stephen A. | First Take

Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Jay Williams assess the level of disappointment for the Duke Blue Devils after losing to the Michigan State Spartans in the Elite Eight. Stephen A. says Duke put too much weight on Zion Williamson's shoulders, but Max says they should have given him the ball more. Williams also mentions the struggles of Cam Reddish as a big reason for their season ending before the Final Four.
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[@ChowDownDetroit]

If I only watched ESPN’s KZbin Channel, I would believe that Zion and Lebron are the only two basketball players alive on Earth.

[@CeeWorld69]

Chow Down TV they talk about KD, Kawhi, AD, Harden, Giannis, and Steph too. You must not watch espn enough

[@EB2-]

If you actually watched the ESPN's KZbin channel, you'll realize that they talk about more than just basketball in general. Your statement implies to your ignorance of a small observation instead of looking at the widespread of information on this channel.

[@1990758]

LMAO LMAO

[@IBreakMyAnkles]

Damn everyone just chill and take a joke. It’s not factually correct but it’s still funny damn

[@vandykeebbin4762]

Chow Down TV it’s amazing how they create superstars before they are a super star!!!!

[@legoatisthebestplayerevero2440]

Yea Molly back am happy asf April fool

[@buellreaucracy]

leGoat is the best player ever of all timer. 😂😂😂😂

[@warofmankind]

@@buellreaucracy lebum isn't even in the playoffs

[@chanoqueque3367]

😂🤣

[@thejokershouse4537]

warofmankind that was his account name Smh🤓

[@twistedlogic4742]

She talked for 3 seconds in a 420 second (7 min) video and your focused in her. You got a secret crush.

[@dime1012]

Dam give some credit to Michigan St

[@cartero9176]

Exactly

[@twanunit7662]

Thank you

[@thomassilva8235]

I agree.

[@mattjudy4037]

As a Duke fan, I agree. As soon as the brackets were released and I saw Michigan state I had a bad feeling about it. Felt the same about UCF when I saw it.

[@thomassilva8235]

Before the game all these talking heads could do nothing but talk about Duke, none of them gave Michigan State a chance.

[@splashnskillz37]

"Zion needs help" "Zion needs more shooters" And the kid ain't even making excuses Edit: honored by the likes, thank you all

[@slllyy4985]

Splash'n'Skillz #37 I can’t wait to here this for the next 15 years or so🙄fuckers gonna say the same shit as lebron for 30 fucking years straight

[@pizzapocket7878]

Blame coach k for not getting him a shooter.

[@jarmelbennett7693]

The NBA already giving lebron treatment I see

[@frosty2.010]

The crazy thing is that zion has the highest 3 pt percentage out of the four freshmen

[@chrismathgenius]

@@chief8079 They hardly talk about Stephen Curry. You make no sense.

[@ArshdeepSingh-yl5fr]

Zion, Tre, and Barrett for the most part did their thing (though Tre struggled last game, Barrett missed some crucial clutch shots, and even Zion bricked a clutch free throw) but the biggest disappointment has to be Reddish who was a complete no show all season. I’m not sure if Reddish is anything but someone like Otto Porter, which is solid but not near the hype Reddish was getting coming into the season smh

[@abkshitrawbruh269]

Bruh stop. Tre had 4 points. Dude weak af

[@NellyMoney35]

Lol y’all overreact to everything ...he just like Paul George when he was young inconsistent

[@jeremyhart557]

Cam was the biggest disappointment

[@dime1012]

Cam has great shooting potential, and is a really good defender. He also plays on a team with 2 of the top 3 prospects. Cam should stay another year and develop while being a # 1 or 2 option at Duke. An Otto has been hooping in Chicago too🤷🏽‍♂️

[@EA-ps4wc]

@@abkshitrawbruh269 he just found out his mom has breast cancer...that probably affected his play

[@youngboy_chiefkeefsosa3856]

Man coach k wasn't even running plays for Zion smh give the ball to the best player

[@drxppy4l792]

NLMB GBE frr😂

[@What5Poppin5lime]

K be having a lot of talent but get out coached a lot. But Roy Williams with less talent overachieves

[@los4984]

NLMB GBE it’s kind of hard to run plays for someone who isn’t a efficient shooter and gets most of his points in the paint and the other team is doubling him in the post

[@youngboy_chiefkeefsosa3856]

@@los4984 I'm not trying to hear that give the ball to Zion and let him work

[@MrPottsTeaching]

Coach K did expose RJ Barrett. He isnt as great as the Mainstream Media Hyped him up to be. They had to do was make 2 free throws. Un Contested. 17 turnovers. Mistakes. Cant win with that many mistakes ;D

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

A small market team must draft Zion or this media hype train will hit overdrive. He has a ton of questions. Then again, so did MJ and Giannis. Zion needs to focus solely on basketball. Cut off the noise.

[@Stonecoldalston]

LA Clippers how did that work out for LeBron he was in Cleveland and they still takes about him every day

[@desmondokyere]

LA Clippers I agree with you. He should go to a small market and develop his game more then after 5 years he can move

[@flyersboy01]

hope he goes to Memphis

[@Ashblack234]

@@Stonecoldalston LeBron was in a small market team which help developed him further. Same with giannis.

[@Jwilliamshoops24]

You zions dad?

[@packersfan8107]

Really seems like molly finally stopped interrupting April fools

[@hiddenjocelyn1088]

Is it bad I forgot that April Fool's was today

[@rayjameson937]

packers fan the jokes on us, we still watch for Molly

[@benjaminwilkinson9675]

Fuck off

[@jeepneygang]

Michigan State did an amazing job. That big man post up was special.

[@univac7677]

Maybe some great individual players got beat by a better team. Time, experience and toughness also matter. Hats off to coach Izzo and the fine job he’s done this year.

[@williampavichevich5608]

Univac AMEN! Time for e$pn to STOP Favoring certain Programs and Admit they were Wrong, Better team Won. That was MSU and Coach IZZO and PUKE was Fortunate just to have gotten by Round 2. Why is or was a #2 Seed in MSU over a #1 seed, any 1 seed such a Shock?

[@michaelpeterson6900]

Right. I am a Duke fan and I agree.

[@univac7677]

Zion appears to be a great player with a special future. Coach K also carries himself with a lot of class. The media gets a little carried away sometimes. Yankees, Red Sox, Cowboys etc., if a smaller market team does well the sports media seems disappointed.

[@251to502]

You know how people talk about basketball as a guard’s game, this game exemplified it. Cassius Winston made his team go, and while Tre Jones is noted for his defense, he wasn’t as consistent on offense.

[@rruss81]

I expected Michigan State vs Duke to be a great battle and MSU emerged the victor. I'm glad the Big Ten is in. GO MSU.

[@swervo1506]

Ralph Russell fuck yeah

[@seany.1852]

Im glad your comment was respectable. Most people would have been like, "yeah MSU, Zion and Duke are trash." This is really refreshing

[@thecatalyst4091]

Go greem

[@CarsonClaws]

Even almost a year and a half later, I hate how they didn't give MSU credit at all for this win. GO GREEN!

[@aarizbaig4999]

its just a big rip. Zion and RJ played their best but Michigan state was a very very good team. Can't wait to see the draft now.

[@sophiawilliams8650]

nah fuck rj

[@donishawn9836]

RJ missed a free throw that mattered. So it falls on him. He isn't clutch.

[@sophiawilliams8650]

couldn't even foul cassius either he was on him on the inbound and let him run by

[@ikki411156]

Rj need to go back to school

[@onefastr6]

Rj was garbage in crunch time.

[@rayharris2322]

Huh? Why are we surprised? THE ONLY TEAM THEY BLEW OUT WAS NORTH DAKOTA STATE! lmao

[@brawndavis3169]

Ray Harris that’s what I’m saying MSU was blowing dudes out up until this game

[@naturenupe6]

Kentucky

[@bulij7107]

Exactly! They should've been lost...

[@christianflood8229]

Y'all sum duke haters if RJ made that free throw y'all be crying

[@bulij7107]

@@christianflood8229 I been a Duke hatter since 1990, the year I started watching college basketball....

[@7bluecheetah]

This loss was like the Avengers not using the HULK....come on man!

[@zacharyrizzo3952]

The loss was they didn’t have Ant-Man or Hawkeye

[@tyrann2926]

John Maher not the last possession rj Ball hogged

[@noammo7455]

@John Maher no LMAO you didn't

[@toomuchming3601]

Give respect to Michigan state and Tom izzo! Cassius Winston had 20 points and 10 assist against them.

[@mikemikeakahook]

That Winston kid was awesome helluva ball player that lob he threw late in the game was crucial he killed duke... true floor general..

[@nafrdoe2521]

Cassius Winston deserves to be drafted! Completely outplayed and outclasses tre Jones on both ends of the floor. 20 10 and 4 stls

[@jonathanvico4209]

Uhm so anybody is going to talk about how they get lucky in the past two games? 😂 This team was never going to win anything. Good players but not a good team, lets be honest here.

[@1301407gl]

Plently of people did

[@deseansmith321]

Jonathan Vico unc good players good team gets blown out by a team that never made the final four so stfu

[@retrobehavior]

Great evaluation of this team . Plus these players are young and with high expectations placed up on them without true development as players.

[@esketitesketit1658]

Lucky? So is it luck for MSU? Stfu clown

[@chrisjernigan9215]

Sad SO SAD to swallow, but it was TRUTH. $$$$🏀🏀🏀

[@georgebrown7138]

I think Cam Reddish never understood how to move with out the ball because he dominated the ball so much in high school. I believe Coach K could never figure out how to use Cam. I do think Cam is inconsistent but the duke offense never ran plays. You got to run plays for Cam. If he were to come back he'd average 16pts to 18pts. Cam should have went to some were like Villanova, Seton Hall or St. John

[@georgebrown7138]

Unfortunately he signed before Zion and R.J. was there. Plays should have been ran for RJ and Cam. Don't have to for Zion

[@2nifty201]

Exactly Cam can shoot but he was forced to just shoot 3s but also Cam has to get stronger because he finishing through contact is weak right now

[@kents5258]

I honestly think that Cam deferred to Zion and RJ a little bit too much.

[@waj1999]

If Duke put the weight of its shoulders on Stephen A’s forehead then they would’ve definitely gone all the way.

[@willg.5168]

@Ali, SO DONE!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@la199812]

😂😂 ALLLL the way

[@tigerhoods7927]

😂😂😂

[@YRNKKJ14]

💀

[@251to502]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂!

[@justinsullivan5839]

Sure Zion feels bad but this is nothing being picked #1 overall can’t fix.

[@eriktbe7533]

We almost saw SAS’ s password 👀

[@okungbowaswag]

That camera man was sleep lol

[@OhWisha]

Was it blasphemous?

[@Aloadiing]

On god g ima steal his shit

[@Celicagame13]

It was asi9999

[@alexmotts]

Grey Thompson i bet it was “flipflopper” or “fairweather” or “frontrunner”. No pun intended on the “F” just turned out that way 😂😂😂😂😂😂 they all just describe him the best

[@professorbird1224]

They put the weight on him but they couldn’t get him the damn ball 🤦‍♂️

[@abimbolaoyeneyin9736]

Bird Clarkson who

[@karmasibu2261]

@@abimbolaoyeneyin9736 Zion

[@e84fresh]

You can thank the Michigan St. defense for that. A lot of times when they tried to feed Zion the ball in the post the 2nd half they kept turning the ball over

[@professorbird1224]

E Boogie no that wasn’t defense that was terrible coaching on Coach K’s part and inexperience by the freshmen. If they are fronting the entry and clogging the side, you swing the ball and enter on the back side. You set a down screen and flash the free throw line. It was a total fail as if the coaching staff was sleep. How doesn’t Zion run the point in the last minute of the game?? State played great defense but it wasn’t defense that stopped them from getting the ball, it was inexperience. They had 6 players on one side of the court and was forcing the ball in the paint...terrible.

[@keenjoseph]

Duke's close games means two things, no 3 things... 1.) The competition is comparable 2.) They are young and don't know how to close 3.) Coaching mistakes

[@jameswoodard5547]

But can they beat the Cavs? Because that's all we heard in November/December.

[@keenjoseph]

James Woodard first, do THEY think they can beat the Cavs? Second, if they do, in relation to my comment, who's coaching?

[@251to502]

It’s also indicative of this reality: No matter how talented you are, you still have to play the game.

[@objectiveone1478]

Damn Steven A. they were freshmen. If that same squad played for years together, then yes this would be a disappointment. It’s more disappointing that other teams weren’t able to better handle them. Many of us may have wanted to see them win it all, but this was not a failure of a season. Those guys did very well for Duke and themselves.

[@tysondavis3332]

Coach K failure to recruit complimentary talent (shooters) and developing his role players is what Killed Duke in the end.

[@Wes-pq4pl]

They definitely had the talent

[@tysondavis3332]

@@Wes-pq4pl Cam and Tre need to stay one more year cause they ain't ready for the nba yet

[@gregmaddux7970]

Jones might stay but Cam will give millions of reasons y he ain’t staying

[@billrussell4832]

@@tysondavis3332 tre maybe but cam probably won't because he going for that 💼💲💲

[@tysondavis3332]

@@billrussell4832 Yeah but he really need 1 more year to develop because he he ain't showed me nun this year

[@sev131]

Coach K is overrated Had 4 5-star recruits this year and 3 of them are expected to go top 10 in the draft Should've lost to UCF and VT Only ran plays for Zion twice in the final 5 minutes of the game and zero in the last minute

[@pizzapocket7878]

Don't forget they had another 5 star player on the bench. Also, I thought Duke had another 5 star freshman. Baker I think is his name. This much talent and no final four. Coach K does the least with the most talent.

[@courtlandsmock110]

This is a really bad take. Duke got outplayed, Coach K is the greatest or second greatest coach in college basketball history.

[@Rathkan]

@@courtlandsmock110 no he's not. He's overrated. How many early exits does he need to have before ppl see that. How about jabaris team? Calpari is better. His players also actually show growth within one year whereas zion looks the same as he did, RJ the same, Cam? Worse

[@brandonasbury7334]

Woah what are you smoking cause I want some I HATE DUKE but coach K is the best coach to EVER coach... He coaches the NBA Olympic teams and how many gold medal he win? Lol can't expect 18 year olds to Winn every game...... You obviously don't know a damn thing about March Madness

[@dres2shiesty932]

Everybody who's dissing coach k is just doesn't know basketball

[@arianagandhi4582]

Ok, Zion didn’t fail but when LeBron looses game because the team plays shit it’s LeBron’s fault🤷‍♂️

[@jordan12118]

If Duke had Tyler Herro over Cam Reddish they would be in the final four. He's a shooter and he has more heart than Cam

[@keishirogane6973]

Bruh if Kentucky made plays to get Hero open, they wouldnt have lost the game . He got locked tf up

[@billrussell4832]

*They would've been worse because cam is better defender. Tyler can't defend to save his life*

[@saintdockery5740]

Cam is the best player on duke .

[@milesspooner1019]

Listen your not the only one who is doing this but its annoying me'if duke would have done this they would have won' No, Izzo would make adjsutments. MSU is a better team with a better coach with passionate players not 1 and dones.

[@BrandonSmith-xb6rl]

Kentucky wasn't Tyler Herro's first choice. He wanted to stay in state and go to Wisconsin. He couldn't get in academically.

[@dalvinonyoutube]

Get ready for the nba Zion

[@michaelmcgill6948]

No U nnpussy

[@ibrahim--]

Cam would've been a star if he went to different college

[@Paulafan5]

Really? Cause he kinda sucked in the tournament.

[@ibrahim--]

@@Paulafan5 injury

[@StarBOY-hm4zp]

@@ibrahim-- excuses,he was literally fine during pre game and he's been inconsistent the whole season so that has nothing to do with how he played

[@brandonreed3670]

Bruh didn’t even shoot 40% from the field for the season, he’s garbage.

[@nelson7584]

@@brandonreed3670 he'll be a star. Lottery pick guaranteed with no hyper because he's that good

[@elowe5937]

As a MSU fan this leaves me a little pissed. We played the best game of the year and they can only talk about the Zion show? C'mon man.

[@WHADDDD]

sparty always gets disrespected

[@wesleyhoopingarner3251]

Exactly we could win the fucking championship and they still would only show the other team's highlights. Smh

[@MsMrapplepie]

Because y’all don’t have any top picks. It’s okay though, your team or Auburn is gonna win it all

[@wesleyhoopingarner3251]

@@MsMrapplepie Still though, you'd think they would give us some credit. All I'm seeing so far is how this is a disappointment for Duke. Not a miracle for us. I understand that we aren't the most talked about team, but cmon man. I really do hope we go all the way. #MSUFORLIFE

[@MsMrapplepie]

xW3Sx That’s why you have to prove everyone wrong, you know how it goes 🤷‍♂️

[@stickshiftt9127]

It's kind of hard for me to hear Stephen A criticizing teenage amateur players the same way he criticizes paid athletes.

[@jameslatona5790]

I bet it does snowflake...

[@alfonsoperez1762]

Good point here

[@kungfoochicken08]

"Amateur" lmao

[@isakpetterssonmusic]

Coach K really wasted such a good Duke Team.

[@CeeWorld69]

Isak Pettersson you’re a complete idiot

[@joshrodriguez4154]

Isak Pettersson he did

[@nazur72]

I agree. SO shameful he's overated and needs to retire imho.

[@bryce2124]

CeeWorld he did lol

[@CeeWorld69]

Bossman you need to be retired

[@5starathlete804]

RIP Nipsey Hustle 🙏🙏

[@IsmokeHiphopLive]

Rj is the one who had more shot attempst.....zion should have never played on the same team with scrubs like RJ

[@2nifty201]

Zion had 19 Rj had 17 buddy

[@Paulafan5]

Zion choked badly in that previous game, missing a freethrow. Thankfully, RJ WAS clutch, got the offensive board and they advanced thanks to RJ being clutch.

[@ChiChiGotDaYaYo5]

SAS goofy... He failed... Coach K fail... Waterboy failed... Dude selling hotdogs failed.... Duke failed

[@93hahayougotme]

Hey now, Bobby Boucher did not fail. He won his team the Bourbon Bowl! Come on now!

[@thebutlerdidit365]

Espn can we talk about other stuff besides Zion and Lebron?

[@NellyMoney35]

Like wtf do y’all want them to talk about those 2 get the most views y’all hate greatness they milk it

[@spincr4hire72]

ESPN and CBS hating Duke is out lol

[@davidboniface858]

CBS sports is actually talking about the teams in the final four so go there

[@RyanRen7]

The thing is when you do these comments and the people that like your comment is the sole fact that you are generating more views, thus contributing to the very thing you are against. Which is why until we really take a look at what the issue might really be, nothing will change in the slightest.

[@kenan-b]

I get where you're coming from but do you really expect them not to talk about this the day after it happens? Duke upset? I feel you though

[@flex2timez]

I agree with SAS but Trae Jones let them down the most though

[@joshj5588]

Bruce Leroy how

[@joshj5588]

Bruce Leroy wtf he doesn’t touch the ball, he has to play off rj and Zion and that’s not his game

[@rviciouz]

Duke didnt have a chance facing msu face it they got beat by a better team

[@flex2timez]

@Bruce Leroy cam might have been hurt but defenders didn't even guard Trae so duke had to play 4 on 5

[@1RobertSmith]

The 2-man alliance that Zion and RJ formed on the court really ostracized Cam. In return he seemed uninterested & disengaged all year

[@Jecoopster]

6:31 Good job cameraman with making sure we don't see Stephen A's iPad password!

[@PhillyPhinest]

Duke lost... everybody crys because it didnt go the storybook way

[@hernandeznc9582]

And you’re a lonzo ball fan lol

[@justinkredibble]

Kobe had a better dunk package than lebron

[@legoatisthebestplayerevero2440]

Yet Lebron still a better player💯

[@StoppingLeTardsSince]

leGoat is the best player ever of all timer. Said no one ever

[@SoulSnatcher_83]

@@legoatisthebestplayerevero2440 how can I be better when i got outplayed by Jason Terry in the 2011 finals when at the time I had a superteam vs a 1 man Dallas team? 3-6

[@mirmoneybryant1494]

Justin Smith lol that’s Actually Facts😂😂😂😂💯💯

[@auc2.0]

@@legoatisthebestplayerevero2440 L you stupid fuck.

[@TheFinanceFactsDaily]

Not a failure- it is one game elimination tournament on a neutral court

[@marleycoldburr]

For the amount of hype and talent they had it was a failure

[@TheFinanceFactsDaily]

Marley Colbert they coming at these kids like the in the NBA already playing in the finals.

[@marleycoldburr]

Andre Johnson I agree that they are kids but you gotta think about it we can’t keep treating them like they kids and then say they need to get paid as well. I’m just saying for the HYPE, ATTENTION, and TALENT they got and not to mention they have the greatest college basketball coach it should be no excuses.

[@nomad-hb6lg]

Lewis finally someone who knows the game. These fans act like the "hype" was all of the media's doing

[@jameswoodard5547]

@@marleycoldburr, exactly. There was a time when the media wouldn't shut up about Duke being better than the Cleveland Cavaliers. The hype makes this loss an epic fail for Duke.

[@slimeyladude]

It's not Cam Reddish's fault, Barrett just think he is Kobe when he's not..

[@thanos9545]

Hope Lakers get lucky and draft Cam Reddish. He is underrated. He can’t show out because Zion and RJ hold the ball most of the time and he’s treated as a 3rd option. Best shooter out of the three.

[@jordan12118]

That's not saying much

[@spacebjorn]

Best shooter out of the three of the most inconsistent shooters in the tournament? Not saying much at all

[@1301407gl]

He actually shoots the same % from three as Zion

[@thanos9545]

Jordan Davis cam comes in at clutch times dude. How many times late in the 4th quarter were duke down and cam makes a three. Don’t forget that 3 he hit vs UCF to keep them in the game.

[@joshj5588]

Thanos these people don’t watch games bro they just look at stats, don’t entertain then

[@duhhherrooo]

6:31 cameraman doing his/her job

[@quancooley7925]

Watch every media talk bout how duke lost instead of how MSU won we force 17 to

[@terrialpeal280]

You from St Louis cause Cooley's that's my fam

[@fcdl61]

And gave up zero fast break points and had only 7 turnovers.

[@quancooley7925]

@@terrialpeal280 Mississippi

[@terrialpeal280]

That's what up shoutout Mississippi

[@ncrtrooper6619]

So let's just overlook Auburn & TTU making their first Final Fours ever and Virginia making their 1st Final Four since '84.

[@goon9167]

Stephen A Smith hairline the only thing that can defeat the warriors

[@Metzger23]

What hairline?

[@aaronscollectinganddetecti3018]

he doesnt have a forehead! hes got a fivehead!

[@devindbass6711]

Max is right, Duke had dodge too many bullets, they were eventually going to get shot

[@mr.nobody9697]

Duke cant shoot the 3 and doesnt hit free throws. Teams that struggle with that in march dont win.

[@lovefunkrockmusic]

al zolez same thing with UK. They struggled from free throw line like majority of Caliperi teams

[@mr.nobody9697]

@@lovefunkrockmusic Im a UConn fan and we knocked them off in the F4 twice and I know in one of those for sure maybe both games FTs was the difference.

[@austinclaw]

@@lovefunkrockmusic i felt like I was watching Memphis sunday against Auburn 😂

[@DukeBlueDevilFan08]

Duke fan here. This loss compared to last year with Kansas falls on Coach K. I've been watching Duke for over 20 years and K isn't great at adapting or adjusting in game situations. We ran the same play for like 7 minutes straight: DeLaurier screen for Barrett, Zion post up. The issue is that no touches for Reddish and Jones was getting worked like a mule guarding Winston. Switching every screen was bad. I agree 100% with Smith, and I called bullcrap on Reddish "knee" as well. Hell I even said on Twitter that it was a Scottie Pippen "migraine" thing. I didn't believe it for a second. Honestly I feel that he might have skipped curfew or something and K punished him. Barrett free throw percentage for an elite guard is bad. I don't blame MSU to pack the paint on Zion. Also, we have beaten MSU two years in a row and guess who were on those teams?? Cassius Winston. Redemption game for Winston who earned it and deserved it. Congratulations to Izzo and Michigan State making the Final Four.

[@dwaynebraid3325]

Duke overrated af anyways. Can't wait to see Zion's transition to the NBA

[@deonnelson9780]

Nah they wasn't just lost it happens

[@dwaynebraid3325]

@@deonnelson9780 I feel like you really struggled in language arts class.

[@brycebrooks8484]

@@deonnelson9780 no they almost lost to two teams they should've destroyed, they can't shoot ft, without Zion Duke is irrelevant

[@JohnDoe-re6do]

U sound like a Zion hater. Not like he is cocky and be talking all over the media. Dude is young humble and a good basketball player. Why hate on em? Ppl said he wouldnt do what he did in college and look what happens

[@40EastTrill]

@@brycebrooks8484 FACTS. UNC proved that

[@naturenupe6]

My theory is that Cam Reddish wasn’t hurt. He was benched by Coach K for some reason. It just looked that way. I’m a duke fan. From a strategy standpoint, Coach K is becoming more like Dean Smith at the end of his career. Got all the talent but is losing his ability to strategize. I noticed that they didn’t allow Zion to post up nearly as much as they should have. Honestly they should have done it every time down the court. The ball would swing away from Zion and I couldn’t understand why. K didn’t teach Zion to insist on posting up. And yes I know he posted up a lot but watch him just give up sometimes. Sometimes Zion would post and then come out of it when the defense would push him. This tells me that Zion gives up the post when he finally runs into someone willing to fight him for it or that he wasn’t told to impose his will to be on the block. RJ would impose his will to score and fail repeatedly, and he is less talented than Zion and Cam. Poor Cam wouldn’t impose his will at all. Maybe he tried and got benched. Can’t believe I’m saying it but Coach K failed them. #1) He didn’t correct RJ from being a ball hog. In fact looks like he encouraged it. 2) He didn’t develop a true offense off of Zion’s post ability 3) If Zion wasn’t in the post, K didn’t make him develop face up jumper inside the arc. 4) He hurt Cam’s confidence by making him a distant 3rd option. Cam is a far better offensive weapon than RJ. But his confidence was shot. 5) Trey Jones wasn’t a consistent shooter by tournament time. Confidence was shot too.6) Here is a big one!!! He didn’t develop or even use Bolden enough!!! You would think that K would have insisted on using Bolden vs MSU after dealing with Tacko Fall. K’s obsession with Small Ball killed them. He could have played Cam, RJ, Zion, Delauria, and Bolden and easily won using the rest off the bench. MSU had guy out there who are grown men. Meet them with force or lose.

[@Paulafan5]

Cam Reddish was underperforming almost all year. He was hyped up to be a possible top 10 pick in the draft, but from what I've seen I wouldn't waste any first round pick on him. People focus in on Zion and RJ, but if Cam did half of what he was hyped up to do, Duke wins. Just one 3 or mid-range jumper...

[@Axel-ye8tt]

Zion passed the ball every time down the stretch to Rj he deserves blame

[@seandeady2753]

So passing it to the the second best player on the team and one of the best players in college basketball is deserving of blame?

[@LouieVIsOnMe]

Yeah rj deserves the blame for choking on 3 striaght offensive possessions to end the game a glad we can agree on that but i thick you forgot the fact zion only did it once on the last 3 possessions foh

[@GTAVSL4]

MII fuck you’re dumb. How is RJ not a team player? Because he was getting the ball at the top of the arc with 9 seconds left on the shot clock?

[@calebanderson2994]

@@GTAVSL4 Yeah with a wide open three

[@GTAVSL4]

caleb anderson yes exactly so that doesn’t make RJ not a team player

[@seanphelan1762]

Who else tried to see Stephen A’s password but they zoomed in 😂

[@dabbydabby6484]

Off to the pros!!! -Z. Williams

[@davidjohnson2662]

All three should come back next season and take another run at it Zion, R.J and Cam

[@kingquads6982]

And miss their million $ bags?

[@pztheguy7003]

Cam doesn't deserve to be a top 10 pick

[@otech88]

I'm sure they'll be a team dumb enough to do it lol

[@masieyh3804]

Bro in all honesty he needs to stay another year

[@Paulafan5]

He's not a first round pick judging by what I've seen all season. If he lived up to the hype around him, Duke wins it all... easily. He didn't do anything against MSU and Duke still could've won.

[@nelson7584]

Because you can not recognize talent. No team will be dumb enough to let him go past the 10th pick

[@erm123ful]

Can we just praise the production crew for zooming in on Max when Stephen A was typing in his IPad password?!?!?!?!?

[@moneyslide6334]

Stephen A picked UNC to win it all doe 🤦‍♂️

[@DL13650]

That "The Office" zoom 6:33

[@Wes-pq4pl]

Can MSU get some credit for the win?

[@DontCallmeLadale]

Tre lost the game for Duke plain and simple. But the biggest story is Coach K keeping Bolden, Connor, and White in for wayyyy too long. Those guys provided no energy and did not contribute at all to the game. I would've ripped their damn scholarships up in their faces. Izzo out coached Duke and drew up plays that worked.

[@paytonwoodruff3621]

KL Chambers thank you. I don’t get how this isn’t a talking point. Izzo had a great job especially since he only had one player that was capable of creating for the entire team, Winston.

[@jacksonpaflas4080]

ESPN can’t stand the fact the Duke lost. GET OVER IT!

[@cartero9176]

So true

[@saad1008]

Zion's NCAA career was more meaningful than KD's rings

[@TyroneLDStyle]

I blame RJ Barrett. That bum couldn’t hit a clutch shot to save his damn life. Made Zion look bad because he was getting triple-quadruple teamed every time he touched the ball.

[@dhannishJ]

How do you blame RJ when the other team knows its just him and Zion dawg? Tre Jones and Cam Reddish combined 12 points on 4-14 shooting, playing almost the entire game man, so quick to kill a freshmen but both of them were getting doubled and tripled. Not only that, but Zion still had more attempts than RJ

[@thekingofbrazil88]

Tyrone L.D. Style what about the last game when Zion bricked a clutch free throw and was saved lmao

[@jesseswarbrick7895]

Zion missed his free throws too you dumbass

[@Somethingelseentirelydifferent]

Why didn’t Cam Reddish show up? Two words : Matt McQuaid.

[@christianflood8229]

Michigan st should of been a #1seed over UNC and I'm from North Carolinal

[@joshwright7106]

Hell nah stupid

[@andrewpaschall8992]

I’m a Duke fan and UNC deserved the one seed; MSU should have gotten it over Gonzaga

[@bradlewis6514]

Agreed Carolina didn't deserve a #1 and Auburn threw that egg right smack in their face! Michigan St got shafted and they played from that and fed off it

[@ReaperGang2x]

To have a whole squad of Stars and 3 top ten picks, to not make it to the championship is a failure, individually they were brilliant. But let's be honest they shouldn't of gotten past UCF.

[@ReaperGang2x]

B Smoove clearly it's a team sport, that's basically what I'm eluding too bruh.when you watched UCF and Michigan state that was team basketball they didn't do enough to win period. So the better team won. But they're with the ultimate team coach they didn't even make the four fam that's a dud. With a generational once in a lifetime player, and the other four horsemen. But the topic is was it a failure clearly it was a failure Of the highest proportion. Can't wait for the NBA next season and too see who nabs Zion, Barrett, and reddish. Also who will get of the ground faster in their career. One of the deepest draft classes I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot bruh,

[@denardalliTV]

Tre jones and kam. , stay in school. Coach k, retire

[@StarBOY-hm4zp]

Duke will be nothing without coach K,just needs better coaching staff

[@wavynottingham]

That camera zoom was lowkey FIRE

[@eldio2124]

How do you have all that talent and not win the championship? Coach K should be getting criticised. Year after year he has the best teams, but doesn’t take advantage of it every year

[@1301407gl]

If you watched the games duke was not as talented as you would assume. Dukes talent starts and ends with Zion and Barrett everyone else was ubderwelming

[@markv3547]

Slick Ric cuz his bench sucks🤣🤣🤣

[@eelfeel7948]

ESPN likes to talk about Zion a little too much.

[@cedricsamuels5055]

A trained eye could of told u that Duke was more hype than skills. They really should of loss to USF.

[@sardonicus76]

ESPN: “Zion failed to Zion in the Zion Tournament. Therefore, there will be no further Zion coverage until Zion is drafted by the New York Zions. Thank you and have a pleasant Zion.”

[@SapphicTwist]

Sardonicus76 The funny thing is, I think he's UNDER-hyped. In the Mich St game, Zion get his ankles broken at the foul line and then-- in less than the blink of an eye--recovers by flipping his hips, taking two lightning steps in pursuit and elevating to block the shot from behind. Been watching basketball since the 1960s and I've never seen anything like it.... Damn.

[@ShanellM]

We gonna hate RJ and Zion in 7-8 years when they join each other again in the NBA

[@TheDiegoo17]

Watch undisputed skip breaks down exactly why they failed no offensive coaching at all

[@FinalSpace169]

didn’t rj miss his first free throw when duke was down by two

[@realtalkbarca6764]

evan lindsey did Zion miss the FT before RJ bailed him out with a rebound and put back in the sweet 16? Why didn’t Zion get the rebound?

[@Paulafan5]

@@realtalkbarca6764 Zion choked in that game, but because RJ was clutch, they ignored that fact.

[@jackleonard8874]

The worse failure of a season was the loss to Mercer...🥶🥶🥶

[@raulgutierrez4923]

Duke was overrated this whole year

[@leespn1243]

I believe this season wasn't a disappointment. The media has been overhyping this team as the next Team USA since Zion's first alley-oop as a blue devil. It's impressive how these Freshmen almost reached the Final Four while handling the pressure from the media. Sure luck was on their side but the fact that they were able to make it to the Elite 8 when 3 freshmen are starters is amazing. Also, they lost to a great Michigan St team that has been "slept on" because of ESPN bromance with Zion. If any team was a disappointment it was UNC.

[@caliershotlikekobe]

Stephen A. Smith needs to be fired. He’s literally talked about Duke and the Lakers every single DAMN day. All this hype for nothing!!

[@talha7139]

If Stephen A gets fired espn falling. Stephen A been carrying them for years

[@SmartMoneyBro]

This season wasn't a disappointment for Coach K = still a millionaire, Duke = earned about $100M thanks to these Black freshman, or the NCAA = earned about $250M from these Black freshman.

[@ifebanks95]

They're already coming up with excuses and blaming everyone else besides Zion...same thing they always do for Lebron lol.

[@Axel-ye8tt]

These mothafuckas always do that

[@leak1071]

Why would you blame Zion he had 24 and 11 and was carrying. Don’t let espn make you hate one of the greatest players walking this earth right now.

[@landofbama1794]

Why tf would they blame zion? He's the only reason they were even in the game

[@Axel-ye8tt]

DICKHEAD OSN carry

[@Axel-ye8tt]

BAMAFOOTBALL #1 Rj hit the big 3 and scored 5 of their last 7 points

[@kurayahmi]

*It’s disappointing because now both LeBron and Zion won’t be playing basketball for the rest of the season, and that’s terrible for ESPN*

[@jeremytarter7557]

Damn It Molly's back Now I have to dislike the video

[@DexTVReacts]

It's basketball man! We all know the best team on paper don't win it all every year! When Duke didn't win a ship with Kennard, Grayson, and Tatum I knew nothing was guaranteed! Mich St was the better team! More vets and Duke got out coached! Why are ppl so surprised Duke lost when we knew what kinda holes they had as a team entering the tourney?!?! I'm a Duke fan by the way! DexView Podcast!

[@sentinel1277]

This espn comment feed is full of toxic haters and habitual failures at life

[@chrisjernigan9215]

Reddish (spellcheck) that young man is solid as a muaaaaaaf¥ckaaaa !!!!!! Definitely held his own and contributed a more than fare share to put us in position. My hats off to him, his friends and family. I appreciate his part.

[@jimmydesperado2936]

What ifs? What if States arguably best player Josh Langford would have been healthy and played all season? What if their 3rd best player Nick ward would have been at 100% heading into the Tourney. What if States 7th man Arnes wouldn't have gotten hurt against Bradley in the opening round? There are always a dozen what ifs? What if Duke met up with a better team and thus lost by a point?

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Imagine having the top 3 recruits in the country on ur team and not going to the final four

[@maxketchum4523]

All freshman under 18 ? nobody's perfect in life they'll learn 2 thing's about this this was either a blessing or a Lesson

[@lildagga2064]

And he damn near carried that team by himself

[@Axel-ye8tt]

Nigga Rj scored 21

[@lildagga2064]

Nas is the Goat on what percentage

[@dalliswoodson5586]

Everyone making excuses for Zion except Zion. Respect ✊🏾

[@THEEBenster]

They just got beat by the better team!!! Get over it and lets talk more about Cassius Winston!

[@stutterbox334]

If I’m Zion I would’ve told cam “nigga get yo ass up for u get handle in that locker room”😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@SoulSnatcher_83]

*The people who said this Duke team could beat the worst nba team clearly don't know anything about basketball. Basketball players are grown men and these college players are just kids. Even Zion is still a kid compared to the rest of the nba. Sure, he's massive but at the end of the day he's only 6'6 playing the PF because he can't shoot to be a SF so he's gonna get bullied by all the top PFs in the league. Giannis is literally salivating at the thought of have a 1v1 situation with Zion cause that would be BBQ chicken all night*

[@MrBrow-cd3dj]

Giannis>Lebron and Zion 1 on 1

[@1301407gl]

He shoots better than ginnais

[@SoulSnatcher_83]

@@1301407gl Hahahahahah

[@alcapone9579]

R.I.P. Nipsey

[@abimbolaoyeneyin9736]

Duke never used cam right. Some games he was inconsistent but last night they went to Rj every play. And during the last minute Rj basically choked the game. Taking bad shots and missing free throws. It was some plays Cam never even touched the ball. Zions inside game should’ve made cam reddish so much better but they never gave him the ball

[@bradlewis6514]

Can't believe their aren't more ppl on here questioning Cam's desire after what has come to light! To me it's a beyond important topic that undoubtedly affected the weekend's proceedings