COMEBACK or COLLAPSE? 🤔 Stephen A. credits Wolves' DEFENSE as difference maker | First Take 

LeBron is special. Jok is not LeBron. No matter how many mvp he has.

@@LateNiteCrew01 But he’s an all time great, and LeBron was treated like this before he even became one so I don’t wanna hear it.

They won’t. He is the preferred color. He has been overrated the entire time…due to playing in the NO DEFENSE era. All of these guys, you can see they are not as good. Edwards…none of them, when real defense is played. Denver played good defense on Edwards and he could not create a shot. He is NO JORDAN. Jordan could ALWAYS create a shot. As for Jokic, he has always been extremely slow and non-athletic, but again..benefitted from being able to waltz down the court into the lane and do whatever he wanted because no one was playing real defense. The games are like layup lines and shooting drills, but once the Wolves got up in him with real defense..he looked like an average tall wht dude. Not bad..but not ‘great’ like they want us to believe. Giannis..all of them..are overrated. Bron is someone I cannot stand..but he is the last of true great players. This comparing Edwards to Jordan or saying Jokic is on par with Kareem, Shaq, Olajuwon..is crazy. He would get DESTROYED by Shaq, and Ewing, and Mourning, and Robinson, and Olajuowon.

@@LateNiteCrew01Sure he is. “The best player in the league’…that has no athletic ability just height..and was ONLY stacking stats because the league is a layup line with no defense…but when he faced REAL defense..he looked like the average tall goofy dude that he really is. The entire NBA is an illusion created by the media. NONE of the current era is as good as advertised. They can’t even string together two good games in a row. It’s always ‘every other game’ with EVERY team!

​@@LateNiteCrew01 that not a excuse he a 3 time mvp and a champion. If it was lebron and the lakers that blew a 20pt lead in a playoff game 7 the media would tear them apart😂

They got KD not mvp

I think he’s just rephrasing lol or he’s stupid idk

The only question mark for MIN continues to be the O. If they get any type of production from JM or NAW it’s like an automatic W so long as AE and KAT are near their norm.

To be fair, it's only natural to be upset when you see things that the laws of physics and nature should make impossible.

​​@@InchonDMTrue... but that's Jokic's whole career. We just used to it and come to expect it from him at this point 😂

​@@mattk720 Have you played sports? Have you watched the league for longer than 2 months? They were SHOWBOATING on THEIR floor when they already had the game in the bag and ANT also waved bye to the crowd. Joker did the right thing. If it was hockey Gobert and ANT would have gotten sticks to the dome.

@@RemmyRiffslol they gotta hold that L. Besides, Jokic always making those incredible shots anyway, bro got a taste of his own medicine 😅

@@RemmyRiffs Let's clear this up: The comment I originally responded to addressed Jokic looking exasperated and frustrated after Rudy Gobert made a very difficult Nowitzski-like shot at the end of the shot clock. It had NOTHING to do with Jokic, or anyone else from the Nuggets, being upset with the T Wolves' antics at the end of the game. In regards to that, I would have to agree with you and have no problem with Jokic or others taking offense.

Altitude has absolutely nothing to do with it lol

Altitude? Denver's altitude doesn't even get to 2000m. That's literally the point where it affects aerobic ability, Denver doesn't have that at all

nightmare series for the Denver fans, 3 out of 4 they watched their team ANNIHILATED

​@@Luckymag-if4dwTrue. People are acting like Jokic runs marathons in that body

Well I think the Nuggets are good as long as they beat the Lakers 🤓 Got focused on the Lakers too much

That put back dunk, and that pass to Ant for 3 in the corner were two of the biggest plays imo

@@MrShymon3yand the DEFENSE on Jokic that no one seems to acknowledge lol.

And also blocked a Jokic hook shot and dove to break up a pass to a wide-open cutter that would have been a layup. He had a 5 minutes strech where he made 5-6 great plays. Huge clutch play from him.

Mcdaniels was a beast as well 🔥

He has a knack for contributing at inflection points in the game.

Can u block me? Put hide user on me too. Please. 🙏🏼

You watch to much Shannon sharp😂 . Save face(😂😂😂😂

@@briananderson9650 *too 🤡

Huge Jokic fan here, but that was like WAAAT I agree with Shanon that was over right there. You can just laugh in retrospect lol 😂

Last 3 minutes, they definitely tried to dial up the fix

Lies 😂

😂😂😂 so true.. Rudy - 6 fouls.. Kat - 5 fouls

Yeah that’s why Minnesota was in the bonus with 7 min left in every quarter 😂😂

Not hard enough 😮

Wym? He picked the wolves to win

Bro said wolves in 4 and then said wolves would never win in the series again when they were down 3-2 💀

Wrong video, wait till the knicks

It wasn’t enough coins and dollars 😂

@@Colchonero-pu1xohe never said the wolves wouldnt win again. He chose the wolves to win the series.

Well tbf there was a lot of choking in that time 2011-heat choke 12-thunder disappear 13.. I can’t remember 14..? Which one is the one where Tim Duncan wasn’t even on the floor and the spurs couldn’t hit a free throw to save a baby chicken? 15? Lebron D ride? Plus injuries 16 warriors…. 😔… how lol??

@@super8766you’re way off

@@super8766you need help.

@@super8766 Dam my guy.. 13 is the year you're referring to for 14.. 14 The Spurs annihilated The Heat.. 15 Warriors won due to those injuries.. and 16 3-1 comeback from Cleveland. There ya go fam. Lol.

@@hustla4life45 lol thx

Game 7.. joker drop 34… KD and Bron got swept.. did u hear how they was dogging joker down 0-2. Everyone started saying he shouldn’t even won mvp.. what are you talking about

​​@@dariuswhite2148 jokic was inefficient TOOK 28 SHOTS PLAYED TERRIBLE DEFENSE CHOKIC GIANNIS IS WAY BETTER AND HE NEVER GETS THE SAME LAME EXCUSES

Luka has a bad game 4 with another triple double and gets the blame for the loss😂😂😂 their favorite player kyrie puts up 9 and gets a pass. If kyrie could have scored 11 luka would have closed the series in 5

@@IknowMoreThanYou and what was ant man last night??? Highly efficient?? O but wait his team showed up… what was highest scorer outside of Murray and joker???? 7 points lol.. but ok yea blame him lol

@@IknowMoreThanYou youll defend Giannas losing cause of his team but blame the joker lol ok

But conley is average tho

@lucky889s9 The man 36 he did his job I was referring to Ant, McDaniels, & Alexander defensively bro

​@@StickyIckyy5900the way I see it, nuggets just choked when 3 starters disappeared. Total of 70mil per season for those 3. And the owner and front office too cheap to get quality bench before deadline. Now they paying for it

And Murray's production was like 80% in the first half

Chokic took 28 shots and played no defense. Chokic has never beaten a 50 WIN team in the playoffs

Chokic

I ABSOLUTELY 💯 RITE WITHOUT BRUCE BROWN JEFF GREEN NUGGETS NEVER CHANCE TO DEFEAT LAKERS LAST SEASON

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Exactly...when they went into the bonus, the fate was sealed.

It's been boring

He had 35

​@@Frxhsekidd2nd half he had 5 points. He didn't finish great, as well as the Nuggets bench being lackluster.

@@Frxhsekidd He better have 35. Because there was no more after that when Judge Ant put those cuffs on him in the 2nd half.

You should be worried about Kyrie now!

@@Frxhsekiddba and aa… before Ant and after Ant

The great thing about Jokic’s play style is that he gets all the credit when he’s dishing the rock around and his teammates are making shots, but he gets to avoid all criticism when he dishes the rock and his teammates missing shots Jokic is still probably the best in the world but people had us thinking the man was Larry Bird, Magic, and Shaq all in one

Jokic showed up in this series except for Games 1 and 2. And a lot of that had to do with the Wolves' defense. The rest of the team was either inconsistent or shot bricks when it counted.

Alpha Edwards took got his Wolfpack to take that game from Joker, it wasn't his fault, it was other pieces of that 12 Piece chicken McNuggets faults for not helping

Brother what, it was literally a 2 v 5 in the end

Jokic didn’t play great but he legit had no help from players 3-onwards

Exactly

Excuses for Chokic

Glazing

He is not LeBron though

Lebron got swept 2 years in a row m8

​@@Sr.PrincipIrrelevant

I knew something was fishy when Barkley guaranteed the Wolves win.

4x DPOY hit a fadeaway 😂😂 became Dirk for 10 seconds.

Dude never choke, joker and Murray showed up it's the rest of the team choke and got caught in a deer light. What game were yall watching 😂😂😂

@@realtalk6720Naa keep that same energy.. He should have carried the team.. He was gassed and looking for the for the refs to bail him out 😂😂

​@@realtalk6720 Nikola chokic

@@realtalk6720 He's watching the same game with the same folks that claimed James choked although he and Davis were putting up Monster Numbers.

You can't blame Murray or jokic for the loss. I'd blame the others for not doing their part

@@123mikey1000We didn’t make that excuse for AD or LeBron the previous series, I don’t wanna hear it now.

​@@123mikey1000 You most certainly can blame Jokic. He's the three time MVP who had a 20 point lead. He should've went for 50 if others weren't stepping up

​@@123mikey1000All we heard after losing by 45 points, was how Jokic was staring and all he did was put up 34 points on 28 shots 😂

@@atraina6921stop it bro, what excuse? Nobody thought the lakers even had a chance besides delusional Bron fans 😂

To be fair, Nikola showed up.

I mean he wasn’t great but he literally had no help from anyone except Murray

Life of a hater must be a sad one

Lebron done get the benefit of the doubt when his team lose and he can out perform everyone and every category and still be held accountable. Kd get ripped to shreds when his teams lose but he still produces they question his leadership. Steph gets destroyed and he outscore everyone and they say the dynasty is over trade clay trade draymond steph old. But joker gets no backlash it’s crazy

@@user-vt8ym7jf8y Lebron has rarely ever been held accountable, the media always blames his teammates for everything. I agree with the sentiment that Jokic needed to be better, but having no other teammates in double figures besides Murray is near impossible to win with

The only game where Luka and Kyrie both played it didn't.

3 starters disappeared. And no bench. They're not even injured. It's a disaster from beginning.

Naw young lebron was a 2 way monster on defense

Don’t insult The Goat like that

@@jimmyconway6080 smd

@@jimmyconway6080 $MD

Zumb ass3s ofc he dnt play like lebron ofc this imbeciles would throw that out.

These are the current “superstars” 1) Luka 2) Jokic 3) SGA 4) Kawhi 5) Tatum 6) Brunson (barely) 7) Haliburton (barely) 8) Giannis 9) Donovan Mitchell 10) Embiid EDIT: Forgot Giannis. Giannis is top 5 for sure Honorable mention: Kyrie, KAT, Jaylen Brown, Zion, Ja, KD, lebron, steph (these 3 guys used to be superstars) That’s about it

@@user-ze6ns9pq2y I agree with you on (1,2,3,5 & 10), the othere - to me - are stars not superstars. I'd add LeBron, Steph, KD, and Giannis to the list of superstars. They do have average teams, can't hold that against them if they did not have a deep run.

@@mahmoodpolo yeah Giannis is definitely a superstar. The other guys used to be in my opinion. Getting old now, just stars

Yeah, it's subjective I guess, you can't really go wrong with any player.

​@@user-ze6ns9pq2y Anthony Edwards is here man. He deserves to be on this list over Mitchell and Haliburton for sure thevway he's been playing in these playoffs

Same here, I tried to tell people about them losing those two guys and how important was but people thought the starting lineup + Christian Braun & Reggie Jackson would be more than enough to help them skate by to repeat as champions.

Yeah…

Lol they just stopped making shots. Yeah Wolves Defense had nothing to do with that.

He is

Name 5 better centers

Got too cocky

😂Bro he lost

Because they blew a 20pt lead in Game 7 at home, as a 3 time MVP. You think if this were KD or LeBron they'd get credit? They'd be criticized the entire month.

Yep looks that way

He has the highest + - in the entire playoffs so far dummy