Does Offense or Defense Win NBA Championships? 

💯, people are quick to criticize Mike and not appreciate. I think this pod is successful because it feels like such a real conversation with funny moments and mistakes. Mike and Dmills make the pod more human, and they know what they’re talking about too.

@@erikhines5722mike has slacked at times but if u a real fan u should just be happy when he gives effort and shows improvement cause the show doesn’t work without all 4

Bro start the pod with some Lakers bs😂 meat riding as usual

@@kuzmathegoat7197i wouldn’t say slacking more so letting the ones who can carry do their thing and he plays his role

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After almost fumbling the Darvin ham stuff

beating the allegations

Mike revealed a hidden compartment in his bag he aint never done this before

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Celtics-lakers aswell

not a rivalry rn, at least doesn't feel that way. 1-1 the last two years but no like heated moments and an unbelievable shooting performance from bench players this year to win. Not like stars battling or ejections or anything

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@@arnoldjacob5711 bams block on Tatum is engraved in every Celtic fans mind

Look at this season. Nuggets became champions because everyone upped their defense. Mainly Jokic and Murray

@@s.c.6989in my opinion, it’s about playing great basketball. What percentage of your success comes from offense Vs defense is dependent on the team. You just can’t be incompetent on either end and compete. The 04 pistons won a championship by holding teams under 70, but they still had dawgs on offense like Sheed, Chauncey, and Rip that came through when they needed it. I would say overall offense is more important to the success of a team but to win a championship you need both.

@@aherbo18 i understand what you mean, but I believe defense is more because it’s the one aspect you can always rely on. Even the greatest scorers in the world have off nights, but a consistent/competent defense can make up for offensive droughts. If you can’t defend a cone and have an off night scoring, you stand no chance of winning. Denver had a couple of off shooting nights in the finals and cf, but their defense kept them alive. They even turned it into transition buckets which fueled their offense

@@s.c.6989 While I do think offense is “more important” simply based off the principle that you have to score more points to win the game, the game is about getting a bucket and stopping the opponent from getting a bucket. Both are essential. With that said, I also believe a great defense can make up more for a lackluster offense than a great offense can make up for a lackluster defense. It also depends on what era we are talking about because certain eras rule set’s allowed more or less advantages to defenders or offensive players than others.

@@aherbo18 I think it depends on era too but I still take defense more because back in the day usally the players who have made multiple all defensive teams have alot of rings but also since warriors won first ring I think the only team to win final that was not top 5 in defense was cavs

Nuggets literally just won a title with a way better Offense then Defense.

@@lesnakejames505 their defense was really good in the playoffs. Especially in the Finals

Pretty sure they were also the third best defense

I doubt that. It's probably pretty even.

@@lesnakejames505which is an anomaly… you missed the point of bros comment😂

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Melo and it’s not even close

@@brendanbloom3366if you're already a championship level team you're taking rodman 9/10 imo look at the last couple finalists and look at who would fit better a guy like rodman that can defend multiple positions at an elite level and get 20 rebounds would be perfect. Look at how fucking looney was keeping the warriors in the series vs the kings by grabbing 3 offensive boards in one possession lol

@@DawnofIsai you just changed the criteria to fit what you wanted. All it said was who you taking. Nothing about pieces already in place. You take the better player. Which is melo by far. If you are trying to build a championship team from scratch you are taking melo over Rodman in a heartbeat. Melo is a dynamic bucket getter who can rebound pass and defend despite the narrative around him. To win a championship you need a guy who can get buckets at will. It’s gonna be much easier to build a championship roster around melo than it is Rodman. Pistons would not take Rodman over IT. Spurs and Popovich had many difficulties with Rodman. Bulls had to babysit Rodman.

@@jxmmykriminallive what was the question than? He said in most cases he’s taking Rodman. 9/10 times he said. There was nothing about it already being a championship caliber team. 9 times out of 10 it is not gonna be a championship caliber team. The majority of the time you aren’t gonna want to over complicate things. You take the better basketball player. Melo is the better and more valuable basketball player in general.

Ya OP that was probably a really bad comp lol. This is coming from a DET fan too, I value Rodman a lot. But it also should be a given we are talking about winning championship, that’s literally the video title. But Melo is still the better player overall in his prime and fits on more teams. Maybe a better comp would be like KCP vs Lou Will. If you asked the general public, they’d say Lou was the better basketball player. But in the postseason, give me KCP all day long. He’s plug and play, he’s gonna be able to defend 1s and 2s and even some smaller 3s, he can hit C&S 3s at a high level, attack closeouts, keep the ball moving, etc. If I’m trying to win in the postseason I want KCP over Lou. Or you could use like Jordan Poole if you wanted a current day person. Those small guards that can’t defend can get you buckets, but they’re not good enough to be a #1 option. If they’re your best creator or even second best creator you’re cooked. Maybe on extremely specific rosters you’d prefer them, but it’s very very few when we are talking about trying to win a chip in the playoffs. Having a solid 3&D wing is always gonna be helpful in the playoffs bc they’re not gonna attack them on the defensive end, and while they’re not amazing on offense, they’re good enough to be a +. Both sides of the ball are extremely important. You need balance. Just wanted to maybe give a better comp than OP did

Young lebron was only getting to the rim really he didn’t use his dribble to shoot of balance and stuff when he was younger. So I don’t think it’s more dynamic cause young pg could score at all 3 levels efficiently

@@aidenreyes9261 Well Bron’s biggest advantage back then was his athleticism so his handle was almost intended for getting him downhill. PG didn’t have that burst or explosiveness so he had to develop more of a 3 level scoring game & his handle reflects that. maybe dynamic wasn’t the best word but i think both are great, it’s all about preference. thanks for your reply 🤞🏾

wth would jason williams know about defense

Basketball is literally who can score more points in a certain timeframe. Yea it’s better if you can slow down your opponent from scoring, but ultimately it’s your own offense and scoring that wins

@@Willy72070it’s paradoxical. If you can stop a team more, you have more opportunities to score.

@@ChampNation3 That’s literally false. You have the same total opportunities on offense whether they make or miss a shot

we don't give a damn what that racist has to say

That's a lie you can play the best defense and still get scored on If anything Good Defense can be defeated but Good Offense can't be stopped you can always hit a contested shot

@@lesnakejames505 and get fouled easily too

Offense wins you games. Warriors have good defense that gets the job done but their offense is just out of this world. They can make a come back easily. Klay, Steph, Wiggs now Cp3 we seasoned then my boy Green it's going to be scary. Cp3 has a chance this coming season to win. Cos with Suns him and Booker went finals, with Harden conference final. Almost beat Warriors with KD, Steph, Klay, Green & Iguodala, Cp3 is thee dude give him 2 year contract easy back to back for GSW

You say that but a great Miami defense met it’s match in the nuggets in the finals this season

@@lesnakejames505is the best defense you can have just contesting a jumpshot?

No weve seen at the highest level an elite offense always trumps elite defense, defense is 90% effort offense is skill in a game 7 were youre exhausted what will hold up? Its offense, you dont have to have an elite defense just an okay one but you 100% need an elite offense if u wanna make a deep run weve seen it over and over the best defensive teams with okay offenses 1st and 2nd round exits or look like a shell of themselves later in the playoffs yes u can hold them but u cant make a run to seperate and then they start hitting bullshit shots bcuz theyre elite offensively and u cant match those blows

It's both. Last lakers chip, they had the 3rd ranked defense and the the 11th ranked offense. In 2018 The warriors had the 3rd ranked offense and the 11th ranked defense. Most champions have either their offense or their defense in the top 5. Sometimes they have both. Both of them win chips. To just say defense wins chips is insane.

@@Casualfan101so then how did the most efficient offense of all time(being the Kings) lose in the first round to the 10th best offense this season. It’s because Kings were 24th in defense

You can get all the stops you want but if you can't score you won't win you gotta be3 able to score and score consistently

@@lesnakejames505 I could literally say the exact same for defense: You can score all you want but if you can’t stop your opponent you won’t win and you gotta be able to defend consistently to not allow big runs

Oh I missed Kenny saying it too cuz I laughed too hard the first time