James Jones Beefs With Austin Rivers over NBA Players Playing in NFL Take | THE ODD COUPLE 

All rappes do that too

That’s the whole point. Why do we work ?? Nothings for free. I’d rather be Rich and on tv because I’m bored ,than broke on tv knowing I have to come to work.

@@marqwill8732I seriously doubt James Jones is on TV because he’s hurting for money. He’s still a millionaire from playing in the NFL

That's what usually happens when you're a bum! You always go straight to the money

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Well he called him a scrub basically and he’s not. Rivers is better at his sport

@@cato12 hell no 😂

@@Good2bking Austin rivers was the number 1 player in nation in high school. Went to a power house basketball college and was a lottery pick. James jones went to sj state. Not bama or Georgia. Or any top football college.

That’s what broke people say

Everybody not scared like you bro

No, if someone pays it Take it

Stop pocket watchin another man's cash . Austin Rivers had a solid 11 year NBA career

@@eugenereeves418 hows it pocket watching he publicly announced it as a brag🤣

All the other sports are jealous of FOOTBALL , including Rob and Chris . Basketball players are the 2nd slowest next to baseball players in team sports .

​@laselleperkins277 People are jealous of football? They take way more damage, have shorter careers and lives and they get paid less.

I haven't seen that one. Thanks for the heads up.

Why make the mistake that got you fired twice?

He never claimed he could make it. Also he was asked the question loool And let's think about it which profession is more likely to transition ? Was he wrong ?

​​@@bridgework218 Yes, MANY NBA players came to be because they took one hit & went running back to the basketball court.

1 win for Austin.

If Rivers NBS career translated to the NFLhe would have been released after his 1st contract. He's just lucky enough the NBA drafts on potential and overpays their rookies and their role players

12 year career isn’t a bust

@@kurtmcmillan9610as a lottery pick not consistently starting for at least 5 years is a bust in my opinion. Couple that with those just basic good stats for the second guy coming off the bench that is bad. Teams are in the lottery because they need a solid starter not a role player off the bench. And I doubt he lasts as long in the league without his daddy’s name.

for most of us normal people… $57M is a lot… but we all know other people paid him that $ who have no athleticism…. made 3x his money in less than half that time

Pro bowl nfl players can’t block him

They get paid more

Me too!!

Zion Williamson.

​@@hitek9too255 & will get folded cuz Garret & people like him push around 290 lbs+ around like it's nothing.

Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham were basketball players and chose football. Are they soft?

What beating? They took tackling out the sport

​@@brandonherd9153 They were good hoopers, but dedicated their time to football. Look at Green, took a hit & ran back to the court where he can bully others without getting hit back.

@@brandonherd9153 Not NBA players though. Even Tony G. who played in college would not have cut it in the NBA. Austin overstated but the thought that the athleticism in the NBA you could not develop some NBA players into NFL players is not far fetched. Now would they stick in the league with the physicality probably not. If you flip it you probably could not find a lot NFL players good enough skill and size wise to play in the NBA. Austin overstated it and had he said it like I said using the "developed" word then nobody has an issue.

I think NBA players could transition way easier than people think. Almost all NFL players would rather play in NBA where you make more money, guaranteed contracts and don’t get hurt as much. They just aren’t good enough. I think only argument is they didn’t dedicate their lives to basketball like NBA players did but I really do think they weren’t good enough at basketball and had to play football because it’s easier. I get the physicality aspect but not every NBA player and basketball players are soft. That’s all I’m saying. That’s every football fan and NFL players argument is we would hit you one time and you would never get back on that field. You couldn’t last 1 training camp or you’d die. Antonio gates made the final four in basketball and averaged 20-10 and also played football. He chose football and became a hall of famer. Not a role player or specialist. Hall of famer. One of the best TEs to ever play. If he made NBA he would be 15th best on a team maybe. That’s equivalent to a football player choosing basketball and being one of the best point guards in NBA history. You don’t have to shoot as much just pass and play great defense.

Bingo. Basketball players today would quit. Hell they soft now

U never hear b ball training camp was brutal u hear it in the NFL

@@jasonj7755lol not even close to the same thing

I do agree with Austin. Just not on the quantity, maybe like 5 NBA players. First person that came to mind was Zion Williamson, then maybe Aaron Gordon or Anthony Edwards. A prime LeBron for sure, but like LeBron's living proof of human evolution so that goes without saying! The fact that Antonio Gates a college basketball player made it to the NFL without ever playing college football. I can't think of a case where the opposite's ever happened; a college football player with no college basketball making it to the NBA.

@@herschelpatel7115 You missed the point of my argument. Playing football is about being mentally tough enough. Zion is the last person that could play in the NFL. Dude can’t even last a full season in NBA and doesn’t even have the discipline to avoid McDonalds. Gives no effort on defense and is underwhelming as a rebounder. Edwards seems mentally capable. Lebron???? Dude is one of the softest crybabies in the league. He wouldn’t last a game in the NFL. Antonio Gates was only ONE player. He’s the exception. Playing in the NBA requires more fine motor skills developed over years of playing compared to say playing TE.

Well rivers had to respond in that manner once James jones made it personal and called him ass at his profession.

There’s definitely flipping you ever seen a lineman flop tryna get a hold call and all the QBs flop as soon as you touch the qb and it’s a flag to even touch the qb

@@nelsonshut6840 fact ppl talking bout Austin took it personal but jones started bringing his career stats for no reason

@@NYC164it’s because Austin Rivers called him a meathead🤣🤣🤣 and then told James jones “ I don’t even know who you are”. James Jones didn’t just randomly pop off.

@@RobinHoodHefe yea after James jones came at him then he replyed on twitter and today he cook James jones again in a video

Facts failing to to mention mfkas wasn't making the kinda money they making in the NFL now😭🤣

More in 1 year than your career is vicious lame or not 😂

@@josephgreen1557 imagine calling a 11 year vet a fringe nba player and they make more money with no brain damage James sound like a meathead fr lol

@@evileyevalauslook at the avg salary buddy

@@daa_97James Jones said it best. “9 points per game, 2 rebounds per game, 2 assists per game, 7 different teams in 11 years, top 10 lottery pick. In the streets we call you a bust homeboy” 😂😂😂 done dropped the 🎤 on Glen’s son LMAO

How wouldn’t Austin understand the difference ?

@@Timmyware-nb6ni Jerry rice made 40M in his nfl career and he’s the greatest Austin rivers is arguably a lottery bust and he made 50M Basketball will always make more money so that’s a moot point to bring up. James jones argued careers and he won. Austin brought up money when that was never an argument.

Money is the proof. NFL makes way more than the NBA but NBA players get paid way more, why. Supply and Demand. It's easier to replace NFL guys, because the barrier of entry is lower. Aka, it's easier to get into the NFL than the NBA. And since they removed all the hits, even a crybaby like LeBron could go play WR or QB. But Tom couldn't score on Ant. But plenty of WRs could probably play in the NBA if we're being honest.

@@DarthPicarat I wanna know where all this money is going “the nfl makes more money than the nba

@@Timmyware-nb6ni to the Owners apparently...Jerry Jones is rich and getting richer

yea right, some guys arent even great athletes, but are supremely skilled, like QB's, and take walloping hits and still play...so stop the cap!

​@@allanluis3696 cuz QBs are still football players. Maybe you should actually use that empty noggin of yours.

If that’s your only argument you lost. There are players right now in the NFL who can’t take hits. We are talking about skill level and if you have a crazy skilled athlete who can come in and get the proper conditioning why wouldn’t they be able to play football. There are so many positions that just essentially rely on your pure athleticism strength speed and coordination. In basketball everyone has to shoot everyone has to play defense everyone has to run everyone has to pass

@@SE-gs6gd exactly, these pppl acting like for example, Kirk Cousins is SO TOUGH, but someone like Russell Westbrook couldnt "take a hit" in the NFL, like STFU!!!! Straight stupidity. Most NBA players 'could' take a hit if they wanted to. They are world class athletes. If QB's who are 'barely' athletic survive in the league where giant edge rushers are gunning for them, dont give me this BS.

I’m certain James Jones the one who directly attacked Austin

Be slow bruh. Austin just stated an opinion. The other dudes vaginas were throbbing and started the personal attacks.

@@iknotwill1261The conversation wouldn’t be there if Austin didn’t open his mouth

@@tbates2906 Plenty of people replied to what Austin said and didnt attack him personally but refuted his argument. James attacked Austin personally

They totally passed on this topic They were scared on this segment

No theres not Myles Garet is the height of a guard.

@@soda8736 miles Garrett is the height of Josh hart.. who was guarding pascal siakim 6”9 just one day ago. You telling me miles can’t D up just as good if not better?

@Gustv4 i guess its possible. But, can he ball handel and shoot ?

@@soda8736 miles can ball, if his focus was bball then yes he could carve out a role. Tee Higgins is another one he just chose football

Footballs not hard to play it takes little skill it’s been basketball players that couldn’t make the nba and was like f it I’ll just go to the nfl and been pro bowlers no nfl player can play in the nba 😂

@daa_97 name that player… that’s a bold statement to say without naming someone lol

@@daa_97 I would rather play a sport less skilled than play a sport where you ain’t gotta have no heart like basketball softest sport in the world next to soccer

@@Lil_tro_Vert they took tackling out the sport now that soft…

@@Lil_tro_Vertno heart you should look up Real Madrid 😂

Boxing is way tougher than those 9u22y sports

Interesting because I played hockey and football and found them pretty easy compared to basketball. I get the work you have to put in for football but basketball was just hard for me because i didn’t have the body type for it or the skill set.

​@@9nineM4rc377us One hit stick & the boxer will be down. One punch & the NFL player will be down. You don't know jack.

there was a bus at all you clearly don’t watch back. There’s a lot of people who got selected to pick and average what he average. But the fact you don’t watch the NBA you expected him to average 20 to 30 points a game because you don’t watch the NBA.

I second that

Facts

What are you saying?

Shoot. Prime Westbrook at free safety, prime LeBron at tight end, Anthony Edwards at strong safety, Luka as a DE, Zion as a monster DE/DT. Prime Iverson and John Wall at corner. He's right.

​@@donaldchesser157Nothing. Them boys load manage off of twisted ankles. They'll be broken up after the first week

​@@SpooneyLuv😂😂😂

​@@hitek9too255 Lebron flops from a light shoulder bump. You really think he's playing tight end and gettin hit by linebackers in the box? No way. At 6'9" his knees will be done after 3 seasons from low hits.

High school isn't professional tho. A better comp would be ESPN could do all the reports and shows fox are doing better or something

Hell no but pj Tucker could easily go to nfl and be a pro bowler

Nope you couldn’t. They’re literally millions of reps behind

😭😭I get what you saying but how he plays in the nba and how he plays at LA fitness is different 💯PJ probably raw asf

Guys at the end of the bench were stars in high school...pat Beverly averaged 30

​@@Dipset415Lmfao you're comment is clueless. You clearly don't know how good PJ was when he first got to the NBA with the suns. He averaged double digits scoring for several season. NFL players could never play in the NBA, they lack the dexterity and are way behind on the skill required to make a roster.

He did tho.

Gonzales played college football. Gates was recruited to play at Michigan St. Besides that they are not from this generation of cream puff NBA players. They was tough guys on the court so it would translate to the field.

@@davidstewart799 and we are gonna act like this generation of NFL isn’t also softer? Come on now. Also if you put some of these dudes at WR you aren’t going to have to deal with any of that anyways.

@@davidstewart799 also gates never ended up playing football at college. I also didn’t mention Peppers who admitted he quit basketball cause he found out he was going to be a top pick in the NFL. Also think of all the other players who have had no experience in football but still made the nfl.

@BlackWolfSportsTalk Peppers played college football and played basketball during the off-season. Football was his primary sport. How many of the non football players had success in the NFL? There's a difference between being able to go out on a field and just catching a pass and another catching a pass over the middle where someone like Fred Warner or Derwin James waiting to separate you from the ball. NBA players just do not have NFL strength, durability, or the desire to play a 17-game regular where there's no load management and you play with pain

@@davidstewart799 did you really say durability and James in the same comment lol. Also basketball players play multiple games and travel in one week while football players play one game and have limited padded practices. You can name more basketball to football than the other way around and that’s my point.

Lol

Cap. If he could easily play QB in the NFL, then that Heisman trophy winner would have at least been drafted.

Wrong.

​@SpooneyLuv Naw, they weren't really trying to have too many black QBs back then. Even if they won the heisman trophy.

@@ddavis8988 Riiiiight, tell that to Warren Moon, Randall Cunningham, Rodney Pete, Kordell Stewart, and Andre Ware to name a few. The NFL has race issues for sure, but it's not the reason a 6ft non running quarterback with a good but not great arm can win the Heisman in college but still not get drafted to the NFL.

Exactly!🤣

Antonio Gates

How would you know? The number of players on a roster is totally irrelevant to how the game is played. One roster calls for 11 players and the other 5. What kind of comparison is that 🤣

True, but as a competitor its disrespectful for you to think I couldn't do it as well.

How is it college basketball players become pro bowlers and hall of fame in the nfl. But not one is college football player and makes it in nba hall of fame? Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzolas, Travis Kelcy, Jimmy Graham. They WOULDA played in the NBA. IF they COULDA

Soft ass QBs these get blown on and it's a foul.

​@@brandonherd9153Donovan McNabb too. There was only one. Charlie Ward was All American QB but above average PG in NBA

​@@brandonherd9153 Cuz they played football as well. Stop being ignorant. The Oklahoma drill is the reason why many NBA players came to be. Gtfoh.

He's talking 30 actually going out there playing the game. Not talking about making team. He talking about actually playing in the NFL

@@FaceFamous making the team is playing in The NFL.

​@@davidhutson2846 The Oklahoma drill is the reason why NBA players ran away from the field & back to the court.

@@ghostx4747 or because theres more money in playing basketball?

@@davidhutson2846 Changes reason now? Stop replying lil dawg.

And you think that proved a point? He takes one hit and he gets carted off the field. No flopping in football. And workouts between the two sports, football wins that hands down

Nba players woukdnt be intelligent enough to grab football schemes

Yeah but you actually have to be tough to play in the NFL!

There is a lot of skill on the o line, it's just a different set of skills.

minimum skill on the O-Line & D-Line? you must not know football

@@ebhustln707 no I played that’s why I said it, footwork and hand technique after that it’s minimal. Why you think they call WR a skill position 🤦🏿‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣defense and lineman are 80-90% athleticism and raw strength and the other 10-20% skills

@@17thNO name it outside of footwork and hand technique?

Some people picked up basketball late though like the international Players (Hakeem, Joel Embid, Giannis)

Antonio gates is the only guy who wasn't a college football player and gets like Jimmy or Tony there primarily sport was football not basketball and were much better on the feild than the court

I am old I remember a several Baseball players who played Basketball in the winter , one was Chuck Conner's , The Rifleman , at least I think that is true .

What on Earth are you talking about?

For real like James Jones and j.j watt took it too far. They didn't have to attack him and do all that. Just say his wrong and explain how

He’d be a nasty corner back

Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham Tony Gonzolas, Travis Kelcey were basketball players and love basketball. Are they too soft to play football? Hall of fame in football. Name a college football player in nba hall of fame

@@brandonherd9153 Were those dudes professional NBA players?

No they couldn’t make it. Weren’t good enough. But made NFL Hall of fame. Those soft bitches couldn’t take a hit

​@@gwill153🤡 His point is that it has been proven that basketball players have successfully transitioned into football as comparison to football players transitioning into basketball. Stop glazing the NFL players nutsacks, Rivers wasn't out of bounds for stating his opinion.

@@gwill153no because they aren’t good enough to make it to the nba, which is the entire point. But they were good enough to dominate in the nfl.

Prior, Rob had a gummy 😂

SSSSSSHHHHIIIIIDDDDD🙄.... baseball is the hardest 🤨.... remember🤷🏿‍♂️....3 out of 10 is hall of famer🤭

Your sample size is zero. Who the hell do you know went from the NBa that went to the NFL successfully. There is a reason for that

Every single athlete who played football and basketball chose football that was great athlete chose football. I personally believe it is because they didn’t think they could make nba but thought they could nfl. What he said about just being able to join team and have success is stupid. But NBA athletes are crazy. Only sport with height requirement basically. People 6’6 with 40 in verts that are crazy skilled. Even Ray Lewis sayed lot of gaurds would be amazing WRs. Being able to be like Kryie Irving his moves and jukes he would have DBs spinning. Almost All football DBs are under 6ft and NBA players are crazy athletes with 6 inches on them. Come on. Football is physical there’s no doubt but the money and not having injuries makes NBA more lucrative. But if they wanted them could handle physicality.

@@brandonherd9153 They dont choose football because it was easier or because they couldnt make the NBA dumb@ss..they chose football because they CHOSE FOOTBALL. Tony Gonzalez was an ALL AMERICAN Tght End at CAL who was also the starting Power Forward for a Sweet 16 team .in his OFFSEASON...Julius Pepper was an ALL AMERICAN LINEMAN... Julius Peppers was an ALL AMERICAN Lineman at North Carolina and "walked on" to a basketball team that made the Final Four..even scoring 21 point sin a game....basketball is EASY to football players...football player splay baseball, run track and play basketball as LEISURE in the offseason to have somethign to do... There are ZERO basketball players who play anything as a "2nd sport"

Antonio Gates played zero college Football and was on of the greatest TE ever in football by far. No one doesn’t play college basketball for 3-4 years and makes NBA. Hahahaha football easy as hell to adapt and learn.

​@@brandonherd9153 Antonio Gates was was RECRUITED to play FOOTBALL at Michigan State..a Division 1 Big 10 School where Nick Saban was the Coach...and told him he could be a FIRST ROUND NFL player.. He didnt just "come outta nowhere" to play football..he was ALREADY a potential FIRST ROUND football player...per Nick Saban who recruted him... he took 4 years off from FOOTBALL then went BACK to football