Rob Parker - Pump the Brakes on Anthony Edwards Being Face of the NBA 

Blame Stephen A for boosting it up....and Ant man was just chilling playing bball

The media pushes people up high just to tear them down 10x harder.

The media built up Jordan before he won a championship. NBA entertainment put out 2 DVDs lol...this is nothing new.

Ant problem is making everyone touch the ball. He should stop passing 😢

@@kingshabazz1310 he averaged 28 as a rookie, and was MVP and DPOY same year before winning, a bit different realms.

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Rob should turn his camera off then

Yea me I never care about it he’s always paying attention if he wasn’t that would be another thing

it’s because he’s playing blackjack on his phone 😂

He ready my text telling him what to say on the show.

He is pretty much Jordan from 88 to 89. MJ wasn't winning yet

He's definitely not

@@alfredooliva5175wow…

His numbers aren't even close. Do you realize Jordan averaged 35? In today's era that's well over 40 ppg considering everyone is scoring more.

​@@alfredooliva5175lol. Did you sufferred brain dmaage or something like that? His numbers are not even close. 25 to 36 for Jordan. And in an era where scoring was lower

😂 fr

He’s almost as bad as Hulk Hogan. I wonder if Metallica also asked Chris to be their Bass player?😂

He didn’t say he lived there

‘Serbia Mafia stand up.’

Exactly. I don't know how his wife puts up with that LOL

😂 😂😂😂😂😂

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looooooòoool

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That’s because “the media” is a completely self serving entity that exists only to create narratives to get people to continue to consume their product. With no stars and or controversies…they don’t make money. They see their current stars falling away and they’re desperate to crown a new one so they can continue the grift.

Ant is the most talented two guard since Kobe, could end up being better than him, just needs some rings.

@@gsp3428 Lol. Better than Wade?? Better than Ginobli??? Is he even better than Shai? No, no, and no.

@@gsp3428 uhhhh…have you ever heard of Dwayne Wade??

@@scarletspider1240 Wade is right there, and criminally underrated, I think Edwards could be better than him. Anthony edwards is as talented as kobe, will he reach that level, I dont know.

@JimBrave-ri1oc You're either insane, or have a personal hangup concerning Kobe. He was marketed ad nauseam. Him playing for the Los Angeles only exaggerated it. Kobe's popularity was only rivaled by Lebron during his ascension, and only surpassed once he tore his achilles in '13, though Lebron was absolutely taking the seat at the head of the table once he went to Miami. Again, by every metric -- pop culture, jersey sales, arena gates, and international reception (by Lebron & Wade's own admission in the Redeem Team documentary, Kobe was swarmed & borderline worshipped by international fans-- he was 100% the face of the NBA for half of a decade. Guy played an NBA record Christmas day games in the prime time slots. No other player in history got more chants on the road during his peak, and the Lakers had more televised games than any other franchise during his prime. If you want to say you think he wasn't squeaky clean anymore post '03 with the Lakers break up & Colorado, I'll agree, and so would he (his Black Mamba moniker was literally born out of him seeking a way to deal with the polarizing affect he had post Shaq & Colorado.) But if you want to tell me John Stockton & Dirk were marketed more than Kobe Bryant, I'm going to say you're full of it & end this exchange here, because you're not arguing in good faith.

​​​@@JimBrave-ri1octhat people watched more? Lol....Kobe was the most watched guy what are you on? There was only one season where kobe wasn't out there like that, and that was in 2005 the year right after shaq left where he was injured and lakers missed playoffs. Kobe was absolutely the face of the nba for a whole decade in his prime. The fact you name those guys claiming they were watched more than kobe lmaooo. I wonder why the lakers were always on TV....in 2009 alone even in lebron mvp year, there were tv commercials of kobe vs lebron, remember those puppets commercials? Yea even in lebron prime kobe was like that. It Wasn't till achille injury where lakers started sucking and when he became a shell of himself that lebron took that title for himself. On the 2008 redeem team who was the most popular guy on the team? Yea you're not the most popular guy on an Olympic team full of nba superstars without being the face of the league.

@@mess1ah8x92 dude not one commercial anywhere in the world. LA isn't as BIG as TEXAS and DALLAS FORTWORTH. Go look at the rating. DIRK was the most watched in the 00's. Kobe couldn't even beat Nash or make the playoffs. Kobe is a rapist he was not marketed at all after that case. Dirk got all the rating from Europe and Texas which is bigger than California. Also Dirk is 4-0 vs prime Kobe in the Playoffs. Kobe was never as popular as Dirk. Dirk is more liked and respected. Kobe is an idiot. tells his pilot to fly through a storm for no reason and also on SUNDAY the Lords day then kobe killed his family and crew. Dirk and Duncan were more watched and had better games. always winning 60 every season. you're just stupid. what are you on.

@@mess1ah8x92 you're insane. I'm not talking about local tv. You casual, that never watched REAL NBA like the DALLAS MAVERICKS. What are you on.

​@@JimBrave-ri1oc Go back to sleep 😴 please 🙏🏾

Coooooook ing 😄

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It's about time Rob catches fire on a topic he has been sleep walking since December

I've never agreed with Rob Parker more the last few weeks and it's caused me to have an existential crisis 😖.

Exactly 💯

Even if the haters cant accept that. He was definitely the face of the league for 3-4 years when he led the lakers to a back to back and led team usa to a gold medal. 07-10

Seems the fans do, too... Maybe Luka can bring in more casual fans, but others dont.

Why would fans want the best player to be a black American? Honest question. Does it matter what race he is?

Are you living under a rock?

​@@cryptidian3530maybe the fans dont. But the media and NBA fraternity certainly do.

Yep, they try to do the same thing with Ja Morant as well.

Ant has more tools. He’s just lacking conditioning for this point of the year. Top level performance is hard to sustain through the course of a championship run season. I mean even track athletes have to time their peak with world championships and Olympics. The man hit a wall and it’s ok. Back to drawing board.

Everyone the face of the NBA until they run into Luka

They do it daily

Kobe never really been the face of the league. Unfortunately for him he played with a better player in shaq those 8 years. After shaq left his team overall didn't do well until gasol. Maybe when he went to 3 finals but by that time Bron had arrived. Not to mention duncan and others were right there with him. I see no lies

@@dkallday197 stop, he was Batman to Shaq’s Superman for that 3peat, he was the best player in the world for years before he got gasol, he went on to be the face of team USA when they won gold(they literally treated him like mj overseas, that’s not an opinion, that’s a fact per dwade and other players on that team) he also went back to back as the best player in the league. He had a short film, kobe doin work, which was accompanied by a hit record abt him from lil Wayne (the biggest rapper in the world at the time) and all the while he had the highest selling shoe of all active players for at least a decade. He was THE face my guy. Dwade is on record saying that they made that heat superteam because they were tired of Kobe winning rings. Stop the cap, u see no lies because u don’t want to see them.

Brou hates Kobe def Klutch influenced Kobe was one the leading vote getters in the 1998 All Star game before he was even starting for Lakers

@@dkallday197Kobe had the top selling jersey more times than lebron has, Kobe been mentioned in more songs than any other player u dum if u think Kobe wasn’t the face of the nba in the mid 2000s

Not a good resumé for the face of the league.

Actually ant was 7th in mvp votes so that’s a lie. Funny u said he wasn’t first team but he was 2nd😂 Don’t have a FMVP RIGHT NOW. The series is still ongoing.

He funny in interviews he is clearly the face of the league

@@straightfacts6482 being funny doesn’t mean anything lol

@@marcusfrm6263 imagine saying the 7th place person is the face of the league. You just proved my point

Chris loves getting in shots on Kobe.

Lbj doesn't even sniff Kobe what a joke

​@@Be.authentic_kobe came in and wasn't expecting to carry the lakers they had shaq hell kobe was playing behind Eddie jones...James came in expecting to carry the cavs and the league big difference

Kobe was a hack Jordan. Shaq carried his ass for 5 years

@@alfredooliva5175 you’re not making any sense

Lbj is not in the goat Convo tf u talking about

@@Be.authentic_ its cool you don't like LeBron but your feelings don't matter he's a legend

Not really, he has potential to be an all time great, we he reach that level, no. But he has the ability to be one of the best ever. Complete offensive player.

ant is not jordan or even kobe so can we just stop the foolishness?

Kyrie closer that Isiah than Ant is to MJ. Just saying

Lmao.. I like that.

Better scorer but not over all.

​@@TheRealtalk617He is a better scorer, better defender, better passer, better rebounder so yes he is a better player, mind u SGA was first team all NBA and Ant was second.

Mofo is like X-Pac now. Next will be "I was hanging with James Naismith when he came up with the idea for basketball!"

Plot Twist Luka is injured has a bad knee

Will y'all make a stand and quit flip flopping.

@@BostonBori92he saving the fake limping and excuses for the upcoming finals loss…and people will believe the lies, but we just seen Luka hit a game winner over Gobert and trash talk him after

😂 facts media create these narratives just to have something to talk about

Man, I remember the Zion talk.....he was talked about like he was going to be the 2nd coming. I still recall getting into arguments with people when I said I wasn't sold on him ever being healthy or at the right weight to live up to his potential.

I would hate to see that happen to Ant, cause he strikes me as a honest hardworking hooper that has an edge. He has a great personality for such a young man in a high profile situation. Ant has a long way to go before anyone puts him in the same status as MJ, the 🐐!!!!

yeah but if minn wins everything and he has a great series then ...? yeah he'll be touted as the best player in the world; thats how it goes thats why they were calling jokic the best; only because his team won it last yr... if giannis bucks had won it again last yr they would have been screaming all season long that giannis is the best player in the world this is the formula

@@DynoGreen313 That’s NOT how it goes. That might be how you think about it or the dumb media thinks about it, but who won the title is NOT indicative of “best player in the world”. Jokic, Jordan, Lebron, etc. were ALL the best player in the world long before they ever won a “title”. Titles are won by TEAMS! For example; Edwards has more help in this 1 season than Jokic has had throughout his entire career! T-Wolves: #1 Ranked Defense Edwards - All-NBA Gobert - DPOY/All-Defensive Towns - All-Star Reid - 6MOY McDaniels - All-Defensive To date Jokic has had exactly: 0 All-NBA teammates 0 DPOY teammates 0 All-Stars teammates 0 All-Defensive teammates If Edwards wins a title then it was a collective TEAM win with him arguably/just barely being the best player on the team that doesn’t make him the face of the league or the best player in the world. Jokic was the BEST PLAYER because all the facts/empirical data said that was the case! You have the thought process/take of a 5 year old. When the 04’ Pistons won the title was Billips the “best player in the league”??? Of course not!! When the 20’ Lakers won the title was Lebron the best player in the league?? Of course not! These takes are so elementary! The best player in the world is the guy winning MVP every year. Period.

@@acason4Your post should be pin !!!

And I believe Ant was spittin’ FACT, not excuse. His first time experiencing this physical AND emotional pressure. This time of year is nothing like the regular season. Remember he is 21!!!

Jayden McDaniels is closer to Steph Curry than Ant is to MJ. Not hitting 20 points in last 2 games...he tired 22 yrs old guy is tired 😂

He has won 1 series his whole career. Pump the brakes Simple Jack

@@DanielTorres-pw8ilhe’s won 2.

@@DanielTorres-pw8ilyou’re telling me you can decipher 1 from 2?😂😂

1 series? Are you fkn slow..

That’s wemby

The future is Luka, Wemby, Giannis, Jokic, SGA.

@@natecruz7114you must have a personal problem to not include ANT amongst those other guys for the future of the league.

Now that could be true. The young man has an incredible upside and I hope he continues to improve.

@@natecruz7114 Nah crazy hate right there.

FACTS!!

I think "old heads" are actually the ones ranking him that high. Just look at the Broussard, Shannon Sharpe, SAS. The entire ESPN network has already crowned the guy.

They are desperate. Lebron is retired and the MVP barely speaks english

ANT needs to have the ball every possession last 5 mins? HE ain't luka or bron, they think the game and ant is still young and just takes shots thats given to him

Pretty much cus everybody takes about them being out

It because he's market and promote the brand he's not only a basketball player but an established entertainment mogul so of course he's going to be talked about jokic doesn't promote the brand thats why he will never be the face of the sport​@@trell019

Steph Curry is the face of the league not LeBron facts

FACTS

@@Adrian-bn2xestop it

Clearly u don’t kno basketball. Go comment on housewives

Sure buddy 😁😁😁

@@propanetank8640 clearly its a game much to hard to follow for you 🤡

luka aint competitve? SGA? These dudes are better and more skilled than ant, you prob just want somebody that looks like jordan

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@@user-gc1wj8tt2p Ant is only considered competitive is becuz he can't stfu.

Luka will drain a step back three on your face and laugh at you on your own homecourt, This is why i call classy trash talk, All i see edwards do is empty promises, I got kyrie, i'll play better, i'm tired lol.

The stat sheet

He's checking the weather in Serbia.

I don’t blame Rob , Broussard talk the whole show soon as rob speak he get cut off

Magic Johnson

@@OMAR-vk9pi & Larry Bird

Girl stop Goat james been the face for 20 years

Finally a good take.

Lol why are you passing the ball late at all in the shot clock?

Why you wants to blame Gobert. If wasn’t for him the Timberwolves gets blown up.

@@yvans. I was disappointed in his poor pick and roll defence and I felt he missed a lot of passes in a close game.

Jokic didn’t lose to AE lol did you even watch the last game of that series he played terrible. Not really an argument