Stephen A. Smith reacts to Kyrie dropping a career-high 60 PTS on Magic 👀 | First Take 

Plenty of people give him love for that championship. I think the issue is that he wants to be the main guy on every team and when given the opportunity he failed

@@MrHitmanjohnson1 on the Celtics he was injured the whole time and had screws in his knees. On the Cavs, before LeBron, he was playing with G-leaguers as a young player. What do u expect? His time and accolades on the Nets will solidify his legacy. He needs a ring on the Nets.

Nah. Kyrie NEEDED bron to carry him and he simply gave bron what he owed him. Kyrie can't carry a team and has never proven he can end of story. THE CELTICS CARRIED HIM and GOT BETTER AS SOON AS HE LEFT😂😂😂✌. WHEN HE WAS ON THE CAVS WITHOUT BRON THEY WAS TRASH! STRAIGHT TRASH! 😂😂😂🚮😭. BRO LED THEM TO LIKE 2 WINS😭😭😭🚮✌

@@PUR3FIR When he came back in the 18-19 season they fell a round short than the year before. I'm the 19-20 season The Nets were playing better than Kyrie. Kyrie is a great second option but he's not a true leader.

Lebron and kyrie brought out the best in each other. Wish they stayed, would’ve been the greatest duo ever. Both complemented eachothers game perfectly

yep not sure why anyone would argue this, even tho i don't always agree with dudes politics etc he's actually a goat

He still hasn't lead a team to a title.

@@TrollinOn22s he was the 2nd best player on a championship team . That is better than most

@@Maxjuliann then went to the celtics where they were better without him

Talent *

💯 don’t always agree with ky but let’s be real he is a truee hooper

Well steph is better 😂

@@ocho_santana no steph is better overall

Isaiah Thomas actually lead his team to a championship

He’s great and all but he hasn’t been able to lead a team to anything meaningful. He doesn’t even have a first team all nba under his belt. He’s got the skill but lacks accolades.

You are 10000% correct! 😂

@@Bigp352 They’re hilarious together right? Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe on Undisputed finally have some competition because in regards to ratings, First Take was getting destroyed. Adding Mad Dog is a game changer and I had never heard of him until today 😂

He's another loud mouth, that's not athletic, who critics men that are.

Exactly ‼️

He's Daffy Duck on Steroids lol

And New Heads don’t know NBA history. They have social media to hype these players and put them in a pedestal.

Bro facts

This guy needs to be off of tv

Best summation for him

FACT! Ppl always trip when I say Kyrie is more SKILLED than Steph Curry. Steph is a better player overall, but Kyrie has the most elite, most versatile skillset of any PG in NBA history. It’s not really close to me.

@@sypherd.3771 bro it’s the casuals and Curry my favorite player but Kyrie bag is insane

@@VoiceofReason00 💯💯

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Lmao you sound like you started bball yesterday

Lmao you get half a point for being a great ball handler.

Fr 🤦🏽‍♂️

Because your best ability is your availability.

@@MarkPhizzy It’s not his fault his city is being dictators 🤷🏾‍♂️

Can you not say this, instead explain why we shouldn’t slander him 😬😑

@@michaeljackson3612 Dictator 😂 I think we all forgot what a dictator is

Because we would get to see more if he were on the court. No one knocks his talent, he's just problematic.

You see whats going too

Sheeeesh

Stephen a the best debater literally no one can challenge him on this show 😂😂

He's no D Wade as long as he cannot lead a team to a title.

whos getting fired for liking kyrie bro what😭

If you saw the HBO/MAX series "Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty", they brought it up during the first episode and Jerry West wanted the chip more than that trophy.

Ummm lebron could've been mvp of golden states first chip

That could’ve been Bron in the first GSW final too.

Gtfoh😂🤣😂

@@blachubear great show tbh

Lebron still took that cavs team to the finals without kyrie, kyrie has never carried a team to the finals. Imo the cavs team was 65% lebron 35% kyrie.

@@solar_cpg8833 wdym he’s never carried a team to the finals,LOL there’s only 5 players in history to like ever do that.

@@solar_cpg8833 nah more like 55%LeBron and 45%Kyrie

@@raskult exactly and when you have one of the players, it’s safe to say how much more impactful lebron is

@@solar_cpg8833 ok? Lebron is top 4 ever as far as NBA careers go even top 2 for most people and like, you can’t just try to belittle someone by comparing them to the absolute peak without comparing them to anyone else. Carmelo Anthony hasn’t done that but he’s top 75 and all those others player

Tell em

Kyrie ain’t gonna play enough games for the 50/40/90 to actually matter. What we talkin bout 15 games?.. I like kyrie tho

No He has the BEST HANDLES in NBA history and it’s not a debate honestly.. Yes we hand some great ball handlers, Iverson, Rafer Austin, Jamal Crawford, Curry etc but Kyrie is in a class of his own

Top 75 Talent, but not a Top 75 career.

Facts

& people forget he’s a 50% 40% 90% shooter

Yup. Never understood it all

The blasphemy to think Stephen A wouldn't have anything negative to say about kyrie

Look at the stat. Kyrie has only played 43 home games in the past 3 years. That's the equivalent to an employee not showing up to work. He is a great player but almost never available to work. Lol

Stephen A can't go into any season without a name that would carry him to the end of the season.

That kat game was 149-139 way to high

Preach

Facts

😂😂

Word. Mad dog acting like milk after the expiration date

Facts

If Kyrie didnt spend half his career not playing this wouldnt be a question, but the fact is he has missed half a career

I wouldn’t agree with you if I was talking about from an all time perspective but just from a skills perspective i don’t think there is any doubt. His skill set is just impeccable

Ppl forgetting he's only playing half his games, so he has a huge advantage over other players, by getting extra rest, ppl.gona say not playing is a disadvantage ,but these are pros, and cleary it is benefitting kyrie

Because it was a different rule back then. The travelling of yesteryears are not the same as the travelling of todays NBA. Alot of moves today are illegal back then so we look today and we see such beautiful movements and skills but let’s not forget that those moves are not done before simply because it is illegal to do so.

These replies are a great example of “moving the goal post.” He’s without a doubt one of the most individually skilled players ever especially considering his size and the way he gets his points. These arguments above have nothing to do with his skill set

I jus wanna know who thought otherwise 😂

You smoking that good blunt.

They both are great ....

Harden got 4 60 point games bruh. That's tied with Jordan.

Biggest 🧢

Dame is not on that List

@@kingdingaling2469 yes he is..

What has Kyrie done as a #1??? Dame has gone to a conference finals as the franchise player with. Kyries teams played better WITHOUT him when he was the #1.

@@QuanLovesGaming 😆 Y’all funny

@@kingdingaling2469 huh? I'm serious. He is on the list..

He’s been saying that….

You just talking

He’s a sellout they pay him to say whatever the agenda is

@@TradingGzwithG 🎯 not just him every ESPN employee

@@TradingGzwithG exactly, narrative jumping

Who he over

@@timothyholt15 damian lillard. Melo Anthony. James Harden

@@lainelumba969 he ain’t better than melo nor harden lmao

@@stopcampin4097 yes he is

@@stopcampin4097 i say for sure. I MUCH rather have him over either one of those two

curry better can crossover kyrie to back to cleveland

@@supernotnatural stop trippin bro. We all know curry is better overall but Kyrie is smoking curry 1 on 1

Stop there’s a new pete Maravich its curry as for shooting not passing a kyrie well he is an iverson yall just zzzzzzzzzzzzz

@@supernotnatural btw ja is rose 🌹 but all zzzzzz and im referring to play styles

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Dropped 56 against the Warriors to 🤷🏽‍♂️

What year lebron in and what year kyrie in I'll wait👍👌👏🤦‍♂️🤣

@@aa-jx5zz niggas still praised him when lebron dropped 61 against the bob cats

@@corpyhogan4433 They are known for trash defense being a liability though

Lebron is 37 dude

Cause he a Muslim?

I said the same thing yesterday, ESPN crew will find a way to put a damper on his performance. They can't do a segment on Kyrie without mentioning what Kyrie does or doesn't do outside of basketball.

It's really hard to find even just a good take by SAS anymore tbh.

Because he missed too many games. We talking about him being an all time great

@@killakam5981 not even all time great guard. Maybe top 7

@@leonglover6377 can you name the 6 before him? I’d like to know.

@@tyroneparker8399 Iverson, DWade, Jordan, Kobe, Tony Parker, Magic Johnson. I can keep going if you want me too. Most those guys have more rings and was a star on their team

Also magics have the best defensive rating since the all star break

Haha those shots were highly contested! Those are not easy shots!

@@natutz Exactly, those were high degree of difficulty baskets, Kyrie was just in that zone, in rhythm the whole game

Using their logic Kobe's 81-point performance was not impressive because it was against Toronto

“East era to score”

One shot doesn’t make him an all time great stop it🤣

@@keandregreen5628 He’s arguably the most skilled player to ever play the game, a champion, and made one of the biggest, if not the biggest shot in NBA history. Idk what your definition of an all-time great guard is, but if Kyrie don’t fit the description then idk what to tell you

@@producedbynorthstar He’s simply not an all-time great. Is he a top 20 guard? Or a top 10 pg?

@@producedbynorthstar skills alone doesnt make you an all time great, one chip doesnt either, nor does hitting a big shot. in each category i can present you countless names, another player who has all 3? ray allen, with more chips. kyrie is all time talent wise, not carreer wise, put another guard aprox of same level, he would win a chip along lebron.

My problem is that people keep bringing up 2016 which is great but what has he done since then? So he dropped 60 against the Orlando magic or had 1-2 50 point games a season or nothing. He doesn’t do anything that stands out, no records, scoring champs, mvps or other honors and he’s never in those conversations either and for good reason.

Deadass 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂kyrie is not to be fucked with !!!!

Are we really surprised an old white guy thinks Jerry West and Bob Cousy were better than Kyrie?

Right like tf lol

Changed how ppl dribble?? U never heard of Allen Iverson eh? 😂

@@dapperrrdan AI wish he had handles like kyrie and he was nowhere near as good a finisher as kyrie

Exactly who gives af about bob cousy 😭

@@lavishj6015 never said nun ab finishing tho.. it’s all g, but if u were still in diapers when A.I was playing then go watch some of his highlights cuz he was srs, he’s definitely the reason players today work on their handles cuz there was no one doing it like him, kyrie’s might be better but as far as who “changed how people dribble the 🏀” that’s all A.I 🐐

Dude clearly doesn't know basketball if you think AI scoring buckets just from midrange or perimeter. The argue by Russo is legit -- Kyrie had not and never will be able to lead a team to anywhere as a top dog / alpha. He has and always will be the 2nd guy, the Robin, the beta -- even if he is the best dribbler in the game, possibly in the history of the game.

I don’t, he is annoying

He's awful, worst there's ever been on this show. Bring JJ back ASAP, and for good

He’s the worst guy I’ve ever seen on the show you must be 67 yrs old

Facts

Lol because of them that the NBA became popular and alive... Kyrie had the privileged to watched past legends to emulate and create his own version.. he had the technology medicine and training to his advantage.. Jerry west and other 60s legends had none of that advantage.. Thats why they belong to the top75.. even if the game and players keep evolving, their contribution and legacy remains forever...

Tbh

@@ranholic5027 they played against plumbers and painters… none of those guys could handle the pace and the skill of todays game

@@nomadzlife4585 no where in the comment did he say they could. Ignoramus

I hate that too, same for Klay and Steph. Kerr is always taking them boys out when they're cooking.

He actually asked Kobe if he wanted to go back in and he said no. One of his teammates told the story and said he asked him “are you crazy? You could get 80!” And Kobe said “we don’t need it. I’ll get it another night when we need it.” A month later he dropped 81. Goat sh*t.

Too young

Ever heard of “stat padding “?

Kids today are too used to Stat padding lol. They were blowing out Dallas, so he rested for the next game.

And Kyrie did change the game with his handles. Let’s keep it real. AI and Rafer Alston had handles but not like this guy. And not to mention he finishes at the rim better than anyone in the NBA

@@jasonafrifa1418 yep the creativity in his layups are something we never seen before

Kyrie said a while ago he may retire at 30. it’s possible that stance has changed but he very well might stop playing before he’s an all-time great resume wise.

@@jasonafrifa1418 having the best handles doesn’t mean he changed the game with his handles those are two different topics entirely

Talent not player . T-mac is an all time talent

No lol

@@nickjones5495 yes

@@nickjones5495 yeah before all the bandwagons hopped on Curry the guard to be like was definitely Kyrie. His skill set was unmatched

@@nickjones5495 who had the lay- up package like Kyrie in the 60’s, 70’s,80’s, and 90’s. Send the link to the highlights /footage. IT HAS to be the EXACT same lay-ups. If you can’t imma just call 🧢 🤷🏾‍♂️

@@bandz1of169 Yeah with all the uncle drew talk.

True. My only problem with these Diva media guys is they don't look at the greats on who they play in the Finals.. If BOSTON was healthy every year they could of beat Kobe an the Lakers 3 times in Finals instead of 1. Sas forget it's a team sport not individual

hahaha!

I hate him i turn off the show because of him.. how u get rid of max kellerman to replace him w someone who shouts all day

@@sdproductions9660 why did max actually leave anyways

I Love mad dog 🐶

Whooo

@@sdproductions9660 because Max can't scream as loud and isn't as funny. This show is supposed to be entertainment, it is not a presidential debate, Max took it way too seriously. Everyone else on the show spent 4 minutes arguing about who's suit was better the show needed this desperately.

Exactly mfs jus be hating I hope kyrie drop 80 now to shut these espn meatriders up

I think he's referring to 2018 when they made it all the way to the conference finals without him and won more games without him than with him

false, in 2020 after kyrie left the celtics went to game 6 of the ecf whilst the year before the celtics hot bounced in 5 in the semis. AND in 2018 they went to game 7 of the ecf. Clearly the celtics were better without him thats undeniable

The Celtics were and are better without Kyrie. They got to the Conference Finals twice without him, when he went down for the season and then the season after he left. With Kyrie, Celtics got clapped by the Bucks in 5 in the second round. These are facts. With Kyrie during the first season I like their chances of getting past LeBron and Cleveland in that Conference finals to face the Warriors for the championship. The following year, it was literally Kyrie and his approach to leading the team that was their downfall.

You _literally_ need to learn what “literally” actually means. First go and check how far the Celtics got in the playoffs without Kyrie. They played better. It’s not really debatable. They went further without him.

Davis has been avg 26ppg 10 rebounds in his career. Which is better than most players. Kyrie does belong in top75 too

@@vulcanraven9701 yeah I love AD he’s my favorite big man next to Boogie if he didn’t get injured but they disrespectful to KI for that. They both deserve to be on for sure

He played 40 games in 3 seasons lol kyrie is not top 75 cause he never available

Lebron won multiple championships without Kyrie. The Cavs were a lottery team when Kyrie was there by himself. That's the point he's making.

@@TheLarryjohnson187 he won multiple championships with superstars along his side. Everyone needs teammates 😂😂😂

Yea i wanna know why can’t Lebron win in LA rn since he won everything by himself

@@TheLarryjohnson187 you mean the ones with dwade Chris Bosh and ray Allen 🤣 or the ones with Anthony Davis and rondo?

@@TheLarryjohnson187 lebron didn’t win that championship in Cleveland without kyrie 2015 and 2018 is the perfect example and how kyrie helps lebron so much

nobody talking about kyrie in the goat convo 😭😭😭

Nah fam. Bron bailed him out. He hit a great shot but LeBron averaged like 35 in the last 3 games. Plus got the block that gave him the shot. Kyrie ain't been back since he left Bron.

LeBron doesn't win without Kyrie, and Kyrie doesn't win without LeBron. LeBron has won without Kyrie, but Kyrie could also win without LeBron we just need to see that. A lot of the time people take credit away from Kyrie just to give more praise than is necessary to LeBron.

Nobody bailed anyone out. Both were needed and played their role well

Both…needed…each other…to win…

Speaking facts! People seem to forget he went to the finals the year before against the Warriors and got his behind handed to him when Kyrie was injured. But, the Le-Media seems to not want to talk about that. Fact of the matter is that they both NEEDED EACH OTHER!

I guess you haven't seen Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons)

@@DonGivani career wise Isaiah Thomas is ahead of Kyrie but Kyrie would abuseee Him badly

True but no one back then had handle like this and for what they achieved in their time you can't remove them

@@DonGivani well lets look at the numbers and the skill, kyrie has more points than him overall and 1 less championship and has played 80 games the past 3 years, skill wise isaiah is NOT EVEN CLOSE to kyrie lets be real, you must be a big isaiah thomas fan.

@@DonGivani he also has more career assists than isaiah..

Haha Ikr. mans been calling out kyrie countless times but now, he is head over heels on kyrie. 🤣

🤣🤣

Both can be right…

He only changed because he called out the inconsistency of letting him in the building but not allowing him to play but letting away players that’s not 💉 can still play

@@Mr_LE3 he changed after adam silver said it even though j will was saying it for months and he said he was “too emotional”.

Everyone always sweep it under the rug🤦🏾‍♂️ I feel like if he was playing vs Cavs they would of went to the finals easy!!!!

@@Lolofor_life 💯💯💯

Lol where was kyrie in the playoffs for the Celtics? Of course the players aren’t going to dog him.

Kyrie had zero chemistry with his Boston team. He wanted the ball in his hands everytime and that created tension. Boston turned out fine. They aren't winning titles now, but are a solid, competitive team with just the right mix of players to compliment Tatum.

@@mr.anderson3694 Once again, false. The chemistry with Kyrie WAS just fine. You guys disregard the shift that took place when the young guys got the big ego from the year before and started worrying about contacts and money, instead of their role. And then the log jam dynamic once Hayward came back and there was favoritism towards him. With chemistry, it typically gets better with time, not worse. So the fact that it started out great chemistry wise and then got worse, and continued to struggle even after Kyrie left, that means there was other stuff going on. It wasn't Kyrie just having bad chemistry, it was a bunch of factors coming to a head, which didn't exist in their first year together. The Celtics are literally just now, in the past few weeks, starting to gel. And Kyrie's been gone for years. Factually, it wasn't a Kyrie specific issue. And Marcus Smart literally came out and said this.

Sad but true

JJ Redick?

Mad dog is so corny bro

Word. It's a 5 man game. I'm pretty sure they needed 3 more players on the court. You left out he shot 14-19 from the field, 6-7 from the 3, and 7-7 from the line in the first half

It's so crazy it was almost history, 2 points away from it, Kobe owns the record for both with 42 in the 1st half and 55 in the 2nd half Fitting considering Kobe was Kyrie's idol and mentor.

They both have senile takes on sports and loud all the time lol

You see it

The nets have two of the best scorers and also most controversial players in the league, no matter what they do they are gonna be in the news.

Kat unfortunately is not that relevant

Facts how he was left off the Top 75 is a crime

Kyrie has never led a team. That’s why he’d prefer to be a 2 guard. That plays a factor in his story.

People forget that Scottie was drafted Seattle & send to Chicago and was NOT a star, playing with MJ MADE Scottie an All-Star/Hall Of Famer So MJ is the only one who actually built his team to a championship -Grant drafted by the Bulls -Paxson was already there 1 year before MJ arrived but was not a star -Cartwright was traded for MJ's buddy Oakley -Pippen was traded to Chicago on draft night from Seattle BECAUSE......Seattle already had a core in their team with Tom Chambers & Xavier McDaniels so they didn't need another forward MJ built his team towards being champions, he had NO stars on that team as he was building towards a title

@@TheExclusiveOne720 Gotta keep it in the proper context. Krause built a great team, hired the right coach to guide the team and MJ being the leader and best player in the game lead that team to glory. Phil Jackson’s philosophy was perfect for that team. Can’t stand Krause for disbanding that team when he did but I give him props for one of the great front office jobs ever. Now having MJ is one of greatest building blocks ever, but there have been other great build blocks where poor team management disallowed their potential to come to fruition.

@@dapperdon7063 I agree 100% Yes the pieces were put in place however, Michael was the beginning of the puzzle Then Oakley got traded for Cartwright, then Phil became coach along with Scottie/Horace coming

Who's on your list then