The Smartest Plays of the 2023-24 Season! | Pt. 2 

Me too...me too

Saw the fake tying shoelaces. Haven't seen the freethrow one you mentioned. Do you have a link?

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yup XD

i mean it worked twice, so 2 points from 3 possessions is still a win for the kings. shame they couldnt score

Shaq: Ellis f'cked up. Thinking basketball: If you look closely, there are good reasons why Ellis did he did what he did.

@@enmorot yeah, even as a kings fan i didnt notice until i saw this. such a great breakdown. was hard to watch in real time though

hey, it worked twice, 2 points from 3 possessions is a win for the kings! shame they didnt score at all

I'm firmly in the camp that if someone doesn't appreciate Jokic and that he's boring, that person knows nothing about basketball.

Glad I'm not the only one who caught that lol

To lower the tone, Jokic’ no look pass was fuckn nuts. I think everyone is sick of legacy boomers shouting ill informed bad takes at each other. What a breath of fresh air.

It’s hard to say who is the smartest, because first of all, IQ isn’t only about Playmaking/Passing, for exemple you have to be super smart to be a great off ball player like Curry or KD, or to be an elite off ball defender like Draymond or Lebron, and even handles and footwork require elite anticipation, quick reflex and creativity to always have a counter, same for finishing at the rim, finding space and angles to attack and shoot, so a guy like Kyrie is definitely a genius imo, and even as a 1 vs 1 defender you need these same skills, that’s why a lot of elite ball handler are also elite 1 on 1 defender (MJ, Kobe, Paul George, Tatum, ANT ect) … So IQ is much more than just great playmaking, and even when we are only talking about playmaking, you still have to take into account the fact that big guys like Joker, Bron, Magic, Luka or Bird can see and make passes over the defense and use their size and strength to make a full court outlet pass or bullet skip pass, while guys like Cp3, Nash, J.Kidd, Trae Young ect could use their quickness, low center of gravity and agility to beat the defense of the dribble and find the open man … So imo, the players who are the most complete in term of all the skills i mentionned are the smartest, Jokic is definitely in Top 5 with his GOAT playmaking/passing, his elite footwork and off ball game on offense and defense. Doncic is also Top 5 imo with his GOAT playmaking/passing, GOAT handles and footwork. Lebron definitely Top 5 with his GOAT Playmaking/passing, GOAT finishing and elite off ball game on offense and defense, Curry is definitely Top 5 with his GOAT off ball game, GOAT handles, elite playmaking/passing and even finishing, and then it’s probably MJ with his GOAT footwork, GOAT finishing, elite off ball game on offense and elite 1 vs 1 defense, but they’re all close and you can even add guys like Harden, Magic, Bird, Nash, Cp3, J.Kidd, SGA, Kyrie ect.

@@Anthonydu01630 When people say BBIQ, they usually mean effectiveness in breaking down a team defense, not ISO defense. MJ, Ant, Kyrie, Curry has no place in this convo. Of the current players, only Joker, Lebron and Luka do.

Check out his RU-vid channel “Thinking Basketball”. It’s full of videos like this

did you miss the pt 2 in the title lol? this series predates lebron's podcast. do love lebron's pod and think its helping discourse but if you weren't aware of style of content before its not because it didn't exist.

UFC is not a sport

FACTS

@@KRS_two lol you know what I mean

JxmyHighroller is great too. Also so is GOAT. Thinking Basketball is great but he isn't the only good basketball RU-vidr. I bet you're an MJ die hard also which is why you don't like certain people. Oh and if you don't like gambling then don't gamble. The NBA itself promotes gambling.

@@moneymike226 Where did you come up to the conclusion that I am an MJ fan? Also, even if the NBA promotes gambling it does not validate that it is right. Jxmy just compiles stats that are readily available in internet and just vomits information that has already been said and uses it and claims that he had that idea first.

@@LLDRvthat dudes in his feelings for whatever reason, I agree with your take

No, the full court pass only requires vision and accuracy. It only works because of bad defense. The behind the back pass requires all of that + understanding opponents' schemes and rotations + timing it without even looking. It only works because of good defense.

He literally has a 30 minute video on his channel about how Steve Nash has an argument for greatest offensive player ever.

But he didnt fuck it up. Aaron Gordon Got a Lay up

@@hjalmarskytnielsen9383 He fucked up the attempt at getting the opposing teams players to commit a lane violation by stepping in the lane himself.

@@Chairsium Well then perhaps he shouldn't make such contradictory statements then.

@@ParaditeRs but he didnt fuck up the pass so why doesnt that play belong?

Shut your racist dumbass up.