The Spacing, The Icons and The Block | LeBron James & JJ Redick | Mind the Game 

It only took 4 episodes… Phenomenal

I once heard JJ say I have a white board but left it in La I’m in New York ! Couldn’t he have bought one before recording the episode ? I guess white boards are expensive

I like the raw feel to this podcast though

​​@@coachrome2439the freight costs on it is crazy bro

So good to see these small channels level up and become something.

homework in 2024 lul

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*take notes* < IS NOT just AN EXPRESSION it has a LITERAL meaning .. duh!!

Thats exactly why I skip that part

@@utkarshkore129 lol so proud to be stupid

Agreee

Exactly 💯

Well said, 100% correct

Yeah like Tony Allen f.e., I think it was Rondo saying that they couldn't win a championship without him and that he was unrepleaceable even though they had Rondo, Ray, KG and PP. Tony Allen is considered one of the best defenders all time by the players, but rarely mentioned

@@afasia2341real fans know I see him mentioned all the time

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We're gonna act like this Gortat screen is something no one knew about until the last 5 years. That way, the comment you just made will actually make sense.

It's not a narrative if u played the game u would know that these players don't give effort like they used too

@@WuAgent I will break it down for you. I never played in the NBA, I'm assuming you haven't either. The Gortat screen is something even you and I know about. NBA teams know what it is. It's on film. Why can't they stop it? Because the screener executes it perfectly. That's a skill. If the defense knows it's coming but can't stop it then it's good offense. I hope I cleared it up for you.

Nah brother there was still piss poor matador defense on his way to the rim and at the rim no contests. And he saw isolation for the vast majority of that game. Luka is a total G with the pick and roll for sure. But this ain’t it

The unsung heroes for the superstars!

Yes and the Verajo screen which ive been using in pickups since 2008

Polish Hammer!

Crazy because after that it clicked, ive seen so many guys run this gortat sceeen especially steven adams

@@WookieChewie13I was finna say that as well.

all time moment

Same😂

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I wonder who he was looking at when he said it because it looked like its something might have been said to him in regards to the older generations.

Scumbag move ! The league hasn’t been the same since hand checking went away but he ain’t troll about that .. he’s a bron sexual it’s obv

Bruh, I was dying!!!!😂😂😂

Facts

Fuckin’ lol…

Oh I wish 😂

i hope this is a joke😂😂

Pelinka showed him but he has piss poor memory, can barely remember he has timeouts to use on opponents scoring runs.

Obsession

Lebron is gifted 🧠 his brain offers him an autobiographical memory ..

a combination of obsessive work ethic, an iq and feel for the game you simply cant teach and a photographic memory lol

Or maybe, just maybe they had already deciced which games they were going to talk about.

i think it's because his basketball iq is very high

and the "He" the cop is Draymond Green of all people!! 🤣

@@Murali_bala13haha and yes! B!ak on b|ack crime!! Haha

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Classic 😂😅😂

No diddy ?

They gon run with that one😂😭

@@sosaraycharles358 you already know

@@sosaraycharles358bruh like Usain Bolt 😂

If were being honest Miami Heat was a superteam. You got three superstars in one team!!

cant wait until *Lebron Governs "his own" NBA team* .. hopefully it's an NBA expansion team in Vegas, where Lebron can create a 🔻 *SUPERTEAM* = *LeLasVegasVulcans* 🖖

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Yep, so chill.

He's a near billionaire, with a successful family, a clean image and is considered the GOAT or right there in his profession. He's essentially got nothing to stress about lol.

@@hoopandhands3328other than daily hate from weirdos online

​@hoopandhands3328 Lebron was the same type of CHILL in HIGHSCHOOL ..

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No lies

Yeah glad that this small podcast can afford it tbh, it has a lot of potential, I hope it can grow bigger and reaches bigger audience

*glad when* 🔻 ALL the whiners & complainers LEAVE (some people are never satisfied) *meanwhile:* those types of people can NEVER get their OWN stuff right ..

THE END!

The wine glasses are a bit empty in this episode

we know from the documentary 'Trainwreck' that LeBron is cheap af. He probably wouldn't let JJ get one until he saw the YT revenue

you would expect bron would have unkimited data plan, but no he relies on wifi lmaoo

that's because the state literally has 70-80% all over it...probably this place/studio is recently build and can't reach nearest wifi signal...man...from what lbj said..."they don't give u WiFi here" literally mean they're not his(jj's crib) place...y would you need unlimited plan when it's free out there,,y would u waste money that'll probably just use once or twice a month on a trip where theres no WiFi..when u can avail. 2-3 days data prior to the days u'll be out of the state? 50 min. video?and this is what u just notice?stupid haters nowadays...😡😡😡

he likely saw or caught wind of a video that came out after episode 3 saying that he's trying to re-write history when talking about his Miami years, and also that he creates superteams wherever he goes. love how he's trolling on about all that.

​@@homiefromflUh idk this was recorded almost a month ago I think

When does he say it

@@anubis4032uh what? No it was just recorded they literally played golden state three days ago

I lol'ed at that part

They already joke about how bad the spacing was in their early playing days. They would tear that era to pieces lol

It’s like that sometimes. Sometimes it’s just different terms used. I’m 42 and we had our own names for these terms. This is dope though!!!

👍 the title of this podcast, was the first clue *MIND* the *GAME* lol!! it gets our "mind" into the logistics of the "game"

@@ReoLeo-ov7xh lol indeed

Exactly. it’s more to basketball than highlights and box scores.

As a Euro football guy, I'm lovin this podcast; learning so much. Question: are these basketball terms taught from high-school or only in the pros?

Bro. JJ been killing it

Please Stop Glazing

@@Karceno4Life L comment! Showing appreciation and acknowledging is glazing ? Did you wake up to hate?

More people should listen to the Thinking Basketball podcast. Not saying u dont, just spreading the good gospel

@@madisonbordenave4869 never heard of it! Link for a good one?

Same here, man. I’m a semi-casual fan. I love the game and try to identify patterns and stuff like that, but honestly didn’t know most of these terms. Mind blowing to say the least.

@victorcarreno4081 💯 The terminologies and plays they call out (not exactly all but a lot of them) is what I am still trying to catch up. Been watching since '06 but man there's a reason they are called professionals. haha

Cody Zeller used to be big time in that stat as well.

That's really incredible. That means he himself created at LEAST 20 points per game during that playoff run..... (Accounting for and 1's.) That's mind blowing!!!!

@@jasonray6888 had "a hand in them" may be a more appropriate label

Hero

I have been raving about him to all my mates and felt good to hear Bron say it haha

@@stevus23was always a fan favourite in Philly, and apparently he can shoot 3s now?

​@@ryany6776he got the draymond 3 pt shooting form but shit has been wet 😂

Bro cooks the Lakers every time he plays Bron had to give that man his flowers

and sometimes TUESDAY

Poor man's Bill Laimbeer

@@BillCarson-zn9gx poor? in this capitalistic society where we are defined by class, credit, yearly income and social status it is he who has more that is rich and he who has less that is poor.. so in this whackey backwards world where you can claim to identify as a dog Laimbeer is actually a poor mans draymond... the poor man being isiah thomas 4 gold rings is richer than 2 gold rings steph 4x isiah thomas 2x the laimbeer 1.0 - bill laimbeer the laimbeer 2.0 - draymond green So if we get technical we can say Rich man's laimbeer because steph curry is richer in basketball success than isaiah thomas.. isaiah thomas would be the poor man with the laimbeer and steph is the rich man with the laimbeer both got laimbeers (shrugs shoulders) at least they have/had a laimbeer some nba players would kill for a laimbeer.. think about all the laimbeers in the nba.. its not many.. lebron's laimbeer was chris bosh, giannis laimbeer is brook lopez.. put some respect on the laimbeer.. you dont enter the dragon.. you enter the laimbeer

Huh??? 😂😂😂​@@BillCarson-zn9gx

All real hoopers and fans know how valuable Draymond is. The casual fans heard Barkley make fun of him for that triple single and ran with it, but then ignored Barkley when he talked about how important Draymond is.

@@BillCarson-zn9gx to pretend those old heads had fraction of the basketball iq as dray is insane

Why, what did you do till now.. waited for dunks!? 😂

😂😂​@@andrejm77

​@@andrejm77 Maybe understanding the scheme more.

@@TheDominiqueBallou Sure, I was just joking. It's never to late to learn something new.. even in game you watched your whole life.

Me too

He gonna search for Lebron Highlights against JJ reddick 😂

My king is 2 much

Espn byproducts😂

yeah those 🤡🤡🤡

Why would they “shout” when you have two guys with THE EXACT same opinion? I guess you have never tried to discuss topics with people who have opposing thoughts 🤷‍♂️ guess that’s why JJ turns red when he comes across people with opposing thoughts ie Mad Dog, SAS etc 🤷‍♂️

Lol he ain't the greatest mind....now the greatest at getting people to follow blindly and follow dumb narratives, yea he is the king alright.....all that flopping and roids really changed the game😂

@@MakaveliCVWget a fucking life

​@MakaveliCVW you don't like basketball you like drama, go watch the bachelor

@@MakaveliCVWThe casuals like you are starting to flood a beautiful podcast. Very unfortunate. 🤦‍♂️

@@MakaveliCVWgonna take a guess that you don’t play basketball.

My only sunshine

Cringe

You make me happy

@@espio_espiowhen skies are grey

oh were the 3 best friends that anybody can have, were the 3 best friends that anybody can have🥲

“I am a fan of Golden Hoops”

I am a fan of golden hoops

🐐 I’m a fan of golden hoops

Legends listen to legends.

WHAT IS THIS "ITS GOLDEN HOOPS" I LIKE GOLDEN HOOPS "SWEEET" 😂

You can visually see the lakers don’t have the personnel to consistently understand the in and outs and small details Bron describes. It’s insane

@@xxavierjones3035yup esp just him really highlight how Steph breaks the game, and you see how bron defends him vs how others do, also can see in pockets they were trying to keep a body on him and watch him vs the ball which usually in the case for almost any other player you defend.

Yes LeBron needs more help. Always. Only reason he is 4-6 in the finals is because of bad teammates and injuries that we find out about after the series is over.

​@@janismuzikants9320Against the best competition than any ERA🫠🫠🫠

I just don’t think he should make it public that he thinks his teammates are good personnel

Not even just details but he remembers exact sequences that he already knows what you’re talking about before you even say what you’re talking about lol dudes brain is just reviewing basketball tape every day. Insane the mind he has

Yes gut the young talent sell your future picks and once those are gone it’s time to ruin another team

​@@moderndaydalisay👎 this podcast is NOT for YOU (be gone)

​@@moderndaydalisayYet here you are. Girl Bye!!

​@@ithinkimanaries2620👍

Now what have they talked about that is blowing your mind lmao...u must have never played basketball before

@@MakaveliCVW bro thinks he did something. I know for a fuckin fact you didn’t know the names of all these plays. What grown man uses lmao

@bl0wintrees alot of plays just have different names, there is nothing on here mind-blowing

@@MakaveliCVW I didn’t ask so kindly shut the fuck up?

@@MakaveliCVW dude why are you trying to act so cool?

It’s funny because you can really take what they say to the park and dominate

@@stringer2295 I was thinking about that gortat play. That's a nice little two man game you can run over and over.

@@projectdesertfox287 a hundred percent especially if you’re with a bigger dude

💯% every other Basketball Podcast just love to hate talk shit and gossip etc

Really good rec league players already know this stuff! Speaking as one of them. But glad to see it get attention since the majority of rec league players don’t know. It’s really frustrating playing when the skill gap on the court is so wide it’s hard to enjoy the game at times when only 4/10 players on the court know how to play basketball! And even worse when 3 of those players end up on the same team! I try to teach as much as I can but you can’t control other people’s dedication to get better knowing we aren’t pros and everyone’s got lives outside of basketball. This pod is sorely needed because people will watch LeBron! GOAT

Jayson Tatum is one of the best hockey assist players in the league, ironically the complaint on his game has been playmaking but if you watch the games he is consistently putting his teammates in opportunities for an assist with his IQ and knowledge of spacing

I was just having a thought. Could You imagine a time where the NBA started to really address and tinker with assist recording? Where they don’t just track assists and hockey assists, but potentially start giving out hockey assists to anyone who made a pass that can be argued it led to the scoring attempt? Hockey credits both passes, if there were two, and it should. Sometimes the best pass was the first one. What if bball credited EVERYONE with a single assist, if they made a pass that directly led to a bucket through multiple ball rotations. I know this is sort of insane to bring up, but could you imagine the possible positive implications on encouraging team play? I watch every Celtics game and dozens of other games every week. Boston , when playing locked in, is as good as I’ve seen a team at making those extra passes for better shots, at swinging the ball to one another quickly, at sort of having the entire team knowing where the next pass should go before the current pass is made. You see it a lot with them and also the warriors when they are at their best, or were. You’ll see like 2 players pointing where the ball should go, and then before that recipient recieved the pass they are already pointing to the next guy, or the guy who knows he is going to end up with the ball 2 or 3 passes away is beginning to position himself to make his scoring move before the final passes are even made. If the NBA started giving anyone involved in these teamwork plays real assists, I think it would be something that could take bball to a whole new level. As much as it’s nice to imagine every one playing the game becoming entirely selfless and not caring about stats, that isnt realistic and honestly it doesn’t even make sense in a lot of ways and doesn’t help you get to the best levels. You need stats in SOME ways to validate your play, among other things. So I think if we started to give the , let’s say Pg, who made the pass to the short role, who made the pass to the wing, who dropped it off to the corner for a wide open cash from 3, an assist? Gave all of them an assist? Just imagine the type of team play it would encourage.

@@SHOWMEREALhe is still criticized for his playmaking? I live in the area and watch every single game, of his career probably, and I gotta say one of the areas where Tatum hasn’t appeared to be critiqued to me this year has been play making. It’s the area where everyone I know, who fairly takes issues with his lack of a traditional IT factor AT TIMES, gives him credit for taking leaps and bounds. So to your point, Tatums play makong since Kyrie left and he took over that semi point Tatum role for a lot of possesipns has been amaizng, gradual, but steady amazing improvement and he is SO unselfish!!! Amazing hockey assist player!!! I wonder, if you aren’t a local fan? Are the National bball fans still accusing him of not being a good enough play maker and I’m just not hearing it? I could believe that. They are stupid lolz. But ya you def nailed it, he is a great selfless play starter and passer. Heck without going on and on too much, Tatum blows me away with the areas where he is almost too selfless; and then juxtaposed against the areas where he still has a little bit of insecurity and ego fragility, such as his relationship on court and even in interview when it relates to Jaylen Brown, or at the end of games. Tatum is going to end up as a top 20 player ever I think! And he’s right on pace, but I think that’s where he still has progress to make. But over time he’s worked these little things out slowly and I’m sure he’ll eventually be as complete mentally and emotionally as he is skill wise. Do you ever notice, if you watch them daily, how Tatum still has a bit of an issue when it comes to the way his energy is when he associated with Jaylen? I think it’s just hard to ignore that he does still care a LOT about who’s better, and who thinks who’s better, and what awards and such he gets. I think if he follows Steph Curry lead it’ll work out. Just let go of caring who got finals MVP. When the media asks you, even if you believe everyone does care about winning MvP( I truly don’t think butler and Jokic and etc reallt care, just want to win) don’t SAY it. Tatum is so beautifully honesr, but TOO honesr. I hated his all star game period interviews. Sure you want to win MVP, but don’t talk about it the way you did. Lie. Say “heck I don’t care if Jaylen wins MVP! He deserves it! I just want US to WIN”!

⁠@@schuylersavage276 it’s different for a local fan that can watch both home & away games. Outside of the area, they’re unfortunately limited to league pass or only the nationally televised games. So they likely aren’t seeing it enough to notice the progressions unless that’s what they’re watching for. But great points by the both of you! Tatum is really fun to watch & the Celtics did well to build a solid team.

@@SHOWMEREAL i feel like Jb, and JT especially, made a huge leap playmaking wise when smart had called them out 2 years back(around there somewhere), credit to them for working on that part of their game even though it must've been a hard transition

Ben Taylor of Thinking Basketball also highlights it in his latest video on the NBA channel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-s_zxIkG35Os.htmlsi=ETiw6CaTulG1jlBd

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I was 4sho wondering who he was talking about lol

stop guessing

Why lol there ain't one thing they talk about that is some super secret thing

@@MakaveliCVWI swear these dudes look like paid reviews lol. This show is no where near “detailed”. It’s driven by JJ to breakdown basic x and o’s and lebron is their to eve worshiped smh. Show is narcissistic at best

@@originalman8143 tf are you expecting, a PHD level breakdown of a sport? Do you want them to delve down into the specifics of sports psychology and physiology? What this show is is a break from things like undisputed where it's all about the drama and huge moments, and focuses on plays, tactics etc and whilst that isn't for everyone, it's definitely more detailed than a Skip Bayless or Stephen A breakdown, and also it's being done by LeBron as well, of course people are going to want to hear what he has to say, if MJ made a podcast that would also rake in viewers for the same reason. More than anything this is just one project for LeBron after his retirement

@@sammcdermott78 if your never layed organized ball don’t talk to me. Basketball is low level sport that can be played on a high level due to talent. It’s not that hard to understand this basic game that 5 year olds can comprehend. The issue with the show is the worship of lebron. It would be more intriguing if they actual broke down the game instead of revising lebrons basketball history smh. Do you even know what a narcissist is or you to blind by idol worshiping

​@@originalman8143👎 meanwhile: YOU are HERE 😂 youre part of the TARGET AUDIENCE .. duh!!