Stephen A. Smith destroys Lebron James!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2011
  • "It's like he wants to be crowned, with no rings"
    Stephen A. Smith talks about how he hated the way LeBron has been acting ever since they LOST the championship
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  • @xIDrewIxPs3
    @xIDrewIxPs3 10 ปีที่แล้ว +716

    " Why are you so hard on this poor man? " lmfaooooo

    • @ABsirur
      @ABsirur 6 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Sarcasm at its finest

    • @erichooks6389
      @erichooks6389 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Read this soon as the video got there 💀💀

    • @aladdinsmith3469
      @aladdinsmith3469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      thats Stephen A. my man Smith.

    • @jakeblaze7663
      @jakeblaze7663 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Looool

    • @4316Rambo
      @4316Rambo ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol now look at Ole Goat James...SA is ridiculous

  • @ELRamunde69
    @ELRamunde69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    This was when First Take WAS First Take.

  • @goatsingh7099
    @goatsingh7099 8 ปีที่แล้ว +860

    cant believe the quality was this bad just 5 years ago

    • @JokerX7837
      @JokerX7837 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ikr, this is shit

    • @babymuscle87
      @babymuscle87 6 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      Video probably wasn't flooded with ads back then either though

    • @darealliljable
      @darealliljable 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@babymuscle87 bullshit

    • @thehound3202
      @thehound3202 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      it wasn't

    • @fruityflocoboy
      @fruityflocoboy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2019 bitch where the fuck you at

  • @shamus248
    @shamus248 8 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    i'll never forget this..first time I ever watched First Take

    • @PP-yq4fs
      @PP-yq4fs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      shamus248 I’m ur 100th like gimme a cookie

    • @dannongreen4393
      @dannongreen4393 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is the post that made LeBron never give this fool an interview

    • @erikmerced6329
      @erikmerced6329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@dannongreen4393 how is he a fool for this speech? LeBron was atrocious in the 2011 finals

    • @erikmerced6329
      @erikmerced6329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@ceelo5776 that team had D Wade, LeBron and Chris Bosh. And LeBron was outscored and outplayed by Jason Terry. C'mon man, there ain't an excuse for that

    • @ceelo5776
      @ceelo5776 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@erikmerced6329 Ok, first im going to agree with you, about LeBron playing horrible. Every bit of that finals lost was on his shoulders. He was the guy that was supposed to shine when Dwade was gassed, he didn't, he was confused, it was horrible to watch. Lmao, oh well, he redeemed himself, like everyone knew he would.

  • @nanagyambibi7426
    @nanagyambibi7426 10 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    Damn I miss the old First Take

  • @trejohnson1980
    @trejohnson1980 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Look at Skips face. He’s loving every bit of it.

    • @johnrobinson1762
      @johnrobinson1762 ปีที่แล้ว

      Loving? I think he wants to flip the table over.

    • @pistolnowood2044
      @pistolnowood2044 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was the best moment of his career

  • @jojocapone4861
    @jojocapone4861 10 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    Stephen a was stating facts. I didnt hear anything he said that sounded stupid. It all made sense

    • @charlesxavier4981
      @charlesxavier4981 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      LOL, steven smith never talks stupid things in this segment... the only joke here is skip bayless..

    • @WazwazSwaq
      @WazwazSwaq 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      he literally didnt use a single fact.
      those were LITERALLY all opinions and statements

    • @williamfreeman8046
      @williamfreeman8046 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      KobeJames23 lmao Skip says it it's opinion. Stephen A says it and it's all of a sudden a fact? You people are IDIOTS.

    • @LouieVIsOnMe
      @LouieVIsOnMe 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      William Freeman ur gay

    • @LouieVIsOnMe
      @LouieVIsOnMe 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jojo Capone stfu

  • @JAYBOXPOWER1987
    @JAYBOXPOWER1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    "Wet the bed in the 4th quarter!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @kobebryanttheg.o.a.t6268
      @kobebryanttheg.o.a.t6268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Like MJ without Pippen?

    • @leonthomasfanstation
      @leonthomasfanstation 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brian G facts

    • @juanio7036
      @juanio7036 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @gagandhaliwal9391
      @gagandhaliwal9391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@kobebryanttheg.o.a.t6268 mj was killing the celtics dynasty and Larry called him Jesus. Stfu. Lechoke quit on his team in 2018 when he had the same situation as mj did with his shifty ass bulls team.

    • @nbastalgiacritic1751
      @nbastalgiacritic1751 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gagan Dhaliwal mj quit on his team in 1989

  • @Von.NorthEnd
    @Von.NorthEnd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    "And this guy is walking around like HE won the title" 😂😂😂

  • @jtbucketsshorts2213
    @jtbucketsshorts2213 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    This was prime sports . LeBron still chasing a ring, Skip and SAS on FT, and not a Rachel Nichols in the world . Take me back man .

    • @Kevon420
      @Kevon420 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @Confessions Of A Movie Freak he’s gay he doesn’t like looking at women.

    • @themomofmemes467
      @themomofmemes467 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Kevon420 she’s woman

    • @themomofmemes467
      @themomofmemes467 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Confessions Of A Movie Freak she’s wonan

    • @devingarcia3635
      @devingarcia3635 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Rachel Nichols isn't so bad when you realize we're now stuck with Malika Andrews 😅

    • @TheRealTurkFebruary
      @TheRealTurkFebruary 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      #FireMalika

  • @afropick93
    @afropick93 9 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    I don't care what people say, THIS speech by Stephen A. Smith is the reason why Lebron won his 1st title lol. He looked at this 50 times & said "damn...I need to get my shit together."

    • @jamesevans6271
      @jamesevans6271 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Still not together

    • @klutchshoota15
      @klutchshoota15 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @zacwoods
      @zacwoods 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Ol Bron need to come look at this video again then so he can save the Lakers

    • @TheCubanxx
      @TheCubanxx 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jonathan Jones fr bron needs a reminder or he definitely won’t get a ring again n keep his 6 finals Ls

    • @vie3147
      @vie3147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He won thanks to Wade nd Bosch. The only legit rin he has is the cavs ring. He calls himself the KING but he can't even win 5 or 6 rings.

  • @AlwaysInBeastMode8
    @AlwaysInBeastMode8 9 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    first time ive agreed with Stephen A. Mark the date!

    • @rjgraddy11
      @rjgraddy11 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      AlwaysInBeastMode8 say what you want about stephen a, his rants are the best. him on the knicks is beyond hilarious.

    • @smartgaming6842
      @smartgaming6842 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      rj graddy and kwame brown 😂

    • @Bude_Jellingham
      @Bude_Jellingham 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +TyBeTrollinTM Slava Medvedenko,Rasho Nesterovic, Tim Tebow, Dallas Cowboys, Jay Cutler, JaMarcus Russell, Josh Gordon.. and the best one.. STAAY OF THE WEEEEEEEEEEDah

    • @LouieVIsOnMe
      @LouieVIsOnMe 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      AlwaysInBeastMode8 ur gay

    • @jdadap2314
      @jdadap2314 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Łeone stfu

  • @thisisgrapes123
    @thisisgrapes123 12 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    "It's like he wants to be crowned, with no rings"
    Greatest quote ever.

    • @theshot8907
      @theshot8907 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      4*

    • @monchoballin9170
      @monchoballin9170 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theshot8907 5 otw

    • @IOhWhy
      @IOhWhy ปีที่แล้ว

      lol

    • @QuavoGotFame
      @QuavoGotFame ปีที่แล้ว

      @@monchoballin9170 fuck Anthony davis robbed lebron of his 5th

    • @Amor1990
      @Amor1990 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@theshot8907you just had to respond to 11 year old comment

  • @nonutheman
    @nonutheman 10 ปีที่แล้ว +278

    Stephen A Smith's rant helped LeBron James win his 1st title

    • @ir10031981
      @ir10031981 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      that helped inspire Lebron to win, well, somebody had to tell him off, Lebron had played for eight years in 2011 and never won a ring.

    • @ir10031981
      @ir10031981 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      to be fair, MJ and Shaq took at least several years before finally winning their first NBA championship title.

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nonutheman and 2 more 😎

    • @AnkleIsland
      @AnkleIsland 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ir1003198 Well Tim Duncan didn't take that many years

    • @seabass22
      @seabass22 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ir10031981 what about Magic?

  • @Echelonthemyth
    @Echelonthemyth 8 ปีที่แล้ว +441

    first time stephen a. told the truth when speaking about lebron.

    • @marshbey
      @marshbey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Keith Gettysberg And it was the last time. ESPN is paying their workers off to make Lebron look good.

    • @razkable
      @razkable 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      your an idiot...smith was upset for a reason at that time the nba was locked out and the last time we saw james was in the 2011 finals where he seemed like he didnt care at all up 2-1...and after the 2010 playoffs where he seemed like he quit up 2-1 and wanting to go to miami and then not showing up in the 2011 finals ....it was so strange cause isnt that why he left to get a chance to win and then he didnt show up for his team who did enough to win.....smith was fed up....it rubbed smith the wrong way.....its not that james just missed shots or played bad cause that happens and smith is always fair to guys who try... he didnt show up or try after game 2..... thats why you never will see him that upset again...he always speaks the truth...well in 2011 the lockout was in effect too lets be fair to smith dummy...smith and many nba fans such as myself were so scared and sad of no nba....it clouded our judgement cause thats what we live for...we wanted to see basketball and was tired of the nba players not agreeing with the owners so anything not about an agreement pissed us off when it came to nba players thinking about doing other sports instead of nba that year... ...he was so sad no nba in november maybe until january... i think everyone who liked lebron was tired of him losing...like just win damn it you went to miami to win ....your team was great ...you didnt want to win...he didnt show up......just shut it and win...the 2011 finals pissed smith and me off cause he cost wade a ring...we were all waiting for him to respond but we might not have been given that chance cause the lockout might have meant no 2011-2012 nba season at all..smith was pissed....so were everyone moron...a lot was on the line ....if there was no nba season in 2011-2012 the fans may never come back...lebron was one of the leaders and best players so obviously its on him to get the deal done...smith covers the nba it gives him his paycheck weekly ...he needed the nba to make money

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      yeah and it's led to 3 championships 😎 time to get on players that don't have rings.

    • @thebritish4170
      @thebritish4170 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Antbeast23 Can I take a wild guess in assuming that LeBron is your favorite player? Lol, I've seen you comment on at least 6 different comments.

    • @brandonjoseph1489
      @brandonjoseph1489 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He has 3 rings after this lmao. You idiot

  • @NYCGERSON777
    @NYCGERSON777 10 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    Stephen A smith was completely right about everything he said when he said this. LeBron James had the worst finals a superstar has ever had in the history of the NBA in 2011. We all know LeBron has won 2 rings since then but that still doesn't negates the fact that in 2011 he got killed in the finals.

    • @joemitchell3174
      @joemitchell3174 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It does tho

    • @pennyomega7421
      @pennyomega7421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Joe Mitchell no it doesn’t. It makes up for it but you can never erase the past. You can move on

    • @jahleelsayers-ns3ze
      @jahleelsayers-ns3ze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pennyomega7421 yea but why keep focusing on that? Since then he has been nothing but great and still the best player on the planet. Yall dudes stay hating.

    • @jacobfarley247
      @jacobfarley247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@pennyomega7421 bron took that 2011 finals personal and went back to back

    • @Nicolas815
      @Nicolas815 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jahleelsayers-ns3ze LeChoke still got cooked by jj barea and jason terry

  • @cvacevedo3358
    @cvacevedo3358 8 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    But then Stephen A. Re-joined the bandwagon after he won the rings

    • @nevercappin1666
      @nevercappin1666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Exactly

    • @lamontscott1207
      @lamontscott1207 8 ปีที่แล้ว +150

      +Christian Acevedo IT Its clear that Stephen A. Smith never disliked Lebron. The bottom line is, anyone who is a fan of Lebron was frustrated with him coming up short over and over. He didnt rejoin any bandwagon, he was upset just like alot of us were. Skip is the one that has a serious issue with Lebron. Stephen A. had always defended that dude.

    • @screamingtrees9619
      @screamingtrees9619 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      +Christian Acevedo he doesn't hate Lebron he's just being real

    • @Nick80284
      @Nick80284 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Nah he just wanted LeBron to win the big one and he did

    • @MrRolltide91
      @MrRolltide91 7 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      He just wanted lebron to win

  • @BrandonSmith-po7pb
    @BrandonSmith-po7pb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Back when first take was must see tv time has changed lol

    • @reggiesmith6196
      @reggiesmith6196 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Brandon Smith not really it’s still must see molly just runs her mouth too much

    • @OmniscientVirtuosity
      @OmniscientVirtuosity 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Big Facts.

    • @OmniscientVirtuosity
      @OmniscientVirtuosity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Reggie Smith it’s trash tbh. Kendrick and Max are ass

    • @Brian_tim
      @Brian_tim 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @TheBestFighter it was never must see

    • @apples2481
      @apples2481 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The debate style show and the hot takes were a new thing at the time. After years and years of recycling the same topics and talking points, the show just got old.

  • @DJQuan718
    @DJQuan718 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    "Who defended him all of these years ?"
    You have
    "It's too much man it's just too much" lmao 😂😂😂

    • @user-qy4yn9xi9y
      @user-qy4yn9xi9y 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️😭😭😭😭😭

  • @JAYBOXPOWER1987
    @JAYBOXPOWER1987 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "Who watched u wet the bed in the 4th quarter!" Stephen A has a way with words bro.

  • @SidLaw500
    @SidLaw500 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Steven A. on Lebron: "He just needs to be quiet."

  • @360flyhigh
    @360flyhigh 10 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    IS IT ME THAT FIRST TAKE WAS BETTER WITH JAY CRAWFORD

  • @afropick93
    @afropick93 9 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Though this rant was a bit uneccessary in response to Lebron's tweet, it definitely needed to be said about lebron overall.

  • @sxc5rhcp
    @sxc5rhcp 10 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    "why are you so hard on this poor man"- classic act got to love Skip :)

  • @fakephoenixprince
    @fakephoenixprince 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Lol Stoudemire with his tight suit.

    • @jbrandonf
      @jbrandonf 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cris Mike I died when he said that.

    • @officialconch
      @officialconch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      so disrespectful

  • @williambernardbrown
    @williambernardbrown 10 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    He didn't show up in the forth quarters of these playoffs niether.

    • @MultiMario2011
      @MultiMario2011 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Lol he didn't?

    • @williambernardbrown
      @williambernardbrown 10 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      No he did not. James knew he couldn't win so he only was scoring points in garbage time so that critics wouldn't say that he was the one that lost the series. 

    • @RWright2006
      @RWright2006 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Nobody on the Heat showed up in the fourth quarters of game 3,4, and 5.

    • @davidmonroy2896
      @davidmonroy2896 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      are yu stupid ..or are yu dumb...he played all 3 games of this years playoffs against the lakers....

    • @JANICE52508
      @JANICE52508 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      williambernard brown A TEAM MEANS THAT THEY ALL LOSE, NOT JUST ONE MAN....BOSH AND MARIO SABOTAGE THE GAME....BECAUSE THEY BOTH THINK THEY ARE BETTER THAN JAMES...MIAMI NEEDS TO SEND BOSH AWAY TOO, AND GET 2 MORE BIG GUYS...

  • @ualisigwe
    @ualisigwe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    2019 and I am still amazed at SAS talent in front of the camera

  • @xp1627
    @xp1627 10 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Stephen needs to be a coach

    • @aekaralagonisi
      @aekaralagonisi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Imagine him coaching Kwame Brown.

    • @ethankirby1721
      @ethankirby1721 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      George Krontiris hahaha!

    • @JohnDrivesAnything
      @JohnDrivesAnything 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want to see Stephen a coach a team that consist of KwaaaMAY Brown, Slava MeVEEDINKO, TEEawgo Splitter, Rasho NEEStaravich and SWAGY P

    • @JohnDrivesAnything
      @JohnDrivesAnything 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think his last stop was Golden State in 2011. They paid him million and he got hurt like in the 10th game I think.

  • @Jdawk.
    @Jdawk. ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fast forward to 2023 - Giannis tells the world that winning is a process and he gets applauded for it after losing…..

  • @kugashira1018
    @kugashira1018 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    12 years later and we still remember that 2011 Finals. All them new accolades you collected won't erase that memory. 😂😂 No "goat" has ever shat themselves in the championship like that.

    • @WADESGOATED
      @WADESGOATED 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Kobe in 04… 06… 08 shaq in 06 finals wade in 2014… either you’re a casual or you’re a kid

    • @kugashira1018
      @kugashira1018 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@WADESGOATED They're not mentionned in the argument of greatest of all time. Lebron is. Often too.

    • @blackanimelover18
      @blackanimelover18 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kugashira1018 Only weirdos like you give that much of a fuck, LeBron is top 2 no matter what.

    • @daricolesliejr9616
      @daricolesliejr9616 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Buddy nobody cares but you lol nd him

  • @Irishmule169
    @Irishmule169 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This has aged so well. Lebalco is still the 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 of the league and all of professional sports period !!!!!

    • @tyronebrown2246
      @tyronebrown2246 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      And some how one of the greatest athletes ever of all sports. LeBron James has done a lot of corny shit and said a lot of corny shit so have I and so have you !!!! So what now. He’s human just like me and just like you.

    • @criticalthought4910
      @criticalthought4910 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But look at your life pinkface mutant, its still dirt

  • @peterlegend
    @peterlegend 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    These were the good old days

  • @rushrush1209
    @rushrush1209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Stephen A Smith was definitely right about this at that time.

  • @YourMotherisdisappointedinyou
    @YourMotherisdisappointedinyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Skip is the man
    This will always make me laugh 😂😂😂

  • @bmla88
    @bmla88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Listen to that fire. Damm! This was when Stephen A had something to prove.

  • @slops21
    @slops21 12 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    "He can do it all. He's one of the greatest athletes we have ever seen... [but] ...he unquestionably lacks the heart of a champion..."
    That's all there is to it. TRUTH!

    • @_ripVanWinkle_
      @_ripVanWinkle_ ปีที่แล้ว +5

      4 rings and 4 fmvps later, if you're still alive, you'll get to witness LeBron pass Kareem this year

    • @_HunnidProof
      @_HunnidProof ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@_ripVanWinkle_ and still not better than Kareem.

    • @therealdakshina1051
      @therealdakshina1051 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@_HunnidProof c'mon bruh, he's better than Kareem

    • @thedeagster5197
      @thedeagster5197 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@_ripVanWinkle_ his choke job in 2011 keeps him from being the goat tho

    • @dezz8598
      @dezz8598 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thedeagster5197 that’s not the point buddy

  • @4th_tribe_prince
    @4th_tribe_prince 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This is y lebron will not give smith a sit down Interview 🤣🤣🤣

  • @sandeshmathew
    @sandeshmathew 6 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    7 years later and this debate can still be applied

    • @yrnxkj7607
      @yrnxkj7607 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mikey Thomas I bet the raptors came to watch this video then

    • @babymuscle87
      @babymuscle87 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      7 years ago, back when videos weren't flooded with ads. Took those days for granted lol

    • @danjr130
      @danjr130 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mikey Thomas Facts man doesnt even have 5 rings yet he carries the king title

    • @likemikegenerationx2
      @likemikegenerationx2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Joseph S Get your ignorant ass outta the coment section

    • @hollowmatic
      @hollowmatic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      MJ the GOAT

  • @xaviertsehai82
    @xaviertsehai82 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hahaha he said
    It's like he wants to be crowned wit no rings !
    You can't do that ! 😂😂😂

  • @obinnaokolocha4462
    @obinnaokolocha4462 10 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    Lebron is great, maybe not Jordan level yet, but ppl should let his career end and make the comparisons. The fact that there is an argument on every Lebron or Jordan vid, proves that Lebron is special, and ppl should let him do him, and we can all compare the two at the end of lebrons career.

    • @BoSsCWOM
      @BoSsCWOM 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      couldn't agree more. Lebron is not even close to surpassing mj but if he has a career anything like Kobe's in terms of longevity he has like 8 years left. it's too soon to finish the debate

    • @Calikid331
      @Calikid331 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dudes about even with magic, not on Kobes level let alone jordan. What does every lebron fan bring up? STATS, stats this stats that, back in the day stats barely mattered it was about if you could score and show up for your team in critical moments and does lebron have any of that? No but people are gonna try annything to get a new star.

    • @Dont_ask855
      @Dont_ask855 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Calikid331

    • @sheapablo24
      @sheapablo24 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "It's all about getting buckets." - Uncle Drew

    • @JANICE52508
      @JANICE52508 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      STOP WITH THE JORDAN SHIT...THIS IS 2014 NOT 1978...JORDAN TIME HAS COME AND GONE...IT WAS 40 YEARS AGO THAT HE PLAYED....ENOUGH SAID...

  • @troubledouble2306
    @troubledouble2306 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Stephen A. Bayless 😂😂😂

  • @chrismalone5384
    @chrismalone5384 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    First Take(1st and 10) was gold back in 2010-2012 time frame

  • @DASHAWNJOHN
    @DASHAWNJOHN 10 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    damn Stephen A Smith was going hard lmaoo

  • @yuritarded8870
    @yuritarded8870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    This aged so well, sure he got some rings but still went 4 and 6, lost more than he’s won

    • @NGBjman
      @NGBjman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Still won

    • @jacobfarley247
      @jacobfarley247 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wins mean more than losses

    • @ynhoops2845
      @ynhoops2845 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Your profile pic is a teddy bear

    • @yuritarded8870
      @yuritarded8870 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ynhoops2845 you mad🤡🤡 you must be 14 and white this album made hip hop

    • @user-qd6im2hp2e
      @user-qd6im2hp2e ปีที่แล้ว +4

      His teams weren’t the favourites majority of the time

  • @dannyhantx
    @dannyhantx 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This was prime SAS.

  • @claytonphillips85
    @claytonphillips85 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We need this version of Stephen A Smith back

  • @jagowu8887
    @jagowu8887 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing how this was uploaded on Oct 12,2011 and this speech is perfect for today.

  • @dextew69
    @dextew69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was the most genuine laugh ive ever seen sas make

  • @user-oz5hp2km3z
    @user-oz5hp2km3z 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This mentality is what will always separate Jordan from James, and that’s why I’d always have Jordan > James.

  • @SilentButDeadlyGamin
    @SilentButDeadlyGamin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    i forgot to mention a few people because i couldn't fit them in the character limit in order to make my point, but feel free to add on, I did my best to put them on there with isaiah

  • @MrKing8050
    @MrKing8050 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    funny how fast can analyst change their opinions towards certain athletes, Stephen A has been quiet since

    • @eboniclay9380
      @eboniclay9380 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he spoke up again when heat only lwon 1 game in the 2014 finals lol

    • @tommywm24
      @tommywm24 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Because LeBron finally won something and took his head out of his own ass

    • @takeover5478
      @takeover5478 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most of these media members I believe are getting paid to speak highly of lebron.. or they understand the hierarchy & don’t want to offend the player or his/her camp for future opportunities.. they also speak highly of people who give them info for the show..

  • @uzivut5810
    @uzivut5810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The difference in the way he reacted to lebron and kd in 2022 wow

  • @jdgafmyob3573
    @jdgafmyob3573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is so beautiful...awww the dream team of sporting debates, rest in peace First Take

    • @jrsmith1998
      @jrsmith1998 ปีที่แล้ว

      This show was trash.

    • @Ja.floppa
      @Ja.floppa ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jrsmith1998 suck me 🐤

  • @slowmotionliquid
    @slowmotionliquid 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hahaha... wet the bed in the 4th quarter @ 1:09, hahaha... DAMN LOL, I can’t help but to laugh at that part. That was hilarious as hell and I can’t stop laughing. That was way too much!!!

    • @eshaan.0396
      @eshaan.0396 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This didn’t age well for u…

  • @kennethdavidcody3624
    @kennethdavidcody3624 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lol Skip with the bomb.

  • @Planettyrone
    @Planettyrone 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    thank you man! finally someone that has some sense. i live in miami and i'm a diehard heat fan and i can admit that lebron has made some huge mistakes in his career. i'm happy to see that you realize haters are irrational and that they do take lebron hate too far.

  • @prollysmokinhash36
    @prollysmokinhash36 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another First Take that aged like milk.... 🤣🤣🤣

    • @1ZosoLZ
      @1ZosoLZ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How? Lmao

    • @ianwilson4483
      @ianwilson4483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It aged like fine wine…🍷🍷🍷

    • @WRNIIVIIII
      @WRNIIVIIII ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ianwilson4483 nah lil sis
      Aged like milk 🤢🤮

  • @UncleCheekClappa
    @UncleCheekClappa 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The bottom news feed showed the Broncos naming Tim Tebow starter... He's the Kwame Brown of Football.

  • @freshfade28
    @freshfade28 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    lol at Skip Bayless

  • @PhillyCYOSports
    @PhillyCYOSports 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lebron Is the Ultimate Diva

    • @johnre1514
      @johnre1514 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Queen James.

  • @MaintenexLLC
    @MaintenexLLC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was stephen a’s heel turn on lebron lol

  • @pjaybdizer6870
    @pjaybdizer6870 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This was before Bron bought over the ESPN media 🤔

  • @PensFan30
    @PensFan30 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Being a coach requires more than just being a good motivational speaker.

  • @kevinmendoza1255
    @kevinmendoza1255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lebron never forgot this. This why he don’t fuck with him

  • @manemane5642
    @manemane5642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    HE ONLY WINS CHAMPIONSHIP WHEN HE HAS OTHER SUPERSTARS

  • @dexter9191
    @dexter9191 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video came out in 2011 but the quality of the video makes it look more like 2005

  • @rolljoints1
    @rolljoints1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this was the best first take segment ever, when skip shaked his hand everyone knew the show was gonna be great

  • @raymondfowlkes6821
    @raymondfowlkes6821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Y'all created this monster... now in 2023 it's the same thing with lebron but now it's all excuses 😝

    • @joeyzapata6786
      @joeyzapata6786 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Naw, Lebron created this monster. Luckily, he won four chips but it doesn't make up for all the shit stirring he did all those years ago.

  • @Sham_TheGod3
    @Sham_TheGod3 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was saying Kobe is the 2nd best of all time, but sure everything about what you're saying was 100% true. If it wasn't for Ray Allen hitting that shot the series would've been over. Also Ginobili and his crucial turnovers down the stretch in both games is what really threw away San Antonio's chance at the championship.

    • @dericharris9828
      @dericharris9828 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have Kobe right behind Mike

    • @bubblegum2.
      @bubblegum2. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dericharris9828dumbass

  • @shmoriy
    @shmoriy 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Starts calm and snaps. Lol

  • @nath8282
    @nath8282 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bo Jackson ran a 40-yard dash in 4.12 seconds, which is still the fastest verifiable 40-yard dash time ever recorded at any NFL Combine. Bo Jackson's 221 yards on November 30, 1987, just 29 days after his first NFL carry, is still a Monday Night Football record.

  • @jordanwilliams8014
    @jordanwilliams8014 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And this is why LeBron don't f with you this is why he doesn't do interviews with you.

  • @cyrussnow6060
    @cyrussnow6060 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    If LeBron doesn't win:
    Media: Outrage! BITCH! RANT! NAG!
    If Durant doesn't win:
    Media: *Crickets Chirping*

    • @allthatjeff
      @allthatjeff 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      wow you are stupid

    • @nkohu
      @nkohu 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      media: '' MR UNREALIBLE''

    • @fletcher373
      @fletcher373 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Lebron was the one being compared to Jordan BEFORE winning a ring. Lebron wore Jordan's number. Durant has always been humble why Lebron is a getting called King for what? --blowing finals.

    • @allthatjeff
      @allthatjeff 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      fletcher373 Lebron is the guy who threw the chalk like Jordan, Lebron called himself the King, Lebron called himself the chosen one.

    • @gmn545
      @gmn545 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Durant didn't take part in a laughable pep rally where he promised multiple more than 6 rings and stated (verbatim) "Once the games start, it's gonna be easy." That's why he doesn't get criticism for losing; he's remained humble. KD would rather be called "the Servant" than to call himself "King" before even winning a ring.

  • @jordandowns5236
    @jordandowns5236 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Still Classic today

  • @jsfbr
    @jsfbr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great show. Unique. Good analyses.

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      At least spell correctly

  • @34stzoo
    @34stzoo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Here's the thing about Lebron, I don't blame him! I blame the NBA, NIKE, and the media. Everyone kept telling him he's the greatest! Labeled him the chosen one, and King before he even step on a NBA court! Michael, Bird, and Magic had to prove they worth before anyone crowned them anything! Michael's rookie year, everyone were talking about this kid that can play the game. Michael kept working hard so he could be mention with the greats like Bird and Magic! Lebron doesn't have anything to prove to anyone because he already had the title of one of the greats. Hands down James it a great player in today's NBA. He has the skills and the tools. But lack HART, Take a look at the past greats, none of them has James athletic abilities but they have twice his hart! Hands down, he's doesn't respect the game like the others. If you don't believe me check out some of his interviews.

    • @Dickyhan
      @Dickyhan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hart....

    • @34stzoo
      @34stzoo 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Yeah, I saw that... I meant Heart! sorry about that!

    • @boogieloo1831
      @boogieloo1831 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      34stzoo - definitely. You can hear the entitlement when he speaks. He was crowned like all these kids before he he even arrive in the NBA and he believes all of the hype - and he's willing to do damn near anything to be called the GOAT. IMO he's going to keep doing the super team thing and play as many finals as it takes for him to pass MJ in his and publics mind - losses be damned. But I also think after this loss, he and his fans realize it's a losing battle.

  • @shauncummins6681
    @shauncummins6681 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Then Lebron wins 2 titles in row

    • @axelryker4643
      @axelryker4643 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      And now LeBron's about to lose in the Finals again.

    • @brucewayne3317
      @brucewayne3317 10 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      And den gets KILLED by the NBA CHAMPIONS the SAN ANTONIO SPURS. N cry about his cramps

    • @404040
      @404040 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      He got scared by stephen a smith !

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Bruce Wayne And den comes back from a 3-1 lead and destroys the 73-9 gsw 😎

    • @ikhayes1
      @ikhayes1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Antbeast23 Why u skip 2014 when his team lost by a record margin in the finals LoL and then in 2017 his team got blasted again 4-1 🤔

  • @SilentButDeadlyGamin
    @SilentButDeadlyGamin 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Go for it. I'd like to see that list

  • @jkg_1985
    @jkg_1985 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stephen A Smiths funniest reaction ever😭😭😭

  • @americasteam2112
    @americasteam2112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    10 years later, he has four rings.

    • @CantGuardTee
      @CantGuardTee 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And still chasing the ghost of Chicago he will never catch

    • @stump4522
      @stump4522 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Still not 6 and never dominated the 2010s. Stick to stat padding that is what he will ever be good at.

    • @anthonysmith1555
      @anthonysmith1555 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But had to join up with someone. WEAK

  • @corneliousworsham1426
    @corneliousworsham1426 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was the best version of first take wasn't the same when jay Crawford left

  • @ChrisTheBallerL23
    @ChrisTheBallerL23 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know about that, i like what you said about players in the jordan era, but Dwight has trained with some of the best centers to walk the game, he is improving on his hook shot and working in the post as we speak

  • @seantres5048
    @seantres5048 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    stephen as eyes at 1:07 hahahaha

  • @abduraxmaan450
    @abduraxmaan450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    2019 and damn the impact of lebron is insane especially for the players agreement,everyone getting guaranteed money.more money for players.dude literally changed league!

    • @fullmetal1766
      @fullmetal1766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lebron has nothing to do with that in any way money was already guaranteed free agency was already a thing

    • @UU-vk2zt
      @UU-vk2zt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @ abdu o how old are you? 12? Lebum didn't change nothing!

    • @mg19cal
      @mg19cal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@fullmetal1766 if that's not true, then why are these 2 clowns talking about "spend time at the negotiating table, not Twitter"

  • @slimjimmy149
    @slimjimmy149 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Ughh overpaid "analysts" telling individuals infinitely more talented, successful, and famous then they will ever be how to live their lives. I usually respect Stephen A. for his honesty and straight-forward commentary, but he made himself look rather stupid here.

    • @user-td4gi3ho3h
      @user-td4gi3ho3h 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      So unless an analyst is better than an athlete at the sport they play, they can't criticize them? Please explain the logic there.

    • @slimjimmy149
      @slimjimmy149 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Alex Henrie I never said that an analyst has to be better than an athlete at their sport in order to have the right to criticize them. You just made your own narrative, claimed it was mine, and then asked me to defend it. Please explain your logic there.

    • @user-td4gi3ho3h
      @user-td4gi3ho3h 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Michael Kelley Well-executed deflection of my question, good work. I still don't understand your problem with analysts criticizing athletes; of course every single professional athlete is more successful than the analysts who watch them play. If we required analysts to be as talented, or as famous (an arbitrary and utterly useless measure, by the way. Kim Kardashian is more famous than Neil Degrasse Tyson), or as successful (professionally?) as the athletes they critiqued, sports talk would be a lonely place.

    • @slimjimmy149
      @slimjimmy149 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alex Henrie The critique of individuals is human nature. We place a value judgment on everything. That's just the way the world works. But it irks me to see overpaid and self-important TV so-called "analysts" critique these individuals to the point of telling them what they should or should not do and how they should or shouldn't live their lives with such an arrogance and sense of moral superiority. This lack of humility and sense of bravado that is conveyed by these clowns is idiotic.

    • @user-td4gi3ho3h
      @user-td4gi3ho3h 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Michael Kelley Well given that the job of a TV analyst is to ANALYZE, yeah, I'd say they're within their right to do so. This isn't the 1950s, where the media would sweep stories about Mickey Mantle being a violent alcoholic under the rug because it wouldn't look good in the papers. It's 2014, where athletes are responsible for every aspect of their lives, not just the part that happens in front of the cameras.
      In addition, you think that TV analysts are overpaid? What do you think of professional athletes, who play children's games for enormous sums of money? Just so we're clear, I don't think professional athletes are overpaid (if anything, a salary cap has resulted in players being severely underpaid relative to their true market value); I'm asking how you can tell me that famous, influential TV personalities are overpaid without commenting on the famous, influential athletes who make twenty times what the analysts do.
      Professional athletes are not deities, immune from any criticism from us puny mortals who are oh-so-lucky to bask in their glow. They are rich, powerful, often deeply flawed individuals. If you think that people aren't going to talk about the things that famous people do, well, you haven't been paying attention.

  • @dionkerbo4021
    @dionkerbo4021 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stephen A. Smith had me dying about LeFlop LOL

  • @SushiBandit28
    @SushiBandit28 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know you’re a legend when analysts covering a completely different sport reference your lines. RIP Al

  • @FearDoe
    @FearDoe 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    on no! he made a joke on twitter!!!!!!

  • @OC.TINYYY
    @OC.TINYYY 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This is why he isn't even a top 10 player. 2011 exposed him like no other & he still hasn't made up for it, he's been carried to every title since.

    • @dukejohnson2189
      @dukejohnson2189 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      You're wrong, big time

    • @masonhernandez6225
      @masonhernandez6225 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@dukejohnson2189yea he's definitely top 10 but MJ , Kobe , Magic , Kareem , Bird is all better

    • @iwaynewalker2456
      @iwaynewalker2456 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@masonhernandez6225 that's your opinion and opinion can be wrong and yours are

    • @the_realmizz
      @the_realmizz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is historically dumb. Shut up

    • @OC.TINYYY
      @OC.TINYYY 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@iwaynewalker2456 cope some more 😂💀

  • @shemanglade6948
    @shemanglade6948 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peep that voice crack at 5:32 lmaoo

  • @ir10031981
    @ir10031981 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lebron would go on to prove himself back to back 2012 and 2013. He finally shut Stephen A. Smith up.

  • @MyFeltMusic
    @MyFeltMusic 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Man, Lebron has been overrated by the groupie fans for decades.

  • @willfriday4236
    @willfriday4236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So the nigga was supposed to mope around and be sad that whole year tf

    • @dxtremecaliber
      @dxtremecaliber ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was supposed to be working out not joking around but the fact after this he got his shit together his 1st championship after this

  • @crm1225
    @crm1225 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol he's so funny when he gets excited

  • @ohmygonzalez
    @ohmygonzalez ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ESPN TICKER: Tebow will start for the Broncos
    This was a crazy time.

  • @swiperboysb6897
    @swiperboysb6897 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    BEST player ever: kwame brown

  • @NapoleonSoares
    @NapoleonSoares 8 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    5 years, 5 finals and three rings later, how we feeling now?

    • @superlex611
      @superlex611 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ????

    • @lmaostopbro
      @lmaostopbro 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      But look at the team he needs to win. He needed two superstars. Kevin and Kyrie. 3 years ago, Bosh and Wade. Not to mention the east is shit now.

    • @wesleygriffin7857
      @wesleygriffin7857 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He's lost three and has one three not including 07.

    • @NapoleonSoares
      @NapoleonSoares 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes he's won three and lost three, meaning he's been in 6 already, and he's won just as many as Micheal Jordan had at this point of his career. But im sure you'll continue to think he's overrated and not clutch because you've tagged him as that since the day he left highschool.

    • @wesleygriffin7857
      @wesleygriffin7857 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +Napoleon Soares I'll say this. If I need a clutch bucket. I'm still not going to make a play for Lebron to score. That ball is going to kyrie. I just need him to play defense and make the right pass to kyrie.

  • @TurtleIsland13
    @TurtleIsland13 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me too! Now I know why the Stephen A. Smith skit is soooooo funny!

  • @kmoney362
    @kmoney362 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never seen skip so damn happy 😂

  • @raymondfowlkes6821
    @raymondfowlkes6821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Lebum need to thank sas for getting him his first 💍 😂