I'm surprised more athletes don't respond like they do. Sports journalists ask the most asinine, repetitive, cliched questions game after game , year after year.
Ryan Clarke Even tho, it's not the NBA paying their salary. They earn millions if not hundreds of millions and who cares about those dumb questions. Just give a short answer, instead of giving them a hard time of not giving anything. All I'm saying is.. just because you play on the court doesn't mean the rest of the people that is supporting the entire NBA isn't part of the game.
I have met Sager in real life before he passed and he was very nice even though he was going through alot I have also meet him before he knew he had cancer
Pleasantly surprised with how well-edited and thoughtfully put together this was. Music wasn't super loud, the reaction clips and audio really enhanced it, and the intro outro look slick and weren't too long. Well done!
depends on them, he's also really cool on some of them, and in most of the interviews highlighted here it ends up with a smile or laughter (the one about the dove some and the "thank you Jamie" one, for instance)
Notice that the Sager part was much more light hearted and fun. Pop has always had a soft spot for Sager and he gave him some guff, but never shit on him. Can't say the same for the rest of them.
True, I never understood why any superstars wanted to play under Popovich. If I had the talent of Lebron or Westbrook I'd already be in a Spurs jersey bathing in championships
That wouldn't be fair. Russell Westbrook with less turnovers and a better shooting percentage? And less of a role so he could play elite defense? He'd be a perfect player.
Well even tho we encounter stupid situations and questions I think most people try not to be rude back . I could give rude responses to my teacher when they ask me a question that I can answer with a smarts ass remark but I'm not gonna do that
Main thing is the 5 Ps - Perfect Preparation Prevents Poor Performance if pop and Russ both work their ass off before games to perform and then get these wash and repeat questions that a zombie could ask. Get a actual group of questions together before you go to interview either one of them so you look like you actually give 2 shits about the job.
Good for Russ and Pop. The press are manipulators. Theyre always looking for statements they can take out of context and use to start drama among team, or rivals, or to try and make people beef with each other when its already been settled and squashed (they asked Shaq about Kobe for like 4+ years. now they're trying it with Russ and KD). So I'm fine with players giving the press the a hard time. Smiling faces tell lies. They ask very politely, but they are looking for angles to write juicy articles that cause beef among teams. The first thing you'll read the morning after is "RUSSELL'S COMMENTS MEAN HE THINKS HE'S CARRY TOO MUCH OF THE LOAD. RUSSELL FEELS HE'S ALONE. RUSSELL SUGGESTS HE WOULD RATHER BE ON A TEAM WITH BETTER CONTRIBUTORS. POP SAID HE THINKS HIS TEAM COULD USE MORE EFFORT ON OFFENSE. POPOVICH SUGGESTS PLAYER X ISN'T DOING HIS ROLE ON OFFENSE. POPOVICH HAS A STRAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS PLAYERS.SPURS MANAGEMENT IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON ROSTER. etc. etc. etc.....silly drama. so good for these guys for not acting like the press is innocent. And they all do it...from the no-name reporters, to Stephen A. Smith. Pop and Sager did seem like they're having fun though. rip Sager.
I actually interviewed Russ after his first ever preseason game in Billings, MT when I was working for the local paper there. They were playing the Twolves and his former UCLA teammate Kevin Love. First question I asked him was how did it feel to take the floor today and play against Love. Verbatim: "I don't know, man, I just care that we lost".
The Jazz question wasn't that stupid. It was just worded horribly. What he meant to ask was "did Utah legitimately out-play you guys, or did your team have sort of an off day?"
Like "Did you lose or did the Jazz win?", I thought that was a good question - probes into whether the Thunder collapsed or if the Jazz was just that on point that night.
Too bad. These athletes/coaches are getting paid millions a year. The least they can do is act with a bit of tact with the press, even after a loss, however tough.
bfour88 act like what? A bunch of manipulated clowns put on a straight face smile and answer questions like the media expects them too? Hell no im not putting up no act for yours or the medias pleasure
bfour88 Honestly I respect them a lot for their attitude, not many people are willing to keep it real with people and its a tough thing to do, especially in front of national TV. Sure, I see your argument but I think it all depends on your POV at the end of the day.
Yeah that one shows how fucking dumb Russ is. If I were that reporter I'd come right back at him with his own shitty attitude and tone of voice. I'd fucking spell it out how the question not only makes sense but is reasonable to ask and expect an insightful answer. I wouldn't let that fucker leave untill it was explained to him tat he's the fuckwit in that situation. He looks really fucking stupid and petty there.
The difference is that Pop is rude for a good reason, while Westbrick is rude for no reason. The only time Russ was rude for a good reason was that "what?" clip.
I'm surprised more athletes don't respond like they do. Sports journalists ask the most asinine, repetitive, cliched questions game after game , year after year.
lot of athletes probably scared they cant back it up
it's their job.. whats the big deal.. they've mouths to feed.
flameout12345 yea and athletes don't have to answer their dumb ass questions all the time
Ryan Clarke Even tho, it's not the NBA paying their salary. They earn millions if not hundreds of millions and who cares about those dumb questions. Just give a short answer, instead of giving them a hard time of not giving anything.
All I'm saying is.. just because you play on the court doesn't mean the rest of the people that is supporting the entire NBA isn't part of the game.
No, athletes didn't train to be refs and reporters, they trained to play ball
Sager is the only one who adapted and took it like a champ. #GOAT
Jeffrey Cross Absolute legend
sayhi2death he's the only guy pop had respect for and that's why. He wasn't irritating and stupid like the reporters in the video
I have met Sager in real life before he passed and he was very nice even though he was going through alot I have also meet him before he knew he had cancer
LOGIC JAMMER S
sayhi2death Craig Sagoat 💯🙏
I'd kill to see Westbrook, Pop, Marshawn Lynch and Bill Belichick all interview each other 😂
Mike tyson anyone?
Chivo Cam Newton too
Chivo lol
Chivo add Saban Leach to that interview 😂
Onto Cincinnati
my dad always said if you ask a stupid question you'll get a stupid answer.
my dad's my mom
There is no such thing as a stupid question
k that is right
how do you equip goblin mail?
k there are many stupid questions
the ball went in the basket a lot haha
When Pop said "pre-season, in the pre-season?", it sounded a lot like Iverson' s "Practice, not the game but PRACTICE." Who else thought so?
Natcheral DaRebel playoffs? Playoffs? Playoffs?
In that outfit at 1:42, with the mask on his head, Russ looks like he's late for his Justice League meeting.
EGarrett01 good job executing
EGarrett01 good execution
Pleasantly surprised with how well-edited and thoughtfully put together this was. Music wasn't super loud, the reaction clips and audio really enhanced it, and the intro outro look slick and weren't too long. Well done!
I didn't know Westbrook was so savage during interviews
depends on them, he's also really cool on some of them, and in most of the interviews highlighted here it ends up with a smile or laughter (the one about the dove some and the "thank you Jamie" one, for instance)
he was always a savage, in interviews and in games
Westbrook is a very smart person Journalists or Interviewers are just dumb as fuck
It's not savage dumbass. The man just finished playing a game and the media are asking stupid questions.
Where you been?
0:33 Pop's response was a murder 😂😂😂
Notice that the Sager part was much more light hearted and fun. Pop has always had a soft spot for Sager and he gave him some guff, but never shit on him. Can't say the same for the rest of them.
Westbrook wood thrive even more under Pop...
Truth B. Told Would be epic... Russ with the Spurs? Too nice.
True, I never understood why any superstars wanted to play under Popovich.
If I had the talent of Lebron or Westbrook I'd already be in a Spurs jersey bathing in championships
VIVA LA MIGRA! They want money with their titles. 😒
CP3 would work better
That wouldn't be fair. Russell Westbrook with less turnovers and a better shooting percentage? And less of a role so he could play elite defense? He'd be a perfect player.
1:15 thought somebody laughed forreal😂😂😂
Pop is the worst, in a good way lol. Russell just ain't on his level.
LifelsGreat Its cause of his good execution
LOOOOOL
AirRon keep your ring my man 😂😂
not yet
Westbrook has like 70 years to catch up
i say this ALL THE TIME. it must be so akward interviewing these two.
It would be awkward if you dont do your homework and ask stupid questions.
Well even tho we encounter stupid situations and questions I think most people try not to be rude back . I could give rude responses to my teacher when they ask me a question that I can answer with a smarts ass remark but I'm not gonna do that
Main thing is the 5 Ps - Perfect Preparation Prevents Poor Performance if pop and Russ both work their ass off before games to perform and then get these wash and repeat questions that a zombie could ask. Get a actual group of questions together before you go to interview either one of them so you look like you actually give 2 shits about the job.
Good for Russ and Pop. The press are manipulators. Theyre always looking for statements they can take out of context and use to start drama among team, or rivals, or to try and make people beef with each other when its already been settled and squashed (they asked Shaq about Kobe for like 4+ years. now they're trying it with Russ and KD). So I'm fine with players giving the press the a hard time. Smiling faces tell lies. They ask very politely, but they are looking for angles to write juicy articles that cause beef among teams. The first thing you'll read the morning after is "RUSSELL'S COMMENTS MEAN HE THINKS HE'S CARRY TOO MUCH OF THE LOAD. RUSSELL FEELS HE'S ALONE. RUSSELL SUGGESTS HE WOULD RATHER BE ON A TEAM WITH BETTER CONTRIBUTORS. POP SAID HE THINKS HIS TEAM COULD USE MORE EFFORT ON OFFENSE. POPOVICH SUGGESTS PLAYER X ISN'T DOING HIS ROLE ON OFFENSE. POPOVICH HAS A STRAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS PLAYERS.SPURS MANAGEMENT IS KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON ROSTER. etc. etc. etc.....silly drama. so good for these guys for not acting like the press is innocent.
And they all do it...from the no-name reporters, to Stephen A. Smith.
Pop and Sager did seem like they're having fun though. rip Sager.
“There’s been a lot of anticipation about Reggie coming back to okc..”
Russ:”From who?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How do you get your Guys to game Seven?
ayouknowzyoutuba we eat them in the bus, get out the bus, step on the court, and play
GET** LMAO
Im Believe you eat them on the bus? 🤔
nah bro, we eat them IN the bus.
Stupid fucking question
Reason some won't talk to reporters is because they will change whatever you say! Reporters are liars. Way to go pops!
Interviewer: You upset or something?
Russ : I just don't like you... Haha...
I actually interviewed Russ after his first ever preseason game in Billings, MT when I was working for the local paper there. They were playing the Twolves and his former UCLA teammate Kevin Love. First question I asked him was how did it feel to take the floor today and play against Love. Verbatim: "I don't know, man, I just care that we lost".
lol Westbrook is a lot of the time normal during interviews I feel like it depends in his mood
Gus Phillips more it depends on the question
Man, that last interview where Russ was asked about yelling out Kyrie's name when he hit that shot was hilarious!!!
Westbrook will be playing for the Spurs real soon.
Kevin Myers Would you prefer CP3 or WestBrook for the spurs?
Michael Paez That is true, plus parker coukd easily come off the bench or vice versa and make the team much more dominate. I trust CP3's defense.
Kevin Myers cp3
Kevin Myers Hey, kevin .
Kevin Myers please no, he would hurt our offense CP3 though I could get behind
“The ball went in the basket a lot” 😂😂😂😂😂 im dying
“We got to do this in the preseason. THE PRESEASON”
What a legend
I say this all the time so glad someone made a video of them two together !
Pop n Westbrook should team up now since kd left like a............
Sea Level Cain Pussy
Sea Level Cain 🐍
3:10 has got to be my favorite. I feel like they answer these question the way they do for their own amusement
we did a great job executing, this will never get old 🤣
Dude! That was a good edit at 1:12 !! Nice job. I laughed hard, I woke up my fiancee.
Russell “I used Dove soap” Westbrook 😂
the 'good execution' gets me every time xD
Is that an added sound effect at 1:16 ?
Was that Pizza Parker in the back 3:10?
you clearly haven't heard of a sir Alex Ferguson
abdikadir hashi I've subscribed to you even though you don't do TH-cam just because of that comment
abdikadir hashi oh for real!? I'm going to watch his interviews by now.
abdikadir hashi lmaooo you're so right, pleasant surprise to see a football/soccer related comment here
Football interviews arent on this level, they're all so scared of getting fines.
abdikadir hashi y
Them Edits On Point😂😂
we need more interviewees like this, every reporter asks cliched/redundant questions and athletes always have cliched/redundant answers.
4:16 I thought this clip was for Pop's from the 90's judging from the journalist that on the right with that ol school mustache..
Tony Parker at the back 3:06 got me weak💀💀💀
Miss you Sager!!!!!!
The Jazz question wasn't that stupid. It was just worded horribly. What he meant to ask was "did Utah legitimately out-play you guys, or did your team have sort of an off day?"
Bruh you always have the best instrumentals
Good video, great execution.
Great vid watch it nearly daily
"The ball went into the basket a lot" 😂😂💀
you got another question 😂😂😂 that ending was slick
As an NBA fan, it would be a dream to see Westbrook play for the Spurs and Popovich
sager : what was ur biggest challenge this preseason?
Pop : Getting to the restaurant on time
awesome video 👊🏼
0:58 “I used Dove Soap” 😂😂😂😂 Bruh...
imagine Pop coaching Russ
4:15-4:25 had me weak when pop said "NO" 😄
3:08 Westbrook is the MAN! Great questions for the interviewer ^_^_^
0:39 Man take a minute to appreciate the savageness of Coach Pop.
love pop n west. nice vid bruh
This video is a piece of great _execution..._
basically a compilation of Pop and Russ getting asked Stupid Questions
1:19 Russ looks like he finna go rob a bank after that interview🤣🤣
i bet they will be good interviewers on "check day"..
Interviewers deserve this. Most of the time they like to start a feud between players and everything.
The adlibs are perfect
Lmao the "did the jazz win or did you lose" question never gets old 😂
The question was valid, the phrasing was bad.
Good Video, two legends
He definitely said "thank you Kyrie!"
he did not
Watching in 2022 😂 I love these two guys!
😂😂
Popovich and Belichick are too much alike, its scary.
They both have Croatian background too. Lot of similarities between how they coach also
You know why I'm here.
1:15 HA GOT EM had me crying Lmaoo
Video was every well executed
2:10 What prompted RW to say that?
Fadzli Realtor "Did you guys loose this game or did the Jazz win this one." 😂😂
Priceless!
1:35 why Russ wearing a ski mask though 😂😂😂
"i brush my teefh" 1:03 hahahaha
I love it...2 of the best at it....quit asking dumb questions...
The ball went in the basket alot
- Greg Popovich😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Does anyone else hear that weird noise in the background like something is being hit against a garage?
I really like how those two handle the Press Conference.
nice vid, but someone else made it, you guys just added your logo...
Most of those questions were perfectly legitimate. Not sure what the issue is with these two, especially Popovich.
Like "Did you lose or did the Jazz win?", I thought that was a good question - probes into whether the Thunder collapsed or if the Jazz was just that on point that night.
but that's not a question you wanna hear after a tough loss
Too bad. These athletes/coaches are getting paid millions a year. The least they can do is act with a bit of tact with the press, even after a loss, however tough.
bfour88 act like what? A bunch of manipulated clowns put on a straight face smile and answer questions like the media expects them too? Hell no im not putting up no act for yours or the medias pleasure
bfour88 Honestly I respect them a lot for their attitude, not many people are willing to keep it real with people and its a tough thing to do, especially in front of national TV. Sure, I see your argument but I think it all depends on your POV at the end of the day.
Good execution
Russell to the Spurs?
this video is well executed
My mom always tells me when you asked stupid question you'll get a stupid answer.
Good execution.
That last interview with Westbrook... #priceless
music song?
*The ball went in the basket alot!* 😂😂😂
2:06 is a really basic question, lol. Did you all lose it for yourselves? Or did you just get outplayed?
Yeah that one shows how fucking dumb Russ is. If I were that reporter I'd come right back at him with his own shitty attitude and tone of voice. I'd fucking spell it out how the question not only makes sense but is reasonable to ask and expect an insightful answer. I wouldn't let that fucker leave untill it was explained to him tat he's the fuckwit in that situation. He looks really fucking stupid and petty there.
This video had good execution
What dat mean?
Where's Marshawn????
He protecc
He attacc
But most importantly he execution.
Fire pop!
sound effects are the best 😂😂😂😂😂
Reporter: "are u upset with something" Westbrook: "I just don't like u" savage 😂
BOTH of these two are AMAZING!
The difference is that Pop is rude for a good reason, while Westbrick is rude for no reason. The only time Russ was rude for a good reason was that "what?" clip.
I wanted to see the part where a reporter bricked and got scared asking Westbrook a question lmaoooo
"we did a good job of execution"