This is exactly why people are saying basketball isn't good anymore, because the conversation and coverage around it is disingenuous. Instead of talking about how the pistons have been playing better basketball and close to the play in, they're talking about the Lakers and how MJ would have hit that shot. Not that the Lakers beat the kings back to back games after never beating them last year either, but we lost to a very young very fast pistons team. The pistons also beat the suns, the heat, AND THE KNICKS all this month, and they barely even talked about it. Be better first take
Don't tire man. We need more people pointing this out. The grizzlies came and went and all we got was ja scandals and nothing about basketball. But let's push le40
notice how he had a 30 seconds segment about Steph scoring 2 points and his team losing by 50+ points, but had a full segment on the Lakers after they lost to the Pistons.
Like the young Magic fighting through injuries to their best players and still competing and beating the best teams in the league. ESPN and nba media dumb
@@IScoreUnderPressure4 they can do what they want. A team doesn’t become popular overnight. The more they talk about a team the more people will listen
If they talked about the Cavs the majority of you would skip the video. Yall cry about the lakers videos yet take the time to click on every single one to comment.
Why is it so hard for you people to understand? Because n o b o d y cares man, nobody outside of Cleveland cares about them, nobody outside of Indiana cares about the Pacers, etc etc. Especially not people outside of US
The entire west besides OKC Memphis Houston and Dallas are literally a game back or have the same record you literally have google look at the western conference standings from the 5th seed to the 12 seed are close so that means the other teams stink to right now
I realized this a while ago, a lot of them don’t actually watch games. They look at stat sheets and have people giving them different talking points. At this point it’s more about entertainment than actually knowing sports.
How about state the fact that the Pistons played better basketball? It’s not how poorly the Lakers played, they are a play in team reflected accordingly in the standings. LeRobin has to choose between stat padding or winning. Eating up minutes and usage rate with no bench depth is not a recipe for winning
Y'all dumb, how many small market games have you watched while whining about the ratings. No one is asking you to be a Lakers fan. The clippers are down the street and they need fans. With or without you the Lakers will be good.
@@ChrisJames-ti2kp I’m not saying it’s the only reason genius I’m saying it’s one of the biggest reasons if your bot marketing and promoting your product how do you expect it to sell? Its plenty of talent in the nba but they get no coverage they should have been developing the next stars that will replace bron, kd, the claw, harden, curry and kyrie but instead they force feed you a team that’s in the play in every year lol the lakers aren’t even the top ten team in the league but get more coverage then the top 5 teams that’s not a good formula to sell a product Chief lol
@@ChrisJames-ti2kp but the other reason is also the over use of the threes all you see is run and gun three pointers it’s not entertaining and the last reason is the sensitive fouls and sensitive ejections and technical fouls over the slightest thing it’s also turning a lot of people off from it. Now is that better sir lol
U can tell by the expressions on his face he’s happy every time the Lakers lose cause he wanna hate on Bron so bad . He’s the new Skip at this point who’s gonna move the goal post on the GOAT Debate every time the Lakers fall short
Playoff Rondo, Carushow, Javale McGee and Dwight “Superman” Howard was supposed to be part of the 2019/2020 dynasty winning 3 consecutive trophies and dominating the league for those 3 years. Instead the Lakers chose to be losers since 2020.
He should be that on the Nuggets. That guy is doing Wilt Chamberlain things combined with Magic Johnson things. I'm a life long Lakers fan, and I feel cheated that I can't watch Jokic play a game at least once a week. Chicago was a team that nobody cared about until Jordan showed up. I used to be able to catch a Bulls game every week in the 90's.
I mean this the product you get when Lakers refuse to address the front court depth. And Rui has been underperforming offensively, dlo only have a good night once every 10 games, best defender hasnt played in 2 years lol it always boil down to lebron and ad needing extraordinary performances to win. The front office is horrible
Yup. Lakers were plus 15 with Davis on the court in a game they loss by 3. That's 18 points difference because they have no back up big. I know some are injured, but still, those aren't really the guys they need in health.
When your coach cant play the starting point guard more than 16 minutes because he makes bad decisions (turn overs, bad passes, bad shots), your team is cooked.
I’m not a NYK fan, but I am genuinely happy for OG to be on a winning squad where he’s showcasing his skills on both sides of the ball. Also, he’s the funniest guy in the league.
Now you know why the NBA ratings are tanking. Imagine DET winning but what we are hearing are still about Lakers... Instead of promoting young players, they are still talking about LBJ and Lakers...
Even with the Pistons being below .500 currently, they are WAY BETTER this season than they were last season. They only won 14 games total last season and are already at 13 wins before Christmas this season.
Espn only talks about Lebron and lakers , Curry and golden state , luka and Dallas ..... Tatum had a monster game 3 days ago and nobody talked about it SMH..... Refs and Media got NBA all fked up
They talk about the lakers losing to the pistons by 3 and they pistons are coming up but they don’t talk about the warriors losing by 50 to the grizzles
Nobody spoke on the Lakers beating Memphis and then the Kings twice in a row, but all of a sudden they only want to discuss the loss to the Pistons and not the 3-game winning streak. Typical move by Sports Media.
@Snipergange memphis is 2nd in the west my guy. They are a good team. Kings are a tough team to guard offensively. Lakers defense has been really good for the past 5 games before this one pistons game. All we are saying is that the media didn't say nothing when they were playing good defense and playing good ball in general but they lose one game and all of the sudden all they want to talk abt is the lakers.
@@goat.1376well, at least you’re aware that most basketball fans are casuals and don’t actually care about the X’s and O’s, rather names and media hype.
The Pistons should get more credit and airtime. They won 2 challenges in the 2nd half vs the Lakers and lost 2 timeouts, because the REFS tried to save the Lakers AS USUAL... There's a reason why Cade was talking trash to LeBron and Beasley to AD about complaining (basically flopping)... The Pistons need MORE respect, and it's obvious. Look at CADE. Silent during the worst times but held his head high, and now LOOK AT CADE. HE'S HIM. Detroit Basketball is BACK, and this is JUST the beginning.
Yeah that’s Stephen’s trick, you noticed neither realized the lakers are the actually overachieving in the 7th spot. West is deep tho, changes nightly.
No wonder no one wants to watch the NBA when all they hear covered is the exact same Lakers talking points they’ve heard for the past 5 years. The Lakers have sucked since October 2020. Nothing has changed.
I like how in the NHL it’s not a popularity contest so every game every team only cares about winning the Stanley cup . No drama no fake commentary just pure hockey at the highest level
The lakers win most games when AD score more and 30 pts. And the turnovers are killing them. You need to slow power forward to play his position and stop trying to run point
The Lakers have no an identity problem. They started the season as a top 3 offense, and 27th in defense. The last 5 games they were the best defensive team in the league and dead last in offense. The Lakers need to figure out who they are, and play to their strength.
he’s basically adopted into the Buss family. Mixing family and business is dangerous. Yankees are the same with Brian Cashman and he’s been there 26 years now.
@shandaman40298 their revenue is too high despite not winning the title. Why would you mess up your money printing machine? The bank account is too happy for them
I’m going to be a lakers fan forever no matter what but this season been hard to watch for the most part but i still think we’ll at least get past the play in💜💛🏀.
@@sosaraycharles358 I agree I thought we was going to repeat after 2020 championship but injuries stopped us sadly as a lakers fan I’ve been through it all with this franchise but still love them💜💛🏀.
@@FlowerSupply420 yeah and I cried when my favorite nba player of all time died because of a helicopter crash but man the seasons before the bubble championship was frustrating💜💛🏀.
@@joechucks1555the fact that you mention his show by name furthers my point. Yea the ratings dropped. It happens. He’s still responsible for the platform and all the torchbearers like Stephen A and now Shannon will say such. The drop in ratings doesn’t negate his value in the space.
Those complaining about the Lakers coverage must be young. It’s the Lakers. The post-Kobe, pre-LeBron Lakers still had a few nationally televised games. The Lakers have won or been in the Finals in every decade. Get over it. It’s not going to change as long as there is the NBA
Mj has more gw shots. Its crazy how many fake posts of lb having more gws. Jordan averaged 35 8 8 when it was hard to get a trip dub. Jordan could have averaged more assists and rebounds just like lb could have averaged more points. But... who was Jordan going to pass to? He didn't ever have all these all stars lb has. Also, even though lebron could average more points his arsenal wasn't even close to mjs
Lakers shot well, rebounded, got to the line, had bench production, played good half court ball, the Pistons just punched them in the mouth with aggressive play on ball handlers and jumping passing lanes. This was more a time to give the Pistons credit than to trash on the Lakers. It was a good game. The Pistons have now scored over 100 points off turnovers pver the last 3 games. They're doing something right. Give them their props. Teams will adjust, but right now they've found something that throws teams off. Still the Lakers didn't play a horrible game of basketball. Gabe was hitting, Max played well, Reaves was still a positive player despite his turnovers, Bron had a good night, Davis was a monster on defense, Dalton got some shots to fall as he tries to break out of his slump, Dlo has been playing well off the bench, played with a good pace even though his stats weren't big, Cam made a few plays including a rare three. They got shocked with the pressure on ball handlers, gotta take it as a learning lesson. Actually evaluate the games. Lakers are decent, and getting better as the season progresses. Everything doesn't have to be about Michael Jordan.
Why are the ratings down again? Several reasons, like the focus of sports media on the big market teams (Lakers, Celtics, Knicks) and not small market teams that are making big waves.
This is exactly why people are saying basketball isn't good anymore, because the conversation and coverage around it is disingenuous. Instead of talking about how the pistons have been playing better basketball and close to the play in, they're talking about the Lakers and how MJ would have hit that shot. Not that the Lakers beat the kings back to back games after never beating them last year either, but we lost to a very young very fast pistons team. The pistons also beat the suns, the heat, AND THE KNICKS all this month, and they barely even talked about it. Be better first take
Thank you!
Don't tire man. We need more people pointing this out. The grizzlies came and went and all we got was ja scandals and nothing about basketball. But let's push le40
Thank you! Folks hating on Detroit too much!!! 😊
Well said.
notice how he had a 30 seconds segment about Steph scoring 2 points and his team losing by 50+ points, but had a full segment on the Lakers after they lost to the Pistons.
Just think how much the media could help the NBA if they focused on teams that were doing well and hype up people to watch their games
Like the young Magic fighting through injuries to their best players and still competing and beating the best teams in the league. ESPN and nba media dumb
ikr
They know what they're doing, they talk about what people will click to see. If people wanted to see the magic, they would talk about them
@@IScoreUnderPressure4 they can do what they want. A team doesn’t become popular overnight. The more they talk about a team the more people will listen
Oh man, if you ran a media company with that logic, you would be out of business in no time!
The Cleveland Cavaliers have a total of four losses in over two months of the NBA season and they still want to talk about the Lakers.
If they talked about the Cavs the majority of you would skip the video. Yall cry about the lakers videos yet take the time to click on every single one to comment.
@@goat.1376 you both make good points, but if the sport media talk more about other teams the sport show fans will by in
Unfortunately they will talk about the Cavs if they were to require LeBron.
Cavs, Celtics, Thunder, Knicks, Orlando, Mavs, Grizzlies are all better talking subjects thatn this borderline Family matters lakers team
Why is it so hard for you people to understand? Because n o b o d y cares man, nobody outside of Cleveland cares about them, nobody outside of Indiana cares about the Pacers, etc etc. Especially not people outside of US
Talk about somebody else. Lakers aren’t even a good team
just as good as anyone in the west not named OKC or maybe houston. Child hush!
@@PrinceCortezJonesLakers ain’t even better than OKC, Memphis and Houston.
The entire west besides OKC Memphis Houston and Dallas are literally a game back or have the same record you literally have google look at the western conference standings from the 5th seed to the 12 seed are close so that means the other teams stink to right now
I agree but let's be honest as long as this stanky beard mf is still in the league they will not
You on meth? @@PrinceCortezJones
This is why NBA ratings are in the toilet. These guys are talking about boring Lakers and not exciting teams like OKC, Mavs etc.
They mentioned the Knicks
Cavs the best team and get no coverage
Why are you guys surprised? The larger market teams always get more coverage, regardless of how good or bad they may be at the time
@@jamestaylor2979How many Cavs games have you watched? Rockets? Magic? They cover the teams everyone obsesses over
@@goat.1376 i watch every cavs game what are you even talking about?
Now I know Shannon ain’t watching the Lakers the game he’s watching the post shows lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
hes right...they were turning the ball over all game and tried to play hard at the end
I realized this a while ago, a lot of them don’t actually watch games. They look at stat sheets and have people giving them different talking points. At this point it’s more about entertainment than actually knowing sports.
Nobody cares about the Lakers bro. Make the NBA great again.
LETS GO LAKERS 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💜💛
Make you Mom's a woman again
Thank you. 🙏🏽
Lets make your Mom's a woman again
Stop
How about state the fact that the Pistons played better basketball? It’s not how poorly the Lakers played, they are a play in team reflected accordingly in the standings. LeRobin has to choose between stat padding or winning. Eating up minutes and usage rate with no bench depth is not a recipe for winning
Lol detroit acuattly great playing this season they won also heat and nyks suns good teams they did better job offseason your just hater clown
@strangerthanparadise emphasize the fact that the Pistons BENCH got that purple and gold a$$!!
So if a man tried to win it’s stat padding cause he single handily brought the lakers back like am I tripping or yall just want him to give up
You not listening it’s clear, Shannon literally talked about how Detroit is playing good basketball.
@@YungJay216 hes just lebron hater lol
Even as a lakers fan I’m TIRED of the bron/lakers GLAZING , I see why ratings dropped
Same man. So sad to see it. I miss the NBA when it was about Basketball.
@@Davivd2 it feels like a soap opera these days.
who is "glazing" the lakers? anytime the lakers are talked about it's bashing them
You’re not a fan but a fraud. A confused fraud at that. 😂😂
Y'all dumb, how many small market games have you watched while whining about the ratings. No one is asking you to be a Lakers fan. The clippers are down the street and they need fans. With or without you the Lakers will be good.
And this is why the ratings of the nba is down so bad they only talk about the lakers
That's the not reason😂
@@ChrisJames-ti2kp it is one of the reasons
Blame the celtics for that
@@ChrisJames-ti2kp I’m not saying it’s the only reason genius I’m saying it’s one of the biggest reasons if your bot marketing and promoting your product how do you expect it to sell? Its plenty of talent in the nba but they get no coverage they should have been developing the next stars that will replace bron, kd, the claw, harden, curry and kyrie but instead they force feed you a team that’s in the play in every year lol the lakers aren’t even the top ten team in the league but get more coverage then the top 5 teams that’s not a good formula to sell a product Chief lol
@@ChrisJames-ti2kp but the other reason is also the over use of the threes all you see is run and gun three pointers it’s not entertaining and the last reason is the sensitive fouls and sensitive ejections and technical fouls over the slightest thing it’s also turning a lot of people off from it. Now is that better sir lol
Lakers aren’t getting enough free throws. They need at least 20-30 more than the other team to win.
😂😂😂
Stephen a didn't have this energy when the warriors lost by 51 to the grizzlies
Exactly 💯
U can tell by the expressions on his face he’s happy every time the Lakers lose cause he wanna hate on Bron so bad . He’s the new Skip at this point who’s gonna move the goal post on the GOAT Debate every time the Lakers fall short
@@rohangupte3545 right
@@rohangupte3545goat...BOISTOP
EXACTLY like no one said anything bro literally nothing
can we talk about other teams that are actually contending
Playoff Rondo, Carushow, Javale McGee and Dwight “Superman” Howard was supposed to be part of the 2019/2020 dynasty winning 3 consecutive trophies and dominating the league for those 3 years.
Instead the Lakers chose to be losers since 2020.
Playoff Rondo was a BEAST💪🏾
You're assuming they wouldn't retire or get hurt. Bc the next year, they ran it back and got bounced by Phoenix. Bc AD and Lebron got hurt.
No instead they went after westbrick
They weren't three peating 😂
if jokic was on the lakers he would be the most talked about player ever
He should be that on the Nuggets. That guy is doing Wilt Chamberlain things combined with Magic Johnson things. I'm a life long Lakers fan, and I feel cheated that I can't watch Jokic play a game at least once a week. Chicago was a team that nobody cared about until Jordan showed up. I used to be able to catch a Bulls game every week in the 90's.
I mean compared to everyone else he is
The way the pistons were able to dominate the paint was beautiful to most beautiful basketball I ever saw
& yet Stephen a over here talkin bout mj smh
Did they even talk about how the Warriors lost to the Grizzlies by 51 in a game Steph scored 2 points and 0 field goals???
Nope...🤐
Lakers glazing is annoying
Lakers on top to suns,wolves,warriors,and kings
Lakers glazing is amazing🤩thanks for coming
@@longlivedagoat3109 lakers = LeBron + g league squad depending if AD shows up
D-LO Reddish and Reaves must know something or got information on Pelinka or Jeanie Buss for them not to be traded
Nobody wants them
Or no other teams are willing to offer more than peanuts for them.
@@27markohI agree
Definitely nobody wants D Lo lmao Reeves would be good on the Knicks for Free.99 lol @@27markoh
@@27markohso milton injury prone traded for schroder nobidy wants that clown injured player lol
I mean this the product you get when Lakers refuse to address the front court depth. And Rui has been underperforming offensively, dlo only have a good night once every 10 games, best defender hasnt played in 2 years lol it always boil down to lebron and ad needing extraordinary performances to win. The front office is horrible
It’s been like that since Kobe was there I heard
Yup. Lakers were plus 15 with Davis on the court in a game they loss by 3. That's 18 points difference because they have no back up big. I know some are injured, but still, those aren't really the guys they need in health.
I gave them a chance on watching a video and we still got the goat debate… WERE TIRED OF THIS
At the beginning of the season, the Lakers were supposed to win the championship. That's what all the jock riding analysts said.
Who said that? I haven't heard that at all they made no moves in the off season..
Literally no one said that 😂
They were wrong!
Stephen A pushing for the network to talk about the Knicks more than the Lakers.
As the network should.
Mind the Cavs are 26-4 but let’s talk about the two big market teams that aren’t going to win anything
When your coach cant play the starting point guard more than 16 minutes because he makes bad decisions (turn overs, bad passes, bad shots), your team is cooked.
I’m not a NYK fan, but I am genuinely happy for OG to be on a winning squad where he’s showcasing his skills on both sides of the ball. Also, he’s the funniest guy in the league.
Knicks are really good this year also better defence than most and plenty of scoring 👏
Raptor fan here. We love OG such a humble guy and the best 3 n D wing in the league!
1:01 that pass by Cade was lowkey tough
Oohh it was
Now you know why the NBA ratings are tanking. Imagine DET winning but what we are hearing are still about Lakers...
Instead of promoting young players, they are still talking about LBJ and Lakers...
lowkey cant wait for him to retire
Took a week off, now he looks good. I wonder why is he the only player that has this kind of thing going for 10+ years already?
The man is 40 years old and been playing for 22 years. Basketball is a young mans game.
Yeah, I wonder 🤔 that, too.
Even with the Pistons being below .500 currently, they are WAY BETTER this season than they were last season. They only won 14 games total last season and are already at 13 wins before Christmas this season.
They are fantastic defensely
Like this years piston team 😊
Espn only talks about Lebron and lakers , Curry and golden state , luka and Dallas ..... Tatum had a monster game 3 days ago and nobody talked about it SMH..... Refs and Media got NBA all fked up
SAS was fugging HILARIOUS in this clip. 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He's so cute
Oh that last MJ comment was COLD 😂🤣😂 Good one Stephen A.
Bronny getting front row seats to see his father fail is great story writing 😂
How is his father failing lol if his father is failing could only imagine what your father is doing
I ain’t hear Shannon say his signature “ole GOAT” in a minute😂
They talk about the lakers losing to the pistons by 3 and they pistons are coming up but they don’t talk about the warriors losing by 50 to the grizzles
Nobody spoke on the Lakers beating Memphis and then the Kings twice in a row, but all of a sudden they only want to discuss the loss to the Pistons and not the 3-game winning streak. Typical move by Sports Media.
this
Beating kings 2x? They worst then the bulls after acquiring demar Memphis clippers just beat them without their best player 🤦♂️
@Snipergange memphis is 2nd in the west my guy. They are a good team. Kings are a tough team to guard offensively. Lakers defense has been really good for the past 5 games before this one pistons game. All we are saying is that the media didn't say nothing when they were playing good defense and playing good ball in general but they lose one game and all of the sudden all they want to talk abt is the lakers.
These guys both don’t know ball man Kobe had 36 game winners. ESPN need to get it together. LeBron is 12% on go ahead buckets under 4:00
this moderator kept the energy very good and light, which is rare for first take. this was an extremely funny clip because of all the laughter
I just posted that I really liked him. If he was the moderator more often, it may be worth watching more
I like how SAS light Shannon up 😂
We need a show SAS and shannon just talking smack to each other lol
Meanwhile the Cavs are 26 and 4, yet everyday the media talks about the shitty underachieving Lakers🤦🏾♂️🙄
Preach 👆🏽
04:50 min laughter full of hate😂
I wonder when will ESPN start giving equal focus to all 30 NBA teams? NBA is not just Lakers, Knicks, Celtics or Golden State Warriors...
They are not taking about the Celtics
If there was a video about the Magic nobody would watch it. Quit trying to sound different.
When did the league get two expansion teams? What cities are these teams located in?
@@goat.1376well, at least you’re aware that most basketball fans are casuals and don’t actually care about the X’s and O’s, rather names and media hype.
@@dejanlekic5513 there’s only 30 teams
great video keep it up Stephen A !! salute
But when Curry drops 2 points nobody is to be found
Nobody 😔😱🤮🧐🤐😒
The Pistons should get more credit and airtime. They won 2 challenges in the 2nd half vs the Lakers and lost 2 timeouts, because the REFS tried to save the Lakers AS USUAL... There's a reason why Cade was talking trash to LeBron and Beasley to AD about complaining (basically flopping)... The Pistons need MORE respect, and it's obvious. Look at CADE. Silent during the worst times but held his head high, and now LOOK AT CADE. HE'S HIM. Detroit Basketball is BACK, and this is JUST the beginning.
Cavs, Rockets, Celtics, Thunder all also play in the league ☺️
and Memphis 🙋♂️🙋♂️🙋♂️
Anyone wanna mention Cade freaking Cunningham balling out?
Free Bronny asap 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
😂😅yes free him and let him go or trade him for cash
He stole 7 million dollars. He’s doing very well
They're like 2 Aunties having a conversation. They cant stay on topic.
Hard to believe Shannon "Mushmouth" Sharpe would ever criticize his hero Lefraud like this.
100%
You know why “MUSHMOUTH” Mad??? D-PRINT left him…and took ALL THE PURSES 👜 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lebron is Bigger than you all family..bow down and watch
@@jonsmoke9195 you sound like you need some family 😂
@@ED-T427 🥒🍑🍽️Take That !
Knicks highlights during a Lakers segment is hilarious 😂
You-all still DISRESPECTING Detroit. ... talked about how better they look not a whole different team.......
Jj redick will fix it he knows more than everyone
Yep, JJ the savior of the world. 😒
Oh I see, they only talk about the Lakers when lebron plays good and they lose
Yeah that’s Stephen’s trick, you noticed neither realized the lakers are the actually overachieving in the 7th spot. West is deep tho, changes nightly.
Give the Pistons some credit too. They’ve been a lot better this year and Cade is playing like an all NBA player
No wonder no one wants to watch the NBA when all they hear covered is the exact same Lakers talking points they’ve heard for the past 5 years.
The Lakers have sucked since October 2020. Nothing has changed.
I like how in the NHL it’s not a popularity contest so every game every team only cares about winning the Stanley cup . No drama no fake commentary just pure hockey at the highest level
Lakers not winning when AD only takes 14 shots .....
Lakers not winning with him as number 1. Bron was number 1 first 2 years. After bubble handed him the keys. He not mentally built for that
The lakers win most games when AD score more and 30 pts. And the turnovers are killing them. You need to slow power forward to play his position and stop trying to run point
@@robertnance5054 THANK YOU 🎯
The Lakers have no an identity problem. They started the season as a top 3 offense, and 27th in defense. The last 5 games they were the best defensive team in the league and dead last in offense. The Lakers need to figure out who they are, and play to their strength.
How does the Laker GM keep his job
he’s basically adopted into the Buss family. Mixing family and business is dangerous. Yankees are the same with Brian Cashman and he’s been there 26 years now.
They waiting on Magic Johnson to say something. It seems that's the only time LA Fakers makes changes in front office.
@shandaman40298 their revenue is too high despite not winning the title. Why would you mess up your money printing machine? The bank account is too happy for them
It's Hollywood who needs to win or be good as long as we look good on the TV forget the rest
Love this host!
The refs tried thier best 2 gift the lakers this game.
Listening to Stephen A scorch Shannon was more entertaining than watching NBA games 😂
bruh the lakers been winning games lately they gonna have some losses. As soon as lakers lose yall got a lakers topic on the show
LETS GOOOOOOO LAKERS NEVER QUIT WHO CARES WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!😅😅😂😂
People need to give JJ that same energy they gave Darvin.
When are yall gonna admit the Rockets are the team to talk about in the West, not the Lakers.
Bro game winning shot is LBJ.
Stephen A doesn’t know what he’s talking about 😂😂💔
We gotta remember they old & they focus on other topics they don’t keep up with specific players records all the time
People say the Lakers aren't that good. As of 12/26/24 they are only 2 games out of 4th place. So alotta other teams aren't that great either. 🤷♂️
I’m going to be a lakers fan forever no matter what but this season been hard to watch for the most part but i still think we’ll at least get past the play in💜💛🏀.
2021-2022 was worse
Every season other than bubble since about 2012? It literally took Kobe dying for us to be motivated for an entire season.
@@sosaraycharles358 I agree I thought we was going to repeat after 2020 championship but injuries stopped us sadly as a lakers fan I’ve been through it all with this franchise but still love them💜💛🏀.
@@FlowerSupply420 yeah and I cried when my favorite nba player of all time died because of a helicopter crash but man the seasons before the bubble championship was frustrating💜💛🏀.
The bar is so low all that money for a playin 😂
HISTORY!!!! Shannon Sharpe actually criticizes the Lakers
Keep Your Friendship period, Seems like Skip Bayless is miserable 😖! Move on Stephen A and Shannon keep your First Takes Debate tight and Fun #1!
He's so miserable. He's on a hate tour on these podcasts.
He made them hot. They’re thriving off the platform he built. How could he possibly be hating on them?
@@DaYungSinChrg lol since shannon left how many views dies undisputed get?
@@joechucks1555the fact that you mention his show by name furthers my point. Yea the ratings dropped. It happens. He’s still responsible for the platform and all the torchbearers like Stephen A and now Shannon will say such. The drop in ratings doesn’t negate his value in the space.
Thank you Stephen A Smith
All Bron care about is stats... not wins
Go listen to Skip you can gllady Skip SAS.
Vince Carter hit the most game winning shots with under 30 seconds left.
Those complaining about the Lakers coverage must be young. It’s the Lakers. The post-Kobe, pre-LeBron Lakers still had a few nationally televised games. The Lakers have won or been in the Finals in every decade. Get over it. It’s not going to change as long as there is the NBA
Lakers are a trash franchize ever since Kobe retired.
@ ok? Your opinion doesn’t change the fact that the Lakers are the biggest franchise in the NBA. Cry more
You in denial you sound like a dinosaur, it's over buddy
Mj has more gw shots. Its crazy how many fake posts of lb having more gws. Jordan averaged 35 8 8 when it was hard to get a trip dub. Jordan could have averaged more assists and rebounds just like lb could have averaged more points. But... who was Jordan going to pass to? He didn't ever have all these all stars lb has. Also, even though lebron could average more points his arsenal wasn't even close to mjs
Lakers shot well, rebounded, got to the line, had bench production, played good half court ball, the Pistons just punched them in the mouth with aggressive play on ball handlers and jumping passing lanes. This was more a time to give the Pistons credit than to trash on the Lakers. It was a good game. The Pistons have now scored over 100 points off turnovers pver the last 3 games. They're doing something right. Give them their props. Teams will adjust, but right now they've found something that throws teams off. Still the Lakers didn't play a horrible game of basketball. Gabe was hitting, Max played well, Reaves was still a positive player despite his turnovers, Bron had a good night, Davis was a monster on defense, Dalton got some shots to fall as he tries to break out of his slump, Dlo has been playing well off the bench, played with a good pace even though his stats weren't big, Cam made a few plays including a rare three. They got shocked with the pressure on ball handlers, gotta take it as a learning lesson. Actually evaluate the games. Lakers are decent, and getting better as the season progresses. Everything doesn't have to be about Michael Jordan.
This guy is an amazing host.
Idk how Stephen a has gotten away this long without knowing much about baseball 💀😭. Skip is 10x more knowledgeable
Baseball stinks basically
Who you thank google calls ? 😂😂😂
So now we know coaching wasn't really the problem with the Lakers. It was always the players
Stephen A smith turned espn first take into BET of sports 😂😂
When SAS asked who has the most game winning shots but it was LBJ😂
Steven always hollering Knicks then looking crazy play off time 🤣🤣
😂 Don't be Spike Lee, Mr Sith, I mean Smith. 🤣 New York Knicks
Rebounding: “AD” getting more than 11rpg would make a lot of their problems go away!
(Detroit got 17 offensive rebounds!)
Steven A is the same guy who said the Suns can make it to the conference finals but yet we have a better record than them 🤨
How the thumbnail say that "Stephen A. rants on the Lakers", and all he talked about was the Knicks and MJ?!
bro unc looked so salty and angry at the end
Dude, I’m a lakers fan, can you please talk about the cavs or the thunder?
Can we keep this moderator? Hell, I forgot he was there 😂
They only talk about teams for their ratings and popularity. Small market teams aren’t highlight as much as bigger market teams its just how it goes
Nobody wanna hear bout the lakers ESPN and first take talk about the others teams and give them love ❤️
ESPN only talk about LA Lakers like they don't Stink.
Nothing like the Lakers losing to bring some Christmas cheer
Why are the ratings down again? Several reasons, like the focus of sports media on the big market teams (Lakers, Celtics, Knicks) and not small market teams that are making big waves.
Talk about the teams that are actually playing well this is why rating are down platforms like these dont cover any other teams