Trae is the most overrated player in the league. He's still a terrible defender. Dyson Daniels makes up for his weaknesses. He's terrible at attacking the basket. He's the all time turnover per game leader. ALL TIME! Dead last among thousands over nearly a century. Look at how great the Hawks Roster is. Their deep. DeAndre Hunter is coming off of their bench, They should be a top 3 team in the east. They are a 500 team in the weak east. If the Hawks had traded Trae, and kept Murray, they would be a defensive nightmare.
@@Davivd2 i might argue that without trae, hawks offense are going to be so bad because they have very limited players who can make their own shot. His +- show how much he's impacting the team. Hawks are very mid team, however this season they show some improvements. Especially getting dyson in a trade and improvement from Jalen Johnson
@@leetorry you don't have to be a Knicks fan to understand this. Last playoffs and was saying ya'll that Randle getting out of rotation due to injury was a blessing in disguise. OG and Josh Hart (and back then DiVincenzo as well) contribute to winning so much more. Randle is there mostly to get his stats.
“When he is on, he is as good as anybody. When he is off, which is most of the time, he is a basketball terrorist”. As a New Yorker and a Kobe fan, that is a perfect description of Julius Randle
@j.l.howlett6843 hes a player that needs the ball in hand. Hes slow. Not necessarily good on the defensively end. And not some crazy stretch like KAT. Hes also incredibly inconsistent. Lowkey hes the type of player that is a star on a bad team. Not good enough to be the one for a contender but too much of a high usage player to work as a role player on that contender.
@@AutumnFuneral how is he a bad locker room guy , I like Julius Randle a lot i think his exit from Knicks was really rude to him and I don’t care what anyone says he played his heart out and he put them in the map , his reward should not be this
@@IHateMaL he getting injured to much tho and also that suspension was crazy right after he talked with commissioner he flashed another gun. People hyping these players to much imo they can never be Durant Steph bron etc or like Brodie or drose they are like way behind but wr got no else to watch these days
@@4ktkaram395Don’t think anyone is acting like that. It’s more so people are impressed how his playmaking has taken another step as it’s helping the hawks despite him shooting terribly
Trae Young is really an underrated playmaker even during college. Finally, the scorer version of Steve Nash is finally being realized. He just need to regain his shooting efficiency.
Nash and Trae scoring or shot diet is nothing alike gang. Nash does not jack up threes. Nash got to the mid range, and the paint with scoops and finger rolls. Threes came after he was cooking up. Passing came first though.
Trae is the only superstar in the NBA who can have so many good qualities about his game, average 12 assists per game which is the most in 25+ years (since John Stockton), be arguably the best passer in the NBA, and yet, nobody will care about any of that and suddenly assists mean nothing to them because of his flaws. It's absolutely bizarre. Also, randomly offended by 7:28..... Allen Iverson exists.
Crazy ass comment dude, AI is AI! Just because Trae & AI are small guards making them defensive liabilities doesn’t hoop them in the same ring. Hes a better passer than Allen but doesn’t equate to the gravity that AI brings on offense. Essentially Traes passing doesn’t compare his ability to carry a team especially when he’s not hitting. Trae needs to be passing like CP3 if that’s the case
Edwards reminds me of an interview that I saw with MJ back in the day. When MJ set the record for 3 pointers in an NBA finals game, it blew everyone's mind. He did that on purpose just to prove a point because the narrative was that Clyde was better because he shot more 3's. In the interview after the finals game, MJ was asked why he doesn't shoot more 3's since he has it in his bag. He said that it would make him less effective. Edwards is proving MJ right. He's shooting more 3's, a much better percentage, and scoring less.
MJ didn’t shoot more 3s because he was a sub-30% 3 point shooter for the bulk of his career. He wasn’t a good enough shooter for it to be an effective weapon. It wasn’t some 4D chess strategy to be a better player.
@@blue-phoenix115how can you say that when SGA is one of the best players in the league, has a very similar build and puts up similar stats to MJ while not shooting many 3s. MJ would still be at the top or even greater because of the added spacing and his physical attributes
@@neilvisperas1235 SGA shoots significantly more threes than MJ. If MJ played today, he would be jacking up threes too, maybe not as much as the other players but he will have a three point arsenal.
Duncan Robinson is a weird one that deserves a video of its own. He got better at everything else but is nowhere near as much of a threat as when he was just a shooter.
People got to realize if the team is good, you can take a step back, especially during the regular season. LeBron did it, Jordan did it later in his career. It's a good thing. Ja and Trae are proving that now
Ant-Man shut up that “Regressed” Bs real quick, 53 on the pistons, even though we didn’t get the win. He’s not the problem, it’s our lineups and consistency. He cannot effectively and consistently dominate with Julius Randle clogging up space and stopping in the ball. He needs to be traded.
You got Rudy who is only good at the paint but at least they had Kat who can space and stretchthe floor but now they traded him for Randle who cabt even be good atbotg
@@Liverpool-wi4lb Casuals and kids seem completely ignorant to how dominant and explosive DRose was before all the knee injuries. Prime DRose makes Ja look like a Washington Generals player
Wolve fan here. Our roster is completely busted. Conley's age has caught up big time. Without Mike's passing, Gobert is now back to a liability on offense. Jaden has shown absolutely no improvement- if anything he's regress. Randle is a bigger Dlo who hogs the ball and plays no defense. Naz forgot he's a center and just wants to jack up 3's now. Ant has no idea how to play with these guys.
Kat was kind of like what PJ is to the Mavs. He sort of unlocked everyones game. Now you got Edwards and Naz jacking up 3's to compensate for his loss since Randle kills the spacing and flow of the offense, and KAT's spacing made it still possible to play offense with Rudy. Genuinely one of the worst all stars ever I knew ya'll were cooked soon as the Wolves traded for Randle lol
Ant is good, but yall be overhyping him so much. He can’t playmake, he’s not amazing on defense, he’s just a really great scorer. He won’t win like that.
I thought ant's confidence is like mj but watching "starting 5" made me realize he is still an immature kid who doesn't take fitness and work ethic seriously and now that his team took a step down, I have serious doubts he could lead them back to the wcf.
When it comes to his attitude yes it can be better, but my guy be for real; I mean FOR REAL…. Anthony Edward’s isn’t getting far when Gobert,Randle & Naz are his help to make up for KAT. Whatever you may think of KAT he’s a generational big man, him paired up was the recipe now that’s gone. Ant is without a Pippen right now give him time
With someone like Ja Morant and other players who are athletic like that, they definitely need start teaching them how to brace for a fall without hurting yourself. Just in case something like that happens again, because the first instinct of trying to catch yourself with your hands is how he unfortunately got hurt.
Trae has been vastly overlooked and under-rated for almost his entire career. He’s never been given quality teammates to work with. So far in his career-the best teammates that he’s been able to play with have been John Collins and Dejounte Murray. Compare that to Luka (who was drafted the same year)-who has played alongside Porzingis, Brunson, and Kyrie Irving. Look at Dejounte Murrays stats from last year vs this year. He was averaging 7 more points per game and was shooting percentage was almost 9% higher playing alongside Trae. While Trae does have some holes in his game-his ability to control pace, to get his teammates good shots, and to play with confidence and swag is solid. Atlanta fans were crazy for turning on him.
I mean yea, but his style of play trying to be steph with half court shots he can shoot you out of the game, and as a teammate you gon wanna hustle and defend and screen knowing this mf just gon pull up from wherever it's demoralizing.
Honestly Trae sucks in defence. Thats why he is not underrated. Now Atlanta have so good defenders on the floor with Trae that his lack of defence dont hurt them as much. Now people can see Trae as valuable player and not liability like it was before. That Daniels is upcoming star, really rare to see his defence todays nba. He is player worth to watch.
The most frustrating thing about the Heat is that they never wanted to tank, even now Jimmy wants out they will choose to retool their roster instead of blowing it up
You are so way off abt Lauri. Every basketball fan here in Finland knew that Lauri is a star even when he was in bulls what was total mess. No suprise at all that he shine in utah, first time he was able to show same things what he has been doing in our national team long before he went to utah. Reason why he do now less is simple, utah try to lose games as much they possible can. They put Lauri on the court with rookies and/or second year player guards. There is Sexton who is good but rest guards are pretty much garbage. Keyonte George never will be positive player in any nba team. Ever. And he get most minutes. Put Lauri on the court with good guards (like Conley was) and you see pretty fast how good lauri actually is. He is real star and nothing confusing abt it for those who actually know what has been going on his previous years and now. You should watch games and figured out facts before make videos. It may very well be same situation with these other guys who you talk abt but i dont say anything abt those because i dont know they situations as well i know abt Lauri. I hope you get those other guys right.
Thank you for starting to put a recap of your lists and the end of each video. Helps me remember what you talked about a lot more and I wish more countdown based TH-cam channels did this
Damn Andy, I’ve been waiting for that ‘24-‘25 Houston Rockets video. There on a great run right now 22-12(T-2nd in the West) and a lot of great young talent on that team, hopefully we get a video on them soon, btw there defense and the Terror Twins are top tier.
Hello, tx for the good work. Keep it up ! When can we expect a video about Wemby? Also more videos about older draft class or older stars from the past or review of recent draft after few years would be nice. Tx
Trae and Ja's changed in play style is needed to improve their teammates. Atlanta is currently improving with DeAndre Hunter and Jalen Johnson thriving. For the Grizzlies, it gave Jaren Jackson Jr a spotlight to improve as well. Both the Hawks and Grizzlies needed those changes as to improve their chances in their conferences. Hawks are at its best since they went to the conference finals as well as the Grzzlies from winning a playoff series 3 yrs ago
What Ja Morant said well . He's not going to make any ferocious dunks anymore . Because those high flying moves he made just hurt him . Kinda similar to Derrick rose's situation . Glad he's being careful about his body .
I won't criticize Lauri, he's regressed a bit this year, but he's been balling out the past two. In both seasons he came out the gates storming, the Jazz were winning even though they were rebuilding, then they blow it up to tank more and sit on the fence with Lauri, for two years in a row. His value was insane two years ago because of his contract, but they refused to commit to either building around him OR trading him. You have to pick one or the other, it was utterly stupid to wait for an overpay when there was NOTHING to gain from waiting. Because of that, they were FORCED to sign him to a max they didn't want to give him, otherwise he would've walked for nothing at the end of the season. Ya, I don't blame him at all, the org showed absolutely zero respect for him or his desire to win even when he was playing like a legit star. How tf are you supposed to play consistently when you have zero certainty on the direction of the team or even your own career? Ainge is an absolute moron.
Cant agree more. And now they hope that Keyonte some day will be star. Someone should tell Ainge that Keyonte never will be playable player in any team who try to win.
Yeah, the Jazz is wasting Lauri and probably Clarkson and Walker too. They should have just been traded to contenders instead of rotting away on an organization with no direction for 3 years now. Heck, they are not even in the top 4 for 2025 draft.
@@AisSora I ask other way this same question. If you have 400M, do you want give it all away for basketball team luxury tax? Very few people are ready do it even if they have more.
@@finnishview2933 right, being irrelevant will definitely salvage their business... It's a small market team, they need a team that can pull an audience. It's a shortsighted move imo. But hey, it's his money, so his choice.
@@AisSora TV deal is where most money comes, and it comes no matter how bad team is. Ticket & merch sales are so small compared those tv deals that its not a factor to the owner. Its basicly decision between do you want your team compete chips and pay 400M for it or not. Its huge monetary decision. Like you said, its his money.
Trey young needs teammates who will cover for his defensive weakness, yet at the same time, effective at making 3s and good cutters or lob finishers. Preferably, an athletic center and good sized 3 and ds from shooting guard, small forward, and power forward. Hopefuly, Morant's head is in a better place and he can still improve to superstar level. Markanen is playing in a team that does not care about winning. Besides, his role is also determined by the coach and organization. Ant Edwards's ego and mouth is failing him. He benefited greatly from KAT's shooting and passing, but now that KAT is gone, Ant should have made improvements to his own game. He also has not developed his passing to the point that his teammates, especially Randle and Gobert, can contribute better offensively.
It is annoying but people gotta make money. TH-cam seems to be this guy's livelihood so advertisements are a way for this guy to earn money off of youtube
It dont help that all they guards sucks, except Sexton. Keyonte never will be positive player in any nba team. I hope jazz stop that stupid tanking sometime in next decade so Lauri may get a chance to play with 2 or 3 actually good players.
Yeah. It is somehow unfair for Lauri, his breakout season, Jazz decided to tank midway the season and 2 years later, the Jazz still no clear direction on what they want.
NBA doesn't suck. Ratings are down because no one watches TV anymore and they are mired by ancient broadcasting contracts with bizarre archaic rules keeping them from freely providing their product. Profits climbed 15% compared to last year and unless you count the pandemic year against them have increased profits every single year since 1974. If you think the nba sucks, you're entitled to your opinion but don't try to prop it up with cherry picked misinformation.
If changing play style means winning championships, I'd say that's great. Like Trae and Ja, being exciting and individual accolades sure does matter. Though, if that won't win you the ring or get you more injuries, the heck with it!
To be fair the individual stats and accolades are what helps them secure contracts and get paid. If I was Trae I'd be more selfish and make myself look good to get paid, the Hawks are such a strange organisation that don't know how to build around him so they'll never be truly competitive.
I think James Harden has also altered his playing style. Though have already seen flashes of it back then, but it's more prominent as he got older and his step got slower. We've seen him before as an offensive star but now, more of a facilitator. Somehow both playstyles are helping his team to get to the playoffs time and time again. Whether or not people agree with his statement that he is the system, Clippers are lost offensively every time he's not on the court.
As a hawks fan since 1987 the hawks for the past 15 years are just treading water…. They win 5 games in a row then lose 4 in a row…. There’s no consistency…. They’re on a 5 game road trip and so far have only won 1 of those games after winning 4 in a row…. They need another superstar, Dominique played with a bunch of role players now it’s trae… I like the younger players but they aren’t superstars…
What’s confusing about Trae Young? He’s been one of the five best offensive players in the NBA since he stepped into the league and he’s never played with any talent.
I really don't think Trae has changed at all. He's always been inefficient and shoots below league average every other season. He's always been top 5 in APG his entire career, except for last season. Multiple guys are hitting their shots. That's the biggest difference for Atlanta
Trading Towns was a mistake, they should have run it back at least for one more season. They did it because of money but sometimes you need to gamble as the GM. On the other hand, I thought Edwards would be a 30 pt scorer easily as of now
I am sure Anthony Edwards will come around in time. the wolves didnt realise by trading KAT they totally took apart the system. They now need to rebuild a new system from scratch
They need move Randle and get someone good 3 & D player instead. And i hate to say this but Conley start to be too old, they need replace him. But its not easy to get guy like Conley but before he was too old. That will fix it.
Traes 3 pt percentage is so bad because he insists on taking shots from 36 feet. He thinks he's Steph or Dame but he has never hit those shots at a remotely decent percentage to justify the shot. Also, when he doesn't have the ball, he just stands around instead of working to get open.
There are 18 players taking 8 or more 3s a game, Tatum has the most at 10.7, then Curry and Ant is 3rd. Wemby, a 7’5 guy is top 10 with 9.3, but somehow only Ant is taking too many
I remember the days when NBA box scores didn’t even have a column for 3-pointers they were taken so sparingly. They just had a summary of who took 3s listed at the bottom.
@@nydibs 1: Celtics entire system is just getting easy 3's because they have great shooters and just out talent everyone hard. They're #1 in the East and current defending champs so why would we complain? 2: Curry is the greatest shooter ever and literally the entire Warrior's system is around his shooting 3: Spurs were literally worst team in the League last season. Wemby is in year #2 and Pop wants to develop his shooting because he'll be unstoppable when he finds his spots due to how tall he is. Conversely the Spurs went from dead last in 2023-2024 to middle of the standings this year. Even if the Spurs suck this is good for his development, but they' don't get they're actually a mid tier team now. Ant is taking too many because it is not his strength and his driving and being a menace inside opens the door to his team being able to score. Defenses are forced to collapse on him but not so much anymore. Defenses don't get tired without having to collapse on Ant and this makes the game harder for everyone. And subsequently, the Wolves went from 55+ wins to a middle tier team now. Now ofc Ant's shooting isn't the only reason but is a factor. The other factor is losing KAT's spacing for Julius Randle who is an offensive black hole also screws up everyone's game, especially Rudy's.
I don't think the video is saying he's the problem at all. Did you not watch the video? Did you just see the thumbnail/title and assume that's the kind of list it was?
@@4ktkaram395 No he does not, Jokic can do basically ever pass Trae can, and Trae can't do his pass over the double, in the post, or in the short roll since Jokic is bigger than trae. Trae is a generational passer, Jokic is in contention as the best passer ever, because he can do ever single pass in the book, and he hit them over, and over and over again.
@@pedroaugustocosta2533 so who’s a better passer Nash or Jokic? CP3 or Jokic? Nash is 6’2 and CP3 5’11 I don’t care if they short they both better passes and so is Trae he’s averaging the most assists in 34 years
@@4ktkaram395 My top passers ever are, without order: Jokic, Nash, Magic, Bird and maybe Lebron, CP3 and Kidd. And more assists do not translate to better passing, never did, never will. Passing is about a lot of things, not only putting the ball in the right place, it's about manipulation, anticipation, the use of speed and angles, the ability to mesh his scoring with the passing, things that all those guys did better than Trae, even though he is phenomenal on those aspects, and has improved a lot recently, but all those guys did better for longer, and it's not a higher number that will change stuff, if so Scott Skiles would be in contention for having a 30 assists game. It's not a knock on Trae, he is amazing, but Jokic is simply an all-time great, and it's no shame being worse than a guy like him.
Ant didn’t really regress the team did which has caused him to be stagnant. I wouldn’t say regressed unless you’re just looking at his numbers which by definition have regressed.
It is annoying to hear and see Ant cry to the refs every time he drives to the basket and misses. I don't know if he started to do it more recently or if it is just me that started watching more Wolves games
Lauri is better than ever. But jazz tanking and played rookies&2nd year players. Its suck to be in tank team who try to lose games as much they can. League must do something abt tanking, half of the teams try to lose. Is that sport? NO!
Has Ant really regressed because I don’t think so but his team is inconsistent and the lineups are not helpful either Why do you have Randel when he clogs up the paint but you previously had kat who probably benefited Ant
@@IsThatMelly4x I mean, you can be 23 and regress from heights you reached prior... I personally don't think he's regressed (I think it's the roster construction/changes that have put a sudden strain on him and disrupted his game), but regression isn't something that you're immune to just because you're young.
Folks like Andy Hoops continue to illustrate their purpose here. He's assigned to primarily praise the white players in the NBA, rather that praise be earned or unearned. In addition, you can often read between the lines when he criticizes the conscientious Black players who have strong personalities (translation: are "uppity") and won't just "shut up" and dribble.
Please never compare Trae Young with this caliber of players ever again. Trae should be compared to players like Westbrook who were once hyped. Don’t compare him with real stars that play the game of basketball with complete skillsets.
Well, no to Trae young, he didn't change to this balanced offense between shooting and assisting playstyle, he was this that year they got in east finals, Bill Simmons notably said it's stupid to think Trae as a second coming of Steph, he is more like Steve Nash, and Bill was totally right. Getting Murray was a stupid idea to begin with, don't know why they did it, it's literally taking the ball away from "steve nash Jr", just stupid, and now Murray is gone, Trae back to be the one having the ball all the time, it's just back to normal.
Anthony edwards definetly didn’t regress man. Also why would he three point shooting be a problem! You want him to drive to the rim more when he’s obviously been working on his three pointer all off-season and now he’s elite at them. Plus, driving to the rim is a good way to pick up injuries
It is a problem because not attacking the basket destroys Goberts offensive production. Ant attacks the basket, defenses collapse on him-and he lobs it to Gobert. A lot of Goberts inconsistency on the offensive end this year is a direct result of Ant and the t-wolves not attacking the basket as much. Also, driving to the basket puts the opposing team in foul trouble, it gets you extra points in the form of free throws and it forces the opposing team to expend a lot more energy on the defensive end.
Gobert is absolutely awful, he lost his athleticism, he was even benched by Team France at the Olympics. Go watch the first quarter vs Detroit last night and tell me Rudy isn’t the problem
Ja has always been pretty overrated, the younger generation just likes him cuz he dances like an effeminate street walker and plays with fake guns. Society is cooked
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Trae is the most overrated player in the league. He's still a terrible defender. Dyson Daniels makes up for his weaknesses. He's terrible at attacking the basket. He's the all time turnover per game leader. ALL TIME! Dead last among thousands over nearly a century. Look at how great the Hawks Roster is. Their deep. DeAndre Hunter is coming off of their bench, They should be a top 3 team in the east. They are a 500 team in the weak east. If the Hawks had traded Trae, and kept Murray, they would be a defensive nightmare.
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@@Davivd2 i might argue that without trae, hawks offense are going to be so bad because they have very limited players who can make their own shot. His +- show how much he's impacting the team. Hawks are very mid team, however this season they show some improvements. Especially getting dyson in a trade and improvement from Jalen Johnson
Calling Randle a “basketball terrorist”, was diabolical 😂😂😂
As a Knicks fan he dead is 🤣🤣
I mean cmon. That guy can't play without the ball.
Andy's a Knicks fan, I can feel his rage when he said that.
@@leetorry you don't have to be a Knicks fan to understand this. Last playoffs and was saying ya'll that Randle getting out of rotation due to injury was a blessing in disguise. OG and Josh Hart (and back then DiVincenzo as well) contribute to winning so much more. Randle is there mostly to get his stats.
“When he is on, he is as good as anybody. When he is off, which is most of the time, he is a basketball terrorist”. As a New Yorker and a Kobe fan, that is a perfect description of Julius Randle
How is that accurate
@j.l.howlett6843 hes a player that needs the ball in hand. Hes slow. Not necessarily good on the defensively end. And not some crazy stretch like KAT. Hes also incredibly inconsistent. Lowkey hes the type of player that is a star on a bad team. Not good enough to be the one for a contender but too much of a high usage player to work as a role player on that contender.
@@AutumnFuneral how is he a bad locker room guy , I like Julius Randle a lot i think his exit from Knicks was really rude to him and I don’t care what anyone says he played his heart out and he put them in the map , his reward should not be this
@@j.l.howlett6843 didn't say he's a bad locker room guy. He's playstyle isn't suitable for being a role player. That's all I said.
@@AutumnFuneralnah not you bruh they say about him
Can’t believe morant been in the league 6 years time flies bro
He played like nothing at all just like Zion lol
@@j.l.howlett6843he usually plays like 60 a season. But got suspended.. then injured. Which isn’t his fault but ig that’s debatable
@@IHateMaL he getting injured to much tho and also that suspension was crazy right after he talked with commissioner he flashed another gun. People hyping these players to much imo they can never be Durant Steph bron etc or like Brodie or drose they are like way behind but wr got no else to watch these days
@@j.l.howlett6843just like those players name are not Jordan,Kobe, Iverson or shaq
@@RoyJohnson-uf9xr bron better than some of them but yeah I agree in the end
Trae has the second highest career assist percentage in NBA history (stockton is 1)
Idk why people act like he just started passing this year cause he averages 10 ast for his entire career
@@4ktkaram395Don’t think anyone is acting like that. It’s more so people are impressed how his playmaking has taken another step as it’s helping the hawks despite him shooting terribly
Yeah but for Andy he is a trash material he is an amazing point guard lol
@@j.l.howlett6843 never said he was trash
Trae's passing is overrated plus he's a turnover machine.
Trae finally playing to his strength and it's helping the hawks at a crazy level.
I can't believe Zion is getting paid for just eating foods in Nawlins, while some other parts of the world, people are dying of starvation
That was funniest comment so far.
Oh goodness you're right. Crazy world we live in.
Trae Young is really an underrated playmaker even during college. Finally, the scorer version of Steve Nash is finally being realized. He just need to regain his shooting efficiency.
How old are you.
Nash and Trae scoring or shot diet is nothing alike gang. Nash does not jack up threes. Nash got to the mid range, and the paint with scoops and finger rolls. Threes came after he was cooking up. Passing came first though.
Trae Young is worth millions of dollars and yet his hair looks like it was just put out from being on fire. Millions, and refuses a barber.
The scoring version of Steve Nash was Steve Nash.
@@2bb-2 huh, talk about some rs gang.
Ngl, Dyson Daniels defensive impact reflects on the Hawks
Trae is the only superstar in the NBA who can have so many good qualities about his game, average 12 assists per game which is the most in 25+ years (since John Stockton), be arguably the best passer in the NBA, and yet, nobody will care about any of that and suddenly assists mean nothing to them because of his flaws. It's absolutely bizarre. Also, randomly offended by 7:28..... Allen Iverson exists.
Ronda had a higher average of assists at one season
@@maximillianschauer1439 Ronda Rousey? .. He didn't, he averaged 11.7, Trae is at 12.0 as of this comment.
Crazy ass comment dude, AI is AI! Just because Trae & AI are small guards making them defensive liabilities doesn’t hoop them in the same ring. Hes a better passer than Allen but doesn’t equate to the gravity that AI brings on offense. Essentially Traes passing doesn’t compare his ability to carry a team especially when he’s not hitting. Trae needs to be passing like CP3 if that’s the case
@@MegaMjjordan What are you even talking about... I'm referring to Andy saying "nobody has seen a player of his (Ja Morant's) size be so fearless"
Trae's passing is overrated and is a turnover machine. And don't even put him and AI in the same sentence.
Edwards reminds me of an interview that I saw with MJ back in the day. When MJ set the record for 3 pointers in an NBA finals game, it blew everyone's mind. He did that on purpose just to prove a point because the narrative was that Clyde was better because he shot more 3's. In the interview after the finals game, MJ was asked why he doesn't shoot more 3's since he has it in his bag. He said that it would make him less effective. Edwards is proving MJ right. He's shooting more 3's, a much better percentage, and scoring less.
MJ era's playstyle is completely different compared to what we're seeing. MJ won't be able to play that way in today's NBA.
MJ didn’t shoot more 3s because he was a sub-30% 3 point shooter for the bulk of his career. He wasn’t a good enough shooter for it to be an effective weapon. It wasn’t some 4D chess strategy to be a better player.
@@blue-phoenix115how can you say that when SGA is one of the best players in the league, has a very similar build and puts up similar stats to MJ while not shooting many 3s. MJ would still be at the top or even greater because of the added spacing and his physical attributes
@@neilvisperas1235 Just ignore that idiot. He's just trying to start shit.
@@neilvisperas1235 SGA shoots significantly more threes than MJ.
If MJ played today, he would be jacking up threes too, maybe not as much as the other players but he will have a three point arsenal.
Duncan Robinson is a weird one that deserves a video of its own. He got better at everything else but is nowhere near as much of a threat as when he was just a shooter.
People got to realize if the team is good, you can take a step back, especially during the regular season. LeBron did it, Jordan did it later in his career. It's a good thing. Ja and Trae are proving that now
Don't compare them any of them stfu
Ant-Man shut up that “Regressed” Bs real quick, 53 on the pistons, even though we didn’t get the win. He’s not the problem, it’s our lineups and consistency. He cannot effectively and consistently dominate with Julius Randle clogging up space and stopping in the ball. He needs to be traded.
100 jr has a very different play style from Kat and it's not good for ant. Jr needs to change
You got Rudy who is only good at the paint but at least they had Kat who can space and stretchthe floor but now they traded him for Randle who cabt even be good atbotg
No Ant didn’t. He has regressed and one high scoring performance in a loss to one of the worst teams in the league doesn’t change that.
Him passing out the double is the problem
And an L
"Nobody has seen a player of his size be so fearless" hm Derrick Rose ? Russell Westbrook ?
Drose and Brodie will both torch him in his peak
Westbrook is bigger tho he's 6'4 close to 6'5
Rose and Westbrook were built like tanks, Ja is like 180 max soaking wet
@@alfonsomartin6518 😂😂so true bruh
@@Liverpool-wi4lb Casuals and kids seem completely ignorant to how dominant and explosive DRose was before all the knee injuries. Prime DRose makes Ja look like a Washington Generals player
Wolve fan here. Our roster is completely busted. Conley's age has caught up big time. Without Mike's passing, Gobert is now back to a liability on offense. Jaden has shown absolutely no improvement- if anything he's regress. Randle is a bigger Dlo who hogs the ball and plays no defense. Naz forgot he's a center and just wants to jack up 3's now. Ant has no idea how to play with these guys.
Kat was kind of like what PJ is to the Mavs. He sort of unlocked everyones game. Now you got Edwards and Naz jacking up 3's to compensate for his loss since Randle kills the spacing and flow of the offense, and KAT's spacing made it still possible to play offense with Rudy. Genuinely one of the worst all stars ever I knew ya'll were cooked soon as the Wolves traded for Randle lol
How do people expect Ant to attack the rim the same with JR and Gobert clogging the paint and no more stretch big in KAT?
Ant is good, but yall be overhyping him so much. He can’t playmake, he’s not amazing on defense, he’s just a really great scorer. He won’t win like that.
I thought ant's confidence is like mj but watching "starting 5" made me realize he is still an immature kid who doesn't take fitness and work ethic seriously and now that his team took a step down, I have serious doubts he could lead them back to the wcf.
They need a better coach, Chris Finch is terrible
@@nydibsthey need kat back
@@fredm.2699 The Knicks called no trade backs which as you know is legally binding
When it comes to his attitude yes it can be better, but my guy be for real; I mean FOR REAL…. Anthony Edward’s isn’t getting far when Gobert,Randle & Naz are his help to make up for KAT. Whatever you may think of KAT he’s a generational big man, him paired up was the recipe now that’s gone. Ant is without a Pippen right now give him time
@@MegaMjjordan If Ant is for REAL then it's No Excuses. He gots to deal with the hand he's dealt with and make his teammates better around him.
With someone like Ja Morant and other players who are athletic like that, they definitely need start teaching them how to brace for a fall without hurting yourself. Just in case something like that happens again, because the first instinct of trying to catch yourself with your hands is how he unfortunately got hurt.
Forget Trae's passing and shooting I'm more amazed his hairline has lasted this long in the league.
@@aiHappiness He's been keeping it on life support with that NBA money 😂
Trae has been vastly overlooked and under-rated for almost his entire career. He’s never been given quality teammates to work with. So far in his career-the best teammates that he’s been able to play with have been John Collins and Dejounte Murray. Compare that to Luka (who was drafted the same year)-who has played alongside Porzingis, Brunson, and Kyrie Irving. Look at Dejounte Murrays stats from last year vs this year. He was averaging 7 more points per game and was shooting percentage was almost 9% higher playing alongside Trae. While Trae does have some holes in his game-his ability to control pace, to get his teammates good shots, and to play with confidence and swag is solid. Atlanta fans were crazy for turning on him.
I mean yea, but his style of play trying to be steph with half court shots he can shoot you out of the game, and as a teammate you gon wanna hustle and defend and screen knowing this mf just gon pull up from wherever it's demoralizing.
I think he had dirk too
Only for a year tho
Honestly Trae sucks in defence. Thats why he is not underrated. Now Atlanta have so good defenders on the floor with Trae that his lack of defence dont hurt them as much. Now people can see Trae as valuable player and not liability like it was before. That Daniels is upcoming star, really rare to see his defence todays nba. He is player worth to watch.
As a Miami Heat fan Bam is more than entitled to be "confusing" It is more of being "frustrating"
What happened to him this year? He completely fell off, hope he snaps out of it
@@nydibs Im tired of waiting for him to hit the next jump he's gone off to the deep end
The most frustrating thing about the Heat is that they never wanted to tank, even now Jimmy wants out they will choose to retool their roster instead of blowing it up
@zephyrpiper5811 Bam is not the caliber of player to take his game to the next level. You waiting for something that will never happen.
@@airfrance4365 yeah at this point he's more of a Chris Bosh or Draymond Green of the team
You are so way off abt Lauri. Every basketball fan here in Finland knew that Lauri is a star even when he was in bulls what was total mess. No suprise at all that he shine in utah, first time he was able to show same things what he has been doing in our national team long before he went to utah.
Reason why he do now less is simple, utah try to lose games as much they possible can. They put Lauri on the court with rookies and/or second year player guards. There is Sexton who is good but rest guards are pretty much garbage. Keyonte George never will be positive player in any nba team. Ever. And he get most minutes. Put Lauri on the court with good guards (like Conley was) and you see pretty fast how good lauri actually is. He is real star and nothing confusing abt it for those who actually know what has been going on his previous years and now.
You should watch games and figured out facts before make videos. It may very well be same situation with these other guys who you talk abt but i dont say anything abt those because i dont know they situations as well i know abt Lauri. I hope you get those other guys right.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ANDY HOOPS!!!
Thank you for starting to put a recap of your lists and the end of each video. Helps me remember what you talked about a lot more and I wish more countdown based TH-cam channels did this
Damn Andy, I’ve been waiting for that ‘24-‘25 Houston Rockets video. There on a great run right now 22-12(T-2nd in the West) and a lot of great young talent on that team, hopefully we get a video on them soon, btw there defense and the Terror Twins are top tier.
Hello, tx for the good work. Keep it up !
When can we expect a video about Wemby?
Also more videos about older draft class or older stars from the past or review of recent draft after few years would be nice.
Tx
Trae and Ja's changed in play style is needed to improve their teammates. Atlanta is currently improving with DeAndre Hunter and Jalen Johnson thriving. For the Grizzlies, it gave Jaren Jackson Jr a spotlight to improve as well.
Both the Hawks and Grizzlies needed those changes as to improve their chances in their conferences. Hawks are at its best since they went to the conference finals as well as the Grzzlies from winning a playoff series 3 yrs ago
I kind of forgot about Trae young it's not that he is bad but he is stuck on a mid team
What Ja Morant said well . He's not going to make any ferocious dunks anymore .
Because those high flying moves he made just hurt him .
Kinda similar to Derrick rose's situation .
Glad he's being careful about his body .
But he has been out a lot too tho
Ant shouldn't be on this list
Ja is like a human spring. Like effortless vertical.
I won't criticize Lauri, he's regressed a bit this year, but he's been balling out the past two. In both seasons he came out the gates storming, the Jazz were winning even though they were rebuilding, then they blow it up to tank more and sit on the fence with Lauri, for two years in a row. His value was insane two years ago because of his contract, but they refused to commit to either building around him OR trading him. You have to pick one or the other, it was utterly stupid to wait for an overpay when there was NOTHING to gain from waiting. Because of that, they were FORCED to sign him to a max they didn't want to give him, otherwise he would've walked for nothing at the end of the season.
Ya, I don't blame him at all, the org showed absolutely zero respect for him or his desire to win even when he was playing like a legit star. How tf are you supposed to play consistently when you have zero certainty on the direction of the team or even your own career? Ainge is an absolute moron.
Cant agree more. And now they hope that Keyonte some day will be star. Someone should tell Ainge that Keyonte never will be playable player in any team who try to win.
Yeah, the Jazz is wasting Lauri and probably Clarkson and Walker too. They should have just been traded to contenders instead of rotting away on an organization with no direction for 3 years now. Heck, they are not even in the top 4 for 2025 draft.
I still dont understand the wolves trade tbh 😅 Like why break a team that made it to the conference finals?
If you would be owner. Would you put your own money 400 million for luxury tax? I wouldnt. Its too much.
@finnishview2933 so you think going back to irrelevancy is better? It's a gamble either way.
@@AisSora I ask other way this same question. If you have 400M, do you want give it all away for basketball team luxury tax? Very few people are ready do it even if they have more.
@@finnishview2933 right, being irrelevant will definitely salvage their business... It's a small market team, they need a team that can pull an audience. It's a shortsighted move imo. But hey, it's his money, so his choice.
@@AisSora TV deal is where most money comes, and it comes no matter how bad team is. Ticket & merch sales are so small compared those tv deals that its not a factor to the owner. Its basicly decision between do you want your team compete chips and pay 400M for it or not. Its huge monetary decision. Like you said, its his money.
I love it when a team with potential, coming together and improve..hawks grizz magic are fun to watch
It's exactly the kind of record I wanted Ant to break, absolute legend!
Tre really been a 9+ assist guy since college 😂
And a turnover machine
Trey young needs teammates who will cover for his defensive weakness, yet at the same time, effective at making 3s and good cutters or lob finishers. Preferably, an athletic center and good sized 3 and ds from shooting guard, small forward, and power forward. Hopefuly, Morant's head is in a better place and he can still improve to superstar level. Markanen is playing in a team that does not care about winning. Besides, his role is also determined by the coach and organization. Ant Edwards's ego and mouth is failing him. He benefited greatly from KAT's shooting and passing, but now that KAT is gone, Ant should have made improvements to his own game. He also has not developed his passing to the point that his teammates, especially Randle and Gobert, can contribute better offensively.
Wjy has every basketball youtuber starting every video with several minutes of ads??
It is annoying but people gotta make money. TH-cam seems to be this guy's livelihood so advertisements are a way for this guy to earn money off of youtube
The Jazz are tanking for sure. I'm they told Larry to chill.
It dont help that all they guards sucks, except Sexton. Keyonte never will be positive player in any nba team. I hope jazz stop that stupid tanking sometime in next decade so Lauri may get a chance to play with 2 or 3 actually good players.
Yeah. It is somehow unfair for Lauri, his breakout season, Jazz decided to tank midway the season and 2 years later, the Jazz still no clear direction on what they want.
Some guys are stubborn, entitled, and don’t want to adjust to anything!!! Right then and there would explain why NBA ratings are way down!!
American kids are spoiled rotten. Rest of the world much better players/people.
You realize that you are also against the old head media that destain the modern game
Bro it's not the just the old head media
Nope many reasons actually why NBA sucks atm
NBA doesn't suck. Ratings are down because no one watches TV anymore and they are mired by ancient broadcasting contracts with bizarre archaic rules keeping them from freely providing their product.
Profits climbed 15% compared to last year and unless you count the pandemic year against them have increased profits every single year since 1974.
If you think the nba sucks, you're entitled to your opinion but don't try to prop it up with cherry picked misinformation.
How about make a video about the transition of dETROIT PISTONS
If changing play style means winning championships, I'd say that's great. Like Trae and Ja, being exciting and individual accolades sure does matter. Though, if that won't win you the ring or get you more injuries, the heck with it!
To be fair the individual stats and accolades are what helps them secure contracts and get paid. If I was Trae I'd be more selfish and make myself look good to get paid, the Hawks are such a strange organisation that don't know how to build around him so they'll never be truly competitive.
I think James Harden has also altered his playing style. Though have already seen flashes of it back then, but it's more prominent as he got older and his step got slower. We've seen him before as an offensive star but now, more of a facilitator. Somehow both playstyles are helping his team to get to the playoffs time and time again. Whether or not people agree with his statement that he is the system, Clippers are lost offensively every time he's not on the court.
he simply got older
You should have done Halliburton
Go back to the og background music brodi!!
Bam is trying to adjusting to today's NBA playstyle.
Zion hasn't improved his game one bit. Not footwork, shooting, no craft to his game. Just gifted, but and lazy.
He has imrpoved his ability to eat. Even Shaq cant beat him in that category.
As a hawks fan since 1987 the hawks for the past 15 years are just treading water…. They win 5 games in a row then lose 4 in a row…. There’s no consistency…. They’re on a 5 game road trip and so far have only won 1 of those games after winning 4 in a row…. They need another superstar, Dominique played with a bunch of role players now it’s trae… I like the younger players but they aren’t superstars…
Most surprising part of the video…. Andy Hoops is ASIAN ?!?! 😨
I fucking knew it!
I knew that as a T-Wolves fan, this KAT-Randle trade would mess us up big time
Abedayo is not really a star more a glorified role player
Man if I was ant id be pissed at the timberwolves front office. You could have gotten way more from that KAT trade
If i would be owner, i wouldnt like pay 400 million luxury tax my own money just to keep kat. Its too much money even for rich people to throw away.
What’s confusing about Trae Young? He’s been one of the five best offensive players in the NBA since he stepped into the league and he’s never played with any talent.
Trae Young is one of my favorite guards ever
Bam hit ONE game winner and still doesn’t know how to act 🤣
Nothing changed with Ja Morant, he only plays 28 minutes a night now
Bad front office + Guaranteed Contact Money is the perfect recipe for a "Idgaf" mentality.
I really don't think Trae has changed at all. He's always been inefficient and shoots below league average every other season. He's always been top 5 in APG his entire career, except for last season. Multiple guys are hitting their shots. That's the biggest difference for Atlanta
Trading Towns was a mistake, they should have run it back at least for one more season. They did it because of money but sometimes you need to gamble as the GM. On the other hand, I thought Edwards would be a 30 pt scorer easily as of now
I am sure Anthony Edwards will come around in time. the wolves didnt realise by trading KAT they totally took apart the system. They now need to rebuild a new system from scratch
They need move Randle and get someone good 3 & D player instead. And i hate to say this but Conley start to be too old, they need replace him. But its not easy to get guy like Conley but before he was too old. That will fix it.
Traes 3 pt percentage is so bad because he insists on taking shots from 36 feet. He thinks he's Steph or Dame but he has never hit those shots at a remotely decent percentage to justify the shot. Also, when he doesn't have the ball, he just stands around instead of working to get open.
KAT was such a great pickup for the Knicks, playing the best basketball of his career
As a 43 year old man hearing someone is taking an average of 8 threes a game is wild to me!
I'm 35 and it's wild to me 😂😂😂
@denzelsherrod3226 what a world we live in. You used to get benched for taking too many of those. Especially since most couldn't hit them
There are 18 players taking 8 or more 3s a game, Tatum has the most at 10.7, then Curry and Ant is 3rd. Wemby, a 7’5 guy is top 10 with 9.3, but somehow only Ant is taking too many
I remember the days when NBA box scores didn’t even have a column for 3-pointers they were taken so sparingly. They just had a summary of who took 3s listed at the bottom.
@@nydibs 1: Celtics entire system is just getting easy 3's because they have great shooters and just out talent everyone hard. They're #1 in the East and current defending champs so why would we complain?
2: Curry is the greatest shooter ever and literally the entire Warrior's system is around his shooting
3: Spurs were literally worst team in the League last season. Wemby is in year #2 and Pop wants to develop his shooting because he'll be unstoppable when he finds his spots due to how tall he is. Conversely the Spurs went from dead last in 2023-2024 to middle of the standings this year. Even if the Spurs suck this is good for his development, but they' don't get they're actually a mid tier team now.
Ant is taking too many because it is not his strength and his driving and being a menace inside opens the door to his team being able to score. Defenses are forced to collapse on him but not so much anymore. Defenses don't get tired without having to collapse on Ant and this makes the game harder for everyone. And subsequently, the Wolves went from 55+ wins to a middle tier team now. Now ofc Ant's shooting isn't the only reason but is a factor. The other factor is losing KAT's spacing for Julius Randle who is an offensive black hole also screws up everyone's game, especially Rudy's.
Ant on this video is CRAZY. Bro is so far from being a problem it’s insane. Lmaoooooo
Mid scorer,horrible playmaker overrated defender and loose handle. Overrated
@ Ant is overrated
I don't think the video is saying he's the problem at all. Did you not watch the video? Did you just see the thumbnail/title and assume that's the kind of list it was?
Trae a top 5 passer? Hes easily the best passer and has been for years
He won't be the best passer while Jokic exists
@ he’s a better passer than Jokic
@@4ktkaram395 No he does not, Jokic can do basically ever pass Trae can, and Trae can't do his pass over the double, in the post, or in the short roll since Jokic is bigger than trae.
Trae is a generational passer, Jokic is in contention as the best passer ever, because he can do ever single pass in the book, and he hit them over, and over and over again.
@@pedroaugustocosta2533 so who’s a better passer Nash or Jokic? CP3 or Jokic? Nash is 6’2 and CP3 5’11 I don’t care if they short they both better passes and so is Trae he’s averaging the most assists in 34 years
@@4ktkaram395 My top passers ever are, without order: Jokic, Nash, Magic, Bird and maybe Lebron, CP3 and Kidd.
And more assists do not translate to better passing, never did, never will.
Passing is about a lot of things, not only putting the ball in the right place, it's about manipulation, anticipation, the use of speed and angles, the ability to mesh his scoring with the passing, things that all those guys did better than Trae, even though he is phenomenal on those aspects, and has improved a lot recently, but all those guys did better for longer, and it's not a higher number that will change stuff, if so Scott Skiles would be in contention for having a 30 assists game.
It's not a knock on Trae, he is amazing, but Jokic is simply an all-time great, and it's no shame being worse than a guy like him.
new editor?
Ant didn’t really regress the team did which has caused him to be stagnant. I wouldn’t say regressed unless you’re just looking at his numbers which by definition have regressed.
calling Randle a basketball terrorist made me chuckle
Jazz tanking
Randall can be horrific at times but a basketball terrorist? Geesh😏
Trae is like Steve Nash put aside Nash's flashy passes..
Pascal Siakam
It is annoying to hear and see Ant cry to the refs every time he drives to the basket and misses. I don't know if he started to do it more recently or if it is just me that started watching more Wolves games
Lauri really stagnated huh?
Lauri is better than ever. But jazz tanking and played rookies&2nd year players. Its suck to be in tank team who try to lose games as much they can.
League must do something abt tanking, half of the teams try to lose. Is that sport? NO!
Why These 5 Players Are The NBA's Most "WORTHLESS" Stars
Has Ant really regressed because I don’t think so but his team is inconsistent and the lineups are not helpful either
Why do you have Randel when he clogs up the paint but you previously had kat who probably benefited Ant
Andy hoops back at it with negative content
*How about 5 stars that regressed this season, starting with Anthony Edwards?*
HE IS 23 WTF
@@IsThatMelly4x I mean, you can be 23 and regress from heights you reached prior... I personally don't think he's regressed (I think it's the roster construction/changes that have put a sudden strain on him and disrupted his game), but regression isn't something that you're immune to just because you're young.
Folks like Andy Hoops continue to illustrate their purpose here. He's assigned to primarily praise the white players in the NBA, rather that praise be earned or unearned. In addition, you can often read between the lines when he criticizes the conscientious Black players who have strong personalities (translation: are "uppity") and won't just "shut up" and dribble.
Ja has always just been a spoiled nerd, pretending to be a G.
10:02 come on andy…its “from all about me…to all about we..”
Not “us”
Poetry lol
This guy must be crazy narcissistic honestly
Haliburton is definitely the most confusing
Shai is who ppl thought Ant would be 😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂
Wolves gotta give rob a shot
Just waiting for Ant-Man to come on home to Atlanta baby
Please never compare Trae Young with this caliber of players ever again. Trae should be compared to players like Westbrook who were once hyped. Don’t compare him with real stars that play the game of basketball with complete skillsets.
Well, no to Trae young, he didn't change to this balanced offense between shooting and assisting playstyle, he was this that year they got in east finals, Bill Simmons notably said it's stupid to think Trae as a second coming of Steph, he is more like Steve Nash, and Bill was totally right. Getting Murray was a stupid idea to begin with, don't know why they did it, it's literally taking the ball away from "steve nash Jr", just stupid, and now Murray is gone, Trae back to be the one having the ball all the time, it's just back to normal.
Is this the real Andy? It sounds like an AI voice.
De’aaron fox is way better than Ja Morant he’s a great player but injury has held him back.
Derrick Rose is the last person in existence who should be mentoring others on how to "be a man".
Trae young is looking like a prime Chris Paul
Trae and Ja for the better of their team. The others are shooting themselves and their teams into mediocrity.
Ja morant is the lebron james of point guards in terms of his bloated ego
Anthony edwards definetly didn’t regress man. Also why would he three point shooting be a problem! You want him to drive to the rim more when he’s obviously been working on his three pointer all off-season and now he’s elite at them. Plus, driving to the rim is a good way to pick up injuries
It is a problem because not attacking the basket destroys Goberts offensive production. Ant attacks the basket, defenses collapse on him-and he lobs it to Gobert. A lot of Goberts inconsistency on the offensive end this year is a direct result of Ant and the t-wolves not attacking the basket as much. Also, driving to the basket puts the opposing team in foul trouble, it gets you extra points in the form of free throws and it forces the opposing team to expend a lot more energy on the defensive end.
Gobert is absolutely awful, he lost his athleticism, he was even benched by Team France at the Olympics. Go watch the first quarter vs Detroit last night and tell me Rudy isn’t the problem
DeMar DeRozan.
First comment 😂
What the (chuckles) heck is with the out of place chuckles repeatedly
Ja has always been pretty overrated, the younger generation just likes him cuz he dances like an effeminate street walker and plays with fake guns. Society is cooked
Raycon, Jlab, etc...all the same bs. Buy the cheapest, be happy lol