@@MrMan-fx3owpeople don't really realize the superteams the warriors had Shaun Livingston,David west,Barbosa,igudola,Andrew bogut, all legit players and all had big moments helping beat lebron
That bit about him talking about people speaking good about you when you're not around, is so important when moving up in the real world. Great advice mr west💯
That's dope bro, one of my closest friends is cousins with Al Harrington, OGs like this always have great stories and a unique perspective on what the NBA life is like. It's cool to see and hear
Only player who will probably never have to feel this way is LeBron. Gone go from starting to retirement. Will never see a bench or role decrease. Loved this from D west
What I learned from this is you don't need to fear someone to still get your azz busted. That's why I hate that stupid narrative of "oh they feared Kobe or MJ" yet y'all call LeBron era soft when in fact fearing someone makes you soft ASF. What grown man is scared of another dude because he can hoop.....
You don’t get it. People feared Kobe and MJ on a psychological level. It ain’t just about hooping. It’s about knowing the guy you’re going against is relentless. He will never get tired. He will never stop attacking. He will never let you rest. He will die before he does any of that. If you not like that, you gonna be scared of someone who’s like that. A killer. Why? Because you are a man with an ego and people are watching. You are afraid to be embarrassed. Practice and pickup and behind the scenes… you good. In a stadium full of thousands of spectators… you nervous. The fear comes from your own pride possibly being taken from you, when people watching react to you getting schooled. It ain’t some little thing. SportsCenter will put you on the top 10. You’ll be on TV, or on a poster, or the wrong end of a highlight. Nowadays, people will put that on social media or turn you into a meme… and it will go viral. Kobe and MJ could make professional NBA players look like amateurs on any given night. Dropping 40, 50, 60+ points on you if you’re not careful. All while people watch you get dusted and start talking about how you suck at defense, you sorry, you not built for the NBA, etc. It’s really got nothing to do with the player. But you associate your fear of being humiliated with that player, because you know they can do something that makes you look bad in front of everyone, without hesitation, if you make a mistake. The Pistons literally started hitting MJ out of the air and basically tackling him just to stop him from doing that kind of stuff. The Jordan Rules. There’s a whole different aspect to the NBA. People can hit all kinds of shots in practice, but brick everything in the game, because of the fear of missing in front of everyone. It’s a psychological ego thing. Not a ‘that guy’s really good’ thing.
I wish every young player could hear him and really understand what he's saying, especially the part about your character is just as important as your skill
I can’t remember what playoff series it was but in Indiana they fed you the ball the first half and you were killing the Cavs. The second half they stopped feeding you. I never understood that.
I love how the players are being completely honest on podcasts ... All these retired players are being all the way real now that they arent binded by contracts and can be themselves 100%
With all due Davey West's respect Paul George fumbled all the Pacers vs Heat series during that era. Those Pacers squads were full of dawgs but their leading scorer never came through.
Cap🫵🏿😭Miami was flopping all over the place and getting every call💯they fouled Paul out in either game 4 or 5 the second time around and the game after that he mysteriously forgot how to play basketball 🥳
@@Dipset415I vividly remember Paul George hitting a jumper in either d wade or lebrons face in game 2 and he backpedaled up the court yelling stop flopping so you are absolutely right about the flopping all over the place that was the only thing I disliked about that heat team they flopped before god seen it coming on almost every offensive and defensive possession against physical teams that’s why everyone thought they were soft
Yea I don’t think they won that year….. the year they traded Danny for no reason the year they really fumbled the year they had locker room problems I think that’s who west was talking about
@@rlm78iiiwasn’t just him, it was the super teams he stacked lol and for the OP, players didn’t fear LBJ. Maybe his athleticism but not his skill. No lies, you’re just delusional 😂😂😂
@thatman8636 Welcome hater. We except you to the chat, so I guess nobody feared golden state once they got KD 😂😂😂. Yall haters would come up with anything to try to discredit Lebron. Won't work. He's KING ngga
Maybe It's the Pacer fan in my heart but I think the Pacers were the better team when it came to the Heat series. The the Pacer's organization messed everything up when they decided not to pay people, make moves around PG, get some shooters and most importantly let Lance go.
If that was the case why did they not win against the heat when it mattered ??? U mean to tell me all those chances and they never won when it mattered against the heat 😂😂yeah snap in to reality brother
@@Perpelly. Just because you don't win, doesn't mean you aren't the better team. The Pacers were a more rounded team than the Heat, we just couldn't stop LeBron, simple as that. Bosh and Wade didn't make it any better either.
No. Jerry Dudley was a great example because as soon as he retired from the league he got an assistant coaching job.... Vince Carter isn't in the league right now
@@Spiziked23You don't get it. Vince Carter is a great example because he is a superstar and accepted a bench role in his career. Dudley is always a role player. Grant Hill is another example and Pippen.
Wasnt just lebron heat it was the superteam heat with lebron!!It was wades heat team if u gonna say whose team it was as he was a finals mvp and champion before lebron and that team was stacked
Yup I remember those series the first year Paul George said if we had home court advantage maybe some of those calls would go there way and then the next year Miami proceeded to flop all over the place again and the league mysteriously fouled Paul George out of a game🥱I’ve seen this movie before rigged
I understand Miami was a juggernaut for that whole four year run but never should players admit defeat that sounds so wrong like where’s your competitive spirit and I have a ton of respect for David west he was a hell of a basketball player but I can’t get down with this take
This guy was just a ring chaser went it the spurs then warriors. Like no one think man he was a big part of the warriors. Warriors would of won without him you just went along for the ride
Cussing out a coach in hs can affect yu 8 yrs dwn the line tho😂😂😂yeah that coach was a wuss what about the what the student was going thru at the time what about growth does any of that have an affect sheesh that’s just petty as hell
Just finished watching. He didn’t clickbait? David revealed that the Pacers had team meeting accepting they couldn’t beat the Miami Heat. That’s never been shared before anywhere
You were playing against A Super Team. What do you expect was gonna happen Mr. David West? Plus the Pacers were a young inexperienced bunch. The whole Eastern Conference sucked accept for the Celtics, Pistons and Miami. Don’t be trying to low key glaze Lebron as if he wasn’t on a Super Team playing with 2 of the top 10 best players in the NBA at that time in their prime.
First Super Team? Lol You do realize the Heat was built to beat the Celtics with Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, and Rondo right? Miami was not the first Super Team. Stop it….
@@jamesjameswhattheladyssayl7657the big three players are the ones who said that. LeBron and Wade been saying that over the years in interviews. Pierce even made fun of them for saying that by saying “you guys had to form the avengers to beat us.”
You mean when the heat flopped to the finals, and in the finals vs okc so bad they made up a rule abt it the next year? Or the ray allen uncalled travel that tied the game for them? Dont feel bad 2016 they had to suspend draymond, zaza and foul out steph in game 6 to get it to a game 7 where kyrie hit and great shot. And the bubble was the bubble. They made a play in tournament so lebum could make the playoffs And they made the in season tourney just to give lebum a win of some sort.they ruined the all star game just to apease his lack of ability😂😂😂😂😂 mans walking propaganda
@@judahmourneth3211 lol yea i kinda did my brother Yudah my bad😂..i mean i answered your question first to be fair....then added more info nd context for any other onlookers😂
@@esekay3648we can do that with all sorts of teams/players. How bout all the rule changes so Jordan could finally win? Flagrant fouls, a closer 3 point line, 6 expansion teams all so Jordan could finally stop going home in the first round 😂😂😂😂
David West was just trash he was a okay player at best he was not a Difference Maker for no team you struggled against LeBron super teams that's the Miami Heat that had three other superstars the Pacers only had a young Paul George Danny Granger stayed injured David West was trash
@@tito9560 the faces were a young team young Lance Stephenson young Paul George injury prone Danny Granger young Roy Hibbert the oldest person that had was David West and he wasn't that good none of the players on their team is going to make the Hall of Fame outside of a young Paul George LeBron had three Hall of Famers on that super team for once you include Ray Allen
David a real one for sharing this. Imagine hearing this back then as a Pacers fan. 😂
David West in N.O. was a PROBLEM
He’s one of the more underrated players of the modern era in my opinion.
@@MrMan-fx3owpeople don't really realize the superteams the warriors had Shaun Livingston,David west,Barbosa,igudola,Andrew bogut, all legit players and all had big moments helping beat lebron
@@sgtslaughter573they weren’t superstars
@@UnknownSlappaasuperteams oftentimes have nice role player vets like above^🤞🏾
@@UnknownSlappaaneither were Bron teammates except Wade
Dude looks like Draymond Green mixed with Bud Crawford lol
Facts
@@maxwayne9973add michael beasley
Like shit 🤣🤣
I didn’t realize this wasn’t Draymond until I saw this comment 😂
😂😭
That bit about him talking about people speaking good about you when you're not around, is so important when moving up in the real world. Great advice mr west💯
Known David west a long time, he’s my Godmother sister husband. Been a solid dude since I was born. 💯
That's dope bro, one of my closest friends is cousins with Al Harrington, OGs like this always have great stories and a unique perspective on what the NBA life is like. It's cool to see and hear
Thanks for being born dude. He was a terrible dude before you were born. Trust me. I am a random dude from the internet. ;)
David is hella underrated! Bro was tough especially in the mid-range and passing from the wing!
Only player who will probably never have to feel this way is LeBron. Gone go from starting to retirement. Will never see a bench or role decrease. Loved this from D west
What I learned from this is you don't need to fear someone to still get your azz busted. That's why I hate that stupid narrative of "oh they feared Kobe or MJ" yet y'all call LeBron era soft when in fact fearing someone makes you soft ASF. What grown man is scared of another dude because he can hoop.....
Real shit lol
Exactly
You don’t get it. People feared Kobe and MJ on a psychological level. It ain’t just about hooping. It’s about knowing the guy you’re going against is relentless.
He will never get tired. He will never stop attacking. He will never let you rest. He will die before he does any of that.
If you not like that, you gonna be scared of someone who’s like that. A killer.
Why? Because you are a man with an ego and people are watching. You are afraid to be embarrassed.
Practice and pickup and behind the scenes… you good.
In a stadium full of thousands of spectators… you nervous.
The fear comes from your own pride possibly being taken from you, when people watching react to you getting schooled.
It ain’t some little thing. SportsCenter will put you on the top 10. You’ll be on TV, or on a poster, or the wrong end of a highlight. Nowadays, people will put that on social media or turn you into a meme… and it will go viral.
Kobe and MJ could make professional NBA players look like amateurs on any given night.
Dropping 40, 50, 60+ points on you if you’re not careful. All while people watch you get dusted and start talking about how you suck at defense, you sorry, you not built for the NBA, etc.
It’s really got nothing to do with the player. But you associate your fear of being humiliated with that player, because you know they can do something that makes you look bad in front of everyone, without hesitation, if you make a mistake.
The Pistons literally started hitting MJ out of the air and basically tackling him just to stop him from doing that kind of stuff. The Jordan Rules.
There’s a whole different aspect to the NBA. People can hit all kinds of shots in practice, but brick everything in the game, because of the fear of missing in front of everyone.
It’s a psychological ego thing. Not a ‘that guy’s really good’ thing.
@@la_nomercy
Imma be real with you, I am not reading all of that. But fearing a man over basketball is soft as hell, I don't care how good he is.
@@toxicmelody6228 If you actually read it, you’d know that your response to my comment was stupid.
I wish every young player could hear him and really understand what he's saying, especially the part about your character is just as important as your skill
I love this interview . Never knew David was such a smart intellectual man. I never heard a David west interview before
I can’t remember what playoff series it was but in Indiana they fed you the ball the first half and you were killing the Cavs. The second half they stopped feeding you. I never understood that.
Good interview but the editing was blowing mine, who was the player he said worked hard just to play 4-6 mins?
I loved David on the Warriors. He reminded me a lot of Sean Livingston. He did two seasons with the Warriors but he was one of the best.
Love to hear from David west BUT the clickbait title was unnecessary. Never again
Man if only everybody felt like this. We would be rid of a lot of time wasting videos
Facts! Just blocked him.
OG is dropping gems.
Chris Paul was the number one option in Nola lol
Really good interview !
Great interview!
As well spoken as DWest is I wish he was on a pod or tv.
I love how the players are being completely honest on podcasts ... All these retired players are being all the way real now that they arent binded by contracts and can be themselves 100%
With all due Davey West's respect Paul George fumbled all the Pacers vs Heat series during that era.
Those Pacers squads were full of dawgs but their leading scorer never came through.
Nah it was vogel having him sit in the corner. PG always lacked the killer instinct. That's my knock against him.
Cap🫵🏿😭Miami was flopping all over the place and getting every call💯they fouled Paul out in either game 4 or 5 the second time around and the game after that he mysteriously forgot how to play basketball 🥳
Nah PG was doing his thing. Miami was just better. Pacers were solid for a few years
@@Dipset415I vividly remember Paul George hitting a jumper in either d wade or lebrons face in game 2 and he backpedaled up the court yelling stop flopping so you are absolutely right about the flopping all over the place that was the only thing I disliked about that heat team they flopped before god seen it coming on almost every offensive and defensive possession against physical teams that’s why everyone thought they were soft
he also smashed Roy Hibbert's fiancee which effectively tarnished his ability to be seen as a true leader
Good interview & solid video production 💯
Well respected and thorough ball playa. Try em if you want to 😂😂
Paul George fumbled the bag letting lebron go left and game him with the left hand
Yea I don’t think they won that year….. the year they traded Danny for no reason the year they really fumbled the year they had locker room problems I think that’s who west was talking about
D west Been watching since Xavier yall remember romaine Sato?
Absolutely Love This
I’ve never heard such a meaningful teaching moment from an athlete. I apply this to my everyday life as a financial professional.
Never really heard him speak like that before. Very articulate brother and well spoken 💯
David west 4r an OG. Would love to have him in my circle if I was youngin tryna make the league.
"No one fears lebron." Imagine the lies that they'll tell when he's dead
Tbh he had the eastern conference shook for nearly a decade.
how's the west treating him?
@@rlm78iiiwasn’t just him, it was the super teams he stacked lol
and for the OP, players didn’t fear LBJ. Maybe his athleticism but not his skill. No lies, you’re just delusional 😂😂😂
@thatman8636 Welcome hater. We except you to the chat, so I guess nobody feared golden state once they got KD 😂😂😂. Yall haters would come up with anything to try to discredit Lebron. Won't work. He's KING ngga
@@thatman8636lol you’re goofy.
As a Pacer fan West was one of my all time favorites.
Respect.. for dude for telling the truth
Who was the player on Indy that the team moved that was good for the locker room ?
Probably Granger.
Granger for Turner. The wheels fell off and ton of rumors destroyed that team.
@@josuefernando89 and Turner immediately fought Stephenson lol
Nah dawg that’s crazy work😭
great interview
Who was the great locker room guy from the Pacers who got traded? The guy he said was the glue?
Prolly Danny Granger
This incorrect. CP3 was the #1 facilitator and scorer from 2007-2009
He’s a legend, Automatic midrange legend.
This is why PG holds that mindset now. For better and worse
Had Danny Granger been healthy Indianna would’ve beaten Miami
So happy he got a ring
D.west was a dawg in N.O but he wasn't no damn first option lol come on now
For the first 3 minutes , I thought that was draymond 😮💨🤣
thats sad 🤣☠️😭🤣☠️😭
one of them years roy disappear like a mf i was mad af
I mean, those Miami Heat teams were loaded. Yall were never even expected to win those games.
Yet internet dad Bod trolls be hating on bron
Russ and Melo
Shots at Melo? 🤔
That’s kinda disappointing too hear as a pacers fan I really believed in my soul we was gonna beat the heat
Yeah...I thought that was draymond!!!...or his little brother raymond
imagine kobe on dat pacers team hearing that shit
THIS WAS A GREAT INTERVIEW!
This must be how Lakers feel right now.
This is why PG hates LeBron to this day, he's still sick from then 🤣
Dude look like a 2k my player
Maybe It's the Pacer fan in my heart but I think the Pacers were the better team when it came to the Heat series.
The the Pacer's organization messed everything up when they decided not to pay people, make moves around PG, get some shooters and most importantly let Lance go.
If that was the case why did they not win against the heat when it mattered ??? U mean to tell me all those chances and they never won when it mattered against the heat 😂😂yeah snap in to reality brother
Why pay the luxury tax when Larry could see clear as day that the series were rigged against them 2 years in a row😒
@@Perpelly. Just because you don't win, doesn't mean you aren't the better team.
The Pacers were a more rounded team than the Heat, we just couldn't stop LeBron, simple as that. Bosh and Wade didn't make it any better either.
@@Dipset415 They had some questionable calls but the biggest thing was Roy disappearing and PG not being able to hit a jump shot consistently.
@@Robdee999 😂😂😂only in your world buddy
Dudley wasn’t a good example. I’d say Vince Carter, damn near every spurs player from the 90s down
No. Jerry Dudley was a great example because as soon as he retired from the league he got an assistant coaching job.... Vince Carter isn't in the league right now
@@Spiziked23You don't get it. Vince Carter is a great example because he is a superstar and accepted a bench role in his career.
Dudley is always a role player.
Grant Hill is another example and Pippen.
Why is it titled Lebron’s Miami heat….the media working hard as f
Those pacers heat series were rigged Joey Crawford was the ref
Wasnt just lebron heat it was the superteam heat with lebron!!It was wades heat team if u gonna say whose team it was as he was a finals mvp and champion before lebron and that team was stacked
hater spotted
@@gnarcissussglazer spotted
Yup I remember those series the first year Paul George said if we had home court advantage maybe some of those calls would go there way and then the next year Miami proceeded to flop all over the place again and the league mysteriously fouled Paul George out of a game🥱I’ve seen this movie before rigged
You were not the #1 option in NO stop it
Interviewer sound like a nervous Danny Green.
Close your eyes and open your ears… tell me I’m lying
He was not the number #1 option in NO lmao. CP was
CP ran the show as the playmaker but West took more shots per game
Cus u take most shots dont make u #1 option . WEST was a chuck ! He nvr passed out the post
@@yinkz15 exactly, Chris Paul was definitely #1 on other team’s scouting reports.
@@tommyanderson1748number 1 scoring option
I understand Miami was a juggernaut for that whole four year run but never should players admit defeat that sounds so wrong like where’s your competitive spirit and I have a ton of respect for David west he was a hell of a basketball player but I can’t get down with this take
This guy was just a ring chaser went it the spurs then warriors. Like no one think man he was a big part of the warriors. Warriors would of won without him you just went along for the ride
Cussing out a coach in hs can affect yu 8 yrs dwn the line tho😂😂😂yeah that coach was a wuss what about the what the student was going thru at the time what about growth does any of that have an affect sheesh that’s just petty as hell
Dafuq is up with the clickbait title
Just finished watching. He didn’t clickbait? David revealed that the Pacers had team meeting accepting they couldn’t beat the Miami Heat. That’s never been shared before anywhere
I disagree Paul George should defended lebron better
I told mfs they never had a chance 😂😂 they was just hyped up smh
Where’s the “shocking truth”?
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Yall tryn rip off club 520🤣thumbnail n all🤣👎🏾
This the competition for the ppl that call Lebron goat a team that agreed that they can’t win 🤣😂😭 what a joke
You were playing against A Super Team. What do you expect was gonna happen Mr. David West? Plus the Pacers were a young inexperienced bunch. The whole Eastern Conference sucked accept for the Celtics, Pistons and Miami. Don’t be trying to low key glaze Lebron as if he wasn’t on a Super Team playing with 2 of the top 10 best players in the NBA at that time in their prime.
First Super Team? Lol You do realize the Heat was built to beat the Celtics with Garnett, Ray Allen, Pierce, and Rondo right? Miami was not the first Super Team. Stop it….
There weren't the first super team what are you talking about
@jamiethorpe5431 nobody ever came out in said the heat was built to beat boston sir that's a lie 😂😂😂😂😂
@@jamesjameswhattheladyssayl7657the big three players are the ones who said that. LeBron and Wade been saying that over the years in interviews. Pierce even made fun of them for saying that by saying “you guys had to form the avengers to beat us.”
@@VonJay lebron james none of them never said that
That’s why yall prolly lost
So this means lebron’s Miami rings don’t count.
You mean when the heat flopped to the finals, and in the finals vs okc so bad they made up a rule abt it the next year?
Or the ray allen uncalled travel that tied the game for them?
Dont feel bad
2016 they had to suspend draymond, zaza and foul out steph in game 6 to get it to a game 7 where kyrie hit and great shot.
And the bubble was the bubble.
They made a play in tournament so lebum could make the playoffs
And they made the in season tourney just to give lebum a win of some sort.they ruined the all star game just to apease his lack of ability😂😂😂😂😂 mans walking propaganda
@@esekay3648 bruh, you’re all over the place. I asked a Simple’s question
@@judahmourneth3211 lol yea i kinda did my brother Yudah my bad😂..i mean i answered your question first to be fair....then added more info nd context for any other onlookers😂
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@@esekay3648we can do that with all sorts of teams/players. How bout all the rule changes so Jordan could finally win? Flagrant fouls, a closer 3 point line, 6 expansion teams all so Jordan could finally stop going home in the first round 😂😂😂😂
David West was just trash he was a okay player at best he was not a Difference Maker for no team you struggled against LeBron super teams that's the Miami Heat that had three other superstars the Pacers only had a young Paul George Danny Granger stayed injured David West was trash
You a little mad ain’t you?
@@dsmvfl363 stupid people make stupid comments stupid how does that make me mad s*** y'all said be stupid again stupid people make stupid comments
Nah pacers were a really good team. They just couldn’t slow down Lebron. West did his part he outplayed Chris Bosh in those series.
@@tito9560 the faces were a young team young Lance Stephenson young Paul George injury prone Danny Granger young Roy Hibbert the oldest person that had was David West and he wasn't that good none of the players on their team is going to make the Hall of Fame outside of a young Paul George LeBron had three Hall of Famers on that super team for once you include Ray Allen
Stop it
New school😂😂😂
Cap