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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
- On Get Up, Tim Legler and Alan Hahn join Mike Greenberg to look at the NBA’s biggest storylines.
0:00 Sunday storylines
2:45 Could the Knicks be one-and-done this postseason?
3:30 Bucks have a lot of questions
5:24 Over in the Western Conference
6:15 Lakers shouldn’t play LeBron?
10:15 Ric Flair called out Alan Hahn?!
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It’s so cowardly to say they should avoid a team like that
Especially since the Knicks have smacked the Sixers. They need to be scared of the Brunson burner
The Bucks are the real cowards. Throwing a game to avoid the 76ers and the Heat
@@leir2005 they didn't throw the game, they just aren't good
Coward man lives to fight another day.
@@leir2005bucks didn’t have their best player cavs were the one that gave up against hornets to get the magic
Trying to avoid teams is pathetic and shows weakness!
I agree
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Vando isn’t healthy that’s why the Lakers are going to avoid them
Facts
No nba teams would lose a play-in game intentionally. It's not a success for Lakers unless they go to the finals. Denver is the team that Lakers have to beat in any playoff series to go to the Finals.
You have to play Denver eventually, surely you'd much rather play the Nuggets fresh than in the Conf Finals when Bron has played 40mins every game the past month
Exactly. Nobody wants Denver but one and done anything can happen. To sit Lebron and AD is insane.
Thinking the same thing
Agreed. If you have to play Denver, it's best to play them early. In the earlier rounds there is more (like 3-4 days at times) rest between games. Lebron and AD will have to play 40+ mins to stand a chance so better to do that with more rest in between games than just a day or two.
I want senver but its too risk again play home gane against kings or warriors we lost them all atelast better play playoff to me we dont have choise and playin anything happen
That's physically but what about psychological? You want to face the top team coming off a series win or two AND imagine the confidence of you sweep teams before seeing the nugg
Tim Legler is the smartest person in the room surrounded by 2 clowns
obviously but Mike has been in this business a long time
Should have kept Max
@AnonymousUser-ss2qr he's trying to get a discussion. Nobody thinks the Lakers are gonna do this.
😂
ESPN is a joke. Legler should be where Stephen A is, but the only thing average people and networks respect is loud talking and fake narratives
Makes no sense. If the lakers want to be champions and probably have to go trough Denver anyway, then the best chance is playing them in the first round instead of chemistry getting even better with Denver in later rounds.
yes, and with their age, it is better to have fresher legs facing off against the nuggets.
Logical. You know why other people don't think that? Because they don't think. 97% of people don't think for themselves. Why do you think they do the dumb things they do?
These are just taking heads making zero sense. I agree with you
It makes perfect sense to save the literal hardest team in the conference for the last team You have to beat before going to the finals. why lose in the first round when you could potentially lose in the conference finals what are you talking about?
I agree. You're a little fresher and you need to face your nemesis now. History doesn't matter when the playoffs start. Lebron will motivate his teammates...if we play our game we can beat this team.
If the Lakers face Denver in round 1 that will be the best thing to happen to them
and by them you mean Denver.
Facts, rather play them early with fresh energy than late in the playoffs
@@romellobrown3141 Fresh energy like lost 9 straight to them?
The Lakers aren't beating the Nuggets in whatever round it might happen
@@bretmaverick9434we shall see buddy
Alan Hahn feelings hurt. He's tryna disrespect the legend Ric Flair. That man is goated haha
It's like a high school lunch room now with these terrible debates and cringe behavior
@@robertcairns9026 I know man… it really sucks watching a lot of these shows. I only watch them on TH-cam now, so that I can skip past the stupid bits or just not watch certain segments altogether based on the headline
These guys don’t understand the Kings have given the Lakers trouble as well and the Warriors can get hot 😂. Anything can happen in one game so they shouldn’t try to lose to be in that scenario. If they get beat by Denver that would be expected and if they win it will be the upset of the playoffs.
If the Lakers beat Denver, they should run through the rest of the West. Bring em on
@@DEEiBethen you wake up 😂
@@ex1dia876 Soooo who’s beating them in the West if they beat Denver? Let’s be real. Everyone knows Denver is the best team
@@DEEiBe Everybody in the west can beat Lakers except OKC. I think teams with better bench unit can accidentally beat Denver.
@@ex1dia876 The Lakers have the talent to honestly beat anyone but their inconsistencies are what get them beat. They had their shot in every game last year against Denver but couldn’t close the deal in any of the games. That’s been their problem against them. Denver most likely will win but the Lakers should just try to see what they can do regardless.
The lakers definitely want the nuggets earlier while Bron fresh. Greeny is a goofball and scared of competition.
People are forgetting Significant pieces from last year's championship are miss. Bones Hyland,
Bruce Brown
Jeff Green
Alan Hahn got so sensitive after reading that Ric Flair tweet. He's even trying to pull the "I don't really know him" card. Whoooooo!😂😂😂
What American born person doesn’t know ric flair 💀💀 he was trippin hard
@@kamaridavis9867 Ric Flair has is pretty well known world wide: He wrestled in The Main Event in North Korea 30 Years ago in front of more than $170,000 People at each show. I used to say during The1980's that NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair had more Title Defenses in 2 Months than WWF Champion Hulk Hogan had in 12 Months.
@@JuliusC1973 "Title Defenses" lol i'm sorry but i still can't help but laugh at how grown adult men treat these things like actual competitive achievements instead of just playing out what the predetermined script said..... he didn't win more fights and defend more Championships, he just acted in more episodes of an athletic soap opera lol🤷♂
@kamaridavis9867 I'm American born and don't know who he is. I've heard his name over the years but I've never been a fan of wrestling and actually despise it because it's fake. I'm also black and I can tell you that I lot of people in my community don't know who he is either.
@@mattcarberry368 OH MY GOD! are you suggesting that wrestling isnt real? This is new information that nobody knew, thank you soooo much for letting us know! Our entire understanding of the world has been transformed! The concept of reality and everything connected to it has been changed.. forever. How will we ever go on?
These guys are crazy. Gotta go through Denver regardless to be a champion. Denver is a bad match up for any team. I rather face the fire early, rather then later! Lol
The Knicks got this. Go New York Go New York Go.
Greeny with an all time stupid take. To even suggest Lakers throw a game in the Play in is ridiculous to avoid Denver.
Not to mention the kings have the lakers number for the last two years and golden state cant knock the lakers out as well
Denver is such a well-oiled machine.
You guys realize that they have losing records vs both Sacramento and Golden State this year right? Why would you risk it??? No its not worth the risk.
Lakers not ducking smoke
People are forgetting Significant pieces from last year's championship are miss. Bones Hyland,
Bruce Brown
Jeff Green
Salute 🫡 to the Knicks on making it as a 2 seed! 💯
Terrible take. Aside from the Lakers having to play the Nuggets at some point, the Nuggets appear to get better as the playoffs go on. They had trouble in their early rounds last year bc they don’t finish the season strong…,just like this year. I’d rather play them now while I get rest days if I’m an older Lakers squad than leaving it up to chance
exactly + avoiding the ristk that the kings owned the lakers this year and the warriors can get hot at any time and has played their best ball lately
They beat Wolves in 5 and suns in 6 how is that struggling? they legit didn't let any game go 7 games and in the suns series Booker and KD were shooting something like 70% from the field AND STILL LOST.
@@kingbubba126 Booker and KD were the only Suns lol they literally didn't have a bench because of the KD trade last year and CP3 got hurt again so yes they struggled against a team they probably should have swept
@kingbubba126 I didn't think Denver was gonna lose either series against MIN or PHX. I was just pointing out that those early series were where they seemed most susceptible to losses...and for that reason, I'd just rather play them now if I'm the Lakers bc I need the time off between games more than they do
Nuggets just lost against the Spurs. I’m not saying LAL can’t beat them, but I wouldn’t risk playing an extra game and potentially lose. Play them when LAL are healthy not during the wear and tear of the playoffs
In a game that didn’t matter to the Nuggets. Yes. All teams are beatable, but the playoffs are a different energy.
@@joychang1064 that game did matter because that cost them the 1-seed and home court advantage if OKC makes it to the WCF with them.
And wemby exposed how bad denver interior defense is, also as long as joker is playing, they are trying
@@wswann34 Lakers fan are coping
What is the significance of mentioning the spurs game lol
"I think Giannis is still looking for that 64 point ball" 😂😂😂
Saying Lakers have no chance vs the Nuggets is Delusional! Lakers ain't losing to none of these teams! Lakers the Deepest Team in the West and Got the Best Duo! Nuggets are the Only threat! That's it.
"you play to win the game!!!... hello?!" herm edwards
They say the quote to open the show then say for the Lakers to lose to play the 8 th seed
Love the end of the show grate grate
Great time for the sport of Basketball. Very exciting.
i think Nick Wright got this analysis right about the Lakers taking on Denver in the 1st round. That’s why i watch that show more than this, they only have 1 Joker over there 😂
When you're driving a 2004 SUV with old tires, you drive it on a wing & a prayer. You don't play to lose.
That music at the beginning reminds me of "A Loaf of Bread, A Container of Milk, A Stick of Butter" 😂😂😂
So now they talking about throwing games....?
And gambling. Also Jaaaack In the Box..
The Dlo stray was crazy 💀 but facts
"D'Angelo Russell goes for 1-14!" 🤣
If the Lakers want to win the West, they need to play Denever eventually. You should want to do that in the first round because there is an extra day of rest in the first round compared to the other later rounds so you can have Bron as well rested as possible.
We need a No Holds Barred match between Alan and Ric
Money's on Ric at the ripe old age of 156
That “Woooo” sounded like a Lot of Hot Breath
that sweep by the nuggets was closer than you think. all four games were close untill the very end. and it took jamal murry geting 31 points a night. why does everyone think the lakers have no chance?
I'm tired of pretending the nuggets didn't get a massive favorable whistle to facilitate that sweep
These people don't know basketball there are going to be some upsets in the west because yall are sleeping on the 2 greatest players ever
@@robertcairns9026 what?
@@robertcairns9026rubbish. We all saw game 3 last season where jokic was given a 4th foul on a bogus foul call that was unsuccessfully challenged. That epitomised the lakers whistle last season. It's remarkable they didn't win the championship with the whistle they had
@@krisxchirbas9503 game 1 Gordon clearly not fouled game 4 lebron clearly fouled on his attempt to tie. That's 2 games.
I'm excited for Lakers' first round exit. Please win against the Pelicans! 😂😂😂
Alan Hahn with a great promo lmao
We don’t walk around with a laminator 😂😂
I disagree with greeny. Essentially, nobody thinks anyone is beating the nuggets so even if they miss them in round 1, they will eventually lose to them anyways. All you did was put more minutes on LeBron and AD for nothing. Might as well play to win the game and lose as you're going to anyways but at least with less minutes on them two.
People are forgetting Significant pieces from last year's championship are miss. Bones Hyland,
Bruce Brown
Jeff Green
Wasnt expecting that Wrestling promo in the end. Just shows wrestling is as hot as ever. Post wrestlemania and ESPN gives a segment on it.
Seeing Tim Legler and Alan Hahn together on-set is like seeing Superman and Clark Kent in the same room.
The idea is that the Knicks will have home court in the second round against the Milwaukee Bucks. That’s a huge advantage and a much needed one with the key players they lost this season. If they serious about being contenders you don’t duck anybody especially no 7 seed regardless of whether it’s Philly or Miami. Great teams gotta beat good teams to win in these playoffs.
Absolutely idk where this new b1tch a$$ mindset came from all of a sudden tanking when your terrible for draft picks is one thing but now we’re talking about tanking to avoid teams ? What a joke
Either way it go ain't no easy out in the west for no team
ESPN just loves talking about the lakers
Bucks hiring DOC was idiotic.
The Lakers lost by an average of 6 points against Denver. They weren't blown out in the games. You're talking about a few plays here and there.
cant give nuggets that mental edge even more or avoid playing with your food
Can you imagine Darvin Ham (or any professional sports coach) calling a meeting and saying "Well guys, the plan is to lose tomorrow's game, because if we win we'll have to play the Nuggets, and we lose that automatically. We can't beat them, I know it, you know it, everybody knows it. So our only chance is to hide and hope someone else beats them. I know we're risking not even getting into the playoffs if we lose tonight on purpose, but it doesn't matter because our season is already over if we have to face the Nuggets, because again, we know deep in our hearts we are categorically incapable of beating them. They own us, that's incontrovertible fact and it will never change. In fact, what we do or don't do in any of our playoff games doesn't really matter, since our only hope is for someone else to beat the Nuggets so we don't have to face them (reminder, we lose that matchup without question), we should be worrying more about those series. Essentially, our role is to be Pelicans cheerleaders after we lose to them on purpose. I know this sounds kind of crazy, but believe me, you'll be thanking me when we're hoisting the O'Brien trophy, knowing we got there by hiding from the Nuggets. We'll be the #2 team in the world and no one will ever be able to say we're not."
This is such a stupid take that I can't believe they're being serious and not just trolling for clicks with this BS. And I am not a Lakers fan and root against them vs. any team in the league. This take is just ridiculous.
Could you imagine a scenrario where the lakers are playing denver in the wcf and Denver know the lakers ranked to avoid them? How much confidence do u think that gives them
All the games aside from the first game of the year this year against Denver were close games. You won’t know if you can beat them unless you play them in these past 8 games against them
Rick’s still having a hard time holding those gaters down…
Losing games on purpose is not the mentality of a championship winning team.
You don't mess with the basketball gods. Don't sandbag in hopes of playing OKC.
I hope that they all keep that same energy when after the Lake Show beat the Nuggets....
risking postseason on 1 game would be idiotic
i love ric flair man WOOOOOOO
These guys are crazy, talking about Lebron ducking smoke from Jokic 😂
Did they seriously spend this entire segment talking about an 8 seed? Really?
Guess that commercial was pretty accurate. That was the softest thing Greenie has ever said. Purposely lose a game?
Bron has been the healthiest he’s been in years we want nuggets in the first round
He old, he can't defend 😂
@@DonGivanihe just did last night and locked down zion. You were def born in 2008
@@212keith He did, but don't see any consistency threw out the season. That's the reason they are in the playin
@@DonGivani you expect him to be consistent all season long at 39? Also dictate offense and be ready for playoffs? He’d be gassed. His team needs to be better of defense example switching and hedging, drop man coverage, rotating shooters. Its not all bron anymore, that ended after 2018 season. 2020 was the last year you saw him play D during the season. Now he just coasts.
Would rather get lebron and AD 5 days off and go play Denver with 2 days off between each game, then have to go to OKC 2 days after having a track meet with the warriors. You gotta beat the best to be the best, if lebron is the goat like we think he is, he won’t run from anybody.
Throwing a game isn’t stupid at all! Denver can be more fatigued or even get hit with an injury later in the previous round
Why did you have to go to the Bucks, Doc? I don't know if you'll get another chance after this.
Bron and Jokic dont play defense and both of them disrupt their team's halfcourt defensive gameplans. Good thing they're both phenomenal scorers
He had 6 steals yesterday doesn't play d? He maybe old but he will always be a better player than joker on d.
AD said it best. All the Lakers have to do is win!
So lose 1 game, to win 1 game and Bo7 against OKC Thunder then to lose to Nuggets >
Win 1 game then to lose Nuggets ?
Great LOGIC guys!
Play them early while you have strength
If you play Denver and beat them early it gives you a straight path to the finals
No it does not.
Denver is too tall ..except Murray ..Dlo & Reeves can’t stop parameter, raining 3s
Being in sports media and pretending to not know who Ric Flair is.....
Half the reason people hate Lakers is the media. The other half is lakers fans.
Miami is dirty, Embid be careful, they will try to work on that injury
Playing Denver now is way better than waiting lol
Didn't the Knicks Blow out philly?? With Embiid?
Laker fans are now talking about losing on purpose lol you never lose games on purpose when it comes to the playoffs. That never turns out well for teams who do that
I think the risk is not worth it for the lakers! They should win tomorrow’s game
⚡️ThunderUp⚡️
You beat the best to be the best period LGK🎉
People forget this Knicks team is way better than last years!!!! And now we have home court advantage!!!
LEGS is the best basketball Mind at ESPN
If your goal is to win a championship then facing the nuggets in round one or round 3 doesn’t matter. Your goals to win so you gotta beat them eventually. Yes the nuggets have the advantage and should be favored but all those games were close well into the 4th quarter till the Lakers got out executed down the stretch in crunch time. The nuggets are still the favorites to win it all but they aren’t the 2017 warriors. I’d give the the lakers about a 25-30% chance of a series upset
How about a tag team match, Ric Flair teams up with Gilbert Arenas vs you two espn announcers? Woooooo
Ric Flair would get destroyed in a fight where his opponent isn't stomping the ground to simulate the sound of contact while throwing phantom punches
dude is like 80 years old and has snorted 1000 lbs of coke in his life, my 10 yr old niece could probably beat him up at this point lol
To tank a game to meet the thunder instead is really risking not making the playoffs at all what if you meet the warriors in that final play in game
It’s not an assurance to win against Thunder and it’s not an assurance that Denver wins against Lakers
In a good way, Alan looks like he stepped out of a Gary Trudeau sketchbook.
They've gotta be doing this just to get people to watch. No, if you are the Lakers you CANNOT purposefully lose to the Pelicans to avoid the Nuggets. You haven't won against the Kings all season and the Warriors have played you neck-to-neck. It's such an idiotic take.
Will they probably win vs the Nuggets? No, probably not but you gotta take that chance. If you want to get to the finals, you very likely would have had to go through Denver no matter what. It's better to have a fresh Lebron/AD to go against them than them both being worn down after two play-ins and 2 full playoff series.
In a debate between Hahn and a broom , I’d take the broom
This take makes no sense. Even if the Lakers avoid Denver for a first round matchup, (assuming Denver gets past all their opponents), they’ll eventually have to face them, right? Not playing the Nuggets now doesn’t mean Lakers won’t ever play against them in the playoffs.
“Denver are a matchup Lakers have no chance of beating” no chance? In a 5 aside game of basketball?
Holy crap. They complain cus we ain’t good against good teams & now that we have the chance to play the champs they want us to avoid them. I want Denver even if we don’t have a chance to beat them.
If LA actually throws the game tomorrow that would be an absolute embarrassment. I would like to think Lebron wouldn’t resort to that
Greenie is so out of bounds with this one
So what happens when the Lakers intentionally lose, and then they have a cold shooting night for the second play in game and are completely out of the playoffs? Tim Legler should get a raise for dealing with the stupidity he has to on a daily basis. I hope if this happens, the Thunder sweep them out of the building by 50 points every game.
No nba teams would lose a play-in game intentionally. It's not a success for Lakers unless they go to the finals. Denver is the team that Lakers have to beat in any playoff series to go to the Finals.
The Lakers are 0-4 against the Kings due to Fox's speed, and the Lakers lack of perimeter defence.
The Lakers are 1-3 against Golden State, albeit without AD in a game or two.
The Lakers are 0-9 against Denver in their last 5 regular season and 4 playoff games.
But the difference is that Denver is the Defending and Reigning NBA Champs. Only Cowards would want to avoid them.
If you are about winning and leaving no doubt, you WANT the best in your path.
If anything, if you lose, you can still say you lost to the Absolute Best.
That is how true Champions approach the Playoffs.
Contrary to Public Opinion, if the Lakers ARE Healthy, I still think they can give everything Denver can handle, just based on the fact that their games against the Nuggets are close, and the losses came about from "Brain Farts" in those games against Denver.
You can't be a Champ, and try to "duck" the Team that IS the Champion/King on the Throne.
You are a Coward, otherwise, and no one will respect you.
(Like Golden State going out and getting Durant in 2017 and 2018)
Instead of talking about what ifs talk about the fricking game
Ima speak for the lakers!
We want the nuggets! Sweep or not!!!!!
This rematch been brewing for a year. Doesn’t matter when you play Denver, it’s time to show up. If AD wants to be a Laker legend and cement his NBA legacy he needs to outplay Jokic. Bron gonna bring it, it’s on AD to be that guy.
Bron being able to run point because of his foot is a different wrinkle I haven't heard the media touch at all
You get in and face who you face. If the Lakers can't compete with Denver in round 1 then they wont in the WCF. Its a best of 7 series so teams dont tip toe around matchups and luck their ways into championships. The best team will win the chip and contenders can't duck the other contenders.
Lakers should not fear anybody what's the difference if you play the Denver in 1st 2nd or west final , I prefer to play the nuggets in 1st round because lebron will be more fresh .got me ?