Stephen A. gives advice to Karl-Anthony Towns as Nuggets look to close out series 👀 | First Take
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- Stephen A. gives advice to Karl-Anthony Towns as Nuggets look to close out series 👀 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Tim Legler and Brian Windhorst debate whether Karl Anthony-Towns or Anthony Edwards needs to step up more in Game 6 as the Denver Nuggets look to close out the series tonight.
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0:00 Tim Legler says KAT needs to step up more than ANT in Game 6
2:00 Brian Windhorst is skeptical the Timberwolves have a chance to win the series
4:20 Stephen A. says it’s Anthony Edwards
5:20 Stephen A. gives advice to KAT
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“Denver is going to get swept” mate we ain’t listening to ur opinion anymore Mr Hairline
Dwl.
lol
But yet here u are in his show commenting and watching it go home 🤡 😂😂
Yet you care enough when he said it knowing nobody gets this stuff right even half the time 😂 🤡
Literally an insane take @ G2
Shaq "is Anthony Edwards close to MJ?"
Chuck "they both black"
that's their only similarity 😂
🤣😂
😂
@@hooligan5381lmao that was crazy if he really said that cuz its true. we seen mj 2.0 he's not with us no more
Facts ^^^ the only one that will be close to MJ is Kobe man RIP my favorite player all time
Legs is one of the most unbiased straight shooting analyst on ESPN and has maintained this for a loooong time! He is never really attached to 1 team or player and really gives pragmatic insight to the game 👊🏾‼️
ESPN jinxed Ant calling him the second coming of MJ with not even one ring to begin with😂😂😂
Are you laughing now ? They killed your Joker
I’m sure KAT was in the locker room wondering who he should get advice from. And I bet he thought “SOMEONE FIND STEPHEN A SMITH SO WE CAN MAKE SENSE OF ALL OF THIS”
😂😂😂 for real! SAS for Coach of the Year
"I need someone who peaked in college to give me advice on how to beat the NBA team with a 3 time mvp!"
Big Perk "u gon stand on business or u gon fold like clean sheets?" 😂
He gon fold like his belt buckle after a long day at the buffet
"rUdY gO Burrrr" 😂
Dude is a 🤡
Rudy Go Burp
KAT has been good but he’s gonna neeed to drop 30 if they want to win because jokic won’t have an off game and you need to match that
The jokic meat riding gotta stop...the guy had multiple off games this series, why is it guaranteed he won't have an off game AGAIN?💀
@@Onemore984 Shaq woke up Jokic after his disrespectful comments right to his face. He's been a different player since then.
@@Onemore984cuz he just dominated three games in a row 😂 betting against jokic and the nuggets the past 2 years has been a fools gamble
@@Onemore984 He's been more proving during the regular season and playoffs why you mad princess
Match Jokic?! Yeah right
Of course Windhorst brings up LeBron lmao
Facts lol
If they lose 4 in a row I’m trading KAT and Golbert to the Guangdong tigers for a pick and some egg rolls smh 🤦🏾♂️
Not even China would take that Gobert contract
What happened to ANT taking accountability??
Already pointing fingers huh? Smh
@@RR-in7do We’re trading KAT not Rudy. 🐠
@@Nostalgia9478Edwards hasn't pointed the finger at anyone.
@@discowolf25 Because no one would be willing to take him. If the wolves could trade Gobert and keep Kat, they would. But that's not an option.
Asking Ant to drop 50 in the playoffs against the champs is wild
He needs to take accountability, Bro
the comparisons he is getting wild
They’re saying that because it’s true he’s the only one that is capable of scoring in volume. The only way they can win is if he scores a ridiculous amount because his 2 co all star can’t seem to score.
@@Nostalgia9478who?
Ant dropped 44 and they still lost. Wendy saying he needs to step up in order to win is so dumb. Hes BEEN having good performances. It just shows why these talking heads arent coaches.
One of the best adjustments Malone has made is having Aaron Gordon periodically bring the ball up the last three games and letting Murray play off ball. That’s allowed Murray to stay more rested throughout the game.
Yeah rhe wolves need to pressure whoever is bringing the ball up if they want to play like they did game 1 and 2
@@yaroruss6277that’s not gonna work! Rudy can’t play pressure on Gordon because he needs to be around the paint to help kat against jokic
@@yaroruss6277 You can't have Rudy come out of the paint to pressure at half court lol. If Kat comes out it's almost as bad, they gonna abuse him on Jokic screens and just get easy lanes after that.
This! 👆🏾 None of these analysis are talking about that
There isn't a good adjustment left to make. When they put someone on AD coming up, jokic's 1v1 at the key or in the paint. They leave KAT on him, Jokic drive through him. They put Golbert on him, Jokic gets himself open for a hook or floater. If he gets Edwards, he backs him down to the hoop. @@yaroruss6277
Steven A giving advice to Kat on how to play basketball is like me giving advice to Magnus Carlsen on how to play chess.
I just knew no neck was going to bring up Lebron😂
Exactly no neck had to bring lebron in the conversation what a surprise coming from the biggest bron jock sniffer 👎🏾
Stop hating it was a comparison because when bro did that he was 22 and so is ant so stop the hating on bron bro it’s sad
And that Pistons comparison was awful because Lebron was by far the best player in that series and Pistons didn't have a 3x MVP and reigning defending champion.
@toneworld1039 That was a horrible comparison. Lebron wasn't going up against the 3x MVP and best player in the NBA. Pistons were in their last legs
@toneworld1039 it was a bad comparison. The supporting cast is much different. Bron and Ants games are also very different. So what they were both 22?
When Denver was down 0-2, there was no talk on ESPN on what the Nuggets needs to do more in order to beat the wolves, it was all " It's over ", " Jamal needs to get suspended " . Now this?? ESPN hates Denver and Jokic for some reason.
Jamal should've got suspended that was wild. Nba and refs let the nuggets back into the series
@@yaroruss6277 They beat them easily with him playing in gm 1 and 2, why they want him suspended?
Not hate, but i boring if one team has way to much talent than the other.
Everything wrong with today's bigs. They want to be guards and shoot 3s. Well, he's taking a guard's role. Can a guard play center? 4 rebs for Chet? Come on.
This is what kitty is known for.
If KAT plays back to the basket, the floor shrinks too much. The reason why he and Gobert work so well together is one is perimeter oriented and the other cleans up the glass
Not the 90s anymore buddy. Centers stretch the floor and attack off the dribble. It’s just YOU, the game is evolving. The floor obviously shrinks, idiot.
It’s literally just you lmao. The game is evolving and centers who just sit in the paint are played off the floor. Centers today attack off the dribble and space the floor. 😂 it’s not the 90s anymore
Old man
Pulling off two wins in a row in elimination games against Denver is a tough ask. Even if Minnesota plays flawlessly, it looks like Denver is moving on
TBH as a knicks fan we just need them to win tonight so when we take care of business friday we'll have 5 days off 😎
Rudy and Kat failed ant. Back to back 30+ point games, game 3 and 4 and they couldn’t provide enough support to finish the job. I mean kat went 0/7 the first half of game 4 what’s going on. Rudy can’t guard jokic or Arron and can’t score.
Kitty has been this way his entire career. Why would we expect something new now?
No the other team is just better
They didn't fail. They don't have another adjustment to try on Jokic, he's that good.
Rudy made 7/7 last game. He got 18. They missed Conley.
For me Rudy is not you 3rd option offensively. Reid, Alexander-walker and Mcdaniels did not perform like games 1 and 2. Nobody talk about them.
We all knew that Jokic was going to do this but the wolves bench is not goot since game 2. The nuggets bench was their weakness but they are better than them.
@@wunderkid8749 your a hundred percent right Rudy has had some good scoring games but he has also has some bad ones. It helps that he scores efficiently but he’s not scoring at a high enough volume. If he was dropping an efficient 20 a game I wouldn’t say a word. Also if he was boxing out better and getting more rebounds especially OF rebounds I wouldn’t worry as much about his scoring. I just feel like if you’re an all star you gotta be able to score when needed.
I love how Stephen A knows that KAT could do more despite never having been guarded by Aaron Gordon.
AG is at his best ever too….
Lookin like a MAN amongst them boys
dude averaged 1.5 ppg in the college level, and wants to give KAT personal advice.
This cannot be real life. This has to be a cruel joke.
Man windhorst really compared Ant's situation to Lebron in his 07 run. Ant has an all star big man, DPOY, 6th man of the year and depth on his team. Lebron's best teamate was Zydrunas Ilgauskas bahaha come on man. Ant is nice but these comparisons to MJ and Lebron are ridiculous, do better Windy.
It's look like you want denver out
Denver! You are now on top, everyone want to see you lose now 😂💯
KAT already got exposed by Jimmy that he isn’t the one. Doesn’t take the game serious and put in the necessary work
Tim Legler - “That big, thick and strong”…. No diddy!
It’s just weird to essentially see the majority of media actively root against the Nuggets in every series. Speaks to the greatness of the team really.
it's got to be a Nuggets-Celtics final, because the only team they hate on more than Denver is Boston (who are 8-2, but they shouldn't have lost any, apparently??!!).
it's shameful how this trashy ESPN west coast bias favors certain teams. like, all year, all ESPN talked about were the failing dinosaurs of the western conference: GSW and the LA Losers. now we get this bullsh!t, which they have the b*lls to sell as "analysis."
Back to back run has been the most nuggets run so far. Last year was dope, this would be so satisfying… no more “weakest ring ever” bs
no one said their ring was weak??
@@soufatldude700lol people just make things up in their head 😂. Never seen a single person ever say that.
Self proclaim biggest 3 point shooting big man, u need 100 a those bad Larry's tonight KAT!!
KAT needs that 30-40 pt double double game
😂😂😂
Bro just needs a 25 pants double
they're about to lose then...
KAT was an All Star, but Murray wasn´t.
JM shouldn’t be…bad character, sore loser! He’s a cancer…that’s why he’s with Denver
Bruh they won two games in dominating fashion without Golbere, my bad on spelling but i put him on the bench n go with same line up i won with
Basically addition by subtraction.
Gobert played in game 1.
Gobert hasn't played in game 2.
The change? Aaron Gordon became more of a scorer, ave around 20 ppg compared to 13ppg vs lakers
He played in 1 game.... but I would bring him off the bench too
@@antmck99no AG became the one who initiates offense by bringing the ball up the floor. That's the biggest change.
Gobert only missed Game 2…so you’re wrong, the big blowout was in Game 2 though. Minnesota’s scoring power does increase with him on the bench but we can not say for sure about their defense as his +/- is great for them defensively
It's ok though, the Timberwolves have the "next Jordan".😂😂
He’s not the nonly fr jordan they are just comparing his playstyle and confidence and attitude. I really wish inbreds like you would think a little before typing. Also Jordan didn’t win until his 7th year btw
The media is grasping because they legit don't want Denver to win AT ALL 😂😂😂😂 blaming Kat is crazy because he's doing all he can. It's ok the WHOLE TEAM to do better
you know you're the best when espn spends the entire show talking about how to beat you
What's up with all the networks giving advice for teams without European stars? Just oozing bias.
Can we have a segment praising Jokic and why cant we?
White European with no swag. That's why we can't.
Sorry, no. it's ESPN, bullsh!t and LeBaby James only.
Denver let Minesota win 2 games so they can have some fun in playoff 🤣🤣
Just like game 6 right
@@kagisomabele4936 yes, its few Milions $ in tickets on sunday
I agree with the lack of adjustments. Aside from the 4 time DPOY getting barbecued
No Perkins means I watch the video :)
Amen
Even the coach is injured
Lmao
KAT and difference maker in the same sentence is hilarious 😆
Dever reminds me of the old GSW. Everybody can score plus they have a Draymond 2.0. Once GSW use to start winning playoffs games it seems like they just won four in a row so quick.
Windy blinks a lot haha.
Kat is soft....that's why Jimmy crushed Him and Wiggins with some scrubs and demanded a trade!
The only adjustment wolves need to do it’s defend like game 1-2 the offense will come organically
It’s just Stephen a looked so adamant when he says sweep lmaooo
If we being honest soon as Ant did that Malika andrews interview we all knew they were going to lose the series
Yoi still don't believe in Ant?
Dirk is one of my fav players all time. He shot 47 from the field and 38 from 3 for his career. Kat is at 52 and 40 respectively for his career. Not a discussion.
I agree with Wendy
Ant will need 40+ on both games And maybe one need to be 50 cuz I’m not sure about KAT. While he is capable,he isn’t more times than not reliable to play like the all star that he is
KAT wants to be a guard so bad, he's so dumb
This is what he’s done his whole career
He wouldnt be doing that if his coaches didnt encourage it. If his coaches demand that he stay in the paint, he would. Coaching diff.
hate how he plays. stand around the 3 point line and pretend to play. never post up. doest stick in defense. foul like crazy.
@@Fanofstuff278 Apparently in college Kalipary made him stick to the post but he wanted to shoot outside so bad lol dude has the ball IQ of a middleschooler
@@tylerkaiser637 reminds me of Ben Simmons, a big dude that doesn’t wanna get physical
This is so unfair to KAT and RUDY, Ant also failed them too.. when he struggle offensively he doesnt know what to do. He even didnt pass those who open just to score and only just to get swarm by the nuggets
Great advice, shoot 3s or go down and be aggressive on a mismatch. KAT gets a lot of mismatches, especially if Rudy is in the game too.
11:24 “imma steal a line from Stephen A Smith” 😂 - Windy
Im a nuggets fan but these fools really said KAT did a good job on Jokic..... No TF he didnt KAT was picking up Dumb fouls on Jokic that's why Minnesota put Rudy on Jokic if KAT was real smart with his defense then Rudy wouldnt feel the need to gaurd Jokic. Plus the moment they do, Jokic and Murray is gonna do pick and roll to get Towns on Murray.... What then?
Windy and SAS are both wrong and why are they even asking these clowns, the same clowns who said the Nuggets are getting swept..
the amount ridiculousness that’s said daily on espn and the amount of mediocrity is astounding to me.
Legler is decent
KAT is a super max player and putting up duds in important games......
They're already putting ant in the all time great category lol, man they really want this dude to be the best player and they're gonna use their platform to do it ,i wonder why
They need to do more pick and pops with ant and towns. Making jokic guard Kat out there
That’s true, one of the best ways to tire out Jokic is to force him to work on the defensive end
Good analysis SAS
Mr. HAIRLINE IS CRAZY 😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol who said that
@@cjizzle26the top comment lol
The Nuggets are just the better team, they play better team basketball than the wolves. It will take Ant 40 or 50 point games to win this series and I can still say that Denver can match him because of Jokic and Murray and also their better team game.
If their doubling ant you def dont need a defensive stopper on the floor. You surround him with scorers. Its on the coach to sit rudy.
It's not about just Edwards or Towns. What about Naz Reid? Isn't he 6th man. His 15 or so points could be the deciding factor in a game. In the Denver series PJ Washington has done a lot of damage and in this series Aaron Gordon has and Michael Porter Jr. is due for a big game. Sitting around and talking about stars is tiring. The better analysis looks at all the players and schemes and what each player on the court needs to do, both offensively and defensively, to find ways to exploit situations and execute plays.
Legs had it - whole team. Non-star scoring, with 67 points from 9 players (6 players with between 8-13 pts). Back to game 2 & 80s D, and whole team contributed with Tip-out 2nd chance rebounds, great ball movement, and 80s paint ball.
Reid & Towns 0/8 from 3, but combined for 24 reb, 5 OR, + Rudy 14 rbs.
ESPN is all about hating Denver Nuggets and Nikola. Promoting Anthony Edwards is a scam
This is one of the few takes I actually agree with Stephen A.
The way Denvers are playing i think they might go back to back champions once again....experience is what Nuggets has over the Wolves....
I Celtics is also running hot 🔥 atm aswell we'll see how they go against the Knicks...
KaT never cease to Amad
Bring Reid in to guard Gordan, let KAT guard MPJ.
A lot of analysts tears will be shed today.
Max Kellerman was actually the first one to say Box-office on this show 🙃
As you say, Windhorst, KAT has a limited postseason record, but has been good in 8 of 9 this year.
Why am I ALWAYS seeing all the media maping out and coaching any tewm to beat the Nuggets? Its every single year.
Its absolutely nonsense. No wonder the Nueggts have to clock all your teams . I mean common let them figure things out for themselves, Lakers,Minn, Suns, Heat all your favs.
Guys … new sheriff in town now… go home and enjoy the coffee
You all was wrong 😂😂😂😂 these conversations didn’t age well 145 to 70 blowed Denver out 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The casual rhetoric has left the building. oh, how we have longed for this moment of clarity and genuine analysis.after his initial second round flub, SAS has shown the heart of champion and is daring to be great heading into the conference finals
Jaden mcdaniels was the guy that Tim legler referred to
Leggs is funny: KAT is the self proclaimed best shooting big man the league has ever seen 😂
The fact that he's giving advice to call Anthony towns is crazy when their better when Rudy's out the lineup
One of the few times i agree with SAS. Where are the adjustments? Michael Malone is not my favorite coach (I'm a laker fan)... Still not over his comments last year. But he has made all of the necessary adjustments. And not just the first adjustment he's made adjustments to the adjustments. It seems like Chris Finch hasn't made any adjustment all series.
Telling a 7-footer to stay out of the paint is crazy. Smh.
But but kats the self proclaimed best shooting big of all time lol 😅😂
Fam just told an NBA all star not to drive the basketball.
Hire Coach A. Smith for the Lakers vacancy.
If the Wolves can finally have a big game from KAT & ANT at the same time, they will win.
I hate the fact that with two games they compared him to MJ please the Joker straight laughing right now
Get Rudy off Jokic he's the problem if the coach can't see it that's his job
Bruh I just said that, u one two games without Rudy, why not take him out the line up for this serious
@@kamthecloser7373 Not out the lineup. Need to have Rudy roam covering AG while Kat defends Jokic 1 on 1. Rudy is great on help defense for Jokic but is just getting cooked 1 on 1. Anytime Kat is guarding him and Rudy is roaming, Jokic plays much less aggressive and tries to pass the ball around instead of attack
KAT needs to stop driving and just pull up and hit a step back at the elbow or foul line. Attempt to drive but decide last minute to pull up from 15 to 18 feet. Time to channel your KG shot package.
KAT cannot have early ridiculous stupid pointless fouls, hes gotta guard jokic to allow gobert to roam and do what he does best
KAT is playing well. Jokic has been unstoppable. Ant and KAT both need to show up to stop Jokic. But if Jamall Murray shows up it’s over lol
Not even that it all comes down to the role players . Lebron and AD as duo were cancelling Murray and Jokic but the role players were the deciding factors
@@rohangupte3545 What cancelling are u talking about?? Jokic averages 28.2 points, 16.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists in 5 games against the Lakers in the 2024 1st Round playoffs
@@rohangupte3545🤣😂😂yo …the lakers are out of the playoffs…stop bringing them up! Get caught in the moment 🤣😂🤣Thanks
@@ethanhuntemcee1663 just stating facts the role players decided that series
@@rohangupte3545 cool… I’m just sick of the Lakers!
What kind of question is that? Ant has been playing well with multiple 40+ point games. KAT has been a ghost scoring less than 15 points. His salary is $55M and he's playing like a bench player. Unacceptable. If I were Ant and others, I'd be upset. KAT lacks mental toughness.
Advice for KAT stop pushing off and just draw a foul 😂
Lebron James was already MUCH better in 2007 than Anthony Edwards is now. Windy is comparing apples to oranges.
I picked T. Wolves to win series. I’m not changing now. I still waiting for coach Finch to make adjustments. Rudy can recover bye winning game 6. No time to start pointing fingers.
When denver down 2-0 they saying Denver already sweep but when Wolves almost finish they keep praying antman survive😂😂 this only show how bias this ESPN TO DENVER NUGGETS😂😂😂
KAT GO SHOOT MORE THREES
KAT : “Yeah like Fur Shure yeah. Fur Shure 😏 “
34 double teams is crazy.
Stephen A gotta get a welcome from Denver so we can stop all this “can’t catch me in Denver BS” when they have calls in the city.
KAT needs to dunk on joker to g4t some confident.
Windy is the MVP among these analysts during the playoffs
I can’t believe Tim Legler said KAT has a high release 😭😭😭😭
They all afraid AE going home after tonight... 😂