@@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnlyI’ve also heard David Lee getting hurt too. I’ve heard people describe Ellis and Lee as two solid players whose games belonged to the 2000’s and wouldn’t make sense now. (whether that’s accurate or not it’s what I’ve heard)
Even when Rudy Gay got traded to the Raptors, they ended up having a losing record. When he got traded the next season, Toronto ended up going to the playoffs for the first time since ‘08.
@@fortynights1513 he was just an offensive blackhole. Inefficient shot-chucker that didn't provide much value aside from making the occasional tough shot. Wasn't a good defender or passer.
One thing I've always liked about that 2018 ECF Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Celtics, is that BEFORE the game started LeBron said "I'm not sitting down at all during this game. I'm staying on the court the ENTIRE time". Then LeBron ACTUALLY ended up playing all 48 minutes and the Cavaliers ended up winning by 8. LeBron would have been DEVESTATED if he lost that game.
The Celtics getting rid of Kyrie was the best thing to happen to them. It allowed Tatum and Brown to flourish. The Grant Hill trade did as well with Ben Wallace. Him getting traded to Detroit caused him to become a formidable defensive force and he was the defensive anchor of Detroit during the early 2000’s. As for Hill if it wasn’t for the injuries, he could’ve lasted a lot longer in Orlando.
still remember the grizzlies going to conference finals the year after rudy gay got injured lol, always thought rudy was like a year away from being a star
Yep Lacob almost got booed outta the arena when they traded for Bogut. Remember the warriors gave their choice of Steph or Monte to the bucks in the trade for Bogut. The bucks took Ellis bc they thought Steph couldn’t stay healthy. The warriors are lucky as hell the bucks didn’t take Curry
To be fair, the title really should’ve been called “stars that DIDNT their own teams” But I digress . Kyrie Irving never really cared about Boston or even in Brooklyn for that matter , it’s a shame but that’s how he was
Yea man loved watching those guys play defense still got 2k5 for ps2. pistons pacers Lakers n spurs loved those teams from that time. But wasn't big Ben like 6 9 or 6 10 in video he said 6 7. either way dude was beast
Yea man loved watching those guys play defense still got 2k5 for ps2. pistons pacers Lakers n spurs loved those teams from that time. But wasn't big Ben like 6 9 or 6 10 in video he said 6 7. either way dude was beast
There's a great one. Given the type of player he was don't think Stackhouse would have ever bought into the team that Larry Brown was building, whereas with Rip he not only bought in but was able to play the best basketball of his life.
@@fortynights1513 More offense than defense. His defense wasn't overall terrible but Larry Brown's defensive system in Detroit would've had him sacrifice his preference for offense and Jerry wasn't with it, hence him being traded to Washington in exchange for Rip.
@@TheyCallMeSledge that was a Jordan idea remember Jerry’s last year with the Pistons he kind of put up really good numbers and always thought it was a bad idea that Jordan traded away Richard…
⠀ A good example for this team's best player was the trade for Ben Wallace And Rip Hamilton . Detroit might be lucky to have big Ben than having jerry and grant. Although another example goes to Bledsoe , he's their third best player on the bucks but dude has some bad playoffs experience. So with the addition from Jrue Holiday And other key role players , they won the 2021 finals ! would love to appreciate the video Andy !
That Detroit team was so special. Not sure too many GMs/coaches would have traded what they did for guys like Ben and Rip or given Chauncey, who had already been on about a half dozen teams, a chance. Everyone on that starting squad had a chip on their shoulder from getting overlooked and bought into what Larry Brown was trying to build.
@@RunHotsauce Granted, Westbrook is not overrated but at the same time, he just wasn't THE GUY. Then again, how could anyone even hope to fill the shoes of a generational talent like Kevin Durant?
@lofinurse7825Westbrook is most definitely overrated. He is probably among the most overhated players ever. PG13 was literally getting injured every single playoffs wearing shoulder braces and not being able to shoot properly. Westbrooks shooting had declined a bit. He's had way more success than CP3. Lebron is the overrated one.
Grant Hill is a little unfair, his best co-star during the 90s was old Joe Dumars and that ankle injury ruined any chance the Magic had to become anything. If he had stayed healthy and there still was a way to pair him with Ben Wallace in Detroit, that team might have had the extra scoring punch needed to be a full fledge dynasty.
Yeah, Grant wasn't a player who was awesome but would burden a team with inefficiency or ball-hogging. Guy was always more than willing to be a team player.
Oh that's right, in fact I think it happened twice with him. Traded from the Nets to Suns for Jason Kidd. Nets make back to back NBA Finals appearances. Traded from the Suns to Knicks mainly to make offseason moves to sign Steve Nash. Suns become perennial playoff contenders, become the best offensive team in the 2005 season and Steve Nash wins back to back MVPs. Stephon Marbury while an entertaining and skilled player in his own right, never elevated his teams to compete in a playoff level.
As a Pistons fan, we didn't blame Grant Hill for not getting past the first round. It was Grant, Stackhouse and a weird mix of talent that wouldn't start on most teams. You also left out that Detroit got worse the following season then had a turn around season.
what? rockets made the wcf in 2015 with dwight howard. they even came back down 3-1 with him vs the Clippers. When Dwight left, Harden choked in 2017 vs the spurs (2nd round) when Kawhi was out. Team was still the same when Howard left. It was the CP3 trade that changed in 2017 offseason, not Howard leaving. Even Howard complained about a lack of touches, even admitting he became disinterested during games because he knew Harden was a ballhog
The Bucks got better without Jabari Parker. I know this doesn’t seem like the best example but remember he was averaging just over 20 points for a team that was 22-30 in 2016-17. The same game Khris Middleton came back from a hamstring injury, Parker went down with another knee injury. However, the Bucks finished that season 20-10 with Giannis and Middleton and played a tough first round series against the Raptors. The next year, it was clear that the knee injuries were going to prevent Parker from ever reaching his full potential. That being said, the 2016-17 season proved the Bucks were a better team without Parker and he wasn’t going to be part of their future plans.
add to that the celtics jumping from 49-33 (.598) to 48-24 (.667), and after struggles in 2020-21, they went 51-31 (.622), 57-25 (.695), and are currently 54-14 (.794)
paul george was averaging 28 points while being 3rd in DPOY rankings. westbrook was averaging a triple double. they finished 6th in the western conference, and lost in 5 games in the first round of the playoffs. they were traded for CP3, and a couple of young talents, and finished FIFTH in the western conference, had a 0.2% chance of making the playoffs, made the playoffs and pushed a Harden led rockets to 7 games. 7 games into the first round was more than russ had ever accomplished on his own without durant. crazy how much people overrate russ. cp3 was 34, presumably 'washed', and had a FAR worse roster, and still led okc deeper into the playoffs that russ had ever on his own.
The Utah Jazz when they lost Gordon Hayward deserves an honorable mention. Nobody expected the Jazz to make the playoffs with a rookie Donovan Mitchell leading the way along with great support like Gobert, Ingles and Rubio
Jazz never made it far past 2nd round with or without Hayward. Jazz with Hayward at his best were 51 wins, just one year lower than Gobert-Mitchell's best season in 2021
When you say Grant Hill then showing McGrady in the lic as well, you can make them as a co #1 since McGrady getting injured actually made them make past the first round as well. But I am not saying they turned it around, more like unfortunate for McGrady since if he was healthy, that 09 team with Artest, TMac, and Yao Ming, would be amazing
Ewing gets such a bad rap. No way they would have gotten through Miami in 99 without him and Van Gundy would have given his left nut to have Patrick available to go up against Duncan and Robinson in the Finals.
When Grant Hill was in Detroit in 1999-2000 season they went 42-40 after Grant Hill went to Orlando the Pistons finished 2000-2001 with a 32-50 record failing to make the playoffs unlike last year
How about the Cavs when they traded Collin Sexton? The Cavs finally started to look good after LeBron left the 2nd time. They were doing great, then Collin Sexton gets injured. They started playing even better. They eventually because a playoff caliber team. Then they traded Sexton, and they got even better.
Too much time passed between Lawson leaving and the Nuggets winning the title to become a factor. A team being better after ditching their best player has to be an immediate effect.
you didn't mention that houston went from the onyl team that can rival a prime GSW to losing in second round and even going 7 game against okc. the westbrick effect.
@@FalseNi9eWhy do some people think it will? And could it be said that that can make for some standalone carry job type wins, but not for a consistently successful team?
just like any skill, you need iso players as well as ball movement. when defenses clamp down, that ball doesnt' move so well any more. that's when you need your iso players to step up and punish the otehr team. going full ball movement isn't good either cause then the ball gets forced into the hands of players that have no business shooting over some one who shoots 45% from 3. and a ball that is constantly in the air is easy pickings for steals.
I think in the regular season, the raptors were clearly better WITH Demar than without him. But in the playoffs, he would regularly wet the bed and I felt many times the raptors played better without him because if he wasn't making shots, he was a huge defensive liability and blackhole offensively. He was very inefficient in the playoffs. But obviously you can't just bench your franchise player. Love Demar though, and so does the whole raptors fanbase, he's been nothing less than a professional despite all the criticism he got. Unfortunately the legacy of that era was being crushed by Lebron and underachieving by losing against the Nets and the Wizards as well. However, making the conference finals at the time was a huge accomplishment in Raptors history.
Thunder vs Rockets I actually wanted OKC to win, because it would have been funny. Rather than fizzle out the end of his career on a lottery team, Chris Paul and the OKC making the playoffs and beating the team that just traded him and the player they traded him for while OKC beat the player that just left and the team he left them for, would have been funny.
Nah not really. Ik Melo wasn’t perfect but the only thing we gained from trading him was the pick for Mitchell Robinson. We had 2 seasons of ass after him tho we still needed to trade him to a contender
How many times are you gonna remake the same Kyrie Celtics take? That’s a really dumb way of summarizing how his Celtics tendered went. Kyrie first season he lead that team to a 16 w streak in the beginning of the season and he needed knee surgery right at the end of the season. Yes the Celtics made it to the ECF without him but they wouldn’t have been in the 2nd seed in the East if it wasn’t for Kyrie in the first place. Then the next season the Celtics were in the 4th seed bc Brad Stevens didn’t know how to spread out minutes between Kyrie, JT, JB, and Hayward. Also the Bucks team they beat in 17-18 season was nowhere near as good as the next season. Bucks went from 44-38 (7th seed) in the 17-18 season to 60-22 (1st seed) in the 18-19 season. Giannis went from 6th in MVP voting back in 17-18 to winning MVP and DPOY the next year. He took that next step so Kyrie lost to that in the 2nd round. Then you chalk up the whole series loss due to Kyrie when the whole Celtics team was shooting terrible the rest of the series.
9 outta 10 teams will play better as a team that moves the ball, plays unselfishly, doesn't rely on just one guy. And I don't even have to give examples, you all already know, and can also go look up and prove this with teams of the past
you want ball movement, but also want those players who can create without it. you need to be able to step up once the other team slows that ball down. those warrior teams moved the ball, but they could rely on steph and klay to take over if the ball can't move as much.
Bulls got better in 1994 when Jordan left. If the refs don't screw the Bulls, they beat the Knicks and go on to win the championship. Stern rigged it so they wouldn't win.
The Warriors dumping Monta Ellis could have possibly fit here too since Steph was young and always hurt then
Steph being hurt all the time laid the seeds for the dynasty (iykyk)
@@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnlyI’ve also heard David Lee getting hurt too.
I’ve heard people describe Ellis and Lee as two solid players whose games belonged to the 2000’s and wouldn’t make sense now. (whether that’s accurate or not it’s what I’ve heard)
@@fortynights1513why go off of what you heard and not what you watched or seen for yourself when they were playing?
@@kookiehughes8940 maybe he wasn’t around to watch their careers… that’s why he said “so I’ve heard”
first thing l thought of as well
Even when Rudy Gay got traded to the Raptors, they ended up having a losing record. When he got traded the next season, Toronto ended up going to the playoffs for the first time since ‘08.
Is he a player who can’t defend or do much with the ball in his hands?
I’m a huge Gay guy!
@@fortynights1513 He's just a worse version of Melo
Good iso scorer, can't really pass, decent rebounding, mediocre defence
@@fortynights1513 he was just an offensive blackhole. Inefficient shot-chucker that didn't provide much value aside from making the occasional tough shot. Wasn't a good defender or passer.
Gay sucks
One thing I've always liked about that 2018 ECF Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Celtics, is that BEFORE the game started LeBron said "I'm not sitting down at all during this game. I'm staying on the court the ENTIRE time".
Then LeBron ACTUALLY ended up playing all 48 minutes and the Cavaliers ended up winning by 8. LeBron would have been DEVESTATED if he lost that game.
Nobody wanted Cavs/Warriors Part 4 except for casuals
Nobody wanted a CAVS warriors part 4
amiri wth
AMIRI HIP HOP IN ANDY HOOPS COMMENT SECTION?
Of course he woulda been devastated wtf, shit woulda been a hit to his legacy.
The Celtics getting rid of Kyrie was the best thing to happen to them. It allowed Tatum and Brown to flourish. The Grant Hill trade did as well with Ben Wallace. Him getting traded to Detroit caused him to become a formidable defensive force and he was the defensive anchor of Detroit during the early 2000’s. As for Hill if it wasn’t for the injuries, he could’ve lasted a lot longer in Orlando.
still remember the grizzlies going to conference finals the year after rudy gay got injured lol, always thought rudy was like a year away from being a star
Also when the Raptors traded Rudy Gay during the 13-14 season they got better and became a playoff contender. Poor Rudy
Starts 2:04
thanks man
GS fans were ready to disown the franchise after they traded away Monte Ellis😂😂man was nothing but a empty bucket they went with Steph and won 4 rings
When they went with Steph and drafted green , klay and stacked the bench with good role players
This is an Honorable mention
Yep Lacob almost got booed outta the arena when they traded for Bogut. Remember the warriors gave their choice of Steph or Monte to the bucks in the trade for Bogut. The bucks took Ellis bc they thought Steph couldn’t stay healthy. The warriors are lucky as hell the bucks didn’t take Curry
To be fair, the title really should’ve been called “stars that DIDNT their own teams”
But I digress . Kyrie Irving never really cared about Boston or even in Brooklyn for that matter , it’s a shame but that’s how he was
to be fair, the team still got better after Kyrie left
The 2004 Pistons were the unwanted who became champions. The best surprise for me made me a fan of the said group.
Yea man loved watching those guys play defense still got 2k5 for ps2. pistons pacers Lakers n spurs loved those teams from that time. But wasn't big Ben like 6 9 or 6 10 in video he said 6 7. either way dude was beast
Yea man loved watching those guys play defense still got 2k5 for ps2. pistons pacers Lakers n spurs loved those teams from that time. But wasn't big Ben like 6 9 or 6 10 in video he said 6 7. either way dude was beast
How could you forgot about joe johnson. After the hawks get rid of him, hawks became number 1 in the east
Didn't they completely overhaul their roster tho
That was 3 seasons after JJ left. They had 2 mediocre seasons without him
Horford was arguably their best player. Joe is the much better scorer but Al was the anchor of the team
It was fluke
Jerry Stackhouse for Richard Hamilton
There's a great one. Given the type of player he was don't think Stackhouse would have ever bought into the team that Larry Brown was building, whereas with Rip he not only bought in but was able to play the best basketball of his life.
@@Kagemusha08What kind of player was Stackhouse?
@@fortynights1513 More offense than defense. His defense wasn't overall terrible but Larry Brown's defensive system in Detroit would've had him sacrifice his preference for offense and Jerry wasn't with it, hence him being traded to Washington in exchange for Rip.
@@TheyCallMeSledge that was a Jordan idea remember Jerry’s last year with the Pistons he kind of put up really good numbers and always thought it was a bad idea that Jordan traded away Richard…
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A good example for this team's best player was the trade for Ben Wallace And Rip Hamilton .
Detroit might be lucky to have big Ben than having jerry and grant.
Although another example goes to Bledsoe , he's their third best player on the bucks but dude has some bad playoffs experience.
So with the addition from Jrue Holiday And other key role players , they won the 2021 finals !
would love to appreciate the video Andy !
That Detroit team was so special. Not sure too many GMs/coaches would have traded what they did for guys like Ben and Rip or given Chauncey, who had already been on about a half dozen teams, a chance. Everyone on that starting squad had a chip on their shoulder from getting overlooked and bought into what Larry Brown was trying to build.
the biggest overshadowed moment might be the addition of drafting darko , had it not been with that mistake , they could've gotten Melo or wade .
That OKC trade is legendary
I don't want to beat up on Rudy gay but the same thing happened twice. The raptors started their run after he was traded away.
3 times. Utah Jazz
Rudy gay on the grizzlies should have worked he just didn’t take the time to realize he was the 3rd best player because Zach and Marc passed him
Just one more reason why Sam Presti should be recognized as one of the best GMs in NBA history
@lofinurse7825 uh
Westbrook was not overrated
@@RunHotsauce Granted, Westbrook is not overrated but at the same time, he just wasn't THE GUY. Then again, how could anyone even hope to fill the shoes of a generational talent like Kevin Durant?
@lofinurse7825Westbrook is most definitely overrated. He is probably among the most overhated players ever.
PG13 was literally getting injured every single playoffs wearing shoulder braces and not being able to shoot properly. Westbrooks shooting had declined a bit. He's had way more success than CP3.
Lebron is the overrated one.
@lofinurse7825 did he mortgage their future? OKC was a young title contender then harden left. Afterwards, KD walked out so they ended up rebuilding
DeMar DeRozan & Kyle Lowry
LeBronto 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅
That 2019 Celtics was stacked
C - Horford
F - Morris
F - JT
G - JB
G - Kyrie
Rozier, Smart, Hayward
Giving up Demar for a one year Kawhi rental & a championship is one of the most insane swaps ever
Zach LaVine might be the most recent example this year.
He’s never been better than Derozan tho
Also Sengun
Doc Rivers every year
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Great video Andy!! Thanks!! Appreciate it!!
Grant Hill is a little unfair, his best co-star during the 90s was old Joe Dumars and that ankle injury ruined any chance the Magic had to become anything.
If he had stayed healthy and there still was a way to pair him with Ben Wallace in Detroit, that team might have had the extra scoring punch needed to be a full fledge dynasty.
I agree completely
Yeah, Grant wasn't a player who was awesome but would burden a team with inefficiency or ball-hogging. Guy was always more than willing to be a team player.
the injury certainly didn't help grant hill either.
I like the new logo!
Stephon Marbury
Oh that's right, in fact I think it happened twice with him.
Traded from the Nets to Suns for Jason Kidd. Nets make back to back NBA Finals appearances.
Traded from the Suns to Knicks mainly to make offseason moves to sign Steve Nash. Suns become perennial playoff contenders, become the best offensive team in the 2005 season and Steve Nash wins back to back MVPs.
Stephon Marbury while an entertaining and skilled player in his own right, never elevated his teams to compete in a playoff level.
Kyrie’s tenure in Boston will have a Netflix documentary in 20 years
This won’t age well
It won't
It obviously won't but if it does, it'd be for all the wrong reasons.
Lmao at everyone saying it won’t, they make docs about anything
@@lorddj9910 I’ll be back in 20 years to laugh at you 🤣
The NBA is all about consistency. Just ask Tim Duncan
them yellow and green grizzlies unis were always my fav🤩
The Ewing Theory
As a Pistons fan, we didn't blame Grant Hill for not getting past the first round. It was Grant, Stackhouse and a weird mix of talent that wouldn't start on most teams.
You also left out that Detroit got worse the following season then had a turn around season.
Hill was never the same, true, but he did enjoy a long career and became very valuable as a sixth man spot up shooter and solid defender.
thankfully, hill had a tremendous bb iq to make that work. it's a shame his body didn't match his talent and smarts.
Dwight Howard leaving the Houston Rockets almost propelled that team to beating the Warriors by running everything through James Harden
what? rockets made the wcf in 2015 with dwight howard. they even came back down 3-1 with him vs the Clippers. When Dwight left, Harden choked in 2017 vs the spurs (2nd round) when Kawhi was out. Team was still the same when Howard left. It was the CP3 trade that changed in 2017 offseason, not Howard leaving. Even Howard complained about a lack of touches, even admitting he became disinterested during games because he knew Harden was a ballhog
this is not a good example because houston dipped after losing howard for several yrs and then resurged when they got CP3
Nets and Suns after losing Stephon Marbury.
2013 Denver Nuggets when they trade Melo
2013 was already a few years after melo was traded
@@kookiehughes8940 a year and a half only
I could not believe raptors traded demar for the claw but i realized we needed to trade him
Love these vids
The Bucks got better without Jabari Parker. I know this doesn’t seem like the best example but remember he was averaging just over 20 points for a team that was 22-30 in 2016-17. The same game Khris Middleton came back from a hamstring injury, Parker went down with another knee injury. However, the Bucks finished that season 20-10 with Giannis and Middleton and played a tough first round series against the Raptors. The next year, it was clear that the knee injuries were going to prevent Parker from ever reaching his full potential. That being said, the 2016-17 season proved the Bucks were a better team without Parker and he wasn’t going to be part of their future plans.
add to that the celtics jumping from 49-33 (.598) to 48-24 (.667), and after struggles in 2020-21, they went 51-31 (.622), 57-25 (.695), and are currently 54-14 (.794)
paul george was averaging 28 points while being 3rd in DPOY rankings. westbrook was averaging a triple double. they finished 6th in the western conference, and lost in 5 games in the first round of the playoffs.
they were traded for CP3, and a couple of young talents, and finished FIFTH in the western conference, had a 0.2% chance of making the playoffs, made the playoffs and pushed a Harden led rockets to 7 games. 7 games into the first round was more than russ had ever accomplished on his own without durant.
crazy how much people overrate russ. cp3 was 34, presumably 'washed', and had a FAR worse roster, and still led okc deeper into the playoffs that russ had ever on his own.
idk man, you promoting gambling houses - rubs me wrong, no doubt
Sorry to incolve KD in this but after the Boston debacle i've never understood why he wanted to play with Kyrie
Because there friends and kyrie is a top 20 player in the league.
The Utah Jazz when they lost Gordon Hayward deserves an honorable mention. Nobody expected the Jazz to make the playoffs with a rookie Donovan Mitchell leading the way along with great support like Gobert, Ingles and Rubio
Jazz never made it far past 2nd round with or without Hayward. Jazz with Hayward at his best were 51 wins, just one year lower than Gobert-Mitchell's best season in 2021
@@suiken3149 I mean the West was really stacked
@@neilbryanbucsit197 Yes but Jazz didnt really regressed nor improved before and after Hayward
@@suiken3149 that is also true
Bro those grizzlies uniforms at 5:14 legitimately look like they came from a kids Rec league😂
When you say Grant Hill then showing McGrady in the lic as well, you can make them as a co #1 since McGrady getting injured actually made them make past the first round as well.
But I am not saying they turned it around, more like unfortunate for McGrady since if he was healthy, that 09 team with Artest, TMac, and Yao Ming, would be amazing
I know he isn't the player he is today but SGA was also a huge part of that thunder team
The pistons went off when Grant left
Grant Hill became the 1st player in NBA history to break his own ankles by having his signature shoe made by Fila.
you forgot about when Hordan Gayward left the Utah Spazz and they won one more playoff game with donovan mitchell
Ewing gets such a bad rap. No way they would have gotten through Miami in 99 without him and Van Gundy would have given his left nut to have Patrick available to go up against Duncan and Robinson in the Finals.
Isiah Thomas retired in '94. Eleven years out of the league and I still wouldn't have traded him for Kyrie.
When Grant Hill was in Detroit in 1999-2000 season they went 42-40 after Grant Hill went to Orlando the Pistons finished 2000-2001 with a 32-50 record failing to make the playoffs unlike last year
People LOVE to HATE Kyrie
Real niggas know
Probably because he’s so highly overrated as a player and a really big fake intellectual.
Rightfully so
Point proven ^^
@@thepiratepenguin_What aspects of his game do people overrate in your opinion?
Kyrie, Rudy Gay and PG are also top 3 hairlines in NBA history
How about the Cavs when they traded Collin Sexton? The Cavs finally started to look good after LeBron left the 2nd time. They were doing great, then Collin Sexton gets injured. They started playing even better. They eventually because a playoff caliber team. Then they traded Sexton, and they got even better.
He should’ve put da Ty Lawson’s Denver nuggets because Ty Lawson once he left da Nuggets da nuggets got better slowly and won an NBA championship
Too much time passed between Lawson leaving and the Nuggets winning the title to become a factor. A team being better after ditching their best player has to be an immediate effect.
Danny Granger and David Lee should be honorable mention. After their respective injury, their team got better.
Not only Irving was out but Hayward from season get go.
you didn't mention that houston went from the onyl team that can rival a prime GSW to losing in second round and even going 7 game against okc. the westbrick effect.
Raptors also got better when Rudy left
Putting up those numbers in the playoffs as a first option is crazy 😂 Kyrie is a solid 2nd option nothing more
You always make good content and videos, but this like came for ZEEBO!!
What’s the common theme? ISO ball and ball dominance doesn’t win championships SOMEONE SEND THIS VIDEO TO LUKA
Exactly! That kind of play style doesn't translate to winning a championship
@@FalseNi9eWhy do some people think it will?
And could it be said that that can make for some standalone carry job type wins, but not for a consistently successful team?
just like any skill, you need iso players as well as ball movement. when defenses clamp down, that ball doesnt' move so well any more. that's when you need your iso players to step up and punish the otehr team.
going full ball movement isn't good either cause then the ball gets forced into the hands of players that have no business shooting over some one who shoots 45% from 3. and a ball that is constantly in the air is easy pickings for steals.
I think you should include the paul george era in pacers
So as a die hard Celtic fan.. I’m gonna be real… Tatum is a robin not a Batman
Both the Nets and then the Suns got much better by trading away Stephon Marbury.
I have a future entry: Zach Lavine
i've still yet to see the big deal about that guy.
this video came out at the right time as we’re seeing the rockets and jalen green dominating the last few weeks without sengun 😂😂
Rudy Gay in 2k is hella unstoppable
OOO i’m ready for this one
I didn’t think Rudy Gay would’ve been on this list but I was surely wrong
Rudy gay is inefficient, thats why every team gets better after he leaves
I think in the regular season, the raptors were clearly better WITH Demar than without him. But in the playoffs, he would regularly wet the bed and I felt many times the raptors played better without him because if he wasn't making shots, he was a huge defensive liability and blackhole offensively. He was very inefficient in the playoffs. But obviously you can't just bench your franchise player. Love Demar though, and so does the whole raptors fanbase, he's been nothing less than a professional despite all the criticism he got. Unfortunately the legacy of that era was being crushed by Lebron and underachieving by losing against the Nets and the Wizards as well. However, making the conference finals at the time was a huge accomplishment in Raptors history.
The common theme from those players is that they are ball dominant instead of adapting for the team.
Kyrie is the one that pop up in my head when i read the title of this video
Probably celtics best move. BC they maxed there player potential into being a superstar by rempving kyrie irving
Demar should be number one easily because the raps won the chip right after he got traded. That should be a low blow to any players ego.
ewing was pretty good in 1999
Rudy is a proto Paul George I remember when I thought he was going to be the next big thing
all this players have in common is being ball dominant and not being good enough
beside grant hill.
4:36 ? I thought the narrative was that Kyrie lied to the fans and abandoned the team. Now the front office didn’t bother with him? 👀
Thunder vs Rockets
I actually wanted OKC to win, because it would have been funny.
Rather than fizzle out the end of his career on a lottery team, Chris Paul and the OKC making the playoffs and beating the team that just traded him and the player they traded him for while OKC beat the player that just left and the team he left them for, would have been funny.
Look at Knicks once Melo sat out even tho he never left the team Linsanity was fun while it lasted.
Grant Hill kinda cursed Tmac😂 both players have one thing in common?? in they peak they couldn't get past the first round
I mess wit the vids can you use the old music when comparing the teams idk it fits the topics to me 😂😂
Monta Ellis for Bogut could’ve made the list too lol… but I guess Bogut was technically the better player when u look at everything
2012 Denver nuggets when they traded Melo
Carmelo Anthony on Nyk when he left Nyk went on a better direction
Nah not really. Ik Melo wasn’t perfect but the only thing we gained from trading him was the pick for Mitchell Robinson. We had 2 seasons of ass after him tho we still needed to trade him to a contender
How many times are you gonna remake the same Kyrie Celtics take? That’s a really dumb way of summarizing how his Celtics tendered went. Kyrie first season he lead that team to a 16 w streak in the beginning of the season and he needed knee surgery right at the end of the season. Yes the Celtics made it to the ECF without him but they wouldn’t have been in the 2nd seed in the East if it wasn’t for Kyrie in the first place. Then the next season the Celtics were in the 4th seed bc Brad Stevens didn’t know how to spread out minutes between Kyrie, JT, JB, and Hayward. Also the Bucks team they beat in 17-18 season was nowhere near as good as the next season. Bucks went from 44-38 (7th seed) in the 17-18 season to 60-22 (1st seed) in the 18-19 season. Giannis went from 6th in MVP voting back in 17-18 to winning MVP and DPOY the next year. He took that next step so Kyrie lost to that in the 2nd round. Then you chalk up the whole series loss due to Kyrie when the whole Celtics team was shooting terrible the rest of the series.
Facts they blame kyrie but was really the management they never blame Hayward which wasn’t at all star level
The Patrick Ewing effect (1998 knicks 8th seed finals run)
9 outta 10 teams will play better as a team that moves the ball, plays unselfishly, doesn't rely on just one guy.
And I don't even have to give examples, you all already know, and can also go look up and prove this with teams of the past
you want ball movement, but also want those players who can create without it. you need to be able to step up once the other team slows that ball down. those warrior teams moved the ball, but they could rely on steph and klay to take over if the ball can't move as much.
Bulls got better in 1994 when Jordan left. If the refs don't screw the Bulls, they beat the Knicks and go on to win the championship. Stern rigged it so they wouldn't win.
Adrian Dantley left Pistons which then won 2 championships.
That’s a good one
He might be one of the better players where that’s the case
Cavaliers managed to get to the playoffs every year without LeBron in less than a decade
How could you forget the Knicks without Ewing???
Danny Granger injury in 2013 they were good when granger was just a locker room guy.
The grizzlies didn't underachieve in 2012, they OVERACHIEVED in 2011, and got lucky.
This is like the Ewing Theory and you once made a video about it.
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@@johnnytimestamp8224 Andy did made one before. Check that out if you have some time.
Could it be argued that the teams in this video had flawed schemes that were too dependent on the player they ended up losing?
melo shoulda been on this list bc of the linsanity era
The coming-out party of Zach Randolph? So we’re just going to completely forget about his stint in Portland.