Calling Kawhi more clutch than Kobe is 'blasphemous' - Stephen A. | First Take
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- Опубліковано 26 тра 2019
- Max Kellerman explains why he sees Kawhi Leonard as a better clutch performer than Kobe Bryant, but Stephen A. Smith does not buy the argument.
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If this video was made when Kobe was still playing Kobe would have dropped 60 the next game
FACTS!!!!!
@@begobvi M -÷300pw
On 60 shots
BigYo1017 TV That’s what’s hard, try shooting even 30 shots in the Nba and you’d be on respiratory life support.
more like 400 points!!
Kobe is starting to become most underrated player in nba history
Becoming more underrated than bird, it's sad
He trash simple
@@lazynoodle7730 you probably think James harden is better than Kobe, stop it
sharkey 1243 you probably think Kobe better than Lebron, just stop broo
@@lazynoodle7730 better scorer and slasher than bron
As far as I'm concerned, Kobe was the embodiment of the basketball ideal. Rest in peace.
💯✊🏾
As culture and influence he's definitely waaaaay up his ranking and player value, but still not at all over and in the Mt Rushmore over guys like Kareem, Lebron, Wilt, Magic and such.
@@dusk6159 Kobe is Mt Rushmore, I'm sorry. People seem to forget, but the first thing people mention when it comes to Kobe is Shaq. I mean, almost every great has had another great(some had more than one) playing alongside them. To say not at all is kinda disrespectful.
@@dusk6159 stop. please.
Dusk TheHunter please watch basketball cause you don’t know what you are talking about
Poor Kobe 5 rings 2 finals MVP and no respect .
@Samuel Hopkins yea but kobe is better duh
@Samuel Hopkins bcuz Kobe played with Shaq, THE MOST DOMINANT BIG MAN EVER. Ofc he wasnt going to win those.
@@Kamari-20 ok. You can make a very good argument with Wilt, but I don't think Bill Russell is better. He had 8 other all hall of famers on his team. Which is a big reason he has 11 rings. He also doesn't have more then 16,000 career points. But Wilt yea you can make a argument
U right brother man dead no respect
@@Kamari-20 bro do u not know how the players in Wilt and Bill Russell's age they played against much much weaker competition and there were like 8-15 teams in the league?
When you try to shoot something in the trash what do you say? It damn sure ain't "Kawhi" Its KOBE!!
DM this, email this, and have the most famous person you know text this to SAS. I wanna see him make this point.
Tom Green nobody says that shit no more 🤦🏽♂️ old ass hoopers always trying to speak the past
Amir Roundtree I’m 21 I’m still saying “Kobe”.
@@firstdown9702
Now that is some shit old hoopers say, I have never heard anyone say that shit!😅😅😅
Amir Roundtree I’m 15 and I say that shit all the time, old ass hoopers huh
“Kobe can be a great defender when he chose to be” he got all nba defense 12 times smh. This is stupid
Brandon Smith Kawhi is a good defender when he doesn’t want to defend LMAOOOO
Brandon Smith I remember max one time said that Durant was a better defender than kobe
Jack R big drugs
The last few all nba defense of his career defo was popularity rather than excellent defense.
Greatomeister false sir
The real
Headline should be.. does max hate Kobe more than skip hates LeBron?? Now that's a debate👍😅
Not a debate at all. Max has been pure hatred on Kobe. While Skip, there are times where he would admit Lebron is doing good
Lol, I want to watch that segment!
@Kyza Yorke I would pay to watch shi like that
@@pjanicattheisco6991 The irony is Max always said that he's Lakers fan even now, but the way he expresses his opinion you'd think that he hates the Lakers, it's so annoying.
@@fraudnaldo3873 well he is pretty annoying if he's not talking about boxing.
Okay... I am NOT a Kobe fan, but Max ....please!?!🤫
Thanks
Like yeah he has a higher percentage in playoffs but if you really look at when your team needs you the most Kobe is the fucking Goat he would be banging shots left right blowing your mind his first NBA championship Hsaq gets fouled out in the fourth quarter he thinks they have lost Kobe says “ I got this” and hits a of the dribble 3 pointer and continues the demolish them drops 60 points at the age of 38 you know Lebrons highest point game is 61 at the age of 28.... just saying Kobe will do anything and can do when he teams needs him the most Kawhi is a legend but even he wouldn’t go so far
@@somerandomguy3037 yeah just watch Kobe's last game when he dropped 60. He led the team flto a comeback win that knocked the Jazz out of the playoffs. Fucking legend
Night Mare lol for the record lebron dropped 61 on a better team lol
James Bah was he 38?
Max literally just ignores history and only takes things from 2015 and on lmao
Goddamn man ppl needa put more respect on Kobe’s name, why they forget so quickly.... Kobe’s game winner highlights takes 15-20 min to watch on UA-cam
ShahHasArrived his game winner attempts take 15-20 hours to watch
Logical and we all know u miss 100% shots u don’t take
@@Logical281 hating ass dude gtfoh u clown
Dude Kobe shot a lower game winning percentage than Lebron and Wade lol and now definitely Kawhi too
Shunsui Kyoraku yea but he made more than them whatchu tryna say lol. Percentages in this case don’t really help your argument. A closer wants the last shot no matter what. They believe they can make it with the mentality they have
Kobe is THE MOST QUESTIONED, MOST CRITIQUED & DISRESPECTED ALL TIME SUPERSTAR smh
Thats wat happens when your the best.
"if I knew we were gonna have this conversation I would have left to go make some tea" - Stephen A Smith
Ha
Yelling KOBE!!!!!! (When shooting in a trash can) #GOAT
Lol W 👌👍💯💯💯
THANK YOU!!
But how often did you make it? I know I missed more than I made yelling kobe
@@newphonewhodis8833 Never missed a single time! Channeling your inner Kobe is a real life cheat code with 110 overall attributes! 🖕😂🖕
@@SamoaVsEverybody814 you right
Max is literally the biggest Kobe hater on this planet! No debating!
Nick Wright
@@alihamade1811 Nick wrong
@Ry GuyFacts are like kryptonite for Kobetards.
@@xaviervega468 your dumb asf
@@xaviervega468 you dumb asf too
Kawhi: hits one of the luckiest game winners ever.
Max: "Kawhi is more clutch than Kobe"
🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿🤦🏿
You started watching nba 2 months ago?
"Luckiest" ? Really ?
Kobe has such low % in the clutch, a lot of bad shots, the word "luck" is way more adapted for Bryant.
@@lekremlin1567 stay off the weed
Alan Dilman Stats prove what I say. Kobe is not a clutch player, low %
Kawhi is way more clutch
@@lekremlin1567 ok but Kobe made alot more clutch shots than kahwi did, but he missed more
this aged terribly🖤🐍
xaviers_fetus how??? Just because kobe died ??? Stop overrating Kobe because he died
Objective NBA Fan if you think kawhi better clutch player than Kobe I’m sorry you need medical help 🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️🤦🏿♀️
Salman Adan I don’t but to say our opinions should change because a player dies is blasphemy
@@mohamadosman7451 nope kobe is not clutch than kawhi
@@jph5913 Yeah kobe just shot alot in the clutch xD
Kobe literally has a 30min montage of clutch shots on UA-cam, I rest my case💯
Facts
it aint even funny
And the misses? Gotta get the full context if you're gonna make that argument.
@@noelcrenshaw7969 and what does kawhi have? 1 shot compilation from various angles?
@@Convict854 I never mentioned kawhi.
Max has been on a mission to dirty Kobe's name since Kobe retired.
💯 and somehow finds a way to blame the Lakers poor GMing on Kobe somehow
FACTS Bra
U look like u sell insurance fam... So lemme get the premium full coverage... I gotta 2008 Dodge Charger Daytona on 30s...
Like a good agent 👀
Because fans are ridiculously delusional about diet mj lmao
TO SHOW YOU HOW DISENGENUOUS MAX IS...WHY HE DIDNT SAY HE IS MORE CLUTCH THAN LEBRON?.... HE PICKS A 5 TIME CHAMPION...WHO IS NOT EVEN PLAYING ANYMORE....
Kawhi is great but no way near clutch than Kobe
Coatesville Red Raiders I agree Malcolm Windmon is smoking pot.
Shaun Brooks
Lmao google his wc numbers in 01, outperformed a prime Shaq playing top teams like the kings and spurs
Shaun Brooks
Name me one good centre that the lakers played in the 3 peat finals. That’s what allowed Shaq to dominate
The wc matches were harder than the finals so shush
Shaun Brooks
Shaq has the same amount of reg season mvps as Kobe stfu
++Kobe got robbed of one in 06
Please stop talking
If the kawhi more clutch than kobe, he shouldn't loss against Nuggets
Max is on drugs there is no way in hell that Kawhi is more clutch than Kobe 😂💯
max is big idiot dont talk to much max becuz u dont know basketball
Alieu Camara you’re not biased at all
He is on drugs bruh. He also took iggy over curry to make a shot with the game in the line
He's comparing Kobe's career to Kawhi 2019 season😂😂
Kawhi just hooping and minding his business and the media just getting him disrespected for damn reason🤦🏿♂️😂
Jonathan Pressley Well someone’s got to be the milkman for the media when LeBron retires...
Matthew Spurs hell nahhh
He don’t care he probably don’t even have social media
Matthew Spurs
Kobe Bryant has been to the playoffs 15 times is in 20 year career, 13 times as a star starter!
In those 13 starting playoff years: 27.4 ppg 5.1ast 5.4rebs on 45% FG 81.9%FT with 1.5stl and only 3.0 turnovers! For 13 FREAKING YEARS! He has scored 50+ 1 time, 40+ 14 times, 30+ 89 times! That’s 104 times scoring at least 30+ in the playoffs!! Has average damn near 30+ for an entire postseason 7times
2001-2002: 29.5 ppg 6.1ast
2002-2003: 32.0 ppg 5.2ast
2006-2007: 32.8 ppg 4.4ast
2007-2008: 30.1 ppg 5.6ast
2008-2009: 30.2 ppg 5.5ast
2009-2010: 29.2 ppg 5.5ast
2011-2012: 30.0 ppg 4.5ast
He also a 3-time playoffs scoring champ!
What’s with with the living in he moment thing now-a-days? Kawhi Is having a great postseason Kobe has been doing that since 2001. According to the Standards Michael Jordan, Lebron’s James, & Kobe Bryant has set in the playoffs... Kwahi has to do this for 10 more damn playoffs! Can we pump the breaks and let homie earn his stripes?
@Matthew Spurs see bruh that comment you made about about to have mfs heated 😂 at kawhi for no reason
There’s a reason you say Kobe when you shoot something into the thrash can 👀
Bro he would attempt an abundance of shots before he made that clutch shot.. He was the reason they were so close in score because of his selfish plays and misses.
People need to realize he is probably the most over rated player of all.
@@BlazedBob Maybe he should pass it to some bum role player and lose like lebron.......
He tosses up garbage shots all the time.
@@yeahyeahyeahwhat6271 a bum like Kyle Korver!? Dude was not bricking until the finals
L
Max: how about that shot! How about that shot!!
Kobe: I have alot of those
@@user-gc1wj8tt2p Don't need to when he pretty much already closed out the game from his opponent, you ppl don't know shit about basketball holy shit lmao
@Ry Guy Not a Kobe Stan, I just see basketball. You're new to basketball, you don't have to hide it.
Kawhi is a beast but in no ways is he more clutch than Kobe. Kobe had the killer instinct like MJ, that is a rare trait, only seen twice in my lifetime MJ and Kobe.
Kobe was a beast but in no way is he more clutch than Kawhi. Kawhi always has the killer instinct like MJ, when being more efficient than Kobe in the clutch. Yeah my two favorites are MJ and Kawhi.
4:30 Damon Jones' face when Max said that LOL
@Matthew Spurs lol that was my reaction as well
Matthew Spurs What are you, 11 years old or something?
You can see the anger in Max's eyes when talking about Kobe Bryant.
Robert Beltran Kobe fucked his wife 😂😂
Or Max looked at Kobe's clutch stats.
Who's here after Kawhi got owned by a 23-year old
"Kobe could be a great defender when he chose to be." Max seems to know very little about NBA basketball. He just knows cliche's.
hold on though, i think he meant Kobe in his last years. Then it is true, that Kobe no longer kept on defense because of that Achilles injury.
ESPN: Power shortage around the world has affected the games
Max: That's because of Kobe.
That would only make Max a tenth as delusional as Kobe fans.
BOL LOL LOL LOLO LOL LOL LOL
😂😂😂😂😂
On Me 🤣🤣🤣
There is something really wrong with this max guy
I wld take Wil Cain over him
ENVY...
Monique Little lord no
because Max is speaking facts?
who is max?
Oh for crying out loud. He makes a clutch shot and suddenly he's better than Kobe and Jordan on clutch? Cmon now Max. U trippin'.. u trippin' bruh..
Right he wasn't even talked about until that shot. Kawhi wouldn't even be talked about if LeBron made playoffs or KD didn't get injured or if he didn't make that 4-5 bank shot to win against the 76ers
Lol, don’t invoke “god in basketball forms,” name!!!! (Larry birds words... by the way) ain’t NO ONE talkin about Jordan!
Look at the closing stats my dude
@@MrScArEy88 it was very clear. A LUCKY SHOT.
Kal El bruh kawhi blew a 3-1 lead 🤣
Watching this after kawhi blew a 3-1 and shot 6-22 14 points.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I watching this after Kobe blew a 3-1 lead in 2006 and shot 25% in a GAME 7 in the NBA finals.
Kobe alone in 2006
kawhi +PG 2020
@@thepeoplestightend1939 He still grabbed 15 rebounds that game. Even when he had an off game, Kobe found other ways to help his team win the game.
@@michellediaferio1513 Umm he actually had +/- of ZERO. So statistically in that Game 7, Kobe had no impact at all.
@@thepeoplestightend1939 Do you think the team would've won without Kobe's rebounding? Yes, he had an off night shooting, but that's because he was playing on a broken finger. Metta World Peace had a -1. He had the 3 pointer that sealed the game. Did he have no impact?
I don't understand how this was allowed to be aired
Alex Carter 😭😭
😄😄😄
It's facts.
xx1j you dumb bitch how is it facts?
This is so DISAPPOINTING AND DISRESPECTFUL to Kobe Bryant.
Not even in the same universe
@Steve Jobs I understand your point but this isn't in the same universe because kobe played like jordan kawhi ain't jordan no question about it. If you believe that kawhi is kobe then u are complete BLASPHEMOUS
@Steve Jobs I'm not taking anything away from your point because I totally agree. All I'm saying is that Kawhi ain't Kobe. If someone says that kobe is jordan then they don't know what they are talking about.
@Steve Jobs There's no other way to put it . Like the great stephen a smith says, these comparisons are blasphemous.
@@brycedagoat4242 why we gotta compare them, why can't he be his own man. Kawhi is a special player, and if I was him I would be sick of being compared to others.
This why Stephen A. Smith my dawg👌
they saying this after one season of kawhi being relevant 😂
CLOUTKU He’s always been relevant wtf😂
Austin Leach No he hasn’t. Dude just became relevant offensively 2 years ago and the media was killing him for not playing he season before. Now they’re all over him
lmao all the real 1’s don’t even got energy for this BLASPHEMY! 😫
Since when is saying Kobe wasn't good in the clutch, blasphemy? The dude only shot 26% in clutch situations. If I missed 3 out of 4 shots in the clutch, no one is calling me clutch.
@@MillzTheAthlete Maxx is that you?
@@MillzTheAthlete and even if it was 26% so what it's bc Kobe has taken way more clutch shots than kawhi ever will. And Kobe didn't have to be clutch when he put up monster numbers, and still shut down the best on the other team. U gotta be young to say what ur saying. Kobe was never second best on his team, he was always the best.
@@MrScArEy88 Shaq won 3 finals MVPs. Wtf are you talking about? Shaq avg 32 and 15 in those 3 finals. No true fan would ever say Kobe was the first option when Shaq was there.
@@MrScArEy88 Making more clutch shot by default because of volume doesn't make you clutch. I'll take the guy that makes 9 of 15 rather then the guy who makes only 10 of 40. You are one of the dumbest fans I've come across. At least most Kobetards vacate the comment sections once facts are introduced. You just look at those facts straight in the face and say fuck you. Its this type of thinking that gave the US a president named Trump. The kids in the bobo classes are all grown up.
I love 'Kawhi, but in clutch time I still have to go with 'Kobe.
I'll pick Kobe over that grown baby boy that was out for 20 games, and of course Kobe is better in clutch time
Kobe sucked ass, just look at how many shots that dude took. Kawhi is much more dependable overall n in the clutch.
@Sky King shaq wouldn't have won without Kobe, what's your point
o0JBELENOS0o honestly he might’ve won without kobe, he was that dominant
@@kennyransome1481 bruh no he wouldn't have, and you can't say maybe he would've when it didnt even happen lol
Why do people even listen to Max? He's the same dude who went on live TV and said with a straight face that KD isn't a top 5 player right now😂
LeBron James 🤣
He was definitely killing me when he said KG was close to Malone in top 5 power forwards to play game. Smh
Max is over here pretending like he doesn’t shoot crumpled up paper balls into recycling bins while yelling “Kobe!”
@rick😂😂😂😂😂
The reason Kobe so great is people like max saying he’s not
How this even a topic? Learn to "Respect" the elders ☝ Mamba stay clutch.
No doubt. 👍✊
Kawhi is the goat
Stay clutch? You would have to be clutch first.
Mamba got Ws so 🤷🏾♂️
What a beta
After seeing him go 6-22 in a game 7 this better not be a debate ever again
Really? Kobe shot 25% in a GAME 7 of an NBA final yet still got bailed out by Pau.
This take currently resides in Antarctica 100 feet under a sheet of ice.
🤣🤣🤣i guess we need to be thankful for global warming so we can come back and watch this clip.... because this is HILARIOUS. And i love to laugh
The Absolute DISRESPECT by Max is BLASPHEMOUS!!! Nobody else is having the conversation, Nobody!
Eric King His job is to make Stephen A Smith mad, obviously
Eric King maybe nick wrong or Shannon sharpe
kobe clutchness overrated af, gtfoh
Can’t compare stats when the game is sooo different now
Exactly. Kobe was getting tackled on half his clutch shots. There isn't a comparison here
Then what exactly can you compare
Noel Crenshaw actually watching the games
@@saiyannamekian8341 But the games are so different now though right? So you can't really compare those either.
@@noelcrenshaw7969 you can't see CONTEXT in stats, watching games allows you to see the context and conditions in which stats are accumulated. Kobe was in an era of tougher defense and weaker teammates outside of his championship years
Max doesn’t know what he is talking about💯
EVERYONE: KOBE KOBE KOBE!!!!!
MAX: brrrrt
I’m a huge Celtics fan but Max is high AF, if he thinks Kawhi is more clutch than Kobe.
SAS says you could get called for a foul for passing gas.
Max Kellerman: Let me straighten up.
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Ahhh u must've watched that take AND HEARD heard max fart lol
Anyone here after witnessing the greatest choke of all time?
Im a big Kawhi fan but... Aint NOBODY more cluchty then mamba and thats a fact
MJ?
Mj & LeBron but Not kawai
@@teresa-oj9rq 1) mj 2) Kobe 3 ) lebron
If you put lebron or Kobe at 1 I wouldnt be mad at you
Kobe was known since day 1
Never can we appreciate individuals, we always have to compare.
That’s called sports and competition. I love it.
TheDangerDane below the heavens. Amazing album fam
That is so true. People keep doing it and it drives me nuts.
Dictionary defines " Moron" with picture of Max so people really understand meaning
max only looks at the paper... stats guy... he doesnt know squat about basket ball.... every time i see him open his mouth i am that much closer to skipping the video
Thank you Stephen A. for putting Max back to time out where he counts his fingers all day of what Kawhi does. Lol
Max just doesn’t know basketball as well as boxing ... it’s so obvious, he’s not even giving Steve A a battle on some of these topics.
k doubs your wrong Stephen A just uses emotion while max uses facts
k doubs you just like SAS cause he’s funny, SAS just says stuff the majority of people would agree with. Kobe isn’t at the level Kawhi is
Kobietards Lol has to be the dumbest shit I heard all year, just mad lame....meanwhile Kawhi has one playoff run as the man and he’s more clutch ? We’ll see against GS in finals what’s really good !
Jack R literally always uses emotion never use rational argument to destroy max, he just calls him disrespectful or blasphemous and threatens to walk out lol
@@ipodtouch573 what facts
I love how he comes to these conclusions after two playoff runs
Max is proving his expertise in boxing by displaying his ignorance in basketball
'Called for a foul 4 having bad breath' 🤣🤣🤣🤣 4:50
And passing gas. 😂😂😂
Don't even mention Kobe and Kawhi in the same sentence.
Kobe and Jordan that's it. No player today is even close. #Facts.
Exactly
So you mean a player who has got:
3 More MVPs
1 more finals MVP
More All-NBA first team appearances
More points
More assists
More rebounds
More blocks
Shoots a higher percentage from 2
Shoots a higher percentage from 3
Has a MUCH higher +/-
Has a MUCH hugher field goal percentage in clutch situations
...is not even close
Yeah you're right it's not even close. He is way ahead of Kobe
Utkarsh Dave Sahni ko
We all know you don’t like Kobe
All those awards are voted by the people so I don’t care about them mj got one thing over Kobe and that’s one more championship
"That proves it" I like max, but, yea, there's a difference from knowing ball and being a baller
Rofee305 nah, Kawhi is a baller.
@@thehaitianway7706 my Haitian brother, that's my point, they both ball. But coming from Jones, an ex baller, he's knows what it feels like to face Kobe. If you're joe Smith in 2003 and you're facing kg, you scared. You're facing timmy, you're stressed but not scared. Its the temperament and type of player they are. Someone can honestly ball on you, but you're just frustrated. When someone barking at you and looking at you like he's gonna kill you, you're demoralized and mentally out the game.
Rofee305 got it ✊🏿🇭🇹💯
Jones knows ball cause he's an ex-baller lmao. That's the weakest excuse ever. By that logic why do so many ex-ballers suck at coaching and GMing teams... 2 jobs that are heavily centered around recognizing and developing talent. Just cause a guy used to play doesn't mean he's good at evaluating/judging talent.
If you’re talking about putting fear into the hearts of an opponent then your not talking about someone who can score relentlessly over you but someone who will stop you from scoring and take you out of the game. That’s Leonard easy, you can’t say it’s bc Kobe is that type of way, you’re just comparing the fact that Kobe talks and Leonard doesn’t then saying it’s fact bc an “ex baller agrees”. Have your own opinion dude don’t put you’re argument on someone else’s opinion but on statistics, also most great analyst aren’t ex ballers so that made no sense lol
Hey they are using the phrase that I made up:
Kawhi-et
Remember kids, even when you the best, be humble, be quiet. Be Kawhi-et
He basically saying since he takes smart shots he " clutcher " then kobe😂.... my guy clutch means game winning shots or big plays that SEAL GAMES Max!!‼
WTF is max k on 🤦♂️
Joe Roth crack
Hater-ade
Kobe was clutch for damn near 20 years while kawhi has been clutch for one playoffs
MERCENARY Ak47 well one playoffs for you, cause I know for a fact you didn’t watch the Spurs at all unless it’s the finals
how many finals ^
Clutch my ass, his success in clutch shots is terrible.
MERCENARY Ak47 he’s saying up until this point in their careers.....but it’s still a dumb argument because kobe was on the bench his first two years
cardsblues219 Kawhi averaged 14/8/2 throughout 14’ Playoffs/Finals 18/6/2 in the Finals... Kobe averaged 21/4/4 throughout 00’ Playoffs/Finals 16/5/4 in the Finals (on a sprained ankle, 28Pts closed Game4 while Shaq was fouled out)... 01’ Kobe 29/7/6 throughout Playoffs/Finals 25/8/6 in the Finals... 02’ Kobe 27/6/5 throughout Playoffs/Finals 27/6/5 in the Finals... not knocking Kawhi but the media really tries to diminish Kobe’s legacy 24/7 it’s disgusting
As much as I like Kawhi, and being one of my favorite players, hes got to prove his point for years to come to be put in Kobes category.
All this makes sense now having watched Clippers against Denver where Kawhi disappeared in game 7
All I’m going to say I will take the opinions of the players over the analyst any day. Players say Kobe is the best hands down
Damn.... Ry Guy spit the facts.
Is that the only example? Well Kobe got drafted 13th by Charlotte hornets to then get traded to the Lakers for Vlade Divac the same night. So shit happens!!!
@@Domo8247 You do realize that it's former players making decision around the league front offices, right? Not every decision is correct. In fact, a majority are incorrect, which is why we see so many former players on TV.
And you do realize that the 96 Hornets Coach that didn't want Kobe was also a former player?
You are only proving Ry's point, genius. You should do a minimum amount of research before replying about stuff you know nothing about.
Players, star players in particular, make pretty bad GM's
They have hard time guessing talents ceilings but looking at someone body of work is a different thing.
Max is starting to sound like Paul Pierce 😂😂
Oh no lmao
Look at Kobe in game 7s he stepped up where was Kawahi last night?
Does Kobe not have 2 rings without shaq max? Bc he keep saying shaq💀
Yes kobe does have 2 rings without Shaq but let's be honest the debate is at the age of 27 what has kobe done and what has kawhi done in the clutch.
@@yunggpacino in game 7 of the 2000 WCF, the Lakers came back from a 15 point deficit in the 4th quarter when Shaq only had 9 points until then. Kobe's defense played a huge part in that comeback and he hit clutch freethrows and some clutch shots. Kobe finished with 25 pts, 11 rbs, 7 asts, 4 blocks as a 21 year old. Shaw finished with 18 pts, 9 rbs, 5 asts, 1 block. At the end of the game, we all saw the lob to Shaq 🔥🔥🔥
@@erikmerced6329 One game lol you funny kawhi had an NBA finals MVP already at that age and kobe ain't get a finals MVP until he was 30+just face it kawaii accomplished more at the same age but he has to keep winning rings he needs 3 more to get 5
@@yunggpacino lmao I only gave you one example and you think Kawhi is still more clutch 🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. I'll pray for you
@@erikmerced6329 We know kawaii is more clutch he won a championship at 28yrs old with a team on his back while locking down Giannis!! And that's 2 finals MVP's before 30!!kobe rest his soul was SHAQ'S Pippen.
I’ve seen Kobe triple teamed in an All Star game for crying out loud!!
Yeah because he wouldn't pass. Of course you would triple team that guy
Utkarsh Dave Sahni
There’s only 1 shooting guard in NBA history that has more career assist than Kobe Bryant. That doesn’t happen “not passing”
Ry Guy
Ok, I’ll entertain you for a minute..... Kawhi has been “clutch” for 1 playoff season. Who was calling him clutch in San Antonio? People were ready to write Kawhi off last year when he sat out all but 9 games. Y’all gotta chill with this narrative! How quickly people forget.
Ry Guy
Numbers don’t tell the whole story either. According to “numbers” we can also say that John Stockton is not a great point guard and he can’t handle the ball, since he does top the list as point guards with the most turnovers in NBA history. But we can’t say that because he was one of the greatest point guards of all time. So numbers don’t tell the complete story. I guarantee that Kobe has burned your team on more than one occasion!!
Ry Guy
But does that mean he does NOT have the most turnovers by any point guard???! No!!! You can’t defend a bad stat with a good stat, that not how this works. It was just an example of numbers NOT telling the complete story
max is smokin the weeeeeduh more clutch than kobe???
He does support legalizing weed so...😂
Last time I checked there was no smut on his name get out of here max Kobe was the heart stopper RIP NIP💙🏁
Sonia Coleman 💙🏁
Max forgot one name on that all time defense list Gary “The Glove” Payton
Kawhi is a great player but Max is getting out of hand with all his blasphemy.
Max is giving Kawhi mad love !!!
Max never wins basketball discussions lmfao.
Ry Guy tf are u saying? His argument is pathetic and retarded, the fact that you’re going with Max shows ur lack in knowledge in basketball
Denver Nuggets may have changed this debate
Every successful show needs a villian and that villian is Max Hellerman.
Max really need to stop talking basketball 🤷🏾♂️
Word, because you dont want butthurt Kobe fans talking nonsense on the youtube comment section. Lol
You notice they didn't compare rings. That'll shut all that nonsense up
@@klynch7222 So are you saying Derek Fisher is better than Kawhi Leonard?
@@MillzTheAthlete don't know how you came to that conclusion considering the conversation was about Kawhi and Kobe.
@@klynch7222 Just answer the question.
Kawhi doesn't get the recognition that he deserves, because he's very quiet.
hipking23 facts!!. I’ve noticed that even when he was at Spurs he was overshadowed
So being compared to kobe isn't recognition?all we talk about this playoffs is kawhi he definitely getting recognition
starboi klem no but people are downing him like can’t compare to Kobe in anyway
our hair defies gravity so can we fax
our hair defies gravity so can we Steph got his shit clamped by Kawhi pussy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No analytics here but I remember Kobe was mostly passive until the second half. That's how they started calling him the best closer. Dame Is the closest to him in that respect today. Is there a state for 2nd half points around?
Lmao no, I like what Dame did to the Rockets and Thunder in the playoff series but he's no closer like Kobe was.
kobe doesn't need load management to perform well.
FACTS
Not Kobe fan but he wouldn't even think about sitting out game.
I’m surprised this point wasn’t brought up.
Max should never be able to talk basketball....PERIOD!!!!🤐
He should just stick to Boxing......till he dies
Facts
Tryna figure out why they keep comparing players that are retired to players that are still playing it’s annoying and they keep disrespecting Kobe and they’re playing in two different eras 🤔🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
That's why I love MAX KE because he gat courage more than them every body else and + is funny ☝️🥰
Even Jason Fatlock doesn’t think that Max 🤦🏽♂️😂💀
No one yells “kawhi” when throwing trash away 🤷🏾♂️.
I yell Jordan
Everybody yell kobe its just natural😂
Or people who blindly throw grenades across the map LMAO
You can't replace Kobe, he was the best out of all of 2000's thus far and have gotten NBA the most money and was the most known out of every player in the NBA out of all of "the 2000's" till now as well as "helped" one (not multiple) NBA team win more championships then Leonard has in the NBA.
I like the way how they cut the video to stop dealing with Max
The title has to be the most accurate
Max: Kobe's destroying the Lakers from behind the scenes. Kawhi is more clutch than Kobe
We see you Max 🤦♂️ #FanboyMedia IsToxic
Max Kellerman has gotten way too disrespectful, does Max know who Kobe bean Bryant even is? There's a reason his Nick name is the Black Mamba!!! This is so blasphemous!!!
Kobe has a nick name just like all other super stars. Hell, Shane Battier even has one. So stop that. Kobe was great be he's over rated as a clutch performer.
@@younglove3362 ur name is young Love for a reason, u too young to know what Kobe was capable of, Kobe 3peated with Shaq and then carried his Lakers to the finals for 3 straight years winning back to back titles, the list of people to do that in nba history is not a long list
@@kckc7140 Bro 2000-2010 babies don't know anything. LeBron and Kawhi are great but Kobe was clutch when you needed him to be. His last game was just an all time example of an old player doing what he did best when he was in his prime.
@Ry Guy Dude, you're a prime example of someone who either just started watching basketball and is going with the current stars or you're just talking out of your ass.
I LOVED Kobe, was my favorite player once MJ retired. He was clutch, but he did get into a habbit of always taking the last shot, even if it was a difficult or bad shot. Even MJ passed it once in a while(in '95 his great pass last sec under the hoop to Wennington to beat Knicks in his 55 pt game wearing #45, pass to Kerr in '97). Kobe was awesome and loved to take the last shot but sometimes didn't take the right shot. Didnt care about the stats. Alot of guys now won't even shoot the last sec halfcourt shots so it doesn't hurt their numbers
Thank you Stephan a. This is the first thing you’ve said that I agreed with
Max should just never bring the word clutch out his mouth again
As a Boston Celtic fan I grew up hatin kobe but right now I'm like max wtf are you on?
Stephen A should bring this up again about Kawhi with 14 points in a game 7
Max: How about that shot
The shot: gets crazy lucky bounce and somehow goes in😂🤦🏻♂️
Let's not talk about the shot cause when you do it 3 times it's not luck anymore .