A lot of it is racism, pure and simple. If Jokic was a different skin colour, he'd be the face of the league and we'd be hearing non stop from media loud mouths like Steven A and Perkins about his greatness.
@@janoycresnova9156 i am black myself btw and Perkins is just unbelievable, but please don't bring the other reporters like Stephan A., Shaq etc. into this. They may not like him (which i don't even think is true), but they are far from racist 🤦♂️
His take is realistic considering the youth of their key players. And he's expecting Orlando and Philadelphia to get healthy, this could very well happen. Plus the Hawks themselves will have to stay completely healthy all season long to really move up in the standings. And that's highly unlikely. They're a very different team when certain guys sit out.
Last season playoff Hali is levels below pre injury regular season Hali. Its the difference between the Pacers being the Hawks and the Pacers being a contender
Before the bad loss to a desperate Nuggets squad the Hawks were 12th in Defensive rating and even higher in offensive efficiency. It's too early in the season to make swooping accusations with such a small sample size. Before the loss the Hawks were indeed 5th in the East and if it werent for half of our roster being out with injury ealier in the season, we'd be even higher. With That being said, My Hawks will see your cute little knicker-bockers tomorrow. Hopefully Ice Trae can melt away that doubt in your Heart😉 Sleep tight.
clippers will make the WCF. already a top 5 defense and you add elite defender kawhi. they led by at least 10 points in their first 14/15 games (without kawhi) against tough teams proving they're good enough. adding kawhi and his closing ability will help the clippers average offense. with norm powell and zubacs emergence, they have a legit core to compete against anyone
While I will agree that Memphis is a legitimate playoff team, I'm not buying that they're like some juggernaut. Yeah they had a lot of injuries but a few things, plenty of teams have had to deal with injuries already. One other thing, go take a look at their schedule so far. While they do have some very impressive wins against the Celtics, Nuggets, and Magic, the VAST majority of their games have been against pretty bad teams or teams that struggled early on and are barely starting to play better. Blows my mind that they've already played the Bulls, 76ers, and Wizards twice while a team like the Spurs had to play Thunder twice, Mavs twice, Rockets three times and Kings three times while also having only 2 games vs the East so far. I believe they'll start to come down to earth as their schedule starts to get tougher. Like I said though, they are a great team regardless
That Nuggets take was awful. Nothing to agree with. The team is ass without him, that’s not is fault not his problem either. His on off numbers should not be used against him. The blame goes to the gm and the youngsters need more time to develop.
Saying someone will be a All Star at some point in their ENTIRE CAREER shouldn’t be a hot take lol it’s his rookie year like yes he was 21 overall but come on
not tryna glaze Lbj but its not even his worst season ever. He has AD alongside who a fair bit the offence runs through him, as well as AR and even dlo but he sucks. If lebron scored at least 2-3 more buckets a game which is still a lil bit, you could say hes playing better than Luka. Hes not having a bad year as such, just less responsibility on him.
It's rad that you react to hot takes in a sensible, respectful way. The idea of a hot take is (obviously) to say some shit that's pretty out there. When other NBA media personnel react to takes like the person is a stupid ass for making an assertion - which is, intrinsically, supposed to be a highly questionable take - it dissuades people from posting their own take. Basically Rusty Buckets haha. And no, I've never posted a hot take on his channel 😅 Point being, if you are a dick to someone bc you disagree with their statement, others will be less likely to post their own, for fear of getting roasted. I think you respectfully disagreeing, in a grounded way, will increase the likelihood of people dropping "hotter" takes.
I had the nuggets take and figured Id elaborate. I would say he is at worst a top 2 talent in the NBA. When he plays though he is the Nuggets identity, and when he's on the bench they become identity-less, which is making them look like one of the worst basketball teams of the modern era while Jokic is sitting. In terms of value to the team, I think it somewhat hurts the overall value he adds to the Nuggets compared that other stars that would play into their team's system and elevate it rather than becoming the system. Hot take none the less which means I know its out there.
Opinion or stats your take on ATL is so bad. They are the best improved team because they have around 5 to 6 wings that can handle and defend and rebound. Daniels, Hunter, Risacher, Bogdanovic, Johnson, and Krejci. Trae is an offense.
Haliburton needs to step away from the snowbunnies and get his ass in the lab. I believe he can return to that absurd dude he was before his injury. He just needs to focus on ball and his team. I think he did too much off court shit over the off season.
The Heat are only open to hear offers for Jimmy. They’re not in trade talks with other teams yet so we can’t assume that a trade is eminent. It does depend if Jimmy continues his current production but if he doesn’t produce then they’ll trade him. If they were to hold on to Jimmy, with the way the Heat are trending and how dominant Tyler Herro is playing. The only teams that will be tough for them to beat is the Celtics, Knicks and the Cavs. Maybe even the Bucks if they continue this trend. Philly is a non factor this year and Orlando is inexperienced. Miami can definitely make that deep run if they stay healthy.
Well the Hawks swept Cleveland, Beat BOS at home w/out Trae, blew out a healthy Bucks team (Bucks have matchup problems with hawks this year) idk bro 5th seed looks very possible to me lol
I think that your take on the Hawks is a bit shallow. Who cares where they are ranked defensively and offensively? They went through about a 3-4 game stretch where they only had 3 available guards and two were Keaton Wallace and Garrison Matthews. In their recent 6 game win streak they beat CLE back to back for their first home loss of the season, then Boston on the road (with Young out) and absolutely positively curb-stomped MIL on their home court. I'd never seen MIL look so old and out of sync. ATL is absolutely a top 5 team in the East and with the NYK unbelievably shitty bench they are a Towns or Brunson injury away from being Top 4.
Bro the hawks are a top 3 defense in the last 10 games… my mans Matt ain’t been watching the hawks, just watching the stats.. still love your channel Matt 💯
Giannis could win several mvps and titles I would not have him in the top 10. His skill level is so low. The shot not only is godawful, even the form… I root for him tho, since he’s european
I don't agree with that Rockets take either. So far Jalen Green has shown us what he always has, flashes but that inconsistency you pointed out. Our ability to hang with top tier west teams lies entirely on Sengun; if he elevates to another level then I can see it, but tbh I think for now staying cautiously optimistic is the best strategy for now. I am worried that western teams with good backcourts are gonna give us many headaches but hopefully I'm wrong
The jokic take is so bad it should be studied. When he is on the floor they have the NBA's all time best offense at a 124 rating. When he's off it's below 95. That's... Bobcats levels of bad. /Shadaht LOW
3:15 That is just not true. I am pretty sure that Lebron scored under 10 points at least twice. Once in 2011 and once more in 2014 I think. But still, 10 years with no game under 10 points is amazing.
Hot take: Giannis has way more competition than MJ ever had for being considered the best player in the league. 4th and 5th place during MJ's last MVP were Shaq at 25 and Tim Duncan at 21. He lost the year before to Karl Malone but was anyone putting Malone legitimately over MJ or was that voters fatigue?
Payton Pritchard should be an all star 😂😂😆😆 lmao OVER WHO Lamelo Cade Maxey Trae Young nah these players should make the All Star team for guards Not Payton Pritchard 😂😂
wiltonboysbreak please explain yourself because this is a ridiculous statement to make I could name you 6 guards in the east better than Payton Pritchard 😂😂😂😆😆
the problem with haliburton is that the indiana pacers do not have room for haliburton's 50 white girlfriends on their team plane. White women to Haliburton is what spinach is to Popeye.
Payton Pritchard should be an all star 😂😂😆😆 lmao OVER WHO Lamelo Cade Maxey Trae Young nah these players should make the All Star team for guards Not Payton Pritchard 😂😂
Thank you for reacting to my take, Matt!
Appreciate being chosen for the Mavs take! Love the content
Giannis is so young in reality, I hope his 30s resemble LeBron's and he ends up being top 3 scorers of all time with 3-4 rings
I hope so but I doubt it unfortunately
Stephon Castle: ROY.
The only correct answer
I hope so honestly, he's definitely above Knecht at the very least.
Thanks for reacting to my hot take, keep up this kind of content ❤
Jokic is playing like a man possessed so far this year! Dude looks like the CLEAR mvp fr fr
so giannis doesnt exist
@@AUGoldyy Jokic is way better
@@inactiveaccount64f he's not averaging 32 on 63% shooting
The Jokic take definitely gotta be just pure hate 🤦♂️. Doesnt even make any sense.
The Jokic hate is corny
True🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Like what the fuck was he even saying LMFAO, jokic isn't good because his teammates aren't good is literally what he said
A lot of it is racism, pure and simple. If Jokic was a different skin colour, he'd be the face of the league and we'd be hearing non stop from media loud mouths like Steven A and Perkins about his greatness.
@@janoycresnova9156 i am black myself btw and Perkins is just unbelievable, but please don't bring the other reporters like Stephan A., Shaq etc. into this. They may not like him (which i don't even think is true), but they are far from racist 🤦♂️
Hawks hating is wild💀
Hawks 7 and 1 in there last 8 games beating the Knicks twice cavs twice Celtics bucks and still not top 5
His take is realistic considering the youth of their key players. And he's expecting Orlando and Philadelphia to get healthy, this could very well happen. Plus the Hawks themselves will have to stay completely healthy all season long to really move up in the standings. And that's highly unlikely. They're a very different team when certain guys sit out.
Thanks for reacting to my take!
as a pacers fan Ive noticed that Halliburton js playing worse, but I think he will get back to where he was last seasons playoffs
Last season playoff Hali is levels below pre injury regular season Hali. Its the difference between the Pacers being the Hawks and the Pacers being a contender
I LOVE YOU MATT. thoughts on raptors
Thanks man, keep up the great content 💯
Love the content matt! god bless 🙏
Crazy disrespect to the hawks
Bro so happy he got Juan Soto
Yessir!!!!
Yankees fan here, not so happy lmfao
Thanks for reacting to my take love your videos!
12:31 THANK YOU I’ve been told by people to buy this as a NBA addict 😂
How are the Magic better than the Hawks without their top 2 players. That's nuts. Your Knick is showing
he's a hawks hater
They are
Before the bad loss to a desperate Nuggets squad the Hawks were 12th in Defensive rating and even higher in offensive efficiency. It's too early in the season to make swooping accusations with such a small sample size. Before the loss the Hawks were indeed 5th in the East and if it werent for half of our roster being out with injury ealier in the season, we'd be even higher. With That being said, My Hawks will see your cute little knicker-bockers tomorrow. Hopefully Ice Trae can melt away that doubt in your Heart😉 Sleep tight.
Exactly!
#TrueToAtlanta
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) I wonder what he has to say about the hawks now?
@@JamzmahnameTrae young is their daddy
As a Celtics fan, love this take 😂❤
Thank you for mentioning mine
What is that screen showing the final nba scores? I need it
Lamelo Ball being “mvp” level makes me want to vomit. The hot take person recognizes that he should be shooting up to 40 shots a game.
Payton Pritchard is a modern Danny Ainge lmao
Horrendous take he's better at this level than Ainge was at the same stage😂😂😂 he's only gonna get better
16:00 maybe the single dumbest take ive ever heard
Not surprised that the Knicks fan is a Trae Young/Hawks hater
the magic are where the thunder were 2 seasons ago
Anyone know where Matt got the little scoreboard thingy from in the background from? Looks fire 🔥
Kinda crazy how Lebron almost broke that streak of less than 10 points after comment was posted
1:29 TRAVEL?!?!?!?!
He literally travels on every second possession and it rarely gets called. Been like that for years.
video 4 of asking where you got the ticker on the shelf from??
2:51 CARRY?!?!?!?!
lol get use to it or don’t watch basketball because unless you’re in HS or college I promise they won’t call it …
LeBrons 10+ point streak is older then me
If the Magic get a well rounded playmaking pg then I can for sure see them winning the finals 🤷♂️
Watching the Raps/Knicks game then this…no way the Knicks regret the KAT trade 😂
clippers will make the WCF. already a top 5 defense and you add elite defender kawhi. they led by at least 10 points in their first 14/15 games (without kawhi) against tough teams proving they're good enough. adding kawhi and his closing ability will help the clippers average offense. with norm powell and zubacs emergence, they have a legit core to compete against anyone
While I will agree that Memphis is a legitimate playoff team, I'm not buying that they're like some juggernaut. Yeah they had a lot of injuries but a few things, plenty of teams have had to deal with injuries already. One other thing, go take a look at their schedule so far. While they do have some very impressive wins against the Celtics, Nuggets, and Magic, the VAST majority of their games have been against pretty bad teams or teams that struggled early on and are barely starting to play better.
Blows my mind that they've already played the Bulls, 76ers, and Wizards twice while a team like the Spurs had to play Thunder twice, Mavs twice, Rockets three times and Kings three times while also having only 2 games vs the East so far. I believe they'll start to come down to earth as their schedule starts to get tougher. Like I said though, they are a great team regardless
They just beat boston lol their depth is just crazy
Can you really give a player the MVP if their team is around .500 on the year?
Context matters so yes
In the west, it would be Play-in or even lottery team. We're back in the 70s when MVP didn't have to make the playoffs.
In the East, no, in the West yes
Westbrook got it and his OKC team was trash
That Nuggets take was awful. Nothing to agree with. The team is ass without him, that’s not is fault not his problem either. His on off numbers should not be used against him. The blame goes to the gm and the youngsters need more time to develop.
idk why but u always remind me of tj McConnell
No one is gonna make a run in the playoffs except for your team😂
Dallas is one big wing trade (hunter, Eason or Avdija) from winning a chip
the jokić take is absolutely ridiculous did embiid post that
7-3 in their last 10 is still way more than enough to beat the 8 seed 🤡
Including the Sixers. They suck.
If the Magic are healthy and sign a couple more veterans and they are championship ready
McCain needs to come off the bench and earning more minutes to be in a conversation of ROTY
Saying someone will be a All Star at some point in their ENTIRE CAREER shouldn’t be a hot take lol it’s his rookie year like yes he was 21 overall but come on
not tryna glaze Lbj but its not even his worst season ever. He has AD alongside who a fair bit the offence runs through him, as well as AR and even dlo but he sucks. If lebron scored at least 2-3 more buckets a game which is still a lil bit, you could say hes playing better than Luka. Hes not having a bad year as such, just less responsibility on him.
Giannis winning mvp this year wouldn’t be a snub lol
It's rad that you react to hot takes in a sensible, respectful way. The idea of a hot take is (obviously) to say some shit that's pretty out there. When other NBA media personnel react to takes like the person is a stupid ass for making an assertion - which is, intrinsically, supposed to be a highly questionable take - it dissuades people from posting their own take.
Basically Rusty Buckets haha. And no, I've never posted a hot take on his channel 😅 Point being, if you are a dick to someone bc you disagree with their statement, others will be less likely to post their own, for fear of getting roasted.
I think you respectfully disagreeing, in a grounded way, will increase the likelihood of people dropping "hotter" takes.
I had the nuggets take and figured Id elaborate. I would say he is at worst a top 2 talent in the NBA. When he plays though he is the Nuggets identity, and when he's on the bench they become identity-less, which is making them look like one of the worst basketball teams of the modern era while Jokic is sitting. In terms of value to the team, I think it somewhat hurts the overall value he adds to the Nuggets compared that other stars that would play into their team's system and elevate it rather than becoming the system. Hot take none the less which means I know its out there.
Trae needs to shoot 10 times a game and that’s it. The team will completely change if he does this. Lowest shot IQ I’ve seen in a long time.
Cavs take is horrible 😂
Totally disagree with you saying that PHI, MIA, and IND will be better than the Hawks. 😂
Top five right now
Giannis
Shai
Jokic
Tatum
Wemby
Wemby ain't even in top 10. Luka or Kat are in top 5.
Jokic is way above shai and above giannis 😂
Lol hating on the Hawks while wearing a Muts hoodie is a bit heavy handed dnt u think??
Bron already scored 10 points in a game
I was not expecting to look up the tidbyt and see its $199😭😭
Opinion or stats your take on ATL is so bad. They are the best improved team because they have around 5 to 6 wings that can handle and defend and rebound. Daniels, Hunter, Risacher, Bogdanovic, Johnson, and Krejci. Trae is an offense.
Haliburton needs to step away from the snowbunnies and get his ass in the lab. I believe he can return to that absurd dude he was before his injury. He just needs to focus on ball and his team. I think he did too much off court shit over the off season.
People are desperate for that "washed" opinion at this point lmao man still has to play 30-40 minutes a night 😂
Lebron scored 10 points a few games ago
The Heat are only open to hear offers for Jimmy. They’re not in trade talks with other teams yet so we can’t assume that a trade is eminent. It does depend if Jimmy continues his current production but if he doesn’t produce then they’ll trade him. If they were to hold on to Jimmy, with the way the Heat are trending and how dominant Tyler Herro is playing. The only teams that will be tough for them to beat is the Celtics, Knicks and the Cavs. Maybe even the Bucks if they continue this trend. Philly is a non factor this year and Orlando is inexperienced. Miami can definitely make that deep run if they stay healthy.
LeBron going back to the cavs?😳
Every team he mentioned that are better than the Hawks the Hawks have beaten. Stop the shit
The Hawks will be top 5 for sure
This guy's been such a hawks hater.
Over who?
Well the Hawks swept Cleveland, Beat BOS at home w/out Trae, blew out a healthy Bucks team (Bucks have matchup problems with hawks this year) idk bro 5th seed looks very possible to me lol
@MarcSeePhoto beat a fully healthy Knicks starters too earlier in the season while missing Hunter, Bogi, and Bufkin.
@@zerobuckets and did it again tonight to the knicks…
Nuclear option for the Pels
Trade Zion, trade Ingram go all in on the tank
is 23ppg, 9reb, 9ast on almost 50%fg bron washed?
The harden defense take is bad, he is actually playing good defense this year, bro just doesn't watch clippers games
Lmao I told my buddy lebron will retire before dropping less than 10 points because that's just another record he'd wanna keep
Heres a take if Nikola Jokic stays with the Nuggets hell have only 1 title at the end of his career but it will be the NBA fault for approving the CBA
I think that your take on the Hawks is a bit shallow. Who cares where they are ranked defensively and offensively? They went through about a 3-4 game stretch where they only had 3 available guards and two were Keaton Wallace and Garrison Matthews. In their recent 6 game win streak they beat CLE back to back for their first home loss of the season, then Boston on the road (with Young out) and absolutely positively curb-stomped MIL on their home court. I'd never seen MIL look so old and out of sync. ATL is absolutely a top 5 team in the East and with the NYK unbelievably shitty bench they are a Towns or Brunson injury away from being Top 4.
Ikr with BOGY and Hunter back they have a top 5 bench and are on another level
Bro the hawks are a top 3 defense in the last 10 games… my mans Matt ain’t been watching the hawks, just watching the stats.. still love your channel Matt 💯
cade cunningham all star
JJJ jumper is so weird
Giannis could win several mvps and titles I would not have him in the top 10. His skill level is so low. The shot not only is godawful, even the form… I root for him tho, since he’s european
Everything this guy said can be disregarded for saying the Pacers, Sixers, and Heat will have a better record than the Hawks
Keegan is just bad atm......i still believe in him tho.....i guess im a fool
Nah u aint, keegan would average 20 on a bad team. With Malik starting he shares the 4th option or is now the 5th.
Lol, how is LeBron being washed a hot take?
I don't agree with that Rockets take either. So far Jalen Green has shown us what he always has, flashes but that inconsistency you pointed out. Our ability to hang with top tier west teams lies entirely on Sengun; if he elevates to another level then I can see it, but tbh I think for now staying cautiously optimistic is the best strategy for now. I am worried that western teams with good backcourts are gonna give us many headaches but hopefully I'm wrong
Not exactly the most scorching take for the Wizards
The Sacramento Kings were better before Demar Derozan and are better without him
The jokic take is so bad it should be studied. When he is on the floor they have the NBA's all time best offense at a 124 rating. When he's off it's below 95. That's... Bobcats levels of bad.
/Shadaht LOW
3:15 That is just not true. I am pretty sure that Lebron scored under 10 points at least twice. Once in 2011 and once more in 2014 I think. But still, 10 years with no game under 10 points is amazing.
Yay I’m in a video
People want Lebron to look bad and it’s disgusting
KAT man do
Hot take: Giannis has way more competition than MJ ever had for being considered the best player in the league. 4th and 5th place during MJ's last MVP were Shaq at 25 and Tim Duncan at 21. He lost the year before to Karl Malone but was anyone putting Malone legitimately over MJ or was that voters fatigue?
I see what u did there lol
Payton Pritchard should be an all star 😂😂😆😆 lmao OVER WHO
Lamelo Cade Maxey Trae Young nah these players should make the All Star team for guards
Not Payton Pritchard 😂😂
wiltonboysbreak please explain yourself because this is a ridiculous statement to make I could name you 6 guards in the east better than Payton Pritchard 😂😂😂😆😆
Not first
nah i disagree with every single one of theese
Lol, opinions about the Cavs from a New Yorker...
Always wrong. No thanks.
Payton Pritchard a All Star over who 😂😂😆😆 Cade Trae Young Lamelo even Jalen Suggs is better than Payton Pritchard
the problem with haliburton is that the indiana pacers do not have room for haliburton's 50 white girlfriends on their team plane. White women to Haliburton is what spinach is to Popeye.
this dude has the stupidest opinions on the internet
Celtics 3 Peat
Hot Take: Celts will repeat
that is the opposite of a hot take lmao
first
Payton Pritchard should be an all star 😂😂😆😆 lmao OVER WHO
Lamelo Cade Maxey Trae Young nah these players should make the All Star team for guards
Not Payton Pritchard 😂😂