He could’ve went with OKC being young (WCF opponent) and the Lakers being old and exhausted (3 straight finals trips, back to back titles, Kobe had surgery the off season before, injury riddled all season and was a major talking point at the time.) I mean sure they’re not picked a bit but all of them are to a degree and that’s the purpose of the video I suppose. He could’ve gotten more in detail for a few like that bc the comedic twist to a few while adding legitimate statistical backing injury reports and such to others did make this feel a lil biased ngl
What he didn’t point out was that expansion teams took players from already existing teams to play for them so he did it right. The bobcats for example took players from other teams to form their roster. In the 50’s-70’s all the good players were on 1 or 2 teams.
@@malachithenurse3252 actually in the 60s a ton of teams had great players the celetics just had the most though the lakers pushed them to many many close games and an insane amount of games 7 bill russel fought in 10 game 7s so the teams weren't super super unbalanced
@@universalplayz7496 Bill Russell's teammates were so good because Bill Russell was so good. Russell was the only player on all eleven of those championship teams.
@@theman4884 that's simply because the time of draft I don't think a single one of his hof teammates got traded? The ones on his earlier rings retired and the ones for his later rings retired after wards so it's just bill russel was drafted in the right year, yes bill russel had a great impact dor his team but in my opinion wilt had a greater impact on his team as he was dominating both ends of the floor, taking all the triple teams and all the uncalled fouls on him, for most of his rings he had John hav, he had Bob cousy for some, he had sam Jones etc, wilt never played with a mvp winning pg, never played with more then 2 hof in thier primes ever in his career and yet was able to snag over a dozen games from the celetics in the conference finals, he simply did more then bill russel for his team.
Lol that is true. Lebron was amazing for pushing that shit team which would be 0-82 without him to the finals and constantly the semis and conference finals
@Fries On paper, 2018 should've been the better team but because the team is disorganized at that point, it makes the 2007 the better team which is more organized.
Really puts into perspective how everything needs to go your way to win a championship not just a good scheme, players etc but also some luck come into it such as no injuries, floppy calls go your way etc,so the whole idea of “asterisks” is stupid because basketball is as much planning and skill as well as just some luck going your way
@@dusk6159 Oh yeah for sure. However Ive noticed a trend of people trying to make the 2011 Mavs out like a superteam,I was just making sure you werent trying to do the same.
This video proves the point that every championship winner ever had some kind fortunate circumstances to help them make the championship so ppl can stop complaining. Great concept massive respect
Yeah, luck definitely plays a part, because so many things you don't or can't control could either impact in your favour or against you, your team could be the one suffering a major injury on your best player or the other team, referees could give you more calls or the other team, etc etc. Of course the main reason will always be talent and skill, but there's always some extra stuff helping.
Not really. There's already a bunch of lists and essays made for this subject if you just google it. If anything, it's nice to have this info in a decent video essay format, but, any middle school kid could make this within an hour, no cap.
@@javirios3107 while that’s true, no ones willing to put the effort or editing into a video with every teams championships and y they suck. Plus this guy has a decent narration which is pretty funny so i doubt any middle schooler would make the video enjoyable lmao
If I may add an asterisk of my own to the '97 Bulls: Dodged the Rockets, who had Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley and Hakeem, all 3 of whom were All-Stars that year. If it wasn't for Stockton's buzzer-beater 3 in Game 6 of the WCF, Jordan's Bulls might have had to face a real superteam in the Finals for once.
@Fries Those uniforms get a lot of hate, but it was only the execution that was horrible. The basic concept was great. With some tweaks they could have been some of the best uniforms in all of sports.
2023. Denver fought against a week 8th seed Miami Heat where most of their all stars were injured and the undrafted players had to carry the team along with an Injured Butler
Agreed. Always pisses me off when role Players try to intentionally injure star players. Beverley destroying Westbrook’s knees during a timeout also pisses me off, and I’m not even a Westbrook fan
@@stolencbscontent3233 bonehead move but wasn't ACTIVELY trying to injure the guy. Olynyk straight up grabbed Love's arm with both hands and yanked TF out of it. Wade pulled Rondo with him to the floor. Not cool, not a basketball play, but also not clearly intending to hurt him.
@@Ghostface2point0 I'm gonna go watch that clip. Because "pulled him to the floor" with him sounds intentional asf lmao. Hope I'm gonna see what looks more like "tried to use Rondo to stay up".
You won my sub with this one. Lakers fan forever, don't care what asterisks are put on our rings, a W's a W. I also appreciate you pointing out the injuries to Worthy & Scott in 1991
2022 version: The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks lost their second best player Kris Middleton due to injury and got bounced in the second round. A flawed Celtics team stumbles ass first into the finals where they proceed to pass the ball to the warriors every other possession.* Also Ja Morant got injured in the 2nd round vs the Warriors.** Also also Denver didn't have their 2nd and 3rd best players Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. when they faced the Warriors.*** Also also also, the team with the best regular season record, the 64 win Phoenix Suns who went to the finals the previous year had a major brain fart and get bounced by the Mavs thus never facing the Warriors.** **
@@xXRazorbacksXx The asterisk I could give to that 2011 take is 1st seed Spurs got defeated by the 8th seed Grizzlies, thus making Mavericks's competition look weak.
The 18 rockets were the biggest what if. With a healthy CP3 and without that goddamn hamstring that cursed his title chances, they would’ve beat the warriors in game 7 and could’ve won in game 6 as well. Pretty damn good considering it was a like 33 year old CP3 I think, and James harden with a bunch of role players. Harden gets his first, as well as CP3 and most of the others on the team. But mostly cp3 and harden
@@dbabu51 they got blown out in game 6, they can win in 7 but not 6 they will gonna get ass handed by Warriors are hot and determined that game 6 to force game 7
A few details you missed: -Boston lost the 1958 Finals to St. Louis, due to Bill Russell being injured -Lakers lost to the Pistons in 1989 not only because of Magic Johnson's injury, but also because Byron Scott didn't play in the series at all. -Celtics big man Kendrick Perkins ripped up his knee in game 6 of the 2010 Finals. Boston had a 3-2 series lead but lost game 6 and then lost game 7 by 4 points and was dominated in rebounding 53-40 without Perk. -2017 Warriors got past the Spurs in the WCF due to Kawhi's injury. The Spurs were up 20 in the 3rd quarter of game 1 at Golden State. Then Kawhi got hurt and never played in the series again. The Warriors rallied to win game 1 and sweep the Kawhi-less Spurs. Love the video though! Especially the last few seconds. Outstanding!!
I can give an asterisk. That year was the 1st seed Spurs got eliminated by the 8th seed Grizzlies team, making the way for the Mavericks have an easier path to the finals.
@@LuisCastillo-rt5nk he got drafted while the USSR and america were in their cold war. all russian athletes were barred from leaving their country during that time
I don't get why people hate on the bubble ring. What difference does it make that there's no crowds? Doesn't that mean there's no home court advantage??
@@AnotherBrokenMan You do realize that home court advantage would’ve helped the Lakers right? Not only were they the 1st seed, giving them home court advantage in every series they played, but it’s also Staples, and everyone knows the kind of atmosphere that would create for the Lakers, so if anything it was a disadvantage for the Lakers to not have a crowd.
I honestly think it's bc LeBron won. Ppl hate it when that happens. The lakers had the #1 seed in the west, 3rd best record in the league. Their cross-town competition choked away a 3-1 lead, and lakers beat most of their opponents easily. I'm a Heat fan, so I could have a gripe about this one, but I don't, I'm just happy for LeBron.
9:45 i had to pause the video to contain my laughter. it stunk being a cavs fan, finally getting something to cheer about, and it just be wasted due to poor management. it really felt that they were all make-a-wish kids
8:511 "Chauncey Billups says 1997 rape allegations 'shaped my life', Trail Blazers prevent follow-up questions" is right up there with Blazers picking Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan as the most dumbest moments in Blazers history lol
I remember that Bucks Sixers series. As much as I really liked Iverson, the fix was in, the league really wanted Iverson on the big stage and the popular costal teams playing each other.
Honestly Idc what people say abt the 21 Bucks. If Harden and Kyrie didn’t bail from Houston and Boston to form a superteam to begin with, that Nets Bucks series still woulda been a 1 superstar vs 1 superstar matchup with KD and Giannis 😌
Let’s be honest, the Lakers were just trounced by the Pistons in 2004. Any team with Shaq and Kobe should’ve been a shoo-in for the title, especially at a time when both future Hall of Famers were in their prime. In addition to Shaq and Kobe, that Lakers squad had HOF Gary Payton (who was an All-Star in ‘03), HOF Karl Malone (who was an All-Star in ‘02), former All-Star Horace Grant, and several seasoned role players in Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Devean George, and even a young Luke Walton. They weren’t lacking in talent or depth; they were just outperformed by a team that had all the right pieces at the right time.
Malone was hurt and something was wrong with Gary Payton Games were obviously fixed, Pistons were allowed to maul the Lakers But obviously after 2002 no one felt sorry for the Lakers
You need to make a "Triggering all NBA fanbases" with an East and West edition like you did with the AFC and NFC in the NFL. It would be super entertaining.
I think the point is that if, for one example, the 2007 Spurs got to play the Cavs in the Finals instead of the Pistons, the Spurs got lucky. In my (and I would guess most people's) opinion, the Cavs weren't actually better than the Pistons that year, they just played better at the right time. Credit to the Cavs for stepping up, but I seriously doubt the Pistons get swept in the Finals in 07. The ECF upset was a break for the Spurs.
I love some of the bulls ones where it's like "The opposing team couldn't score and went *insert bad percentage here*" Barry then proceeds to show great defense lol.
It‘s an asteriks because wether the team won or not was out of their own hands. If the 18 rockets for example just made 5 of the 27 3s (which were mostly open) they win the series and the warriors don‘t win the ring. So they were fully at the mercy of the rockets.
@@llgg1668 I mean I get when people put an asteriks on a title because they faced an injured team. But you can't put an asteriks if the other team just flat out choked. That's the whole point of basketball the one that shoots better wins. I get that this video is a joke but still.
My theory for 2011 is Mark Cuban bought the Monstars ball from the first SpaceJam that takes away basketball skill and asked Lebron to sign it for him before the series
Some things you forgot: The Rockets in the mid 90s didnt have to face their kryptonite the Seattle Supersonics because they were upset both years in the first round. And the Shaq Lakers didnt start winning until they hired Michael Jordan's former coach, who probably would still be Jordan's coach had the Bulls front office not pissed him off.
Based on this it seems to me the most legitimate titles are 1992, 2000, 2009 and 2014. No really big injuries or controversies, just teams being way better and destroying their opponents.
Doesn't 2017 fit that bill? The only complaint people have is that the warriors that year were TOO good, but that isn't a reason. If you develop 3 all-stars through the draft then you aren't allowed to sign one, apparently.
@@ianjamesbarnett I think dude said it best with "artificial dynasty." People generally don't respect that team's success because the expectation before Durant was already success. Then you add in one of the top 2 players in the world at that time. As OP said, that's a controversy
@@ianjamesbarnett Most of the criticism was directed at Durant for choosing to sign with a already historically good team who he had just blown a 3-1 lead to. In my opinion I wouldn't fault the Warriors management for making their team better, that's what they are meant to do
To start with, I'm a Spurs fan going back 40 years, so dismiss my comments on that basis if you want, but: Barry's asterisk was based on game one. Miami won game two, series was tied going into games three and four in Miami. No asterisk necessary for the Spurs eviscerating the defending champs in their place. Is there such a thing as a reverse asterisk? Because the Thunder were a MAJOR problem for the Spurs in those years, even after Harden left. Especially when playing them in OKC. In game six, the Spurs were up 3-2 but this game was in OKC, and Tony Parker was unavailable for the second half. Yet the Spurs found a way to win that game against that tough opponent in their house. Usually in a playoff series, the team with the best player wins the series. But the Spurs beat Kevin Durant in his MVP season in the WCF and LeBron James in the Finals in back-to-back series. Barry had to really reach for that particular asterisk.
The other asterisk is 1st seed Spurs got defeated by the 8th seed Grizzlies thus making the competition in the Western Conference weaker for the Mavericks.
Ray Allen's miracle shot only happened because Pop had stupidly benched Tim Duncan, which left SAS without any big men on the floor to grab Bosh's rebound
I think it’s just fouls are so subjective. Other sports have more clear rules on what is a foul and what isn’t. The nba is basically luck that the calls go your way
great video barry, but you forgot to mention in '05, one of Phoenix's top scorers Joe Johnson missed the first few games of the West finals due to injury, games that San Antonio won
Jokes on you, Barry. Can’t get me angry if my team doesn’t have any championships
Damn. That’s tough buddy.
Laughs in Bill Russell
What team?
With you on that lol
Sorry to hear that lol
“Lebron and a bunch of make-a-wish kids” as a cavs fan, that statement could not be more true 😂
Lmao
That one was so funny I had to reply it 😂
But, honestly, LeBrons 2018 run was a much more of a carry job than 2007 ever was.
@@gsriram3959 2007 Cavs were all about defense. 2018 was the total opposite.
@@gsriram3959 nope, his 2018 comp was so shitty in the east
2011 is so clean, they have to hire the ancient aliens guy to explain Lebron's throwing the game
that was legendary ahhahahahhahahah
I know I was laughing so hard at that one
He could’ve went with OKC being young (WCF opponent) and the Lakers being old and exhausted (3 straight finals trips, back to back titles, Kobe had surgery the off season before, injury riddled all season and was a major talking point at the time.) I mean sure they’re not picked a bit but all of them are to a degree and that’s the purpose of the video I suppose. He could’ve gotten more in detail for a few like that bc the comedic twist to a few while adding legitimate statistical backing injury reports and such to others did make this feel a lil biased ngl
@@dondro9967 its supposed to be KINDA dumb, its making fun of people who say a certain ring doesnt count for uncontrollable reasons like these
That run by the mavs was the definition of “I walked to school 15 miles each way every day in the snow both ways since I was in the womb”
0:21 Imagine having almost no footage of this era, but they still captured a pass between your legs
this is gold
and a free throw shot by between the legs wtf is this
@@alixlafleur8298 granny shot it’s unironically a good free throw form
Apparently the granny throw is the most efficient way to hit a free throw. 🤷♀️
10 mins worth of footage and it’s pure disrespect
I love that the 50’s, 60’s and mid 70’s have too few teams, but the expansions ruin everything. This entire video is a gem.
What he didn’t point out was that expansion teams took players from already existing teams to play for them so he did it right. The bobcats for example took players from other teams to form their roster. In the 50’s-70’s all the good players were on 1 or 2 teams.
@@malachithenurse3252 examples are wilt and bill
@@malachithenurse3252 actually in the 60s a ton of teams had great players the celetics just had the most though the lakers pushed them to many many close games and an insane amount of games 7 bill russel fought in 10 game 7s so the teams weren't super super unbalanced
@@universalplayz7496 Bill Russell's teammates were so good because Bill Russell was so good. Russell was the only player on all eleven of those championship teams.
@@theman4884 that's simply because the time of draft I don't think a single one of his hof teammates got traded? The ones on his earlier rings retired and the ones for his later rings retired after wards so it's just bill russel was drafted in the right year, yes bill russel had a great impact dor his team but in my opinion wilt had a greater impact on his team as he was dominating both ends of the floor, taking all the triple teams and all the uncalled fouls on him, for most of his rings he had John hav, he had Bob cousy for some, he had sam Jones etc, wilt never played with a mvp winning pg, never played with more then 2 hof in thier primes ever in his career and yet was able to snag over a dozen games from the celetics in the conference finals, he simply did more then bill russel for his team.
The reason for the 2011 Mavericks' title had me laughing so hard
I love how 2011 had no legitimate excuse🤣that is the greatest underdog finals win ever
No legitimate excuse? LeBron choked.
They had no one that can shoot😂
They beat injured Lakers just to get there
@@lllightskindude they wasn't injured
If the heat win this year they're gonna top that
“The Spurs got to face a Cavs team that consisted of LeBron, and a bunch of Make-A-Wish kids.” i love this guy
Lol that is true. Lebron was amazing for pushing that shit team which would be 0-82 without him to the finals and constantly the semis and conference finals
@@dbabu51 same with the 2018 cavs. Mans was thanos carrying the trash ice cream truck drivers
@Fries yea
@@tommyherd4617 a lot of people forget lebron’s early years with the cavs when they bring up his finals record
@Fries On paper, 2018 should've been the better team but because the team is disorganized at that point, it makes the 2007 the better team which is more organized.
Was waiting on this certified hood classic
Talk about milking a phrase…
@@massivematt3113 fax more like a Barry classic
all it's missing is that "PARENTAL ADVISORY EXPLICIT LYRICS" label.
*certified
Primm’s good cinema?
2005 Spurs: “The league expanded from 29 to 30 teams diluting San Antonio’s title” 😂
That 2005 title one though feels well earned
It’s not a Barry video without a Tom Brady mention,
I was almost thinking he wasn’t gonna sneak it in there
We knew it had to come at some point and wha a perfect ending
It's almost like it's his personality.
@@The-Big-Boss
It ain’t our boy Barry without it.
@@Wiki1184 without hating the G.O.A.T. of Quarterbacks?
@@The-Big-Boss the goat of system quarterbacks. The GSQOAT
Thank you for this. Way too many asterisk talk these days. Winning a championship takes A LOT going right for a team.
Unless it's the Astros. Then it really doesn't count
@@redlion45 true. Fuck the Astros
@@redlion45 Their title counts too.
@@charltonmccullough4494 No it doesn't, and it never will. You can believe that all you want, doesn't make it true.
@@redlion45 Last I checked, the MLB hasn’t taken it away yet. Sounds true to me.
Really puts into perspective how everything needs to go your way to win a championship not just a good scheme, players etc but also some luck come into it such as no injuries, floppy calls go your way etc,so the whole idea of “asterisks” is stupid because basketball is as much planning and skill as well as just some luck going your way
True but the reasons he gave for 80, 93, 95, 08 & 11 having asterisks were kinda bs.
@@benjaminan1183 I agree with 11 and 93 but 08 and the rest are good points
@@trevon5437 except the bulls would’ve lost no matter what in 95. They had no answer for Hakeem
@@benjaminan1183 His '11 reasoning is just trolling lol (for reference he has said that '11 Bron is the biggest choke in NBA history)
that’s literally all of life my guy
As a Mavs fan, I take pride in the fact that the 2011 title is the only one he couldn't genuinely complain about.
2005 Spurs?
As a Mavericks fan who may or may not be in the mafia, I can confirm thats exactly what happend in 2011.
@@dusk6159 What do you mean elite packed? Are you tryin to say Dirk had elite teammates that run?
@@dusk6159 Oh yeah for sure. However Ive noticed a trend of people trying to make the 2011 Mavs out like a superteam,I was just making sure you werent trying to do the same.
No no no. As a MAVS fan- we just had Dirk. How lucky we are to now have Luka 😌
@@eXeLtheking we had Kidd :P ig we can count Barrea but can we tho?
@@big_lolo_01 remember how everyone called Dirk a playoff choker before the 2011 series?
This video proves the point that every championship winner ever had some kind fortunate circumstances to help them make the championship so ppl can stop complaining. Great concept massive respect
Yeah, luck definitely plays a part, because so many things you don't or can't control could either impact in your favour or against you, your team could be the one suffering a major injury on your best player or the other team, referees could give you more calls or the other team, etc etc. Of course the main reason will always be talent and skill, but there's always some extra stuff helping.
I havent watched but I am already preparing to throw up over what you say about Detroit 😭
Cant wait for you to react to this
Was not expecting you lol
DETROIT BASKETBALL!!!💙❤️
"Magic Johnson blew out his hamstring in game 2 of the NBA finals, ending both his MVP season and the legitimacy of the Piston's title." xDDDDD
Lebron actually brought a group of toddlers to the Finals... TWICE.
He had an all star on both teams😐
@@finicscompany1858 only one of his tms averaged over 15 ppg lol that’s not enough to be considered a real team
@@kingrosea9231 only one of MJs teammates averaged more than 15ppg for the majority of his career
Bron couldn`t do the job himself. He needed a baby sitter to help them so they can stop crying and shitting in the finals
This is actually an inane level of research that goes into this
Inane huh? Lol
@@peartist2 wym bro definitely inane look at it
*There
Not really. There's already a bunch of lists and essays made for this subject if you just google it.
If anything, it's nice to have this info in a decent video essay format, but, any middle school kid could make this within an hour, no cap.
@@javirios3107 while that’s true, no ones willing to put the effort or editing into a video with every teams championships and y they suck. Plus this guy has a decent narration which is pretty funny so i doubt any middle schooler would make the video enjoyable lmao
If I may add an asterisk of my own to the '97 Bulls: Dodged the Rockets, who had Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley and Hakeem, all 3 of whom were All-Stars that year. If it wasn't for Stockton's buzzer-beater 3 in Game 6 of the WCF, Jordan's Bulls might have had to face a real superteam in the Finals for once.
@Fries Those uniforms get a lot of hate, but it was only the execution that was horrible. The basic concept was great. With some tweaks they could have been some of the best uniforms in all of sports.
They’d have just beat them too… 🤷🏼♂️
Those Rockets were as much of a super team as the Garnett-Pierce-Williams Nets lol
@Fries Olajuwon averaged like 30ppg and 3 blocks against Utah in the 1997 WCF
@@inst4rmin.x4_onYT except the Rockets almost made the Finals and the Nets were just old dusty ass
That cartoon drawing of Draymond crying in the car makes me laugh every time.
9:46 "Lebron and a bunch of make a wish kids" has me rolling.
“If you get triggered then I’m doing my job.”
Me, a Clippers fan that has never even been in the Finals: WOOH IMMUNITY!
Me a pacers fan. "Why am I here?"
@@fatseip9562 once or twice with reggie, right?
im not going to cap u got robbed soley cuz u had to verse shaq and kobe, tuff
@@imlaz126 or MJ’s dynasty bulls, or Lebrons dynasty heat when Paul George was good before the injury.
“if you get butthurt watching this then i’ve done my job” 😂
This is the content we live for Barry
Who is we
@@teeripk9469 not you clearly
Yea!
*Goes through literally almost two decades*
“Well that should take care of the Celtics.”
Conclusion: injuries invalidates all NBA CHAMPIONSHIPS
2023. Denver fought against a week 8th seed Miami Heat where most of their all stars were injured and the undrafted players had to carry the team along with an Injured Butler
Still bothers me that Kelly Olynyk got no real backlash for intentionally ripping Love's shoulder outta socket
Agreed. Always pisses me off when role Players try to intentionally injure star players. Beverley destroying Westbrook’s knees during a timeout also pisses me off, and I’m not even a Westbrook fan
@Fries yup. For ONE game the following season.
What about what dwyane wade did to rondo
@@stolencbscontent3233 bonehead move but wasn't ACTIVELY trying to injure the guy. Olynyk straight up grabbed Love's arm with both hands and yanked TF out of it. Wade pulled Rondo with him to the floor. Not cool, not a basketball play, but also not clearly intending to hurt him.
@@Ghostface2point0 I'm gonna go watch that clip. Because "pulled him to the floor" with him sounds intentional asf lmao. Hope I'm gonna see what looks more like "tried to use Rondo to stay up".
TOM BRADYS RINGS LMFAO I CANT😂😂😂 good hot take
even if its about a different sport barry still manages to send shots at tom brady 💀😭😭
You won my sub with this one. Lakers fan forever, don't care what asterisks are put on our rings, a W's a W. I also appreciate you pointing out the injuries to Worthy & Scott in 1991
For the 2000 Lakers you forgot about Rasheed Wallace getting ejected for “intimidating a ref”
He didn’t get ejected that game
2022 version:
The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks lost their second best player Kris Middleton due to injury and got bounced in the second round. A flawed Celtics team stumbles ass first into the finals where they proceed to pass the ball to the warriors every other possession.*
Also Ja Morant got injured in the 2nd round vs the Warriors.**
Also also Denver didn't have their 2nd and 3rd best players Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. when they faced the Warriors.***
Also also also, the team with the best regular season record, the 64 win Phoenix Suns who went to the finals the previous year had a major brain fart and get bounced by the Mavs thus never facing the Warriors.** **
I can't get offended because I'm a Phoenix Suns fan...
I can only cry
"Lebron James and a bunch of make a wish kids" lolol
Not affected by this list because I’m a hornets fan. Checkmate
Same 😂
Checkmate against yourself lol
I’m a heat fan lol. Hopefully he has something good for 2020 Lakers
new orleans hornets possibly, with CP3 😂
as a mavs fan it feels good to hear him have no explanation as to how lebron lost against a bunch of old men
@Lighthouse in the Storm Cry
DIRK
@Lighthouse in the Storm lol salty bron fan
Mavs fan here, honestly pleasantly surprised by your take on 2011.
There's not really anything you can say about 2011. Even the biggest haters just have to tip the cap. One of the GOAT playoff runs in history.
@@xXRazorbacksXx The asterisk I could give to that 2011 take is 1st seed Spurs got defeated by the 8th seed Grizzlies, thus making Mavericks's competition look weak.
@Lighthouse in the Storm Lechoke
Toronto wins : It doesn't matter since KD was injured.
Golden State wins : It doesn't matter since they had KD.
Wait a minute...
Thank you!!!!
IKR?
In other words, the 2019 Finals (and championship) should not exist at all. 2019 should be the biggest asterisk of all time.
2017 kawhi leonard got hurt, if he didnt, the warriors path to the finals would have been much harder
Definitely harder, but no one’s beating the 2017 warriors
xM1L4N0x most likely yes you're correct. Spurs were up 14 before he came out in game 1 tho... woulda liked to see how it played out.
The 18 rockets were the biggest what if. With a healthy CP3 and without that goddamn hamstring that cursed his title chances, they would’ve beat the warriors in game 7 and could’ve won in game 6 as well. Pretty damn good considering it was a like 33 year old CP3 I think, and James harden with a bunch of role players. Harden gets his first, as well as CP3 and most of the others on the team. But mostly cp3 and harden
@@dbabu51 they got blown out in game 6, they can win in 7 but not 6 they will gonna get ass handed by Warriors are hot and determined that game 6 to force game 7
@@BullyMaguire387 yeah but cp3 being out had a HUGE impact on them
When the Warriors’ fraudware doesn’t need explanation💀
Why is it funny that any allegation a players has Barry uses to piss off fans
A few details you missed:
-Boston lost the 1958 Finals to St. Louis, due to Bill Russell being injured
-Lakers lost to the Pistons in 1989 not only because of Magic Johnson's injury, but also because Byron Scott didn't play in the series at all.
-Celtics big man Kendrick Perkins ripped up his knee in game 6 of the 2010 Finals. Boston had a 3-2 series lead but lost game 6 and then lost game 7 by 4 points and was dominated in rebounding 53-40 without Perk.
-2017 Warriors got past the Spurs in the WCF due to Kawhi's injury. The Spurs were up 20 in the 3rd quarter of game 1 at Golden State. Then Kawhi got hurt and never played in the series again. The Warriors rallied to win game 1 and sweep the Kawhi-less Spurs.
Love the video though! Especially the last few seconds. Outstanding!!
Don’t forget Kevin Garnett being injured in 2009.
This video is one of the most masterfully created pieces of art in modern times. I will be subscribing to your channel, good shit
I appreciate that the mavs title in 2011 was basically asterisk free and is the only time LeBron OBJECTIVELY threw away a chip.
He knew Wade was getting that FMVP, only explanation I can think of
I can give an asterisk. That year was the 1st seed Spurs got eliminated by the 8th seed Grizzlies team, making the way for the Mavericks have an easier path to the finals.
You forgot about Zaza Pachulia purposely hurting Kawhi Leonard btw in 2017 but still a phenomenal video Barry. Thanks for the content
Clear accident weirdo
Tbf the warriors win that series anyways but yes his injury allowed for the warriors to go 16-1 rather than 16-3
@@JTheGAWD Zaza is literally mostly known for doing that type of shot
Bruh when he said lebron made it to the finals with some make a wish kids i lost my shit 😂
That 99' spurs one felt personal :/
This series would be great for college football championships because there are already so many asterisks on those, especially pre-BCS
As a Warriors fan, I was mad. But you got all the respect back with that Brady line.
4:22 Thank you for acknowledging that we were ROBBED of a younger, healthier Arvydas Sabonis
It’s crazy to think just how many rings Portland would have if Sabonis was allowed to come to the states when he was drafted.
Why wasn't he allowed?
@@LuisCastillo-rt5nk he got drafted while the USSR and america were in their cold war. all russian athletes were barred from leaving their country during that time
I don't get why people hate on the bubble ring. What difference does it make that there's no crowds? Doesn't that mean there's no home court advantage??
@@AnotherBrokenMan You do realize that home court advantage would’ve helped the Lakers right? Not only were they the 1st seed, giving them home court advantage in every series they played, but it’s also Staples, and everyone knows the kind of atmosphere that would create for the Lakers, so if anything it was a disadvantage for the Lakers to not have a crowd.
I honestly think it's bc LeBron won. Ppl hate it when that happens. The lakers had the #1 seed in the west, 3rd best record in the league. Their cross-town competition choked away a 3-1 lead, and lakers beat most of their opponents easily. I'm a Heat fan, so I could have a gripe about this one, but I don't, I'm just happy for LeBron.
@@iansanchez966 the heat were injured, missing 2 starters
Someday we’ll have a legitimate NBA champion
Dude, I love how you ended a NBA video bashing father time. Looking forward to week 10 review.
9:45 i had to pause the video to contain my laughter. it stunk being a cavs fan, finally getting something to cheer about, and it just be wasted due to poor management. it really felt that they were all make-a-wish kids
8:511 "Chauncey Billups says 1997 rape allegations 'shaped my life', Trail Blazers prevent follow-up questions" is right up there with Blazers picking Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan as the most dumbest moments in Blazers history lol
Magic wouldn't have aids if that coin flip went the other way @1:33
I remember that Bucks Sixers series. As much as I really liked Iverson, the fix was in, the league really wanted Iverson on the big stage and the popular costal teams playing each other.
THANK YOU I kept seeing Warriors fans Bragging about winning in 2015 But They always seem to forget That Kyrie and Kevin was Injuried
No warriors fans brag bruh we know we shouldn’t have won that 💀
i couldn’t even be butthurt with 2005, that was fucking perfect lmaoo
I love how much Robert Horry’s name is mentioned
I love how you do all of this and somehow still connect it to Brady at the end lmao
Honestly Idc what people say abt the 21 Bucks. If Harden and Kyrie didn’t bail from Houston and Boston to form a superteam to begin with, that Nets Bucks series still woulda been a 1 superstar vs 1 superstar matchup with KD and Giannis 😌
This journalism is vastly superior to anything you’d get from ESPN which is hilarious to think about
Let’s be honest, the Lakers were just trounced by the Pistons in 2004. Any team with Shaq and Kobe should’ve been a shoo-in for the title, especially at a time when both future Hall of Famers were in their prime.
In addition to Shaq and Kobe, that Lakers squad had HOF Gary Payton (who was an All-Star in ‘03), HOF Karl Malone (who was an All-Star in ‘02), former All-Star Horace Grant, and several seasoned role players in Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, Devean George, and even a young Luke Walton. They weren’t lacking in talent or depth; they were just outperformed by a team that had all the right pieces at the right time.
Malone was hurt and something was wrong with Gary Payton
Games were obviously fixed, Pistons were allowed to maul the Lakers
But obviously after 2002 no one felt sorry for the Lakers
@@DanielSong39It’s not “mauling”, handchecking was legal back then and the Pistons were one of the greatest defensive teams of all time
You need to make a "Triggering all NBA fanbases" with an East and West edition like you did with the AFC and NFC in the NFL. It would be super entertaining.
I was waiting to say what he said about the 2011 Mavs. That team just flat out beat everyone. No injuries, no controversy.
I know the list isn't meant to be taken seriously, but "their opponent was bad" is not an asterisk in any circumstance.
If you know its not serious why even comment that
@@calebreeve4397 because it's such lazy nonexcuse even for a joke/trolling video like this.
I think the point is that if, for one example, the 2007 Spurs got to play the Cavs in the Finals instead of the Pistons, the Spurs got lucky. In my (and I would guess most people's) opinion, the Cavs weren't actually better than the Pistons that year, they just played better at the right time. Credit to the Cavs for stepping up, but I seriously doubt the Pistons get swept in the Finals in 07. The ECF upset was a break for the Spurs.
It is an asterisk enough for the people who hated the team who won the championship.
I love some of the bulls ones where it's like "The opposing team couldn't score and went *insert bad percentage here*" Barry then proceeds to show great defense lol.
A shot at Brady to end the video. Live this man.
That last parting shot at Tom Brady in a completely unrelated video is why I love this channel.
When your team doesn’t have a nba tittle 😂
That Bulls team & D Rose 🌹 he’s talkin bout at 10:58 was NO JOKE that year.
A lot of these aren’t asterisks they’re just playoff chokes 😂
It‘s an asteriks because wether the team won or not was out of their own hands. If the 18 rockets for example just made 5 of the 27 3s (which were mostly open) they win the series and the warriors don‘t win the ring. So they were fully at the mercy of the rockets.
Or just injuries that happen in any sport...
@@llgg1668 🤡
@@llgg1668 I mean I get when people put an asteriks on a title because they faced an injured team. But you can't put an asteriks if the other team just flat out choked. That's the whole point of basketball the one that shoots better wins. I get that this video is a joke but still.
some are anomily chokes like 16 warriors or LBJ vs mavs
My theory for 2011 is Mark Cuban bought the Monstars ball from the first SpaceJam that takes away basketball skill and asked Lebron to sign it for him before the series
😄That would have been a better plot for Space Jam 2.
“LeBron James and a bunch of Make-A-Wish kids”-ha ha ha ha!!!!!
I loved this. Please make one one for the NFL / NBA GOAT discussion. Would have so many asterisk's that it would look like it was snowing. XD
Doing god's work Barry Keep it up!
I absolutely thought of this many times when it comes to the past 6 or 7 titles! Always seems to be a key injury or two that changes things.
You should do a video where you put an Asterisk on World Series Titles Barry.
When you bet on every nba finals since 1950s, but haven’t won a single one
I like how you said “Jordan was SUSPENDED and off playing baseball “ that “RETIREMENT “ never happened if you know you know
Some things you forgot: The Rockets in the mid 90s didnt have to face their kryptonite the Seattle Supersonics because they were upset both years in the first round. And the Shaq Lakers didnt start winning until they hired Michael Jordan's former coach, who probably would still be Jordan's coach had the Bulls front office not pissed him off.
The pre-merger league didn't have enough teams, but had too many in the Jordan era. LUL.
Also, you can come harder than that against the Rockets.
God being a portland fan is pain. Can you imagine your franchise being so unlucky that EVEN THE SOVIETS fuck you over.
Based on this it seems to me the most legitimate titles are 1992, 2000, 2009 and 2014. No really big injuries or controversies, just teams being way better and destroying their opponents.
For 2011 he had to come up with some mafia explanation
Doesn't 2017 fit that bill? The only complaint people have is that the warriors that year were TOO good, but that isn't a reason. If you develop 3 all-stars through the draft then you aren't allowed to sign one, apparently.
@@ianjamesbarnett I think dude said it best with "artificial dynasty." People generally don't respect that team's success because the expectation before Durant was already success. Then you add in one of the top 2 players in the world at that time. As OP said, that's a controversy
@@ianjamesbarnett Most of the criticism was directed at Durant for choosing to sign with a already historically good team who he had just blown a 3-1 lead to. In my opinion I wouldn't fault the Warriors management for making their team better, that's what they are meant to do
To start with, I'm a Spurs fan going back 40 years, so dismiss my comments on that basis if you want, but: Barry's asterisk was based on game one. Miami won game two, series was tied going into games three and four in Miami. No asterisk necessary for the Spurs eviscerating the defending champs in their place.
Is there such a thing as a reverse asterisk? Because the Thunder were a MAJOR problem for the Spurs in those years, even after Harden left. Especially when playing them in OKC. In game six, the Spurs were up 3-2 but this game was in OKC, and Tony Parker was unavailable for the second half. Yet the Spurs found a way to win that game against that tough opponent in their house.
Usually in a playoff series, the team with the best player wins the series. But the Spurs beat Kevin Durant in his MVP season in the WCF and LeBron James in the Finals in back-to-back series. Barry had to really reach for that particular asterisk.
I love how there are actual reasons for every single one except 2011. Lol
Just when I was thinking about how I don’t want to wait until Tuesday to hear Barry rip through people 💯💯🔥
This guy woke up and chose violence. And I'm here for it...😂🤣🤣
You know the 2011 championship was legit when all you can think of to add an asterisk is “Lebron was forced to play badly.”
LeBron choking is the asterisk tho, if he played like his normal self the Mavs would’ve lost. They needed him to choke to win.
@Lighthouse in the Storm damn bruh where the script
The other asterisk is 1st seed Spurs got defeated by the 8th seed Grizzlies thus making the competition in the Western Conference weaker for the Mavericks.
@Lighthouse in the Storm nice bait
@@stratosphere2323 delusional af. Players are not cyborg.
Ray Allen's miracle shot only happened because Pop had stupidly benched Tim Duncan, which left SAS without any big men on the floor to grab Bosh's rebound
Is it just me or does the nba seem to be much more inclined to rigging games than other sports?
3 words: Tuck Rule Game.
Bigger individual stardom, more incentive to rig it for their team
@@CraftedAITech I guess a lot less fouls are subjective in the game. Compared to football, where it's pretty obvious with a false start.
@@CraftedAITech great point
I think it’s just fouls are so subjective. Other sports have more clear rules on what is a foul and what isn’t. The nba is basically luck that the calls go your way
2002 and 2020 deserve heavy asterisks.
Some of these are literally just “the other team played bad and if they just played slightly better they would’ve won” 😐
Yeah if the team played bad thats their fault but if it's injuries or bad calls then thats a valid point
It’s like you don’t know what an asterix is
Yeah that's the joke... This is satire. He's mocking all the crybaby fans who say things like "b-b-but Kywie was injurwed so it doesn't cownt :("
@@th3gps223 oh shi my bad i dont watch this guys videos
It's asterisk enough for the people who didn't like the team won the championship.
Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Cedric Maxwell and Chauncey Billups are the only two HoF-eligible Finals MVPs without induction
great video barry, but you forgot to mention in '05, one of Phoenix's top scorers Joe Johnson missed the first few games of the West finals due to injury, games that San Antonio won
Lol the ending with the brady joke was kind of funny though... Lol.
are we getting an asterisk on every World Series title soon as well?!