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  • LeBron James is favored to win the NBA coring title, currently in the lead over Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Ric Bucher joins the show to discuss whether winning this title would salvage an otherwise disappointing season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
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  • @FirstThingsFirst
    @FirstThingsFirst  Před 2 lety +5

    Listen to No. 1 Ranked Show: foxs.pt/no1showrj

  • @elrickyspanih
    @elrickyspanih Před 2 lety +280

    Ric though to himself, "skip made millions doing this why not me"
    Let's start the LeBron hate

    • @invalidusername201
      @invalidusername201 Před 2 lety +17

      lebron deserves it tho

    • @reconjitz
      @reconjitz Před 2 lety +21

      @@invalidusername201 Ric been hating since at least 09

    • @shrey9699
      @shrey9699 Před 2 lety

      @@invalidusername201 sure he does, clown

    • @adamz5878
      @adamz5878 Před 2 lety +19

      Y’all think it’s hate when he’s just be honest lmao

    • @Rosecain27
      @Rosecain27 Před 2 lety +7

      The lakers are like at least 16 games under .500 yet this is year LeBron wins the scoring title? That speaks volumes.

  • @leseanwalston7916
    @leseanwalston7916 Před 2 lety +171

    Atleast Skips arguments about LeBron have been CONSISTENT from the beginning and its ALWAYS *Relative* to the LeBron vs MJ debate and/or vs KD.. Ric arguments just be sounding like straight up hate and im not even LeBron fan..🤣

    • @alexvendette9696
      @alexvendette9696 Před 2 lety +13

      Idk if it’s fair to say skips arguments have been consistent but yea this guy is straight up engagement farming lmao

    • @Citylifesteve
      @Citylifesteve Před 2 lety +13

      Ric has been consistent with his takes on LeBron for years. You are just a homer.

    • @leocool147
      @leocool147 Před 2 lety +13

      @@Citylifesteve he’s been consistently anti Lebron, yes. But his takes and his goal posts are not consistent.

    • @Citylifesteve
      @Citylifesteve Před 2 lety +2

      @@leocool147 how have his takes on LeBron been inconsistent? Facts not hyperbole

    • @CUKiiT0
      @CUKiiT0 Před 2 lety

      Yo word

  • @cameronsouth5124
    @cameronsouth5124 Před 2 lety +43

    Can anyone from this show tell us how many passes Bron made and his teammates misses the shot or turns the ball over???

    • @tylerwest3161
      @tylerwest3161 Před 2 lety +8

      I remember it was a game against the rockets 😭bron had like 3 no look passes and his team missed like 3 open layups

    • @Raja08thirty
      @Raja08thirty Před 2 lety +4

      ...or how many times LBJ passes and turns the ball over

    • @OGSVN
      @OGSVN Před 2 lety +3

      they’re called “potential assists” and he averaged 12.4 per game, good for 21st in the league - in between d’angelo russell and bradley beal. for reference, westbrook averages 13.8.

    • @cameronsouth5124
      @cameronsouth5124 Před 2 lety

      @@Raja08thirty facts but still less than the times he passed out and his teammates miss or turn over

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      @@OGSVN checkmate! 👍

  • @ronnenvallejo7444
    @ronnenvallejo7444 Před 2 lety +39

    I happy the analytics show that the "Ric vs Nick" thing has us tuning in more.

  • @Twinfather49
    @Twinfather49 Před 2 lety +20

    Skip Bias already has the role as biggest LeBron hater. They ain’t paying 2 of y’all that kind of money.

    • @BROOKLYNUNBIAS
      @BROOKLYNUNBIAS Před 2 lety

      Right!!! Dude been audition for the role
      So bad 🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @josephcheek4033
    @josephcheek4033 Před 2 lety +103

    So are we now saying LeBron has the power to have as many assists and points as he wants on any given night and power to choose when he wants to win, but he chooses not to because he wants a scoring title? Laughable

    • @ianbahamonde6679
      @ianbahamonde6679 Před 2 lety +5

      Right ! The mans not god

    • @josephcheek4033
      @josephcheek4033 Před 2 lety +2

      Like sure he probably puts up a couple extra buckets when he realizes they're gonna lose a game... but that's after they're down 25-30 😂 he has to score lol I don't get it

    • @SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen
      @SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen Před 2 lety +2

      No, that’s not what he was saying.
      He was saying Lebron could’ve possibly focused less on scoring and more on Defense and play making.
      But the fact that no one even wants to address how bad he is on defense is crazy.

    • @josephcheek4033
      @josephcheek4033 Před 2 lety +4

      @@SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen he can't play defense all day at 37 when he's also the primary scorer. He has different priorities when there is nobody on the team that can go for 30 and AD is injured. He needs the energy to score because nobody else is doing it. That doesn't mean he's solely aiming for a scoring title that's crazy

    • @jujutaco8487
      @jujutaco8487 Před 2 lety +11

      @@SmittyWerbenJagermannJensen Why does it have to be Lebron? No one ever held Tatum, Luka, Trae, Jokic, Harden, Russ, KD to this expectation? Let alone, you're asking a guy playing for almost 2 decades and he spent literally over 4 seasons worth of games in the playoffs to this kind of standards. "Hey Bron, can you like be among the top 20 best defenders? While you're at it, don't forget to be among top 5 in assists. And finally, we still need at least 25 ppg, those 8 boards and minimal 35 mins a game" bruuuh

  • @stuartmccleary51
    @stuartmccleary51 Před 2 lety +30

    I’m sorry Ricks face the entire time Nick was going felt like “the company needs us to talk about this so ima stir Nick up”

    • @rossgower2k
      @rossgower2k Před 2 lety

      Idk why they keep bringing this bozo back on 🤡

  • @killakam8738
    @killakam8738 Před 2 lety +75

    Yeah I gotta disagree with Ric's whole take. He's acting like LeBron is the only playmaker. The reason his playmaking drops in wins is because he scores 30 plus AND Russ is the one woth like 12 assist.

    • @qubestar8471
      @qubestar8471 Před 2 lety +2

      Well Russ can’t get assists or be a PG if he’s off ball all game so lebron should have went off ball and trusted his team but lebron wants to score and stat pad

    • @killakam8738
      @killakam8738 Před 2 lety +2

      @@qubestar8471 Yeah that's a lie bruh. Russ avgs 7 assist this year he's not doing that if LeBron hasn't been off ball.

    • @jujutaco8487
      @jujutaco8487 Před 2 lety +1

      @@qubestar8471 Russ would be so much better if he's like 7ft1 at 270 lbs. But he never worked on his game for the last decades. Giannis improved, Lonzo Ball improved, Ja improved, Jokic improved, Harden improved. Even Lebron improved comparing to his first 5 6 seasons

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      @@qubestar8471 how do you know that you a mind reader now, he played center almost half the season, how can you stat pad as center? Problem yaw keep stating same old tired false narrative that has no basis of fact & your not a mind reader, plus when you play the game you gonna make a stat almost on every play hes doing what made him great his whole career, & all players play for stats! What do you think they get paid for! Ya say stuff that's makes no sense & get offended when people correct you by stating the obvious.

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      @@jujutaco8487 he got 3 triple doubles for three seasons that had never been done in the history of the game! That's not improvement? This season was abt injuries (the had no constant center presence w/o it any team wud be bottom dwellers..commonsense, that's why teams had layup drills all year..duh! And you were expecting what?

  • @danielshirley3267
    @danielshirley3267 Před 2 lety +37

    From the first sentence I knew Ric’s take was gonna be bad. You’re telling me people actually think LeBron’s goal going into this year was to win a scoring title rather than get ring 5?? Please

    • @jamieb4623
      @jamieb4623 Před 2 lety +6

      Not at the beginning but once he realized the team is hot garbage hes focused on the scoring title. He will definitely play against okc and the suns and possibly warriors but not against the nuggets.

    • @TreatOsAustralia
      @TreatOsAustralia Před 2 lety +4

      He never said that. He said he made a conserted effort at some time during the year when he realised the team was rubbish.

    • @BEDCORN
      @BEDCORN Před 2 lety +3

      nice listening skills

    • @graymaybe8587
      @graymaybe8587 Před 2 lety +6

      People who don’t like LeBron will find a way to turn any positive he does into a negative - that’s what they are going to see regardless of what he does. He plays they call him a stat padder, he sits it’s load management. It is what it is

    • @LakeShow-2481
      @LakeShow-2481 Před 2 lety +1

      @@graymaybe8587 people that like Lebron will turn any negative into a positive. When he wins he does it by himself, when he loses his teammates let him down. When Lebron isn’t scoring much they say how valuable making da right pass is. When he’s scoring & losing now winning scoring titles suddenly matter to Lebron fans. Anything you say I can flip it around with the exact reserve you’re really saying nothing at all

  • @kingridwan
    @kingridwan Před 2 lety +3

    How you gonna come on live TV and say Bron came into any season not to win Championship?? But to win scoring title. Gosh!

  • @carloscarloquent1350
    @carloscarloquent1350 Před 2 lety +29

    If Lebron didn’t play what would you all do. This is bs

  • @SSJRome
    @SSJRome Před 2 lety +33

    Ric bucher always shows up when it’s time to talk trash about lebron

    • @sayeed6693
      @sayeed6693 Před 2 lety +2

      yeah always hates whicver show he does

    • @williedejesus4747
      @williedejesus4747 Před 2 lety +2

      Good! Someone needs to tell it like it is.

    • @reasedogable
      @reasedogable Před 2 lety

      His take is full of garbage

    • @SSJRome
      @SSJRome Před 2 lety +1

      @@williedejesus4747 someone needs to hate *

    • @ubadman1
      @ubadman1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@williedejesus4747 he spoke no facts. Like how did he prove anything?

  • @Balls4Days
    @Balls4Days Před 2 lety +3

    Bucher's whole role as a guest is to gaslight Nick...lol

  • @denzelboyd8100
    @denzelboyd8100 Před 2 lety +4

    Lebron is the only teammate that can score. The rest of the team are missing their shots, how is this hard to understand.

  • @c.m.walker6063
    @c.m.walker6063 Před 2 lety +64

    This dude gets under nicks skin and I find it hilarious 😂

    • @mado3623
      @mado3623 Před 2 lety +8

      And that's exactly why I'm a fan of Ric I love it!!!!!!

    • @deniyahsjourney2748
      @deniyahsjourney2748 Před 2 lety +7

      And he enjoys doing it🤣🤣🤣

    • @girbaudking100
      @girbaudking100 Před 2 lety +6

      nick going to have it where Ric can't appear on the show anymore

    • @dannyrojas6020
      @dannyrojas6020 Před 2 lety

      Right?

    • @macmoney88
      @macmoney88 Před 2 lety +2

      lol it’s cuz ric has been covering the nba since nick was in kindergarten and he knows the nba very well so nick can’t hit him with facts he already knows

  • @yonassima8168
    @yonassima8168 Před 2 lety +13

    How could LBJ be a playmaker while Westbrook on the floor??

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      That wasnt the problem, LBJ had to play center remember! Because the had none, oh they had two useless centers on the bench & one injured all year! But it was Russ...yeeeea right! If you dont know the game please dont comment, you expose some real lack of basic basketball knowledge.

    • @Mark_Greg_Spudnik
      @Mark_Greg_Spudnik Před 2 lety

      @@drk.i.a.2969 Yes he played a bit of the 5. That strategy was to try a put enough shooters on the court as possible because smart teams know that they can sag off Russ.

  • @kwanelecele9588
    @kwanelecele9588 Před 2 lety +63

    Ric is a precursor of how years from now, biased anti-lebron members of the media community will rewrite this season of LeBron's career.

    • @JoelGarcia-lu3tw
      @JoelGarcia-lu3tw Před 2 lety +5

      LeBum isn't even top 3

    • @Rosecain27
      @Rosecain27 Před 2 lety +15

      Bron gets blown by 85% of the media. Nobody needs to rewrite this season. The 2011 finals happened

    • @Citylifesteve
      @Citylifesteve Před 2 lety

      LeBron is a diva and challenged the media at the beginning of the season dude. Stop acting like he's a victim when they come down on him. You're thinking with your feelings Lebronsexual.

    • @KnucklesWTD
      @KnucklesWTD Před 2 lety +4

      @@Rosecain27 which he was heavily criticized fir by said media.

    • @ubadman1
      @ubadman1 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Rosecain27 look at this man running back a decade to find a way to critique LeBron. Give him a round of applause.

  • @trueskool1977
    @trueskool1977 Před 2 lety +18

    Lebron is gonna sit out vs the suns..then play vs the warriors, pelicans, and nuggets to try and get the scoring title. It's clear as day

    • @DC-YTC
      @DC-YTC Před 2 lety

      I think just the last 2, that's all he needs to qualify

    • @bentaylor2235
      @bentaylor2235 Před 2 lety +1

      Yea cause he wouldn’t be able to score against the Suns, he’s just not good enough 😂

    • @Isaiahbass
      @Isaiahbass Před 2 lety

      @@bentaylor2235 he already has a 33 point game vs the suns buddy

  • @jacobkendrick4169
    @jacobkendrick4169 Před 2 lety +12

    I love how ESPN basketball shows like this talk 95% of this season about an 11 seed. Like what is going on fr??

    • @matthewwilliams9890
      @matthewwilliams9890 Před 2 lety +2

      Ratings my guy. Anytime you talk about Lebron people tune in and ratings shoot up.

    • @justinreinhardt2559
      @justinreinhardt2559 Před 2 lety +1

      This is FS1. Not ESPN lil jake

    • @Briana-a13
      @Briana-a13 Před 2 lety

      Seeding don’t matter. It’s LeBron

    • @calcham1
      @calcham1 Před 2 lety

      You are 100% correct but I can tell you the only reason I clicked on this video was because they mentioned LeBron. I already knew before watching it that Rick was going to say something to mitigate LeBron's game, and Nick wright was going to say something praising his game.

  • @kadenwhitfield-dement7260
    @kadenwhitfield-dement7260 Před 2 lety +16

    did people already forget that the warriors team steph was carrying last year was TERRIBLE and he still averaged 32 with a winning record??

    • @soraph-eljudaking4045
      @soraph-eljudaking4045 Před 2 lety +3

      Dreymond > westbrook (for winning)
      Wiggins > anyone else on LA roster
      Jordan Poole > anyone else
      You tripping

    • @prettyboyniko8273
      @prettyboyniko8273 Před 2 lety +2

      @@soraph-eljudaking4045ur dumb bro,who was saying this last year? They were trash last year and curry had to drop 40's and 50's to keep em afloat
      Last year no 1 was picking draymon over westbrick

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      Winning records & 1st round exits means nothing I'm sure steph will tell you the same thing. Yaw type w/o thinking.

    • @vulcanraven9701
      @vulcanraven9701 Před 2 lety

      @@soraph-eljudaking4045 Bron had AD avg 24ppg and Westbrook avg 18ppg. And still missed playoffs 🤣

  • @guy4835
    @guy4835 Před 2 lety +11

    He's literally being lambasted for... putting forth effort. You can't make this up.

  • @tyleredgeworth5942
    @tyleredgeworth5942 Před 2 lety +42

    Ric Bucher is such a hater lmao

    • @eazymoneymane7789
      @eazymoneymane7789 Před 2 lety +3

      Not a hater stating facts, you are actually the hater of the truth I see

    • @user-bw6pt9dy6f
      @user-bw6pt9dy6f Před 2 lety +1

      @@eazymoneymane7789 he is saying his personal opinion, Ric has stated zero facts from the minute he started talking. He tries to argue like a 12 year old kid

    • @eazymoneymane7789
      @eazymoneymane7789 Před 2 lety +3

      @@user-bw6pt9dy6f nah sounds like you didn't listen to him, get out of your emotions about lebron, he don't play defense lead the league in turnovers since the start of the 2022 year

    • @OFB-ow9ue
      @OFB-ow9ue Před 2 lety +1

      @@eazymoneymane7789 what fact did ric say lol

    • @ricardolozano5356
      @ricardolozano5356 Před 2 lety

      lebron scoring in garbage time with
      the lakers behind 20 points in the 4th qtr

  • @jehushaphat
    @jehushaphat Před 2 lety +2

    Hmmm...Antoine walker seems to be the most sensible guest analyst on this show, but Ric's Skip-Bayless-like takes against Nick does have a tendency to draw audience!

  • @richardmillierick
    @richardmillierick Před 2 lety +42

    If LeBron wins the scoring title they are going to use that against him. If LeBron loses the scoring title they will also use that against him😂😂😂. There’s literally nothing he can do.

    • @invalidusername201
      @invalidusername201 Před 2 lety +5

      thats what he gets for falsely proclaiming he's the goat and for being a diva

    • @richardmillierick
      @richardmillierick Před 2 lety +7

      @@invalidusername201 No not at all. It’s really when he left Cleveland to go to Miami that is when the media hate / narratives started and will never stop.😂

    • @invalidusername201
      @invalidusername201 Před 2 lety

      @Rick GTC it actually is, but nice try casual, you really thought you had something there... only people mad at the miami move were cavs fans

    • @richardmillierick
      @richardmillierick Před 2 lety +9

      @@invalidusername201 You can simply disagree man why do I have to be a casual 😂

    • @user-bw6pt9dy6f
      @user-bw6pt9dy6f Před 2 lety +4

      @@invalidusername201 so we ll start creating illusions and false narratives to prove Lebron is not the GOAT? at least say some valid argument i could create one when i was 12 years old why cant u?

  • @shrey9699
    @shrey9699 Před 2 lety +11

    Who on the Lakers is scoring if LeBron isn't? Russ who can't shoot? Or AD who doesn't play

  • @bigboner23
    @bigboner23 Před 2 lety +20

    Lebron led the league in assists in 2020 when he had shooters in kuz, kcp, cook, Danny green, Morris, jr. This year he’s got gleaguers and washed hofers.

    • @randellllarena7525
      @randellllarena7525 Před 2 lety +1

      That was the whole team's mistake. They let go of shooters. Lebron thrive with shooters most of his career. Miami had knock down shooters. He had shooters in Cleveland. But this year was a big mistake letting go of his championship roster in KCP and Caruso. Vogel has some of the blame too. Come to think of it, this season's roster has shooters too. Melo at this point of his career is knock down shooter, they have Ellington (who I wanted to be part of the GSW because of his quick 3PT trigger) and Monk can be streaky too, Ariza was once a 3andD guy in Houston.

    • @snapstradamus888
      @snapstradamus888 Před 2 lety +1

      Yea if u hold the ball for the entire game u should lead the league in assists lol
      And they are not washed Lebron is just a terrible decision maker and traded away all his key pieces!

    • @tyronebray9593
      @tyronebray9593 Před 2 lety +1

      @@snapstradamus888 hold this… L

    • @daltonvoss7693
      @daltonvoss7693 Před 2 lety

      Lebron is a Quitter. Just Facts💁🏿‍♂️

    • @kavariuschatman6589
      @kavariuschatman6589 Před 2 lety

      He got what he wanted

  • @poppsosa6289
    @poppsosa6289 Před 2 lety +8

    Nick killed em

  • @7srchoed
    @7srchoed Před 2 lety +8

    I wish someone can just reply, “well that’s just stupid”

  • @ChildTheDJ
    @ChildTheDJ Před 2 lety +18

    Facts:
    This season When LeBron scores more the Lakers win more
    When LeBron's scoring goes up his assists go up
    Anthony Davis is supposed to be the best player on this team with LeBron as a supporter
    You tried it...

    • @thebinarygeekfx3117
      @thebinarygeekfx3117 Před 2 lety +1

      Thats factually wrong if you look the averages. His scoring has gone up during the secound half of the season and the lakers have a worse record in the the secound half of the season.

    • @tntcrewEJ
      @tntcrewEJ Před 2 lety

      @@thebinarygeekfx3117 but they only won when he scores over 29 points

    • @thebinarygeekfx3117
      @thebinarygeekfx3117 Před 2 lety

      @@tntcrewEJ they had a better record percentage wise when James was playing his natural game. Their winning percentage went down afters lebrons scoring went up in the secound half. You dont kniw what you are talking about

  • @scarrington
    @scarrington Před 2 lety +3

    Assists may also be going up in the games they won because the role players were hitting their shots that night.
    Think about it... If you drive the lane and kick out to a wide open Russell Westbrook who throws up an airball, you made the right basketball play, but you didn't get your assists that night.
    The next night, he's on, hits those shots, your assist numbers are higher, and SOMEHOW, that's your fault??? Make it make sense! 🤷🏽

  • @jdriscoll2000
    @jdriscoll2000 Před 2 lety +1

    Ric went hard

  • @gercon3523
    @gercon3523 Před 2 lety +1

    A very smart take bru!!!

  • @joshhavstad5395
    @joshhavstad5395 Před 2 lety +5

    Ric Bucher salty old man

  • @DillonDees
    @DillonDees Před 2 lety +1

    Putting points on the board efficiently doesn’t make your team better? How tf do you think they determine who wins the game? Lol

  • @charleythompson4695
    @charleythompson4695 Před 2 lety +2

    I love how Nick squirms and stutters, trying to defend Lebron against Ric haha

  • @DC-YTC
    @DC-YTC Před 2 lety +12

    He'll comeback for the Thunder game and they will keep passing him the ball in the last game against the Nuggets. That's the 2 games he needs to qualify

    • @asanteL
      @asanteL Před 2 lety

      So

    • @DC-YTC
      @DC-YTC Před 2 lety +1

      @@asanteL He's missed all the difficult games to win the scoring title, what kind of leader is that?

    • @asanteL
      @asanteL Před 2 lety

      @@DC-YTC NO HE DIDN'T, STOP LOOKING FOR REASONS, WHAT TEAM IS DIFFICULT FOR LEBRON TO SCORE AGAINST?

    • @DC-YTC
      @DC-YTC Před 2 lety

      @@asanteL LeBron can score against any team but to maintain an average better than Embiid, no chance he was playing against the Suns but you better believe he will for the Thunder when he drops over 50

    • @asanteL
      @asanteL Před 2 lety

      @@DC-YTC STOP IT

  • @genarovelez5699
    @genarovelez5699 Před 2 lety +1

    Who let Rick in there🤣😂

  • @kevinfrazier4318
    @kevinfrazier4318 Před 2 lety +1

    How do you win a scoring title only playing 50 out of 82 games and other players has scored more total points

  • @mikepanton
    @mikepanton Před 2 lety +2

    LeBron is the most selfless superstar ever...now Ric is calling him selfish. ridiculous

    • @leanmeanmenace1744
      @leanmeanmenace1744 Před 2 lety

      They just flip flop lol. They either bash Lebron or ride his meat. There is never a grey line with these analysts

  • @gregorydunston2952
    @gregorydunston2952 Před 2 lety +8

    Ironically, now he’s out vs Phoenix lol. He’s gonna have to sit the rest of the season now because if he comes back for OKC, it’s gonna prove Ric’s point

    • @SportsOnTheSide1
      @SportsOnTheSide1 Před 2 lety

      U would have a point if he didn't already play Phoenix and dropped 30 smh. He's averaging 30 against Phoenix this season 🤣. There's also more games besides OKC left. Golden State and Denver both playoff teams left on the schedule. You're welcome

    • @gregorydunston2952
      @gregorydunston2952 Před 2 lety +6

      @@SportsOnTheSide1 I’m a Lakers fan so thanks for telling me information for starters, I already knew lmao. Two, yeah he dropped 30 a night vs Phoenix but he did a lot of that damage in garbage time because probably unlike u, I actually watch the games lmao.

    • @SportsOnTheSide1
      @SportsOnTheSide1 Před 2 lety

      @@gregorydunston2952 and u just made my point. If he can get 30 he not skipping a game because he can't get 30 lmao. Regardless of how he gets it because it will likely be garbage time I'm tonight's game. Couldn't be his ankle or his knee ate age 37 tho? Lmao foh

    • @gregorydunston2952
      @gregorydunston2952 Před 2 lety +3

      @@SportsOnTheSide1 but yet, he was fine enough to play against NO tho lmao Foh 😂😂😂😂

    • @SportsOnTheSide1
      @SportsOnTheSide1 Před 2 lety +1

      @@gregorydunston2952 so we've abandoned your take on him ducking because he can't score 30 already huh lol

  • @MegaPat223
    @MegaPat223 Před 2 lety +1

    ric with all facts

  • @elrickyspanih
    @elrickyspanih Před 2 lety +7

    Skip Bayless 2.0 says LeBron betrayed the Lakers, smh

  • @KingPiercter
    @KingPiercter Před 2 lety

    RICK V NICK WE NEED IT

  • @CRfuboler03
    @CRfuboler03 Před 2 lety +1

    Nick definitely despises Rick lol

  • @jimjames771
    @jimjames771 Před 2 lety +2

    So they want Lebron in year 19 to do more then Steph and KD do in their prime

    • @rickeyjones729
      @rickeyjones729 Před 2 lety

      Funny part is steph and Kd bout to hit the back end of that they not in them 20's any more LOL.

    • @redd_xiii
      @redd_xiii Před 2 lety

      But 3-6’s the goat, right?

  • @tylerwest3161
    @tylerwest3161 Před 2 lety +13

    People really want lebron to play offense and play high defense at this age in year 19 don’t matter how good bron is he not 20 yrs old no more he can’t do both anymore his teammates need to step tf up

    • @okocha8113
      @okocha8113 Před 2 lety +1

      Last time bron played elite defense was back in 2013 and ever since he hasnt really played defense

    • @youraverage90sguys7
      @youraverage90sguys7 Před 2 lety +2

      @@okocha8113 thats what happenes when you get robbed of dpoys, so now he plays defense in playoffs only and is one of the best it

    • @okocha8113
      @okocha8113 Před 2 lety

      @@youraverage90sguys7 play defense only in the playoffs? 😂 What a great mindset🤦‍♀️😂😂

    • @youraverage90sguys7
      @youraverage90sguys7 Před 2 lety +1

      @@okocha8113 thats all that matters anyways, ESPECIALLY when your defense isnt being recognized and awarded properly

    • @tylerwest3161
      @tylerwest3161 Před 2 lety

      @@okocha8113 2015 2016 2017 1019 he was playing defense go look at his defense stats those years

  • @redd_xiii
    @redd_xiii Před 2 lety

    Joel Embiid says hello lmmfao

  • @BornGiftedMusicGroup
    @BornGiftedMusicGroup Před 2 lety

    Ric is like baby Skip

  • @vinayraju211
    @vinayraju211 Před 2 lety +4

    Aint no way this man looks at the roster and thinks LEBRON NEEDS TO PASS MORE 😂

  • @vegardn1282
    @vegardn1282 Před 16 dny

    nick allways looks baked 😂😂

  • @sportsmindofanathlete9212

    Ric Bucher is 1000% correct

  • @NotebookLives
    @NotebookLives Před 2 lety +4

    Curry didn’t realize that him averaging 32 points per game and winning the scoring-title wasn’t working for his team either then, right? They didn’t make the playoffs last year and he continued scoring at a high rate, enough to lead the league in scoring. Michael Jordan won 2 of his 10 scoring-titles during seasons where his team had a negative record and got bounced from the playoffs. In 1986, they were 30-52. In 1987, they were 40-42; but none of that stopped him from getting his points! Why aren’t you people condemning either of them? Maybe because the Anti-LeBron Camp is a bunch of hypocritical losers. 😂

    • @jacobcini2932
      @jacobcini2932 Před 2 lety +2

      This is the best take I have heard or read including Nick’s

    • @Godson0771
      @Godson0771 Před 2 lety

      Bro Lebron can do no right, if he scores he’s “selfish & chasing a scoring title” if he doesn’t score he’s a bum who doesn’t have the “killer gene” never in my life I seen a athlete who was this hated. And don’t even think about saying anything positive about him or your a Bronsexual. Everybody needs to say stuff like “Lebum” “Lechoke” “Le4-6” 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @LearnandTradeForex
    @LearnandTradeForex Před 2 lety

    Ric Bucher should not be allowed back on the show with this ridiculous argument. No one on the panel would agree with this.

  • @bennygarcia8384
    @bennygarcia8384 Před 2 lety +1

    Couldn't have put this vid in my line at a better time cause embid is now In the lead to win the scoring title. Karma is hitting these guys hard this year love it.

  • @504hotboi5
    @504hotboi5 Před 2 lety +2

    He brought the Lakers a championship..

    • @tntcrewEJ
      @tntcrewEJ Před 2 lety +1

      How quickly they forget

  • @5abiXtasy
    @5abiXtasy Před 2 lety +1

    Ric makes you appreciate Skip Bayless

  • @hoodperspectivenetwork

    Lebron we kept that same energy

  • @mikepanton
    @mikepanton Před 2 lety +2

    who else was gonna score on the Lakers?

  • @joshuap935
    @joshuap935 Před 2 lety +1

    Ric is spot on, guess when you a casual you think it’s not his fault lol

  • @mikepanton
    @mikepanton Před 2 lety +1

    the criticism on LeBron has gotten out of hand...so now the Lakers are losing because of LeBron?

  • @daltonvoss7693
    @daltonvoss7693 Před 2 lety

    Rick is the Truth

  • @dommaxie4084
    @dommaxie4084 Před 2 lety +4

    i haven’t figured out if Ric is more of a Lebron hater or a Nick troll

  • @tyefrechette7096
    @tyefrechette7096 Před 2 lety

    Never thought ric would get slaughtered by nick wright

  • @redd_xiii
    @redd_xiii Před 2 lety

    A team as old as the Flakers should be playing a slow-paced, methodical style offense. 3-6 and the Flakers out here tryna run like the 1990 Running Rebels

  • @OneHandMoneyMan
    @OneHandMoneyMan Před 2 lety +1

    It’s crazy, ppl on live tv, getting paid millions, with their stupidity smh

  • @pablocastval
    @pablocastval Před 2 lety +2

    What’s going on inside Ric’s brain 🧠

  • @mktgguy23
    @mktgguy23 Před 2 lety

    Anyone else feel like slapping Ric's mug face with that smirk on it? 😳🙄🤣

    • @williedejesus4747
      @williedejesus4747 Před 2 lety

      No not really. I want to shake his hand for shitting on LeChina James. Great job Rick 👌

  • @tonyshlean
    @tonyshlean Před 2 lety

    The assists would go up when dudes make shots.

  • @brycehammerton4542
    @brycehammerton4542 Před 2 lety +1

    The problem with nicks argument is the reason he scores less than 29 and they lose is because he misses his shots, not that he takes less shots. So that argument is invalid

  • @ec2240
    @ec2240 Před 2 lety +1

    💯. Pure facts by Ric. Been saying this all year

    • @JeVaughnFerguson
      @JeVaughnFerguson Před 2 lety

      Who was gonna do the scoring instead?

    • @ec2240
      @ec2240 Před 2 lety

      @@JeVaughnFerguson he never trusted his teammates and never cared enough to elevate their level of play by empowering them to have the freedom to play within the system. Early on, like the first month, he did it with Monk and it was beneficial to Monk’s confidence. The person Lebron hurt the most however was Russ. Most are blaming Russ for his mediocre season but Lebron never put him in position to succeed. Lebron never allowed Russ freedom to run the offense, played no defense to help with transition points which is Russ’s specialty, and if you watched the games Lebron didn’t run the court but rather slowed down the game consistently to a half court offense which only he benefits him. Lebron went after that scoring title with at least 2 1/2 months left in the season. And look at his interactions with his teammates, you can tell very few of them rock with him bc internally they know he chose himself over team success to at least make the play-in.

  • @young5ive426
    @young5ive426 Před 2 lety

    Isn’t assist a category where the other players have to make the basket ??? I’m confused on ricks argument

    • @Spidervenom23
      @Spidervenom23 Před 2 lety

      Yeah, Bron could make the best pass in the world but its mean's nothing when Westbrick and his other teammates is making a brickhouse after Brickhouse.

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      @@Spidervenom23 you need to go back to spider verse world w/o Russ that'd be last place who you think is the 2nd in points and rebounds all year! Casual fan. Do your homework, stop being a human parrot.

  • @darrellhardy90
    @darrellhardy90 Před 2 lety +7

    So basically he's James Harden in Houston 🤷‍♂️

    • @nmzhoops
      @nmzhoops Před 2 lety

      james has never missed the playoffs lol, closer to brad beal.

    • @7srchoed
      @7srchoed Před 2 lety

      You mean a future hall of fame player

    • @darrellhardy90
      @darrellhardy90 Před 2 lety

      @@7srchoed I meant leading in scoring but terrible team record... like Harden, Beal, etc.. I believe only Jordan, Kareem and Shaq ever won the championship while being scoring leader

    • @user-bw6pt9dy6f
      @user-bw6pt9dy6f Před 2 lety

      @@darrellhardy90 Kareem didnt

    • @darrellhardy90
      @darrellhardy90 Před 2 lety

      @@user-bw6pt9dy6f yes Kareem did in 1971 with the Bucks

  • @winstonstowers9121
    @winstonstowers9121 Před 2 lety +1

    The only other thing ill say is i think Giannis deserves scoring title as he seems to be the only one in that top 3 who isnt actually actively aiming for it, as per my other comment i dont think its bad lebron is nor is it to the detriment to his team (in fact i said his team needs it), but just the sheer fact Giannis is not trying to win it and is right there screams scoring title to me

    • @drk.i.a.2969
      @drk.i.a.2969 Před 2 lety

      Either you have the numbers or you dont! MVP Maybe But scoring is what' it is at the end of the day. You dont know that?

    • @winstonstowers9121
      @winstonstowers9121 Před 2 lety

      @Dr K.I.A. kind of why I gave an explanation rather than saying it should be his but nah cool

  • @718empire
    @718empire Před 2 lety +8

    Who fast forwards when Rick start talking cuz I really don't even listen to him I skip past him just to hear broussard Nick and Wiles I do not understand why they put red buca on the show like let Jenna talk more like we don't need another co-host it's too many people on the show it should be just four people you don't need five people in one segment it just seems very crowded seems very messy I think everybody should say Rick fast forward everyday he's on one of these shows because he just talked nonsense he's just like a Dennis the menace Skip Bayless part 2

  • @redddonnell4889
    @redddonnell4889 Před 2 lety +1

    The fact of the matter is that LeBron looked around and said I am the best chance we have to put the ball 🏀 in the basket and that's how you win games, if I'm not mistaking...

  • @Isleyfoster123
    @Isleyfoster123 Před 2 lety

    Passs? Bron most consistent player is Austin reaves and y’all want him to pass???

  • @mrredd8439
    @mrredd8439 Před 2 lety +1

    The Lakers are the 11th best team in the West...enough said.

  • @mikecrez
    @mikecrez Před 2 lety +1

    Lebron is obviously prioritizing winning the scoring title over trying to make the playoffs

  • @jehushaphat
    @jehushaphat Před 2 lety

    Let's see if LeBron comes back for Golden State and OKC.

  • @caper087
    @caper087 Před 2 lety

    People’s say Lebron isn’t a scorer.. Lebron says watch this I’ll win the scoring title, AT 37!

  • @justinhennekam5735
    @justinhennekam5735 Před 2 lety +2

    Bucher is out to lunch man. He’s always sooo biased against Lebron. Obviously Lebron needed to score a ton for them to have a chance. Not hard to notice. He’s a terrible analyst. He doesn’t deserve to share the screen with Nick and Broussard.

  • @Pinkgreen190
    @Pinkgreen190 Před 2 lety

    Lol Slick Rick coming for Lebron 🤣

  • @prestonhuffman3591
    @prestonhuffman3591 Před 2 lety +1

    Maybe he’s just tired of slinging yo guys wide open an they be putting up bricks

  • @TheSavvyGiftedShow
    @TheSavvyGiftedShow Před 2 lety +1

    Next season he’s going to lead the league in assists .

  • @NBAKING149
    @NBAKING149 Před 2 lety +24

    Nick cooked him and all you other haters who think like him with the facts

  • @bboyobsessive
    @bboyobsessive Před 2 lety +10

    Did First Take bring Ric on to make Nick's Lebron takes look reasonable? Saying Lebron had a negative impact on the game because his +/- is negative is crazy. Does Rick think NBA basketball is played 1 on 1. The reason advanced metrics exist is to control for the other 4 teammates on the court with a player. Maybe if Lebron had a negative Box +/- his argument would hold but Lebron is in the top 10 for Box +/- in the league.

  • @bhansen9468
    @bhansen9468 Před 2 lety +1

    Embiids going to overtake ray

  • @muahmuzic
    @muahmuzic Před 2 lety

    Bron is not dumb!! Why would he put this team on his back at 37!!!! No point in carrying team after team after team.

  • @derrrick7759
    @derrrick7759 Před 9 měsíci

    10:10. Agreed. If Bron played for the scoring title with the Lakers being knocked out of the playoffs, it would’ve been a selfish decision.

  • @WeWokeNow
    @WeWokeNow Před 2 lety +3

    Russell Westbrook got roasted for being a Stat stuffer, but it's okay for LeBron James.

  • @brendanpackard7094
    @brendanpackard7094 Před 2 lety +4

    I can’t believe after years of criticizing Lebron for being a playmaker and not scoring now that he’s finally leading the league in scoring the haters are criticizing him for scoring and not playmaking

  • @scottaznavourian3720
    @scottaznavourian3720 Před 2 lety

    Saying the Lakers season is lackluster is like saying the titanic was a minor boating accident.

  • @maniravsadhur8409
    @maniravsadhur8409 Před 2 lety +1

    At the expense of the team? It would make sense if he took too many shots to achieve that, but his field goal percentage is outstanding, so no, it's not a fair statement at all. The only thing is he plays too many minutes, and that's about it.

    • @lutzismail7874
      @lutzismail7874 Před 2 lety

      yeah of the expense of the Team, he saves energy on D to put up all this Points. how good is that scoring when your so gassed that almost every Defense Possession is a 4vs5 against you? besides when the leader play no D what do you think, what does that show to the rest of the team

  • @BeatByMars
    @BeatByMars Před 2 lety

    In a lot of those big scoring games he played Center

  • @muahmuzic
    @muahmuzic Před 2 lety

    Let's forget he was our like 17 games also.

  • @agony11211283
    @agony11211283 Před 2 lety

    Ric must have found his wife texting Lebron…geesh

  • @illmattic47
    @illmattic47 Před 2 lety

    I think Nick genuine hates Ric lol

  • @Daniel-iq7cj
    @Daniel-iq7cj Před 2 lety

    Rick got rko’d 😂

  • @Ericvsr
    @Ericvsr Před 2 lety +2

    If he had focused on defense and play making and they were still bad. All you would hear is he needs to score more