The SKETCHIEST Moments in NBA History
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- A massive compilation of my videos where the NBA was acting sketchy, featuring BRAND NEW content about the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
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TIMESTAMPS BELOW, including brand new stories. Obviously there's a lot more, so I may have to make a Part 2. What was one of the sketchiest things you’ve experienced in the NBA??
0:17 The Game the NBA WANTS you to forget (BRAND NEW)
6:26 5 Buzzer Beaters the League Got WRONG
13:04 When the NBA Used It’s Abusive Power (Updated)
23:12 When the NBA ROBBED the Suns
32:15 How the NBA and Media are SCREWING Jerry West
43:07 The 5 Most Underserving MVPs
51:51 5 NBA Finals with an Asterisk
01:00:29 How the NBA ROBBED Scottie Pippen
you made a mistake. kings did win a title back in 1951
2015, 2020 and 2002 are the only finals that should have asterisks. 2015 the cavilers should of won that. the 2020 finals shouldn't of even existed. last year's finals should of been the 2020 finals instead. the 2002 finals should of went to a game 7. the nets getting swept by a team who was rigged to be there, seems fishy.
@qzurx I specified their Sacramento history, and that championship was 3 decades before they were in Sac. Maybe I could have worded it better though
@@jonnyarnett yeah but they still won just like how okc won a title but they won as the supersonics but yes you could've.
Thanks Jonny for this video 👍
The whole situation with Jerry West is really sad and pathetic. i cant beleivee the treatment he has recieved. You summed the whole overall picture up beautifully. Thank You.
I have to suspect it’s because of his skin color. At this time The country media leans towards anti white sentiment. There shouldn’t be anti any race sentiment.
The fact that Lebron chosen over Jerry 😒
If Jerry West was black, there wouldn't be nearly so much controversy
@@mmclaurin8035Making this a race thing is pretty pathetic.
@@mmclaurin8035 uh, OK, I'll pick up a stick and play. If Jerry West was black, he would likely be a LOT more highly regarded as a player.
Oh the famous big three of Kobe, Shaq and David Stern.😂
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This narrator has moments where his opinion takes over
@@vionaking4531 ok buddy we all know David stern was fingering his but whole to the lakers winning. You, I, every other human who watched the nba in the early 00’s knew that the lakers got every call
Facts!
27 freee throws in the 4th quarter is insane
Bcoz of Nike's cash cow kobe bryant
@@layuponthedownlowdon’t forget Shaq.. he was far more profitable at the time
@@layuponthedownlowsame with lebron vs the warriors 😂
27 free throws in the 4th quarter will never be insane on a team with Shaq. Teams fouled him purposely to stop the clock and send him to the line during his entire career.
@@darksaint0124 quit riding kobe's dxxk mayn. The guy dead already. Let him rest in peace 🙏
All of those phantom fouls called on the Kings proved that series was rigged.
Most rigged game in history.
Absolutely. This was around the time I stopped watching the NBA religiously. That Kings team is one of my favorite teams of all time. It was a heartbreaker
I mean yea but the kings missed like 40 free throws.
@@SeeThomasHowl you deprived yourself of consistently watching 20 years of great basketball because you was in your feelings about one playoff series 🤡
The amount of free throws they missed is irrelevant.@@Bigguy5588
This video is SUPERB & the Jerry West segment is SPECIAL . This should urge the Lakers to change their attitude & this video should be played at his funeral.
Nah Fr.
David stern turned the NBA into entertainment like pro wrestling.
Yep. Silver continued that trend.
Exactly.. wrestling has made millions and people know it's fake/scripted..once sports owners start to realize they could control the narrative and bring in millions of dollars from it..things got ugly...it's business.
and literally saved the league doing so
@@sbrooks904 how is that saving the league is beyond me. Being european I hate that logic because its false. We have the same here with football. Benfica in Portugal is majorly benefitted, Barcelona in Spain has the same kind of benefits. Corruption alters and kills sport doesn't make it better.
@@sbrooks904People don’t realize how he took basketball from a localized ‘NHL’ to an international phenomenon. Brilliantly tying it into early hip hop culture.
Nobody is saying ‘improved the sport’, but we have the legendary Jordan 1’s, the Questions, Reebok Pumps, Air Flight Ones, VC’s Shox, etc because of Stern. It took time, but he became a brilliant marketer who put through NBA on the national stage with massive TV deals.
MJ would never disrespect Mr West.
Nope. He respected the game. how can you respect basketball and not respect the logo? Ridiculous
He literally called Larry Bird a Bitch on camera… & used to bury Jerry Krause every chance he got. You think Michael who was heavily protected by David Stern & the whole system wouldn’t if he could? Lmao Michael is your Jesus
Kanye west ?
@@sharkyshark6760Yes. And MJ is Micheal Jackson
I remember when they released the greatest 75 player list a bunch of players and personalities had a draft to pick guys from the list and a few wild cards... It was shaq barkley reggie sue bird a celebrity and a social media guy i think, cant really recall all of them but Jerry said at one point kinda unnoticed something like "this was really fun, i hope you guys do this again for the top 100 players but i prolly won't be around for that" and it was just heart breaking, he really loves basketball and the fact that the thing he loves isnt returning the favor is just rough to deal with
AD over Dwight is stupid
@@legendarywiimastervery stupid. AD shouldn't have even been considered. He ain't did diddly squat compared to Dwight.
75% of this video SHOULD BE about the Lakers
Coming from the Celtics fan lmao
@bryanscanlan2287 I'm a knicks fan and even stevie wonder can see the lakers benefit way more than any franchise
Stern loved 3 things
Money
The Lakers
And Shaquille O'Neal
Relax buddy
Why are they booing you? You're right.
a major part of the chris paul trade veto is that the nba was desperate to find an owner for the small market hornets team. vetoing the cp3 likely helped to convince tom benson to purchase the organization in the subsequent summer.
Obviously. The NBA technically owned the Hornets, so idk why it was so confusing to Johnny on why David Stern vetoed the trade; why would an owner trade a superstar for peanuts.
That's definitely what it was about. The league wouldn't have been able to sell the team if they ransacked it! Plus the Lakers were trying to get CP3 for a bag of peanuts and not give anything of value to the Hornets so they cancelled the deal! But the Lakers conspiracy theorist will tell you they did it to stop Kobe from winning. SMH
Don't forget the contracts the Hornets were taking on. If I recall correctly, people were upset because the Hornets were not only giving up the best player, they were also taking on much more salary and some of those contracts were only for one year, meaning the Hornets could have walked away with far less than what it looked like on paper if those players didn't resign. Even if Gasol and Odom stuck around New Orleans (a big if), the trade gave the Lakers cap space and pretty much ruined the Hornets' cap space.
That’s understandable and I get it from a corporate perspective. However, as an nba fan, I don’t like it.
This was one of the worst potential trades, and the league knew that it would decimate the value of the Hornets as well as give the Lakers the chance to run the gauntlet for the next five years and probably stack three or four championships, which would’ve discouraged all of the small market teams at that time who were trying to break through.
Loved what you had to say about Jerry West as a 31 year old black male that constantly here’s about unathletic white players from that era. I also had no idea about the foul on Hubert Davis by Pippen in the playoffs. Great work!
Yeah that’s wild and hugely disrespectful to every great player from the era. If you’re good when monsters like Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell are in the game then you’re good and I can’t believe this has to be argued.
Jerry West is in his 80s and he is definitely not black lol
@@user-eo3gz7ve3y I believe you misunderstood the OP
Another African-American man who agrees with the original post.
To sum up the video, David Stern was a terrible Commissioner since all of this controversy happened under his watch. Him rigging in favor of the Lakers in the early 2000s, his paranoia after the malice in the palace, his fear of the small market teams boycotting the NBA with just a single trade really cost a lot of history-changing events that would've affected legacies of many all-time greats. Imagine if the Kobe-Shaq duo didn't three-peated, Cwebb a champion and squash his negative post-season stigma, Nash being a champion after a controversial b2b MVPs, Kobe being a part of a modern superteam with a possibility of facing the Miami superteam led by one of his rivals, LeBron.
Stern was a better league GM than that moron Silver.
I grant that's "damning with no praise whatsoever".
GM?
Webb would be discussed alongside Dirk imo
Nash would be ahead of guys like Kidd Payton and stockton probably
@@reimixo Cwebb most probably be in the convo of the top 5 pf's, and Nash probably be in the top 20 all-time discussion. Kobe and Shaq's legacy is also interesting if they only managed to win 4 (kobe) and 3 (shaq) respectively.
@@nicksamp515 shaq could be out of the top 10
Watching the 06 finals as a kid had a major impact on me as a kid. It’s what got me to start questioning everything. That series was a complete joke. The nba is a disservice to the game of basketball
NBA and the other major sports leagues are turning into sports “entertainment”,
sort of like WWE wrestling.
They “rig” the outcomes of games to ensure maximum tv ratings and viewer engagement. Make the games more exciting
Bro ade legit got fouled
@@steviechampagne exactly my point. well done Stevie
@@loud746090 plus free throws? Stop it bruh. No he didn't.
@@loud7460sure games 3 and 5. Only got eight fts in game 4. However, there is no way you can convince me that game 6 wasn’t rigged to the ground
As a lifelong Lakers fan that had the honor of witnessing Jerry West play for much of his Lakers career I can attest to his greatness. Had there been a 3 point line Jerry would have easily averaged 35 + ppg for his career. He was by far the best defensive 2 in the league, always guarding the opponents best guard or small forward in addition to putting up 30 points night in and night out.
Jerry West, a man among men in my book and without the Racism. Much Respect!!!
Jerry West and Bob Cousy had timeless games that would translate to any era! Fans should respect these great players!
Anthiny Davis' reaction go Jokic's 3pt going in will never get old.. You can FEEL the hopelessness
It’s amazing to watch😂
Wow. I just realized that Tim Donaghy took the dreams of my best friend and flushed them down the toilet. In 2002, we had no idea. He passed away about 4 years later, never seeing Sacramento win it all and never knowing they only lost to the Lakers due to cheating. I'm sorry, Jeremy. I wish we could've seen it happen, my brother. Rest in Peace 🙏❤️
Man....as a kid I loved that Kings team...still do.
They never won but it sure was fun watching Sacramento go against LA and the western conference. Good memories!
Yeh that team was so fun to watch. Stacked with so much offense.
As a Dallas fan the 2006 finals were absolutely infuriating. Still makes my blood boil. At least we got them back in 2011…. Which is never mentioned as the most unlikely nba championship but should absolutely be number one.
Me too. Sickening.
DAM STRAIGHT, IT AINT FITTING!!! THEN IT FIT!! 💯
76ers vs Bucks 2001 ECF and Lakers vs Kings WCF also in the 2000's was some of the shadiest and rigged officiating I've ever seen. I feel like that whole early 2000's era was very shady the league clearly wanted the Lakers vs a major East Coast city every year for the finals especially after the Bulls and Michael Jordan were no more.
Yes. The league is desperate on who would be the face of the NBA after the goat's stint with the bulls. Stern was really pushing for the Shaq and Kobe to be the new faces of the league, but sadly they had a feud. Add in the controversy of Kobe and the NBA instead hyped LeBron tremendously to be the new face of the league.
Well Philly had AI and AI was ironically (they didn't like his style at first and punished him) one of the most marketable players ever. Everyone loved em. Dude had white kids wearing rows in 01 rocking the sleeve and headband
and with the insane bad luck the celtics had in the late 80s and entire 90s, so no lakers vs celtics narrative for a long time, they had to get creative with the rigging, it was pretty clear
Yep, the Sixers Bucks shenanigans seems to have been historically overshadowed by the Lakers Kings debacle. People may scoff at this, but the Bucks were 8-0 vs the top 4 in the West in 2001. I don't think they would've beaten the Lakers, but I believe they would've given them a better series than Philly. The irony.
Put also the Lakers series with Portland the next year I think
27 freethrows in the 4th quarter. Let that sink in.
The idea that Kobe would've quit at 6 when he could've gone for 7 is the dumbest thing I've heard today
lol this started a huge argument last Christmas during the annual MJ vs Lebron debate. I'm always going to ride with my wildcard pick. we won't allow Kobe slander or omission around these parts
Indubitably💯
Ya but watching him chase number six was uglier then a helicopter crash
The disrespect for Hakeem is ridiculous.
Yup, especially with all the idiots that thought that Scottie Quitten had a chance at the winning the MVP over Hakeem and beating the Rockets in the Finals.
JJ Reddick insulting Jerry West was terrible. He played the same game, but worse. Jerry West and JJ's game were identical, except that Jerry was better at doing it than JJ in every way, and he played defense.
ehh I don't think that's an accurate comp. i love JJ but West was in a completely different stratosphere. also, did JJ insult Jerry West? Wasn't he talking about the players in Bob Cousy's era? Cousy played a generation before West mostly, and JJ was only talking about the competition. He wasn't wrong, but that doesn't take anything away from how good a guy was. Can't blame him for being years and years ahead of the curve.
It’s funny, because you argued JJ’s point. He’d a mid tier at best player in the modern era. But a guy with his same skill set dominated the league in his era because the competition sucked.
It’s a silly debate imo, but I don’t think you argued what you think you did.
@@mikemck4796West was much more than just a shooter like JJ
What people don't realize is players are products of their environment. Players had to work full time jobs in the offseason to make up for the league's shit pay. I'm sure they would've loved to have dedicated everything to basketball, but they had bills to pay and families to feed.
Not only that, but the rules were extremely strict. You had to dribble with your palm on top of the ball or the refs would call it a carry every time. Pretty much every modern dribble move would be a carry back then. Travelling was just as strict.There was no restricted area, so offensive fouls could be called right under the rim.
Players had literally 0 freedom on offense back then compared to today. They did the best they could with the bullshit they were handed, and it's unfair to disrespect them for circumstances out of their control.
What people need to understand is that JJ, as well as any player, would've had to adhere to the same strict rules in West's era. He would've had to sacrifice time for training to get a summer job to survive because the league didn't pay players enough.
More than that JJ's impact would be minimal in era where every shot was worth the same. Without his 3's, what did he really do? He wasn't a defender, a rebounder, a dribbler, or a passer.
He wasn't even the best shooter in his generation. That'd be Ray Allen. Not even the shooting role player either. That'd go to Kyle Korver.
It's the dudes like Jerry West who had to threaten strikes and fight the league for every dollar they deserved so that the ones like Magic and Bird could make a real living off the league, dedicate themselves to the games and push it to new levels.
They had to endure and sacrifice so that clowns like JJ could sit there and run their fucking mouth without a damn clue about the history of the sport they get paid to talk about.
In fact, that's the whole issue with NBA culture. Too many ignorant fools who think they know everything when they barely know anything.
@@xylynthian753all valid points but one I love to bring up is that players back then didn't train from the time they were toddlers to be NBA Stars like they are now.
It’s probably the the 6ers finals run that was the sketchiest to me
Love these long videos, thanks for the consistent content 👍👍
A universe where Scottie Pippen seven peated would have been insane
Ngl pippen fans would scream his goat case until the end of time if that happened.
7 peated how when there were two seasons between the Bulls 3 peats? Furthermore, if they reached the finals he would have been swept by Hakeem
@@petermuchiri6631 "An Imaginary Universe that DOES NOT exist where Scottie Pippen seven peated would have been insane"
The kings were definitely the best team that year and they absolutely got screwed over.
Giving Jerry West his flowers got me fighting tears in the gym. 😭
Appreciate you putting the 07 Suns. In my lifetime that was by far the best and funnest Suns team I've witnessed. It was the only year I watched nearly every single game with my Dad. Suns offense was such a high tempo they would fast break and score so quick before it was the norm. I personally didn't feel our defense had improved.. The solution to lousy defense was more offense. Off the top of my head at least at the time the Suns and Mavericks both went on long winning streaks during the regular season, the Suns got snapped right before 20 games and the Mavericks ended up breaking the record pretty sure 26 games. Not only did the suspensions take place for Stoudemire and Diaw, but during the series it was clear as day which side the refs were favoring. I can still remember a play clear as day where Nash went up for a layup on a fast break only to get absolutely pummeled (basically tackled) and they didn't even call a foul.
breakdown of the lakers/paul debacle was unmatched. extremely well done, bro.
You are by far offering the BEST content with regards to NBA👍🏾 your argument for Jerry West not being recognized was stellar! Keep up the outstanding work. I would recommend your channel to anyone who loves basketball!! This is the best one you've ever done.
Jerry being disrespected left and right is a crock of shit. People in the NBA community owe him so much.
Playing with Kobe and CP3 would've been Dwight's worst nightmare.
Omg can’t disagree more about Bill Russell’s mvp. He put up an 11.6 defensive win share that year which would have been a record. Best defensive player ever deserves a nod
Was also voted on by the players in the league which all saw Bill as the better player
Tim has no reason to lie about the kings/lakers series
The Chris Paul. Trade block was the shadiest moment in history, they had just let LeBron assemble his team but stopped Kobe
West is by far the most underrated player ever
wouldn’t even be in the nba today
@@quadexes what a dumb comment. He’d b a mega star today.
@@mymountrushmore6235 lol yeah he’d totally compete with ja, curry, trae, sga like nah bro would get cooked every night
@@quadexes he had one of the highest verticals ever and was tied for the best Olympic high jumper in the world at the time. Yeah he would dominate any era. Imagine a much smarter Dwight Howard a taller faster better passing Ben Wallace. U have no idea what ur talking about
@@quadexes oh u were referring to West. West was made for today’s nba. Once again proving ur ignorance. He was a great two way player and one of the best shooters ever. Just watch him play and it’s easy to c how he would dominate today. Was just as athletic as anyone today
That kings team was loaded I think they cook the 2016 warriors tbh
I watched every second of that kings and lakers series in 2002. It was the worst officiated game in history and everyone could tell the kings were being robbed. The refs weren't even trying to hide it
David Stern: "I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to make money."
This was an excellent video. I agree 100 percent with everything you put forward. New sub earned here my friend.
You know something that stands out to me? The number of events that Robert Horry is connected to. He was the 3 point shot for Lakers over Kings and he hip checked Nash. People say the players aren't in on these riggings but IDK, seems suspect.
So your saying the NBA the refs and Horry coluded to take Kobes 3 away so Horry could make a game winner on purpose but they also coluded with Horry to miss on purpose so they could freeze the clock for Shaq to get the game winner.
Your also thinking they told Horry to foul Nash hard when it strategically makes sense and while Stoudemeyer is on the bench. All this for the chance to suspend Stoudemeyer if he steps off the bench. Maybe Horry just played on the Lakers during the time when NBA leadership used officiating to influence the outcome of games.
Don't believe every half baked conspiracy theory you read on the internet. It's good to keep an open mind just not so open that your brain falls out.
Jordan laughing always gets me 😂 it's my favourite. The timing is always on point.
The 2006 Finals is the most rigged finals series in all of the major sports in America.
Even Lakers fans knew as it was happening that that series with SAC was rigged. It just boggles me how arguably the best duo in the sport had to cheat their way to a ring.
You’re talking about a town that is fake, Hollywood is nothing but fantasies. They wanted the prestige of the Bulls in the 90’s but saw how hard it was to win 3 in a row legit so they needed help.
I’m a big fan of Bryant myself but this was one of the LARGEST stretches to try to prop up his career vs Jordan I’ve ever seen. LOL.
Great work on the vid. One of the best I've seen.
I have been a Magic fan since 1993, and an AZ Cardinals fan since 1998 for the NFL.
Every single time I think about The Logo, I feel the NFL should have pulled an NBA, and given Larry Fitzgerald the MVP at Super Bowl 43.
127 yards and 2 TDs.
It speaks for itself.
I'm glad you brought up the '07 Finals. That was one of the most obnoxious & poorly officiated Finals I've ever seen.
It turned me into a Heat hater for a while, just because it felt like the NBA was handing the series to Miami & trying to anoint Wade as its new face of the league.
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Jerry SHOULD have been offended - not #1 on that list, but hands down Top 5 - not just as a player, but as a Front Office person!
What I really want to know is how Laimbeer managed to avoid this video?
The Jerry West disrespect is DISGUSTING. I watched him on Paul George's podcast; he's such a good guy.
Skap, this is DOPE and take A LOT of hard work and editing ❤
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I remember this travesty; Bibby always seemed to peak when he faced the Lakers, while the Kings were blatantly robbed...
what did my eyes just see? Young Kareem shooting fadeaways and middies?..had no clue he had that too...I might just put him ahead of Bron again on my list ...lol
The Jerry West disrespect is nuts and then making a tv show mocking him very poor taste.
NBA,nfl,mlb,nhl,soccer,boxing,mma…At least wwe ADMITS it’s sports entertainment 😂
Chris Paul is crying while watching this video
In a parallel universe, there would times when the correct calls were made. I can only imagine the ripple effect these calls would have made to the legacy of some of these legends.
It wouldn't have done shit, really.
If the NBA had to call everything as it should be, games would have ended 40-38 with 60 of those points coming off free throws and teams down to their last 5 on 5 by the end of the first quarter.
So it wouldn't ever happen.
Prime Shaq / current Jokic would foul out 4 guys in their first 24 touches.
Excellent video. Put it out there so people can shame the people who disrespect the legend.
Thank you for this video this is exactly how I remember big shot bob
i like these long vids alot lol
Glad to hear it!! People generally seem to like them, and they do well on the channel, so I'm working on doing more series that can eventually be put in a compilation :) The Ultimate Team compilation will be 5 hours long. lol
Just subbed
bro be getting right into it 😂
Incredible video. As someone who doesn’t watch a ton of nba this was really insightful
Man I completely agree with your view on the cp3 trade. I was devastated by sterns. I detest him to this day for that. And I was at the game when Kobe tore the Achilles. The mamba was balling out and there’s no way they don’t win at least 1 ring together.
Your joking if you believe that. Losing Gasol and Odom in that trade. LA would of fell apart faster
@@melvynsngltn27idk about that man
For people not quite old enough to remember that 2002 game 6 - this video understates it. It was the fishiest shit any of us had seen. Fans these days go mental over single missed/bad calls - that game 6 2002 (especially that 4th quarter) had about 20. It was disgusting. Everyone was shocked - not really shocked at what we were witnessing - but shocked at just how blatant this was. It was obvious the Lakers were getting everything. Not taking away from Shaq/Kobe - 2 of the absolute best players I’ve ever seen. The Kings were absolutely robbed
Wrong game 5 was bs LA was robbed nobody ever brings that up
@@melvynsngltn27 nah
@fatboy5926 yeah they was
@@melvynsngltn27 they really weren’t
@@fatboy5926 baloney
55:59 to the ref defense, he did kinda bump his left arm. But he mostly just missed it
You should have a lot more views and subs. Well put together video!!
As a lifelong Lakers fan, I was mad for a long time about the CP3 trade being vetoed but i guess it's karma for 2002 vs the kings and 1988 vs the pistons. In the end the Lakers will forever be the best franchise love them or hate them.
I think the bigger asterisk during the "bubble bowl" has to do with the fact that Dragic and Adebayo both got injured in game 1. Dragic had been killer in those playoffs and was averaging like 20 ppg. Missing him for the series and Adebayo being out then coming back injured really killed the momentum the Heat had going into the series. It felt like their chances of winning pretty much tanked after that first game. In a way it was reminiscent of Lebron in 2015 losing his point guard and leading Big-man against the Warriors. Butler did his best to carry the team but ultimately did not have the help he needed. Without those injuries it would have been a different series.
It's kind of funny that Lebron got beaten by the warriors on an injury-riddled team but then came back to win against a Heat team similarly hampered by injuries. Both in 6-game series too. I guess it's all even in a what-goes-around-comes-around kind of way. Still, if you mention the injuries that crippled the 2015 Cavs, I think it has to be noted that the Heat were similarly handicapped.
LeGoat tho
53:21 Maybe not a co-star but Dellavedova had hustle that had 14 me and all of Cleveland thinking we could do it 😭
8:21 Davis got that loud on deck like “ yo Mac, this for ya eyes, bruh”😂😂😂
Ahhh, another hour of Johnny Arnett.. life is good :)
There seems to be some who feel that the Cav’s undoubtedly the superior team in 2015 & 2016 but how could that be if they allow themselves to get down 3-1 in 2016 and their resurrection coincided with a game 5 where Bogut went down with an injury for the series and Draymond served his suspension for allowing himself to be baited into that last technical?
That early 2000s Kings-Lakers rivalry brings me back. I got into my first fist fight ever on the playground for wearing a Kobe Bryant jersey the day after game 6 2002. Sacramento was lit back then lol
Love this. So true
Kobe vs Lebron😢
How does the 2020 title have an asterisk when all the play off teams had the same chance and opportunity to win in a level playing field? But we all know it's because LeBron won it
No because in the bubble they only invited a certain amount of teams. The teams that were in position at the time of season being shut down. I.e the Phoenix suns were on a 8 game win streak when season shut down, they were clearly making a run to be a playoff team. But they were not invited. So with the fact that the season was abruptly cut short, and certain contenders were cut out, the chip comes with an asterisk.
@@patricktardif1742 😂😂 you have no idea what you are talking about. The Suns were indeed invited to the bubble where they went undefeated but still didn't make the playoffs. Did you really call a team under .500 a contender? You clearly know nothing about basketball!
The fact is Kobe could not accept not being the focal point of the offense (much less take less money so they could sign better talent) as his ability declined. This is why i think Duncan had the better career. Duncan was able to win in different eras with different styles of play to the point where he deferred offensively as he aged as well as taking pay cuts so the Spurs could keep the core roster together as well as sign free agents. Duncans leadership ability is what tips the scale for me.
Kobe 4-2 against Spurs in playoffs
@@spacecity7136 timmy never missed the playoffs. Or had a losing record. Kobe also had Shaq
Ima destroy your argument with this, both have 5 rings so everything counts in the debate and its close, kobe average more points than Duncan, more assist, more all defensive teams and all nba teams. Kobe was much more clutch than duncan and won more head to head battles, be beat em more in the playoffs, the 2008 wcf sealed it without shaq. Duncan made playoffs more consistently n had more consistent team success but big part of it was the spurs system. To top it off kobe was much more entertaining, much more unpredictable and his mindset was unmatched. Kobe would get the crowd up in their feet in the 4th quarter with 2 min left in the game while duncan would put ppl to sleep because as great as he was he was boring complete snoozefest, don't ever be disrespecting the great kobe. Kobe was better than Tim duncan sorry not sorry
@@jlahooper2496 once again..Kobe had Shaq. And when he did have Shaq he was Robin. Shaq was Batman. Duncan never whined about his teammates not being good enough and Duncan never missed the playoffs. May have been boring but the results were better
@jlahooper2496 that's right! 10 rings between the 2. 💪🏾
This right here is a hard pill to swallow for a lot of people
59:23 that Shaq face is perfect lol.
Its always funny to me when Kobe fans say LeBron's rings were rigged when the 2002 Lakers ring has literally been proven to be rigged
One game. You need 16 wins to win a title. Only one game that playoffs is controversial.
@@facelessandnameless and would the Lakers have gotten a chance to play another game if that game wasn't rigged?
@@sir_sackWhich key player got suspended for calling someone the B Word on the Kings that series?? Actual great video of Kobe trying to calm down CWebb saying I don’t want to beat you guys short handed
@@davis2k1234 I'm referring to the officiating in game 6
@@sir_sack I know but is a couple questionable calls worse then having a key player which draymond might have won FMVP that series suspended for a closeout home game?
this is exactly why kobe and shaq can’t be considered top 5 players they had so much help from the league to succeed no other players have had this much help to win championships
Great work here - awesome content.
The fact that the Toronto play wasn’t even awarded a do-over is purified corruption. Doesn’t even make sense to just end it.
A Lakers fan crying about unfairness? That’s rich 😂
Thinking same thing and glad they didn't get CP3
I agree, but also disagree. If that makes sense. In that ONE instant, the league did overstep. His point still rings true, even though it was with the Lakers. Stopping that trade made no sense at all. And I’m a New Orleans fan, definitely not a Lakers guy.
Man I usually put these videos on for background. I was tuned in this time like “whaaaat no way!”
Jerry Will Live Forever. Better than The BEST! He Is Above All Of Us. Simple The Better! Thank You Friend.
Yes, the CP3 trade was shady. But for me, it was just karmic Justice. Cant name the times how often something shady worked out for the Lakers. Refs, Trades, Draft... strangely allways in favour of the Lakers over the last 60+ years.
Exactly
Maybe if your team won double digit championships, the commissioner would give af to rig it for your team as well. Imm sure all 17 of those Championships were rigged as well.
"Fuck those guys for employing one of the best scouts to ever scout basketball"
@@Barraind.Faylestar So scouts are the reason the Lakers jump up in the draft way more then most other teams? Or that Refs helped them more then once to get far in the PO?
Tell je you are stupid, without telling me you are stupid.
This video is over an hour long. Adam Silver...play in tournaments, gimmick mid season tournaments, they are not going to save the game. Everything in this video is what's killing/killed the NBA.
And play in tournanent is b.s. just go back to regular 1-8 seeds.
This is why it's better to treat 1st & 2nd Place Season MVP Vote Shares.
It wasn't a game of consequence, but the Rondo led kings played the Celtics in Mexico City, and it was the sketchiest officiating I've seen outside of combat sports
I’m critical of Kobe’s game and time in the NBA but really appreciate everything he did during his time. He truely was a special player. That said, the only thing worse than Yankee fans and Dallas Cowboys fans are LAKERS fans. I swear the crying you guys do is ridiculous. Kobe had LOTS of help thought his career. If you give Duncan, Shaq for 5 years they ain’t losing a single ring. Yep… 03 was Kobe’s fault. Yes Kobe quit on his team. If he wanted to be like Mike then he could have worked with his team to make them better which he didn’t do. At that point in Kobe’s career he was a definite ball dominant, gtfo of my way, ultra alpha chad bro type of player. Relinquishing his control over the ball and offensive duties to make Chris Paul the primary facilitator was never going to happen. It would have been a career ending move for Chris same as it was for Dwight. Any ego at all didn’t work with Kobe. He needed guys like Pau, Tim, Tyson… great rebounders and defenders who didn’t have an ego. Team first players. In addition, the lakers traded away picks to win early in the 2k’s so they didn’t have great picks to build from in the draft. That’s their fault. If you feel like the Lakers robbing small markets is a way forward then I propose we go back to the old days and have LA, NY, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, DC and Philly. Stuff those teams with all the talent so it can be LA and NYC in the finals every year. Boring AF. Kobe wasn’t getting 6 cuz he needed the type of help that wanted to play with Bron… those guys didn’t want to take a backseat to Kobe to help him get 6. Again? Great player, amazing skill, mamba mentality… all that but he had zero team building skills.
Jesus Christ
He was a rapist. He deserved his fate.
Dude 22:45 thinking Kobe is anywhere near LeBron still in 2023 is ridiculous. There is at least one tier of players in between them on the all time rankings.
Lol
What’s your thoughts on the in season tournament? I don’t think I ever heard your opinion on it.
Thee absolute BEST NBA video EVER!!!🎉💫
I remember being just 5 watching that Kings-Lakers series. I vividly remember my dad being pissed after that 6th game
I agree I'm a Spurs fan and even I agree Lakers we're ripped off not getting a prime cp3. I would've loved to had seen my Spurs go up against that Lakers team instead of the injured riddled team we swept in 2013.
I lovw these kind of basketball videos
Man watching this vid brought back some painful memories!