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- The Western Conference is a tight race, and Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes try their best to predict who will come out of the West. Their predictions include the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Lmaooo “no one will take the Clippers…Brou well start with you”
You missed the best part of the quote: No one is gonna be fooled by James Harden in the playoffs again
Clippers and playoffs..... Yeah we know how that'll end ...
The recurring joke of clowning on Brou over his faith in BKN/LAC is amazing.
😂😂 "Nobody is going to be fooled again by James Harden in the playoffs". 😂😂
"Biten 7 times, shy 8th time" summed it😅
He's not wrong though
@@neesonnaidoo4745 😂 He sure ain't. Last year Harden was hot at the end of the season and he had 9 points in the game they got closed out in. But nobody should be fooled by Embid in the playoffs either, Embid had 15 points in that game on about 40 minutes.
"They make it 6 they should put up another banner" 😂😂 Love Wildes
😂😂😂
Savage comment!
The synced up “it’s kyries fault” lmaooo that was the best part of this clip, it really shows how the chemistry of this show is unmatched!!
The fact that you’re saying the Nuggets only have one star is ridiculous. Jamal Murray is a beast in the playoffs. Like absolute star. He’s a killer.
I don’t think Jamal is a star. But he is a Star Killer
Yours is a solid comment... and he has been that good over the last few years aside from injury...
That said... he isn't put into that category by any of the pundits for some reason... it's weird
I think he was talking about literally being an all star player - which he isn’t
Has Jamal been allstar or all nba? No he's great but jokic also helps him alot. They are a great team he's their only all star player
I’m a Boston supporter. In that draft I wouldve taken Jamal over Jaylen Brown. The way Jamal plays under pressure in Playoffs and Finals would have had Boston winning one or two chips by now
"It's hard to beat a team 11 times in a row" lmao just you watch
One of the most intentionally funny things Nick has said on FTF, lol.
"Nobody beats lebron james 11 times in a row"- Vitas Gerulaitis
Nick doesn't get it. The Nuggets love beating the Lakers like having a strawberry shortcake on a warm afternoon in spring. 😂
In another Week Nick will be Blaming the Lakers Roster!!!!😆
Jamal in the playoffs is a superstar-that's just facts.
Two years in a row so far
@@tpc3347I mean jokic is basically that good 😅
The Nuggets were missing a starter in each of the losses to OKC, including Joker. The only time they played with the Nuggets full-strength, they blew out the Thunder. I hope they meet in the playoffs.
I love that this show is authentic enough that if they all agree on a pick they don't just switch it for fake debate
Good men all 3. All hilarious guys
@@davidmason3671wright is trash
Fr I hate the obviously fake debate. Sometimes we just agree on sports
CZcams definitely has a horrible Ad and Bot problem
You mean that comments in a sports show that go on about "a floral garden" or some similar nonsense are out of place? 😅
*the internet
Jokic coming for his 3rd MVP and his repeat Championship.
He'll probably get the MVP, but he'll lose to Giannis in the finals.
Bucks are not getting through the East. The nuggets will smoke any finals opponent
@@orionsimerl6539
I'm not entirely convinced Giannis gets even to the ECF.
And Boston got the East on lockdown. We all waiting for Boston and Denver in the Finals.
@@martinborgaard They split with the Bucks on the season and the Bucks are not up to full strength or operating up to their potential. But they should be both when the playoffs begin. Giannis always shows up for the playoffs when healthy. He was out for most of the series against the heat. The playoff series before that the previous year he took Boston to 7 without Middleton and became the first player in playoff history to put up 200 100 and 50 in a 7 game series. Then we're adding Dame to that and the Bucks can beat anyone.
@orionsimerl6539 many reasons why bucks can't beat the nuggets. They only split a game because denver was missing kcp and jamal was out for the second half. And even in the win against the bucks, they never played their best game. Another reason is Denvers team is more complete and better than the bucks
I'd love to see OKC-Denver, but I think the youth will bite them. I wouldn't be shocked if it was exactly like last year, and Wildes is right, Denver would eat up the lakers, lol.
Imagine thinking the 9th seed Lakers are going to go further than the Celtics in the playoffs this year 🤦♂️
Nick’s a smart dude but he lets his dislike for certain players/teams cloud his judgement.
Nothing Nick says should be taken seriously, like a court jester, village idiot, or fool.
I feel the same way...
You probably said the same thing last year
to be fair I do agree that everyone is WAY too high on the celtics… we’ve seen them flame out too many times before
Not just "dislike"... he allows his love for the Lakers blind him too... it works both ways.
Brou spitting facts. If you are a top5 superstar you dont need another top10 to win. You need role players who complement each other. Kobe back to back, Dirk, Giannis, Jokic have shown that they dont need another top10 to get the job done.
facts, they've changed all of that so certain people can win but oh well
Kobe had gasol and bynum. Let's stop it now lol
@@MrTimLee84never top 10 players
All those teams are getting destroyed by the '17 Warriors. It's all about the level of competition.
@@kingad8869 as a Warriors fan i can tell you that we almost choked against James Harden and one-leg 35y old washed up lil cp3. We were allergic to big strong physical teams. The Big Fundamental owned the Warriors. Duncan at 37 not top5 anymore.
Kobe before the achilles and a solid big is all he needed. They were the favorite in 2012/13.
But i agree the self proclaimed goat did it again, teamed up with with Ky, a top5 league MVP candidate and probably best big at that time aka Kevin Love, two additional former Allstars in their 30s, a very deep bench led by Mo, Jr, Shump,Frye and Varejao.
We upgraded Barnes with another top5 player coz Curry went missing the previous finals. So in 2017 we had at least 3 top5 players in their prime! Now read my original post again
The way they played this year the Clippers or OKC are the only teams I see in the Western Conference to knock off the Nuggets if they're any other teams ill be shocked 💯
clippers can’t even beat the lakers and they always make it farther than the clippers
No team can really contain a fully locked in Jokic, but the Clippers REALLY can't. The Clips are the team that can make the WCF with fire power, but they just have nothing at all for Jokic. He'll have an absolute field day against them, really just doing whatever he wants every night. Youre not gonna beat that with wing play, no matter how much star power you have out there.
WE ARE DONE WITH THE 90s
Bot
You werent old enough in the 90s to remember
You must be 12 years old.
Jamal Murray is an all star level player, Jokic is just an all time talent by all measures
The Murray disrespect is funny.
@@makhabzaranamane6869He gets us much disrespected us Manu Gibobli got and still gets.
I definitely think Murray is an all-star caliber player. But for one reason or another (whether it's injury or simply under-performing in the regular season), he hasn't made an all-star. Now, one thing we can confidently say is that come playoff time, Murray is a bona-fide star. But yea, in the regular season, he's no more than a fringe all-star caliber player.
He’s literally never made an all star game
Jokić will out coach all the coaches while actually playing the games…MV3 and FMVP
I never was concerned about Clippers but if Nick doesn't believe in them, then now I'm scared they're really for real
Man Jamal is a stud a star and playoff performer. He should be an all star just untimely injuries. He’s as good as Donavan and Devin
Blaming Kyrie when he literally carried the Mavs when Luka’s out is insane.
Clippers won’t be seeing the Conference Finals.
Jamal Murray is wildly under rated
“What team am I missing?” Laughs in Mr. Played myself into shape.
Joker wants the FMVP 👑
he lost his fmvp trophy for a few days right after he got it. 😂
@@capioxy that's why he needs another
Jamal Murray should be an all star, he has the talent and ability to be, let’s not act like it’s just Jokic and a couple of barely decent players he’s carrying, cause that’s not what’s goin on.
Dang not even a pelicans mention😂that’s just rude
LMAO This was the most hilarious video FTF has ever put out. Many great one liners from all three members but my favourite 6:00 "Its hard to beat a team 11 times in a row" 🤣🤣
New Orleans Pelicans
Broussard don’t forget about all of those expansion teams in the 90’s which watered down the league at that time 😂.
Let’s also not forget the bulls were the only Superteam in the 90s. 3 all stars or all nba players for each championship. Let’s not forget Horace Grant and BJ Armstrong were all stars in their prime playing with MJ and Scottie for their first 3 peat.
League water down now. Lmao
@@sd21zright …like people don’t champion tanking today
Nick has no shame man. Can't take someone seriously who is actually arguing that the lakers are gonna make another conference finals run rn
They did it with a hurt lebron. Don’t see why they couldn’t again.
Maybe if they draw the grizzlies and one-man army warriors again. If they gotta play anyone else it’s over for the Lakers in 4-6 games easy
Ty Lue is the Steve Nash of coaching
Nick "Close Sweep" Wright
Wildes did Brou so dirty...and for good reason. Brou to the Clippers is like Wildes to the Patriots/Mac Jones
We DONE with the 90s 😂
I think on this show they almost always try to go different routes to keep things interesting, they even said during their Eastern picks that they postponed their picks until now because they "all were going to pick the Bucks" after the Dame trade.
That should tell you how lopsided this conference is, even with a heavy incentive and desire to have hot and interesting takes, not even Nick is willing to pick against them, and Nick is willing to put the Lakers in the conference finals. This segment is basically just them arguing about who gets the right to lose to the Nuggets in the finals.
Says a lot about how insane Jokic is tbh. People are shy to talk about how high his peak is right now....but man some big names are gonna have to move over if he repeats this season...
Jamal is like Kawhi Leonard doesn't make All Star status but plays like an All Star in the playoffs and have some unstoppable moves and shots.
Imagine you fell into a Rip Van Winkle sleep before the playoffs last year and woke up right into these predictions 😂
Yooo Jokic is a SUPERSTAR… How dare you Brou?
My Predictions is Nuggets or Suns coming out the West and whoever comes out Plays Boston.
I have Nuggets beating Boston but Boston beating The Suns.
4:44 the combination😳
Lmaoooo thank you for pointing this out because I went back and replayed it like 5 times just now.
OKC is the scariest team in the West imo.
Youngest team full of rising stars with nothing to lose bec everyone has written them off for having no experience.
They got a legit shot at making the WCF especially if they keep the 1 seed.
They'll get a team like the Kings, Lakers, GsW, Mavs who they can beat in a 7 games series, then will face an injured team like the Suns, Clippers, or Wolves in the 2nd round.
They'll most likely face the Nuggets in the WCF.
I agree. Nuggets over lakers in 6. 😊
A generation that constantly pulls from the 90's saying they're done with the 90's is wild.
MJ & Pippen? Love how they just ignore that MJ was one of the only players with a HOF side kick in the 90s
Jamal Murray is a star and would be an all-star on most other teams as the lead. He's very unselfish
Ppl forget how much more dominant Kawhi is in the playoffs more than seasons he just always injured besides the bubble every postseason Kawhi has played his numbers and dominance is phenomenal he always shoots around 60 percent from the field he gets it done he just stays getting injured
The Clippers arent a super team because of age??? Kawhi is 32, PG is 33 and Harden is 34.
Thats the same age Bostons big 3 was in 2009-10. No one was saying they werent a big 3.
I agree with Nick, and I am die hard Nuggets fan and I expect Lakers in wcf
I forgot that the OKC thunder has beaten the Nuggets three times this year , that’s very interesting!
True but Jokic sat one of those games they lost so it could easily be 2-2
Media forever talking Lakers
Pelicans not being mentioned but warriors are when they beat them by 50 is crazy work
Just commented something like this😂
He said it with his "gut"
None of the teams Bru mentioned having one Star in the 90’s won a chip lol
One star is CRAZY
Wilds predictions for sure
Smh Suns lost to Nuggets 4-2.. The only team that got 2 wins only had KD and Book with no Depth.. Now they got some kind of depth and Beal but Lakers going to get there lose 4-2.. How does that make sense
Of course Brous finals pick is Celtics vs Nuggets. He always picks the favorites for each conference 😂
0:55 that aged well
WE DONE WITH DA 90S
Wildes hate for Lebron is crazy lol All games between the Lakers and Nuggets have been close. If the Lakers had a competent coach, the series could go 7.
If the thunder make the finals i never want to hear the "youth" argument anymore from anyone.
They haven't even won a single playoff series there is good reaaon for doubt
"I don't think [the Lakers] will get swept. It's hard to beat a team 11 times in a row."
Legitimately the funniest thing Nick has said.
PLAYOFF Murray is literally one of the best guards ever!
Last 2 playoffs? 39 games on way to 2020 WCF & 2023🏆)
26
7
5
49/42/91
55/53/93 in the 4th qts!
He and Joker the only 2 teammates EVER to both avg 25+ 5+ 5+ and they’re the only ones of 7 ever to avg that (minimum 50 games) to have 47/40/80 or greater!
Also Murray has 4X 4th Qts of 21+ points! Since 1997 no one else has more then 1!
Chris’s “super team” term is soooo corny/casual too.
There have been super teams since the 60s and every decade since!
Nuggets built the team mostly in house (and added Aaron Gordon), but they’re an elite TEAM.
Also Nick already trying to discredit the Nuggets by acting like the West is some dumpster fire now predictably corny as well.
Kawhi was doomed the moment Brou picked the Clippers. Also the Jamal Murray disrespect is unreal dudes averaging 21 pts, 6.5 assists, and 4 rebounds a game and he always turns it up in the playoffs.
I’m tired of this nonsense about Ty Lue being a great coach, without LeBron he has not have great success, he has underperformed with the Clippers and obviously with the Cavs. But they like to diminish Mike Malone, the previous guy from the Jazz, Atkinson, Buddenholser, the dude from the Knicks, and even the previous dude from the Lakers, is just wild when they had have more regular season success than Lue without LeBron, except for one that year for some, but consistently being above average.
Jokic is a superstar what is that man waffling about
Denver vs Boston
Nick said Denver over Lakers in 6….his haters gonna say he gave the lakers too many games and leave out he has Jokic winning 😂
It would be almost impossible for the nuggets to play the Lakers in the wcf. Denver being a 1 seed and lakers being a bottom 2 seeds they would have to play 1st or second round
Nuggets gonna win it all AGAIN 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I got GSW vs Bucks
The thing is, even when Jokic has 10 points his team wins in a blowout because their team is lowkey stacked.
No one else gets any credit except Jokic though lol.
Lose in 6, they should put up another banner, we won 2 games against the Nuggets. LMAO
Chris Broussard's family must be in trouble because there's no way you can buy into the clippers, It's literally the same story every year which ends in disappointment, 2nd Round exit at best.
We done with the 90s
nick doesn’t even believe the lakers are going that far
“It’s hard to beat a team 11 times in a row” 😂
I don’t think Joker has actually ever played with all NBA player? 1st or 2nd team or an all defensive player?
You are correct
Nugget got One all star? but not to remind ppl porter, Gordon and Murray are all first round picks. Never hit their ceiling alone for respect. But all together with Joka it’s a super team. Stop the over hype on Joka it’s his supporting cast in the playoffs who bring him the ring.
Nick I need some of what u been smoking😅,
Jamal Murray averaged 32.5/6/5 on 52/40/95 shooting in the series against the Lakers last year. those were super duper star numbers. Murray's performance was the main reason the Lakers were swept
Jokic was definitely the main reason if you watched the series 😂 but yeah, Jamal ESPECIALLY against the Lakers was a bonafide superstar
@@daddyfuse50 I meant the main reason the Lakers got swept. not the main reason the Nuggets won. Without Murray playing like crazy, Denver might have won the series 4-1 or 4-2. You expected Jokic to perform like the superstar that he is and he delivered. but you didn't expect Murray to play like that, because he is a star, not a superstar.
Give some respect to the Raptors the first team in like 15 years to win a title with one star
They just made fun of the current situation.There is no serious
competition to Denver, and they know that well.
I wish jokic to win back to back chips with mvp.
Ty Lue is a small ball merchant
Under 9 seconds
What a boring season. Just the Nuggets stomping everyone.
i'm taking PHX over the nuggets
Ty lue is 11-13 in the playoffs with the clippers
I'm not a fan of the luxury tax. I'm sorry, the 2 luxury taxes. I do like the repeat offender better. Make it a two year repeat and tighten the window at least. You know, the old one two punch.
Ty Lue it’s easily the most overrated coach in the league. He got so lucky to win that chip in Cleveland. How many playoff games had he won in the last ten years!!
The Clippers again, Brou? 😁 This should be interesting.
It's so crazy how the nbas popularity has fallen , can't believe how little they've talked about the nba almost 70 games into the season.
Not the 90’s
It's crazy. It's easily the most popular american league outside the US but here it's fell off the third most popular league.
The regular season is boring. The stats players put today no one really cares. People just want the playoffs to come.
The game is just way too inflated. No one wants to tune into a game when their star player might be injured or just resting because they feel like it. Too many games for any of them to matter. Might as well just tune in to the playoffs because it’s the only thing that the players care about.
I am again asking that we at least let the Lakers even secure their spot in the playoffs before we pick them to make the conference finals.
I honestly want to know what the general consensus is on this. Is it more likely at this point that the Laker have one bad game in the play-in and not even make the playoffs, or win two play-in games one of which will probably be against the Warriors, and go on another deep run where they never have home court advantage?
I personally just don’t see it. Call me a hater if you want to.
y’all remember the narrative all year last year😂😂”the west is wide open”.. one of the worst consensus by the media ever.. everybody learned their lesson smh
The Suns match up better to the Nugs then the clips by far
As a nuggets fan I agree. Acho said it best. The team that can beat the Nuggets is gonna be one that scores like 115-120 a game and just out shoot them. The best team to do that is definitely Phoenix right now.
Timberwolves getting slept on
They're too injured