Smush Parker: I Wouldn't Compare Kobe to Jordan, MJ Motivated His Teammates to Be Better (Part 3)
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Former NBA player Smush Parker expressed his views on playing with NBA greats Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Parker revealed he was not a fan of Bryant’s style of play as a volume shooter, preferring efficient players like Kevin Durant and Steph Curry. Parker described Bryant as someone who could get under people's skin and become demanding of his teammates. In making a sharp distinction between Jordan and Bryant, Parker indicated that he did not believe in comparing the two. He explained that while both were high competitors, Jordan was unique in that he encouraged his teammates to play better. - Zábava
Phil Jackson said the key differences between Jordan and Kobe was that Jordan had a conscience, Kobe did not. He said Jordan would feel dissapointed in himself if he had an inefficient shooting night. Kobe on the other hand would care less if he shot 7 for 25. Also, he said that Jordan was a great listener and actually listened to him when he gave advice. He said Kobe did not listen to him. Finally, he said that Jordan was way more charismatic and loved hanging out with his teammates, smoking cigars, playing cards, and joking around. Kobe on the other hand was an egomaniac and lone wolf who rarely assiciated with his teammates off the court which at times rubbed them the wrong way.
I think kobe only became like that after the cheating scandal
@@BRAVEHART146I believe so too
Outside of basketball Jordan, Rodman, And Pippen never hung out. They just played ball. Rodman clarified this
@@klover604 Because Jordan didn’t mix his personal life with his basketball life
@@BRAVEHART146 Nah, he was like that since he first joined the league. They talked about it in the book Three Ring Circus. Kobe would refuse to hang out with his teammates and go out to the team dinners. On the bus, he would just sit by himself with his headphones on instead of joking around with the guys.
I respect Smush's opinion on Kobe. Im glad he wasnt afraid to say how he felt about him without being disrespectful. RIP Kobe
Even though Kobe was disrespectful when he was alive it’s not a fair transaction 😂
Well when him and vlad was talking about the helicopter crash smush had a smirk on his face but whatever
@@dorriantaylor1238 Kobe should’ve thought about that before he decided to emasculate other men
You don’t have to be everyone friend and definitely don’t have to talk to your co workers… Smush she have worked on his game and practice harder and maybe Kobe would respect him then..
@@taytay8283 yes you’re correct you don’t have to be everyone’s friend but that doesn’t give you the right to disrespect someone. Take the Kobe fan hat off and look at it for what it is Kobe was wrong for that.
I love Kobe but he became a better man as he aged. He addressed it in his book
Just like anybody else
@@California-king*MOST reasonable adults would agree
He’s telling his story and I respect him for keeping the same energy instead of lying being he passed
Exactly
Had a lot of time to do this when he was alive tho…..
@@youngcity4241 he did when when they mentioned kobe he always kept the same energy
The Kobe haters so happy that they can point to Smush Parker for validation to hate on Kobe even after death
@@samuraijack10 born and raised in LA I love Kobe Bryant. Doesn’t mean you gotta be such a super fan that you’re blind to peoples experiences that ACTUALLY knew him. You didn’t. Calm down
Smush is not “hating.” If you listen he’s making valid points. Super Kobe fan, but Kobe was an asshole a lot of the time.
Smush wouldn’t be here without being Kobe’s teammate
And you know this how?
He was a asshole because Smush was mediocre and by many accounts lazy!This is why, with all that athleticism, Smush never had a long career.
@@jaymoney6233 fax
@@jaymoney6233but still was impactful enough to get them a 3-1 lead
Phil Jackson “"One of the biggest differences between the two stars from my perspective was Michael's superior skills as a leader.
Though at times he could be hard on his teammates, "Michael was masterful at controlling the emotional climate of the team with the power of his presence. Kobe had a long way to go before he could make that claim. "He talked a good game, but he'd yet to experience the cold truth of leadership in his bones, as Michael had." Edit: some of yall butt hurt like that’s his coach saying that not me.
I know what you’re quoting is directly from Phil but there are clear examples of Michael physically punching teammates. I’m a Kobe fanatic but acknowledge Jordan as the GOAT but you only hear players who severely underachieved or were trash speak on soured relationship with Kobe. Smush and Kwame were not good NBA players. This quote also precedes the latter half of his career I believe.
@@ThinkBeforeYouActhe punched 1 teammate. So cuz he had 1 fight that didn’t make him a better leader or teammate? I’m sure Phil Jackson would know
@@ThinkBeforeYouActI’m talking about the championship seasons 09-10 but yeah Kobe from 05-07 had a terrible team. I don’t hold it against him because it’s a team sport.
@@lolucci1453 I’m not arguing whether one is better as a leader. To me that’s subjective. I’m more so highlighting the timeline of when Phil made those comments. It’s also confirmed Jordan punched about 3-4 teammates, Kerr just being the most notably incident. So perhaps Kobe wasn’t a good leader but grew to be one.
@@ThinkBeforeYouActdepends on why they got punched
Facts. Phil Jackson said he thought Jordan was the better leader cause he went to college, and that helped his leadership.
I can see that making a big difference
Not facts he punched lil Steve Kerr in the face for what???? At least when kobe punched a teammate it was a 7 footer
@@jordanflores5687 Steve punched Jordan and faced the repercussions
Pihi wasn't talking about the entirety of their careers ...just the difference between Phil's experience with a late 20's, 30's MJ ... and. and a young 20'a Kobe
@@yoitsSmitty2004 he ain't touch mj he disagreed did some barking and got sucker punched for it
Smush and Steph Marbury only people that keeps it real about Kobe. May he RIP but alot of people in the league didn't like Kobe. That's why Stephen said in a interview its a lot of fake love for kobe after he died.
I know what Smush's issues are, but what did Marbury say about Kobe? I don't recall him ever speaking on Kobe.
@drestathagangsta8880 I believe it was a hot 97 interview he did after he died. Steph had a documentary coming out so he was doing interviews to promote it. He didn't say any bad about Kobe. But he was just saying it's alot fake going on at the moment.
@@jaydisrespectful87 Gotcha. Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember that being said. I just couldn't recall who said it.
I dont go into work to be liked but people gonna respect me!!! That’s the problem with people
You really think Kobe care who like him or who didn’t.. Kobe was about his Job24/7 and didn’t give a dam about making friends…
“He’s a KD type of a player “😂😂😂😂😂😂
He’s not saying he’s that type of player, he’s saying he likes those types of players over those that play like Kobe and AI. You niggas be so quick to judge without listening 🤦🏽♂️
Meaning he prefers a KD type player. Meaning he is not a bad shot taker like Kobe. Kobe could have 4 ppl on him and pull up for a shot.
@@travisscott9359 He's not charismatic or memorable as a athlete to me.
Well thank God us Laker Fans had Kobe and not KD
Smush Parker seems like a ginuwine, sincere and soft guy overall and I can see why he didn’t like guys like Kobe
Ludacris
soft and kind are not the same thing
He seems like a sissy scared to talk to Kobe when he was alive, he down talking AI, Kobe like he was better.
Smush soft af . Kobe sensed and now we see what he saw back then ....CHARMIN TISSUE
Straight soft asf. Cool dude but not a dawg!
Taye diggs lost brother
😂
Did these people watch the last dance?, Mike wasnt always a nice guy wen he was tryna win. Go talk to people like Matt Barnes about Kobe Bryant as a person and other people that knew Kobe outside of basketball, and they'll probably give you a different version of who he was.
Facts. MJ an ass too. Kobe & MJ both lol. 😅 Pippen too. Cheapskate tipper. Ask servers in Chicago bout No Tippin Pippen.
this is a version of who he was. the good the bad and ugly.
I watched the last dance as everyone else did. Yes, Jordan was hard on teammates, BUT he also joked around a lot with them. And I remember many times Jordan smacking Perdue and Randy Brown and the like on the butt after a great play they did. Kobe? Not so much. I do think Jordan was trying to elevate his teammates to an extent beyond Kobe. A big difference too, was that Jordan lobbied with officials for bad calls on his teammates. Kobe usually only protested when he was dissed by the refs.
Y’all soft Kobe wanted them to get mad and be better
You can tell Smush didn’t like Kobe
He always speaking down on Kobe. Kobe living rent free in smush Parker’s mind 💯
Nah he’s just talking facts as a player who actually played along side Kobe.
I dont think kobe is living anywhere these days but ok
@@judahmourneth3211 no that’s an opinion. It’s not a fact 💯.
he speaking facts tho
@@NycNative718 no it’s an opinion to you, it’s factual for him because he played with him. Everybody’s knows Kobe style of play didn’t motivate,he’s a volume shooter. Always been like that
Kobe is a legend but he was notorious for taking bad shots.
making some too
as kobe fan, i agree tho he hit lot of them bad shots
@@eagleye4041 well no sht. He can’t miss them all
U never played I see. Just cause u open don’t make it a good shot
They both 🐐💯🗣
Michael made smarter decisions scoring wise with his shot selection and ability to control the game with his mind the only people who could do that is Lebron and Magic (playmaking)
Facts! Averaging close to 6 assist per game for a shooting guard is great. Imagine if he was a point guard. 🙏🏾
@@blackjesus6433don’t have to imagine it. For a 11 game stretch I believe in 88 Michael was told to play pg and averaged a triple double. He had 10 or more assists each game.
people like to trash LeBron when he's getting double teamed and passes to a wide open teammate at the end of games for a much higher percentage shot.
Meanwhile Kobe was an AWFUL end of game player in 1 possession games. Laughably bad. He would never pass and the other team knew it. He's just force up some low percentage garbage and every once in a while one would go in.
@@tommyfu9271 Buddy lebrons stats in the clutch is way worse then Kobe’s
@@yoitsSmitty2004 nope not even close. Kobe shot around 25 percent close and late. And never passed. Lebron isnt Jordan in the clutch but he's so much better than Kobe it's comical. And he'll find the open guy unlike Kobe.
Kobe is the highest player on the assist list who isn’t a point guard besides lebron? So how he make his teammates better? Beating em up?
🎯
I think that’s a longevity stat and usage rate not a per game stat cause we all know bro didn’t pass like that he prolly averaged 4.5 assist a game over his career lol
@@mikeweezy6288 of course a longevity stat haha mj should of played longer making his teammates better. 😂 nobody likes mj for real. That played with him. Ppl just wanna forget it. But I’m a mj fan before Kobe came so I ain’t blind. Lol
@@dominiquebyers2076 the same can be said for Kobe, folks didn’t like playing with him either…prime example your commenting on a video of a guy whose expressing how it was to play with Kobe…🤷🏾♂️ it’s many videos of how teammates were going to Phil complaining about Kobe not passing the ball…not saying you blind but you might wanna get some glasses
@@mikeweezy6288 I’m not saying people loved playing with Kobe. But to compare to another player who people didn’t enjoy playing with is asinine.
Jordan Teammates hate him too. They going on a hate tour 😂😂
He’s saying Mike was different meanwhile 3 of Jordan’s former teammates are on a tour talking about how Mike treated them like shit and how he lied in the last dance lol
Um, Shaq and Kobe should have had like 6 championships and his demeanor was a big reason why they didn't stay together. He also acted like a dick in 2004.
@@horryhorrors and shaq was 500 pounds trying to be a movie star instead trying to be the best ever …so what’s your point ?
I respect Smush's honesty. Seems like a cool dude
I wish Smush Parker said all of this while Kobe was still alive only because I’d love to hear what Kobe’s response would be post retirement and while we was older & more mature. I love Kobe we all know he was an asshole but Kob was like 25 years old during this incident. I’ve heard and seen much worse coming from young players… how would his older self reacted to this?
He did! He had an interview a long time ago.
He did clown 🤡
Kobe didn’t really acknowledge Smush. Didn’t care what he had to say.
Mj punched Steve Kerr in the face so he definitely not ready for mj he definitely would be bringing down his name if he played with mj
What ppl don’t know is, Steve Kerr said “negro pass the ball” 🤣🤣
Damn bro so because one guy says he didnt like him we just gotta believe Kobe was a horrible person. Pau, artest, derek fisher, bynum, shannon brown, ad adam morrison seemed to be fine with him.
💯💯💯
not horrible but he had his flaws.
Whenever I wanna make fun of someone on the court I always tell them they look or play like Smush Parker 😂😂
He’s more of a KD player🤣🤣🤣☠️
😂😂
@@chrispettis1486yall casuals are sad KD has taught and inspired the entire new generation
he's saying he's a FAN of a KD type player, thats what he meant
He's more of a has been player.
Exactly they casuales they don't know nothing about basketball@@mosesmbemba3908
Steph shoot from the logo yeah those are great shot selections smush
And he’s efficient at it. Which is the key word Smush emphasized “efficiency”
@@KingFlashyToots is he really
@@cedricwalker678 you not gonna sit there and tell me Steph isn’t a efficient shooter. This ain’t up for debate bro.
@KingFlashyToots I said great shot selection nothing about his shooting efficiency
@@cedricwalker678 and I said you missed the fact that he emphasized “efficiency”, which Steph is. You’re so focused on a logo shot being a “great shot selection” as sarcasm.
One of the Baddest intro's to a platform✅
As a laker fan I hated smush Parker just ass much as Kobe !!!! Did I remember yelling at my tv every Thursday night cuz dude was a bum !!!!
Those steals and defensive impact from smush was the reason they went up 3-1 against the suns
@@judahmourneth3211 Thank you.
@@judahmourneth3211Thank you.
@@judahmourneth3211 that meant nothing because they blew a 3-1 lead, Kobe played well in that game 7 but they was already getting blown out because of how horrible the team was
@@yoitsSmitty2004 didn’t he quit in game 7
Nothing against Smush as a person, but in my decades as a Laker fan I can't think of a starting Laker who was worse than Smush..( who was also arrogant at times ) I have zero issues with how Kobe treated Smush .. as Kobe was what the Lakers were about -- prioritizing championships and being the best you can be above all else. Kobe and MJ are my all-time favorite players.. and I've never given a second thought as to how friendly they were with their teammates... all I care about is the effort I see on the court
Kobe my fav player but he wasn’t the best teammate and that’s a fact! Smush led the team in 3 point made if I’m not mistaken and he had that key steal so I wouldn’t say he was the worst laker starter ever
@@press4258 Smush was by far the worst starting Laker I've ever seen ...( I don't know if he led the team in 3-point shots man../ but it is possible as the NBA wasn't as 3-point crazy as it is today -- so it wasn't like anyone on the team was taken lots of 3) There was no particular thing that Smush was good at ... he was only on the team because in a rare era, the Laker was trying to not spend money to save it for Kein Ganrnett upcoming FA ) That how that team wound up having G leaguer Smuhs, Kawame Brown and Luke Walton in the starting lineup--- and what frustrated Kobe most ( as he had tried to get the Lakers to sign players he recruited like Baron Davis ) And Smush was not only bad ... but he carried himself like he was a star ....As for whewter, Kobe was a great teammate ... he was if you were about winning and putting the work in to win
Bro you wildn.. Smush wasn’t as bad as people try to make him out to be
@@2Faded247 Oh yes e was ... I saw it with my own eyes, I never experienced one Laker fan from that era who was sad to see Smush go when his Laker time was up .... if a player with normal athleticism, speed, health, and size for his position, in his mid 20's is cut from two NBA teams... then gets plucked out the summer league to show what he's made off as a starter fr two seasons o a team like the (Lakers that got lots of attention ) ... the gets dropped by the team and never played in the NBA again--- while still in his mid 20;s and perfectly healthy .... there is a reason why
@@1aadam 😂😂 Bro I’m sayin!
Ne-Yo 😂
😂
ahh 😅
He not lying, Smush was cooking in this whole part...
Cooked what? Because it ain’t finished😂
@@yoitsSmitty2004😂🤷🏿😂😂😂
Smush soft af . Kobe sensed and now we see what he saw back then ....CHARMIN TISSUE
@@yoitsSmitty2004😂😂😂😂
Smush Parker speakin on Kobe?😂😂😂 and Vlad puttin This shit out
Smush i don't like players that play like kobe few moments later i wanted to be like mike growing up 😂😂😂
Jordan passed when it was necessary
Hes talking about being a unefficient volume shooter.
He looks like Horace Grant😂😂😂
He looks like Grant Horace 😂😂😂
He looks like Grant Horace 😂😂😂
Kobe tried to motivate Smush to be better; Smush just didn't like his methods. 😂
Saying "You not allowed to talk to me" is not motivating anybody to be better😂😂
@@therealjohncena760 lmao no kidding
That's why Kobe said what he said about him because Kobe knew he was a hater!!
The claim that Kobe didnt motivate guys the be better is completely false
Look at guys like Ariza, Jordan Farmer, Artest while they were on the lakers and then look at them after, none of them went on to do anything.
Look how soft Pau Gasol was on Memphis before joining the Lakers. Now he’s a hall for famer.
Wait, now I see. Smush never let it go….so I guess MJ punching people in the nose was just him wanting them to be better 😂😂😂. Let that hurt go Smush
Name these people that he punched in the nose. MJ is the most awarded player ever and score his points faster than anyone besides Wilt and no one has lead his team to more rings than MJ since the Merger. Stop hating smh lol
Steve Kerr...quite well known actually lol.@@ericrowland3246
@@ericrowland3246mj punched Steve kerr
@@danishidris4142Kerr hit him first
@@ericrowland3246He punched Steve but Steve still respected MJ
I wish the thumbs down worked
Yo he didn't lie Kobe and A I loved to shoot but they had the talent, that Era had the last batch of inner city legends, Marbury, Ray Allen, Garnett , Melo was probably the last one
The real question is where did he find that bicycle cap ? Dope 🔥
The timeline is so important. I believe Smush came when the whole league hated Kobe. After the rape allegations and beef with Shaq. Sports illustrated had a list of most hated pro athletes and Kobe was on it. So if everyone hates me, why would I be in the best mood? They booed him in Philadelphia where he grew up and he cried in the tunnel. Virtually everyone hated him in L.a after Shaq left. I used to hear sports announcers say how much they hated Kobe. This was for years. Even players at the all star games. A reporter said he was In the locker room at an all star game and all the players was around Lebron, and Kobe was by himself. I can’t tell you how many people told me they hated Kobe for years. Than he passed, now the nation love him smh. Im not a Lebron fan, but I don’t hate him. It was bad for Kobe, that’s how I became a fan of him.
What is he talking about??? He would not survive bieng jordans teammate
Vlad been telling his guests that Jordan/ Kobe shoe story since 2017 😂😂😂
If you read the book 3 rings former Laker players who had a short career talk about awful Kobe was to them. This first 3 rings if you weren’t a star or veteran he would bully you and didn’t show you respect as a man.
Kobe said the same about Shaq. If he could bully you he wouldn't respect you. That's the alpha mentality, especially in sports a lot of the time. We zero in on the fact BECAUSE it's a Kobe or an MJ.
Smush is being honest. Giving people medicine they refuse to take.
Yeah and we should ignore all the lies of Dozens of other Kobe teammates because Smush Parker's view of Kobes is the sole truth. Smush Parker is a saint. Or like they love to say now "Smush told no lies.'.
@@kenjordan954 His teammates have said literally the same thing. Difference is that Smush isn’t attempting to masquerade the apparent psychopathy being demonstrated with strained affability. Kobe got away with being an asshole because he won. If he lost then he would have been just another socially inept, maladjusted kid.
Yea okay tel that to the rest of Kobe’s teammates🤣 Smush didn’t do shit but be lazy and showed how much of a bust he was alongside Kwame
@@peerless419His teammates haven't said anything close to that. Now you're just reaching.
One of the worst lakers in history
That helped them take a 2-1 lead in 06.
At 5:22 sarcasm at it's finest people!!!!!!!
😂😂
Vlad didn’t pick up on it cause Smush’s delivery was kinda off
😂😂 Smush funny
I like this guy, keeps it real
First off Kobe didn't score 55 against mj. The first half stackhouse guarded kobe most of the time as mj played a lot of small forward to allow stack to play his shooting guard position thay season. When mj was put on kobe the 2nd half he held kobe to 2-13 shooting.
Right. It’s an urban legend that people just run with and never check if it actually happened. You can easily verify it by watching the game probably even on CZcams.
“ I will play you in various ways “ - Kobe
When he said he's a KD type player, who's he talking about, Kirk Douglas!?!? I know he couldnt mean Kevin Durant. 😂😂😂😂😂
Lol some people act like Kobe was this super friendly teammate. I love Kobe but he wasn’t like LeBron, who goes out bowling, dinners and the movies with ALL of his teammates to build chemistry. Kobe wasn’t like that. Smush has a right to feel how he does without Kobexuals trying to say he’s wrong.
Which is why Kobe won more. He demanded his teammates to rise to the occasion or to dip.
@@Watchingvideoslikeuthe way he was going to leave lakers before pau got there
Fuck outtahere smush hold this L
Lol, ok fam……………..
😂😂😂😂😂 really?? So kobe needed to be best friend's with teammates?? Matter of fact ask the players that kobe won with like Odom, Bynum, pau, ariza, fisher, Sasha, farmer, Shannon...those dudes respected kobe as a teammate regardless of how he was. You know why?? Because they played hard and with effort and those are the things kobe wanted from teammates, not to coddle and baby his teammates because they all grown men
That’s a bad story to base Kobe being a bad guy. Kobe wanted a psychological advantage on others and he made it happen.
Its crazy how what kobe says and media can change your perception of a guy. Because Kobe said Smush was his worst teammate we look at him like he was trash. But he averaged 11 points a game and 3.2 assists for 2 seasons with the lakers and was only given 2 chances and no time to develop.
On the OTHER HAND, Derek Fisher was who Kobe said was his favorite teammate. Fisher was given 13 seasons with the Lakers and never progressed past an average point guard with no all star appearances. Fisher averaged 8 points a game around 2 assists for his career with the Lakers. Dereks rookie year he avg 3.9 ppg and he didnt avg more than 6 ppg for the next 4 years.
Fishers looked at as a beloved Laker, while Smush is considered worthless. And it most likely has to do with Kobe liking Derek and not liking Smush. Kobe was probably instrumental on getting Smush cut despite him putting up better numbers in just 2 seasons than Fisher. We never got to see Smush's progression cuz no one ever gave him a shot.
Verdict: Smush was an average point guard, but in no way does he deserve to be called trash or someones worst teammate. Smush could ball and couldve progressed to a 15-17 ppg point guard or a solid 6th man.
5:45 based off jordan number? not sure what vlad means
Kob said #8 was abcd camp # combined and #24 was his freshman year of highschool ,
Kobe might didn't make him better but Kobe made players better. The ones HE felt could truly help him win. The Derek Fishers, the Paul Gasols, the Lamar Odems. He pushed and made better the people he thought were worth his time. Not saying he got it right, it's just how he saw it in real time. But let's not make like MJ was any better. They were dogs on a mission and they didn't know how to push or be soft. They only knew how to pull and be hard. They were either gonna pull you along or leave you. That was the Kobe and Jordan way. A little assholish maybe but it's the only way they knew to get to greatness and they did. Forever.
He made none of them better
@@quakers3490 Yes he did casual, all of them praised Kobe and worked along side with him, Lamar’s problem was just that he was to much of a drug addict
@@yoitsSmitty2004 he didn’t casual
@@quakers3490 yes he did🤣 quit riding media narratives
@@quakers3490 media rider💀 Kobe made his teammates better little bro💀 you just can’t accept it because you’re daddy smush Parker was lazy and was getting domed on in the postseason
Much respect Tae Diggz
I see why Kobe ain’t like him
Best comment.
And vice versa
Kobe not God he left on the same helicopter
I agree wit dude
“Situation with Sebastian” it was a joke 😂😂😂
Smush the kind of dude that tell the little kids Santa ain't real
Man these flashbacks be killing me sometimes damn
A Kobe Bryant movie would be doooope,,just wish he was around to direct it
Hey makes good basketball point
Here we go… shut up smush. You had the most success with the lakers. Kobe squeezed the little talent you had
You mad
@@judahmourneth3211 I’m so mad
Smush has only 2 full season and it was with the Lakers. The other 5 years, he averaged 20 games per season. His only spotlight was with Kobe's Lakers. Smush getting this interview as just as valid as interviewing a person like Ronny Turiaf, Adam Morrison, Slava Medvedenko. Why don't fucking Vlad interview his Ukrainian buddy, Slava Medvendeko?
@@teamopenmid get out your feelings because he’s talking about Kobe.
Phil had a lot to do with leveling both out to be team leaders.
Smush wasn’t serious about improving his game , this is a key reason why Kobe didn’t mess with him. This doesn’t mean we have to deify Kobe as if he was some type of perfect person or player. But let’s recognize Smush for what he is - someone who is upset he could not cut it on the NBA level and his Kobe hating will now keep him on the circuit.
Y’all gotta watch that game. Kobe was unbelievable in the first half. Jordan guarded him the second half and he looked kinda human. These are my favorite two players ever too. 42 first half. 13 second half. Classic scoring.
Jordan was like 40
He just said Steph take high quality shots.. Steph shots b wicked he just that skilled anyone else gets benched.. kd didn’t become “more efficient til after injury”
Kobe took quality shots.. he was volume kuz he didn’t trust teammates from lack of work ethic.. ima teach my son the same
I don't understand how he says Mike motivated his team.... It's on record he called his 1st round Wizards pick a Flamming fvcking
Maget (replace dat m with F) during practice
Smush was a nice player. I respect his opinion
I am a devout Los Angeles Lakers fan. I would defend Smush Parker from criticism during his tenure on the team (2005-2007) because I felt like he was unreasonably criticized for not being on the same level as Jason Kidd, Steve Nash or Tony Parker. Yes Smush was not an All-NBA 1st team level point guard but for his pay wage, he was a serviceable point guard. You could do alot worse than Smush Parker during that time. At the time I felt like he did not get enough credit for being a serviceable point guard and I still feel that way til’ this very day. Blame Mitch Kupchak, Jim buss and Jerry Buss for not partnering Kobe Bryant with an elite All-Star caliber backcourt mate if you want to be resentful towards anyone.
By and large I agree with Smush’s criticisms of Kobe Bryant and I love Kobe but at the end of the day, Kobe was human, which means he was capable of having character and personality flaws like the rest of us. Kobe Bryant had his flaws as a teammate and needlessly emasculating and humiliating Smush Parker for wanting to be cordial with him is one of those flaws. It’s a sign of someone who was insufferably arrogant and unsociable. Where Smush has it wrong is, Kobe Bryant learned these behaviors from Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant mimicked not only MJ’s game but MJ’s personality and mannerism’s. He wanted to be viewed as a mirror of Michael Jordan in every way humanly possible. If Kobe was a bad teammate then it’s largely because Michael Jordan was a bad teammate aswell because MJ is who Kobe idolized and imitated. MJ was well known for being an asshole to his teammates, Kobe knew this and so he copied that blueprint. To Kobe’s credit though, I think that he became more hospitable and supportive with his teammates in the latter stages of his career.
i wonder does Smush own a pair of Kobe sneakers lol.
4:13 Vlad: "you never actually got to play against Jordan, did you"
Smush: "I did"
I looked up the 02-03 Cavs
and the Cavs played against Jordan's Wizards 4 times that year
Jordan played all 4 games
and Smush played all 4 games
the two later games in the season were interesting:
Jordan started that game and played 42.5 min, shot 50% (13 of 26) had 8 assists, 4 boards, 4 steals, 1 block
Smush started that game
Washington won 93 to 84
the final game against the Cavs:
Jordan started and played 45 and a half minutes (almost the entire game minus like 2 min)
Jordan shot 10 of 19 (53%) had 10 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 26 points
Smush played 17 min 17 seconds, so since Jordan played pretty much the entire game minus 2 minutes, Smush had to have been on the court with Jordan at least 15 minutes out of his 17
Washington won 100 to 91
People hate on smush like
He wouldn’t walk in any gym and give regular dudes the business
He won't, and hasn't did it at all😂😂😂
@@givemecash9404😂😂😂
Man please 😂
u was suppose to say all this while dude was still here, u had ample time....
You make it seem like he expected Kobe to die so young.
If he said it on the Lakers he gets cut the next day.
Kobe was an asshole. People act like he wasn't bc he was a great player and he's dead.
He did say it when Kobe was alive. Google and CZcams is your friend.
Gonna call this fool Leona Lewis…. His heart keeps bleeding
As talented as Kobe was he never had a season where he averaged 7 assists or more per game. Kobe played with far more talent than Jordan did and Jordan had multiple seasons where he averaged at least 7 assist a game so Smush does have a point.
Kobe is still top 3 among shooting guards in assist and top 15 all time in the playoffs in assist
Far more talent lol you definitely don't know basketball
Both MJ and Kobe had loaded teams and the greatest coach and system of all time. They also played against inferior competition
I think its debateable..Prime Pippen, Harper, Horace Toni K with good spot up shooters. I do think Kobe faced tougher comp...Jordan never faced anyone as good as the Spurs, "Jail Blazers" Sacramento Queens"...Nash & Stoudemire suns etc..the 2000s had some squads.
Kobe could of averaged more assists if it wasn’t for the triangle offense, Jordan under Doug collins averaged more assists under his system until Phil came in
Kobe’s style of motivation is challenge. & only a specific personality type responds well to challenge & Smush isn’t one of them. That’s why Kobe didn’t like him, he had no dawg in him and doesn’t respond to challenge well. He didn’t think he could win with Smush & he was right.
Smush is in a delusion saying you can’t compare Mike & Kobe although Mike is a better leader and defender they were literally the same player both volume shooters. & to compare himself to KD is insane.
I dont think Phil actually said that n arenas made that story up 💯
The fact he looking like spike lee I can’t take it
Scottie is hands down Mike’s greatest teammate he ever played with. Mike made Scottie look bad in the documentary, didn’t talk to Scottie when Scottie was pissed about it, then had his youngest son get engaged to Scottie’s ex-wife and mother to Scottie Pippen Jr.
All facts. Smush is just butthurt he’ll never get over it
U sound dum MJ ain’t make Scottie look bad Scottie did that on his own all Jordan did was tell the truth of what happened he ain’t make Scottie sub out the game and take a bad contract and Jordan son grown he can’t force him to talk to somebody this one of the dumbest comments I ever seen
I clicked off when he said he a kd type player , I don’t no what was said after that
Wow..That “hmm” after the helicopter comment said it all. Checkmate
Kobe probably was an asshole to get the best out of players.. I’m sure he said things to Pau and Odom.. they stepped up to the plate.. he called shaq fat for a reason
Nah he was just a garbage person. Actual leaders don't have to treat people like trash to get the most out of them. He was also a prick to tons of people who weren't in the NBA.
Kobe was the real life DARK KNIGHT!!! Favorite player of all time and greatest hero batman & kobe to me think alike
Smush would have more of a point if more players felt like him, or more players rocked with smush. Kobe is respected by alot of teammates former opponents and coaches. Smushes legacy is becoming Kobe hurt my feelings.
A lot of teammates felt this way. The 04 lakers are on record saying they lost because of Kobe and his ball hogging ways. Didn’t he snitch on shaq
@@judahmourneth3211 they lost that year because Karl Malone got hurt. Did you watch Kobe's last game. The stands filled with former Lakers. When smush left Derek Fisher came back and they started winning. That man didn't wanna win. He wanted a friend.
@@Gregfoot13 they lost because Kobe didn’t run the ball through shaq.
@@Gregfoot13 no when smush left they ariza, Pau and Bynum
@@judahmourneth3211 True! And those dudes respect Kobe.
I wouldn't care if you are the greatest player ever or the worst, everyone deserves respect as a man and teammate. Kobe n Mike were straight assholes towards their team
Respect is earned not given
@@TYHW bullshit! Being a human is earn enough!!
@@TYHW I've been on teams n if someone treated me like that my foot would have been all up his ass! That's what he would "Earn"!
Lebron too he just a silent killer
MJ was actually reasonable. he hung out with his teamates. How do you think they played poker late? SMH
Everything is subjective because it's people that say the opposite about Kobe & we know what Pippen had to say about Jordan.
I never heard of Smush Parker until he joined the Lakers. I was like who the fuck is this?
What’s your point
smush parkers point doesn't matter is what he saying
@@chrispettis1486 lol to you kobetards, that’s y’all god. So cringe
And guess what??? Nobody still heard of YOU!!!
Facts.
Y’all can’t get mad at him Irs his side. I’m a Kobe fan though but nobody’s perfect.
Wait smush Parker ain’t ain’t Neyo
Smush 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 one twooooo!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kobe fans this interview is before his death. Vlad a smart guy
Why he dressed like do the right thang?
I respect smush for his opinion but those Kobe years were absolute garbage
Right especially playing with kwame Brown those years was like literally watching a highschool team or junior high sometimes