Ant-Man Rises: The Return of the ALPHA
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- čas přidán 2. 05. 2024
- Anthony Edwards has exploded onto the scene in this year's playoffs, officially signaling his coming out party. And it marks the return of something that has been missing from the NBA for a very long time now.
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The Lebron "Player Empowerment" Era is over. Antman is proving load managment doesnt work.
Good riddance to THAT era, and welcome to this one, which hopefully is a throw back to previous generations...
@@skap_attack "The complete CRAP era" which are the 2020's, with youtubers playing against podcasters! With only a few exceptions like Jokic, Giannis and Edwards.
Anthony edwards is 22. How would he be doing load management…? Don’t believe he won’t be doing it past his mid 30’s. Bron’s problem is his ego, his business / legacy perspective that deviates him for “playing the right way” or for the right reasons. The league has a schedule problem. There shouldn’t be back to back games. Anyone who’s done sports competition knows this. A 22 year old comes to prove that a 39 year old’s load management is wrong or unnecessary??? That’s just not thinking
@@kostastube2010 you had me laughing but true, it is true, that was the Complete Crap Era or Cupcake Era
@@skap_attack The only way it could be a throwback is if they repeal the anti-defense rule changes that started in 1999.
And that is NOT going to happen under Adam Silver.
He will only make it WORSE.
Anthony Edwards is going to be the one to return basketball to its purest form and bring the old NBA back. He plays defense, backs up his teammates, doesn’t load manage, has elite talent, and appears to be loyal to Minnesota which built a solid team around him.
W, I 100% agree
Wemby is no bum either.
Agree, ant is the man..
@@69texaseyesYeah, but he’s French so the media won’t push him as hard.
@kman9884 - Wemby has gotten way more hype even before he ever played an nba game. NBA has been sleeping on Ant for some reason
When he said "I just want to kill everything in front of me... that's all there is to it," I literally applauded. This is what we need and this is what we've been missing.
It's a bold statement & he's going to b reminded of it every time he comes up short!! It's going to stick w/him like the name on the back of his jersey...... IMO 🤔!!
@@theALMIGHTY987 to guys like this, that's the whole point, they say it to put more pressure on them because they thrive under pressure.
@@straightforward5724 I have no problem w/using it as motivation but to say it aloud is a testament for everyone!! Remember when the great MJ took it personal no really knew; ask Drexler, Kukoc, or Majerle!! He should b a silent assassin......IMO🤔!!
He would never say that wo Rudy and Kat lol
Did he actually say "I wanna kill everything in front of me" ? If so then that would be very fitting to his demonic character, why ? Because he wanted a woman to abort her baby inside her stomach not too long ago, we forgot about that huh ? SMH I'm sick of this worlds hypocrisy!!!! This dude is about getting rid of fetuses but now y'all want him to be the face of the league, very disrespectful to that unborn child!!!
That's the guy we are looking for, no drama, no bitching, just basketball, all he wants is to win
Was the send da video thing where he was pressuring that woman into deleting the kid drama?
@@roboninja3194glaze incoming. Watch lol
@@roboninja3194 Umm.... yep.
“Not team with the best” well said. Guys like Jokic and Anthony Edwards are the NBA’s last hope. It’s going to take years before the NBA can recover from the nonsense era.
Yeah. I throw Luka in here because he’s that great and the media don’t give him enough love at times.
I agree completely. BUT I do love what I am seeing in the west currently...Jokic, Edwards and SGA are headlining the top three teams in the conference. Three guys that do it the right way.
@@skap_attackwe got some dogs coming Brunson for my knicks best knicks player I've seen in years, and yes better than Melo and Ewing
I hope he makes the wolves a dominant force. I hope he and jokic have some battles for years to come.
@@skap_attack: I forgot about SGA and even Brunson.
When ANT said, “i just wanna destroy everything thats in front of me”. I immediately said he will be a all time great no doubt. He has that killer mentality and that will to just dominate.
How's he taste bro
Just words. Nothing more. Players say sh*t all the time. Talk to me when he wins a title or even gets to a final.
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268a bit salty
The thing that stood out to me about Edwards was when he was asked what he would change about the NBA and he said get rid of load management. Whereas others, like Booker, said get rid of back to backs.
I'm so glad that the "old" generation is basically completely out of the playoffs and on the way out of the league:
Lebron
Kd
Harden
Kawhi
Pg13
Westbrick
...
A bunch of superteam-forming, load managing idiots that ruined the nba for more than 10 years, killing its competitive spirit.
The new batch (giannis, jokic, doncic, ant, wemby, even chet) seems to have found the right way again.
Couldn't agree more! Once the Clippers bow out tonight, these playoffs will be fraud free!
@@skap_attack Those teams weren't even top teams bro. Denver is the best, then timberwolves, then thunder. Nuggets were the best team in the west this year so shut up
@@skap_attack Lmao Kawhi is my favorite player of this era but this comment is hilarious. I stopped watching the Mavs Clips game the other night halfway through the 3rd I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My first thought was "maybe the NBA is rigged" and then I also thought "perhaps the sun has simply set on this era of players" lol. Yes the entire old guard got completely washed this playoffs.
YES! The "I'm not a system player, I'm a system"-players are all out the backdoor...
@@virginiaherrera5972 What have you done in the nba. Oh wait.....
DEN-MIN IS GOING TO BE EPIC!! 👍👏🔥🔥🥵🥵
CAN'T WAIT!
Nuggets in 5 :p
Pure basketball in both teams.
@@meekmeads that might be VERY optimistic. 😅
@@meekmeadsnot if the nuggets play like they did against LA. Offense looked out of sync most of that series compared to normal.
Anthony Edwards is one of the only players I watch in the NBA right now. His staggering similarities to Michael Jordan in both game, mentality and looks is very promising for the future of the NBA.
Ant-Man has a mentally like MJ and Kobe. He’s ready to build his own story!!
Agree totally!
Absolutely!
After one good season & beating a bad suns team 🤨, I need to see how he comes through these playoffs.......just saying 🤔!!
@@missingbuck Nah the comparisons will destroy his legacy like Kobe due to the comparisons
A lot of these up and coming stars are a return to form of the players we love from the 00s and 90s, more loyalty, strong mindset, less excuses and drama, etc. The best part is that most of them play in smaller markets that don't have a chip yet, so seeing some of them win for the first time will be awesome
Couldn't agree more. Love the looks of the direction the NBA is in right now.
It'll never be similar to the 80s/90s for me when they're all carrying the ball, traveling, constant complaining to the refs, and soft ticky tack fouls. And yes Ant complains to the refs a ton like every other player does. Watch any game during the NBA season and what you see is if a player gets into the paint to shoot they'll immediately turn to the refs if they miss the shot. Jokic does it, Murray does it, Ant does it, Giannis does it, Luka does it, etc, etc. Even role players do it. I have no problem with a bit of complaining to the refs especially if you got fouled and there was no whistle. But every time you shoot the ball in the paint? Nah.
@@roboninja3194🃏 actually has the worst whistle ever. They won't even let him bump. Look how hard he's handicapped compared to Gianni's or Joel. Even compared to SGA or Anthony. They hate him
@@roboninja3194 Well have you seen the officiating this season? Its been atrocious and the refs stay in their feelings.
Steph and Jokic have the worst whistles ever for Supestars.@@chauvintookaknee4blm268
To be fair, Giannis has been an alpha for a while now: playing hard on both sides of the ball, refusing to work out with other teams' star players in the offseason, having a killer instinct and will to win. We just need more guys like that to offset the LeBrons and Durants of the league.
Giannis still hasn't learned how to control the tempo of the game & pace himself for the marathon!! Remember this is his 2nd time coming up lame as the post season starts......just saying 🤔!!
@@theALMIGHTY987well, he was injured both times.
@@markocenic299 That's why I said it's a marathon not a sprint, he needs to learn to pace himself....... IMO!!
@@theALMIGHTY987 his super physical playstyle is a double edged sword lol, the cost of him being a physical specimen and a two way beast at his size he's way more prone to injury than other players, there's a reason other 7 footers cant/dont do what he does and that those who do play similarly tend to be guards.
@@funkytiger6967 That's the problem, he thinks he's a guard instead of using his GOD given attributes!! He needs someone to tell him your bringing the 🏀up the floor to much, you're shooting too many 3's & u need to b down by the basket more, but I don't believe he has that in Milwaukee!! That would probably cut back on a lot of little injuries....... IMO 🤔!!
Ja Morant punching air watching Ant snatch up what he threw away.
And temetrius is still better lol. Now Edwards had the better team too and all he can do is watch w a sad blicky
Ja somehow got to prove something to himself outside the court. Ant just want to prove himself on the court, and he’s taking us along for the ride.
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 No he's not. Ant is a far better defender, more versatile offensively and a better athlete.
@@jaypeoples3044 temetrius better
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268At causing chaos 🔫
He’s just got to to stay away from the garden tools so he doesn’t end up with anymore baby mamas.
At first I was confused, but then it clicked 😂😂
He is the garden tool little boi. Why you protecting him?? Y'all crazy AF
Tim Duncan may have been one of those silent alphas. He leads by example and actions. Having the silent strength mentality. No show, all work.
No he wasn't. That being said being alpha is overrated. Most of them couldn't succeed wo the best rosters anyways. Kawhi Dirk and 🃏 have the best carry jobs in history. If you called 🃏 an alpha he'd probably chuckle and make a joke and move on
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 Exactly. The best rosters win chips. The alpha talk doesn't mean sh*t. Just click bait.
@@greggibson33 yeah I'd rather have a star that can carry subpar square then a kg yapping. Rasheed. Gilbert. So on. Green lol. It's hooper hooper nonsense. Mind you I'm someone w an alpha personality anyways
Facts!!! Ant is a breath of fresh air in this soft league!!
AGREED! Also, shout out to SGA. Love that kid as well...
@@skap_attackI'm surprised you're a fan of SGA. SGA is a pretty good scorer, but on this channel, you normally don't seem to be a fan of players who come up short in the playoffs or tend to flop a lot?
@@imdarealanihe's biased and has lower standards for guys not LBJ and such. Edwards and sga have best rosters and they're being compared to guys like Luka and 🃏 who have carried weak rosters multiple times lol. The disrespect
So Steph, Dray and Klay are considered soft too? The 4 time champs?
@@greggibson33 Yes
Fun fact:
Ant has averaged 29 points per game on 48/40/84 splits in his three years in the post season. HE IS ONLY 22!!!!
Im a year younger than him and he is absolutely dominating these playoffs and it doesn’t get talked about enough. As a lakers fan fan, i hope he has some all time great moments ahead and he keeps his head straight. Lord knows im loosing my shit over here with bron.
His time will come in a couple years like he predicted, right now this is the joker era, joker might end up with 3 or 4 rings and then ant and the other kids take over the league.
What do you think ant would do wo Rudy and tim hardway as his second best scorer?? Or how about a roster of him Gordon Barton Jeff green Austin rivers Facum and Monte Morris
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 Wait.... what??
Anthony Edward’s is likeable..LeTaylor Swift is unlikeable
Yeah. Ant is also funny too. Just watch some of his interviews.
Very true 🤣🤣
Likeable? Not since he reacted to becoming a father with "get a abortion lol" he lost all my sympathy after that. I agree that his play on the court is good and entertaining also his attitude towards the game is refreshing compared to someone like lebron. However i can't root for him due to him being a most likely trash human being.
@m4ni0u a 22 year old asking a woman to get an abortion is probably best for the child. Unfortunately the human brain doesn't finish developing until 25/26 and the the last portion to for is related ti good decision making and risk assessment. So young people having sex without protection is Unfortunately very likely. Asking for an abortion is arguably more responsible of yu aren't ready to be a parent. Plus the context in which these statements aren't well know. He could have been scared or had all sorts of complex emotions. To state he is likely a "trash" human speaks more about you in my estimation than him
@@m4ni0uSame, man, he's a great player but that's crazy sad.
Pretty soon the talking head barbershop types will be clamoring for him to leave Minnesota and sign with NY or LA.
Either that, or they’ll be trying to get LeCon Blames to go join him.
I really hope Ja Morant can get his crap together. The wars between him, Ant-Man, and Wemby can be legendary.
The NBA needs Ant before their Z-backed garbage product gets even worse. All hail the alphas of the world, not the betas that live on the TLC (Total Losers Castrated) channel.
Those guys are all gonna disappoint lol. 2 already have
It’s all up to who he hang with. Self-image is hard to change. How Ja see himself?
Why? He's a punk. There aint gonna be no wars.
He definitely is a punk, but he's super fucking talented. That's why I said if he cleans it up. If he doesn't, well then, he can fall by the wayside.
Wemby has got that winning mentality as well. The league is finally taking a turn for the better.
He really doesn't. You guys say anything about your guys
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 Exactly. Is this the Ant and Wemby Ball Washing thread? WTF
@@greggibson33 they're just doing this to promote a certain demo bc they feel uncomfortable that 🃏 and Serb are clearly miles superior
The fact that the media is comparing Anthony Edwards to Michael Jordan should send a warning to Lebron James That he will be erased the moment He no longer brings value to the NBA once he retires.
Have said this a few times now. That if Wemby, Luka and Ant live up to expectations they'll be compared to MJ not LeBron, and I think LeBron himself knows it hence "the longevity", as he knows that when he reties he'll be viewed at best 7th or 8th all time. Not as the GOAT or the standard for the new superstars to live up to.
Bruh...can you imagine ANT, Ja, Jocic, Doncic, SGA, Tatum, Halliburton and Banchero over the next 3 years? LeWho? Hahahahha
ant is alpha, jokic is sigma, but both play hard in the big moments
CAN'T WAIT for this series...
Nice to see that the alphas are comin back. Reminds me a bit of that quote:
“Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.”
Dusty Rhodes!
@@midnightlumina7was he really the origin lol
It’s not that serious.
Ant Man is the descendant of the great alphas of the past.
He is!! And we NEED him in the NBA to try to resurrect it.
Doing tricks bro
Just hope he doesn't S-A someone like Kobe did.
But didn't KD win titles and dominate when healthy? Also Steph? So they get penalized for not say 'i I just want to kill everything in front of me?' Who cares?
@@greggibson33 Steph KD formed a pathetic super duper team
We are witnessing the return of the old school NBA style. No load management, player empowerment, and superteams that are single mother led.
Ant man has that dawg in him since UGA. Also, ill have to add SGA, Luka, Joker, Murray and Brunson that are dawgs.
Skap, thank you for another classic!
🃏 Luka are not dAwGs yet they're 10x better than that list combined. Who cares if they're dogs or not? They carry teams better than anyone in history and aren't begging for attention or being a diva for help. How about the rest of your dAwGs, do they?
I love how MJ 's son is ready to contend with his father for the GOAT crown 😊😊🎉🔥
Jimmy crying in the corner😂😂
@@BLACKSTA361 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
@@dvdv8197this why no one likes ant. He does nothing but look at all the glaze
LeBron punching his ticket to Galveston!!
🤣🤣🤣
Dirty ass water lol
Where do I even begin.🗣Our Sunshine ANT!!!
❤❤
Antman (along with SGA) is the perfect athlete: Humble yet confident, respectful but competitive and a great leader already at 22. Kobe is smiling from the heavens. God speed to success-hungry, young T-Wolves!
How are they great leaders?? How are Luka and 🃏 not any of those things you listed
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 Those are already acknowledged. No question about them
@@goktugblack they're really but. SGA and Anthony aren't close
ANT is good no doubt, but can we pump the brakes on comparing him to Jordan or even Kobe. ANT has done nothing yet to put himself in the discussion with those two legends. He might for sure, but he is still very far away. We are so so desperate to have an American superstar that isn't soft that we are forcing ANT to be something he isn't yet.
Couldn't agree more. Fans see even a tiny bit of similarity to Jordan/Kobe's game and they're ready to instantly crown the player as "The next alpha." It's silly. Ant has 4 playoff wins and somehow he's being compared to 2 guys who went a combined 11-2 in the finals with 11 rings. That's a ridiculous comparison.
@@roboninja3194 Yeah people are a little too desperate to find the next Kobe at this point. For context, because SKAP loves context so much
Kobe at age 22: 28.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 5.0 apg. All NBA 2nd team. 24.5 PER
ANT at age 22: 25.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 5.1 apg, no all NBA selection, 19.7 PER
Kobe scored more in a more defensive oriented era with a super duper star Shaq, made all nba 2nd team and had much better advanced stats. Until ANT takes another step forward don't even mention him in the same breath with Kobe much less Jordan. I don't care what he says in the media about how much of an alpha he is, take the next step and then we can talk.
@@llim80I was w you until you disrespected Kobe w that much less Jordan sentence. Reminder that Kobe was far better at carrying teams than MJ and unlike Mike won more than his best teammate
@@roboninja3194they just want a black aLpHa even tho MJ said he could never play w the media today
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 Wait, you're saying Kobe is better than MJ? Can't get there my dude
Skap the most underrated CZcamsr thanks for talking about ant man
Yeah. Not just Ant-Man, but talking about how underrated of a G.O.A.T Kobe is and how overrated LeBum is in that same discussion.
My absolute pleasure. And many thanks to you for being out here and supporting me 🙏❤
@@skap_attack hey skap who you think is better Kat or Jamal because I see some people disrespecting him and how deep this Twolves team are even with a 3 time defensive player of the year.
@@user-kr3fm1bi8x I mean I would likely rather have Jamal Murray-WHEN HE IS HEALTHY (which he isn’t now). KAT is certainly more accomplished and decorated. And top to bottom, in my opinion, the wolves are a much better team than the nuggets. I really believe that. Jokic SHOULD be viewed as the underdog here. BUT if Murray can play relatively healthy for 4 games, I think the nuggets will win.
@@skap_attackyeah they always play dumb. 🃏 is the underdog but the nuggets are not. Lol that's proof how much superior he is to ant but they keep pushing the agenda. They did this all last year against 🃏 too.
Nuggets v Timberwolves will be the new Lakers v Spurs rivalry
Nuggets - Minnesota is lowkey gonna be the actual NBA finals
So much soy these days. Glad to finally see at least one guy who has some testosterone 🤣
Yeah. That’s why if I watch basketball, I go old school watching Kobe highlights (R.I.P. to a legend I grew up watching and will never forget.)
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@missingbuck
That's what I was doing until i saw jokic, he brought me back to watching basketballl the Lakers i knew and loved are being run by a incompetent owner and a 39 yr old feminist that has just entered her menopausal stage.
@@ohhhyeahhh1174🃏 doesn't care for being an alpha. He's a pure competitor and thinks all that alpha talk and act is cringe lol. Idc about dirk persona, i care that he was a pure competitor. Same w prime kawhi. Even harden against GS
Long live alphas!
We NEED more of them, BUT I like what I am seeing out of a few young guns, like him and SGA.
@@skap_attackThat flopper and playoff choker is not an alpha.
@@imdarealani Anthony Edwards? Playoff choker??
@@skap_attackIf you look up "playoff riser" in the dictionary, there's a picture of Anthony Edwards. I'm talking about SGA. Now and even before he was a first option player, he always shot averages of sub-50% FG% in the playoffs, and his 3 point and free throws shooting has been horrendous. I will concede that he had an awesome game 2 (I'll also concede Ant had a horrible game 2), but let's see if he can outperform this first series in the second round.
@@skap_attack Anothny Edwards? Ring?
Bro, I'm so glad you made this video. I've been telling people that Anthony Edwards is cut from that throwback cloth. I enjoy watching him play, and the NBA has been hard to watch lately
I would give Anthony Edwards the MVP. No disrespect to Jokic, Luka and Shai. We will need to rebirth Alpha like him so that a new form of standard that everyone can follow. NBA is in good hands now and we are going back to who's styles is much more effective and entertaining. It feels like 2000's again. Duncan, Kobe, Iverson, Garnett so and so forth will be proud
He's not a finalist, maybe he will win an MVP because he will be a future hall of famer destined for greatness
Ant will definetly win it in the future. Rn those 3 have a better season than him.
Here we go. I told you skap. I told you LMAO. Look at the agenda. It must suck that I'm always right huh lol
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 MVP? Hilarious. 😆
@@greggibson33 bro I showed him the light on Gianni's. Another LBJ Joel curry KD diva. Yes curry too.
He's in denial about SGA and Anthony lol. They're not Kobe bro. They can't carry or have the brain. He's desperate to see that archetype again and mentally it won't ever lol. This generation just doesn't have one. Not close. He has to be patient. They'll never clear Luka or 🃏 anyways.
Enjoy Ronda Hollis Jefferson tho lol
Him leaving Klutch was clutch
Minnesota vs Denver is so fascinating. It's the Tim Connelly series, and there are a lot of connections between the teams. Connelly was the architect years ago of the Nuggets draft nucleus, and he was the guy when he went to Minnesota that recognized that Nikola Jokic will be THE problem to solve to win the west, so the Wolves are essentially constructed primarily to stop Jokic.
In any case, as a Nuggets fan this will be entertaining regardless of the outcome. Also, knowing that having Denver, Minnesota, and Oklahoma City in the mix makes ESPN very sad makes my day.
They're not sad. Stop being PC. They glaze ant and sga to curry lbj levels. We know why ofc
I been watching your videos for awhile this got one me to subscribe you made a excellent point here good job
Cancun is loaded with stars this Early in the playoffs and it's only the first round!
I mean of course, Ant is MJ's secret second son after Himmy Buckets. They were Marcus and Jeffrey were supposed to be.
35k of those 40k were from uncalled travels, wardoffs, shoulder tackles and his finishing move the dancing traveling tornado
Imagine Jimmy and Ant Man on the same team… sons of Michael together.
Jimbo better
Skap got me wanting to watch the playoffs 🤣
This kid is SUCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR, and with him and SGA and Halliburton, hopefully, usher in a new age and put an end to this LeDiva, cupcake, milquetoast, era where players are more concerned about teaming up with their friends and building their fricken brand than they are about basketball. I hope to see Ant Man in the dunk contest.
It's also a quiet humility, as weird as that sounds.
MJ and Kobe wanted to win more than anything, but they weren't demanding that the media treat them as kings and chosen ones. They weren't bothered or focused on frivolous endorsements, they were simply focused on the grind and doing whatever it took to win on the court. LeBron has always had one foot in basketball, and the other foot in public perception. His need to be liked and loved is stronger than his will to win, and it's obvious in how insecure and groveling he has become about his GOAT status. To LeBron, nothing that happens on the court matters, all that matters is what people say about him in the aftermath.
Anthony edwards and Jimmy butler finals show down next year would be insane (battle of the alphas)
Can't wait for the Denver-Minnesota series. The Joker and Ant-man are our best hope for the return of real basketball.
Awesome video as always. Can't wait for the Embiid video and the Clippers with Little Game James one.
It's so refreshing to see someone like Anthony Edwards as an old school NBA fan. Never fell for Durant, never fell for Steph Curry, and definitely never fell for the fake King LeBron James.
Curry stans incoming acting clueless
@@chauvintookaknee4blm268 I made a similar comment about "skinny 3 point shooters" and they immediately got triggered. Without a doubt the softest generation who think just shooting 3s is "everything "
@@TheRbruin10 dudes got terrible IQ and facilitating. W that handle and moving screens you'd think he's be better w ball in his hands. They say he's better off ball but what about when the defense still stops him and he now has to make something happen with the ball. Insert kcp scoreless games
@@TheRbruin10 they call me a Lebron fan w comments like my first response even though I literally never defend him lol. I call out double standards however which means curry...😂
Ant-Man bringing ferocity back to this game, absent since Kobe. We got our modern day Tim Duncan in Joker. These two just might bring back the NBA that I always loved!!
Hell yeah!
And they got Wemby Chamberlain for the super old heads 😂
@@jammiebooker6489🃏 is wilt 3.0
Him and Wemby are such a breath of fresh air. Care about winning more than stats, supremely talented and want to COMPETE!
Another great video
The Denver v MTW series - that is going to be a very telling saga.....cant wait
Ant Edwards bout to take over the league
I agree. In fact, he already kind of is.
@@skap_attack It's going to be Wemby because he has shown why he might be the first ROTY and DPOY
A new ALPHA in Town... 💪👏👏👏
I bet he keeps receipts too. The nuggets gentleman swept the shorthanded twolves last year with Ant doing everything he can in a losing effort which showcased his tenacity and grit. With denver looking vulnerable and the twolves firing on all cylinders, this series is about to be 🔥.
I love Ant-Man Anthony Edwards his competitiveness just like Kobe and MJ
Been a fan of you, Skap, for a while and this Wolves fan is stoked to see an Ant video. He has played through injuries all season, unlike guys like Kawhi. Along with jettisoning LeBum, KD, and Steph, let's chuck Glass Joe (aka Joel Embiid) off the boat.
Ant has it all, the game, the mentality. He knows is his league to take and his coming for it
I used to hate that everyone was sleeping on Ant, now I’m worried about all the hype he’s getting
Remember ja morant? 😢 too much hype on a young kid can kill their career.
Whatever happens in the West at this point (writing this after Dallas beat the Clippers), I feel satisfied. Minnesota, OKC, Denver and Dallas are good teams without this super team formula that damaged the NBA so much in thw 2010s and early 2020s. Hopefully this means things are finally going in the right direction.
As a Lakers fan, I have conflicted feelings about my team being eliminated. I'm a Laker at heart, but I hate what they have become. I can't wait for the Lebron era to be over, but I'm happy to see the Suns and Clippers eliminated, being attempts of super teams (Little Game James never disappoints).
Ant, Luka, Shai and the Joker sounds like a fun 2nd round.
And still to this day, White Chocolate has the greatest Antman story ever told
Great video and great job 😂😂😂
"... I just wanna destroy everyone in front of me." -Anthony Edwards
Does he own a Glock? ... hope not.
I LOVE HIM! I remember the first time I saw him play and immediately liked his game. I even told my brother that he is going to be someone special.
Anthony Edwards is the future! He has that IT factor for sure. Im looking forward to this series and the rest of the playoffs
DEN vs MIN in the semi finals is an early treat. This matchup would be great as a Conference Finals matchup though.
6:02 😂😂😂 cmon bro, you knew what you were doing using that clip and saying that at the same time 😂😂😂
I'm so happy we get to watch Ant-Man. He is him.
Doncic has this mentality but needs to play better defense
Agreed. Or at least not be a liability. I think we are in for a GREAT series next round with Luka v OKC and Shai. CAN'T WAIT for both of those series.
And better off ball
This probably will never happen. You are seeing him peak defensively. He can’t handle that type of offensive load and be expected to play lockdown defense especially in the offs. Some players peak out in certain areas and that perfectly fine. Thats why you need complementary pieces to ease the pressure.
Bird Magic and MJ all had the killer mindset
loool Luka = LeCry heir
Fans love talented young players who are confident. There’s no expectations just raw entertainment.
Then year 5-6 comes around and 90% of yall forget what you wrote and ESPN has convinced you “Ants legacy is on the line because of XYZ…” It’s a sad cycle.
Ant is a lengthy defender, respectable rebounder and passer, and is starting to become a better all around scorer, too, rather than just a 3 point bomber and a slasher.
AE is ballin ballin I like him.
Love this guys work
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The Ant Man and the Nova Knicks would give the NBA a better hope for the league soon. 😘
JJ Redick was born in 1984 just like LeBron, Perk, and Nick Wrong. As you can see in my handle, I’m a 1980 baby but I’m born in Dec. What a difference 4 years makes. I started watching the NBA by early 1990 when I was 9.
I remember this big Kobe fan on ESPN messageboards named Griffmoney1984 who said he never saw MJ from the first threepeat. Griff started watching basketball by 1996 at the age of 12. I have a cousin also born in 1984 and his favorite player ever is Kobe. He wasn’t old enough to see enough of MJ’s career like I did from that first threepeat. I’d watch early 90s Bulls games on WGN if they didn’t show it on NBC or TNT.
Kevon Looney recently said his GOAT is Kobe over Jordan and I’m okay with that. I obviously don’t think that’s the case because I probably saw more Kobe games than MJ games to know that isn’t true. Jordan was better. But Looney was born in 1996, so what would he know? Dude was probably not even old enough to see MJ play as a Washington Wizard.
It’s just a generational debate. Enough time passes, the GOAT becomes LeBron because most people who saw Jordan play would be dead or senile. Then enough time passes, people wouldn’t be familiar with LeBron either. There’s already enough time passed that we no longer talk about Muhammad Ali. That maybe our heavyweight GOAT is Mike Tyson.
I saw this with the Star Wars Prequels. They were hated when released, or at least hated by fans of the Original. But people born in the 1990s who grew up on the Prequels adores it. So what happens is revisionist history comes out. The flaws are erased. The nostalgia takes over. People claiming Revenge of the Sith is better than The Empire Strikes Back.
I grew up in the NES generation. That’s my first video game console. But I know a lot of people’s first console might be the Super NES, N64, GameCube, or Wii. My favorite video game ever is the original Final Fantasy VII. Most of the voices for the characters for the remakes were born in the 1990s. They didn’t grow up on the OG. Not everyone were born in the same year or decade.
There was a time when I actually hated Michael Jordan. I loved him for two years and then hated him by 1993. He was too overexposed. But now, all that stuff gets forgotten. Since Kobe died, all his flaws and trials and tribulations gets forgotten. The incident in Colorado in 2003 is rarely talked about while someone who made a perverted or racist tweet from a decade ago will try to be cancelled from the social media mob.
I do think JJ makes a point. This point was already made years ago by old timers who played basketball in the 1960s. The league was watered down by the 90s. But what JJ is ignoring is why do we have to hold that against only to MJ? Didn’t Detroit win in ‘89 and ‘90 when the Heat, Magic, TWolves, and Hornets were added those years? Didn’t the Lakers make the Finals twice from 1989-1991?
We try to take away things from Jordan. He won. Case closed. He doesn’t have a time machine to control the opponents he faces. But when LeBron wins weak rings, someone like JJ would look the other way. People like Shannon Sharpe shits on the 1991 Pistons, 1991 Lakers, 1992 Blazers, 1993 Suns, and 1996 Sonics when all those teams are superior to the 2011 Mavs, 2012 Thunder, and 2020 Heat.
And how come we don’t blast Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for cakewalking to the Finals? And those teams were stacked. They had HoFers like Bob McAdoo and James Worthy. The only team in the West who made the Finals who weren’t the Lakers were the Rockets.
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We whine how Bill Russell won rings when there were only 8 teams. But when more teams are added, we start to whine that it’s watered down? JJ Redick is actually hurting LeBron’s case because how many teams do we have now? 30, right? That’s a watered down league already.
Whoever played after Jordan is playing in a more watered down league because it’s not like the NBA has eliminated all these teams. The Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets felt like a tax write off for MJ when he owned them all those years. There’s still 450 jobs out there compared to 345 in 1987 or 120 in 1961.
LeBron is currently playing in a watered down league if JJ thinks MJ played in one. I do believe the first threepeat Bulls were superior to the second threepeat Bulls. Early 90s Jordan was shooting 50% from the field and 40% from three in the Finals. Horace was superior to Rodman as an offensive player and was bigger at 6’10.
As Bill Simmons once pointed out, those early 90s Jazz teams consistently won 50 games. By 1997 and 1998, they won over 60 games. What changed? Nothing. The league got diluted by the mid 90s with a bunch of guys wanting $100M contracts without playing a single NBA game. Right, Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson?
The 1996 Bulls are kinda overrated. The 1992 Bulls went 67-15 in a season when two Canadian teams were not added yet. And since Jordan is close to the same age as many of his Dream Team teammates, they were all like ages 28-29 in the absolute prime of their careers. The 1996 Bulls won 72 during another expansion season while Sonics won 64 or 7 more than 1995 with practically the same roster.
The 1991 Bulls that went 61-21 in the regular season went 15-2 in the playoffs. They barely lost Game 1 to the Lakers. MJ privately told Kobe that the 1991 Bulls was his best team, not the one from 1996. Kobe said this on All the Smoke podcast only weeks before his death. But the media will always gas up the 1996 Bulls because they went 72-10. The 1991 Bulls won 61 and then 15-2. That much hyped up 2001 Lakers won 56 and then 15-1.
I’ve been thinking recently about David Robinson and Patrick Ewing. Man, put more respect to their names! David was probably my favorite player when Jordan played baseball. A devout Christian. And people easily forget what a collegiate phenom Ewing was. I got the 1988 Kenner Starting Lineup of Ewing because I like him for having the same name.
Jordan was so great, he dwarfed guys like David Robinson and Patrick Ewing who would probably dominate the league if they played in this era. Giannis can’t even shoot and he’s regarded a top 3 player. Jokic doesn’t defend like The Admiral and he’s considered the best player. Here is Kevin Durant showing love to Patrick Ewing and David Robinson on Twitter/X…
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Did you know back in the 80s that most of the No. 1 picks were CENTERS? And Jordan dwarfed them all: Olajuwon, Robinson, Ewing, young Shaq in the 90s. Think about how lucky Shaq and Duncan were. One of them would make the Finals from 1999-2007. If they were born 10 years earlier, they would be losing to MJ and be no different than Patrick Ewing. MJ would turn Duncan into Brad Daugherty.
But yeah, whatever JJ. You’re not fooling anyone who actually lived through it. So if Jordan dominates so much, it’s because of weak competition? Maybe Jordan should’ve went 4-6 in the Finals to claim he had better competition? And CZcams highlights don’t mean shit. They’re just highlights. Younger people who watches won’t understand the context from it. They weren’t around to understand the hype. They didn’t live through it to truly feel it.
Jordan was more heroic in the second threepeat but was statistically and athletically better in the first threepeat. His team was also better in the first threepeat.
Kobe was better. Also 🃏 on offense alone has vakue better than MJ on both sides. Also you don't watch 🃏 do you.
Where do you have curry ranked or magic
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Its refreshing to see a playoff matchup worth watching between the Nuggets and TWolves. No cheaters, no BS, just two powerhouses going at it.
The return of the Alpha and the return of the dominant center is a great thing for the NBA. The sunset of the mercenary era is a necessity.
KD “I just wanna hoop” is like girls when say “I just wanna have a good time” all oopsies and no accountability when 💩 gets tough
Edwards embraces "The Culture" and my antennas are up with him. He plays hard and his game is enjoyable but he exhibits the same narcissistic behavior of many current-day pro athletes. He is not to be put on a pedestal.
Yeah, cautiously optimistic with Edward's.
“Which Frankly couldn’t of been any less competitive” oooo unintentional Frank Vogel strays
Go Ant and the Wolves, we're so fortunate to have this dude, especially OG's like me, when Bird and Magic rewoke the league, and of course, MJ and Kobe, I've been saying since his first season, get ready everyone, he's "next"!
I honestly have no idea how the Western conference is going to play out. It's going to be a blood bath. Playoff mode Kyrie and Ant-man are wild cards that could upset the fabric of the universe. If Boston wins the championship it'll be because whoever makes it that far is going to stroll in looking like they just did 8 rounds with Rocky Balboa.
Despite the league's best efforts, basketball is fun again.
People like Jokic and Duncan are more sigma than alpha lol. Quiet, unassuming, and humble but will still destroy an entire franchise if push comes to shove. And both bookended LeBron's career with humiliation lmao.
That being said, I really like Ant Man but the future is definitely Wemby lol. Dude's got the physical gifts and the mentality of some of these monsters. Ant-man at his best could be the next MJ or Kobe but we literally don't even know what Wemby's final form is.
i seem to be an anomaly, because i love lebron and anthony edwards, love the way the latter plays with his pivot foot, its like watching a painter paint a masterpiece. he also is of course reminiscient of michael
He is not the second coming of MJ and he is not the next Kobe. He is The Anthony Edwards. A fcuking legend in the making.
I hope this guy is the 1 . We need him gid bless this channel
I honestly haven’t watched him play because Minnesota games aren’t aired much here, but I’m looking forward to watching him. From what I hear, he’s what the game is missing!
I like him as the face of the NBA. Seems down to earth. Funny. True competitor with talent and fun to watch . Gives the league hope .
The only thing AE lacks a bit is mature thinking. Sadly, that can backfire... but if he can manage to avoid childish scandals, everything is possible for him for sure. Oh, and Skap, put respect to the rest of the world's basketball as well. NBA Champ is a NBA Champ not WORLD Champ.
THIS is why people love Bird & Jordan. Edwards is a breath of fresh [real] air. LOVE this kid. Never thought we'd see this from an elite talent again. Edwards is an UNDERRATED passer, by the way.
I was hoping you would give us an Ant video.
Thanks!
YOU'RE SPOT ON WITH THIS VIDEO...ANT MAN IS NOW THE FACE OF THE NBA AND WILL BE THE BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET IF HE LEADS THE WEREWOLVES TO THE NBA TITLE THIS YEAR
As a nuggets fan I’m scared of Ant man. I know Jokic going to get his but Ant and the guards might win the guard battle vs Murray and KCP.
I am actually getting excited to watch some new players. Been a long time. May even be able to watch my Lakers again without feeling slimy. Brunson, Edwards, Joker, Luka.....Haven't looked into the OKC kid yet. But, that fire, that "f**K you I am not gonna hide my confidence while STILL being a good teammate and sportsman" mentality from these players gives me some hope.
As a life long kobe fan, 20 year basketball player, seen Mike play many times.....We've been waiting a long time for someone like this young man. I thought I was the only one who feels like this world is softer than Ben Simmons back. Idk who to root for in the next series, I am so pumped to see if ANT can keep up with the nuggets bball iq
He's low iq