Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate Kobe Bryant calling out his teammates following Game 6 loss to Denver. Watch more videos like this at www.espnamerica.com
I don’t remember Jordan calling out his teammates Kobe did a lot especially his first couple of years LeBron has took it to a new level and it was really noticeable when he came back to Cleveland
@@joshuabullins2046 No, Jordan doesn't call out his teammates. He just punches them in the face at practice when they make him mad!! Go do your research about Michael Jordan "the person!!" He's a very flawed individual like MANY are! But Don't try to paint Kobe to be a villain, and MJ a saint!! He was far from saintly!
Lakers shifted to Bynum as offensive big man #1 and downgraded Gasol to #2. That was unfamiliar territory for Gasol and he looked lost and clueless about what roles he had to fulfill.
There's a difference from blaming and calling them out. He called them out saying they played horrible and they did if you would've watched the game. If your to scared to call out your teammates to step up because your better than that then your a horrible leader for not telling your teammates what you need.
meant during the summer when olympics are or world championships gasol playing for spain is killin it! and love is so far behind not just gasol but kg, aldridge, dirk, not to mention lebron when he plays pf
I don't think he MEANT to call out the rest of his team...I think it was more of a statement praising Ron Artest's effort and energy when he plays. CLEARLY the rest of the team doesn't play with the effort those two put forth.
kobe could say anything he wanted and stephen a smith would agree with him. Its like lebron could win 15 championships and u could bet skip would stil find a way to hate.
Gasol was out of place with the system of Mike Brown. Mike Brown preferred feeding the ball to Bynum. Pau was better suited under the triangle offense.
Petty? Its the complete opposite. When its release that he says they need to step up it gives them more motivation and drive to perform better when it is released to the media and around sports rather than just face to face. It gives them an embarrassing feeling and makes them feel that everyone knows how bad they played and will play better.
Wtf are you people saying about favouritism and who likes who. It has nothing to do with that, all Skip said ( not that I listen to much of what he says ) was he put unnecessary pressure on his teammates publicly instead of in closed doors to motivate them. It was a dangerous way to get his teammates going not that I disagree with the way Kobe handled it.
off course its easier for Kobe to take a shot, and thats the way it is, and that will always be with him, he ll always go that route. Gasol is pretty good player, and somehow he gets blamed for everything there, and he is not the guy taking 18ft fadeaways with 3 guys covering him. I think Kobe is forever goin to stay in that 06 nba live god mode, me against the world, and Smush, Mihm, Kwame L.Walton are not playing with him anymore,and thats his problem.
thats dumb cus a player doesnt need to embarrass anyone and the player being embarrassed might not like that or the player anymore after that and the player doesnt have to tell the media cus im sure that player already knows and everyone that was watching and also the media would ask about it in the post game interviews so it still would be petty!
I wish the lakers gm would try to build up the lakers they need some more scorers and people to feed kobe they gotta put some money in that team again. The mamba will rise from the ashes
I honestly believe that Skip really does get paid just to argue the other side to make the show interesting because I do not understand how anyone in their right mind could point fingers at Kobe after all he did in game 6 when everyone else was playing life crap.
I mean people rate him way too high! I am never into 5-22 shooting! last few seasons he never made it out of 2nd round and had trouble in 1st playing with Gasol, Bynum, and Odom before! people hate on Gasol but every summer he is best pf in the world, he is soft but if you give him 22 shots you dont have worry in your world. Kobe is gunner that is it!
Well you're ONLY looking at shooting efficiency. I look at overall effort, which means defensive pressure, offensive execution, etc. I'll tell you why the big men don't DESERVE so many touches. Because they don't rebound how they should every night. They don't play with EFFORT. Gasol shot like 40% this playoffs, which is TERRIBLE for a big. Bynum averaged LESS than 10 rebounds in the OKC series. For that, he doesn't deserve the ball.
When is he EVER the main reason his team loses? Even if he has a poor shooting night, his EFFORT is there 100% in other areas. The rest of his team plays with next to NO effort, it looks like he's the only one even TRYING. Remember the 2006 series against the Suns? His team has become undependable like that again.
Face it people, Kobe doesn't suck. All that matters is that you try your hardest. One thing that's certain is that Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum looked like they didn't even care. They deserve to be traded after that. Kobe was really the only person who actually earned his money on the court in the playoffs for the Lakers, and Jordan Hill and maybe Steve Blake. GTFO Kobe haters.
Skip says Bynum had 8pts, 5rebs and 3blks in the 3rd quarter, that means that Bynum had 3pts, 11rebs and 1blk in the REST OF THE GAME. But obviously Pau Gasol was the worst player on the court there in game 6.
don't think they can get everyone they want and everyone will wanna play for them. Same thing can be said for the Celtics. Not everyone wants to play for the Lakers.....
kobe has every right to call his team out but the dude neva accepts responsibility for when he fucks up. skips sorta right. Kobe wants to be immune to criticism when the lakers lose but when they win he feels he shud get all the credit. kobe is selfish and treats his team mates like shit and neva takes responsibility for his actions when he is the main reason his team loses. Kobe should criticise but he shud also be able to take it as well. It has to go both ways.
Yea calling your teammates out has really proven to bring teams together and win games, hasn't it, just like it brought the Lakers together against the Mavs last year.
You do realize that no one wants to play in Los Angeles right now? You can go after as many big names as you want. No max players are going to sign there.
just like skip is biased against lebron, Steven A is biased for kobe. I love kobe but that was a dick move, he should have told his teamates if he had a problem and then left it, its not his job to tell the world and show them up like that. How can they trust him as a teammate if he pulls a stunt like that?
Gasol's bad shooting people take as him dont caring, and Kobe's really bad shooting people take as him wanting to win so badly. Gasol almost always shoots in the flow of the offense they try to run, Kobe is doin his 10sek ball hoging and then shoots fade aways with as many as 3 players guarding him its easier shot for him than most players but its still bad shot. maybe he ll change I hope he doesnt cause I dont want to see that franchise destroyer dwight "coward" win a ring!
SO ITS NEVA KOBES FAULT? LOL!! u kobefans are just crazy sometimes. Kobe averages like 20 shots a game and when he has a poor shooting night he continues to shoot which results in poor possessions for his team and less shots for his big men. This results in the lakers losing games. I hope that explains it. He may play great d but when hes running the offense inefficently, his team will lose and it does become his fault coz hes the one with the ball the majority of the time.
Dwight is literally better than Javale in every single aspect other than freethrows.Yea i'm pretty sure i'd chose Dwight over him as the better player anyday.
The money's not coming out your pocket.What does Javale even have to do with Dwight, he isnt even in the same league as him.Javale averages like five points a game.Plus if your not a lakers fan then none of this should bother you.
I can tell you don't know much about basketball and you don't know how to listen.It's a face that Dwight surpasses mcgee in every way other than freethrows.
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I feel like the show was WAY more enjoyable back in 2010-2013…
i havent heard skip complain about anyone but lebron in a long time. this was refreshing.
That’s cause all it is today is politics. Basically half the show is dedicated to the anthem protests, and then the other half is just about the NBA
yea when Jay was the moderator this show was amazing
This way more enjoyable wtf everything sucks now a days anything you do wrong can get sued it sucks
Back when they discussed anybody in the nba and not just 2 superstars
I can watch this on mute and still crack myself up on skip's facial reactions lol
Weirdos
Lol
Its like faces of a old grumpy man, goong from shocked to disgusted to are u kidding me. Its like you are the dumbest person ever. Ha
This was back when these debate shows actually got heated. Nowadays it's just barbershop talk and guys agreeing with each other.
Have you the episode of Undisputed after Tom Brady lost to the Eagles in the SuperBowl? Easily the most heated debate of all time lol
That's not true at all, they rarely agree on First Take and on Undisputed.
Nah man skip played dumb the whole time Max is actually making solid points
But skip is a joke, no way he believes most of the stuff he says
@@KobeSamyskip wasn't playing dumb. He is dumb.🎉
"but something is wrrrooooonngggg with you" lmao Steven a does cracking me up at times
Skip bashes LeBron for this but praises kobe and Jordan now for when they did this
I don’t remember Jordan calling out his teammates Kobe did a lot especially his first couple of years LeBron has took it to a new level and it was really noticeable when he came back to Cleveland
Joshua Bullins you’re right, Jordan punched them
@@ObserverGeist 😂😂😂😂😂😂
A Wise Man Jordan’s a bitch for sucker punching them
@@joshuabullins2046 No, Jordan doesn't call out his teammates. He just punches them in the face at practice when they make him mad!! Go do your research about Michael Jordan "the person!!" He's a very flawed individual like MANY are! But Don't try to paint Kobe to be a villain, and MJ a saint!! He was far from saintly!
Kobe obviously respects his teammate. How is that selfish?
Man times have changed lol
J. R. Facts who would’ve thought lebron would be on the lakers now
LBJ wassup what a difference a whole year can make huh? 😔
You know it's not that easy being Stephen A. His JOB is to argue with one of the biggest trolls on the planet
Lakers shifted to Bynum as offensive big man #1 and downgraded Gasol to #2. That was unfamiliar territory for Gasol and he looked lost and clueless about what roles he had to fulfill.
I think it helped him with "damage control"
There's a difference from blaming and calling them out. He called them out saying they played horrible and they did if you would've watched the game. If your to scared to call out your teammates to step up because your better than that then your a horrible leader for not telling your teammates what you need.
Ahhhh the good old times
This was in my recommended classic nowadays i fw skip and shannon more than first take but still like SAS
This is when first take was watchable
This is why I like Stephen A. Kobe Bryant always step it up nmw or who he played against.
You like stephen a because Kobe steps up?
goddamn ill have to be watching old ass first take vids because this show is about to end in a few weeks smh
me to lol
What you think of first take now?
It wasn’t about to end skip just left
meant during the summer when olympics are or world championships gasol playing for spain is killin it! and love is so far behind not just gasol but kg, aldridge, dirk, not to mention lebron when he plays pf
Remember how from 2008-2010, Pau Gasol was called the most skilled big man in the game? What the FUCK happened to him?
🤔
Hearing him say 1st ballot future hall of famer hits different now
before the video even started i knew Stephen A smiths reaction to skip
lol
They're not laughing now
no shit sherlock this video is 8 years old
I forgot how much Stephen a was a kobe stand....
Skip and those random facial expressions lmao
skip is a hater he has a right to call out his teammates
good point. by being provocative, he stays relevant, which gives him value to espn.
''have you no shame'' LOOOL
I don't think he MEANT to call out the rest of his team...I think it was more of a statement praising Ron Artest's effort and energy when he plays. CLEARLY the rest of the team doesn't play with the effort those two put forth.
Paul gasol was SAWFT!! 😂😂😂
You’re a hater
Kobe's frustration is almost max
What happened to Skip, he used to like Kobe a lot.
kobe could say anything he wanted and stephen a smith would agree with him. Its like lebron could win 15 championships and u could bet skip would stil find a way to hate.
Still true to this day lol
Its easy to grab rebounds when you the tallest center on the court!!!!
EXACTLY
Fucking A, a true champion steeps up everyday, every time!!!!
Lakers will be back 2012-2013 NBA champs
lol
Orlando Aguilar lol
BLOCKED BY JAMES 🤣
Kobe had the right to bash anybody on the team. 5 rings, arguably the most clutch player ever, and highest level of competitor.
You still gotta do it privately though. You don't call put your team in public. And 3 of those titles were because of Shaq.
3 rings due to Shaq and 2 because the Lakers swindle the Grizzlies
Kobe not the clutchest player it’s either mj or lebron or joe they have the most playoff game winners
Those comments up there i completely agree 100% Superstars demand the ball in there hand well not all right?
WORD!!!
Gasol was out of place with the system of Mike Brown. Mike Brown preferred feeding the ball to Bynum. Pau was better suited under the triangle offense.
love the lakers love kobe and disagree with skip, but man he is funny :P
Did you watch the games? DID YOU?
yea thats why you tell them in the locker room and thats the end of it not take it to the media thats just petty
Petty? Its the complete opposite. When its release that he says they need to step up it gives them more motivation and drive to perform better when it is released to the media and around sports rather than just face to face. It gives them an embarrassing feeling and makes them feel that everyone knows how bad they played and will play better.
What's wrong with what Kobe said? Ron Artest is about as one of a fucking kind as they come.
......AW,STOP!.....
gotta love skip he takes nothing personal....
Did you miss that guy named Phil Jackson?
not really, I am just saying he still plays like they are his teamates and he has no better options then himself all the time!
Skip and Stephen were truely the Shaq and Kobe of sports talk. Now we got annoying kellerman and Sharpe.
Daniel Sales Sharpe is legit. Kellerman is trash
@@posterchiild Sharpe is so annoying.
Shannon way better than Stephen A
who won?
Wtf are you people saying about favouritism and who likes who. It has nothing to do with that, all Skip said ( not that I listen to much of what he says ) was he put unnecessary pressure on his teammates publicly instead of in closed doors to motivate them. It was a dangerous way to get his teammates going not that I disagree with the way Kobe handled it.
i love see they both LOL
off course its easier for Kobe to take a shot, and thats the way it is, and that will always be with him, he ll always go that route. Gasol is pretty good player, and somehow he gets blamed for everything there, and he is not the guy taking 18ft fadeaways with 3 guys covering him. I think Kobe is forever goin to stay in that 06 nba live god mode, me against the world, and Smush, Mihm, Kwame L.Walton are not playing with him anymore,and thats his problem.
thats dumb cus a player doesnt need to embarrass anyone and the player being embarrassed might not like that or the player anymore after that and the player doesnt have to tell the media cus im sure that player already knows and everyone that was watching and also the media would ask about it in the post game interviews so it still would be petty!
I wish the lakers gm would try to build up the lakers they need some more scorers and people to feed kobe they gotta put some money in that team again. The mamba will rise from the ashes
in all fairness Pau Gasol showed up in game 7 against Denver
I honestly believe that Skip really does get paid just to argue the other side to make the show interesting because I do not understand how anyone in their right mind could point fingers at Kobe after all he did in game 6 when everyone else was playing life crap.
Stephen A Smith worships Kobe. Kobe will never do.wrong for him
I mean people rate him way too high! I am never into 5-22 shooting! last few seasons he never made it out of 2nd round and had trouble in 1st playing with Gasol, Bynum, and Odom before! people hate on Gasol but every summer he is best pf in the world, he is soft but if you give him 22 shots you dont have worry in your world. Kobe is gunner that is it!
Yep.Just like the cowboys?
im pretty confident that skip bayless has his job for the sake of arguing the negative side of every story
Hate to say dat, but Skip is right...
uh no
Well you're ONLY looking at shooting efficiency. I look at overall effort, which means defensive pressure, offensive execution, etc.
I'll tell you why the big men don't DESERVE so many touches. Because they don't rebound how they should every night. They don't play with EFFORT. Gasol shot like 40% this playoffs, which is TERRIBLE for a big. Bynum averaged LESS than 10 rebounds in the OKC series. For that, he doesn't deserve the ball.
When is he EVER the main reason his team loses? Even if he has a poor shooting night, his EFFORT is there 100% in other areas. The rest of his team plays with next to NO effort, it looks like he's the only one even TRYING. Remember the 2006 series against the Suns? His team has become undependable like that again.
in my opinion, lakers gonna win! but this will be a hard one... no comment for kobe seriously...
When kobe goes the lakers need to get marshon brooks.
No fucking way. They are going to go after big names for years to come.
Lmao Skip still talks the same smack.. except it’s to Lebron now.
Coaches do it all the time.
Face it people, Kobe doesn't suck. All that matters is that you try your hardest. One thing that's certain is that Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum looked like they didn't even care. They deserve to be traded after that. Kobe was really the only person who actually earned his money on the court in the playoffs for the Lakers, and Jordan Hill and maybe Steve Blake. GTFO Kobe haters.
This is why Shaq got traded.
Skip says Bynum had 8pts, 5rebs and 3blks in the 3rd quarter, that means that Bynum had 3pts, 11rebs and 1blk in the REST OF THE GAME. But obviously Pau Gasol was the worst player on the court there in game 6.
Wait! He did the same thing to kobe like he does to lebron lol.
don't think they can get everyone they want and everyone will wanna play for them. Same thing can be said for the Celtics. Not everyone wants to play for the Lakers.....
LMAOOO funniest moment!
You call tell Skip didnt watch game 6, only aggressive player on the Lakers was Kobe.
hes not over ratted wtf u mean
gasol is not the best PF its actully kevin love
kobe has every right to call his team out but the dude neva accepts responsibility for when he fucks up. skips sorta right. Kobe wants to be immune to criticism when the lakers lose but when they win he feels he shud get all the credit. kobe is selfish and treats his team mates like shit and neva takes responsibility for his actions when he is the main reason his team loses. Kobe should criticise but he shud also be able to take it as well. It has to go both ways.
Yea calling your teammates out has really proven to bring teams together and win games, hasn't it, just like it brought the Lakers together against the Mavs last year.
You do realize that no one wants to play in Los Angeles right now?
You can go after as many big names as you want. No max players are going to sign there.
johmedis five years later Lebron James has joined the Los Angeles Lakers
5 years 😂
@@PierceTheThird he said that 5 years ago man lol
Nicholas Garcia exactly and five years ago was lebron on the lakers? 😭 wtf
PierceTheThird Lebron wanted to go there. The Lakers didn't have to pitch him on anything lol
just like skip is biased against lebron, Steven A is biased for kobe. I love kobe but that was a dick move, he should have told his teamates if he had a problem and then left it, its not his job to tell the world and show them up like that. How can they trust him as a teammate if he pulls a stunt like that?
sup Skip
0:33 lmaooooo skip
no they not okc and spurs is still better FACT okc is still favorite to win the title or miami
gasol played awful but bynum played good imo
i love me some kobe bryant?......0.0
RIP MAMBA
Maurice Briscoe ok boomer
Gasol's bad shooting people take as him dont caring, and Kobe's really bad shooting people take as him wanting to win so badly. Gasol almost always shoots in the flow of the offense they try to run, Kobe is doin his 10sek ball hoging and then shoots fade aways with as many as 3 players guarding him its easier shot for him than most players but its still bad shot. maybe he ll change I hope he doesnt cause I dont want to see that franchise destroyer dwight "coward" win a ring!
Kobe haters 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🐍🐍🐍💙💛💜💛💜
SO ITS NEVA KOBES FAULT? LOL!! u kobefans are just crazy sometimes. Kobe averages like 20 shots a game and when he has a poor shooting night he continues to shoot which results in poor possessions for his team and less shots for his big men. This results in the lakers losing games. I hope that explains it. He may play great d but when hes running the offense inefficently, his team will lose and it does become his fault coz hes the one with the ball the majority of the time.
Wrong place.
i c the same gasol from last yr going soft again
BrOn Is So ToXiC cAlLiNg OuT tEaMmAtEs, hE nEeDs To Be LiKe KoBe
mark my words... when kobe retires next season laker will suck with howard for the next 5 years... we need another kobe but i guess its impossilbe :(
diego contendo you were spot on... 5 years later and now you have Lebron!
Dwight is literally better than Javale in every single aspect other than freethrows.Yea i'm pretty sure i'd chose Dwight over him as the better player anyday.
FlashTheNeon this comment lasted 5 years. Not anynore
@@BallerMixes Yep, 6 years later, Javale is actually more productive, mostly due to his heart and work ethic, good for him!
The money's not coming out your pocket.What does Javale even have to do with Dwight, he isnt even in the same league as him.Javale averages like five points a game.Plus if your not a lakers fan then none of this should bother you.
People want to go to big markets regardless of how the team is
Lol they are going to suck for years to come with him because he can't relinquish any of the spotlight to a young superstar
@@zaksmith9856 lol man I called this
Onlyrealmusic4life naw you didn’t
I can tell you don't know much about basketball and you don't know how to listen.It's a face that Dwight surpasses mcgee in every way other than freethrows.
*fact*
Ok? That would be funny but i'm not really a nuggets fan...
Lmao their funny reactions now look so fake n cringe