'WITH OR WITHOUT GIANNIS, INDIANA IS WINNING THIS SERIES' 🗣️ - Stephen A. | NBA Countdown
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- Stephen A. Smith, Adrian Wojnarowski, Kendrick Perkins and Michael Wilbon join Malika Andrews on NBA Countdown to preview the Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks first round playoff matchup.
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Doc has to get into his bag? What bag? 😂😂
His ball bags.
Body bags for his Bucks😂😂😂
They've been tanking to avoid the Heat and 76ers in the first round, stay woke.
Doc has a nice handle and if they need, he could sub in at point for them for some quality minutes off the bench.
bag of unsolved riddles lols
I smell a Doc special brewing😂😂😂
cant wait 🤣😭😭😭😭
A first round Exit coming up
They’re not going up 3-1 😂😂😂
Nah. /
You mean a Glenn Rivers special
Milwaukee should've never got rid of jrue holiday. That was stupid
They tried to one up the Heat from getting Lillard. Stupid.
Yuup
And coach Bud, I felt he definitely got the short end of the stick
Where all the Dame lovers 😂 top 75 more like top 200
@@Jays119 a lot of people back then was comparing Lillard to Curry lmao how they were wrong
Doc Rivers "Keep doubting us." 😂
I'll doubt any playoff team coached by Doc.
😂😂😂😂😂
@@Don-md6wn He beat Gsw with kd twice in playoffs with P. BEVERLY IS HIS MAIN PLAYER
My Magic beat the Bucks by 25 today when they had the No.2 seed on the line. Wouldn't be shocked if the Pacers beat the Bucks in 6.
@@lionsofwar6851to your point Kevon Looney is gsw main player then 😂😂
The last time Giannis was out for the majority of the first round, they were eliminated
I am very very worried he's gonna rush out there and tear his Achilles. This sequence of events literally happened to KD.
Khris was still injured with Wesley Matthews Milwaukee best defender. Different story bruh
he was out for 1 and a half games bruh wdym majority of the first round
The last time the sun went down, it came back up
@@ramhorn101he only played 11 minutes in game 1 so it was technically 3 games missed and came back gm4. Coming back from an injury being down 2-1 is hard to do especially when jimmy butler decides to drop 56 on them in that game
Stephen A is shocked at Middleton's middle name lmao
😂😂
😂😂😂
money maker! 💰💸
😭
Kash money
By any means, DO NOT PLAY MALIK BEASLEY. Tyrese’s favourite guard to go against because he’s the easiest guard to score on in the NBA…
pat bev probably will be starting snd guarding him
@@rashonrolle5973I agree, I mean DNP him.
But Doc needs someone to blame.
@@josephrad82this is the key point right here 😂
@@jz6933We will see…
Perk talking about Patrick Beverly being the "heart and soul of this team" is hilarious. He got traded there this year. He's played 25 games. Doc Rivers has been part of the Buck's organization for longer than that. I get that he's a passionate guy, but if Pat Bev is their heart and soul, that's a problem.
Pat Bev has been a scrub for 5 years and is barely hanging on in the league. Perk is giving the quality analysis he's known for.
He's a loud mouth with G league skills
Imagine being a Bucks player and hearing that Pat is the heart and soul of this team
I think he just worded it wrong. He isn't the heart and soul of the team, but he definitely is a strong force in the locker room as far as bringing intensity to the court
@@helarpanibour8107 he may have worded it wrong but he’s spoken about Pat every time he’s somewhere including in Philly with his short stint. He may have misspoken but without clarity we can only go off this horrible take which he makes often.
Stephen A Smith on "Money Making Middleton"?😭🤔🤣. This is BLASPHEMOUS 🤣🤣🤣
That needs to be trademarked. LOL
When you’re hiring Doc Rivers, you know you fumbled the bag.
No u don't. If you're unaware enough to hire Doc Rivers, you don't even know that there is a bag present, and you might even spell bag wrong.
@@Shmuk-bn7efStill better than Griff tho, He was sending the bucks to the point of no return.
@carteryork8076 How? 💀
Greg ostercrag
@@Shmuk-bn7ef point taken 😶🌫️
As a Celtics fan I thank the bucks for what they did. Stopped Miami from getting dame while making themselves worse & helping the Celtics get better. Holiday literally fell into our laps when we had no idea what direction we were going in at PG😌🙌🏾
Bruh Boston record ain't going to save them in the playoffs. Milwaukee better and proved that with multiple blow outs vs the Celtics
@theetruth8626 Regular season and the playoffs are different. If you want to go by regular season, then the Pacers are better than the Bucks and will send them home and I know you don't want to say that (even though it's true)
@@305dagoat4well in that case, Bucks should be winning this series idk but I’m going against that idea right now but from what I’ve been seeing everyone is talking Indy Indy but don’t see the point that Bucks have playoff experience 🤷🏾♂️
Still directionless. Early playoff exit and say bye bye to Jaylen
@@305dagoat4 bruh regular season and playoffs are not really that different bruh. Because teams are all fitting for positioning to get to the playoffs. So ain't no half stepping on that.
April May June is here
no. it's xmas
Trade him to the heat where he actually wanted to be
He will suck down there probably even more. He was a one team franchise player. Outside of that he’s not even close to what he was. Trade him anywhere else he won’t do any better. He doesn’t have the integrity the drive the
Motivation, the TALENT even. Good riddance
Now that u think about it, I feel like he would have fit better there smh
Stop it Milwaukee going to trade him to whoever has the best deal
@@kylebushnell2601 😂this gotta be a bucks fan y’all should’ve traded someone who never wanted to play for y’all …
Doc is coach of the year for 29 teams
3:09 "Money Making Middleton" had me rolling 🤣 🤣🤣🤣
Dang.. what happened to all the folks who said they were title contenders when they got Dame. I thought he was still in his prime. I never thought it was a good trade anyway. But trade him after 1 year? These folks say trade everybody when the season comes to an end.
Lol that is what happened when u listen to espn
You had dumbasses when that top 75 list came out that said Dame was on Curry level 😂😂😂
Everyone thought getting rid of Jrue was stupid What are you on about?
Bruh u need to learn basketball Dame doesn't fit why would u keep something that's throwing off the team
@@onlyrog5 no it was time for Jrue to go he pulled 2 straight disappearing acts in the playoffs vs Boston and Miami but I would never dealt him for no Dane a player who didn't fit.
Im rooting for the Pacers.
I am predicting playoff scoring records during this series.
Stephen A. Smith nailed it Indiana going to beat them Bucks
LMAO😂
Bag of blowing 3-1 leads.😂
*Milwaukee Bucks Exist*
ESPN: THEY SHOULD TRADE THEIR STAR PLAYERS!
They've been like this for years It's mad annoying. They hate small market teams
Oh yes, a playoff series where BOTH teams have smoke for each other. Hope its at least 6 games because this is gonna be theater 🔥
The Pacers have had 3 games of 150+ points this season against the Hawks. The Hawks are a joke.
Also the most 150+ point games for ANY team in a season since 1979.
Luka had 70+ against the Hawks
@@chrisnealis4270 So it looks great as 6 seed, lmfao.
I agree with Stephen A Smith. Indiana's younger, faster and their team is healthy. The Bucks have too many players over 30 years old. So although that means they're more experienced/smarter, at the same time that means it'll be a struggle for them to keep up with how quick this Pacers team is.
It’s very simple. Rebound….. don’t turn the ball over and you control the pace. When Indy can’t play fast they turn into a bottom team in the league. Hell even when they can play fast some teams just say we can do it too and blow them out of the water.
Playoffs slow down
Bruh Milwaukee didn't have Pat Beverley when Indy won. Different ball game bruh
@@Ralph9319playoffs don't slow down that's the biggest lie ever told. It only seems that way because dam there everybody point guard is a iso scoring guard who can't run no up tempo offense. The true playmaking point guards will still be pushing the pace
@@jamesonedwardsii4943bruh it's a different ball game with Pat Beverley on the roster.
Doc Rivers is about to cook up his annual Disasterclass in this one 🔥 🔥 🔥
I like Giannis, definitely one of the best players, the supporting cast makes me nervous, not going to lie
Milwaukee might be looking at another First round exit....I still don't understand why they blew up the team for Dame Lilliard..🤷🏾♀️
Perk is crazy if he thinks it's guaranteed that the Bucks can beat the Pacers without Giannis, especially with Doc Rivers as the coach. For a Bucks team without Giannis Antetokounmpo and on and off chemistry, going against Tyrese Haliburton, Pascal Siakim, and Miles Turner is a terrible first round matchup. The Pacers have one of the best offenses in the league, with multiple 150+ scoring games.
Did you watch the clip? Perk said the bucks
Still have the pieces to win without Giannis.
Yeah he's crazy
@@IliasLiako yeah i watched the clip, and I am saying the opposite of what perk is saying. The Pacers have a better team if the Bucks do not have Giannis.
@@MalikFrost12tbh the pacers have a better team when the bucks have giannis
@@MalikFrost12you’re putting too much stock into the Pacers because of Haliburton. If Giannis is back in time we all know ow what level Giannis goes to in the playoffs and they have absolutely no one that can stop him.
Doc getting into his own bag out of town, now that is the trick I want to see.
This series is difficult to predict. I need to see the first two games to decide who will win this series.
as a blazers fan, the thing about dame is he always been a 'make a mediocre team good' player, but not a 'make a good team great' type of player. When you don't play defense and you need the ball in your hands all the time to make an impact on offense you either limit your teammates by trying to do it all your self (dame in POR), or you out there not doing much and not knowing how to fit in (dame in MIL).
Milwaukee have failed and have these playoffs to show it off. When GA comes back, don’t surprised when Dame is handling the ball at most times. GA is probably gonna sit back a little bit ngl
Keep hating on giannis and the bucks like you guys have done his whole career... he'll prove yall wrong
facts thats why I don't watch espn go watch @Amara's Logic a real bucks fan that has respect for giannis.
Giannis has been out of the 2nd round once. Proving people wrong is not his strength. He's like Jokic in that matter, both made 1 single championship run and people just think its commonplace lmao.
@wesgarnett119 if ur gonna reply than come with facts he been out the 2nd round twice and since the championship took boston to 7 without Middleton and the team shooting bad all series and was hurt last season. Giannis has been disrespected ever since the championship while having historic seasons that nobody wants to talk or give him credit for. Last season first person to average 30 10 5 on 55% this season first person to ever avery 30 on 60% with 11 6.
@zubairzuzu2769 you act like the Bucks haven't underachieved. They're definitely not a lock to win this series, with or without Giannis.
@@shonda79able Lol I can’t wait for the Bucks to prove you wrong
If the bucks lose in the first round does doc rivers get fired again ? and does he get another coaching opportunity?
He’s not getting fired the bucks are currently paying 3 head coaches
It's a shame that passes for job security @@rachetrepunsel232
Both
He needs to get fired. He should never been hired in the first place!
Y'all kids need to stop talking basketball. Milwaukee not going to fire a 3rd coach especially after he got a 4 year deal
Haliburton be pretending to be this humble guy but I can see through it lol
Bucks in 6 with Giannis
Na they might win one game with him…
@@Flo-ob1sn generously
Just the look on Stephen A. face says it all 😵
The Bucks will definitely blow it up next season.. Their window been over! Time to rebuild
shoulda just kept Jrue🤷♂
It’s not over. They just need to trade Dame or Middleton or both for pieces that fit better.
They won a championship. Hard to call it a failure, but I agree. They are just not good enough. Boston, Knicks, Magics and Pacers are younger and probably the top of the East for the next 3-5 years.
They need to trade brook Lopez
Thats what they said about the Mavs last season
Pacers clapping these bums
Scary Terry x Dame Dolla swap would be fye fye🔥
Lets go Pacers!!
Thank God we get the recognition now, we have a chance on making it to the ECF lowk
nah the knicks, heat, and sixers are all clapping y’all. y’all nice, but not that nice. give it time tho.
as a heat fan, ima be real rn. i actually do like the pacers a lot and if the heat ended up being shitty this year i would 100% root for them. underrated team smh
Yeah the Pacers are up in the season series against every team but Orlando and Cleveland this season. The Bucks weren’t the only team we gave fits too. Pacers are built different. Really great games and really horrible games. We’ll see how Turner plays because he’s the real key. When he has great games we win.
This will be an interesting series. Once Perk mentioned the Bucks were relying on Pat Beverly, I knew it would be Pacers in 5.
Can you smell what Doc is cooking 😂
Giannis better not get mad at reporters if they get knocked out in the first round again 😂
You sound stupid if you are reference last year's playoff response to that dumb so called journalist question. I will call you a failure 😂
Giannis, as of now, is sort like Aaron Rodgers with the Packers. Both are great athletes from Wisconsin that have a championship ring, but coaching issues are keeping them from winning another championship. They both dragged okay, but far from great coaches to a championship.
There are steps to success, and being a first round playoff exit is just one of them 😂😂😂
As the Celtics fan I said before the season started you media people are nuts for calling this Lillard trade amazing. They got rid of so much gave up their whole future pretty much for one player who scores what six more points than holiday? He is not A better defender. They already were proven with holiday. so they gave up their future draft picks for one player rather than building around what they already had. It was not smart at all. I said that from day one of that. Then we got holiday and I was even more happy lol.
I am just happy we did get Jrue. He has really fit in nicely.
Pat Bev is gon be crucial in this series
Let’s not forget that there are steps to success, and being a first round playoff exit is just one of them. There is no failure in sports.
They didn’t want no parts of Philly.
No one scared of playoff embiid🤣
@@Tom_bradys_unretirementeveryone is. That's why they are praying he gets hurt.
Lmao Embiid has never beaten anyone in the playoffs. The best player he has beat in a series is Bradley Beal.
He seriously sucks in the playoffs and has never beaten any real All Stars.
@@teachergotgame2203after Philly loses they'll say he was hurt the whole time
Nah they ain’t scared of Philly. They wanted to avoid miami
LET’S GO BUCKS
I wanted someone to laugh at him when he said the pacers got playoff experience from the in season tournament 😭
Isn’t Giannis the one who had a 64 point game against the defenseless pacers?? 😂😂
One game but he lost 4-1 sounds like history gone repeat itself twice in one season.😂😂
@@Flo-ob1snregular season dude , you’re not stopping him from averaging 40 in the playoffs
@@plugcap2604 he can average whatever it didn’t stop him from losing before.
@@Flo-ob1sn like I said , regular season records mean nothing anymore lol
@@plugcap2604 dames freshly scrubbed doc rivers is in love with losing, run and dunk man cant solo them no matter how many dunks he has, and with injury issues on top of that? no diff pacers in 5 weep some more lol
Funny how Kyrie went for one first five years from now, Dinwiddie and DFS and people acted like the Mavs sold their entire team. Meanwhile Dame went for Jrue, a 1st, and two pick swaps and he's been far worse than Kyrie
i agree... i don't care if Giannis will play or not, i can sense an upset here... with coach Doc leading that team... its a possibility 😂😂😂😂
If you think it like that, that's not upset. If Milwaukee beat Indiana, that will be upset.
KEEP THAT SAME ENGERY STEPHEN A!!!
Glad to see you here...😂
Steph A: "They will figure that out next year, not this year." this man has no brakes in his mouth
Smartest thing you said all year Stephen A but Indiana will win the whole championship Mark My Words
Tyrese Halliburton = R&B Drake 😂😂😂 Do sum first
@robinrich6549 Tyrese Halliburton = Professional athlete = 200 MILLION = Enough said 😂😂 You do sum like that first then you can trash the men that's doing it. Level up first 😂
We're going to crush the Pacers and get Giannis his ball back.
😆😆😆😆
keep dreaming
Keep dreaming buddy your team is going to lose all 4 we have a guy called Pascal siakam
@@Aviation4life787 you thinking your lil pacer boys can run fast in the big boy slow down playoff leagues. that's cute, brother.
Keep dreaming 😁
They are better off keeping Giannis out of the series. At least they can say "We didn't have Giannis" when they lose.
Lol SAS just hates Giannis and Milwaukee and wants to see Dame elsewhere. Sure it hasn't worked as well as we all thought but this is their first season together and the combo of Dame+Middleton+Giannis+Brook has barely been on the court together, add that in with the coaching chaos and really it's not that surprising they're struggling. To suggest they should blow it up and trade Dame after one season is ridiculous. And if Giannis is healthy Bucks def beating Pacers
Yea i agree Dame gotta go 😂😂😮💨🤝🏾
I think the Bucks has a chance to win the series if Dame returns to form but they been so inconsistent idk if I believe in them 100 percent without Giannis. They have enough of with Middleton Lopez and the others
😂😂😂
Dame has always been inconsistent only difference is no one cared in Portland.
Nah we don’t wanna hear this now, I literally said when they traded Jrue away for dame that they were a first round exit , Everyone at this desk was glazing the bucks talking about “title contenders” before the year started , now this 😂😂😂
pacers gonna sweep them, giannis is gonna demand a trade, dame is gonna finally get his wish and go to miami, and doc rivers is gonna be exiled from the nba.
the smartest thing they can do is rest giannis, and somehow convince him to run it back next year. this isn’t the year. go all in for next year, and let him rest for the offseason. you’re getting cooked anyway, might as well get giannis back to form.
Tyrese gave such a great answer. I think that’s what the people at espn wanted to hear and what the fans like to hear. If he keeps up this play averaging 20 and 10 and the pacers get a a little better I think we can start looking at him as one of the faces of the league.
No. Haliburton will never be a consistent enough scorer. The Pacers are literally the Sacramento Kings of the East.
@@jamesonedwardsii4943Hating don’t cost a thing huh. Kings still have to make the playoffs, meanwhile back in Indy! He made history twice this year and looked at his wrist to remind Bucks fans too. How many games back to back with how many assists with no turnovers 🤔
@@jamesonedwardsii4943 lol we got a heated casual over here
This is one of the rare times perk actually has a good take/prediction. SAS smoking that zaza thinking even with giannis pacers are winning 😂💀
Oh Pacers are winning. Easily
Exactly people are pretending Giannis doesn’t go to another level in the playoffs. His “bad” series he’s averaging 30+ while seeing 4 bodies in the paint every possession.
Pacers are smoking on Giannis right now!!! Bout to fire up the Dame next!
@@jamesonedwardsii4943 dames freshly scrubbed doc rivers is in love with losing, run and dunk man cant solo them boys and with injury issues on top of that? pacers clear so easily
Looks like a great series!
Thats the difference between a real point guard and most of the new point guards in the NBA today they don't think the game and make other people better which is the true job of a point guard not just scoring....
Not only real PGs super star players. This is what separate the Joker & Luka* from many players they know how to manipulate defenses & manage the game. This cannot be teach. High IQ goes along were more that size & skills.
Giannis Antetokounmpo want FIRED Doc Rivers ASAP 😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😂😅😂😅😂😅😅😂😂😅😂😅
Pacers definitely going to win this series. Bucks are too old and slow to keep up with the barrage of offense the Pacers will drop on them
Wow thats wild thing to say
Thanks Stephen A!!!! About time somebody put a stop to the "Money Making Middleton" BS.
last year everyone was saying that Luka/Kyrie Duo was not going to work well.
and now we see how it is going in Dallas.
give them some time and continuity.
It's going well in Dallas because of the bigs they got this season: PJ, Lively, and Gafford
Honestly Bucks championship window is basically over already in my opinion. Middleton isn’t the player he once was, they lost Jrue, Dame wants out, they have an aging roster, and they have Doc for a head coach. Giannis should try and get traded to Warriors, I think him and Steph would have better chemistry and have higher chances of winning compared to Dame.
The person to blame is whoever denied Lillard going to Miami and let Holiday leave the Bucks. Poole shouldve stayed at the warriors and Draymond fired. Morant must dropkick Lebron while we at it.
Giannis better start packing his bags early, because the Pacers are about to deliver his eviction notice! 😂🏀
SAS just mad the bucks lost and now the Knicks gotta play the heat/sixers. If SAS had his way every super star would play for the heat, Knicks and lakers
Don’t trade dame
One of the most overrated players of all time. No impact dame
@@Jays119I sound dumb
Dame supposed to been traded he doesn't fit with Giannis. We got to move him for the correct pieces
Trade dame to lakers for Deangelo, rui , and Austin. Trade Giannis to thunder for Chet and Jalen. Now bucks are young again
He been playing like hot garbage 😂
They won't get enough value for Lillard so trade Giannis who will want out for Wiggins, Kuminga, CP3 and 2 #1 pics.
every time pascal scores on bobby portis, he yells "AND 1" and portis gets so mad
I’ve been said this, Dame didn’t want to be in Milwaukee from the jump and you can tell.
No you and Stephen just got pea brains
@@casey4861 No you are just in denial😂
Barely.500? They was 30-15 ☠️ that's not barely
Milwaukee needs to crush Indy via experience. Make them realize how young they really are.
Let ‘em run around till they fall over just don’t let them score.
Me and Stephen A finally had the same reaction same time we was like MONEY MAKING MIDDLETON? 😳🤔😭😭😭😭😭
the thumbnail crazy
Everybody keep that same energy BUCKS IN SIX🦌
The bucks are doing their best Philadelphia eagles impression.
Dame wanted to go to miami and STILL does!
BAHAHAHAHA trade lillard they just got him, i remember when it 1st happened stephen A was like the bucks are the team to beat lollllllllll now trade him lollllllllll.
Giannis needs to give the keys to Dame Lillard. It may sound crazy but Giannis needs to play 1B and Dame 1A
LMAO no Dame can’t even have a good game without Giannis
Should have kept budenholzer
You clearly haven’t been watching this season? Why would Giannis do that? That’s his team. Dame has been the most inconsistent guard in the league. Glad you let us know you don’t watch ball
This is the most stupid shi i heard today. Dame basically shoots 6/17 every night. Make Dame the first option and see the Bucks getting swept
@@RR-in7dohes awful he never adjusts remember game 6 and 7 vs Celtics 2022 and last year why not put Gianni’s on Jimmy
When Stephen A.Smith says anything it’s always happens to be opposite hahah
IF GIANNIS FORCED HIMSELF TO PLAY, THEN HE'LL SUFFER THE SAME FATE OF KEVIN DURANT... PLEASE, LEARN FROM THE PAST... THIS SEASON IS OVER, ACCEPT IT, REST AND RECOVER....
dame just chillen to playoffs yall will learn but doc is a terrible coach 😂
I bet you can’t explain why he’s a bad coach u just taking others opinions and making it yours
@@Amari02 how is he not ? you’re a clown just saying anything on here 😂
@@wolfszn exactly, you can’t explain one thing he’s bad at lmao talkin about clowns, look in the mirror 🤡
Trade lillard after the season. And try to bring in some elite defenders.
Or get a real coach and see how things go
I’m starting to believe it’s not the coaches..something not right internally with that team
If he's gone, Giannis is gone too.
The Bucks absolutely got gifted the easiest path to the ECF. Didn't deserve it in the slightest, but that's not always how things go.
No they didn’t look who they’re facing against and tell me again 😭😭
They got gifted the quickest exit from the playoffs 😂😂😂
@@dewaynerobvais4030 This isn't the regular season. Indiana is an exciting team, but they shouldn't provide much of a challenge once the Bucks get things rolling.
They won't make it past the 1st round. 😂😂😂
Two teams that don't play defense.
It will come down to who scores the most.
The Lillard doubt is crazy
Meanwhile my doubt for your basketball understanding is quite sane. Bro is a 1 way chucker and likely will get only one more contract in the league.
@@Shmuk-bn7ef facts but they aint ready for that conversation yet😂
lillard is terrible if you dont know that, you must have never watched him play...
@@1lifeonearth lol, alright
No way pacers are beating the bucks AT ALL. STEPHEN A STAY OOOOOOOOFFFFFFFF THE WEEEEEEEEDDD
You need to leave whatever you’re on alone!!! Just watch the series and then go straight to rehab afterwards
Don't delete this comment! Pacers are 100% beating the Bucks
It's a moment of truth for Lillard, his legacy is on the line. I really want him to do well but it's 50/50 at best that he would. Winning a series without Giannis will be huge
I mean Pacers has owned the bucks all season long and now they got Pascal as well so it would be a tough match up for the Bucks and if Giannis is not 100% healthy then they will go out sad. This series will have some bloods for sure 👍