‘STOP THAT NONSENSE!’ 🗣️ Stephen A. & Mad Dog get HEATED debating the Celtics 🔥 | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo talk about the Boston Celtics after Jaylen Brown agreed to sign the richest deal in NBA history with a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension. Then Harry Douglas joins for a conversation about valuable players.
0:00 Should the Celtics be title favorites?
6:48 Who is the most valuable player in the top sports leagues?
9:12 Mad Dog makes the case for Shohei Ohtani
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41 Comments
shohei is the most valuable player in american sports.
Lebron James? SAS knock it off. The ESPN script at it again.
Dont over value Lebron James
I'm here! – Patrick Mahomes
Mad Dog is starting to look like Skip
I wouldn't call my Celtics favorites either. You've solved some of the issues with the front court, yes, but back court playmaking remains a problem. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown do not compliment each other as stars in this league and without consistent back court playmaking our offense will continue to be one dimensional. For what it's worth though the defense is gonna be top 5 without a doubt provided Porzingis can stay healthy.
I'm a Celtics fan but I have the Nuggets as the favorites and I have my concerns with my Celtics, looks good in some ways but in other I have concerns specially health issues with Porzingis and Robert Williams both have problems staying healthy all season and the other concern is on the defensive end we lost Smart and Grant Williams they were the defensive personality on the team and we don't have them anymore
Mad Dog, Stephen A and Shannon Sharpe 🍿
Glad he got his money, but i agree more with Mad Dog on this one
4:57 Tatum is 6’8 Stephen. A lol
i knew 1:50 in this was gonna be fuuuuunny lol
Just stopping by to say Stephen is a spoiled brat, and his name is spelled dumb
I agree the Celtics should not be the favorites they got porzingas on defense but they lost some good on ball defense with smart and grant.
Big dog with his big mouth got shut down by Steven A's big mind. Lol!
I agree with Mad Dog
This is crazy!!! Imagine comparing international sport to a local sport 💆🏽♂️NBA ie basketball is second most popular team sport in the world
It Shohei ohtani had started his career with the Yankees I'd say he be up there with Bron for most valuable athlete. Stop Letting the Angels waste GREAT players!!!!
Can Molly be quiet? She's a host for a reason.
Nuggets could 2 peat. But this time a win in Boston
…and as a result, the cost of tickets to these games will continue to rise, making live attendance unattainable for your average American and his/her family.
Lionel Messi is the MVP right now.
@Stephen A. @04:45 while you spit out KP Stats, don't forget this one, over a 10 year career, the man only averages 40 games played. So take all your stats and cut them in half because i guarantee KP doesn't suit up for more than 50 games this season.
I honestly thought Steven A was going to tell mad dog to stop bringing up past generations to compare to now
We've gone through this same song and dance with boston over the last few years lol. Who carers if they're "favorites" on paper
So Stephen A believe The celctics who havent won anything should be the favorite but be clownin the cowboys when they were favorites? 😆 they literally the same team or The celtics could be the Bills
Lol doggy on that 🐕
Rare Mad Dog W
Stephen a triedd to believe Ben simmons was gone comeback from redemption so it only make sense he would believe in Porzingis 😆😂
are you kidding me? espn fires Jalen Rose, Max Kellerman, and Jeff Van Gundy but keep this jabroni employed…. @06:05. "Prozingis has never played a playoff game in his career,….". GTFOH. KP has played in 10 playoff games with averages of 16.3 ppg, 6.4 reb, and 1.1 assists per game. How is this incompetence tolerated by a.) Stephen A. , "MR. I KONW BASKETBALL) and b.) the executives that trash real talent for this idiot. I guess when it comes down to it, ESPN has no respect for its audience, cut the cord everyone, stream all games illegally, msg me and i will share a quality no ad link for you.
The 2nd part. Lemme add some clarity. I am in the UK, from India and has also worked and been in the middle east. So from a global perspective, of the 4 major leagues in the US. NBA is the only one that remotely features as a global brand. The other 3 are just American sports. So Stephen A has a point. Nba and Lebron is the biggest. But for me, personally Steph Curry is the highlight and the face
Doggy opening statements sealed this debate. BUT… if the Celtics got the money to waste, why not 🤷🏾♂️
derrick white at pg
jaylen brown at guard
tatum at small forward
porzingis at forward/center
horford/williams at center
Now thats a very big line up at a very good defensive line up as well.
I agree with maddog and I've been a Celtic fan for 40 yrs + also they should haxe not given brown 300 mil not worth it and its bad for the team as a whole
One word on the most valueble athlete. Messi
Jaylen Brown gets traded…they wanna offload him
Mbappe in an ESPN segment?!
Thank u Stephen a Smith it's seems mad dog doesnt understand
Nba salaries ridiculous
Just pay everyone 100 million a year..brown not even top 5 player lol.
2016 was a terrible draft class. Ben Simmons went #1. Nuff said. Fred Van Fleet went undrafted. Save your $ for Tatum
It’s messi no debate
Im ready for undisputed to come back on the air!!!!! Im tired of Stephen A shooting every sing thing Mad Dog has to say. Stephen A probably worse than Skip. He doesn't want to debate. Just want to telk the man across from him how wrong he is.