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Stephen A. on DISGUST with the Knicks & Draymond’s defensive legacy 🏀 | First Take YouTube Exclusive



Stephen A. on DISGUST with the Knicks & Draymond’s defensive legacy 🏀 | First Take YouTube Exclusive

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo talk about the Knicks’ loss vs. the Bucks and Draymond Green’s defense.

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0:00 Knicks lose to Bucks
4:20 Mad Dog talks New York’s struggles
6:25 Draymond’s defensive prowess

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36 Comments

  1. Draymond is the best all around defender that I've ever seen. He's not the Glove on the perimeter or Dream in the post. But he's 80 percent of both of those guys combined.

  2. Draymond got carried by two hall of famers. They would have legit been fine with any other defensive specialist in the league

  3. The over compensating that SAS does to try to convince people draymond green is a HOF is becoming incredibly sad. Like what Dogg said, he has absolutely no skill that makes him a HOF player. Anyone can do what Green does, given that they’ve played with the same team for YEARS. That’s what SAS and company mean by when they say “he doesn’t stuff no one else can replicate”. He literally doesn’t do anything special. Brings the ball up the court, waits for Steph or Klay to get free form screens, pass them the ball. Or cuts. Or if draymond brings the ball up, he IMMEDIATELY gets rid of it, dribble hand off. When Green starts dribbling, he turns it over and cannot create for himself or for others. Being a playmaker is creating for others. Draymond Green has no skill whatsoever or posses any threat on the court that defenses are focusing on draymond. Because Curry can run around, it helps whenever Green makes a move, but let’s not get it twisted that green is creating all the momentum and movement. He isn’t. Draymond Green owes Curry and company his life 10x times over. Because curry and company is the exact and SOLE reason draymond even exits

  4. Ah, no, Rodman was a better offensive player than Draymond, and his rebounding and defense against all 5 positions was far superior to Draymond’s 💯 Plus, he didn’t cost his teams in the finals 😂

  5. i remember when the narrative was the knicks need to just get better and make it a place where free agents want to go…now they've done that and SAS is still disgusted. lol. hilarious. hey SAS they are saving those assets for the right trade…relax…youre right about the haliburton/topin point. when they drafted toppin i thought that meant randle would be traded. now they dont have either.

  6. On God I always feel like the goal line keeps moving for the NYK. 3 to 4 years ago we just wanted these guys to make the playoffs or have a decent PG. The media needs to stop riding on the knicks when they’re on the low. It’s a work in progress, relax we’re getting there slowly but surely.

  7. What Stephen A said about the worst place to be is in the middle is spot on. When you are in the middle you cannot draft well. It’s funny that he can see it with the Knicks but cannot see it with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. When they want to praise Tomlin for being a great coach, they fail to recognize that the Steelers have not been competitive since 2016. They haven’t been to the Super Bowl since 2010. Sure he has not had a losing season, but he hasn’t put the team in a competitive position since 2016. Tomlin is a decent coach but his voice has gotten real old in Pittsburgh. It is time for a new coach.

  8. this is a good debate about draymond’s legacy but i think they’ll let him in the hall because of what SAS was saying

  9. The old-timer reluctant to acknowledge Ohtani’s popularity and skill.
    Chris Russo is proficient in defamation and is a racist.
    He should be expelled from sports-related programs.

  10. I’m proud of this Knicks team, I genuinely like this teams players & sure we are not the most talented team in the league but the team plays hard & I’m glad the Knicks have given this team some runway. My favorite Knicks team in a long time

  11. Put Robert Horry in the Hall of Fame, he is even better than Draymond Green on offense and defense. Robert Horry has more Championships has made Clutch 3 Pointers to win huge Playoff Games.

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