Stephen A. Smith & Michael Wilbon GET INTO IT over the MVP debate! | NBA Countdown
Tatum dropped 25 against the Bulls Thursday the Celtics extended their win streak to seven games and I found one response to a question I asked him particularly interesting who do you think is the best player in the NBA right now uh myself is have you always had that kind of
Confidence because I don’t I asked you that question a year ago and you said it was Giannis so what’s given you that confidence I got a lot of respect for a lot of guys in the league Giannis for sure um joic obviously just won and be
Guys that won MVPs then the list goes on is the league is in a great place I truly do believe every time I step on the floor I’m the best player it’s subtle yeah but there was something about that conversation that that I had with Jason Tatum great
Conversation thank you but I I told him just that it seems like something in his mindset has shifted a little bit like he’s stepped into this place of you know what no it’s me and I’m ready and I I like that answer I like that and I like
How he said respectful it was thoughtful it was serious it and I think that’s what when in 22 in the NBA Finals obviously I was at all those games and I’m sure you guys were too Curry was the best player on the floor not even close okay not even close Tatum at times
Wasn’t the second best player on the floor but I think he learned from that and now he’s saying for me to be the best player on the floor when it’s the most important games of the year I have to believe that I am I can’t tell you
I’m not as good as that guy and then go play better than that you have to believe it first so I love that he believed it and if the Celtics are the best team in the NBA and are going to win a championship he has to be the best
Player in those series he’s going to have to go through the gauntlet to do it and if he does it he’s earned it but I love that answer I love how he said it I did too there’s no argument against Jason Tatum Stephen A and I talked about
This yesterday a couple of times there’s no argument against Jason Tatum he’s been the best player you say it that way you feel like you’re hesitating because I am because the other players he named him he did it he provided the argument and by the way with Malika during the
Break accused me of nitpicking and she’s right because when we fill out these ballots and they’re five spots one through five right for MVP for MVP so do I know that this Jason Tatum right now no I don’t I have him in my top three or
Four I’m not going to say he’s above Shay gilis Alexander the western conference is tougher nobody’s gonna argue that with me and yet Shay gilas Alexander who’s never been through this before has his team right there and so does Anthony Edward so I no I’m not putting Jason Tatum above them they got
It tougher night in night out that he does right now it may be him it may be Joker it may be but he should say it’s him he should okay he again there’s no argument against Jason Tatum I’m not going to advance one but there’s Arguments for those other guys you know
So we all I mean you’re familiar with him and we all have a buddy and it’s the it’s a guy by the name of the great Tony Kornheiser and one of the things that he has said about my buddy The Godfather the one and only Mike wil is that he’s
The one guy on the planet who can openly admit on numerous soliloquies how right you may be but never says he’s wrong that’s Tony because here’s the point you can’t sit up there and say he said nothing wrong absolutely nothing wrong but I’m not giving it no you G
Have to give it to him here’s why the Boston Celtics are the best team in basketball yes they have the best record in basketball y they have a $34 million player on their squad and a 7 foot three shooter and shot blocker and neither of
Them are the best player on that team he is averaging 27 okay a game giving it to you you know he’s a top Target you know that the eye of the storm is coming at him every night and night in night out he has answered the call and here’s why
Bob you should love what he had to say most most of all the confidence and all of that stuff that is not why I’m so happy he said what he said I’m happy he said what he said because a couple of years ago in the finals he wasn’t the
First he wasn’t the best player on the team he wasn’t the second best player on the court Jaylen Brown was better than him just like Steph Curry was better than him Jason Tatum knows that and the person that sat down with you for that great interview that you did that man
Was looking you in your face and he was saying subliminally yo I know I didn’t do what I was supposed to do two years ago I’m coming to do it this time absolutely that’s why you got all three of you this I think we got four voters
On this okay three yeah three voters don’t get he should be disqualified I’m not whatever okay Malik okay two I do you have an argument against sh gild Alexander against I want to know if you have one against my argument against Shay guildas Alexander is Jason Tatum oh that’s not argument is
It they’re not they’re not the number by the way you saw Anthony I love say gild Alexander he’s number Ed is number three NBA is
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NBA Countdown’s Stephen A. Smith, Michael Wilbon and Bob Myers join me to discuss Jayson Tatum calling himself the best player in the NBA and debate who the MVP should be this year.
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Make it make sense to me….I don't know how you don't give it to the guy who pretty much averages a triple double a game and if you took Jokic off the Nuggets the best they might go is 35-47 if that lol 😭😂 Jokic is clearly the front runner. He does the most all around and he's the most impactful to his squad. Take Jokic off the Nuggets and they're just another team that might make the playoffs or should I say probably doesn't without Joker. Ain't nobody else averaging 12 rebounds and 9 assist while pushing up 26 a night, especially another big man. 🤷🏼♂️ He also just became the fourth player in NBA history to record at least one triple-double against every opponent in the league. Going 10-for-10 from the floor and finishing with 21 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in a route against Washington. If this isn't MVP caliber stuff then y'all mf's are just dick riding your favorite player and not actually watching what's happening in front of your eyes 👀 Being a guy who can score 30 a night isn't the only thing that matters anymore if you wanna call yourself that guy in this league….
EMBARRASING, so much BIAS 🤦🏽♂
A part from SGA, nor Tatum nor Ant are in the same field of Luka, Gianni and Jokic.
ESPN is really gonna dick ride a wanna be Kobe Bryant who's fell short time and time again 😂😅 Shit….these foreign boys gotta feel disrespected because Jokic, Giannis, SGA and Luka are all better players then Jaysom Tatum in my eyes I mean cough cough knock off Kobe 😂
ESPN is all about propaganda and narratives.
Jason tatum is no where near the best
They want to gift the MVP to Tatum the same way they did it last year to Embiid. Joker, SGA, Gianiss, Luka and Leonard are far more better than him.
On whose Payroll is Stephen A? His Tatum mvp narrative has been disgusting
ahahha can't wait to once again for the 100th time see Boston not win anything🙃🙃🙃
How much they are pushing Tatu in a loaded team that he is the best…Nah nice dude but cut it out already
MVP IS A MEDIA NARRATIVE AWARD IT DOESNT MATTER
Trash take
This is basketball commentary for the uninformed. Giannis is doing something this year NOBODY has ever done. 30+ ppg and 60%+ FG percentage.
Joker is head and shoulders better than everyone. SAS jumps on different dicks every year. For some reason, it's Tatum this year. Tatum isn't in the top 4 in mvp. Luka, giannis, sga, and joker are ahead of him.
This award is a joke. It's whoever sas jump on in January that wins. He goes on every show he can and sing Tatum praises. It's obvious every year.
I have Jokic, Luka and Sga over him.. maybe even brunson too
Watching ESPN makes you think you're living in an alternate universe
I wanna see Boston vs OKC in the Finals
Bro throw Jokic,embiid, Giannis,luka on these stacked Celtics team and they at least have 2 rings at least every year since Tatum been in the league he has had a top 3 to 5 roster idk bout embiid cause his playoff struggles but for everyone else that’s a fact
If SAS is saying the best guy from the best team should be the MVP, then Giannis should have been the MVP last season but SAS didn't push for him last season.
Who cares?? They all great players and any giving night can be the man.
Here we go again. Jokic is clearly still the best player on the planet. But we can’t have the white boy win it again, and Embiid is injured. So now we’re gonna try and hype a bunch of other dudes instead. Absolute nonsense.
SAS acts like we do not have eyes.
Luka is MVP these guys are blind. Take out Jokic, Tatum, SGA, Anthony Edward's and those teams still make the playoffs as 7 or 8 seed, take out Luka and Mavs are lottery team. The reason those guys have better records is because of better supporting cast. Luka played without Kyrie for over a month.
TATUM isnt even the most important player on his team..thats KP..KP better defender and better efficiency…he doesnt shoot 20 times like TATUM.
nba wants really bad to give the MVP to SGA…
Euro hate is real
Luka needs to call out SAS and trash him on a post game interview
The only criteria for SAS is race. Unbiased fans who are not racist know it’s Jokic or Doncic. The other guys do one, maybe two things well, Jokic and Doncic do everything better. They are 30+ point triple double machines, and the two best players in the league. Their only pitfall in the eyes of black talking heads is their race. Shameful.
SGA is the mvp rn
It has to be a american player because it's a american market game damn
Victor!
Stephen A just said at the very end of this video he has ANT man #3 behind Tatum and Shai. That means he has ANT before Jokic, Giannis, and Luka? Just take the votes away from the media at this point.
Seems consensus that foreign players dominate the top 4 spots: Giannis, SGA, Jokic, and Doncic, yet SAS has two Americans. No way you have Tatum over any of those four. I would take Edwards over Tatum, but even with Edwards I can't place him top 4.
GET INTO IT???
Tatum doesn’t have to be the best player every night on his team.. Shai and ANT gotta be that player every night for them to win