YOU WEREN’T THE FIRST CHOICE – Stephen A. Smith didn’t HOLD BACK on KD & Frank Vogel 👀 | First Take
On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Chiney Ogwumike react to the firing of Phoenix Suns head coach Frank Vogel and how coaching turnover has affected Kevin Durant.
0:00 Stephen A. reacts to Frank Vogel being fired
2:30 Kevin Durant as a teammate
4:45 Chiney talks Suns’ structure and KD’s leadership
7:30 Was Kevin Durant on the Warriors a mistake?
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39 Comments
What SAS is saying kinda makes sense; it unfortunate that Vogel was little more than a placeholder for the Suns next HC. The problem with KD, Booker, and Beal is that they assumed that 'the others' were the ones that were supposed to play defense and not them; Durant has been guilty of this mindset career-long. I also believe that the Suns wanted Deandre Ayton to be more of a Gobert-type of rim protector, but Ayton just wanted to score point AND get paid for it, which is why he ended up in Portland. Its a low key mess TBH.
The nba is getting bad they immediately fire people after one year or in the bucks case halfway through the season when they were rolling, you can't expect to build team chemistry when the coach is constantly changing the NFL gives them at least 2 full years to see if the team grows NBA owners want the impossible
what has ty lou done without Lebron. Stop the propaganda about this dude.
Everybody deserves a fair shake. A lot of people don't receive it and fair looks different when it comes to different people but EVERYBODY deserves a FAIR shake.
Is SAS related to Martin Lawrence?
Stephen A has a legit problem with white coaches. He will never give credit to Steve Kerr because he thinks Steve took over an already established team from Mark Jackson. But for the same reason thinks Ty Lue is the greatest coach of this generation. Ty Lue took over an established Cavs team and won a ring, in identical fashion to Steve Kerr. Stephen A’s arguments are trash at this point
Dam she looking kinda white
Monty should of never been fired, but certainly Vogel shouldn't of never been hired. I wanted Mike Budenholzer the second Milwaukee let him go, SUNS should of did that last year.
If he wasn’t first choice coach why would they give him 5 year contract
Lebron's sports media like ESPN found a diversion 😂. Both KD and Lebron are coach killers, but Bron is the worst.
Please get these females off these talk shoes please. Let them go somewhere and talk WNBA
Great take by perk making Stephen a look like a fool
He doesn't lead because he has his bags packed, ready to leave at the first sign of discomfort. It's a bad habit which started when he left OKC for the Warriors.
They gave him 3 players who don’t play defense and he’s a defensive coach.
vogel didnt deserve a chance but d.ham did gtfoh with that 💩💩 stephen a is a idiot
That first "You got ta go" was insane lol.
Lebron the coach killer, he got Vogel fired from the suns 😒
Its the same energy he gives Jokic, Luka, and Frank, but not the same he gives to Harden, KD, Doc Rivers. Does no one see the common denominator?
I need one of those Vogel Vacations. Four years, $24M.
Hiring a defensive minded coach with players who don’t play defense like that is certainly something 😂
ANY segments with Perkins on I'm ALWAYS hitting the thumbs down! ESPN just doesn't get it SMDH
Perk played with him😂
SBF and gensler should not be trusted, but he is sorry
Scouting of America
It sounds so much better hearing Geoff Brown say it with his High Pich Voice…😂
So leadership was going to beat the wolves 😅?
No ammo on vacation, dude doctor Shaquille make sure you got your usa apron from ny liberty valance
There’s no leader on Phoenix. Not Booker, not KD, certainly not Beal. The league is going through a transition. Fast , up and down, with the defense that gets after it. The Suns have no reliable bench play. They’ve made moves to get slow veterans. So they’re old, no center, no defense, and too slow. Top heavy is an understatement. Suns, Lakers, Clippers are now in rebuild mode. Sorry. Vogel is not the problem.
why am i not hearing anyone call kd a coach killer? but when it’s bron.. well y’all know how that story goes
I heard a rumor queen bee and Taylor Swift are fully funding 2 new Wnba teams, and sporting/ entertainment complex
Molly??? 😮😮😮😮 Chiney Stephen A Biden….😂😂😂😂
Media wants it both ways. Vogel had nothing to do with the Lakers chip but its his fault the Sun's suck. Which is it.
Give me your money Stewie, that why brothers
I dont roll like that ladies
Steven A has such a different energy when a white coach gets fired relative to a black coach getting fired. Its almost predictable
Man please give the same energy to KD like yall give Lbj.
This is unfair to Vogel. What's surprising about them getting swept, when at the beginning of the season, or just when they traded for KD, the concern was their lack of bench and lack of defensive players because they traded them away to acquire KD?
Agree with Chiney the era of the big 3 superstars is over. The game has evolved to a point where you need to assemble a team like a jig saw puzzle with key pieces to fit different roles. Scoring is overrated in the NBA. Like Luka said it's harder to score in Euro League. These guys like KD, Brad and Booker are mainly elite scores who aren't really good at doing anything else consistently. Not to mention the fact that KD is not a difference maker in the locker room. If you don't have a superstar that can do multiple things like Joker, Giannis, Bron etc don't trade the farm for them. Better to build your team through the draft and adding key pieces in free agency.
Should’ve kept that same energy when darvin ham was fired but Vogel got us a ring in LA gotta be consistent SA cmon now