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Is Jayson Tatum UNDERAPPRECIATED? š¤ Stephen A. & Mad Dog DEBATE šæ | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Chris āMad Dogā Russo and Monica McNutt join Molly Qerim on First Take to react to Jayson Tatumās comments and debate if heās underappreciated. 0:00 Pick that resume 4:04 Is Jayson Tatum underappreciated? 8:21 Mad Dog says Tatumās never been the NBAās best player āļø Subscribe to ESPN+: š± Get the ESPNā¦
@gunnyjwells1977
February 26, 2025 at 9:36 pm
Iām really trying ESPNā¦ these women you have on here are BORING to the max.
@rob_the_mob74nocap80
February 26, 2025 at 9:36 pm
SA SAID WHO MICHEAL WAS PLAYING WITH AT THE AGE. BUT IF KD NEVER WENT TO GOLDEN STATE HOW MANY RINGS WOULD LEBRON HAVE NOW ? AND WOULD LEBRON EVEN BE PLAYING NOW IF HE DID PASS JORDAN ? Iām just saying. Smh
@hussainiishaq3370
February 26, 2025 at 9:40 pm
Jayson Tatum ādrafted to a winning situationā
Larry bird ādrafted to a mediocre situationā
Michael Jordan ādrafted to a shitty organization and situation at the timeā (Coke infested teammates)
@SYE149
February 26, 2025 at 9:40 pm
This dude mad dog always glazing Larry bird and MJ. Absolutely no reason to bring them up
@reidiraia324
February 26, 2025 at 9:43 pm
Tatum became corny when he posted the Kobe text. Plain an clear
@edgardorivera8857
February 26, 2025 at 9:58 pm
Yāall dragged that sh*t tho, he can maybe do one corny thing, and yāall act like heās done 100 corny things š¤¦š¾āāļø. Speaking of, that Kobe text thing was 3 years ago, move on already
@AntonioTorres-xg8yv
February 26, 2025 at 9:44 pm
Molly, why are u interrupting? So annoying
@docmemphis2760
February 26, 2025 at 10:21 pm
she doesnt know she doesnt need to talk all the time
@SYE149
February 26, 2025 at 9:46 pm
Mad dawg a straight hater heās not good at this media thing bc he so obsessed with the past
@darkdevil1669
February 26, 2025 at 9:49 pm
Tatum is over rated, all star thatās it- not elite- thatās why he didnāt play in the Olympics. All he can do is shot threes and do dribble post ups, ball hogging disrupts offense
@JohnnyWavy1914
February 26, 2025 at 9:52 pm
Forgot Champion leader of his Team, Leader of men Dawg, put some respect on his name
@JohnnyWavy1914
February 26, 2025 at 9:55 pm
And my man plays EVERY GAME.. you listen to what Sas said, niqqa is Great..
@maleimprov604
February 26, 2025 at 9:50 pm
I hate these. They ignored MVPs entirely to make MJ and Bird look comparable to Tatum. Also, averages arenāt perfectly comparable and ignore efficiency and eras.
@mvpandrew93
February 26, 2025 at 9:56 pm
*Whos here after Thompson broke Tatums ankles tonight?*
@stevensachtouris9904
February 26, 2025 at 10:23 pm
Who cares he is miles better than ausar lol
@DC5Boss
February 26, 2025 at 9:57 pm
Iāll have to agree with Mad dog here Tatum is a very good player have all the tools. However Bird was the best player in the NBA by his third season MJ as well 1987 MJ put the league on notice he just didnāt had a complete team around him to win and Tatum always had the team around him to win and if he was that great of a player he wouldāve had two championships because he shrunk against GSW in 2022.
@hawken796
February 26, 2025 at 10:29 pm
That makes no sense, Jerry West lost 8 times before winning a chip, so now you gon tell me heās not that guy? Not everyone wins first time around
@RexVining
February 26, 2025 at 10:01 pm
Why is nobody talking about the fact that Tatum was in his 8th year in the NBA at 26, while Bird and Jordan where only in their 5th year. They had three more years of college. People do the same thing when comparing Lebron to Kareem. Yes, Lebron passed Kareemās scoring record, but he skipped college and had three extra years to rack up points while Kareem was in school for three years. I imagine if Kareem had gone to the NBA straight out of high school, he may still be ahead of LBJ in scoring.
@omarino4206
February 26, 2025 at 10:06 pm
Is it because heās not black enough????
@Ghost_in_Gray_
February 26, 2025 at 10:07 pm
My thing with Tatum is that heās talked about like heās a superstar when heās really an all-star.
@hawken796
February 26, 2025 at 10:25 pm
Why not, look at his numbers bro. Plus he holds the record for most points in a Game 7
@tenelson3
February 26, 2025 at 10:08 pm
Noā¦brown is underappreciatedā¦tatum is beloved by everybodyā¦.and putting JT up there next to jordan an bird is just flat out STUPIDā¦.30 years i been a die hard Cs fan but the facts are thisā¦.tatum is a volume scorerā¦and without a the other, and better overall superstar player he has, alot of the acomplishments arnt there, beginning with an NBA championshipā¦brown is the better player
@Loso2244
February 26, 2025 at 10:11 pm
If JT was a dog and trash talked or was more extroverted with the media this wouldnt be an issue. Its because hes such a nice guy.
@juicebox_999
February 26, 2025 at 10:13 pm
RESPECT JT š
@Speenzoidotron
February 26, 2025 at 10:15 pm
And his game had no holes on either end
@agentcodybanx8909
February 26, 2025 at 10:19 pm
Monica is doing Mollyās job better and right in front of her too
@Han_Hanzo
February 26, 2025 at 10:20 pm
They should have added the REST of the accolades through the age of 26.
First off, Tatum been in the league since 19, this year is his 8th Season.
Bird played FOUR seasons.
Jordan had 5 seasons but broke his foot his 2nd year.
MJ was 21 and Bird was 23 when they were rookies.
Tatum never played more than 80 games. Ever.
How about yāall say 8 FULL seasons since this his 8th.
Jordan finished his first 3-Peat by then by those metrics.
@SeanDubaiSinger
February 26, 2025 at 10:25 pm
When Molly walked inā¦
@mehoo8
February 26, 2025 at 10:26 pm
My takeaway is that Tatum is gonna have to cheat on Ella Mai with SZA to get appreciation lmao
@PathOfRage
February 26, 2025 at 10:29 pm
Celtics have had some questionable losses this seasonā¦but whenever its a team that was projected to chalkenge them in the east, they deliver a humiliating beatdown š. I still see the Celts surviving a tough series with the Cavs, to make it out of the east.
@SeanDubaiSinger
February 26, 2025 at 10:29 pm
I get itā¦.Tatum is salty because he thinks he should be in the convo as the face of the league when Labron and Steph retire
@spha8010
February 26, 2025 at 10:31 pm
Tatum is fuckn boring as a person, watched a documentary about him and all a found out is he has a kidššwhich I already knew