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   @gullzr5410

   February 24, 2025 at 9:59 pm

   Tf you mean?

   Changing needs to chill. It’s inevitable that today’s players will be compared to older players.

   It’s dumb to think people won’t make comparisons.

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   @jsem-4646

   February 24, 2025 at 10:00 pm

   LeBron didn’t cheat? Maybe until he joined the heat and exploit the NBA rules. The dude is still playing solely for business and NOT for the love of the game.

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   @primestarprimetime

   February 24, 2025 at 10:02 pm

   It’s easy why they can’t let it go, players today are sissy’s. Simple as that. Players used to be men. Now you see a bunch of dancers with overblown handshakes and painted nails with purse who flops every possession. Who the hell wants to see that.

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   @kazankage

   February 24, 2025 at 10:06 pm

   SAS need to change his style. No wonder Max makes you sound dumb.

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5. 

   @LumeraLight1201

   February 24, 2025 at 10:06 pm

   So when the NBA is overtaken by foreign players, will that also be the Media’s fault too? Wemby, Luka, Nikola and Embid are on record for admitting that playing in the NBA is much easier than they expected. I witnessed Wemby state in a post game interview that most current NBA players are lazy. Folks out here mad at the media for pointing out what foreign players have been saying for a while now.

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6. 

   @rodneyhendrix1014

   February 24, 2025 at 10:06 pm

   Stop it…I have been to games in 80’s and 90’s…Lakers ran up 30 on Cavs in 2nd quarter. Never saw Magic nor Kareem again. So did we get cheated? It’s just the way it is

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7. 

   @southside6719

   February 24, 2025 at 10:07 pm

   SAS missed the point cause he’s the root of the problem

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   @zamoragildominiquec.5682

   February 24, 2025 at 10:10 pm

   They always talk about how ewing and others will avg 40 or somethin acting like they can run for 48 mins 😂

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9. 

   @wayday5602

   February 24, 2025 at 10:11 pm

   Shannon is right

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10. 

    @wayday5602

    February 24, 2025 at 10:12 pm

    Channing Frye is right because today’s players don’t get the credit like the bad boys piston throwback 93 bulls

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    @2neetoon

    February 24, 2025 at 10:12 pm

    Frye’s right but not completely. Players aren’t celebrated as much but it’s the NBA’s fault. NCAA bkb is still entertaining w/o rule changing, too many 3’s and over-refereeing.

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12. 

    @ENY11207

    February 24, 2025 at 10:14 pm

    Love First Take all good valid points from the best experts

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    @kazankage

    February 24, 2025 at 10:15 pm

    Sas king of throwing shade

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14. 

    @aeronwong1103

    February 24, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    The 100% truth that nobody wants to hear is that, the competition in the 80s and 90s werent as great as everyone is making it to be. There were very limited number of highly skilled players compared to the NBA today. Thats just facts and nobody wants to accept it.

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    @2neetoon

    February 24, 2025 at 10:18 pm

    In the NBA everybody plays the same. Even Luka said NBA is easier than Euro ball so his numbers are higher here.

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16. 

    @andretillman5291

    February 24, 2025 at 10:19 pm

    Unc misspelled skilled SKLLED 😂😂😂country azz

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    @sibserdinola6913

    February 24, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    Ofc Stephan A will come into the Media’s defense. Channing hit it straight in the head. SA gave a corporate answer while Channing gave an observation over what the people feel.

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    @curtislinden9297

    February 24, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    Jayson Tatum plays every game, they gotta force him to sit out games

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19. 

    @JonLG

    February 24, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    1 thing smith said that I DON’T AGREE WITH: “Lebron hasn’t cheated the game”
    YES, HE DID. ALWAYS HAVE. ALWAYS BEEN.

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    @iamdebaby8152

    February 24, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    Load management isn’t a thing. Y’all are just mad at injured prone players. I don’t remember people being this mad at D rose for missing games.

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    @JESUSIS70RD

    February 24, 2025 at 10:24 pm

    As a fan it’s the soft mentalities & entitlement that’s KILLED the NBA for folks like me so you have to go back and watch what you can respect paying money to watch and I’m only 29

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    @bcw1505

    February 24, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    I agree to channing

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23. 

    @ArisTalion

    February 24, 2025 at 10:25 pm

    That’s the mindset of a 6-10 player who never played in the post instead took 3s his entire career, no skill player

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    @billymaltez8030

    February 24, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    Social media and even daily up to the minute critique of all players is what ruins the game. There’s so much coverage and the game is so dissected that everything is criticized etc. It’s human nature, I’m sure if all those players back in the day constantly would get this much coverage and up to the minute critique and under the microscope constantly for everything I’m sure theyd be affected in some way. Everything is so open and crystal clear nowadays in regards to all things basketball that there’s not really much else left to discuss other than negativity as to what players aren’t doing as opposed to what they’re doing. NBA all-star games for example were way more popular and had higher ratings cause as a viewer back in the day we’d be lucky to get a few NBA games on TV a week that weren’t regional and for the most part all the NBA all stars most people would only be able to watch them during the NBA all star weekend. There’s so much coverage nowadays and every game is available that in my opinion there’s been an overload and nothing is left.

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25. 

    @Ray_Petree

    February 24, 2025 at 10:29 pm

    Stephen A Smith calling Steve Kerr a top 5 coach of all time was the most egregious part of this entire video lol

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