The Spacing, The Icons and The Block | LeBron James & JJ Redick | Mind the Game
Welcome to Episode 4 of the Mind the Game podcast hosted by JJ Redick and LeBron James. We first want to thank everyone who has watched, listened, commented, shared and provided feedback on the show. We are so grateful that people like it. Now let's get into Episode 4. First the guys take some time to discuss the growth of women's basketball, particularly in college with the rise of names like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Then the guys talk about spacing, particularly one of the most unstoppable moves LeBron loves to utilize on the Los Angeles Lakers.... the Gortat screen (made famous by Marcin Gortat). Next, the guys talk about why the "screen assist" should a box score stat rather to help gather us appreciate players like Draymond Green and Rudy Gobert. Then the guys talk about the term "court mapping" and why Nikola Jokic is elite at this skill. Finally, JJ asks LeBron to break down one of the greatest defensive players ever... The Block on Andre Iguodala, which took place in the 2016 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors . LeBron discusses the variables that went into the iconic play including the importance of J. R. Smith on that play. And as a bonus - JJ decides to show LeBron an old play of JJ on the Orlando Magic crossing over LeBron James while he was on the Cavs. This is a good one. Let's go.
00:00 - Start of show
00:43 - Intro
09:13 - The growth of women's basketball
18:17 - Screen assists should be a box score stat
26:05 - The Gortat Screen
29:57 - Draymond's superpower
33:06 - Jokic and court mapping
42:48 - Breaking down THE BLOCK
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Cant believe these two guys grinded hard enough to finally afford a whiteboard, truly inspirational to see them come this far
It only took 4 episodes… Phenomenal
I once heard JJ say I have a white board but left it in La I’m in New York ! Couldn’t he have bought one before recording the episode ? I guess white boards are expensive
I like the raw feel to this podcast though
@@coachrome2439the freight costs on it is crazy bro
So good to see these small channels level up and become something.
Love listening to JJ explain the terminology just so I can completely forget what it means during the video 😂
homework in 2024 lul
😂😂😂😂😂
*take notes* < IS NOT just AN EXPRESSION it has a LITERAL meaning .. duh!!
Thats exactly why I skip that part
@@utkarshkore129 lol so proud to be stupid
JJ showing LeBron all these plays just to lead up to his clip of him crossing LeBron is actually hilarious 😭 47:23
Im glad they highlighted Gortat and Javale and players like them, because when you see that they got a 60 million dollar extention or they keep getting picked up by different teams and most ppl are like "Why did they give him 60-80 million? He doesnt even do anything!!" ..... Now you know what they do and how much it adds to winning basketball games. Truly underrated.
Agreee
Exactly 💯
Well said, 100% correct
Yeah like Tony Allen f.e., I think it was Rondo saying that they couldn't win a championship without him and that he was unrepleaceable even though they had Rondo, Ray, KG and PP. Tony Allen is considered one of the best defenders all time by the players, but rarely mentioned
@@afasia2341real fans know I see him mentioned all the time
I hope ESPN is watching this lecture. When Luka scored 70, ESPN showed highlights of Luka's layups with no contest. It fits the narrative of no defense in today's league. Guess what? There was no contest at the rim because Luka got a Gortat screen on multiple possessions. That's good offense more than it is a bad defense.
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We're gonna act like this Gortat screen is something no one knew about until the last 5 years. That way, the comment you just made will actually make sense.
It's not a narrative if u played the game u would know that these players don't give effort like they used too
@@WuAgent I will break it down for you. I never played in the NBA, I'm assuming you haven't either. The Gortat screen is something even you and I know about. NBA teams know what it is. It's on film. Why can't they stop it? Because the screener executes it perfectly. That's a skill. If the defense knows it's coming but can't stop it then it's good offense. I hope I cleared it up for you.
Nah brother there was still piss poor matador defense on his way to the rim and at the rim no contests. And he saw isolation for the vast majority of that game. Luka is a total G with the pick and roll for sure. But this ain’t it
I love how they show how role players like Gortat, who don’t even get the time of day in most discussions, have still influenced the game is big ways.
The unsung heroes for the superstars!
Yes and the Verajo screen which ive been using in pickups since 2008
Polish Hammer!
Crazy because after that it clicked, ive seen so many guys run this gortat sceeen especially steven adams
@@WookieChewie13I was finna say that as well.
hearing Lebron thoroughly disussing that Iggy block is going to forever cement this pod as great to me
all time moment
Every time I turn on this podcast, at the start I think “I’m probably not going to sit through this whole thing right now”, but the time just flies by. It feels like I only watched a 15 minute video by the time it wraps. So big credit to you guys.
Same😂
I love how JJ said "Fuck it I'll troll"🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
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I wonder who he was looking at when he said it because it looked like its something might have been said to him in regards to the older generations.
Scumbag move ! The league hasn’t been the same since hand checking went away but he ain’t troll about that .. he’s a bron sexual it’s obv
Bruh, I was dying!!!!😂😂😂
Darvin Ham should watch all these podcasts religiously.
Facts
Fuckin’ lol…
Oh I wish 😂
i hope this is a joke😂😂
Pelinka showed him but he has piss poor memory, can barely remember he has timeouts to use on opponents scoring runs.
47:24 knowing exactly the play that he was gonna show from a freeze frame of the playoff game more than a decade ago is legendary. This podcast just has so much gold
So many people point out how educational this is, but I really wanna take a second to appreciate how entertaining it is. It's so easy to watch and I swear every time I'm like wtf it's already over, I swear it was supposed to be an hour long and then I find out that an hour had actually passed and I didn't even comprehend that
Can we all just take a second and appreciate JJ showing Bron 3 seconds of a game from 4 years ago, and Bron instantly knowing not only what happens on that play, but other plays in that game? How does his brain remember these things!?!
Obsession
Lebron is gifted 🧠 his brain offers him an autobiographical memory ..
a combination of obsessive work ethic, an iq and feel for the game you simply cant teach and a photographic memory lol
Or maybe, just maybe they had already deciced which games they were going to talk about.
i think it's because his basketball iq is very high
"He got me in jail AND put the handcuffs on." LOL!
and the "He" the cop is Draymond Green of all people!! 🤣
@@Murali_bala13haha and yes! B!ak on b|ack crime!! Haha
😅😂😂
Classic 😂😅😂
No diddy ?
Billionaire asking “you got wifi here” 😂😂
I've been a basketball fan my entire life. It took me awhile to start understanding what's really happening on the court because there's almost zero content teaching this to most casual fans. Bravo please continue these discussions and i hope the younger audience is taking notes when watching this!
“You do know i create superteams right “ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They gon run with that one😂😭
@@sosaraycharles358 you already know
@@sosaraycharles358bruh like Usain Bolt 😂
If were being honest Miami Heat was a superteam. You got three superstars in one team!!
cant wait until *Lebron Governs "his own" NBA team* .. hopefully it's an NBA expansion team in Vegas, where Lebron can create a 🔻 *SUPERTEAM* = *LeLasVegasVulcans* 🖖
love that bron is so chill about everything man
Fr
Yep, so chill.
He's a near billionaire, with a successful family, a clean image and is considered the GOAT or right there in his profession. He's essentially got nothing to stress about lol.
@@hoopandhands3328other than daily hate from weirdos online
@hoopandhands3328 Lebron was the same type of CHILL in HIGHSCHOOL ..
47:22 "Alright just hit play on that" 💀💀💀JJ funny asf for that
gortat one of the best screeners of all time didn’t expect them to talk about this at all
glad to see you've found budget for the whiteboard
Yeah glad that this small podcast can afford it tbh, it has a lot of potential, I hope it can grow bigger and reaches bigger audience
*glad when* 🔻 ALL the whiners & complainers LEAVE (some people are never satisfied) *meanwhile:* those types of people can NEVER get their OWN stuff right ..
THE END!
The wine glasses are a bit empty in this episode
we know from the documentary 'Trainwreck' that LeBron is cheap af. He probably wouldn't let JJ get one until he saw the YT revenue
Best basketball podcast out there completely destroys every main stream sports media outlet
Bro. JJ been killing it
Please Stop Glazing
@@Karceno4Life L comment! Showing appreciation and acknowledging is glazing ? Did you wake up to hate?
More people should listen to the Thinking Basketball podcast. Not saying u dont, just spreading the good gospel
@@madisonbordenave4869 never heard of it! Link for a good one?
I love how each week, the subtle production upgrades kick in. JJ will be on a light board diagramming plays by the end of this season
This is hands down the best basketball podcast around at the moment. I’d love to see a live game broadcast done like this, with this level of analysis done in real time for a game.
I’m fucking addicted to this pod 😂 I watch every second of every episode & even rewind back ! True basketball heads stand up
👍
No lies
47:19 “They don’t give you WiFi here?” Spoken like a true king who still uses the free tier of Spotify. 😤
you would expect bron would have unkimited data plan, but no he relies on wifi lmaoo
that's because the state literally has 70-80% all over it...probably this place/studio is recently build and can't reach nearest wifi signal...man...from what lbj said..."they don't give u WiFi here" literally mean they're not his(jj's crib) place...y would you need unlimited plan when it's free out there,,y would u waste money that'll probably just use once or twice a month on a trip where theres no WiFi..when u can avail. 2-3 days data prior to the days u'll be out of the state? 50 min. video?and this is what u just notice?stupid haters nowadays...😡😡😡
The first 9 minutes of this podcast is pure gold.
Would absolutely love for JJ and Bron to break down some legends from the 80’s. MJ, Magic, Bird, Isaiah Thomas. You get it
They already joke about how bad the spacing was in their early playing days. They would tear that era to pieces lol
I played basketball up untill I was in my early 20s and watched basketball all my life. I'm 35 years old. This podcast has taught me so many basketball terms I have never heard off, and is helping watch basketball a diffrent way now.
It’s like that sometimes. Sometimes it’s just different terms used. I’m 42 and we had our own names for these terms. This is dope though!!!
👍 the title of this podcast, was the first clue *MIND* the *GAME* lol!! it gets our "mind" into the logistics of the "game"
@@ReoLeo-ov7xh lol indeed
Exactly. it’s more to basketball than highlights and box scores.
As a Euro football guy, I'm lovin this podcast; learning so much. Question: are these basketball terms taught from high-school or only in the pros?
“You know I create super teams right?” Bron stirring the pot and loving it 😂
he likely saw or caught wind of a video that came out after episode 3 saying that he's trying to re-write history when talking about his Miami years, and also that he creates superteams wherever he goes. love how he's trolling on about all that.
@@homiefromflUh idk this was recorded almost a month ago I think
When does he say it
@@anubis4032uh what? No it was just recorded they literally played golden state three days ago
I lol'ed at that part
Boy oh boy where do I even begin. LeBron... JJ... I haven't missed an episode since I first laid eyes on the first one. This podcast makes watching highlights even more fun. Because now you can scrub through and try to look for concepts they mention in the pod.
Shoutout to our hometown hero of Lodz, Poland - Marcin "Polish Hammer" Gortat!
TJ MCCONNELL SHOUTOUT. RAHHHHH🐐🔥
I have been raving about him to all my mates and felt good to hear Bron say it haha
@@stevus23was always a fan favourite in Philly, and apparently he can shoot 3s now?
@@ryany6776he got the draymond 3 pt shooting form but shit has been wet 😂
Bro cooks the Lakers every time he plays Bron had to give that man his flowers
Bro jj a different type of person for pulling up that highlight of him on bron 😂😂😂top tier podcast
Can we all agree that these two people are gifts to humanity, and they deserve all the praise from people here in the KZhead.
man i love the chemistry and the little banter at the end made me smile the whole time. Thank you for these episodes!
"Offense is fun.. defense is WORK" - Hakeem Olajuwon, all-time leader in blocks. My favorite play in NBA history, The Block, broken down by the GOAT 🥲🥲🥲 thank you Bron and JJ!
As a fan of the sport who doesn't know much about the Xs and Os, these episodes are getting mind-blowing to me as it progresses. Thank you Bron and JJ 🙏
Same here, man. I’m a semi-casual fan. I love the game and try to identify patterns and stuff like that, but honestly didn’t know most of these terms. Mind blowing to say the least.
@victorcarreno4081 💯 The terminologies and plays they call out (not exactly all but a lot of them) is what I am still trying to catch up. Been watching since '06 but man there's a reason they are called professionals. haha
Not only are these great basketball episodes, watching the friendship and banter with JJ and LBJ is wholesome and joyful to witness.
Hearing bron talk about guarding steph. Is the reason why delavadova was a great teammate for him. He was following steph the whole game!
This Podcast has change the way I watch basketball!
Why, what did you do till now.. waited for dunks!? 😂
😂😂@@andrejm77
@@andrejm77 Maybe understanding the scheme more.
@@TheDominiqueBallou Sure, I was just joking. It's never to late to learn something new.. even in game you watched your whole life.
Me too
⏳ 0:00: 🏀 Exploring NBA concepts like screen assists and game-changing players through LeBron James' perspective. 5:58: 🏀 Strategic court awareness in basketball gameplay, predicting player movements for effective passes and scoring opportunities. 10:57: 🏀 The impact of women's sports on fan engagement and player development. 14:56: 🏀 Recruitment journey to Duke, encountering Coach K, and a humorous mix-up with Carolina shorts. 19:54: ⚽ Strategic basketball plays against pick and roll Blitz defense. 24:24: ⚽ Strategic defensive rotations and spacing key in guarding great players like Luca. 29:36: ⛹️ Importance of player IQ in creating offensive spacing and recognizing defensive strategies. 33:49: 🏀 Analyzing defensive lapses against Golden State Warriors and the importance of off-ball movement. 37:58: 🏀 Impact of spacing and positioning on shooting performance in basketball. 42:12: ⛹️ Analysis of critical plays in a high-stakes game and the importance of court spacing. 46:44: 🏃♂️ Impressed by unexpected agility and speed in gameplay.
Hero
This is one of the best channels on KZhead. I am getting a college eduation about basketball.
That's dope that Marcin Gortat has a play named after him, never thought he would have that
Great to see Gortat shout-out :) Also: The highest average of screen assists per game in the NBA regular season was 6.2 by Marcin Gortat during the 2017 season1. As for the playoffs, Gortat also holds the record with an average of 9.8 screen assists per game.
Cody Zeller used to be big time in that stat as well.
That's really incredible. That means he himself created at LEAST 20 points per game during that playoff run..... (Accounting for and 1's.) That's mind blowing!!!!
@@jasonray6888 had "a hand in them" may be a more appropriate label
Critics wanna act like draymond is useless offensively when he's one of the only big man who can do what he does thanks for shining a light on that👏 pay attention to the details that dont show up in the boxscore
Poor man's Bill Laimbeer
@@BillCarson-zn9gx poor? in this capitalistic society where we are defined by class, credit, yearly income and social status it is he who has more that is rich and he who has less that is poor.. so in this whackey backwards world where you can claim to identify as a dog Laimbeer is actually a poor mans draymond... the poor man being isiah thomas 4 gold rings is richer than 2 gold rings steph 4x isiah thomas 2x the laimbeer 1.0 - bill laimbeer the laimbeer 2.0 - draymond green So if we get technical we can say Rich man's laimbeer because steph curry is richer in basketball success than isaiah thomas.. isaiah thomas would be the poor man with the laimbeer and steph is the rich man with the laimbeer both got laimbeers (shrugs shoulders) at least they have/had a laimbeer some nba players would kill for a laimbeer.. think about all the laimbeers in the nba.. its not many.. lebron's laimbeer was chris bosh, giannis laimbeer is brook lopez.. put some respect on the laimbeer.. you dont enter the dragon.. you enter the laimbeer
Huh??? 😂😂😂@@BillCarson-zn9gx
All real hoopers and fans know how valuable Draymond is. The casual fans heard Barkley make fun of him for that triple single and ran with it, but then ignored Barkley when he talked about how important Draymond is.
@@BillCarson-zn9gx to pretend those old heads had fraction of the basketball iq as dray is insane
This podcast is my dream. You actually just talk about the game. No corny stuff for entertainment. Just the game. I hope this evolves into more shows like full game breakdowns, or like highlighting a coach and their strategies. I seriously love this. Thanks.
This show is so necessary. As a fan of the sport you guy help me and my 11 year old son better understand and appreciate the combination of physical and cognitive prowess necessary to succeed in the sport. It’s a “mind” game and a beautiful symphony!!
JJ a menace for that last clip 😂 Look forward to this show every Wednesday!
and sometimes TUESDAY
Ready to learn ball once again !
“I am a fan of Golden Hoops”
I am a fan of golden hoops
🐐 I’m a fan of golden hoops
Legends listen to legends.
WHAT IS THIS "ITS GOLDEN HOOPS" I LIKE GOLDEN HOOPS "SWEEET" 😂
I could watch these two talk basketball everyday for the next 4 decades.
I love this podcast. These two comliment each other in a way that brings the best out of each other while having fun.
JJ drawing the court will never fail to make me laugh.
YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE
My only sunshine
Cringe
You make me happy
@@espio_espiowhen skies are grey
oh were the 3 best friends that anybody can have, were the 3 best friends that anybody can have🥲
35:30 Oh yeah that’s my favorite saying
Thank you so much for making this. I love watching ball and pundits talk about ball, but this breakdown and explanation of fundamental basketball premises in the relaxed yet sophisticated way is such a refreshing change to the usual heated debate shows on the major networks.
The most fascinating sports podcast around at the moment, it’s intellectual and informative, and they don’t shout, unlike so many other shows
Espn byproducts😂
yeah those 🤡🤡🤡
Why would they “shout” when you have two guys with THE EXACT same opinion? I guess you have never tried to discuss topics with people who have opposing thoughts 🤷♂️ guess that’s why JJ turns red when he comes across people with opposing thoughts ie Mad Dog, SAS etc 🤷♂️
Thankful to live in a time where basketball’s greatest mind is sharing free game! 🐐
Lol he ain't the greatest mind....now the greatest at getting people to follow blindly and follow dumb narratives, yea he is the king alright.....all that flopping and roids really changed the game😂
@@MakaveliCVWget a fucking life
@MakaveliCVW you don't like basketball you like drama, go watch the bachelor
@@MakaveliCVWThe casuals like you are starting to flood a beautiful podcast. Very unfortunate. 🤦♂️
@@MakaveliCVWgonna take a guess that you don’t play basketball.
Again, dude I can watch y’all talk ball all day. Love it
This is by far the best basketball podcast ever created.
Thanks to Bron & JJ, I watched Dallas vs Charlotte recently & noticed that the Mavs ran the same exact same play on 3 straight possessions. The first time which consisted of Luka being the ball handler, Gafford at the nail then flashing to the top of the key, Exum cutting from one corner to the opposite corner, DJJ trailing Exum then back cutting from the dunkers spot for a wide open oop! Second time, same concept but instead of sitting at the nail & flashing Gafford set a screen for Luka who then drove & dumped it off to Gafford for the dunk & finally the third time, Luka gets the screen set from Gafford, he then skip passes to Exum, Exum makes the extra pass & bam wide open 3 from PJ. Simply amazing podcast man you just don’t get the knowledge anywhere else in media rn.🔥🔥🔥
this podcast is changing the way fans view the game. casual watchers just pay attention to who has the ball but the next level is paying attention to what's happening with the other 9 guys.
That block was one of those moments in sports fan history where you’ll always remember where you were and what the weather was like that day. Just superior defensive play he was the lion though in that chase down block roaring behind Iggy 😮
hearing him talk about the chase down block in the finals was fascinating. best defensive play i've ever watched
Bron lowkey asking for wifi haha you aint slick my sunshine! 😂
He gonna search for Lebron Highlights against JJ reddick 😂
My king is 2 much
This podcast is really refreshing to hear. I thought I knew ball, but it makes me realize I didn’t really know anything at all.
Now what have they talked about that is blowing your mind lmao...u must have never played basketball before
@@MakaveliCVW bro thinks he did something. I know for a fuckin fact you didn’t know the names of all these plays. What grown man uses lmao
@bl0wintrees alot of plays just have different names, there is nothing on here mind-blowing
@@MakaveliCVW I didn’t ask so kindly shut the fuck up?
@@MakaveliCVW dude why are you trying to act so cool?
I am genuinely so glad this pod exists I hope it lasts a long time
EPIC !!! Marcin Gortat made Us Polish Pepople SO PROUD !!!!
One of the wildest things about Lebron is that you can give him a year, the team he was playing, and a little background and he'll fill in the rest of the details of that game for you. He has to study his games constantly for that kind of recall.
Not even just details but he remembers exact sequences that he already knows what you’re talking about before you even say what you’re talking about lol dudes brain is just reviewing basketball tape every day. Insane the mind he has
Yes gut the young talent sell your future picks and once those are gone it’s time to ruin another team
@@moderndaydalisay👎 this podcast is NOT for YOU (be gone)
@@moderndaydalisayYet here you are. Girl Bye!!
@@ithinkimanaries2620👍
34:05 Them talking about defending Warriors' spacing and 3s and releasing this episode right after Lakers' loss specifically because of the 3s they gave up, was such a goated timing...
You can visually see the lakers don’t have the personnel to consistently understand the in and outs and small details Bron describes. It’s insane
@@xxavierjones3035yup esp just him really highlight how Steph breaks the game, and you see how bron defends him vs how others do, also can see in pockets they were trying to keep a body on him and watch him vs the ball which usually in the case for almost any other player you defend.
Yes LeBron needs more help. Always. Only reason he is 4-6 in the finals is because of bad teammates and injuries that we find out about after the series is over.
@@janismuzikants9320Against the best competition than any ERA🫠🫠🫠
I just don’t think he should make it public that he thinks his teammates are good personnel
This heavy stuff. You cant be distracted when listening this podcast. I love it
You know who is elite at the Gortat screen, Steven Adams.
Please do not stop making these podcast! LeBron is my favorite player. JJ was and is my favorite shooter (Ray Allen second). I've always wanted to be a basketball coach, wasn't blessed with the skill but was with the knowledge and love for basketball.
Every episode ends with me wanting more. It's so good.
the production of this podcast gets better and better each episode, the new basketball court white board is lifechanging
I always thought Gortat was underrated. Glad to see him getting some recognition
Every basketball fan should be watching this podcast. Adds a whole lot of depth to the game, even for people who have never played at a competitive level. Great time to be alive!
These guys really revolutionising basketball by making sure this next generation understand the game - basketball is in good hands
They finally gave JJ a legit clipboard!!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
MY KING YOU ARE CHANGING LIVES LEFT, RIGHT AND CENTER WITH THIS PODCAST
Ah yes the good ole hockey assist, or what me n my boys like to call: “the initiation” because that’s exactly what it is. A pass that Sets up the clear pass for the easy assist. Love it.
Jayson Tatum is one of the best hockey assist players in the league, ironically the complaint on his game has been playmaking but if you watch the games he is consistently putting his teammates in opportunities for an assist with his IQ and knowledge of spacing
I was just having a thought. Could You imagine a time where the NBA started to really address and tinker with assist recording? Where they don’t just track assists and hockey assists, but potentially start giving out hockey assists to anyone who made a pass that can be argued it led to the scoring attempt? Hockey credits both passes, if there were two, and it should. Sometimes the best pass was the first one. What if bball credited EVERYONE with a single assist, if they made a pass that directly led to a bucket through multiple ball rotations. I know this is sort of insane to bring up, but could you imagine the possible positive implications on encouraging team play? I watch every Celtics game and dozens of other games every week. Boston , when playing locked in, is as good as I’ve seen a team at making those extra passes for better shots, at swinging the ball to one another quickly, at sort of having the entire team knowing where the next pass should go before the current pass is made. You see it a lot with them and also the warriors when they are at their best, or were. You’ll see like 2 players pointing where the ball should go, and then before that recipient recieved the pass they are already pointing to the next guy, or the guy who knows he is going to end up with the ball 2 or 3 passes away is beginning to position himself to make his scoring move before the final passes are even made. If the NBA started giving anyone involved in these teamwork plays real assists, I think it would be something that could take bball to a whole new level. As much as it’s nice to imagine every one playing the game becoming entirely selfless and not caring about stats, that isnt realistic and honestly it doesn’t even make sense in a lot of ways and doesn’t help you get to the best levels. You need stats in SOME ways to validate your play, among other things. So I think if we started to give the , let’s say Pg, who made the pass to the short role, who made the pass to the wing, who dropped it off to the corner for a wide open cash from 3, an assist? Gave all of them an assist? Just imagine the type of team play it would encourage.
@@SHOWMEREALhe is still criticized for his playmaking? I live in the area and watch every single game, of his career probably, and I gotta say one of the areas where Tatum hasn’t appeared to be critiqued to me this year has been play making. It’s the area where everyone I know, who fairly takes issues with his lack of a traditional IT factor AT TIMES, gives him credit for taking leaps and bounds. So to your point, Tatums play makong since Kyrie left and he took over that semi point Tatum role for a lot of possesipns has been amaizng, gradual, but steady amazing improvement and he is SO unselfish!!! Amazing hockey assist player!!! I wonder, if you aren’t a local fan? Are the National bball fans still accusing him of not being a good enough play maker and I’m just not hearing it? I could believe that. They are stupid lolz. But ya you def nailed it, he is a great selfless play starter and passer. Heck without going on and on too much, Tatum blows me away with the areas where he is almost too selfless; and then juxtaposed against the areas where he still has a little bit of insecurity and ego fragility, such as his relationship on court and even in interview when it relates to Jaylen Brown, or at the end of games. Tatum is going to end up as a top 20 player ever I think! And he’s right on pace, but I think that’s where he still has progress to make. But over time he’s worked these little things out slowly and I’m sure he’ll eventually be as complete mentally and emotionally as he is skill wise. Do you ever notice, if you watch them daily, how Tatum still has a bit of an issue when it comes to the way his energy is when he associated with Jaylen? I think it’s just hard to ignore that he does still care a LOT about who’s better, and who thinks who’s better, and what awards and such he gets. I think if he follows Steph Curry lead it’ll work out. Just let go of caring who got finals MVP. When the media asks you, even if you believe everyone does care about winning MvP( I truly don’t think butler and Jokic and etc reallt care, just want to win) don’t SAY it. Tatum is so beautifully honesr, but TOO honesr. I hated his all star game period interviews. Sure you want to win MVP, but don’t talk about it the way you did. Lie. Say “heck I don’t care if Jaylen wins MVP! He deserves it! I just want US to WIN”!
@@schuylersavage276 it’s different for a local fan that can watch both home & away games. Outside of the area, they’re unfortunately limited to league pass or only the nationally televised games. So they likely aren’t seeing it enough to notice the progressions unless that’s what they’re watching for. But great points by the both of you! Tatum is really fun to watch & the Celtics did well to build a solid team.
@@SHOWMEREAL i feel like Jb, and JT especially, made a huge leap playmaking wise when smart had called them out 2 years back(around there somewhere), credit to them for working on that part of their game even though it must've been a hard transition
Must watch for all ballers! This podcast is gonna propel the average rec game so much. Advanced knowledge you would only get from a high level basketball program is becoming common knowledge right before our eyes.
It’s funny because you can really take what they say to the park and dominate
@@stringer2295 I was thinking about that gortat play. That's a nice little two man game you can run over and over.
@@projectdesertfox287 a hundred percent especially if you’re with a bigger dude
💯% every other Basketball Podcast just love to hate talk shit and gossip etc
Really good rec league players already know this stuff! Speaking as one of them. But glad to see it get attention since the majority of rec league players don’t know. It’s really frustrating playing when the skill gap on the court is so wide it’s hard to enjoy the game at times when only 4/10 players on the court know how to play basketball! And even worse when 3 of those players end up on the same team! I try to teach as much as I can but you can’t control other people’s dedication to get better knowing we aren’t pros and everyone’s got lives outside of basketball. This pod is sorely needed because people will watch LeBron! GOAT
Best sports podcast I’ve ever seen
Never break these 2 up bro we need more episodes who knew Jj n bron is the dynamic duo we needed
JJ reddick should be a coach his explanation on x,s and 0,s are phenomenal and him and Lebron together is the epitome of basketball savants
What a wonderful afternoon in europe when these 2 legends drop another episode, teaching class starting right now !
This is like a book, can't wait for chapter 5!
Basketball nerds assemble 💯😤
I love Lebrons commendation and description of TJ McConnell, so accurate and I remember watching him on Philly before and during their peak in the 2010s and how much he changed the game, he's such a good player
changing the nba media landscape for the better thank god we needed something like this show
I went from watching who’s scoring next, to looking what play they running next. This podcast is refreshing to watch, I feel no stress just excitement.
Brit here who knows next to nothing about basketball, except through KZhead, and this series is just absolutely awesome. Thanks. Funny that soccer came up in the previous episode because, while it's hard to be more wrong to suggest it's not the most popular sport in the world by a crazy distance, basketball rings my bells because so many of the principles are the same - movement, spacing, vision, 'the hockey assist', all that. This series smashes these things and I'm here to tell you that players like Bird, LBJ, Nash, Stockton, Pippen - high IQ boys - probably wouldn't be able to control or pass a football but they would know exactly what to do with it if they could inside 5 minutes. Love it. On the same tip, I'd love JJ to ask LBJ for his thoughts on balancing 'getting your numbers' with doing the things that win games, which might sometimes be in complete opposition with each other, and how his view of that idea has changed over the years. Also, given he could have been pro and awesome in pretty much any sport (he'd be ridiculous at rugby), I wonder what it is/was about basketball? (Oh, hang on, isn't Steve Nash a really good footballer?).
Oh lebonbon, my one and only sunshine, thankyou for gracing us with your wisdom yet again.
This has to be included into timetable for every high school and college basketball teams program
Love seeing the support for T.J. McConnell!
I love the mutual respect but also both LBJ and JJ giving credit to role players and players the casual fan will label as crap. Such an uplifting conversation, and the basketball IQ is off the charts, thanks for sharing it with us mere mortals
These videos are absolutely immaculate! It's beautiful to see two gifted basketball players and one of a kind minds come together to talk hoops, it's a rarity in today's age, but I'm beyond excited each week awaiting another topic...hell to the yeah! 👑👑👑
Welcome to episode 4 of the GREATEST BASKETBALL PODCAST OUT RIGHT NOW. Still can’t believe we get to listen to this, love every single second!
Why lol there ain't one thing they talk about that is some super secret thing
@@MakaveliCVWI swear these dudes look like paid reviews lol. This show is no where near “detailed”. It’s driven by JJ to breakdown basic x and o’s and lebron is their to eve worshiped smh. Show is narcissistic at best
@@originalman8143 tf are you expecting, a PHD level breakdown of a sport? Do you want them to delve down into the specifics of sports psychology and physiology? What this show is is a break from things like undisputed where it's all about the drama and huge moments, and focuses on plays, tactics etc and whilst that isn't for everyone, it's definitely more detailed than a Skip Bayless or Stephen A breakdown, and also it's being done by LeBron as well, of course people are going to want to hear what he has to say, if MJ made a podcast that would also rake in viewers for the same reason. More than anything this is just one project for LeBron after his retirement
@@sammcdermott78 if your never layed organized ball don’t talk to me. Basketball is low level sport that can be played on a high level due to talent. It’s not that hard to understand this basic game that 5 year olds can comprehend. The issue with the show is the worship of lebron. It would be more intriguing if they actual broke down the game instead of revising lebrons basketball history smh. Do you even know what a narcissist is or you to blind by idol worshiping
@@originalman8143👎 meanwhile: YOU are HERE 😂 youre part of the TARGET AUDIENCE .. duh!!
This is the only sports podcast worth watching. No BS, no putting other players down or criticizing. Just strictly genuine and high level basketball talk.
That comment at 45 min about “all I need is an adjustment and I promise I’ll track it down” send shivers down my spine, as well as iggys.