DID I STUTTER!? 🚨 Stephen A. calls out Shannon Sharpe for Wolves-Nuggets pick 👀 | First Take
2024 ж. 29 Сәу.
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Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe join First Take to debate who will win the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the reigning champion Denver Nuggets.
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The same Stephen A who picked the Finals wrong 13 times the last 15 years?
😂
It only took Durant going to the warriors for him to get a prediction right
Nah, he actually had the Warriors winning in 2022 and he called it before the season started then stuck with them until they won.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Predicting the fact score in a hear-spurs finals matchup makes up for that record.
Thats the most amount of flowers Stephen A has ever given the state of Minnesota in my lifetime, bros.
I think Ant has more playoff victories than the Vikings, Twins, and maybe the Wild since he was drafted. Or that could happen
Yep he never gives props to Minnesota
@@Qute227hard to compare NBA / NFL playoff wins… one round can be a difference of 7:1. That’s not a good comparison.
@@ABaumers6 In the NFL, one win advances, the NBA, 4 wins. So it's a 4:1 ratio as far as wins is concerned. In that respect, Ant is even with the Vikings, for now.
And more proof how much SAS HATES Denver. I like Minnesota way better than NY or LA.
Michael Malone said in his post game he hopes Darvin ham is around coaching for a long time LMFAOOOOOO
Good Luck Darvin ham some team will pick you up 2 good season coach cry lebrick
Wasn’t a diss
Tf is he gonna say? That hes a bad coach? No one would say that so he was just being polite
@@turbomoist7143 he probably should lol. Makes for good television 😂
Okay 🤡🤡🤡
This lowkey should be the championship game. This is gonna be too good
Facts
I said the same thing
Not at all the championship game will be Minnesota vs OKC
@@rainjah8739 Not really as exciting. Minnesota/Nuggets will 4-0
@@rainjah8739crazy how you would even think that. Nuggets gentleman swept them last year
The NBA is PRAYING TO GOD that Anthony Edwards wins the championship this year. A American, who has a personality (unlike Tatum) without the ridiculousness (unlike Ja and Zion) who's easily marketable, and would have won with one of the leagues small market teams, thats a dream come true for them. Ant wins and he's a made man forever, even if he never wins again.
Such a true underrated comment
Lmao yea right. Made man forever? You think they would let him off the hook with just one ring? They would immediately start bringing up Kobe's rings and everytime he doesn't win another one it would be a failure and his fault. He's in his grace period now, they don't let any great players off the hook with just one ring you're crazy
@@LonghornsLegendfacts😂
Facts, more than Giannis to your point and even more to your point look at KG who did it once, same team, less marketable and did it older. Ant is in prime position rn. He also is getting Jordan comps off his born image lol he got the red carpet laid out tbh lol & he did the movie Hustle and stole the show in some people’s eyes 😂
Ant wasn’t even top 10 in MVP voting despite being the number one seed all year up until the last two weeks of the season. The nba would prefer Shai I wholeheartedly disagree!
Dijon mustard all over the place is hilarious 😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂 I screamed
😂😂😂 bruh that got me stretched
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Dejon Murray@@tyquanperry6153
Shannon really just be yapping. He needs to get off of Lebron's lap
you mean he should join the idiotic haterhoard? dude never was on james lap, he just explained what normal folks call reality, not fakers paradise
@@ErnstBlutig ??? He says nothing that makes actual basketball sense. He's just a LeBron homer. Plain and simple. Calling the OKC thunder the weakest number one seed is ridiculous. He had the Lakers going to the conference finals. It doesn't matter if they didn't meet the nuggets in the first round, at some point he would have had to have seen them
Sippin on Bron's man juice.
He prefers to stay in LeBron's lap unfortunately.
It's his schtick. Is d riding a player/team any worse than hating on a player/team? Worse guys to be a homer for than LeBron...and I'm not particularly a fan.
Still no respect for OKC and Minnesota. All we taking about is Labron Lakers. Would be surprised to see both of these team in Western Conference Finals
You mean you would NOT be surprised to see them in the WCF. Otherwise your take makes no sense.
Okc vs wolves 😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
No. For Minnesota, yea. If the Nuggets play OKC, they will sweep them. The OKC are severely undersized for Jokic, Gordon and Porter. Jokic will have 40s on a regular
@@angeltodorov5918I know the playoffs is different from the regular season but OKC won the difference against Denver this season so a sweep is ridiculous considering OKC is the #1 seed
@@Oooyessbrolol what? That would be an amazing wcf the 2 future faces of the league battling it out… bron Steph kd are done cooked no more rings for any of them time to move on
Steven “This brother is something special” A Smith 🥱
I got wolves, watch rudy have the series of his career
" brother, I have 47 " Joker to Rudy 😂
The one player Jokic loves to destroy more than A.D. is dropping tons on Gobert.
Shannon said SA wasted his mvp vote🤣🤣🤣
If KAT shows up i'm taking Minnesota coz of KAT size advantage and deeper bench.
They have KAT and Gobert to offset jokic. I'm taking the Timberwolves
Gordon finna bully KAT I feel like
@@elmehdinafia1237🤣🤣🤣🙅
Nuggets bench got lil weaker
If denver is healthy they should win this series in 6
this probably will be the best series this year, i can see the arguments on both sides, kat, gobert a AE vs Jokic, murray and MPJ, AG. WHAT A SERIES
"SHANNON SHARPE IS TAP DANCING" 😂
Agreed, Outside of the current Mavs vs Clippers game, this is the playoffs series I was looking for. The number one defense in the league against a top tier offense. Going to be something special.
FR. The Mavs vs Clippers are playing such good basketball...but yes, this is the big 1 I can't wait for.
Idk why but I get a Larry Bird vs young MJ vibes in this series.
no idea that makes no sense lol
Joker is bird and ant is MJ
^ this guy gets it!
The only difference is that bulls team wasn’t number one in defense and the wolves is but yea I get those vibes ant man winning a ring this year
@@AntonioWatsonjrBulls team had couple of hall famers,Minesota has 3 all stars ,multiple awarding defensive player ... In last 9 years ,Joker is the only all star in Nuggets ,only.... Nobody in last 50 years ever won championship while having only 1 all star ... Nuggets played terrible against Lakers and still 4-1 ... This is going in 6 games max,..last year it was 4-1 ,this year maybe 4-2 for Nuggets or 4-1 .. You will see..
The key for the nuggets is MPJ.. if he’s cooking they should win.. the key for the Timberwolves are the big men Reid, KAT and Rudy.. they gotta try and neutralize jokic
The X factor is Payton Watson too. Off the bench high energy guy, vreat defender, he'll probably guard Naz Ried I would say, if he can maybe make him struggle, Nuggets have a great chance
And Joker needs to play better defense, if he defends well, the offense is already disrupted and will hesitate attacking him.
only people gonna neutralize jokic are wemby and chet in a few years😭😭
X factor is KAT....if he plays to his potential not just jerking three....but using that big body of his in the paint.....game is over
@@DeathFORcameOhe dont need to his matchup is rudy not ad
Shannon Sharpe is a national treasure 😭😭
Needs a white guy
Uncle is a hero compared to Stephen “B level take” smith
Glaze
@@westernharo74822 Stephen 100% ain't a national hero coz he was riding Trump's D in front of the camera while clapping his own cheeks
You mean a useful idiot of the establishment and low IQ blabbering loudmouth
“I saw a guy sitting on the bench with a varsity jacket on named Zion Williamson.”😂😂 -Shannon Sharpe
I think wolves gonna win. The defense that wolves have been playing is crazy.
Honestly it can go either way Denver is not safe
It all depends how comfortable Joker is against Rudy, if Joker cooks and Denver will be better defensively, Denver in 6.
It was on the freaking Suns😂
@@ashamsthomas2490they was number one overall in the NBA in defense goofy lol in a series that’s go show and matter and they deeper than Denver
Their defense doesn't matter vs Jokic
Jamal and SGA gonna be lethal for Canada this summer
Well USA is guaranteed golden medal to be honest,France is going to be very good,and then you add Germnay who won World cup and my nation Serbia with possible adding Jokic to silver winning team
I don’t know about USA being guaranteed… all the bigs on the team are extremely injury prone .. AD and Embid … that just leave Bam who’s undersized
@@milosmomcilovic4166germany i dont know but the question is who plays and is fit if jokic wins the chip he has a lomg season
I may not speak for all of us from the USA but I sure hope USA loses nothing would be better than a Lebron James led USA squad going to the Olympics with the most stacked team he could ever assemble and lose. I just want to see the excuse people are going to make up for him if that happens since a lot of people here from the USA thinks it's going to be a cakewalk this summer in Paris because I certainly don't. The olympics ain't a 7 games series it's a one and done once you get into the Medal rounds anything can happen.
@@milosmomcilovic4166 Nothing is guaranteed it's a one and done tournament once you get into the medal rounds anything can happen this isn't 1992 the world is basically knocking on the door saying we here.
The Wolves’ defence is insane, plus they have that Dawg ANT.
Defense*
@@GretaThanos I’m not from the U.S. either is acceptable and correct.
Ant has only been in 3 playoff series (Memphis 2-years ago, Denver last year & Suns this year). In each of those 3 series he has led all players in scoring. He will be ready for Denver, the question will be is Denver ready for Ant? They couldn't stop him last year. On the other hand, Denver has the Joker, best player in the NBA. Going to be a helluva a series, good chance we see a 7-game series
The difference this year is Reid healthy and McDaniels plus Kat was literally coming. Back from injury in that series he’s a lot healthier now and they have the number one defense in the league been the best all year
Don’t sleep on the bad bad Minnesota Timberwolves 🐺
I got the Timberwolves winning in 6! I think Anthony Edwards is going to have a Field day against the nuggets. Nobody on the nuggets can guard him. Same could be said for jokic, i just think Minnesota have 2 great defenders with Alexander and Daniels to throw at Murray in the 4th. Not saying they could stop him, but they can at least make him work for every bucket. I think Antman and the wolves take it in 6.
Keep sleeping on our Wolves. We love that underdog mentality baby 💯💯💯
💯 agree
I’m taking TWolves. DEN not out rebounding them tall dudes.
Denver is just as tall wym
@@lil_truth Minnesota taller than LAL and taller than DEN
@@lil_truth3 elite centers on Minnesota. I see one on Denver.
Nuggets in 6, they're too good... not discrediting timberwolves great first round series against suns. Outside KD and Booker, the rest of the team played horribly
nah, if the Nuggets come out slow as they have been in every game of the Lakers series, the Wolves are going to smoke them. Wolves in 5.
that's the best part about this series everybody got different opinions I got wolves in 6
@@SkunkLifeMedia lol how delusional you have to be to think that nuggets are going to lose in 5, you are one of those poor lakers fans who think they are winning the chip this year
@@SkunkLifeMediabecause no one could guard ad and he was cookin kcp held ant to 0 pts in the fourt two times they domt need to double and denver has jokic ant is equal to murray kat not to jokic
@@eddardstark6179you sound mad😂 wolves definitely beating the nuggets they match up perfectly.
MPJ has to be the Nuggets best player this series.
Denver couldn’t guard Ant last year and they still can’t guard him. Add in Naz Reid and Jayden McDaniels, it’s a game. This will be a tough series for both teams and the winner will win the chip. 🐜🐺
Disagree about the chip but I think the wolves beat them.
Worst #1 seed had to be that one Atlanta team
And donovan mitchell jazz
they made it to confrence finals
Pacers 2014. They had crazy momentum mid season but their chemistry completely collapsed by the time the playoffs started.
@@zainnan6169 they played historically weak teams to get to ecf
THIS is ANT's coming out party! the NUGGETS are a good measuring stick on how good he and the wolves are
Dijon mustard all over the place😂😂😂. Bring yuh napkins
Read this as he said it lmbo
AYOOOO the intro has me crying unc was talking that big talk 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A different ball game shooting over 6’9/7foot guys than 6’4” guys. I like TWolves.
Same goes for wolves, Denver is young tall and athletic as well.
@@lil_truth I know but MIN is taller than LAL and DEN
@@haywood0457 Denver is the Akatsuki of basketball bro, y’all cooked
@@lil_truthStop, we’ve seen better teams. People are talking like they’re a dynasty when they’re not. Golden State’s prime squad would destroy them 😂.
Didn’t have Naz Reid or McDaniels last year and still made it tough on em. Wolves in 6
Bro last year it was 4-1. This year, yes Wolves are tougher, but it's hard to say what both teams will do against each other, denver played poorly against lakers but it doesn't mean it will be the same against minnesota, and vice versa. Different match ups, different approaches.
@@DeathFORcameODenver went with ease on the Lakers...
One name: Anthony Edwards. Wolves in 6
Denver went up 3-0, and Wolves won game 4 in a nail-biter in OT to extend the series to 5 lol. But you right, much different series from last season.
Beat the wolves in 5 last year
These two have good chemistry keep them together
I love these two man..😆🖤👏🏽 OG’s
Bout time my Minnesota team is talked about this much
WOLVES IN 4!!! Their defense is too amazing to lose
You can't be serious...
The thunder disrespect still is crazy to me
The Nuggets made the mistake last year by saying that the Timberwolves were their toughest opponent in the playoffs. MN is prepared to win this battle in 2024 playoffs 💯
They said that and the Wolves were missing Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid in that series. Jaden is an all NBA defender. Naz Teid just won 6MOY
Nuggets still have the favorable matchups. Gobert can't hold Jokic and McDaniels can't guard everybody. Pick your poison of MPJ or Murray.
@@that1guyj139 That's why they have Ant and NAW as well lol. #1 defense for a reason.
@@that1guyj139McDaniels doesn’t need to guard everyone lol. The only guy MN needed to stop last year was Murray. Jokic is gonna get his and MN has good team defense in the paint and perimeter. Only 1-1 matchup they need to win is McDaniels vs Murray
"30-30-10. You heard it here first."
Timberwolves in 6💯
Nah nuggets in 6
@@Amigofixin 5*
Nuggets in 6 this will be good to watch
@@Amigofixwolves in 4
Wolves in 6
Love that my Wolves are still underdogs:)
they shouldn't be... people dont wanna live in the now. Clearly better than nuggets
This is the best version of first take 😊🤑
Shannon stays disrespecting OKC and stays sitting on lebrons lap 💀horrendous takes
I'm surprised no one talked about Jaden's impact much
The nuggets nearly lost to the wolves without Towns,Reid, Rudy. Ant nearly won that game late. The bench was strong enough to win the game.
I’m taking Minnesota they’re the best matchup to beat Denver
Definitely...with Rudy and kat.....but I pick the nuggets cause in close games denver have more experience.....but yes...wolves match very well the the nuggets
@@anhell32 They would have to beat the nuggets by 30 each game not happen nuggets in 6
I’m taking nuggets based on experience and jokic but if the lakers had won I’d gone for the wolves cause of the size and ant
I,m taking Denver.If kcp,Gordon, and mpj come balling it,s over.We already know about Murray and Joker.
They already lost 2 outta 3 games to nuggets this year and the only time they won Murray was injured
this series is going to be a classic, can't wait...
Quite honestly this might be the first toss up series of this playoffs.
This series is gonna be an amazing one. I could easily see it going either way. People Saying "Nuggets in 5" or "Wolves in 5" I don't think are giving either team the credit they deserve. This is gonna be a dog fight, and a darn good one at that. I would not be the least bit surprised to see this series go 6 or 7 games. It will come down to who wants it more, plain and simple.
But we literally have a series at 2-2 right now 😂
Clippers-Mavs?
@@mcshade5969 Right! We got Cavs vs Magic and Clips vs Mavs. The op just ain't paying attention. Both of those series can go either way.
Ant man going all the way
The wolves packing these dudes up ANT is him
Denver is good but they're not the same team they were last year.. Minnesota is big and deep
This is gonna be fun, maybe more fun than beating the Lakers!
Unc hit that troll face meme 😂 <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="170">2:50</a>
Gobert is gone have the series of his life on defense
Nah Jokic cooks him like southern BBQ
@@lil_truth He doesn't guard Jokic though, KAT does. Gobert guards Gordon and lurks/helps out.
Twolves in 6
The weakest #1 seed were the Hawks about 10yrs ago..not OKC. Their pretty good, just young and inexperienced. But their not the "weakest."
That is not the first 30-30-10. Bill Russell had 30 points, 35 rebounds, 7 assists and 13 blocks against the LAKERS in game 7 of the finals.
Insane stat line
Yea playing plumbers lol
He actually had 40 rebounds instead of 35 and he shot 82% from the ft line that game bill was simply brilliant that game BUT that was not against wilt chamberlain
and who did he play against? you cant name those players
60s don't count
Timberwolves about to cook em. If I got a dollar for every time these guys picked wrong i’d be on an island
This will be the series that Gobert need to prove he's a well deserve 4 time DPOY vs Jokic
I agree. If Jokic cooks him ppl will never take the DPOY award seriously again
Gray poupon had me dead lmao
"he got your vote u wasted it" 😂
Since when do these guys have to say so, if Minnesota shows up and plays some defense like they did in the first series, Denver doesn’t stand a chance Timberwolves in 6️⃣ Let’s Go Wolves!
Let’s go wolves in 6 the wolves will steal one home game from Denver game 1 and 2
This is going to b a very good series. Ant is him and I really feel the Wolves want it more..
This series is one for the basketball heads. I really hope it lives up to the expectations.
The Thunder and Timberwolves would have swept the Lakers too
That’s BS. The lakers would have swept the pelicans or the suns for real… be honest
If that makes you sleep at night lmao
Nah, Lakers beat Thunder
Then you woke up. And what is this "too"? Lakers led the majority of the series and just couldn't close those games out. At the least, the series should've been tied at 2-2 heading into the game last night.
Lmao bs. The lakers schooled okc in the games they played against them in the regular season
Now we can worry about basketball
@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="213">3:33</a> why you get unk on your Network 😂😂
Rudy Gobert is part of the best defense in the league. I'm sorry Sharpe but there's no way Jokic cooks Gobert. KAT is certainly also showing up. I think that they should watch some more highlights.
Shannon & Stephen A. are box office!!
Wolves over nuggets. It’s they year.
Nuggs in 6
Wolves in 7. No disrespect to the defending champs.
@@spazzgokrazy3124wolves in 7 means they win in Denver in game 7. You sure? Lol
@@Apexssb tbh? Yeah. I actually believe in Anthony Edwards. They 2-2 against each in the regular season. They matchup. Talent, Size, Skill, even bench.
Salute
Jokic vs Ant is like Larry Bird vs young MJ.
I wanna see the wolves and okc see now that would be a series. These young cores might actually can with the ring.
T-dubs in 6
if the nuggets play as weak as against the lakers the twolves will maybe even sweep them too.
And they will. They played all 5 games the exact same except game 4. And people are delusional enough to believe they're holding back.
@@sportstalkonly1442the nuggets played horrible....in all games except game 3....they are just lucky to play the lakers
Tell Molly that the hood doesnt know who Fred Astaire is lol...say Gregory Hines or Savion Glover or even Sammy Davis Jr when you mention tap dancing next time lol lol
SAS and Shannon are a great pairing. Love listening to them on almost any subject.
Nuggets in 5!!
Ant man gonna do to Denver what D wade did with shaq during his first NBA finals run.
Ant man will get clamped Nuggets in 5
@@SK99900clamped by who? Denver’s weakness is perimeter defense
@@cellycell8970 by kcp
@@cellycell8970 and that rookie i forgot his name and by Braun
If kcp is healthy and payton waston they can clamp him
I’m glad they brought this back
Wolves will STILL WIN even if Murray is healthy
I dont have a dog in this fight after the Lakers got put out but I am going with the TWolves. They only beat the weak Lakers by an avg margin of victory of only 3.5 pts I don't see this being as easy as people think
Facts
Chicken nuggets got lucky against the lakers per usual , they not gonna get lucky against the wolves. Wolves in 6
@nikhiltrivedi8126 rubbish. Nuggets are the lakers daddies. 12-1
WOLVES WILL EAT THAT NUGGET
They love nuggets in Minnesota particularly Jokic and Murray’s nuggets. Nuggets in 5
Bring back those throwback Wolves Jerseys, KG era.
I LOVE that Stephen A has to go to Denver and Minnesota. No LA for you! 🤣
Shannon comes from a time when yelling fooled others to think they spitting facts...😂😂😂😂😂
True Facts !!! My favorite Uncle who I love dearly speaks the SAME WAY!!! 😅😅😅
Id be worried if im the Timberwolves, Jokic has obliterated Rudy Gobert on many occasions
And? Who else gonna score. Jaden mcdaniels and ant clamped up kd. Mpj not gonna fair well and who ever isn't guarding mpj will be on Murray.
Good thing they have 3 capable centers to double team him or allow JMac & AE shut down Jamal and MPJ
@@dc81503No one is shutting down Jamal. Be serious. It’s gonna be a seven-game series, though
"Brother, I have 47..." 😂😂😂
@@MB-jz3uuDenver plays nothing like Suns. Zero isolations. All ball movements which will eventually cost a bunch of mismatches
I’m ready for the TWolves-Nuggets series. I hope it’s as good as I think it’s gonna be.
I can’t unsee SAS on Hannity…hard watching First Take now. A show that I loved.
No one cares about your loser feelings
Yeah the same Stephen A who’s picked the Finals winner wrong 13 times the last 15 years ????
😂
The media is doing a awesome job getting the fans excited about the playoffs. ESPN is suppose to make us want to watch!
Ok bot
If you need MEDIA for that, change the sport you are watching!
The playoffs already started dodo. Either you been excited about it weeks ago, or you're not. And some people's teams are out, so they gotta cater to the people that are still excited about it..and the others. Stop being so entitled. And you're a casual, if you really asked that super ignorant question. FR. IJS
@@minnussExactly
Series is going to be fun
Finally, sports talk. No bias
Coming from the same guy that's all on Lebums 🥜🥜
😂😂
People are underestimating the Nuggets and Joker. Watch they won’t call fouls on him but the man and the Nuggets are the next dynasty in the NBA
Nope
They are hurt and Murray is going to get hurt bad
Stephen A made it sound like he thinks it’s gonna be 20 degrees in Minnesota in May 😂
KCP can’t guard Ant, Gordon can’t guard KAT & Murray will be neutralized by Mcdaniels/Ant/NAW. Wolves got it.
Pretty much gotta hope jokic goes for 40 every game.
That's too early to tell my guy 😂, this is not the Suns, they have a good coach too.
So Gordon could hold his own against lebron but he can’t guard kat ?
Gordon can't guard Kat? C'mon man, stop it. I will sit here and give the T Wolves the respect they deserve because they are a good team. But acting like the Nuggets have no answer for the Wolves is absolutely 🤡 status, and disrespectful.
@@robertdavis2179 Bron averaged 28 on over 50% shooting in that series what you talking about? Gordon is a 6’8 small forward, KAT is a 7 footer with a post game, touch around the basket and can stretch the floor.
Nuggets in 5
Just shut up, you don’t know basketball moron
This is gonna be the equivalent to 86’ bulls vs Celtics . Young MJ(Ant) vs Larry Bird(Joker)