Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady love what Kobe Bryant wrote about them in new book | The Jumpi
The Jump host Rachel Nichols asks former Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce and former Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets star Tracy McGrady react to what former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant wrote about them in his new book "The Mamba Mentality: How I Play."
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*Tracy:* "Thank you Kobe for giving me my roses, while I'm still here"... 🌹🌹🌹 *Hitz Different Now*
Kobe...
Really does
NESHOBA XXXI FACTS ✊🏾🙏🏾💜💛
NESHOBA XXXI yo and then Rachel @not waiting for your funeral” bro like tmac said Kobe called and tmac unconsciously knew it. That’s crazy that’s will power Kobe had that’s literally writing his own destiny
Good thing is Kobe also got many Roses while he was still alive..alot of these videos show that. He knew he was appreciated
I wonder if Jalen Rose is in Kobe’s book? I’m guessing he’s on page 81?
Lmao
😂😂😂😂
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Strate da fuk up...black mamba nation
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TMac was damn near unguardable in his prime
23 points was a bad night
Tone Montana Word Up!!!! He was Machine night in & night out
Damn near?
@@majormarketing6552 real talk lol. Thats a multi time all star in todays game 😂
He was.
Anyone who thinks Paul Pierce wasn’t one of the elite scorers of his generation obviously just started watching basketball in 2012. That man is a 10x all star please put some respect on his name
RNICE5257 people who know basketball and watched it in the 00s know he was one of the top 10 players in the league. He was finals mvp against Kobe
RNICE5257 maybe you don’t watch basketball because 2008 was his last elite scoring year.
Paul Pierce is one of the most overrated players in history. Almost as bad as Reggie Miller.
RNICE5257 man go home
@@fundy023 yeah. He is just 15th in the all time leading scorer, 10 time all star, a champion, finals Mvp and even Kobe's praising him and wrote Pierce as one of the toughest player for him to guard. Very overated.
Paul Piece one of the most underrated players in the 2000s. He scared me as a Lakers fan in them Finals.
tough shot maker and always showed up in big games . here after watching Kobe vs Pierce duel in game 5 2010 .
Paul Pierce has me dead. Draymond disrespek still haunts him
Aman13234 it really does
True lmao
pierce 10x better than that overrated glue guy..draymond not even better than horace grant lmfao
@@geebee6536 Draymond is better than Grant lol. Far more versatile and has more note worthy achievements than Grant. A more arguable comparison would be bosh or something.
Draymond isn't close to Pierce no playoff team would make him the face of their franchise he's a glue guy in a generational team He's a slightly more accomplished Love or Bosh he's only HOF worthy cause of accolades
MAN I USE TO LOVE WATCHING KOBE VS TMAC (orlando)
BigGio115 that's when basketball was fucking great love the old era
Man me too.
T mac was as talented as Kobe if not more
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@@michaelmula6841 yea, he probably was more physically gifted, but Kobe's determination to be the greatest got him passed all his rivals. From AI to Tmac, steve francis, vince carter and some others
2:15 " Thank you kobe for giving me some roses while i am still here on earth " fckkk!!!! Kobee!!!! still can't believe it!!
I can’t either man I still think about him it sucks 😭
Yeah g. A trip.
😭💔
Kobe the 🐐 of contested shot makers
I saw him dribble INTO a triple team in the corner, triple pump, fade... and nail it.
i aint goin nowhere you right, but also the worst of all time at shot selection. That’s why he was never efficient
@@CODPIMPS4210 idk bout worst of all time but yea thas y his fg% lower than mj or bron
CODPIMPS4210 not true at all. Let’s be realistic atleast
Lebron is the GOAT!!! GOAT OF MISSING KEY CLUTCH FREETHROWS... hahaha
T-mac is the most underated player of all time
He is not underrated, wtf, why is this word on everyones mouth? He just could not accomplish much due to his injuries.
Chris paul type
Penny hardaway
The Great One not really, But I see what you mean.
ahem* brandon roy ahem* derrick rose. both of em could've been the face of the league or number 2 in the league if they didn't get injured
Kobe was a slow ascend. I remember people thinking of McGrady, Iverson or event Carter at one point. Kobe did end up surpassing all of them.
Wad Jay shaq and phil affect
Paul pierce surpassed them too, except kobe , pierce may not have the popularity in the early days excpet for the unexpected ecf run in 02 but he stayed relevant to pass tmac, carter and a.i. , but kobe just on another level stayed elite avoiding injuries
Wad Jay back then there was a talk that it's because of shaq that kobe was shining, outside and in the league..people don't understand why kobe did not wanna play with shaq anymore, but that's just being competitive. He had to win without shaq or his legacy wouldn't have been what it is, people would forever say he only won cause of shaq dominance in the finals, but he proved them wrong...to the point he beat a 3 hall of famer plus an allstar team in 2010, without shaq.
@@theclassicmanila-style8435 I wouldn't say so T-Mac is a better player than Paul Pierce. Injuries slowed him tremendously and also Paul got help with a still very good KG a sharp shooter like Ray Allen and a up and coming floor general like Rondo. If T-Mac had those pieces he wouldn't lost to Kobe in the finals neither to LeBron and I don't care who he had as teammates.
Wow u got a good memory! For a while analysts and popular opinion felt McGrady, Carter and AI were superior to kobe!
T Mac used to stay at Kobe’s house! Now that’s LEGENDARY 🐍
Super Asian;Sayian lol how this ain’t KD and Russ they wasn’t acting like best friends/fake friends
Low key people missed that comment
BHsoFunny L
Right!
BHsoFunny ya ain’t funny
*LMAOOOO WHY IS PAUL PIERCE HYPING HIMSELF* 😂😂😭😭💀💀💀
typical Paul Pierce
Xgce_. #313 fr 😂
SUMbody gotta do it
I was crying im like bruh the way he talking bout it was like he reallly better than kobe 😂
Cause no one else will lol
Kobe also talks about the Dallas Mavericks. It's on page 62, around 3 quarters of the book.
You tried
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Lmao
only hall of famers know the real respect among hall of famers
Fans have there opinion wich is actualy funny when a 100% of them never reached the top ...game knows game ...simple
How tf y'all know this then ?
Benjamin Oliver coz i only listen to the ones who played the game ...to see is to believe !
@@tickleme_tyty727 forreal...says "wind cloud" and "mario van holle" - the real GOATS
Wind Cloud facts
Kobe was so brilliant he really didn’t waste a second of his life. He flowered those that impacted his life before he left us.
Paul Pierce doesn't get enough credit he scored over 20 points per game most seasons and was one of the most clutch players to ever play the game. He pretty much has it all on his resume. He has won a championship, great stats, made a bunch of game winning shots in the playoffs and a great defensive player.
Kobe always showing respect but nobody ever respect kobe the goat
Crazy smh
That’s real till this day🤦🏽♂️
imagine Prime Kobe + T-mac on the same squad. RIP league
Will Could’ve happened too
T-Mac really wanted to play with him too, he even said he would’ve played a LeBron type of role and facilitated more if he played with Kobe, just goes to show the respect he had for Kobe’s offensive abilities.
Almost did in reality. They just didn't wanna take a chance on Kobe & T-Mac cuz they joined the league in their teens. They didn't wanna take a chance cuz upper brass was scared of how big their egos could've been
That almost happened
I would counter that with Jordan and scottie
Why do so much people hate on Paul pierce he was really good player put so respect on his name...he was a tough matchup for anybody.
Because when he was retiring he was wanting kobe like treatment when he's not really deserving of that. Then he disrespects LeBron by saying he wouldnt of won those title in Miami if we was in my prime but yet when LeBron had no help in Cleveland when Pierce was the n his prime he still forced them too 7 games with the Celtics big 3 then a former member of that team Ray Allen who won a title with him left and he still pretty about it 5 years later and then once Draymond called him out about that farwell tour he was expecting but didn't get he always trying to hype himself up that's why people don't like him
I think it's easy for people to forget how good certain players were. Same thing happens with Barkley. Dude's a Krispy Kreme joke now and people forget he was an MVP, arguably the best Power Forward in the world at one point, and went to the Finals. Sir Charles was a beast, and Paul Pierce was always underrated.
Banana Rama Paul Pierce wasnt even the best player on the team in 2008 when they won the championship
Paul was great..using what he had on an exceptional level,he was the TRUTH!!
I agree like yeah his opinions are questionable but that doesn't take away anything he did. People are too caught up comparing him to Lebron and Kobe, and many already dislike Boston sports in general, and therefore you are left with disrespect.
Good to hear Tracy's humility. He remains a class act.
Respect to the NBA OGs! We're just blessed to have witnessed The Black Mamba, KG, AI, T-Mac, Shaq-Diesel, The Truth, Vincesanity, Nash, and of course His Airness The GOAT Michael Jordan, all in their prime in one hell of an era of basketball.
tmac in 02-03 would absolutely murk every offensive player in today's game. it's sad injuries cost his career. it's good to see kobe said he's the best player he ever faced.
Both Kobe and Tmac would fucking eat today's game up.
He didn't say he was the best!
duce Kong he didn’t say you should talk!
Leland Joseph no defense era 😭😭😭 foh
my two faves. r.i.p. 2 kobe
I wish Kobe never left the game he will be missed. He could hurt in so many ways and anytime he was playing he barely ever disappointed and always was interesting to watch as a player. Hands down in think he always was the toughest player I ever seen play the game and def always gonna be my favorite player of all time. Much respect Kobe bean
"Tough to guard a guy that will shoot 41 times on you" 🤣🤣
I guess that is one way to tire out the best player. Make him constantly defend you lol
Matt w futbol?
kobe will try to break you.
Yeah he would go 18-41 45% and score between 45-50 5-7 ast and 5-7 rebounds
He shot 50 shots in his last game lol.
Omg! I’m crying again when TMac said thank you for the roses while I’m still on this earth. That hurt because Kobe is no longer with us.
Paul Pierce is underrated. He is one of the greats!
Paul Pierce most underappreciated modern NBA superstar.
No wonder, he's an asshole
He is, but like the fact that he keeps beating his chest makes you appreciate him less
Paul Pierce is THE TRUTH need no explanations.
The truth is he ain't Kobe. LOL, jus playing.
People hating him are probably laker fans or GSW bandwagons.
Fuck paul pierce
@@jamesevangelista6460 uhm... What? I'm a Laker fan. I hate the dude, But sure as hell love what he can do in the floor except when his facing my team Lakers that is.
Real talk, that 1st NBA Finals between the Lakers vs. the Celtics was INSANE. Kobe & Pierce were going at it on that court, battling
“That fool Jalen Rose” Pg. 81
Zach Falbe hahahhaahah
Zach Falbe funniest shit 😂
Three players I respected growing up all retired and talking about each other. This is getting in my feelings.
@ 4:25 T-Mac's reaction to Rachel's question is priceless
People forget how good Tracy really was, he rivaled kobe in his prime and at times many considered him better than kobe at that time, obviously Kobe’s better but man tmac was definitely one of my favorites to watch
Matthew Persaud I pick tmac take away his injuries he would of been better then kobe
I’m pretty sure tmac would be better , if not injures. Maybe even better then MJ, but.. who knows
@@kj8491 why he never got past the second round even on good teams then. he was never a good leader/winner. but was great individually. kobe was a winner and great individually
not to mention kobe is tied with 3 players for most all defensive first team appearances. what about tmac?
@@manvirsandhu508 Please name his 'good' team. Never in McGradys career was ANY of his teams favoured to win a series except for 2007 and that was 50 to 55 odds. Still he averaged like 30/7/6 like every other year. Idk where the assumption of Mac being a bad post season player came from? Before his last years of benching during the playoffs, he was literally 5th on the All Time playoff scoring average at like 29 ppg.
0:59 Lol his voice raises when he says " I was just STRONGER than him." 😂😂 Paul does it again at 1:02 " I put that BODY on em!" 😂😂
As a Kobe fan, I hated Paul pierce and Boston as a kid that these guys are retired, I miss watching each and everyone of em cause love em or hate em they were competitive and would go to war every time they faced off and there wasn’t no happy friendship ball like today, they couldn’t stand each other but respected each ones game and with Kobe stating in his book how great these guys were.. shows that you don’t have to like em but when it’s all said and done he couldn’t be who he is without them and they could not be who they are without him... 2000-2010 was if not the greatest era in basketball
my exact feelings about this just on the opposite side.....i miss da celtics lakers rivalry.....they dont make em like paul kobe & t-mac no more
Pac Man great times in the nba it’s crazy how time flys
Same here
I felt the same way!!!
The 00s definitely was the greatest era of players
Game recognizes game! I loved watching these matchups! I'm a Kobe fan (and lifelong Lakers fan) for life!
People really do forget how dope paul was 💯 lol but that u aint kobe quote still is funny as hell
Chauncey Edwards I say it all the time draymond green single handedly changed the view of thousands when it comes to Paul Pierce😂
Draymond did him dirty tarnished the reputation of a sure fire hall of famer and probably one of the ten greatest small forwards ever Draymond will never be Paul though so he can stfu as well
@@franjes9999 you are right about that but Dray is a way better defender for sure. It's no debateable. A prime Truth would definitely probably eat Draymond. I mean seriously. Paul Pierce made the elbow pull up jump shot famous.
tracy and pierce are very happy, kobe is so great when he complimented players they feel overwhelmed...
Paul Pierce always seemed skinny fat to me.
Vaddy ! Carmelo same body type.
I'd call him Wide not really fat
DAB Smooth Beats or James harden and cp
😂😂😂
Vaddy ! I life Kobe's term, "Heft".
12 x all defensive team 9 x first team all defense (tied most all time) For a reason that boy had them broken down!!!!😤 mamba🐍 cold blooded.
Facts, no one talks about Kobes defense skills
legend lives forever man
They had no idea what would happen 2 years later.. Rest in power Bean 🏀🔥
1 year 3 months
I could listen to these 3 speak for hours this is the most entertaining basketball show I’ve ever seen!
Respect to Pierce Kobe knows he is one of the elite scorer of 2000 era
Pierce, Mac and Kobe all had really really good mid range game.
Yup and KD,Melo and Kyrie got em too
4:37 i wish someone in the league today used that dreamshake fadeaway consistently. Its so beautiful to watch
"I couldn't jump over them, so I go right through em"!!!
KOBE : *Writes a book STEPHEN A SMITH: First of all you’re wrong...and here’s why...
lol these Steven A comments got me dead lol
Lol....😂😂😂😂
What a terrible day. I cant believe Kobes gone. Cant imagine how Trady feels right now for how close they are 😢😟😢
Paul pierce will always he my fav player
Love the way how they respect Kobe... so so sweeeeeeeet..
TMac is STILL my favorite player all time. Period. 💯
Tracy McGrady was one of the first NBA players, along with D Wade that I couldnt help but run with on NBA Live 06 PSP.
No one loves a Paul Pierce highlight more than Paul Pierce.
Mad respect Kobe 💯
When she said they had a fight don't say they're soft now...lol look at two guys who fought,both 2000s players
@retaw02h Man fuck Ingram he had a battery in his back. He's not the type to keep that same energy for 80sum games 💯
its always the quiet ones...
@@cassysamel3914 it's always the guys named cassy...
Dog Green Sector 72 😁
Exactly, just what I was thinking
"I was just stronger than Kobe...using that diesel" - Paul 4:32
Watching this now is so tough. Laughing & Crying at the same time
Paul, tmac, Kobe were three of the elite players of their era, unguardable.
Damn bruh as a 90s baby, this video was golden .
I love how Paul, Kobe and Tmac are all retired years ago but Vince Carter is still in the league 😂🤘
Ooh Kobe!💔💔💔
T-Mac you always was the greatest to me. My favorite all time🌹🌹🌹
I am a bigger fan of Pierce now than when he was playing...he is hilarious!
Paul Pierce is hilarious. Pretty much unstoppable in his prime.💯
He is hilarious
Paul is a beast
Greatness appreciates greatness
These 3 were some of my favorite guys to watch growing up in the 2000’s
The only holes in Kobe’s game really was that he would stop passing when he’s annoyed with his teammates, and that he actually takes more shots when he’s having an off night to shoot himself into rhythm.
Lmao Paul pierce ridiculous
Paul Pierce cost Kobe Bryant a Championship Ring. 😑😑😑 As a LAKER FAN, that still pisses me off.
@@deandrepage1048 😂😂😂
Laker fan since 1979, I was raised to hate the Boston Celtics. 😂😂😂😂 Magic Johnson will trade for a Top 35 NBA Player by the NBA All-Star Break, trust me. He loves competing for a Championship Ring ASAP = As Soon As Possible, way more than stacking draft babies to grow 5 years later.
DeAndre Page if he raises these young guns right it’ll be the best decision for the franchise when Lebron leaves.
DeAndre Page nah, he’ll keep the young guys, this is more pelinkas plan
We gone Miss you Paul 💯💯🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
I really love this show, Tmac was a beast and I’m glad he’s on TV every other day lol
Tmac.... He actually gave you your roses while he was still on earth. Who could've known
Used to use T-mac and Kobe on NBA live on the PSP. It was lights out from the 3 with them
Nice to see all these guys showing each other some respect.
The 2000 - 2010 era was the best basketball I’ve watched in my life.
I hope Dwyane Wade is in this book plus I want to read this book!
For what?
@@bamaboi6845 Kobe has stated that wade was one of the hardest he guarded and had to defend against
@@Clips_36 LOL, how many hardest to guard did he mention in this book man. Almost everyone is hardest to guard.
@@Clips_36 he was just being nice
@@Jry088 🤣
For me, I HAD TO find these 2 accounts on Twitter wen the News was Still a shock.. Js to give em' heart.. Coz THEY KNEW 1ST HAND that they pushed Kobe; and he acknowledged them specifically on many occasions over the years. I loved watchin all 3. Technically masterful. Incredible Basketball feats. Be blessed.
Paul , t Mac ,The late Kobe.. were different breeds..
TMac: 2:13 "Thankyou Kobe for giving me my roses while Im still here - and not waiting till the funeral" quote has a different ring to it now. Almost like Kobe knew he was going and decided to hand out roses to all his basketball friends before he went.
What he meant by roses was respect and the fact that Kobe acknowledged him in his book.
@@powderp5267 ummm yeah of course - but also that it was rare for him to give compliments and so TMac was saying as a joke thank you for giving the praise now instead of just as a eulogy at his funeral. Like I said - almost like Kobe decided to give out all the Eulogies to his basketball friends before he himself departed.
If you wasn’t a Celtics fan you really wouldn’t understand how good paul Pierce was. The truth
late 90s-00s was an epic era for two guards & small forwards
Paul Pierce and his heft was a great great Celtic...he got it and he brought us #17...The Truth!!!
lol Paul Pierce is pure comical character now
Man.. i miss the 2000s era of bball. Just like how I miss watching MJ in the 90s.
I love seeing Paul Pierce like this
Paul Pierce was my favorite player to watch back then.
Paul Pierce was an amazing player. I don't know why ppl disrespect him
Ben2bwild he wasn’t ever top 5 or even top 10 player in the league. He’s overrated imo bc ppl see him as a franchise player when he clearly is a 2nd or 3rd option. Never even got a single all nba first team and only got a 2nd team once. 3rd- 3 times
@@Daniel-rd2wh he doesn't need to be top 5 to be amazing. I'm a Lakers fan and i watched Paul play for years and I know what I saw. I don't particular care about media awards bc i trust the eye test.
them stating kobe weakness is funny asf cause only weakness kobe had was himself when he missed or made a bad play it was all him & not his defender that’s why he’s my goat nothing nobody was standing in his way but him
Tony Allen shut Kobe's ass down in the 2008 finals. Even Ray Allen was having a lot of success guarding him in that series. Tayshaun Prince also shut him down in the 2004 finals. Kobe has been shut-down or slowed down by great defenders a lot of times in his career.
@@nostalgicbliss5547 So the 2 best defensive teams of the last 20 years?
K-O_S_S Gaming tell these clowns what’s up. Fuckn kids don’t know shit. Kobe my Goat too.
Mikey C23 ahhh yes the good ole “rape” claim. I didn’t know he was proven guilty? Lmao you’re a joke. Kobe is the true goat. And you know it :)
@ you know the top 5 missed shots leaders are all, all time greats... right?
Paul rocking the Cazals....Legends!
This is the first time in a while I hear Kobe respect
Tracy McGrady in my eyes is the greatest player all time #1
The GOAT Kobe bean Bryant
Top 15 I guess
^^ top 5 easily dumbass
Kobe the greatest in my eyes not hating on the rest I just can't be convinced that anyone except magic mj Kareem is better
@@geebee6536 not the best at his position,Jordan has that on lock and it's a debate if he is the second best 2 of all time,Wade is in that discussion because he is the closest to Jordan on defense..
@@donjulio8537 😂
Pierce and t-mac salute to this 2 of the best players on the planet.
I’m a lakers fan and man I missed watching them battle in the early 2000s him and Mac was always fun to watch wished T-Mac got a ring man he was special glad that he’s soon to be in the HOF
Tmac in his prime and healthy was an impossible matchup. 6-9 with Shooting touch, athleticism, post game, handles, passing skills, mid range, long range tmac was as complete offensively as any perimeter player thats ever played. Pierce not only as a scorer but as a overall player is one of the most underrated in recent memory. pierce offensively was also impossible cuz like kobe said he was great at using his body and paul like tmac also could shoot from anywhere, post, pull ups, mid and long range. few players consistently got to the free throw line as much as pierce did.
He's LeBron and KD combined.
Paul Pierce gets alot of shit bc he's in the media now but he was a VERY good basketball player and an above average closer.
Pierce was clutch. A great closer!
Pierce was more clutch than Kobe
not just above average, the dude was a killer. top of the key corner spots, i remember him hitting countless clutch shots. unguardable almost.
“Above average” lol
Above average. Dude was clutch. One of the most clutch of all time
PP had that old man game. Pure smart plus a lot of skills.
Paul Pierce made me have to pause and catch my breath. ☺OMG!!!
Kobe comments to lebron: "i never had to guard him because all he does is pick n roll straight to the rim, so yall have to ask centers."
lmfao its funny because anyone who seen them go head to head knows this is facts, meanwhile kobe straight up iso lebron
Lebron knows his own strengths and weakness, why would he try and go one on one with Kobe? I always said that the reason why lebron won most of the match ups against Kobe is because lebron was smarter. Kobe played him like he had somethin to prove while lebron would just play his game which almost always resulted in a win and more points and better stats all across the board
@@idelva Thanks for admitting lebron is not that good at basketball lol
idelva Lebron is not smarter than Kobe ok. They are both smart high Iq players. Kobe stated that he takes it upon himself to guard lebron because in his mind he would be disrespecting lebron’s greatness. Lebron on the other hand just straight up doesn’t have the footwork mid range j and fundamentals. Not to say he is bad but Kobe is the most fundamentally sound player ever.
Vang Xiong you don’t have to be a phenomenal scorer to be good at basketball. There’s more to it than that, Kobe is a better one on one scorer while lebron find different ways to score. Kobe is great