I can watch this on mute and still crack myself up on skip's facial reactions lol

I feel like the show was WAY more enjoyable back in 2010-2013…

This was back when these debate shows actually got heated. Nowadays it's just barbershop talk and guys agreeing with each other.

Skip bashes LeBron for this but praises kobe and Jordan now for when they did this

"but something is wrrrooooonngggg with you" lmao Steven a does cracking me up at times

Man times have changed lol

You know it's not that easy being Stephen A. His JOB is to argue with one of the biggest trolls on the planet

Kobe obviously respects his teammate. How is that selfish?

Lakers shifted to Bynum as offensive big man #1 and downgraded Gasol to #2. That was unfamiliar territory for Gasol and he looked lost and clueless about what roles he had to fulfill.

Remember how from 2008-2010, Pau Gasol was called the most skilled big man in the game? What the FUCK happened to him?

This was in my recommended classic nowadays i fw skip and shannon more than first take but still like SAS

Ahhhh the good old times

goddamn ill have to be watching old ass first take vids because this show is about to end in a few weeks smh

There's a difference from blaming and calling them out. He called them out saying they played horrible and they did if you would've watched the game. If your to scared to call out your teammates to step up because your better than that then your a horrible leader for not telling your teammates what you need.

This is why I like Stephen A. Kobe Bryant always step it up nmw or who he played against.

before the video even started i knew Stephen A smiths reaction to skip lol

Skip and those random facial expressions lmao

Hearing him say 1st ballot future hall of famer hits different now

meant during the summer when olympics are or world championships gasol playing for spain is killin it! and love is so far behind not just gasol but kg, aldridge, dirk, not to mention lebron when he plays pf

They're not laughing now

I forgot how much Stephen a was a kobe stand....

skip is a hater he has a right to call out his teammates

I don't think he MEANT to call out the rest of his team...I think it was more of a statement praising Ron Artest's effort and energy when he plays. CLEARLY the rest of the team doesn't play with the effort those two put forth.

''have you no shame'' LOOOL

good point. by being provocative, he stays relevant, which gives him value to espn.

kobe could say anything he wanted and stephen a smith would agree with him. Its like lebron could win 15 championships and u could bet skip would stil find a way to hate.

Lakers will be back 2012-2013 NBA champs

What happened to Skip, he used to like Kobe a lot.

Its easy to grab rebounds when you the tallest center on the court!!!!

Kobe's frustration is almost max

love the lakers love kobe and disagree with skip, but man he is funny :P

not really, I am just saying he still plays like they are his teamates and he has no better options then himself all the time!

Kobe had the right to bash anybody on the team. 5 rings, arguably the most clutch player ever, and highest level of competitor.

What's wrong with what Kobe said? Ron Artest is about as one of a fucking kind as they come.

Those comments up there i completely agree 100% Superstars demand the ball in there hand well not all right?

yea thats why you tell them in the locker room and thats the end of it not take it to the media thats just petty

Petty? Its the complete opposite. When its release that he says they need to step up it gives them more motivation and drive to perform better when it is released to the media and around sports rather than just face to face. It gives them an embarrassing feeling and makes them feel that everyone knows how bad they played and will play better.

Gasol was out of place with the system of Mike Brown. Mike Brown preferred feeding the ball to Bynum. Pau was better suited under the triangle offense.

gotta love skip he takes nothing personal....

......AW,STOP!.....

Wtf are you people saying about favouritism and who likes who. It has nothing to do with that, all Skip said ( not that I listen to much of what he says ) was he put unnecessary pressure on his teammates publicly instead of in closed doors to motivate them. It was a dangerous way to get his teammates going not that I disagree with the way Kobe handled it.

Skip and Stephen were truely the Shaq and Kobe of sports talk. Now we got annoying kellerman and Sharpe.

Fucking A, a true champion steeps up everyday, every time!!!!

off course its easier for Kobe to take a shot, and thats the way it is, and that will always be with him, he ll always go that route. Gasol is pretty good player, and somehow he gets blamed for everything there, and he is not the guy taking 18ft fadeaways with 3 guys covering him. I think Kobe is forever goin to stay in that 06 nba live god mode, me against the world, and Smush, Mihm, Kwame L.Walton are not playing with him anymore,and thats his problem.

Stephen A Smith worships Kobe. Kobe will never do.wrong for him

Hate to say dat, but Skip is right...

Did you miss that guy named Phil Jackson?

im pretty confident that skip bayless has his job for the sake of arguing the negative side of every story

I honestly believe that Skip really does get paid just to argue the other side to make the show interesting because I do not understand how anyone in their right mind could point fingers at Kobe after all he did in game 6 when everyone else was playing life crap.

I mean people rate him way too high! I am never into 5-22 shooting! last few seasons he never made it out of 2nd round and had trouble in 1st playing with Gasol, Bynum, and Odom before! people hate on Gasol but every summer he is best pf in the world, he is soft but if you give him 22 shots you dont have worry in your world. Kobe is gunner that is it!

Yep.Just like the cowboys?

I wish the lakers gm would try to build up the lakers they need some more scorers and people to feed kobe they gotta put some money in that team again. The mamba will rise from the ashes

in all fairness Pau Gasol showed up in game 7 against Denver

This is why Shaq got traded.

i love see they both LOL

SO ITS NEVA KOBES FAULT? LOL!! u kobefans are just crazy sometimes. Kobe averages like 20 shots a game and when he has a poor shooting night he continues to shoot which results in poor possessions for his team and less shots for his big men. This results in the lakers losing games. I hope that explains it. He may play great d but when hes running the offense inefficently, his team will lose and it does become his fault coz hes the one with the ball the majority of the time.

Skip says Bynum had 8pts, 5rebs and 3blks in the 3rd quarter, that means that Bynum had 3pts, 11rebs and 1blk in the REST OF THE GAME. But obviously Pau Gasol was the worst player on the court there in game 6.

Face it people, Kobe doesn't suck. All that matters is that you try your hardest. One thing that's certain is that Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum looked like they didn't even care. They deserve to be traded after that. Kobe was really the only person who actually earned his money on the court in the playoffs for the Lakers, and Jordan Hill and maybe Steve Blake. GTFO Kobe haters.

Lmao Skip still talks the same smack.. except it’s to Lebron now.

Well you're ONLY looking at shooting efficiency. I look at overall effort, which means defensive pressure, offensive execution, etc. I'll tell you why the big men don't DESERVE so many touches. Because they don't rebound how they should every night. They don't play with EFFORT. Gasol shot like 40% this playoffs, which is TERRIBLE for a big. Bynum averaged LESS than 10 rebounds in the OKC series. For that, he doesn't deserve the ball.

WORD!!!

When is he EVER the main reason his team loses? Even if he has a poor shooting night, his EFFORT is there 100% in other areas. The rest of his team plays with next to NO effort, it looks like he's the only one even TRYING. Remember the 2006 series against the Suns? His team has become undependable like that again.

gasol is not the best PF its actully kevin love

You call tell Skip didnt watch game 6, only aggressive player on the Lakers was Kobe.

in my opinion, lakers gonna win! but this will be a hard one... no comment for kobe seriously...

thats dumb cus a player doesnt need to embarrass anyone and the player being embarrassed might not like that or the player anymore after that and the player doesnt have to tell the media cus im sure that player already knows and everyone that was watching and also the media would ask about it in the post game interviews so it still would be petty!

Did you watch the games? DID YOU?

Wait! He did the same thing to kobe like he does to lebron lol.

When kobe goes the lakers need to get marshon brooks.

Yea calling your teammates out has really proven to bring teams together and win games, hasn't it, just like it brought the Lakers together against the Mavs last year.

kobe has every right to call his team out but the dude neva accepts responsibility for when he fucks up. skips sorta right. Kobe wants to be immune to criticism when the lakers lose but when they win he feels he shud get all the credit. kobe is selfish and treats his team mates like shit and neva takes responsibility for his actions when he is the main reason his team loses. Kobe should criticise but he shud also be able to take it as well. It has to go both ways.

No fucking way. They are going to go after big names for years to come.

don't think they can get everyone they want and everyone will wanna play for them. Same thing can be said for the Celtics. Not everyone wants to play for the Lakers.....

Coaches do it all the time.

LMAOOO funniest moment!

hes not over ratted wtf u mean

uh no

You do realize that no one wants to play in Los Angeles right now? You can go after as many big names as you want. No max players are going to sign there.

just like skip is biased against lebron, Steven A is biased for kobe. I love kobe but that was a dick move, he should have told his teamates if he had a problem and then left it, its not his job to tell the world and show them up like that. How can they trust him as a teammate if he pulls a stunt like that?

who won?

Gasol's bad shooting people take as him dont caring, and Kobe's really bad shooting people take as him wanting to win so badly. Gasol almost always shoots in the flow of the offense they try to run, Kobe is doin his 10sek ball hoging and then shoots fade aways with as many as 3 players guarding him its easier shot for him than most players but its still bad shot. maybe he ll change I hope he doesnt cause I dont want to see that franchise destroyer dwight "coward" win a ring!

0:33 lmaooooo skip

no they not okc and spurs is still better FACT okc is still favorite to win the title or miami

sup Skip

gasol played awful but bynum played good imo

Wrong place.

i love me some kobe bryant?......0.0

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i c the same gasol from last yr going soft again

Lol they are going to suck for years to come with him because he can't relinquish any of the spotlight to a young superstar

BrOn Is So ToXiC cAlLiNg OuT tEaMmAtEs, hE nEeDs To Be LiKe KoBe

mark my words... when kobe retires next season laker will suck with howard for the next 5 years... we need another kobe but i guess its impossilbe :(

I can tell you don't know much about basketball and you don't know how to listen.It's a face that Dwight surpasses mcgee in every way other than freethrows.

Dwight is literally better than Javale in every single aspect other than freethrows.Yea i'm pretty sure i'd chose Dwight over him as the better player anyday.

The money's not coming out your pocket.What does Javale even have to do with Dwight, he isnt even in the same league as him.Javale averages like five points a game.Plus if your not a lakers fan then none of this should bother you.

kobe is a horrible leader what leaderblames there team mates??? thats for the media to do

but todays game lebron is better FACT!!

Nah L.A is a great place to live and will attract great players.

Ok? That would be funny but i'm not really a nuggets fan...

But you have to respect your teammates as well. This has been his problem his whole career. Guys just hate playing with Kobe because hes a jerk. Trust me, if you were on his team, i'm sure you would hate it. I KNOW he has rings but Kobe never takes responsibility when he screws up. He always blames his teammates. Calls out Gasol all the time. Called out Bynum in that video (the 'kobe vid'). If kobe had a good attitude, him and Shaq would have had 6 rings. He's just an arrogant child.