Does DeMarcus Cousins give the Warriors the greatest starting five ever? | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman debate if the Golden State Warriors will have the greatest starting five ever when DeMarcus Cousins returns from his injury.
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people forgot Boogie was the best center in the game
Cousins never won more than 33 games in his career. Robinson, who is actually a dominate center, carried his team to 55 games every year before his injury. Cousins is very overrated.
+Refund HD nope!
+Michael Green this mf said cmon now AHHHH😂😂😂😂🤣 you a cold bitch boutta cry and shit go get some money
*was
Golden State didn’t they were smart enough to sign him for the low this offseason. Golden State has the best organization!!! https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk
Wtf the bulls would get swept against this golden state team if cousins healthy foh
their starting five would foul out
You new kids need to go play xbox gtfoh
you sound dumb asl and yo if i ever seen you in real life you better know its crackin im beaten tf outchu jus cause you said some dumb because you mad sweep jordan…..you a fucken retard
the problem is this, they talk about defense but roadman couldnt shoot let alone score at that, he wouldnt be a great rebounder cause lets be honest they going to drag his ass away from the paint , curry is definitely cooking whoever guarding him, durant cooking pippen lets be honest, jordan going to win his match up with klay , cousins winning his match up , who off the bench kukoc? iggy clamping him say im lying…. the only reason teams are not physical today , is because they aint allowed to be , the rules stop them from being over aggressive , if they could handcheck and body check , you think cousins big ass wouldnt? you have to be able to lock your man down without even touching him today , which makes the defenders insanely better… why was jordan getting his ass bounced out the first round damn there the whole 80s then? they never played a team that can get you 51 in 1 quarter with 100 3s …. jordan didnt even shoot above 30% from 3 lol they would get crushed…
They will have the first starting 5 to all be inducted in the hall of fame. https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk
Even without Cousins its still one of the best ever
+Doctor Cthulhu there not gonna struggle because they have skills set . What about mugsy and Isaiah Thomas they don’t have the length and size but can play on that era
Without Cousins they needed an historic bad shooting night… an injury to one of the best PGs of all time… n needed refs help to win against the Rox… so i guess last year Rox were one of the best of all time too!
Yesssss
thats what happens when you draft 3 allstars ask yo favorite player about that nvm he aint do it
I agree and I add without boogie, we have an achillies heel
Go figure
So we have
A 2 time mvp and best shooter ever
The best 3 and D player ever
An unstoppable scorer who is a very good defender
A guy that can defend 1-5 with all NBA defense talent
A guy that can bully anyone in the post, shoot 3s get 12 rebs and 5 asts
Rip Hamilton is a better 3&d
Axe Corona no he’s not he’s one of the best 3 and d players but klay is better and more valuable to his team
+Derrick Iverson bruce bowen
@Trelopaido 62 BRO… NAME A 3&D PLAYER BETTER THAN KLAY. WE ARE ALL WAITING.
We have the best team assembled in NBA history!!!! https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk
I hate the Warriors but c’mon son… Steph, Klay, KD, Draymond and Boogie. Name a better starting 5. Steph and Klay are probably 2 of the greatest shooters of all time. KD is like the 3rd best player in the league. Draymond is an average player at best but the Warrior’s playstyle brings the best out of him and makes him way more effective. Boogie is probably the best center in the league… dude was putting up numbers with AD.
Ivan Morales. Boogie was a monster with my team in Sacramento boiii
Anybody that thinks Draymond is average at best has no idea what they are seeing on the floor. Draymond is the cog and the spokes flow because he is there. The dude gets no respect because of the greatness around him but he would be an allstar anywhere and if he is on the Rockets they would be a huge favorite to win it all. The fuckin guy does everything on the floor and doesn’t need to score which is all people understand about the game. No Draymond W’s have zero titles.
I wouldn’t say Draymond is average at best. His defense is elite and his help defense and awareness are out of this world. His passing skills is needed to run this offense. In fact, HE IS THE QB of the Golden State starting 5!! His only weakness is shooting but other skills are elite. So you add everything together….he can’t be an average player.
this mf start with i hate the warriors but you watch more of our highlights than ya own team you commenting on our shit you on a video about the warriors and ya team dam sure aint the clippers so why is u niggas here warriors fans aint watchin lebron or kawhi or okc nem ALL YOU NIGGAS IS DEPRESSED WEIRDOS mfs come to the comment section to blow off some steam about our team go play that fortnight shit
Warriors basically an all time team on 2k
Facts
+joey zapata that mode doesn’t have microtransactions🤦🏾♂️
Lmao
Dead ass
well we traded all our bigs and bench but you would know that but you should cause yall watch our highlights every game fucken weird ass niggas
Man said best starting 5 than only named 4 guys LMAO… And he kept doing it! That’s how you know you don’t have an argument
He literally said “throw any center in there” like warriors don’t have 5 all stars
Friends Of Red Demi draymond don’t count basically Steph, Klay, kd & boogie
Yung Kane he def was a shooter in 2016 tho 🤔
Donkey green is dogshit
Klay is the GOAT 4th option
Warriors the type to come up with the game plan to beat you during warmups
TurkeyBacon510 thanks for proving my point
pretty sure that wasnt ur point lmao, some ppl are just retarded. ur point was that KD was cheap by joining the warriors and anyone can coach a warriors team with all this talent ( kd) being the main talent who made the warriors overpowered.
they had 73 wins without him, luke didnt win with kd, so sayings anyone can coach this team, “luke won 24 str8” ya not with this team, and this team has never won 24 str8 soooo ya ur point wasnt proven at all, pretty sure with kd joining they should have gone 40 str8 according to ur dumb logic, but they didnt. how come??? i thought anyone could coach them.
more like Half-Time … and it only takes the 3rd Quarter
+Blaise Their game plan is threes and frees. Chuck and drive.
@Blaise lmao “don’t hit snooze on the alarm so we don’t forfeit for being late”
As much as I hate the warriors there is no competition here
Steph curry-2 time MVP best shooter ever, creates wide open shots for others because of how much of a threat he is
Klay Thompson- ultimate 3 and D player, 2nd best shooter of all time
Kevin Durant- 7 foot sf debatably the most capable offensive player of all time.
Diamond green- great defensive player, ball mover, really does hit shots in big games, really good at making opposing fans mad (me)
Demarcus cousins- top 3 center in the league, good passer, good shooter, dominate at taking big centers off at dribble.
I hate the warriors but let’s be honest this is the beat collection of talent of all time.
Tlotliso Koloi at this moment Klay is their third best player
Klay and steph are one of the best players who when get hot….they r unbeatable and teams get blown out
watchful news try and name a starting five better.. make a good argument.. I’m wait
The very very best!!! They will win another championship this year. I am hoping Cousins stays when Durant goes to the 76ers. https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk
HMZ he is tf
Max be on a different planet with his NBA analysis lol
dabby dabby nah he just uses many different analogies from different sports when he talks about basketball.
+Sir Analysts well he has too because big words hurt SAS head so analogies are easier to understand
dabby dabby 6:12 even stephen a didnt know what max was talking about haha
It’s funny af
dabby dabby yeah i love max but this wasnt his best today lmao
I hate Kevin Durant but I think he’s becoming under rated because he joined the warriors, he is in the discussion for best offensive player of all time period
Ur retarded kid I’ll get smashed back in the day
I wouldn’t say top 13 yet…. but he will most likely get there.. I think he’ll finish 12- 15 somewhere… if he leave GSW and actually has success without them, then maybe higher than number 12
+Dan Dan westbrook and his okc got ejected by a rookie name donavan Mitchell westbrook been trash harden was a 6th man at the time and ofcourse lebron had his superteam as always
Kevin Durant is becoming underrated. That’s more than likely going be the driving force why he signs with the 76ers. https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk
+Jordan eleven man please dont remind me of that lol last year was a upset but you forget they aint have Roberson plus jazz was wayyy more stack compared to okc team, they had alot descent role players okc barely had a bench that was there weakness and carmelo was a issue. But kd with okc was always stack pretty good you cant deny that they was never top 5 most times they where top 3 even in the finals didn’t they have home first? Kd always had good players around him and all stars he just couldn’t get it done because the ball was in his hand to much he couldnt lead a team with his game he went to warriors to get the distraction off of him i like kd once again im not hating on em hes one of the best i seen play even tho im a lebron fan also.
Who’s excited to see the warriors play tonight be honest?
I normally just wait until the game’s are over then watch highlights on YouTube. Tonight will be different
Chairman Meow The build up is intriguing to me also.
Us in the Bay Area are ready!!!
+N B Still not watching larriors
Kings fan here and He has a fucking gem of a game for only 15 minutes
If the GSW aint the best team in history, why cry so much about their roster, the majority of people were never mad that KD left Westbrook, but the fact that he improved his ability to win chips with a better team, they knew all along westbrook was toxic to winning because of his BRICK BUILDING, but they continue to hide behind the KD was disloyal narrative, calling it the weakest move by a superstar, making KD the scapegoat, releiving any fault’s that a bad shooting % westbrook brought to the situation, hell even the OKC organization as a whole, who STILL has done nothing to curb russ’s craving to hoist up BAD shots, and for that matter, Curry never gets critisizm ever only KD, aren’t they both on the same team, name 1 time anybody ever gave Curry flack for having to get KD if they was good already, they wouldn’t of needed him, coming aboard this team, they beat a depleated Cavs team then lost the next year, then courted KD, get the shiznik right before you open that fly trap lmbao.
Ppl loose there mind when u say anything or anybody better then mj or Bulls smdh
It is a weak move. Sure he’s winning but those chips won’t mean half as much if he did it with his own team instead of joining a 73-9 team. That will always be the asterisk on KD’s legacy, just like LeBron has the Miami/Dallas asterisk.
No ones sayimg its kds fault for making.a business move.people just don’t like it because he could’ve won with okc but didint shown up and it created an extreme imbalancenin parity and competition
Naseer Williams have you seen westbrooks thought pattern in games down 2 the wire dude wth you want KD to do with that, when he still doing it now
They mean everything. Who cares what I’m not going to win anything in life pwoplw think. KD is a Champion and that is Facts.
I have no idea what Max be talking about half the time lmao
I mean he’s understandable but he just goes around the fucking world to make his point.
lmao d-free what are you doing here 😂
I thought your’re only interested in dokkan 😂
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
LOL he’s always talking about 1 star, 2 star, 3 star players and how many you need on each team.
D-Free cause you dumb 😂😂
Position by position this is the greatest starting 5 ever, Stephen A and Max are wrong here. I’m from the Jordan era and people have a tendencies to fall in love with the past over and over again, how the past was so much better… that nostalgia fever need to stop. I think the warriors as presently build would probably beat the bulls and that a fact, old rules or new rules doesn’t matter, in the past nobody was shooting like Steph, Klay and KD. When the Warriors click it’s a wrap, on top of being great individuals they have a great chemistry that only a few team ever had.
+Darkness Flame Media they would watch Klay put up 50 if they did that. No matter your scenario the Warriors are too well balanced on both sides with Curry as the only real defensive liability. Bulls had a fantastic defense but they never had to deal with 4 guys capable of dropping 50. Bulls don’t have enough scorers, Klay and Green could be on MJ and put KD on Pippen. Who else on the Bulls is gonna put up big numbers? Rodman?
warriors best starting five ever I don’t care max or steven a smith says they are wrong
Warriors were always soft …and lucky! Every title they got is dissed because someone major on the opposing side went down … CP3 last being just one example…Despite MSM spin … these warriors are like the 14th best team in NBA history because while they are best ever at hitting open shots, they have no heart, cannot play inside, and cannot D it up unless the NBA officials decree they are allowed to foul without a call, which they have done in the past. Talk to the hand all who stupidly disagree. Christmas game vs Lakers where LBJ went out in the 3rd quarter and still got blown out is just more proof. And losing in 2016 up 3 games to 1 and WANTING and NEEDING KD to join them…that is like MINUS a TITLE …LOL .. yeah .. right … Wimps and crybabies and front runners … Not a chance they get another ring and will back up that talk come play-offs …They won’t win it all ever again! Not that they ever really won … gifted by the NBA …
+joyis9638 no your just a troll and a hater warriors won there titles with skill not luck your just stupid
Mat Cassagne Rules doesn’t matter?? 😂😂😂. Rules are everything bro.
90s Bulls vs today’s GSW result will depends on the rules.
With Today’s rules, GSW wins. With 90s Rules Chicago is the clear favorite.
Rules are everything
If 5’11, 160 pound Allen Iverson was able to play in that Era I don’t see how Steph wouldn’t be able to
Lol you can’t argue with people who started watching basketball in the past 5 years, AI has dealt with far more injuries, he played with hand checks, diving on the floor, he smoked some of the best defenders, steph curry will have a better career but don’t play with AI’s name
Yeah he probably could. But he wouldn’t be as effective as Iverson. Iverson could drive the ball and he was so much quicker than everyone else. Curry would probably be just like Reggie Miller but with better handles.
Lol basketball is not a wrestling or boxing, what the fuck is that era ,
yo i will say this, AI’s injuries on record for the playoff run where he took the 76’s to the finals against the lakers was borderline in the double digits… the dude was a straight up pit bull.
And a.i never got a ring so your point issss??
tonological nature of Darwinism
tf?
+HELENO HENZO evolution is an absolute fact .
+Luke Nutkicker a lot of the time Ive noticed people get hung up on the word, “theory”. They take it in a common context akin to saying my guess is. What I do is try to explain to them the usage of the word theory in a scientific context is totally different from everyday language.
+Aaron Turner to who dont know science and confuse textbook or sayings of so called scientists with science. i bet u never thought what life is, thats why you think evolution is fact. life is coordination of things, that means it can only exist at once like bible teaches, beside also it takes mind to know purpose before purpose provider can exist
+Aaron Turner Yeah, it’s another hurdle that has to be overcome when explain basic scientific facts to the misled.
+HELENO HENZO The problem with what you’re saying is that you have zero tangible evidence to prove your claim other than a book filled with fairytales and self contradictions. You can’t possible make a legitimate argument for your positions so you’re forced to try and poke holes with some half baked and frankly idiotic sophistry. Science unlike your book uses evidence, is peer reviewed, and doesn’t is open to change when more evidence is found. That’s much more than the bullshit your spewing.
They were already the greatest starting 5 without Boogie
Each of their starters is arguably top 3 in the league at their position. That’s just insane.
+Declan F. lol you must be trolling. He is a below average player outside the warriors, basically a role player. His defense is only valuable because he doesn’t need to score. Y’all turning GSW into some 5 headed unicorn lmao. Next time you’ll tell me Livingston is better than Ben Simmons .
Declan F. Except draymond
Hands down they have the best starting 5 in recent history if not the entire NBA history. https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk
Give me Kyle kuzma over draymond green
If this current team adds Lebron James and subtract Draymond from the starting 5, they’ll still say those 80s and 90s teams starters were better. Stephen A Smith is blinded by nostalgia
The Pistons played like the Warriors do now… Isaiah has the record for 3 point percentage in the Finals
Honestly speaking even though Lebron Is better than Green as a team they would overall be worse with Lebron because he does not fit the system
Baara I’m sure you’re under 15 years old
If we keep it real there is nothing there to suggest that players from the 80’s and 90’s couldn’t learn how to shoot the 3. Nothing changed in the shooting mechanics in the last 30 years. The only thing that has changed is the perception of it’s value . But it’s hard in any era to play against a physical team when physicality is allowed.
Outside of the USA teams the current starting 5 of Golden State is Definitely the best in NBA history. Hopefully Cousins stay when Durant goes to Philly. https://youtu.be/0JKbe4bz-Pk