'You've got to be aggressive!' - Stephen A. on LaMelo Ball to the Hornets | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Jay Williams weigh in on whether Michael Jordan and the Charlotte Hornets made the right choice by drafting LaMelo Ball with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
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Melo cares bout his stats Stephen A 💪🏽😂
This is the first time I've ever watched this many charlotte games ever and I'm a huge basketball fan. This kid is special and these clowns are reaching for future embarrassment / apologies.
This is y I like Stephen a smith
Lamelo is a great player he shot is good yeah he probably need to adjust to the NBA but I believe he’ll accomplish A lot
How can you criticize Lavar about D'Aaron Fox getting the best of Lonzo?.....not to mention not knowing if his mom was going to survive while playing the game smh.....the true colors of people come out and makes them look horrible
best moment in sports
The kid scored 92 fckn points in highschool . I'm sure he will be aggressive in the league
Going to go out on a limb and say Lamelo going to be a bust. Michael Beasley 2.0
They're heavy bodies maybe more scorer
Me personally would not have picked Mello Not of his Skill but additude and media life ect. But i hope he dose good, And hope Lavarr wont do him like Lonzo sneakdissing all the allstars and paint a bullseye on his back. But i think Melo wont allow it....he the only1 of the 3 who is not afraid of Lavarr (the youngest one always like that)
Can’t wait to see LaMelo eat then hear all these clowns claim they had faith in him from the start. Sounds like all doubt rn
Why do we pay millions for just passer is that what NBA has become a league of subpar players.
First round Lottery picks are not supposed to be decade defining franchise players, just the best to fit the categories to teams. Lets slowww down...He has already played with grown agressive men and had success. Hes already a good choice, he needs to do what he is best at and what the team would require of him. Because of that bs they talk about lonzo like hes a bust and not a great point guard
melo is half the player lonzo is
Bro Melo’s gonna be niiiice
Yeah you must've not have watched Melo play. He ain't afraid to shoot lol
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Jay W knows wassup 🙏
Lonzo is the only one out of those brothers that is fast and athletic, why do people say he's not.
Jay Will u was a bust your opinion don’t matter
Bust
I'm just happy we're gonna fill some seats at home, finally I won't be alone being loud
Stephen A Smith acts like he's God of basketball like he knows everything Stephen A Smith is full of BS overpaid Sports critic all he has his opinion like everyone else his opinion don't mean more than anyone else I can't stand this dude
If you think Melo doesn’t care about his numbers you clearly don’t know how the Ball family works....LaVar has cooked Melo and his other sons for not producing ideal numbers....especially with Melo, so you KNOW Melo is going to do his BEST to show out🔥🙏🏼
Funny how before it was “LaMelo will never make the NBA” now it’s “LaMelo won’t succeed in the NBA” 😂 yea aight🙏🏼
LaMelo will not be that good. Could be better than his brother but nowhere near an All Star
Stephen A Smith You're not wrong and what you're saying but you're wrong and here's why
He scored 92 point when he was in high school that’s more than what Devin Booker score in the league, I’m pretty sure that he will be aggressive enough when playing !
"Youre not wrong i just disagree with you and let me tell you why"
He going to be so freaking bad 😂😂
I’d kill to see lavar shoot a basketball
"his kids arent A+ athletes in terms of their explosiveness" -sees zo's college tape -ur wrong and heres why
Cant believe these dudes make money just for judging on how nba players are they never made it to the league what room do they have to talk about these nba players
Go watch the "Curious case of LaMelo Ball", sure Melo has a ton of potential upside, and that's mostly due to age, size and playmaking ability, which in today's NBA is a valuable asset. But objectively the mechanics in his shot were/are trash which is quite disturbing like Kyle Mann said in his breakdown. He JUST learned to be set shooter last year. HOW SWAY? Idgaf about his family let's talk hoops, niggas talking bout his smile smfh.
Facts he box office seriously
Steven A has never played professionally to be giving advice
Why are we talking about laver? 🤣
When does Season starts?
Lonzo balled out this year with Zion n his shot was falling
Can we unban lavar ???
Ban Stephan A!
It’s obvious that Stephen A doesn’t know anything about Melo. This dude shoots half court shots in a middle of a game. His confidence level is higher than guys like Dion Waiters and Tyler Herro for sure.
Lamelo is the 🐐
I bet Melo signs with BBB.....
Youre telling a kid who once scored 92 to be aggressive lol. LaMelo has toned down his game by so much to show the maturity of his game. He used to only think about scoring despite his natural passing ability.
The kid scored 92 fckn points in highschool . I'm sure he will be aggressive in the league
Smith is an annoying blowhard.
Max, Lonzo is actually fast and athletic
Lonzo is low-key just as fast with the ball in his hands in transition as anybody in the league
Agreed
Melo can shoot he just need better shot selections
Lamelo only 19 and make no mistake about it Stephen A has known the brother for over 20 years
Gelo the only one with a good shot form
Level 1 = You're wrong and here's why... Level 2 = You're not wrong, but I disagree with you and here's why... lol
I really hope we can actually see Lamelo play unlike Zion last year :/
Rookies will struggle because of Covid and ppl will start writing them off early.
No, no... you don't get it. That guy is a ball hog.
He going to be a burst
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Melo shot isn’t funky 🤷🏽♂️
LaMelo Ball + Gordan Hayward could be a legit backcourt
You’re not wrong my guy
Melo is the best of the 3. He's a playmaker, just wait and see
Melo is not Lonzo y’all know nothing about them boy
i support the ball family
Stephen A..............shut up ya stupid Muppet
Kid is gonna be phenomanal.. !👌👌way more polished than his older brother
Players who care about stats are not good players. Team wins.
What?!
Bbb
Cant shoot a 3 can’t attack the rim can’t shoot a jump shot and he doesn’t have good fundamentals on defense. He can pass but what else? He’s young though so there’s hope. I’ll be crossing my fingers for him and the Hornets.
LaMelo: has grown up, tall, listens to coach, mature, controls his anger Julian: still acts like a little kid, short, curses at his coach(dad), show off, lashes out at tons of his games
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Ball is way overrated he’s solid with some upside but he’s not a franchise player he’s a good complimentary piece to a superstar if they add one
Give him time and he will become what you guys aspire him to be or become at an early stage of his career he will eventually get there watch
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Im a wolves fan and I already know Edwards a bust. We just went through it with wiggins (who was a much better prospect) LaMelo is box office and our stadiums are never more than 25% full. Who would wanna win with nobody behind them?
Not a plus cause they are average and hyped up by their dad.
Max is right but Stephen A has a point
Lamelo Might Be The Future He Got A Good Basketball IQ , He'll Be Alright With The Right People Around Him 🗣️💯✊🏾I Mean C'mon When Was The Last Time Charlotte Had A potential rookie of the year candidate I love this pick 🔐
He can’t shoot!!!!!!
It seems like so many people have opinions on LaMelo and he hasn’t even played a single game in the NBA yet lol
Hey its the 3 goofballs
Why in the world does Stephen a have a “you’ve got to” anything in regards to Lamelo?? Lol give me a break dude.
I said 2 years ago lamelo would be a top 5 pick and roll player if he was in the nba then.
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Melo is aggressive!!!! Idiots
Im just waiting till these guys compliment him rather than bringing up his percetage in his shots
I'm pretty Hornets wanted Wiseman and then would have got Westbrook. They're one of the few teams who were interested.
Who's he going to screen and roll with lmao. Hornet have the worst front court in the league. They should have got Horford
Lamelo gonna be a joke. MJ not good at picks lol
He shouldn't have been a 3rd in the first round pick
What's he gonna make happen? 30% from three?
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if he can work in his shot and contribute on defense he can go far in the league
Melo is such a great player if I’m honest.
yup. I was telling peeps last year when espn and sports talk had lamelo ranked around 17 - 25 in the draft. anyways, all the hoopers @ the park thought I was crazy when I said he should go #1 and @ least #3
didn't ppl think lonzo was a franchise player? what about zion? like can we see these players prove themselves first in the nba?
Stephen wrong tho cause Ben Simmons counter argues his whole argument