Jalen Brunson on people saying he’s not a 1A guy: “I didn’t respond to them then, I’m damn sure not gonna respond to them now.”
Him proving HE TOO SMALL wrong against the tallest fuckin super star makes it so damn funny
Straight iso’d him a few times this series too. Bro was on a mission
He buckled him during tonights comeback too
The dagger that wasn’t even a tying/go ahead bucket over Wemby in the greatest comeback in finals history was cold as fuck. David slinging the rock with Goliath in front.
Literally said to myself David and Goliath as I watched that happen
Was so peak. I can’t wait for the documentary.
unrelated but I’ve seen a demonstration of ancient sling operation. It’s literally a Glock
The 3 pointer to cut it to 1 in game 4 is gonna live rent free in my head
He absolutely did.
I’m so happy i got to watch this.
Finally, somebody stopped playing scared and fucking ATTACKED Wemby. He was cooking his ass.
This may be one of the best in game offense performances I’ve personally seen in the finals from an individual player.
Knicks were COOKED. JB carried them hard af
Twolves kept attacking wemby, but they were too injured
Hunted him like he was James Harden
He hit a couple pull up Js on Wembs. Shit was wack man. Made me start to believe that Wembs was overrated.
Bro hit a floater right over Wemby to go up 90-88. Wemby just looked up at it dumbstruck. I guess the knicks took his legs out by the end with all the hunting and movement they forced on him.
Yea 4th quarter wemby this series was a different player than wemby vs thunder. He will need to be better than that in the future to get it done. Harper was the only one getting it done this game.
It was clear that was the adjustment after g3. Wemby gets gassed over 30-35 mins, Knicks started making sure he had to work for it.
First few games they would turn right around and not actually make him exert effort on D. G5 you could see them attacking him fearless from the first quarter. I was telling my family and friends I don’t care if Wemby gets 20 blocks just keep attacking.
I loved that they didn’t care about the blocks and just kept chipping away at his stamina in the first
Wemby is a great help defender, definitely not invincible going iso, best way to attack him is to go straight at him and make him move his feet.
I was rooting for the Knicks because they were chasing history. But if you’re the Spurs, you don’t need to panic. He’s very young and already got to the Finals. He’s gonna continue to develop barring injury and the league will be his one day.
They were straight up hunting Wemby on the perimeter with Brunson this series
Saved New York from aliens like Independence Day
Welcome to earth
Fuck Becky Hammon.
NYC basketball owns Becky from both the Liberty and the Knicks. She has an Aces dynasty though so she ain’t cryin’ there, but we still own her lol.
Your comment needs more upvotes.
I’m doing my part
Yea fuck her
Edit: damn getting downvoted for agreeing with yall
It’s not even the take it’s how she delivered it. Super disrespectful and dismissive.
Oh yea that’s definitely bad
She arrogantly wouldn’t back down no matter how well the Knicks played. Even when they were on a 13-1 run, she’s like “well prove me wrong. Brunson is too small blah blah.” Bitch consider yourself proved wrong. Fuck Becky Hammon
Against the team Becky Hammon used to be an assistant coach of too
Chefs kiss
I couldn’t write a narrative better than this as a Knicks fan. This is unreal.
This is some shit my 8 year old self would make up. The win streak, the greatest comeback, beating an alien, revenge for the 99 team, JB being a kid in that locker room
This is a dumb argument because Steph already prove you can win a championship with your best player being small.
They didn’t disrespect Steph though cause he the GOAT shooter. Nobody believed on Brunson outside of us Knicks fans, most Mavs fans and ironically, Kendrick Perkins (gave the nickname Big Body Brunson)
I believed in him. Dude is clutch. He’s got the closer mentality. Also he was made to be a Knick (Alvarado’s punk ass too was made to be a Knick).
To be fair Steph is like debatably a top 10 player ever(I have him in the top 10 others will say just outside)
We’ve definitely already seen it but the league is also full of 6’7” athletic freak wings now more than ever before.
The argument was always bs but I think being small now shows how elite you are to be in the modern nba
The same reporters who asked him this type of asinine shit probably all have their lips far lodged deep inside his butt hole right now
It was all for content. Theres no way you can just forget about the pistons with Isiah and warriors with Steph
Scoring damn near half his team’s points in a close-out game on the road while chasing history, and giving the Knicks their first title in over half a century. Nobody can say shit to him ever again.
Brunson is an absolute dawg! Even after a heart breaking ass whooping, I couldn’t even try to insult him or OG. Just ballers all the way through.
Ive never heard this man say the wrong thing literally ever. Such a dawg.
It’s what happens when you show up with actions instead of words
Actions and words. He’s a very well raised mature and well spoken leader.
Actually just actions no words ever hes mute buddy
He never said anything he wasn’t gonna back up with actions.
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The same way this about to have have -170 karma
Also grew up wealthy and went to a great high school growing up. Definitely helps.
I really don’t like idolizing athletes because at the end of the day, they’re just people. But Goddamn, Jalen Brunson is so damn special.
If not idolize take them as inspiration instead.
I wanna hear from the fans he shut down in G1
Actually I don’t
I just want to bring up their irrelevance
That feels like years ago.
it was the most forceful statement i’ve ever heard from him.
Because he is intelligent
This how people was glazing wemby on this sub last month btw.
More people need to have his mentality. Aganist all odds
I needa start movin like Brunson. Elite mindset for any aspect of life
0-0
The series is still going!
This is why we like Mj over Lebron. Elite mindset is the most admirable thing about the goats.
Exactly, too many young blood like to talk big before actually winning anything, Brunson here got his stats speak for him
Everyone’s better than Brunson until it’s time to be better than Brunson.
You can now add Wemby to that list.
Yes, for now you certainly can. I think anyone who watched Brunson at nova knew he had the right mentality and plenty of talent but it took the right situation for him to thrive at the next level. He was not special during his time in Dallas and I certainly didn’t expect him to become THAT guy in New York. He did though and all credit to him.
Yea but Wembys in their heads!!!
But he’s not a lunatic about it. He puts in the work and pushes himself to erase doubt and uplift himself. And he does it all quietly without disrespecting other people.
He’s a winner in every sense for me. Something kids should absolutely aspire to.
Talent overcomes stats.
That spurs fan in a Robinson jersey had it lol
Nah, let’s cry more about how billionaires exist but aren’t devoting their lives to making ours easy.
Probably why he didn’t respond to Draymond apology
*stares motherfuckingly*
ಠ_ಠ
Lollllll
“…….appreciate that. 😐”
Yup, but it can still be validating nonetheless on the inside when a hater apologizes.
He did though…
do you not recognize a modicum of politeness and courtesy when you see it
What are the odds that Brunson wins a championship before Luka.
Well, it’s happened 🙏🏽 worth every penny and more.
Jeremy Sochan over Wemby too
Becky might want to stay off social media forever
Becky: “prove me wrong Jalen” Jalen: “ok”
she’s a woman in sports, she already knows how bad social media is for her
She definitely gets a disproportional amount of hate for this. On the other hand, it always felt deeply ironic that as someone who probably was also discounted at her job in this league for something she can’t control that she’d do the same to someone else. Yes, her statement wasn’t “wrong” by history but still, always struck me as odd, just don’t comment or phrase it differently lol.
Becky Hammon, a.k.a. “Goof of the Decade”
“hate” and it’s just her opinion on an nba player’s ceiling
yall are so cringe lmao
hate/jealousy
Why you gotta be that guy?
Draymond you dumbass
The spurs Becky Hammon,, too.
She’s the coach of the Aces. They won the championship last year and two years before that.
Yea she used to be assistant coach for the spurs for sure.
I’ll respond for you.
Fuck all you mothafuckas. Everyone’s better than Jalen Brunson until it’s time to be better than Jalen Brunson.
That bar is going to live forever man. It was ice cold before he won a chip and aged like wine
Lmaooooooo
And when the time came to prove it, we saw that there are very few mfers better than Jalen Brunson
Good shit, JB. Wouldn’t mind him calling out each analyst tho haha
Ideally he doesn’t he say anything and his camp and fans point to his actions to vehemently defend his legacy anytime it’s ever questioned again. The silent aura
Me being silent and austere in my engineering career but my manager just takes my credit as his own
Define well spoken, he’s definitely mature and doesn’t say anything controversial. But generally you don’t get much out of Brunson.
Yeah except a championship I guess
Nah he chooses his words carefully. Wisdom. No bs, no shade, just hard work ethic and humility. Solid leader.
GOAT mentality.
For real, what a fucking statement. The Brunson statue outside MSG is going to be fucking dope.
There are many 1a guys who choked and got exposed in the playoffs. Jalen brunson might not be branded as a 1a guy but he proved them wrong and will be remembered as a legend in knicks franchise forever. Outstanding player in the playoffs.
Ewing was the epitome of a 1A guy. Everyone assumed the Knicks were going to conquer the league with him. I idolized him, tried to model my play style after him since I was tall. He ran into a wall of simply better ballers though. Reggie, Michael, Hakeem.
So much maturity in such a big head
Ayo
Never the little one
He was criticized for being small to lead a team then proceeded to score multiple time in clutch moments to the tallest player in the league and DPOY at that. Absolute statement from Brunson.
Goat shit
I need a public apology
piling up Ws
He absolutely destroyed the spurs down the stretch in the last two games. Cry all you want about spurs choking whatever. Brunson ripped their souls out.
hot take culture monetizes being in the zeitgeist, so yeah best thing to do is let them fade to obscurity
Winning a championship against the tallest player in the league on Becky Hammond’s home court is satisfying
Extradite Becky for trial at Dyckman.
Talk your shit captain
Thats the captain. Full monkhood
Way to break MJs curse.. he played a Jordanesque game. What a champ
Its crazy that he wins before Luka. And KAT winning before Jimmy as well
Mikal Bridges won before Booker, Trey Jemison won before Bronny James.
Everybody’s a 1A guy till it’s time to be a 1A guy
My man’s feeling that champagne a little bit. Lmao. Legend.
Mature response. Let his game do the talking.
This mf got aura!!!
goated mentality fr man, like what a run
Only response necessary is on the court. He has a championship and they don’t.
Talk your shit man. Always gonna remember how stone cold this dude is
Your game said all that needs to be said. Now, go get another one.
Dumbass question
that’s what you say to hater, you don’t
respondementhen
That champagne’s kicking in.
What are these goggles players wear after winning a championship?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwBmLp9GxMM
Usually like snow/ski goggles to keep alcohol from their eyes
Take off from the lane The footwork is Insane Fly to the hoop he’s like a pilot No more trash talk, now Wemby ain’t saying shit Flip up the toggle, time to land Put on the champagne goggles, obrien trophy in his hand Brunson beat Wemby, Goliath slayed by David the championship the power of friendship created Drink a beer for the first time all year Champagne spraying as they all cheer It’s time to party, let’s have a boondoggle But you better not forget to wear your champagne goggles
talk your shit man, or don’t, the champ does whatever he wants
Talk your 💩 king
So he’s the third small guard in the last 60 years to be the main guy for a championship team. Other two were Isiah Thomas and Steph Curry.
That is a very small list right there.
I think they might be the only ones. So is either that or they are the only 3 in NBA history.
Such a boss quote
The foil to Wemby is not another center, it’s small crafty guards with range.
What is a 1a guy please?
The leader/best player on the team.
Is the phrase for best/number one not “A1”?? New to paying attn to ball but to my memory A1 has always meant the best. 1A feels like some mandela effect stuff lol
I think A1 is a barbecue sauce lol
It is indeed lol Apparently (I just looked this up) the phrase itself goes back to international ship qualities with “A1” being the highest quality ship. Over time it became the name of the sauce and used to mean the best. Explains my confusion lol
People talk about is this guy a true number 1 like best guy that canead a team to a championship. Then sometimes they say a player is more of a 1b where he needs a slightly better guy to be the 1a. Like Shaq and Kobe or LeBron and Wade etc. people debated that Brunson wasn’t a 1a, meaning he wasn’t good enough to be the top dog and needed a Batman 1a so Brunson could be robin 1b.
Thank you for the explanation! Makes much more sense to me now. Thought I was having a serious old man moment lmao
Its ok JB the absolute hell blitz that knicks fans are gonna go on will make up for ur humility
I hate how every question for JB is basically “what do you want to say to your naysayers?” framed in different ways all hoping to get a catchy soundbite. Be more creative
You just won the nba finals and the best the nba could come up with is a bedazzled t shirt? Brutal
He got nothing to prove, and did it anyway.
King of Clutch. King of NY.
After Jeter and Eli, Jalen is the face of NYC.
I can just imagine an alternate universe where the Knicks still win the championship, but it comes at the expense of Jalen continuing to struggle throughout all five of these games and KAT moving onto have MVP-worthy performances beyond game 2 through 5 by locking down Wemby and putting up solid numbers.
What would the narrative have been then? Would the same haters and skeptics have been willing to deny Jalen as a 1A option had KAT ended up being the MVP of this series?
Or what if the Spurs had won this game but Wemby ended up not allowed to participate in game 6 because the league retroactively gives Wemby the flagrant foul penalty he committed on Brunson’s 3 during game 5? If the Knicks won game 6 under those circumstances, what would the narrative have been?
Well it doesn’t matter now, does it?
Because JB left absolutely no room for doubt by finishing things the way he did. He didn’t just prove the skeptics wrong by leading his team to a championship. He proved that he is THAT guy and an absolute 1A. That 45 point masterpiece he pulled off during an elimination game when everyone else had trouble getting it going was the final touch needed to cap off an absolute dominating and magical playoff run because it left no room for skeptics to fall back on any excuses. He didn’t need to rely on a big man to put up big numbers and keep Wemby on lockdown and he didn’t need to rely on Wemby to be MIA for a game to pull this off. He ended this championship run by being the best damn player on the floor during the final game – period.
Congrats JB - You are my greatest Knickerbocker of all time.
Colin Cowherd
Draymond green ahh 😂
Talk your shit king
Alll the dumb raptor fans who didnt want him over fvv lmao . Like fine I know raptor fans were dumb not one of them thought he was a superstar the min he signed with new york either but they are so dumb
Champ
Based as fuck
the true captain…love this man
What sup with the snowboarding mask ?
Eye protection. Champagne burns when it gets in them.
Champagne in the eyes stings.
Oh I see , makes more sense now thanks
Yeah, I used to clown on it but then got some in my own eyes and it sucks.
Never go out without your champagne goggles bro
Respect. Gonna be so hard rooting against y’all during the Finals next season.
Much deserved, New York!!
He’s Drew Brees
Too small, too slow, too good!!!
Respect
Honestly Wemby needs to be chill like Brunson
Cold
Like Rudy T said “Dont ever underestimate the heart of a champion” as a rockets fans congrats knicks on yalls championship. It was a crazy series and im happy for Mike brown !
Chant it loud with me, Becky Hammon, Becky Hammon. Isiah and Steph led their teams to titles as small guards but some don’t follow enough ball to know that. She should STFU, especially now.
He played incredible
What does “1A” guy mean?
Something about Alpha bullshit?
Suck it becky
Get a hair cut lil baby girl.
King foul baiter finally got his crown
U didn’t watch the series and it shows. Clown
Brunson has always been a flopping foul baiter, wild that you think it’s up for debate or I’m only talking about this series.
Finals MVP. Stay in your lane little bro
So was SGA. Cope harder little lady.
Knicks are your champions. Brunson is your finals MVP
Ho ass Becky Hammon
Run your mouth now
Fuck outta here
GET BACK IN THE KITCHEN BECKY HAMMON