“An analyst has to educate players regarding playoffs’ pressure really?” Stephen A. Smith educates the newbie analysts JJ Redick and CJ McCollum on the pressure during NBA Finals

Stephen A. Smith is one of the most honest, brutal, and funny analysts around the league. As he welcomes controversies and says what he wants to and sometimes even the filter is absent but that’s what his fans like. Recently, Stephen A. Smith made it to the NBA headlines as he played a perfect role of a teacher in educating the newbie analysts JJ Redick and CJ McCollum who had a hard time speaking about Stephen Curry and the pressure the NBA Finals has on him as they even messed up a bit. But it was all cleared right in front of the audience on the national television as the real player and the original analyst who runs the show corrected them and even called them out giving away a moment to remember to the fans.

Both CJ McCollum (who plays for the New Orleans Pelicans) and JJ Redick (retired) are NBA players so the experience and skills Stephen A. Smith has got himself during his years of analyzing the league will have him in front as the better one. And he really is as he caught both of them and further went on to educate how it really is. JJ Redick and CJ McCollum discussing Stephen Curry and his form with the NBA Finals pressure on him built the take a bit confusing and they forgot to add the other key factors and important aspects to it. So Stephen A. Smith had no choice but to jump in.

Stephen A. Smith addressing them quotes: “First of all I am speaking with two highly intelligent and brilliant basketball minds who I have known for few years. But this what I love about the fact that you all being on First Take. This is my show ain’t the basketball court. Both of you all are wrong. Both of you. Why would I say that because JJ Redick instigated the proceedings by trying to twist it and then you fell for it, CJ McCollum. So let me educate you both on about what happened.”

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Stephen A. Smith educating JJ Redick and CJ McCollum

Stephen A. Smith kept his rally of words active and spiced up even though JJ Redick wasn’t agreeing with him and CJ McCollum was sitting quietly with a smile. He further quoted: “The question wasn’t is there too much pressure on Steph Curry. The question was is too much being put on Steph Curry. What do we mean by that what is it going to take to win the series so with that saying of it was asked with Steph Curry was unfair that’s too much oh my god. This is Steph Curry how can you put him under these bright lights in pressure….”

Stephen A. Smith further explained how the two questions are different and how it was just not about Stephen Curry but everyone around.  He was even backing up his take with stats of the Chef and other players too. Fans though enjoyed the whole segment and have mixed reactions to it. Find some of many such reactions posted by fans on social media platforms here below:

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