Stephen A.’s BIG LIST of playoff runs by small guards | NBA Countdown

Jaylen Brunson is putting together a postseason Run for the ages he's the first player to drop 45 times in an eight game span since Michael Jordan in 1993 the only other players to do so period we're talking about Bernard King Kareem and the logo Jerry West but Brunson isn't just having big nights here and there right he's getting buckets on the regular he's averaging 33 Point 0.9 points per game so far this postseason that is the most by players under 6'2 in NBA history Steph nah AI nope no quote unquote small guard has scored more than big body Brunson in a playoff run that has extended at least 10 games so Stephen A I ask you if Brunson is able to Le the Knicks to the Conference Finals where do you put him in this stretch of history of dominating runs by small guard I'll put him at top tier I'll put him number one you put him number one it sounds like we need to call for a list here because because of what the New York Knicks have asked of Brunson okay obviously I'm not saying he's the best and I'm not saying I mean we've seen the great Isaiah Thomas the Allen I the Steph CES of the world I'm just talking fellas and Malika about in terms of you being six feet or under and carrying a team of the place I got let's go to number five I got Alan Iverson I was there I was there Bob m i covered every game I watched this brother Allan Iverson with Larry Brown coaching have Alan arson and nobody else on offense carry to Philadelphia higher five I can't wait to number five okay number four on the list Steph Curry he is a champion 6 excuse me at least listen they gave me they they had on at least they gave me a list they gave me one they gave me the list my bad my bad they gave me the list of photos this what they did they gave it to me right I got Steph Curry 37.73 points critical game 5 win in the finals live you know something about that after the series tied 22 average 28 a game I got Steph Curry at number four you remember Daman lill I'm sorry it's just a preference will B 2019 remember when he waved goodbye I still hold on to that I still hold on to it I still hold waving good Russell Westbrook and Paul George put him above alen ion I love D like you do but d game with us sending people home throughout his career that is true Great's great that's all I'm saying I'm just saying I'm just saying alen Iverson as much as I love my brother he was shooting 38 I know who better be W okay okay I I got Kyrie iring number two remember finals 2016 average 25 remember the remember the 41 points in game five to start the 3-1 comeback remember the fact that he averaged over 27 the game Kyrie Kyrie Irving that dude I got him at number two and I got Jaylen Bruns with what I'm seeing here wait wait wait wait wait wait wait there's a guy not on this list and he's not dialing you right now from Chicago I'm Thomas he he's the greatest small player ever Isaiah Thomas that's not what this list is that's not what this list is he won two and with Excuse excuse me that is not the list the point is we're talking about playoff runs by small gods as great as Isaiah Thomas was the Piston success was a huge byproduct of their toughness and defense and his sacrifice to go to those guys okay okay I'm not knocking them yeah no a great none of them compared to him on your phone by half time I'm going be very disappoint because isah will not be on phone cuz he knows what I'm saying I'm not saying these guys are better I'm not saying they're better than Isaiah thas I'm saying that a better playoff run that's all I'm saying your not I have notes yeah okay I thought a playoff run included like maybe playing in the finals me too maybe guys confondent hasn't started yet they asked me to list today we are looking at players that we historically we know all those guys in the list we're talking about Brunson I love Brunson in the second round of the playoffs put the list up one more time well let's not put the we don't need last I checked in 2019 who swept Dame Lillard out of I like I don't want to Dem it's not about lard but Steph Curry two guys got to come out Steph Curry and and and Kyrie are 63 I stood next to them enough time and no sh okay now now if we go to the other guys brunson's going to be on that list even you know how much Chicago's own I love Jaylen Brunson that allows me to roo as hard as I do for the Knicks Allan Iverson and Isaiah Thomas it's Isaiah Thomas one Allan Iris and two about there's some other guys how tall is John Lucas the number one overall pick he had some some runs and I know there are other things that got INR of his career but but Isaiah Thomas those you're right I understand yes they played big and they played through lame beer and Buddha Edwards and and and you know lame beer I hate to even say that name on television but it was Isaiah Thomas M those those playoff runs was his signature all over them yeah I'm gonna let it slide he he his Nicks he's not not emotionally sober he's he's caught up in the nick can I can I just say this I understand it it's intox say this can I just say I know how to compartmentalize and you do too the Isaiah Thomas is number one if we're talking about the greater small gods that's not what the question was posed to me while I was half sleep by was the question that was posed to me was who had the the who is the smallest guard with the individual playoff run you know who we might have forgotten and they asked me today that conf for we weren't awake we might have forgotten Kevin Johnson that's true that's true Mark Price and Kevin Johnson Mark Price Mark Price cers yes bers yes Conference Finals Conference Finals I I'm having a hard time I bra [Music] [Applause]

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Length: 6min 7sec (367 seconds)

Published: Sat May 18 2024