On Wednesday, we witnessed why Stephen A. Smith is worth $10 million a year. He put on an ABSOLUTE clinic from 10:30am to 10:30pm. I promise to watch more First Take whenever the Mad Dog is co-hosting looking like a disgraced ex-hedge fund manager. How did Molly Qerim’s eardrums not burst? –

“I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH COUSINS EITHER BUT YOU’RE MAKING BDSFBIYUSSDIVNSDONDV!”

“YOU CAN’T FIND A BIGGER TOMMY LASORDA FAN THAN ME!” 

“KYYY-REEEEEE”

Just off those three clips I think Stephen A has met his match. You could debate Stephen A that water is wet and he’d make a serviceable argument why it is in fact not. But Mad Dog spun him in circles and I realized the only way to debate crazy is to match it with crazy. Dak Prescott is now worse than Kirk Cousins because he’s never won a road playoff game and you can’t convince me otherwise. If Jalen Hurts showed up in Tampa and beat Tom Brady he’d vault to Top-10 in the league based on Dog’s logic, and who am I to question a legend. Dodgers vs. Lakers felt like Patrick Mahomes vs. Josh Allen. The back and forth! Stephen A calling Russo “Doggy!” Russo calling Stephen A “Stevie.” It was the greatest thing ESPN’s done in the last 20 years.

Until the Knicks gave up a 28 point lead…

Stephen A’s ability to go off the dome on a freestyle rant like he’s Notorious B.I.G. on a Brooklyn corner is amazing. I love that he thinks it’s unfair that his friend who does all these good deeds has to root for the Knicks. Comparing Leon Rose to a prisoner in Rikers. TRASH! HORRIBLE! The ‘I’m not finished Jalen!’ This could go on Stephen A’s Mount Rushmore when he hangs it up next to Slava Medvedenko, Kwame Brown being a bonafide scrub, and Lamar Odom, WHO WAS ON CRACK! The Knicks being a joke to the sport of basketball might be better for ratings than if they were actually good. I hope that drunk Ewok never sells the team.

At least Knicks fans will always have Game 1 of 82: