The First Black Mamba EDDIE JONES! Are You Satisfied With His Career?

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  • Back in the 90s and early 2000s, there was a guy expected to have a career similar to one of the greatest shooting guards/players of all time, Kobe Bryant. Fast forward over 20 years later and some say he may not have lived up to that expectation. Personally, I think he landed in a nice spot as a player, making 3 Allstars, 3 All NBA defensive teams and played 14 seasons in the league. Many forget how good he was on both ends of the floor and because of his Growth Stunts he's usually lost in the shuffle of former shooting guards that were worth a watch! Find out what stunted Eddie Jones' growth Here.
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  • @stuntedgrowth
    @stuntedgrowth  Před 3 lety +159

    Did Eddie Jones have enough of a killer mentality? Salute Wale for the Follow! 💯💪🏾

    • @deonmoore3968
      @deonmoore3968 Před 3 lety +18

      Nah he didn't stunted.. and that's what hurt him..he would disappear in the playoffs too!!

    • @ole2x211
      @ole2x211 Před 3 lety +12

      Like u said he maxed out an Kobe wanted to be the best ever. Eddie probably wanted to be great but mike was in the league even if you’re being brash u not beating that man especially at his position. Then when he got complacent in his home state d wade came

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +23

      Great upload. Every since 2005 I've always said that Eddie Jones career was like that classic Middle brother syndrome, he was never the problem but never the answer either, he was more of a alternative solution or steps to becoming the solution to the answer .Shaq was the dominant alpha big brother ,eddie was more of the laid back reactive middle child but was assertive on defense and being a team player and Kobe was like the hyper little brother that was proactive and grew to be assertive and efficient on both ends.This was a long time waiting.

    • @Det1911
      @Det1911 Před 3 lety +13

      He was a beast in his own right tho

    • @RichardWolfe79
      @RichardWolfe79 Před 3 lety +7

      I was a fan of Eddie but you knew he wasn’t that guy. More of sixth man maybe.

  • @baldridgeroy
    @baldridgeroy Před 3 lety +601

    Stunted? Naw. Jones had a solid career. He's just a forgotten gem if anything.

  • @ladarionaustin2179
    @ladarionaustin2179 Před 3 lety +377

    Eddie Jones was UNDERRATED and a good mentor to Kobe💯

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +17

      Both were his mentors, Eddie jones actually worked out with kobe while he was in high school .

    • @brickcity1711
      @brickcity1711 Před 3 lety +1

      agree

    • @kurtwagner2795
      @kurtwagner2795 Před 3 lety +2

      @epics7 where yall get this info from his mentor?????.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @MrJaysoul13
      @MrJaysoul13 Před 3 lety +1

      💯

    • @bigsouth010
      @bigsouth010 Před 3 lety +1

      @*A1 Savage* you kinda lame for this comment

  • @jimmyjones8664
    @jimmyjones8664 Před 3 lety +130

    Eddie jones was that boy. Him micheal finley, nick van exal, Bonzi wells

    • @b.romero6846
      @b.romero6846 Před 3 lety

      @*A1 Savage* you were probably born in the 90s

    • @UFOsAreRealArea51
      @UFOsAreRealArea51 Před rokem

      Zach Randolph could ball like crazy too back in the days.

  • @AbdiAalen
    @AbdiAalen Před 3 lety +425

    To all you young bucks, Eddie Jones was the shxt.

    • @kurtwagner2795
      @kurtwagner2795 Před 3 lety +5

      He wasn't no fucking Kobe IS THIS EVEN A DEBATE???

    • @gangtime8705
      @gangtime8705 Před 3 lety +16

      @@kurtwagner2795 but he could been and played like him and was the most underated guard of the decade but the lakers had to move on from to the hornets which is funny how kobe was drafted there

    • @shadowx9398
      @shadowx9398 Před 3 lety +15

      @@kurtwagner2795 Of course EJ was no Kobe. EJ had an underrated killer instinct that molded him into the quiet assassin type player he turned out to be long term. Kobe was more emphatic and loved the limelight for the skills sets he displayed throughout his illustrious career.

    • @Mattraction513
      @Mattraction513 Před 3 lety +13

      @@kurtwagner2795 We never said he was calm down

    • @strongmind6584
      @strongmind6584 Před 3 lety +7

      I think he cannot be compared to Kobe. Apples and Oranges. Jones was consistent when he stepped on to the court, 1st quarter or 4th quarter. Guy needed no warm up to shake cobwebs. Different animal.

  • @ccharles501
    @ccharles501 Před 3 lety +219

    Eddie was a silent assassin didn't speak much game did all the talking underrated big time had a nice back court with him and Nick the quick.

    • @Rakeemgrant
      @Rakeemgrant Před 3 lety +10

      Yeah they were sick

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +5

      vanExcel was my favorite 90s point guard and Eddie Jones offensive game was a great balance for the lakers backcourt .coaching could had made the lakers better with that team.

    • @jknumber5138
      @jknumber5138 Před 3 lety +6

      Didn't speak much? That whole 94 draft class was like that🤔. Glen Robertson Jason Kidd Grant Hill Juwan Howard & Eddie Jones

    • @PrimordialBeing360
      @PrimordialBeing360 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jknumber5138 facts silent assassins.

  • @demarcuscousins3rdcousin
    @demarcuscousins3rdcousin Před 3 lety +180

    They looked like twins Eddie was one of my favorite players growing up

  • @dennismagee9555
    @dennismagee9555 Před 3 lety +421

    I would take Eddie Jones over alot of players playing today.

  • @Joseph-lz5er
    @Joseph-lz5er Před 3 lety +65

    I think Eddie played to his full potential especially playing for Charlotte and Miami. He was a very good player and that's nothing to be ashamed about.

  • @poke_uno
    @poke_uno Před 3 lety +81

    Eddie's a legend for the simple fact he's the first player not named Michael Jordan to have a signature Jordan brand shoe.

    • @jerodtabb311
      @jerodtabb311 Před 2 lety +4

      @Jimmy Gonzales they were jumpmans 💯💪 dropped in 97

    • @Mr._Mean
      @Mr._Mean Před 2 lety +2

      Defensively he was unrelenting

  • @BlackMusicGenre
    @BlackMusicGenre Před 3 lety +98

    Eddie Jones was that dude . Him and Penny were my favorite players growing up as a kid. Eddie was definitely Kobe before Kobe.

    • @gmrivera8608
      @gmrivera8608 Před 3 lety +9

      Nah im sorry but theres only one Kobe.. Eddie Jones was a star player but Kobe Bryant was a superstar and in retrospect its not even debatable at all.

    • @BlackMusicGenre
      @BlackMusicGenre Před 3 lety

      @@gmrivera8608 Ok.

    • @gmrivera8608
      @gmrivera8608 Před 3 lety +6

      @@BlackMusicGenre Facts!! 💯

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +1

      After kobes 2nd season he was clearly head and shoulders better then Eddie Jones but alot of people be d*ck riding like kobe came to the Lakers as a rookie better then Jones and vanExcel when he was like turning the ball over, and had to go thru plenty of growing pains that 1st yr.

    • @b.romero6846
      @b.romero6846 Před 3 lety +2

      There were so many good players in the 90s from all positions played

  • @dladevivac5604
    @dladevivac5604 Před 3 lety +78

    One of my favorite players and he still had a great career.

  • @GHOST91141
    @GHOST91141 Před 3 lety +185

    Eddie Jones should have been that 3rd option for those Shaq & Kobe Lakers teams

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +12

      @Andre Ricardo Bryant Nick vanExcel was 1of my favorites kobe Bryant and vanExcel could have been the best backcourt in league history if it wasn't for Egos and the powers to be.eddie jones was the perfect swingman tho. Glenn Rice was washed up as a Allstar when he came to the Lakers but their ideal role player (set shooter)for that year and a half.

    • @stuntedgrowth
      @stuntedgrowth  Před 3 lety +25

      Yea, had he been drafted after Kobe instead of before it may have worked that way. Because he was drafted first it's hard to ask him to commit to letting a young raw Kobe slide in front. Which is exactly what happened anyway...

    • @clintonmays2539
      @clintonmays2539 Před 3 lety +9

      Nick had a attitude problem,big temper,and he looked liked a space alien,lol, didn't help his career much

    • @rashb3994
      @rashb3994 Před 3 lety +6

      @Andre Ricardo Bryant They traded Van Exel for the same reason Sacramento traded Jason Williams for Mike Bibby. They wanted steady and disciplined at the PG for a championship run which equaled Derek Fisher once they saw he had the chops. That's no knock on Van Exel, he would've been a waste in a PJ system.

    • @rashb3994
      @rashb3994 Před 3 lety +10

      That andShaq whined about Jones in his book for falling apart in the clutch and not believing he had what it takes, so that mixed with upper management wanting to give Kobe the full keys is what got Jones traded. They could've co-existed but management felt like Jones was stunting Kobe's full potential. Kobe wanted 30 shots a game not 20. I'm not joking. You can see it in games how shot hungry he was. I love him but early Kobe used to really frustrate vet teammates pretty bad sometimes.

  • @757_Al
    @757_Al Před 3 lety +66

    Eddie Jones fam had game bro.

  • @Gaben420
    @Gaben420 Před 3 lety +37

    He was considered one of the best two way guards for a period , loved his game

  • @BrooklynStormTrooper
    @BrooklynStormTrooper Před 3 lety +29

    I remember Eddie Jones had his own Jordan shoe. That’s how u know he was real nice.

  • @a.k.4486
    @a.k.4486 Před 3 lety +55

    He literally played for 3 teams who became champions after he left: The Lakers, the Heat and the Mavericks.

    • @younghdm1678
      @younghdm1678 Před rokem

      Yea he was definitely a great teacher and had great energy that he left behind

  • @darealchevyjames1734
    @darealchevyjames1734 Před 3 lety +75

    Kobe Eddie and Shaq that would've been nasty 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

  • @jaimemartinez2528
    @jaimemartinez2528 Před 3 lety +32

    Temple's Own Eddie Jones!! This was my dude in the mid 90's playing alongside Nick Van Exel, Shaq, and Cedric Ceballos. Unfortunately he was a victim of circumstance smh. This dude's game was amazing

  • @cecigarrett9321
    @cecigarrett9321 Před 3 lety +16

    Eddie Jones was and will always be a great player in my eyes!

  • @bostonk.o.
    @bostonk.o. Před 3 lety +44

    I’ll never forget, this man dunked on someone from damn near the FT line in-game.

  • @Dantana773
    @Dantana773 Před 3 lety +50

    Eddie Jones was that Dude from his days at Temple and in the league he use to catch bodies on the dunk side of the Game & he had a wicked Jump shot. and played great defense He did his thing against the best of them. those games between him and Jr Rider were epic. salute to Eddie Jones, I think it was just his personality to be cool and fit in not to Just kill and be the man

    • @SouthpawLD
      @SouthpawLD Před 3 lety +1

      that's what it was.. some guys just want to stay on cruise mode excellorating when necessary. Others keep a bloody knife in their hand. Mike had to bring that out in Pip.. it can lay dormant.

    • @cerebralmindgame9818
      @cerebralmindgame9818 Před 3 lety

      Gotta have the killer instinct to make deep runs in the playoffs and that's what stunted him.

  • @yell0wberry
    @yell0wberry Před 3 lety +19

    Eddie Jones was an extremely underrated player

  • @mookeychase0907
    @mookeychase0907 Před 3 lety +57

    Eddie mentored Kobe when he was at Temple and Kobe was living in Philly…

    • @rashb3994
      @rashb3994 Před 3 lety +3

      @Shove This L Up Your Ass Yes it is, Kobe literally said that.

    • @215thuglord
      @215thuglord Před 3 lety +2

      @Shove This L Up Your Ass I hope that L isn't lit!!!

    • @poke_uno
      @poke_uno Před 3 lety +1

      FACTS

    • @bigdaddybigbucks6012
      @bigdaddybigbucks6012 Před 3 lety +4

      Facts. Eddie the reason Kobe was ready for the league and also the main reason Kobe didn’t get much tic his rookie season

    • @robertcomfort2186
      @robertcomfort2186 Před 3 lety +3

      They had a great relationship.

  • @chiefe6943
    @chiefe6943 Před 3 lety +6

    Eddie Jones was my favorite player back in the day. Glad you touched on Ej

  • @Mr.CanMan3
    @Mr.CanMan3 Před 3 lety +58

    I don’t think people realize how much of a Stud this Guy was, I just wish he would’ve stayed on that 06 Heat Team he could’ve gotten a ring for sure. Great video Brodie keep doing your thing👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
    Anyway to anybody that’s watching this remember y’all, Keep Going & Be Safe 🤟🏾💯

  • @igotjams1
    @igotjams1 Před 2 lety +8

    Eddie D had a very good career. Multiple time all star and top defender for many seasons. He gave everything he had, every game. Was a leader on and off the court everywhere he went. Class.

  • @nikeetime7581
    @nikeetime7581 Před 3 lety +18

    Eddie was pretty nice, smooth 🏀

  • @Ifyasmellll_myish
    @Ifyasmellll_myish Před 3 lety +62

    Eddie was my guy back in '95, he D'dup anyone and everyone on the wing.
    Stunt'na u got it right on #3. He peaked in yr 2 and was the same player thru yr 7, and I feel like that peak wasn't his full potential.

    • @melekelewis2945
      @melekelewis2945 Před 3 lety +1

      He peaked in year 3 not 2.

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety

      @@melekelewis2945true his 2nd yr he was still on the rise and looked great in Flashes where they saw potential to replace Cedric Ceballos as their primary wing scorer plus 3and D threat,so they traded Cedric for Robert Horry da next season which was great for the front court overall then yr 3 he became a allstar and changed his jersey # from 25 to# 6,

  • @fun364
    @fun364 Před 3 lety +15

    Eddie was my dude. I was tight when he let Kobe take his spot. He gave me a Pippen vibe who happens to be my #1 but also lacked the aggression to truly be the focal point of a team for a prolonged duration. Dope video fam👊🏿

    • @noyce.
      @noyce. Před rokem +1

      Reminded me of Pippen too, had the tools but don't have enough killer mentality.
      Both really really great 2-way players.

    • @rapgodreloaded9259
      @rapgodreloaded9259 Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@noyce. He also played like Ray Allen imho

  • @FreddieBlaze
    @FreddieBlaze Před 3 lety +6

    Eddie was such an underrated, and amazing player!

  • @mdizot364
    @mdizot364 Před 3 lety +8

    I loved Eddie Jones game every since I watched him and Temple back in the day. He is hella underrated as a player. People forget Kobe studied under Eddie and didn't just jump straight into the league as an all-star. Eddie afforded him time he needed to develop early on.

  • @fullblownyahuan
    @fullblownyahuan Před 3 lety +14

    I REMEMBER EDDIE JONES WAS A BEAST🔥🔥🔥

  • @antwainaustin918
    @antwainaustin918 Před 2 lety +9

    His defensive skills never get talked about, he was very good defender. Great video 📹

  • @jruss400
    @jruss400 Před 3 lety +31

    Mannn been waiting for this one...definitely the Kobe before Kobe people don’t understand how similar there games was and then Kobe just continued to excel

  • @dkd8747
    @dkd8747 Před 3 lety +33

    i HATED WHEN THE LAKERS Traded Eddie Jones at that time i thought Eddie was better then Kobe

    • @barbarapaparella2282
      @barbarapaparella2282 Před 3 lety

      Well at the time he prob was but kobe had superstar potential buy jones was a very good player

    • @dkd8747
      @dkd8747 Před 3 lety +1

      @@barbarapaparella2282 Yeah true their games were almost a mirror image

    • @buddha323brown8
      @buddha323brown8 Před 3 lety +3

      I stop being a laker fan after Eddie was traded

    • @Avo_KwameGod
      @Avo_KwameGod Před 3 lety

      Me to

    • @LaniWong167
      @LaniWong167 Před 3 lety

      @@buddha323brown8 Same here

  • @markrichardson1657
    @markrichardson1657 Před 3 lety +11

    eddie jones was a beast, offensively as well as defensively.

  • @AndreaBaixinho
    @AndreaBaixinho Před 3 lety +38

    I loved to score with Jones on NBA Live 99 for Nintendo64 😁

  • @Magicstockton
    @Magicstockton Před 3 lety +5

    I didn’t forget my bro Eddie Jones. Was my favorite player till Bron came to the show. His realest stint was coming into the league late. 23 years old as a rookie, SG, you had Smush as your best one footed jumper this was my selection.

  • @New_Czar
    @New_Czar Před 3 lety +1

    My favorite player back in the day. Dang near cried when he was traded.

  • @macjulien613
    @macjulien613 Před 3 lety +3

    I was a big fan of eddie, even after he got by the lakers. I remember his block on MJ's fadeaway! One of the best defenders back in the day.

  • @kevinw1943
    @kevinw1943 Před 3 lety +4

    Man, I forgot about Eddie Jones. The late 90s early 00s NBA doesn't get talked about much anymore. Nice vid

  • @UFOLLOWINME
    @UFOLLOWINME Před 3 lety +4

    When Eddie started to use the number 6, I would always get confused with who was on the floor, him or Kobe. Kobe said it himself, that he learned a lot form Eddie ......!

  • @DubbyDubois
    @DubbyDubois Před 3 lety +71

    This is a big stretch. Eddie had a nice career.

    • @tystewart3354
      @tystewart3354 Před 3 lety +6

      Huge stretch

    • @marcusmcneal7453
      @marcusmcneal7453 Před 3 lety +4

      Yup. Eddie Jones hit his potential. He was never supposed to be an all-time great. 3x all-star, 3x all-defense. He was a baller.

  • @h.j.victory6103
    @h.j.victory6103 Před 3 lety +18

    If Phil Jackson came in before they got rid off Van Excel and Eddie Jones.
    Things would have been different.

    • @scottdavidson7543
      @scottdavidson7543 Před 3 lety +3

      Good point

    • @JD37
      @JD37 Před 3 lety

      I couldn’t agree more.

    • @hotran4394
      @hotran4394 Před 3 lety

      @@JD37 Damn... can you imagine? Nick the quick, EJ, Kobe, and Shaq... Kobe said it a bunch of times that he would have played really well with TMAC. Eddie is just not 6'9 like TMAC was. LIke Del Harris, how do you mess that up. 4 All-Stars and Elden Campbell was no slouch. Much better than Travis Knight or Kwame Brown

    • @JD37
      @JD37 Před 3 lety +2

      @@hotran4394
      I agree with everything except for Jones at SF. He basically showed he could in Miami with Dwayne Wade. They made the conference finals and that was Eddie on the way down. Could you imagine Prime Kobe with Prime Eddie? It would have been ridunkulous. But much props to everything else you said. Especially about Campbell. Dude had low key serious game.

    • @brandongilbert3071
      @brandongilbert3071 Před 3 lety

      It's like a butterfly effect say if they kept all 4 kobe wouldn't have the same exact career and developed like he did

  • @patpittz6709
    @patpittz6709 Před 3 lety +6

    Heat fan here...remembering the Hardaway and Jones backcourt.

  • @anthonybanks4958
    @anthonybanks4958 Před 3 lety +1

    At the time, he was my favorite player, & yes very good player on both ends of the floor

  • @conicsalvior2505
    @conicsalvior2505 Před 3 lety +3

    Eddie jones is a nba player i look up to..when everybody likes iverson jordan malone kobe reggie miller ...me eddie jones..

  • @AndreaBaixinho
    @AndreaBaixinho Před 3 lety +9

    Eddie Jones was one of my favorite players growing up!

  • @Shadowcity212
    @Shadowcity212 Před 3 lety +62

    Eddie was my guy, I hated Kobe for years after the Lakers traded him

  • @ProdbyGrimeyred
    @ProdbyGrimeyred Před 3 lety +22

    Him and Kobe was suppose to stay together. I believe his biggest stunt was lack of organizational trust. Imagine him Kobe and Shaq being coached by Phil. They wouldve ran the league.

    • @ProdbyGrimeyred
      @ProdbyGrimeyred Před 3 lety

      @Leo theChibowow they both wouldve been starting. Interchangeable from the 1 to the 3

    • @ProdbyGrimeyred
      @ProdbyGrimeyred Před 3 lety +3

      @Leo theChibowow kobe and eddie in the triangle. Wit Shaq in the paint. Man.

    • @ProdbyGrimeyred
      @ProdbyGrimeyred Před 3 lety

      @Leo theChibowow that def wouldve been a discussion.

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +1

      True,,the triangle was based on back picks and cuts and passing, Eddie Jones was a decent passer throughout his career and a good shooter a great slasher which the triangle offense would have been a easy transition for eddie Jones to trive in and it would have masked his only weakness which was his 1on1 ballhandles under pressure. Which was kobe's strength especially away from a passing offensive set. Kobes athleticism, iso skills alone kinda made Eddie Jones look like a Blackberry phone .but Eddie Jones still blended well with kobe

    • @LawAcieIV
      @LawAcieIV Před 3 lety

      @@carlwallace1129 agreed but Jones was probably more athletic than Kobe.

  • @izzy2802
    @izzy2802 Před 3 lety +16

    I remember Eddie jones! If anyone who saw him play knew he was great! The Lakers had to trade Jones for Kobe to blossom which was the right move for them i guess but I really wanted Jones to stay in L.A because he was better at that time.

  • @chetchetty
    @chetchetty Před 3 lety +11

    Eddie has always been my favorite Laker. I was crushed when he got traded. I was getting so excited that Phil was coming in and how perfect Eddie would be being a part of the triangle. 3 pt threat/slash down the baseline contribution.
    My first aol screenname was E25 Jones. I was also able to get his 25 jersey before he had to switch to 6.

    • @cashoutsteve2495
      @cashoutsteve2495 Před 3 lety

      Plus a great defender as well.

    • @diegochavez6203
      @diegochavez6203 Před rokem

      I liked him too but I'm not taking him over Kobe

    • @chetchetty
      @chetchetty Před rokem +1

      @@diegochavez6203 I meant Shaq, Kobe, and Eddie as the triangle. Not no effing Glen Rice!

  • @dayveyd45dh
    @dayveyd45dh Před 3 lety +1

    Hell naw!! How can anyone forget the "Swing man" Eddie Jones.

  • @Ron78ification
    @Ron78ification Před 11 měsíci +1

    Eddie Jones was my favorite player hands down even I thought Kobe and Eddie could play together but Kobe was relentless

  • @Nozzleeeee
    @Nozzleeeee Před 3 lety +57

    Do Michael Finley next I loved his game at Dallas

    • @maddcapper4548
      @maddcapper4548 Před 3 lety +6

      Yea, Finley is a very good not talked about player...

    • @rodrickpugh1836
      @rodrickpugh1836 Před 3 lety +6

      Dude!! Michael Finley was cold as hell.....

    • @RANInkTV
      @RANInkTV Před 3 lety +3

      Please show Finley dunking on Yao

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety +5

      Finely had that OG uncle Jordan type of game as a small forward explosive dunker and 1st step , smooth 2 ,3dribble pull up jumpers and nice outside touch behind the 3point line physical in the paint good defense, he was all around solid and unselfish

    • @Sleven77
      @Sleven77 Před 3 lety +1

      Great suggestion

  • @punaforager
    @punaforager Před 3 lety +3

    Eddie was so good, so smooth and agile.

  • @pc2650
    @pc2650 Před rokem +1

    95-97 Eddie Jones was the best. Feel bad he missed 2 championship. Left Lakers, Lakers won Championships. Left Heat, Heat won Championship. Came back to the Heat, Heat lost in the playoffs couldn't repeat. Still one of my favorite players. Lots of young kids don't know. Before Kobe and Shaq, there were the showtimes Lakers from 94-96, very fun to watch

  • @scottdavidson7543
    @scottdavidson7543 Před 3 lety +1

    Yes! I loved Eddie on the Lakers! Should defenatly be remembered!

  • @steezygraytripplesgamer7641

    Great content as usual!!! Eddie Jones is somewhat forgetten.

  • @jdgreen214
    @jdgreen214 Před 3 lety +7

    Him and nick van-exel great lakers back court.

  • @yiranguo4370
    @yiranguo4370 Před 3 lety +1

    I am watching this video just like Kobe were still alive. What a year!

  • @karawildgoose1986
    @karawildgoose1986 Před 3 lety +1

    Eddie Jones one of my favorite players alltime

  • @Man_eee
    @Man_eee Před 3 lety +3

    I was always a fan of Eddie Jones overall one of the most slept on guards. Great video here, covered everything that was important about his career. Thank you.

  • @respawnicon
    @respawnicon Před 2 lety +3

    I loved that mid 90s laker team during the post Magic rebuild phase. It had so much heart with Van exel, Jones, divac and ceballos.

    • @user-k96.
      @user-k96. Před 11 měsíci

      Peeler, Ceballos, Cedale Threat, Anthony Pig Miller, Antonio Harvey, Tony Smith, Nick the Quick Van Exel, Sam Bowie, Vlade Divac and Eddie Jones. Good times watching that team with Del Harris as coach.

    • @respawnicon
      @respawnicon Před 11 měsíci

      @@user-k96. YOU ARE RIGHT!

  • @brendonwallace5941
    @brendonwallace5941 Před 3 lety +3

    Peeped Nick Van Exel in the video, Bro was cold. People in my generation don't know who he is

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Před 3 lety

      One of the coldest point guards of the 90s and fun to watch with his clutch shooting and deceptive passing he didn't get enough credit for because he was breaking so many ankles along with his antics and his attitude overshadowed his greatness .

  • @king_tup_kicks
    @king_tup_kicks Před 3 lety +2

    One of my favorite players of all time! Being a life ling Lakers fan, I was PISSED when the Lakers got Kobe because I loved Eddie Jones. I didn't like Kobe in his early years because of it. I came around though hahaha

  • @jayalpha4856
    @jayalpha4856 Před 3 lety +17

    He was so dope.......he just didn't have that next next level hunger

  • @manuelgarza1268
    @manuelgarza1268 Před 3 lety +4

    They should have a show called "Basketball's Unsung". Eddie Jones would probably be on the 1st episode. He and Van Exel were the only reasons why I liked the Lakers in the mid/late 90s! Salute Eddie ✌️

  • @awisemanoncesaidawisemanon6705

    It's good to know that I'm not the only one too recognize that Eddie Jones was one of the GREATEST TO EVER PLAY THE GAME💯💯💯💯

  • @gnquijada
    @gnquijada Před 3 lety +1

    I won't forget Jones, and Lakers will always love him.

  • @Vino_Czar
    @Vino_Czar Před 3 lety +3

    One of my favorite players growing up!!! Salute to Eddie!!✊🏽

  • @KhiryTheKonqueror
    @KhiryTheKonqueror Před 3 lety +6

    I remember him as a Laker often imagine him and Kobe as a wing duo I wish he got a ring with the Lakers or the Heat in 06 he was traded in 05.

  • @1regularperson
    @1regularperson Před rokem +1

    Eddie Jones was also very fortunate to have Top 75 teammates in Kobe, Shaq, Wade, Gasol, and let’s not forget even Magic in the 96 season.

  • @djwilliams1749
    @djwilliams1749 Před 3 lety +3

    Eddie Jones was dope...

  • @rashaadgrismore1987
    @rashaadgrismore1987 Před 3 lety +3

    Eddie Jones was a damn good player Kobe was one of the all-time greatest players

  • @geoffdaly8481
    @geoffdaly8481 Před 3 lety +40

    Eddie Jones was a great player but the analysis that he got "overshadowed" by Kobe Bryant or that he was similar to Kobe Bryant I disagree with. He left for a team of his own in 99 and 2000 (Charlotte then Miami). Eddie Jones started out fast, good (not great) shooter, very good defender, quick, athletic. He didn't have the handle or ability to create his own shot like Kobe Bryant, Ray Allen, Allen Iverson (when he transitioned from pg to sg) or other super shooting guards of the era (even Allan Houston when Houston was healthy with the knicks even though he was known as a shooter). He had a respectable career but going into 98 it was expected that he'd be a top 20 league player, 6 or 7 time all star but that just didn't happen. Even though from 97-2000 he was a very impressive shooting guard, he didn't have the killer instinct of the 3 other shooting guards I mentioned and as a result, he just kind of became a respectable starting shooting guard instead of a perennial all star.

    • @arsonhakobyan
      @arsonhakobyan Před 3 lety +3

      So he underachieved a little, but not a lot. He didn't have a near-Jordanesque ceiling like Kobe, but it actually wasn't his choice to go from LA to Charlotte. The Lakers traded him & Elden Campbell midseason for Glen Rice & JR Reid, right when the team began to play its best ball of the yr. It was a stupid trade, everything went downhill for the Lake Show after that till they hired Phil Jackson in the offseason, and rest was history. I thought of him as the new era's Michael Cooper when he burst onto the season for purple & gold. I think that Shaq & Kobe would've had a few yrs. longer championship window post-Phil w/o that trade, or they may have even won it in 99 for how well they started to play, and wouldn't have needed Phil. Or at least not till later if they couldn't keep it up w/ Kurt Rambis.

    • @andyraphael
      @andyraphael Před 3 lety +2

      He got traded for Glen Rice

    • @longlivelakers8778
      @longlivelakers8778 Před 3 lety +1

      @@andyraphael exactly...he got traded and was told that he wouldn’t be traded when he asked.

  • @JD37
    @JD37 Před 3 lety +2

    Got to meet him. Coolest, nicest dude on the planet. Really bummed me out when he was traded. I really wished they would’ve kept him and made him a bit of an undersized SF. He would’ve complimented Kobe nicely. Could you feature Nick Van Exel next? They were a formidable duo for a few years.

  • @eddiemiacoria8477
    @eddiemiacoria8477 Před rokem +1

    This dude is one of my favorites laker players .. worked Kobe’s behind since they both from PHILLY.. I got his 25 jersey, that rookie jersey in all star jersey is fire . 🔥🔥 respect for this video .. 💪🙏🫡

  • @pineapplegritz7281
    @pineapplegritz7281 Před 3 lety +11

    Eddie was that dude up until that Miami trade. Loved his game!!
    Hey Stunted...how about doing one on Tyree Ricardo Davis Aka Ricky Davis

    • @Rakeemgrant
      @Rakeemgrant Před 3 lety

      He thought Cleveland drafted LeBron to get him sone help. He literally said that shit

  • @ole2x211
    @ole2x211 Před 3 lety +19

    Surprised u didn’t show his layup where he took off from the 3

    • @stuntedgrowth
      @stuntedgrowth  Před 3 lety +3

      More like free throw line but it was dope. Forgot that just like the JR Rider side shot

  • @lordmoro1462
    @lordmoro1462 Před 3 lety +2

    I found out about Eddie Jones on NBA Street. He was a beast!

  • @davidmoss2576
    @davidmoss2576 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I remember Eddie very well, and the one thing that stuck to me was he was always a first half of the season player. Like his whole goal was to make the All star game. Second half, the dude disappear.

  • @Sleven77
    @Sleven77 Před 3 lety +3

    Eddie is one of my favorite players from the 90s, but I never considered him the next Jordan because of his quiet demeanor. He came into the league at age 23, which was older than other stars from the 94 draft like J Kidd, Grant Hill, and Glenn Robinson. Plus he was never the best player when he was with the Lakers. In in his first 2 years, Cedric Ceballos was the best player and some would say Nick Van Exel was second. Yes, he would have won more if he had stayed in Charlotte because that team was pretty stacked with guys like Anthony Mason, Elden Campbell, Derrick Coleman, David Wesley, Bobby Phills (RIP) and a young Baron Davis. When he went to Miami he was playing with an aging Tim Hardaway and an oft injured Alonzo Mourning. All in all, Eddie had a solid career.

  • @foodforthought872
    @foodforthought872 Před 3 lety +16

    Why didn't the Lakers put Eddie on one wing, & Kobe on the other wing & keep them BOTH, just like Harden and Westbrook🤔?. With Shaq in the Middle UNSTOPPABLE team.

    • @fullblownyahuan
      @fullblownyahuan Před 3 lety +8

      I Said That Back Then👍

    • @Dmoney2688
      @Dmoney2688 Před 3 lety +2

      Should've you drafted him so you had to believe in him Eddie was a dawg

    • @awwskit9753
      @awwskit9753 Před 3 lety +2

      It was a big mans game then

    • @blackstuntman7649
      @blackstuntman7649 Před 3 lety +1

      Kobe was a hater and wouldn't have it! 😒

    • @anthonybanks4958
      @anthonybanks4958 Před 3 lety

      Because what Houston runs will win some games but NOT championships, the Lakers are about championships!
      Also, many coaches look At a line up that small as a weakness, especially in the playoffs!

  • @retrokingyagami6831
    @retrokingyagami6831 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for this love Eddie Jones he was great in my eyes.

  • @kevinpyne6949
    @kevinpyne6949 Před 3 lety

    I'm Jamaica and I grew up watching Eddie Jones, he got mad skills, shoots well, can create his own shot, good one n one player and can defend. Even though I love the bulls I always like him. He wasn't A hyped up player but he had game.

  • @imawakeareyou7082
    @imawakeareyou7082 Před 3 lety +5

    Mike wasn't the only dude Kobe is a seed of Eddie Jones was the other guy the young bucks don't know about. Don't think for a second Kobe and Eddie didn't spend time together the proof is in the pudding you see it ~straight identical. #PHILLY UNITED.... 😝

    • @kurtwagner2795
      @kurtwagner2795 Před 3 lety

      Man yu lying his game wasn't shit like Eddies... yooooooo...where they do this dumb shit at????...NOSTALGIA GEEKS

  • @tookdalocster
    @tookdalocster Před 3 lety +3

    Was one of my favorite players growing up bro played like water

  • @anigga
    @anigga Před rokem

    Dude hit one of the nastiest layups i've ever seen man, jones was legit

  • @steviecritiquenewby7874
    @steviecritiquenewby7874 Před 3 lety +1

    Eddie Jones is definitely underrated player most people forgot about....

  • @KarlMalowned32
    @KarlMalowned32 Před 3 lety +3

    I remember Eddie. Great player for sure. I don’t know if he ever would have become Jordan-esque under different circumstances but he was a solid player. Rotten luck for him to miss out on 2 titles by a year.
    He was traded for James Posey, Jason Williams right? A shame, I think he would have been a better contributor than Posey to that 06 Heat team.

  • @dirtybird2316
    @dirtybird2316 Před 3 lety +6

    I’m a die hard lakers fan since birth hella respect for this vid I had his shoes and met him in Palm Springs ca

  • @kdfh2899
    @kdfh2899 Před 3 lety

    You made me feel 9yrs old again Eddie Jones was my boy I would copy his moves at school ✊🏾

  • @gvs8473
    @gvs8473 Před měsícem

    I loved watching him play with Nick Van Axle , Cedric Ceballos. The most games we ever attended. It was so much fun watching them play.

  • @deonmoore3968
    @deonmoore3968 Před 3 lety +7

    Nooooooooo!!!!!!..lol...my favorite basketball player of all-time.. stunted growth u got me on this one!!!!!! Diehard Eddie Jones to the grave!!

  • @jpsproductions9
    @jpsproductions9 Před 3 lety +6

    Just literally was out worked, I’m from Memphis so I remember him

    • @Peakfreud
      @Peakfreud Před 3 lety +1

      Man your Straight up analysis
      Summed up what took this dude 10mins and 309 words to explain.

  • @kingstonfulton
    @kingstonfulton Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this video. With so many talented players in the NBA, I gotta admit its so easy for to forget about some.

  • @unclelaetknyte
    @unclelaetknyte Před rokem

    EDDIE JONES was the first high school player that i traveled to watch him play and my first nba jersey Salute you BIG DOG !!!

  • @chitizzleheights617
    @chitizzleheights617 Před 3 lety +4

    The Lakers could've kept Eddie Jones with Kobe after Eddie Jones was traded they still didn't win for 2 or 3 years.

    • @jaymoney6233
      @jaymoney6233 Před 9 měsíci

      You’re severely misinformed, they won the NEXT season after they traded Eddie which was 1998-99…Lakers won the next 3 titles