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

@deonmoore3968

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ole2x211

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

He was a beast in his own right tho

@RichardWolfe79

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

@terrancewoods3463

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@stephenmiller5548

3 жыл бұрын

You’re so right my brother.

@dmorw9601

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely not a stunted growth player. Solid career.

@brandenbarnett6093

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly he shined

@jeffreyjuliano9743

3 жыл бұрын

Dude was one of my favorites back in the day

Eddie Jones was UNDERRATED and a good mentor to Kobe💯

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

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

@brickcity1711

3 жыл бұрын

agree

@kurtwagner2795

3 жыл бұрын

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

@MrJaysoul13

3 жыл бұрын

💯

@bigsouth010

3 жыл бұрын

@*A1 Savage* you kinda lame for this comment

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

@kurtwagner2795

3 жыл бұрын

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

@gangtime8705

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@kurtwagner2795 We never said he was calm down

@strongmind6584

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@b.romero6846

3 жыл бұрын

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

@UFOsAreRealArea51

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@chowed21

3 жыл бұрын

No lie I didn’t know they look a like alot

@kilotre9842

3 жыл бұрын

Eddie was the next Robert Horry

@hisservantt8746

3 жыл бұрын

Right

@hisservantt8746

3 жыл бұрын

@@kilotre9842 could have bn a ring collector

@gabrielalele8603

3 жыл бұрын

@@kilotre9842 : Naww. EJay was a more complete player than Robert Horry.

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

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they were sick

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@PrimordialBeing360

2 жыл бұрын

@@jknumber5138 facts silent assassins.

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

@khalifahmuhammad1574

3 жыл бұрын

Real talk.

@khalifahmuhammad1574

3 жыл бұрын

Real talk.

@silverbackgorillagang8906

3 жыл бұрын

#Facts

@Rakeemgrant

3 жыл бұрын

Facts

@shadowx9398

3 жыл бұрын

Eddie was that two way player any team would love to have. I would say that he and Micheal Finley were the most underrated SGs during the late 90s’ and early 2000s.

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.

@terrellscaife5970

Жыл бұрын

i think he had his best seasons in LA

@rapgodreloaded9259

10 ай бұрын

He's a mixture of D Wade and Rip Hamilton.

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

2 жыл бұрын

@Jimmy Gonzales they were jumpmans 💯💪 dropped in 97

@Mr._Mean

2 жыл бұрын

Defensively he was unrelenting

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

@younghdm1678

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@rashb3994

3 жыл бұрын

@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

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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

@gmrivera8608

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

@@gmrivera8608 Ok.

@gmrivera8608

3 жыл бұрын

@@BlackMusicGenre Facts!! 💯

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

@chrischilds2231

Жыл бұрын

💯

Eddie Jones fam had game bro.

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

@manuelbarrios6847

3 жыл бұрын

I think it was the Jumpman Swift.

@manuelbarrios6847

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. He also had the jumpman team 1 shoes.

@PrimordialBeing360

2 жыл бұрын

@@manuelbarrios6847 Jumpmans were dope af.

@EricOWilliam

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

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

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

@ma.cannon2849

3 жыл бұрын

Kobe said Eddie was the first person to bust his ass coming into the league

@infinitewarfarepullinup8964

3 жыл бұрын

@@ma.cannon2849 PAUSE

@bigdaddybigbucks6012

3 жыл бұрын

Infinite Warfare Pullin uP that’s true. They went back to Eddies college days where Kobe came and played a lot of open run with that temple team. Kobe can thank a lot of his early success to Eddie

@infinitewarfarepullinup8964

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigdaddybigbucks6012 wtf ??

@infinitewarfarepullinup8964

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigdaddybigbucks6012 Do you know why I typed “PAUSE”

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

Eddie Jones was an extremely underrated player

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

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

@60NXNP09

3 жыл бұрын

Personally one my favorite dunks ever!

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

Shawn Bradley got dunked on twice by Eddie Jones in the same game

@demetriusmaston7754

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!!!!!!

@Rakeemgrant

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that dunk was flat out disrespectful😂😂😂😂😂

@edwinkarani5593

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah.

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

@rashb3994

3 жыл бұрын

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

@215thuglord

3 жыл бұрын

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

@poke_uno

3 жыл бұрын

FACTS

@bigdaddybigbucks6012

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

They had a great relationship.

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 🤟🏾💯

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

3 жыл бұрын

He peaked in year 3 not 2.

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

@@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,

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.

I REMEMBER EDDIE JONES WAS A BEAST🔥🔥🔥

Eddie was pretty nice, smooth 🏀

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

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

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.

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.

Жыл бұрын

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

@rapgodreloaded9259

10 ай бұрын

@@noyce. He also played like Ray Allen imho

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

@barbarapaparella2282

3 жыл бұрын

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

@dkd8747

3 жыл бұрын

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

@buddha323brown8

3 жыл бұрын

I stop being a laker fan after Eddie was traded

@Avo_KwameGod

3 жыл бұрын

Me to

@LaniWong167

3 жыл бұрын

@@buddha323brown8 Same here

Eddie was such an underrated, and amazing player!

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

@kilotre9842

3 жыл бұрын

Yo NBA Courtside was the shit.

@Soho516

3 жыл бұрын

I was using Kevin Garnett lol

@kilotre9842

3 жыл бұрын

@@Soho516 him too.

@samuelmaat4148

3 жыл бұрын

I'm telling you. Eddie would get hot quick!

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

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

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

@tystewart3354

3 жыл бұрын

Huge stretch

@marcusmcneal7453

3 жыл бұрын

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.

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.

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

@gemmintheroes174

2 жыл бұрын

Classy Player for sure. Eddie Jones.

Eddie Jones was one of my favorite players growing up!

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 ......!

Do Michael Finley next I loved his game at Dallas

@maddcapper4548

3 жыл бұрын

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

@rodrickpugh1836

3 жыл бұрын

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

@RANInkTV

3 жыл бұрын

Please show Finley dunking on Yao

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion

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

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

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

@scottdavidson7543

3 жыл бұрын

Good point

@JD37

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t agree more.

@hotran4394

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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

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

Him and nick van-exel great lakers back court.

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.

Eddie Jones one of my favorite players alltime

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.

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

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

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 .

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ProdbyGrimeyred

3 жыл бұрын

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

@ProdbyGrimeyred

3 жыл бұрын

@Leo theChibowow that def wouldve been a discussion.

@carlwallace1129

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

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

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 ✌️

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

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

Thank you I've been waiting for this one! 😀

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

3 жыл бұрын

Plus a great defender as well.

@diegochavez6203

Жыл бұрын

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

@chetchetty

Жыл бұрын

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

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

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

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

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

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

Been waiting for this one yes!!❤️

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.

10 ай бұрын

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

10 ай бұрын

@@user-k96. YOU ARE RIGHT!

Eddie was so good, so smooth and agile.

Loving this one thank's for sharing very important information giving blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good just give him his credit and respect that he deserves a game changer 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪

Thank you or this one bro! literally my second favorite player behind Dennis Rodman. I have every jersey from every team he played on. Great video!!!

Eddie Jones was dope...

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

@AmahlAmahlAmahl

3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@VangoghC5C

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@derrelbowers

3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to comment this I swear 🤣

@ronalddennis862

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!!!

@Rucker1980

3 жыл бұрын

Same

This guy was one of my favorite players in the 90s and on that lakers squad if u did do a video nick van axel was a baller too, great video

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💯💯💯💯

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

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.

Great post . Edddie still my fav player .

Thanks a lot for this video

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

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.

I was a Huge Eddie "the Eagle" Jones fan back in the Days ,,,,GREAT VIDEO !!!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Very nice video and well put-together. Eddie Jones was a great-humble player

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

He got traded for Glen Rice

@longlivelakers8778

3 жыл бұрын

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

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

Nice and respectfully put together. I subbed, great work.

It's crazy bro like I don't know you but I feel like I know you through watching your vids one of the humblest cats I met but never met.. can't wait to see you reach your full potential on this KZread thing keep grinding my G #StuntedGrowth

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

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.

@fullblownyahewan2772

3 жыл бұрын

I Said That Back Then👍

@Dmoney2688

3 жыл бұрын

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

@awwskit9753

3 жыл бұрын

It was a big mans game then

@blackstuntman7649

3 жыл бұрын

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

@anthonybanks4958

3 жыл бұрын

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!

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

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.

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

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

@Peakfreud

3 жыл бұрын

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

Keep up the good work u kno basketball Eddie game was smooth

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

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

8 ай бұрын

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