When I first saw him, I thought he had next! Not quite "The next Lebron" but had a chance to be in that lane. Was his career disappointing? www.patreon.com/stuntedgrowth Please like and Subscribe if you Enjoy. 🙏🏾

@adilla121783

3 жыл бұрын

Love the channel, keep up the great work

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

@@adilla121783 Thank you so much. ✌️

@iloveurchannel9283

3 жыл бұрын

Harden has a nice left hand jumper

@DonWonn25

3 жыл бұрын

Damon and Salim Stoudamire and Travis Best Nick Van Exel had nice shots

@BajekBrownPodcast

3 жыл бұрын

It seemed he never became a pro, wasnt able to improve his game no post moves, didn't improve midrange jumper, defensive was good competed. JC you never seen Chris Mullin shoot???

Gotta remember the role he played in houston helping there comeback playoff series win against the clippers.

@MakingMovesMajor

3 жыл бұрын

That game when he randomly hit 6 threes

@jaimeq4351

3 жыл бұрын

Yea but Houston still didn't re sign him its stupied

@icu536

3 жыл бұрын

With James harden being benched basically the entire fourth. That’s when I knew Blake abs cp3,lob city, and doc rivers were fools gold.

@jonjonbailey4314

2 жыл бұрын

I 4got but what bouts winning 48games n missing playoffs. I wish dey had Dat play n shit back den

@dythagreat1

2 жыл бұрын

Yea after he bummed it up on my Pistons....Stan just cut the foo...just like his dumb self did with Dinwiddie 😒

Josh Smith was one of the best athletic dunkers and shotblockers of his era... I really liked his game

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing 1 foot leaper. I got him as the best!

@d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't shoot

@cruaader30

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuntedgrowth definitely was the best, he was jumping from far had the height and he was cuffin that bih 😭

@soysizzle200

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuntedgrowth probably best one foot I’ve seen other than LaVine.

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

@@soysizzle200 James White too

Unlike Ben Simmons, at least he took those shots. You can’t get better at something if you don’t attempt it.

@cruaader30

3 жыл бұрын

Ben don't have the balls to try n develop a jumpshot during games

@smithswill7076

3 жыл бұрын

Nah if you are not a shooter there is no reason to try and shoot. Giannis is a prime example. Smith became inefficient down the last of his career. He hit big shots in that comeback against the Clippers tho.

@garrisona5669

3 жыл бұрын

@@smithswill7076 nah you still need to try doesn’t matter if you’re good at it or not at least show some effort you won’t get that much backlash for at least trying tho

@smithswill7076

3 жыл бұрын

@@garrisona5669 good luck with that then lmao.

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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I tried to model my game after Josh Smith and Kirelinko, but then my growth was stunted at 6’1”

@macjulien613

3 жыл бұрын

I modeled mine after Dirk but i also got stunted at 6’1”. ☹️

@humdrum9351

Жыл бұрын

XD It was still good though I was stunted at 5'11

@evanjordan5075

Жыл бұрын

Kirelinko was a helluva shot blocker especially since he was a small forward. Also think he should be featured on stunted growth. He could've been the best player on the Utah Jazz in the mid 00s but Deron Williams came, Carloz Boozer, Okur and those guys took shots from him.

@macclinton4241

5 ай бұрын

I try modeling my after rodman but never made it pass 5'9 ​@humdrum9351

In 2k, a young Josh Smith was an all star caliber beast when I used him at the 4 on a fast paced team. This video did a great job explaining why he didn't develop as well in real life as he did in video games.

@westhead3717

Жыл бұрын

On 2k dude was legendary 🤣

@samvargas2523

Жыл бұрын

Still play with him on 2k13 🤣

@samvargas2523

10 ай бұрын

Same lmao traded bosh for him and had a 3peat with Miami averaging 30 fast break dunks a game 🤣

Josh Smith was baby LeBron lol but I definitely been waiting for this, I’m just amazed that Smith never made an Allstar game

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

He Def could've been.

@marksylvain2839

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't he make the all-star team once when the Hawks sent 4 players?

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

@@marksylvain2839 Nope Kyle Korver did though

@chrismathgenius

3 жыл бұрын

@@marksylvain2839 He wasn't on the Hawks at that point.

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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Josh was the PF for practically all of his career with The Hawks. The lineup usually went like this: C - Horford PF - Josh SF - Marvin Williams SG - Joe Johnson PG - Bibby or Teague

@gamble777888

6 ай бұрын

Yes, he would occasionally get some mins at SF later in his Hawks career but they were very few. He didn't become a SF until he signed with Detroit. Hawks fans knew full time SF role for Josh would be a disaster offensively.

he was kinda like antoine walker in that he fell in love with the 3 instead of sticking to what made him great. antoine walker was a great all around player who could score pass and rebound during his first 3-4 years in the league. alot of people including myself thought he could be like kevin garnett but his game changed after he signed his first big contract. he basically became a stretch four even though he shot the 3 at a horrible percentage. the same thing happened to josh smith. he was great at playing defense and shot blocking and that is what he should have stuck to. if he had done that instead of falling in love with the 3 he would still be in the league.

@smoothjulio

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the league wants everyone to play like a guard now. He probably just didn’t want to get typecasted as a 5.

What frustrated me about him especially when he got to my Pistons was he took way too many jump shots especially when he still had the athleticism to blow by his opponents and get buckets. He was still one of my favorite players during his prime even had his Atlanta Jersey good times.

@gamble777888

6 ай бұрын

As a Hawks fan, believe you me, that's the exact thing that caused us to "turn" on him. No one was sad to see him gone in the end. Overall he was still a great player for the team, and he had some All Star (snubbed) seasons for some exciting Hawks teams and will always be overall beloved... but by the end everyone was very ready to move on.

Poor man Lebron. Being from GA watchin all the games he shoulda made 1 All-star team

Being from Atlanta it was hard watching him shoot. I remember plenty of games when the fans would literally yell "Josh don't shoot"!!!. Also booing him

I think josh would have never accepted playing down low. He thought he was a wing. But he couldn't shoot

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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Why doesnt this channel have *2mill+* subscribers *MINIMUM* !? I havent followed the NBA since 2013... life got busy and i just dont care anymore but these videos bring me back to guys i knew!!!!

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

That would be nice. Doing it for the love though. Thank you!

@Ohh_Really

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuntedgrowth dats wassup, dis work is equal or better than any ESPN special

The gucci mane bricks edit is pure comedy 😭🤣🤣🤣

I know it's only 2k but man Josh Smith was good when switched to PF like you say he ends up an all star

@andrebryant5081

3 жыл бұрын

He would always make the all NBA team and defensive team in My player/My career mode

He looks like game

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly like him lol

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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@jydaflyest

3 жыл бұрын

For what it’s worth, The Game is like 6’4”, and had a basketball scholarship to Washington State. Even he once tweeted that people confuse him for Josh Smith. LOL.

“Masquerading as a 3” 😂😂 real talk he was a legit 4 skill wise but had the body of a 3

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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He was an all star snub from 2010-2013

I get it, maybe he was thinking: when athleticism fades, my jumpshot will keep me in the league. Too bad he never actually learned to shoot at decent levels

@stuntedgrowth

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. His mechanics started too late

Also for years 2k made Josh Smith a 🐐 on the game. 2k developer used make the ATL offense run threw Josh Smith on my player/my career. He would always make the all NBA team and all defensive team.

Blessings to whoever is reading this!

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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Great video dawg you hella killed me when you dropped that “bricks “ by Gucci mane when he bricked the threes 😂😂😂

Ayyye another banger.... JS was Super Athletic but never developed a JumpShot. Keep grinding bro 40k subs OTW. Waiting on tht Calbert Cheaney Miles Simon and Bryant(Big Country)Reeves #StuntedGrowth

Wasn't a disappointment by far gotta really remember his growth came just a dunker and floor running defender. Developed a decent offensive game and fluent defender.

@andrebryant5081

3 жыл бұрын

Being a 6'9 SF hurt him if he grew to 6'11 PF he might have been the Greek Freak 1.0.

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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I liked that 04 class my year 🤘🏽🤘🏽💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

I seen him Dwight Howard and Rudolph Morris play in high school in a AAU tournament also Jarvis Cretion for the Atlanta Celtics was probably the best high school or AAU team I’ve ever seen

@paul734

3 жыл бұрын

I had classmates who played for The Family Detroit who played against them in AAU and said the same. I forgot Randolph Morris was on that squad also.

@Arthur5000

3 жыл бұрын

Randolph*

@icu536

3 жыл бұрын

Also had mike Mercer and Brandon rush on that team

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3 жыл бұрын

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@locgodmarley9418

Жыл бұрын

Tru story folk I played with them ATL Celtics frfr 👽🛸🤞🏾

You’ve been grinding! Coming up with new videos not just on here, but music as well! Appreciate you!

Can you do Stanley Johnson, he had the size and weight to be good, but stayed camped out on the 3pt line

One of my favorite what if's ever. And you know what's crazy is Josh Smith's jumpshot mechanics weren't bad. We've seen uglier form from guys who were better shooters than he was.

@loonertic7337

3 жыл бұрын

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@st4r444

2 жыл бұрын

Its not bad.he took too many shots. Even a good shooter will have bad percentage when they take sht ton of shot. Kobe had 1 of the worst fg % because he shoots too much. The goal is to take smart shots

@nicholassimon1419

Жыл бұрын

@@st4r444 he took way too many, but Josh Smith is just not a good shooter no matter the frequency. He’s a bad shooter and the fact he show a lot made him worse

Talking about a stat stuffer man his box score would amaze me at times. Hell of a talent

Been waiting on this one.. was one of my favorite players

J-SMOOVE!!!!!

THANK YOU...been waiting for this one

Man while I don’t always agree these videos are so insightful and such an interesting way to look at players you sometimes forget about

I think Josh Smith was slightly ahead of his time. If Smith was drafted five, maybe ten years later, he would've been a consistent fixture in the league.

Imagine if his coaches used him or if he played like Draymond Green. J Smooth had all the tools to be a DPOY and a point forward like Dray, but was so much more athletic than Draymond. If Josh was in a system like the Warriors, surrounded by shooters he could have been a HOFer easily. He was a better finisher than Dray ever was, so a pick and roll with Josh and a Steph type with Klay on them floor would be crazy!!! The lobs and open drives Josh would have got and being that he finished at the rim like few others...a Josh/Steph pick and roll would have been unstoppable. If only Smooth had Dray's IQ and coaching situation.

Shooting and IQ was so bad for him. If he had corrected one of them he is would have been a poormans LeBron. If he would have fix both of them it would have been Josh Smith vs LBJ argument instead Melo. Just because Josh was willing to hustle on defense and more willing to pass unlike Melo.

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3 жыл бұрын

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@DC180PP

3 жыл бұрын

Even just the IQ alone and he would have been good. LeBron dominated his first go around in Cleveland being a mediocre shooter at best and raw skill wise because of his IQ.

@RS7RV

Жыл бұрын

No Melo slander. Melo guarded Kobe in the WCF and did decent for real

Josh was the definitely of not being honest with yourself and knowing your own game

Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings were my 2 favorite non allstar players. Both ended up on my favorite team and it wasn't pretty. Go Pistons!

Derrick Coleman “like “ but without the jumper

@christophermiller6835

3 жыл бұрын

Good comparison...Smith way more athletic tho

Josh Smith gives me Method Man vibes😎M•E•T•H•O•D MAN!

@Ohh_Really

3 жыл бұрын

Riiiight, Mr. Tical in da building

Haha, I'm a lefty baller with mid-range game. A great shooter once told me that "your form looks different on every shot." Damn haha, oh well...

When he went to the pistons his career was OVER

Finally! Been asking for this feature.

Been waiting on this one 💯 next Smith you should do is Nolan lol

Chris Mullin had a smooth jumper

Was on one of the greatest AAU teams as well. I remember classmates coming back after AAU tournaments talking about how Josh, Dwight, and J Critt were animals.

Another really good video, bro

His left handed wound up hitch stroke more looked like a bigger version of Derek Fisher minus the efficiency and good shot selection. At least he's not Ben Simmons. But he could've done much better in his career if only he's selective with his shots and put in more work on his shooting skills plus being mature enough when to take those shots.

Josh Smith was a beast defensively and solid offensively. He’s comparable to Gerald Wallace I think. At the end of the day a great coach that can control his shot selection would’ve benefited with him on the roster. Analytics ran him and Jamaal Crawford out the league. Analytics don’t measure toughness though and tell you he’s important if used correctly.

He went to my rival Mc Eachern Highschool, he wasn’t going to go pro attending McEachern.. so he had to go to OakHill.

Dude I love your channel!!

@stuntedgrowth

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Kinda thought he was more a watered down version of Carmelo. Shows you what I know. Another great video. Greetings from SoCal. ( next do Kendall Gill )

As a longtime hawks fan, when he shot that ball it gave me heartburn

@Indyanna6245

29 күн бұрын

Agree but those days were sooo much more exciting than today ! Josh, Joe, Al , Jamal ……

Ah snap I have been waiting for this one. You have to do his draft member Josh Childress

Dude had major ups I remember when he was on the slam cover in h.s

Sean May most def gots to be up next after this one.

One of the best produced and most factual NBA based channel's.

Lefty with a great form , come on man Chris Mullin!

@GOODMuzikBoi

3 жыл бұрын

Yea Chris Mullin and James Harden

@st4r444

2 жыл бұрын

Mullin, harden, manu, conley, rodney rogers, Tony kukoc

Derek Fisher had the best jumpshot I''ve seen for a lefty.

@mistermann3225

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was effective....but still ugly...lol

@st4r444

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say harden. Harden lines his left side of the body up with his shot.

I alwayz like J-Smuv i wish he could've worked on his jumper he was a Superb shot blocker among other things

That’s so crazy I was just thinking abt him for u

I think he had a solid career! When ever you hear his name come up in bball convos its followed by "Baller"

Josh Smith was an great athlete and especially at dunking! It sucks that he never got selected as an all star in the NBA

This video started off pretty well. But quickly went down south. All that stuff about wrong era and wrong position is pointless. Focus on the era inn which he played. He’s the one that stunted his own growth. All these extra things have no bearing. We don’t need excuses.

@mistermann3225

3 жыл бұрын

I kind of agree with this. He always talk about that wrong era stuff. He has a slight point and that in today's era, he might have been pushed by coaches to practice his shot more. But he could have practiced his shot more regardless....

Can you do one on Cuttino Mobley???? Very underrated I think he'd thrive in this era

Dude looks like the Game

Never seen a pretty "lefty" shoot.......Kenny Anderson...Chris Mullin🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

@juliusc961

3 жыл бұрын

Michael redd

@mistermann3225

3 жыл бұрын

@@juliusc961 Michael Redd shot wasn't pretty it was weird looking LOL (but effective....)

@Douglas-sl2rz

3 жыл бұрын

James harden

@st4r444

2 жыл бұрын

Harden, conely, manu, rodney Roger,

He should have made at least 1 all star team! I had no idea though that he had a terrible j, the hawks were usually a mediocre team from what I recall& didn't get a lot of national exposure on tv, but this guy had some serious potential...

I like Josh Smith. He was stunned..

for real. trae-rondo-teague/huerter-bogdon/hunter-reddish/horford-gallinari/capella-smith.. there are ties within ties of chemistry in these veteran players

Smith should've continued shooting inside the paint like he did in the 08-09 season. More seasons like that would've made him an all star and good second option on a contending team.

That Atlanta Celtics team he was on was CRAZY talented

@4ourtycal

Жыл бұрын

Brought back memories wit that

A professional career if 13 years is solid. He is far from a bust.

If he had been most of his career with a great passer like CP3 or J Kidd or someone like that his scoring numbers wouldve been amazing. He couldve been a lethal pnr scorer as the screener but he ended up thinking ge was like an isolated scorer like Melo or his teammate Joe Johnson instead. Coaching definitely stunted his growth too. He had the tools to easily become a hall of famer.

Imagine if he got a good shooting coach to help on his jumper.

I still think Smith was nice for a hot minute. Not a bust at all just wasn’t able to take it to the next level. Poor man’s LeBron as some would say. BTW your channel is freaking phenomenal. I’m stuck like Chuck

2021 in he still better then like 50% off the small forwards in the league right now

You should do Darius Washington jr that played for Memphis. I remember him being hyped.

That dunk at 3:05 😳😭I wanted josh to make that so bad crowd would’ve went NUTS NOBODY was doing that back then IN GAME

J Smoove was the best dunker in the nba when he came into the league but he was shooting to much and not focusing on his own game but at least like improve his Jumpshot at the midrange Game but I wish he could stay in the league much longer

You should do Joshua Smith former center UCLA Georgetown. He was a big deal in Seattle and was ranked 1 as a senior center. Weight gain, coaching, transfer, etc stunted. Us Seattle hoopers would appreciate it thanks

loved Chris Bosh's form and that man's a lefty

He’s the first Blake Griffin

Remembering the times when Josh was with the Hawks and during home games he would pull up to shoot a three in a close game and everyone in the crowd was screaming "NO!!" 🤣😂. The good 'ol days

@AS-xl9gb

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh I brought this up when I heard this video about to be made ha

He led the Hawks to a ECF and was the 2nd best player in that Rockets WCF run with Harden

Another good one. Please do stunted growth black coaches

I also remember him winning a slam dunk contest back in tha day,don't remember tha year tho.

Honestly if he'd played his role he honestly probably a serious contender in ATL with Joe Johnson being who he was and same with horford, Josh was a perfect fit but wanted to be more

Atlanta needed him, Marvin Williams and LAW to really pan out and it wasn't there when it was most important my pov

@andrebryant5081

3 жыл бұрын

Atlanta was dumb af they could had CP3, Joe Johnson, and Josh Smith. CP3 would have been that edge to get ATL to ECF and probably 1 or 2 finals before heat big 3 took over.

@TheBackOfTheClassroom

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrebryant5081 I'll never forgive the Hawks for not drafting CP3 or Deron Williams and drafting Marvin Williams instead. We needed a point guard bad that year! What could've been...🤦🏾‍♂️

@chrismathgenius

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrebryant5081 Exactly. Even in 2005, Atlanta drafting Marvin Williams over Chris Paul and Deron Williams made no sense. They needed a point guard for crying out loud!

@andrebryant5081

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrismathgenius The owner figured Joe Johnson could be Magic being a 6'7 PG

His Pistons days were supposed to establish him, but ruined him instead.

Remember this is Josh "I gotta family to feed" Smith who made $91 million in his NBA career and apparently wanted more.

If he had a team oriented mindset he would have been an elite poor man’s lebron which is about the greatest compliment you can receive. He had size, athleticism, quickness, defensive prowess, he just thought he was much a better 3 point shooter then he really was. I still remember hawks fan booing him and him making a statement along the lines of, fans don’t know ish, If I want to shoot I’m going to shoot

JC, you're buggin'; Marcus Paige has a BEAUTIFUL J! Maybe he deserves a Stunted Growth ep too

I still remember that in game Eastbay dunk he missed against the heat in the 09 playoffs I said 😳 that would’ve been top all time playoff dunk

I feel like the next Stunted Growth should be on Jameer Nelson he deserves better soon as he went to Orlando but injuries got in the way of him being a productive point guard in the East

Could you do Harrison Barnes? He was heralded as a franchise player, but it wasn't to be. He still has a solid career as a key contributor, but I felt he had the potential to be a star in the league. He just was never able to activate all of his talent with confidence and consistency.

J Smoove the Lefty ✌🏿... He had a very solid career I think his stunt was settling for that 3 after he made 1. If he worked on his midrange more he’d still be in the league. He’s a 14 & 8 career over 12 years. Not a lot of players close to that. He was Kenyon Martin like but Kmart had that mid range on smash. Josh career average was better than Kenyons 12 ppg & 7 reb. That hawks run was special he fit perfect

As a Hoosiers fan we got Xavier Johnson is lefty with that funny release but Boi been balling his heart out last 5 games to bad errybody else didn't play they part . Let's go Tournament Bubble "Gods" lol