No i didnt think he was going to be better.lol him and Ledell Eackles would eat u out of the gym they both didnt condition theirselves ,questionable work ethics and discipline is what they lacked .they both could score but couldn't guard anyone faster than them.
God...those old Washington Bullets teams smh. When they played at the old U.S. Air Arena in Landover Maryland. The games were half empty and aside from Michael Adams and Bernard King coming off the knee injuries they didn't have much to work with. I remember having LaBradford's basketball card as a kid and thought that he was going to be a solid player. Unfortunately, Mike took exception and that's all she wrote smh. This was a trip down memory lane. Thank you JC!! I love your channel brother 🙏🏾
We used to scream at Coach Unseld so loud and boo him he would turn around and look at me and my cousins in the stands...lol. Like you mentioned, it was so empty some games, we would simply move up to the 3rd, 4th, or 5th row on the team bench side. Lol...fun days.
@@wizmanballin8498 crazy you say this because my dad had season tickets to the bullets at USAir Arena and my brother and I used to move up closer all the time LOL
@@stephonwilliams5232 wasn't alive or old enough to see Wes play but when I was a kid it was Michael Adams then after that in my early teens with a fake ID C web and J Juan as we called him round my way had the city on fire both on and off the court but so far for my money I'm taking Gilbert goofy gil for those two/three seasons 💯
@@robertcomfort2186 True!... yeah we play'd against him in high school twice a year Wharton Tigers🐅 Vs Bay City Black Cats 🐈⬛ his Nickname was "Moose" he was on Varsity since his Freshman year of high school nd he was a starter, but that team when he was a freshman, it was loaded with NFL, NBA talent.. whenever Bay City played it was a sellout show. LaBradford Smith also played baseball (pitcher) track (high-jump) in high school.. He was all-around talented, we saw it, we knew he was ready for the next level nd beyond.. me personally, i think he could've went straight to the NBA out of high school nd thats wayyy back than.. He Was That Dude.. !
Another banger bro.... He(LaBradford)poked the bear and Mike when off and bust his ass. Keep grinding. #StuntedGrowth 30k subs OTW. Gotta do Mark Karcher
@@jknumber5138 I'm an 80s baby.. I was in 7th grade when he came into the league. And trust me, I wasn't popular with the ladies. So I was obsessed with the NBA. I had every trading card set, collected scouting books, and bought every video game from Bulls vs Blazers and Tecmo Super Basketball up to 2k20 (I'll get 2k21 for nexgen). Trust me, I remember him and nearly every player from the era, including a few handfuls of CBA and overseas guys. Go ahead and test me lol.
@@jknumber5138 here's most of that 93 DC roster off top my head: coach Wes Unseld, rookies Tom Gugliata, Don McLean, and Doug Overton. Labradford Smith, Harvey Grant, Michael Adams, Rex Chapman who was traded in season for Tom Hammonds, Out of Service Pervis Ellison, all rookie 2nd team undrafted rookie in 92 Larry Stewart, old ass Charles Jones, and I can't remember if Bernard King played at all that season or if 92 was his last year. I know I forgot a guy or two but I think I proved my point.
@@kevinwillette5161 I know most of that roster. Tom played with Kidd with the Suns. I got heavy in 94(Kidd Hill Big Dog draft). I don't forget faces. I don't know that man. I thought I knew all of the 90s players. This video made me rethink everything
Michael Adams was a straight gunner. Never would have put up those stats if he wasn't playing in the uptempo Nuggets system. And never did again after. Then some idiot GM decided to sign him to be Mugsy Bogues backup...thankfully for fans he was mostly injured and they didnt get the chance to see a 5'10 guy towering over their starting point.
Man, who you telling? Our team was terrible back then. Mike would pass up on wide open jump shooters just to get his stats up. I remember how mad I used to be watching him play...not that he was decent in some regards, but he was nothing like this kid described him to be...lol
@@wizmanballin8498 I mean dont get me wrong, he had talent. My 2nd favorite Boston College guy behind Dana Barros, another miniature gunner. Though I feel like Dana was far more disciplined and team oriented, even if he wasn't the same natural talent of Adams.
@@kevinwillette5161 I wasn't denying Mike's talent. I was mad at his getting numbers didn't result in us winning or being contenders for a title. Under Wes Unseld, we sucked. You have to admit that. We didn't see the light of day until Bernie Bickerstaff came and took us to the playoffs with Chris, Juwan and the gang.
@@wizmanballin8498 hell yes!!! I've been saying for YEARS that Bickerstaff is one of the most underrated coaches of my lifetime. Need someone to take over a young team and develop talent? He can do it. Need someone to take a group of underachievers to the next level? He can do it. I've always felt bad he was never put in position to really compete, probably why I always root for his son. And I'm always kinda sad Unseld went out that way. Straight legend in your neck of the woods. The kinda player I wish every star played like.
I remember LaBradford quite well. Although I didn’t follow him with the Bullets I saw him play at Louisville and was in Sacramento when he got there (SHOUT OUT TO THE LIGHT BLUE Mercedes S600 you had in Sac!). We talked a couple of times after the runs at the Salvation Army, he was a cool dude who really didn’t get the opportunity to play HIS game.
@@QUESTFORCERTAINTY1 Dam! He was reversing in Jr. High at only 6ft? He was special for sure, one of my favorite college players of all times. LaBradford and Billy Owens were two of my favorite all time college players.
the 37-point game was like a magical night for Smith. 15/20 from the field against MJ? It's a once in two or three lifetimes experience... With expectations set this high, he was doomed to fail. He also found himself in situations that didn't allow him to perform at his best
Great upload for whom ever cared or requested him .Labradford Smith was always the nickname we gave the super short chubby fast Hoopers in the pick up games that will hit their 1st shot then shoot u out the game (1 for 12) and throw a 1/2 dozen turnovers steady clapping for the ball .He was fast and had hops in college. But he got that check in the league and got with the wrong team and let himself fade.
So after watching my daily dose of stunted I ran across an old hornets game. Zo lj muggy and Kendall gill??? That would be a great episode. Why didn't Kendall gill get the love ? The dude was like a really great player but always jumped from team to team. Please leta figure out why gill was STUNTED!!!
@@ProdbyGrimeyred I beg to differ, he most certainly was great, averaged close to 20 as a rook, even more the next year. Not to mention was the best on ball defender at SG in the NBA in the 90's.
The big problem with Gill was that he suffered from horrible migraines that just took the wind outa his career. He was a around a 200 point a game scorer for his first couple seasons for the Hornets, then they brought in LJ and Zo, who both imo were phenomenal players but still weren't as versatile offensively as Gill, he had a deadly mid-range and outside shot, even better at driving to the whole, with the athleticism to then finish over big guys, plus could post up and was both a great ball-handler and passer to boot. And to top it off he was easily one of the best on-ball defenders at the 2 guard position in the entire league at the time, (eventually by the late 90's he focused on that side of the ball and while at New Jersey was considered by many to be the best SG defender. But being a more team-oriented sort of guy Kendall was, after being in a similar situation at Illinois when he played with Nick Anderson, Marcus Liberty, and Kenny Battle, he took a major dip in points production. He just was never one of those guys who was looking for his own shot the way I think he probably should have been, based on his talent and skill-set. There was also a feeling at the time in Charlotte that Gill wasn't happy and that he wasn't giving it his all, back then no one really knew much about his migraines and those who did underplayed it as being a factor for why in certain games he'd be a zombie on the court, and others where it'd get so bad he'd have to miss the game entirely. Plus media back then ginned up some bs that there was beef between him and LJ. This eventually led to Charlotte sending him to Seattle where he again wasn't fully utilized, being a role player behind the leadership of Payton and Kemp, hell in some games even behind Detlef Schrempf.
@@8301TheJMan he avg 11pts as a rookie. Then 20 the next season. Took another 7yrs to reach 20 again then didnt avg above 13. U might wanna go look at his career stats.
I've binge-watched your channel, and you have dope content Keep up the great work I would like to see you tackle different angles of basketball in addition to individual players Future Stunted Growth Eps: THE LEAGUE: The Cause and Effect of the '98-'99 lockout TEAM: '94 Supersonics first round lost to the Nuggets AGENT: Master P via No Limit Sports OWNERS: James Dolan GENERAL MANAGER: Tom Thibodeux (Wolves) FAN BASE: Vancouver Grizzlies (low attendance that had led to the move to Memphis) COACH: Mark Jackson COULD'VE BEEN GREAT: '99-'00 Trail Blazers MOMENT: Malice @ The Palace (The Effect) COLLEGE TEAM: The Fab 5 STADIUM: Charlotte Coliseum 💯
Love this story and love this channel. But these hoop channels are just recycling the same stories at this point. I wonder when the saturation point will be.
I just took a look at that 91 draft and the then Bullets could have had 2 players that probably would have helped them better than Mr. Smith. Rick Fox or the late great Bobby Phils.
@stunted growth the commentary shudda went like this: -LbS sat and studied up on MJ -Then LbS went out and busted MJ up at MJs place - MJ came back and got his revenge - MJ ran outta the league to play baseball - MJ returned to the league once LbS career was over - MJ ain't want no smoke in a rubber match vs LbS Come on Stunt'na gimme a bit more comedy hour🤣 just messing witcha... your content is always on point already. 💪🏾
He was okay...if u got talent and can get HOT as a ballplayer u can go off on anybody..he was just another guy to be honest with you..aint trying to hate but im a big recruiting nut,,i knew of alot of these dudes you profile ,alot of them were just pretty good players,nothing stunted their growth..they were just okay players
Did anyone expect LaBradford Smith to be better than he was? Another one you may like th-cam.com/video/5GHZzXBE3rY/w-d-xo.html
No i didnt think he was going to be better.lol him and Ledell Eackles would eat u out of the gym they both didnt condition theirselves ,questionable work ethics and discipline is what they lacked .they both could score but couldn't guard anyone faster than them.
Wsup stunted..do u remember Tim
Smith?..Lou Roe and Junior Burrough?
When is your story coming? Long overdue
@Michael McMillan he had some of the grandmama in him..I never hear people talk about him
@0:26 no matter how many times I see it that’s the illest reverse lay ever
Labradford was one of my favorite College players ever. One of the most exciting players I ever saw.
1:59 looks like smush parker's dad
God...those old Washington Bullets teams smh. When they played at the old U.S. Air Arena in Landover Maryland. The games were half empty and aside from Michael Adams and Bernard King coming off the knee injuries they didn't have much to work with. I remember having LaBradford's basketball card as a kid and thought that he was going to be a solid player. Unfortunately, Mike took exception and that's all she wrote smh. This was a trip down memory lane. Thank you JC!! I love your channel brother 🙏🏾
We used to scream at Coach Unseld so loud and boo him he would turn around and look at me and my cousins in the stands...lol. Like you mentioned, it was so empty some games, we would simply move up to the 3rd, 4th, or 5th row on the team bench side. Lol...fun days.
@@wizmanballin8498 crazy you say this because my dad had season tickets to the bullets at USAir Arena and my brother and I used to move up closer all the time LOL
@@DIRECTORMRSCOTT Yeah, it was easy to do that back then.
I’ve been watching your videos for over 2 years keep up the great content 👍🏿💯
I cant believe u made this vid
As a Bullets/Wizards fan I remember these games like yesterday 💯
Who would you say the best bullets/ wizards player ever is
@@stephonwilliams5232 wasn't alive or old enough to see Wes play but when I was a kid it was Michael Adams then after that in my early teens with a fake ID C web and J Juan as we called him round my way had the city on fire both on and off the court but so far for my money I'm taking Gilbert goofy gil for those two/three seasons 💯
LaBradford was that dude at Louisville.
One of my faves.
I remember this game
He was that dude in Bay City, Texas. Held the All-Greater Houston Mens Basketball Scoring record for 20 + years.
@@robertcomfort2186 True!... yeah we play'd against him in high school twice a year Wharton Tigers🐅 Vs Bay City Black Cats 🐈⬛ his Nickname was "Moose" he was on Varsity since his Freshman year of high school nd he was a starter, but that team when he was a freshman, it was loaded with NFL, NBA talent.. whenever Bay City played it was a sellout show. LaBradford Smith also played baseball (pitcher) track (high-jump) in high school.. He was all-around talented, we saw it, we knew he was ready for the next level nd beyond.. me personally, i think he could've went straight to the NBA out of high school nd thats wayyy back than.. He Was That Dude.. !
My favorite college player growing up esecially with the middle part in my haircut!!
Great video JC
Bruh, another great video. Plz do 1 on Marvin Barns 🙏
Hey you should do KENNY BATTLE!!!!
Another banger bro.... He(LaBradford)poked the bear and Mike when off and bust his ass. Keep grinding. #StuntedGrowth 30k subs OTW. Gotta do Mark Karcher
Its crazy, I remember back when he had 100 subs
@@clampgodej4788 yup his page has came along way and its only going to keep growing
You do realize Jordan made the story up , right?
If he could have made it to the Bulls and played under Mike....now that sounds like a success....💯
I like the new screen effects! Almost to 30k, keep it up!
Can you do my guy Monta Ellis “The Mississippi Bullet"? He was a problem!
th-cam.com/video/5cRr5CJOGyk/w-d-xo.html here you go bro
@@dariuscates1747 good looks, thought I seen all of the videos. Don’t know how I missed it.
@@Muggsy25 No problem my man.
This video stunted my growth .
What gets me is the guy dropped 37 on Michael's head and still lost the game. I can understand why Jordan took it personal.
My middle name is LaBradford because of him. My mom thought he was the GOAT at Louisville
I'm going to keep it all the way 💯 I didn't know who Labradford Smith was until The Last Dance documentary & I grew up watching 90s era basketball
Grew up then too and no idea
Omg I thought I was the only one who remembers him!
I'm a 90s baby. If I never seen him, neither did you(stop frontin)
@@jknumber5138 I'm an 80s baby.. I was in 7th grade when he came into the league. And trust me, I wasn't popular with the ladies. So I was obsessed with the NBA. I had every trading card set, collected scouting books, and bought every video game from Bulls vs Blazers and Tecmo Super Basketball up to 2k20 (I'll get 2k21 for nexgen). Trust me, I remember him and nearly every player from the era, including a few handfuls of CBA and overseas guys.
Go ahead and test me lol.
@@jknumber5138 here's most of that 93 DC roster off top my head: coach Wes Unseld, rookies Tom Gugliata, Don McLean, and Doug Overton. Labradford Smith, Harvey Grant, Michael Adams, Rex Chapman who was traded in season for Tom Hammonds, Out of Service Pervis Ellison, all rookie 2nd team undrafted rookie in 92 Larry Stewart, old ass Charles Jones, and I can't remember if Bernard King played at all that season or if 92 was his last year. I know I forgot a guy or two but I think I proved my point.
@@kevinwillette5161 I know most of that roster. Tom played with Kidd with the Suns. I got heavy in 94(Kidd Hill Big Dog draft). I don't forget faces. I don't know that man. I thought I knew all of the 90s players. This video made me rethink everything
I'm from Bay City Texas and lived a couple of blocks down the street from Labradford Smith. I went to the same high school.
Great video brother💯 You should do James Young.
Do Marcus banks
Do Daequan Cook
Michael Adams was a straight gunner. Never would have put up those stats if he wasn't playing in the uptempo Nuggets system. And never did again after. Then some idiot GM decided to sign him to be Mugsy Bogues backup...thankfully for fans he was mostly injured and they didnt get the chance to see a 5'10 guy towering over their starting point.
Man, who you telling? Our team was terrible back then. Mike would pass up on wide open jump shooters just to get his stats up. I remember how mad I used to be watching him play...not that he was decent in some regards, but he was nothing like this kid described him to be...lol
@@wizmanballin8498 I mean dont get me wrong, he had talent. My 2nd favorite Boston College guy behind Dana Barros, another miniature gunner. Though I feel like Dana was far more disciplined and team oriented, even if he wasn't the same natural talent of Adams.
@@kevinwillette5161 I wasn't denying Mike's talent. I was mad at his getting numbers didn't result in us winning or being contenders for a title. Under Wes Unseld, we sucked. You have to admit that. We didn't see the light of day until Bernie Bickerstaff came and took us to the playoffs with Chris, Juwan and the gang.
@@wizmanballin8498 hell yes!!! I've been saying for YEARS that Bickerstaff is one of the most underrated coaches of my lifetime. Need someone to take over a young team and develop talent? He can do it. Need someone to take a group of underachievers to the next level? He can do it. I've always felt bad he was never put in position to really compete, probably why I always root for his son.
And I'm always kinda sad Unseld went out that way. Straight legend in your neck of the woods. The kinda player I wish every star played like.
New sub here...what are u saying before u start the video?! 😝 #imlost
Let's get it
I remember LaBradford quite well. Although I didn’t follow him with the Bullets I saw him play at Louisville and was in Sacramento when he got there (SHOUT OUT TO THE LIGHT BLUE Mercedes S600 you had in Sac!).
We talked a couple of times after the runs at the Salvation Army, he was a cool dude who really didn’t get the opportunity to play HIS game.
@@QUESTFORCERTAINTY1 Dam! He was reversing in Jr. High at only 6ft? He was special for sure, one of my favorite college players of all times. LaBradford and Billy Owens were two of my favorite all time college players.
Have you done Delonte West yet?
Everybody acting like they remember this . The last dance brought yall here stop bullshitin
Rookies weren't supposed to get playing time in the older days, no 19 year old projects getting time.
the 37-point game was like a magical night for Smith. 15/20 from the field against MJ? It's a once in two or three lifetimes experience... With expectations set this high, he was doomed to fail. He also found himself in situations that didn't allow him to perform at his best
I don't remember any of this stuff. I know all all stars and OK players from the 90s. I never heard of this guy. Bullets were Webb &Howard and Hot Rod
1:10 3 seasons is no where near 546 games big bro
Lol! I was doing that math in my head too.
Dang he got good playing against Mike after that he fell off wow...
What is he saying after stunted growth on the intro?
Do Smush Parker. "From starting for the Lakers with Kobe to out the league "
Or Tim Thomas
A few more if you have not done these. Lamond Murray, Richard Dumas, Todd Day, Roy Marble, and Anthony Peeler
Keep up the great work!!!!!
Great upload for whom ever cared or requested him .Labradford Smith was always the nickname we gave the super short chubby fast Hoopers in the pick up games that will hit their 1st shot then shoot u out the game (1 for 12) and throw a 1/2 dozen turnovers steady clapping for the ball .He was fast and had hops in college. But he got that check in the league and got with the wrong team and let himself fade.
Need a Scotty Hopson video, and as much as I like Marcus Smart, I feel like he fucked up somewhere during his development and not just with his jumper
Jordan said he lied about that statement, too fuel himself even more
Kendall Gill would be dope.
Jalen Rose too!
Lol don’t ever tell mike ggs!! 🤣🤣🤣
The worst part is Mike admitted that this never happened. He did it just to put a battery in his own back.
Please change up your background music time to time. Please.
So after watching my daily dose of stunted I ran across an old hornets game. Zo lj muggy and Kendall gill??? That would be a great episode. Why didn't Kendall gill get the love ? The dude was like a really great player but always jumped from team to team. Please leta figure out why gill was STUNTED!!!
Was NEVER great but was consistently good
@@ProdbyGrimeyred I beg to differ, he most certainly was great, averaged close to 20 as a rook, even more the next year. Not to mention was the best on ball defender at SG in the NBA in the 90's.
@@8301TheJMan he was NEVER great. He was NEVER the best defensive 2 in the league. MJ was the best defensive 2 then Sprewell then Kendall Gill.
The big problem with Gill was that he suffered from horrible migraines that just took the wind outa his career. He was a around a 200 point a game scorer for his first couple seasons for the Hornets, then they brought in LJ and Zo, who both imo were phenomenal players but still weren't as versatile offensively as Gill, he had a deadly mid-range and outside shot, even better at driving to the whole, with the athleticism to then finish over big guys, plus could post up and was both a great ball-handler and passer to boot. And to top it off he was easily one of the best on-ball defenders at the 2 guard position in the entire league at the time, (eventually by the late 90's he focused on that side of the ball and while at New Jersey was considered by many to be the best SG defender. But being a more team-oriented sort of guy Kendall was, after being in a similar situation at Illinois when he played with Nick Anderson, Marcus Liberty, and Kenny Battle, he took a major dip in points production. He just was never one of those guys who was looking for his own shot the way I think he probably should have been, based on his talent and skill-set. There was also a feeling at the time in Charlotte that Gill wasn't happy and that he wasn't giving it his all, back then no one really knew much about his migraines and those who did underplayed it as being a factor for why in certain games he'd be a zombie on the court, and others where it'd get so bad he'd have to miss the game entirely. Plus media back then ginned up some bs that there was beef between him and LJ. This eventually led to Charlotte sending him to Seattle where he again wasn't fully utilized, being a role player behind the leadership of Payton and Kemp, hell in some games even behind Detlef Schrempf.
@@8301TheJMan he avg 11pts as a rookie. Then 20 the next season. Took another 7yrs to reach 20 again then didnt avg above 13. U might wanna go look at his career stats.
Definition of inconsistency.
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Evan Turner
I don't know how good he was I know how bad that name is though 🤦🏾♂️
on gawd you putting in overtime I guess LaBradford Smith is the lone thumbs down on this lol do Anderson Hunt oh yeah Michael Adams was a monster
Damn is Jordan gonna be in every SG video? Just make a Jordan video and get it out your system.
I watched him play at Louisville and he was alright but he just had a night against money mike that night, dont get crazy now.
Ya Smith should of kept his comments too mj to hisself lol
LaBradford Smith never made that comment. It's MJ finding motivation to compete in the long season.
You should do Jordan Williams from the university of Maryland.
I've binge-watched your channel, and you have dope content
Keep up the great work
I would like to see you tackle different angles of basketball in addition to individual players
Future Stunted Growth Eps:
THE LEAGUE: The Cause and Effect of the '98-'99 lockout
TEAM: '94 Supersonics first round lost to the Nuggets
AGENT: Master P via No Limit Sports
OWNERS: James Dolan
GENERAL MANAGER: Tom Thibodeux (Wolves)
FAN BASE: Vancouver Grizzlies (low attendance that had led to the move to Memphis)
COACH: Mark Jackson
COULD'VE BEEN GREAT: '99-'00 Trail Blazers
MOMENT: Malice @ The Palace (The Effect)
COLLEGE TEAM: The Fab 5
STADIUM: Charlotte Coliseum
💯
Love this story and love this channel. But these hoop channels are just recycling the same stories at this point. I wonder when the saturation point will be.
Idc HOW his career ended, or How the Sad Story goes... THIS Man put up 37 on MJ in the PLAYOFFS!!! WHO can say THAT???!!!
It was during the regular season on Friday, March 19, 1993, which the Bulls barely won, 104-99
DeJuan Wagner
he already did a video on him, check it out!
Thanks
Can We Get Saginaws Finest "Money Makin" Mark Macon Or Anthony "Peeper" Roberson
Have you ever done Chris Jackson bro?
I just took a look at that 91 draft and the then Bullets could have had 2 players that probably would have helped them better than Mr. Smith. Rick Fox or the late great Bobby Phils.
Do Stephen Zimmerman...
Bust
@stunted growth the commentary shudda went like this:
-LbS sat and studied up on MJ
-Then LbS went out and busted MJ up at MJs place
- MJ came back and got his revenge
- MJ ran outta the league to play baseball
- MJ returned to the league once LbS career was over
- MJ ain't want no smoke in a rubber match vs LbS
Come on Stunt'na gimme a bit more comedy hour🤣 just messing witcha... your content is always on point already. 💪🏾
No disrespect at all brotha, but 500+ GAMES in 3 seasons? Was that supposed to be minutes instead?
SC30
Jordan lied
He was okay...if u got talent and can get HOT as a ballplayer u can go off on anybody..he was just another guy to be honest with you..aint trying to hate but im a big recruiting nut,,i knew of alot of these dudes you profile ,alot of them were just pretty good players,nothing stunted their growth..they were just okay players
Boooo