Finally! The Michael Kidd Gilchrist stunted growth story! What Happened?

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  • @stuntedgrowth
    @stuntedgrowth  3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Do you think If MKG was picked later he would've turned out different?

    • @xcassper1694
      @xcassper1694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      No MKG was not skilled offensively he was just athletic & a hustle player his time at Kentucky hid his weakness btw I like the questions added.

    • @Butter-gz4kb
      @Butter-gz4kb 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do Josiah Turner!
      A Five Star Recruit who played for Arizona. He rather be a thug.

    • @kenyattakariem9708
      @kenyattakariem9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No his skill set is what it is he had 8 plus yrs and never got better at some point you have to say he didn't put in the work or his skills is what it was average at best he was a role player that luck out and got drafted in the top 5

    • @BlackMusicGenre
      @BlackMusicGenre 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you ever done a video on yourself? I'm just curious . If I'm not mistaken I remember you mentioning you played basketball.

    • @bugagee3560
      @bugagee3560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      No no matter where he was drafted would've helped because John Calipari is the only reason he got there in the first place just ask Daniel Orten

  • @mdizot364
    @mdizot364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I knew MKG wasn't going to pan out at all. He was a hustler who had a great motor. Everything about him was effort. Salute to him for making it that far.

  • @KarlMalowned32
    @KarlMalowned32 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    I would rather be Crowder. Useful everywhere he goes.

    • @kevinwillette5161
      @kevinwillette5161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I love Crowder, one of my favorite guys in the league. Fits in any system, always gives you what he's got. A genuine tough guy, unlike all the frauds who pretend to be tough picking on smaller guys (Marcus Morris I'm looking at you)

    • @jackprice3248
      @jackprice3248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Crowder trash. I saw him for yrs with the mavs use his muscles to shoot threes

    • @mazzb305
      @mazzb305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jackprice3248 Definitely not trash. 3 and D guy, solid rotational player. My Heat missed him this year that's for sure.

    • @marlon8095
      @marlon8095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Except Cleveland.

    • @chrismathgenius
      @chrismathgenius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marlon8095 Other than LeBron, there is nothing good about Cleveland. So I don't hold that against Crowder.

  • @AndreaBaixinho
    @AndreaBaixinho 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I swear I can't watch MKG shoot, I'm scared that I will mess up my jumpshot only by watching that form 😁

  • @aisosaobano7038
    @aisosaobano7038 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    The one thing I can say for sure is his defense was and still would have been the main reason he got to make it to the nba, because man that jumpshot is telling of his offensive game. I could not in anyway understand how that jumpshot was never fully fixed.

  • @lefty206
    @lefty206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    Almost 10 years later, I'm still completely shocked and baffled as to how mkg made it all the way to the league through aau/high school / college and not a single coach / trainer refined his shooting form. Mind boggling 🤯

    • @Bearsfan15654
      @Bearsfan15654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      He had everything else and those coaches only care about winning. The worst thing I did was played high school basketball played me out of position for 3 years.

    • @davidbarber3821
      @davidbarber3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Bearsfan15654
      Not learning proper English might be your worst move bro

    • @renzocabarco472
      @renzocabarco472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      MKG always played big. You can see it with what little offensive repertoire he has (offensive rebounding, short mid baby hooks, close range jumpers). He should've always been an undersized 4 but Charlotte drafted PFs three drafts in a row. The jumper was always going to be a work in progress and everyone knew it at the time. Charlotte really just drafted him because he was a workhorse and they thought he could start a culture shift, not looking into what his personality coming out of college was (and because they thought they were getting AD after probably the worst season in NBA history).
      Oh and Mark Price kind of left him for dead midway through promising to fix his jumper so take that how you will. There was improvement in the area right before Price left and then he got hurt. He reverted to the janky inward elbow again after coming back.
      Clifford is probably the only coach who ever believed in his strengths, letting him crash the glass with reckless abandon and letting him post up a bit when opposing teams hide small guards on him. The moment Clifford left, Borrego just put him in the doghouse, never used him and then he got waived.

    • @justinhenryrebel
      @justinhenryrebel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same. I never saw the allure of him and his skill set. Either way he made it so I salute him

    • @jesswilson6012
      @jesswilson6012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably broken beyond repair. Never seen anything like it before lol. Worse than Bill Cartwright’s form.

  • @dr.gionetcooper6508
    @dr.gionetcooper6508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    MKG the heart and soul of the 2012 National Championship Kentucky Team. I so wanted and still want for him to succeed in the League due to how hard my guy plays!!!

  • @stormb28
    @stormb28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I’m going to hold this L. I was the biggest MKG Stan there was.

    • @dtucker33
      @dtucker33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I used to put him at PG n kill wit him on 2K

    • @lovell123456789
      @lovell123456789 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was too

    • @ericmatterson9905
      @ericmatterson9905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MKG forms an L when he shoots

    • @staciemohler4624
      @staciemohler4624 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’d like to say sorry you have to deal with him being trash
      (on offense)

    • @renzocabarco472
      @renzocabarco472 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Felt this on a spiritual level. Just can never seem to give up on the dude

  • @oj397
    @oj397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’ve been waiting on this.

  • @treysmith4115
    @treysmith4115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    When they were stacked. Kentucky had this twice. Remember the platooning that Devin Booker the Harrison twins, trey lyles and other had too do on that stacked Kentucky squad

    • @joshjones8411
      @joshjones8411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      harrison twins playin over Booker and Ulis at end of Wisconsin game in final four costed em a perfect season

    • @mistermann3225
      @mistermann3225 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joshjones8411 SAY IT LOUDER...

    • @OrangeSodaKing
      @OrangeSodaKing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshjones8411 nah, Booker and Ulis were abused on defense. They lose regardless.

    • @justinhenryrebel
      @justinhenryrebel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshjones8411 facts. Those Kentucky teams were stacked

  • @newenglandhustler8200
    @newenglandhustler8200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Can we please get Raef LaFrentz one day. Him and Pierce were filthy back at Kansas in the mid to late 90s.

    • @GeminiBrown
      @GeminiBrown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Facts!

    • @frankpoleski5423
      @frankpoleski5423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Be careful you showing your age

    • @newenglandhustler8200
      @newenglandhustler8200 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@frankpoleski5423 what?

    • @frankpoleski5423
      @frankpoleski5423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@newenglandhustler8200 your old sir if your talking about raef lafrentz

    • @MikeLoveThyself
      @MikeLoveThyself 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@frankpoleski5423 lol you will be his age one day too

  • @GHOST91141
    @GHOST91141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    Hands down he's in the top 2 all-time worst shooting forms I've ever seen

    • @seanlamar29
      @seanlamar29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Who's 1

    • @Rieky22
      @Rieky22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@seanlamar29 Shawn marlon

    • @GreeneGuyTV
      @GreeneGuyTV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@Rieky22 wrong. Bill cartwright had the worst form. Lol

    • @zenmar2415
      @zenmar2415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Marions released looks good to me honestly,it's his form that is a little mess up.

    • @YTC1234
      @YTC1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Don’t forget Joakim Noah

  • @cupertinoish
    @cupertinoish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    We often hear about players from the 80's or 90's would fit much better in today's game, but I think MKG would do better in the 90's where defensive efforts were more emphasized over shooting and scoring. Coaches like Pat Riley and Chuck Daily would love to have him on their teams.

    • @jsain360
      @jsain360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He is the perfect Larry Brown player

  • @ernestharris4747
    @ernestharris4747 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Can we do a stunted growth on James McAdoo?

  • @konstantinkoverchenko9587
    @konstantinkoverchenko9587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Dude had great college teammates. After that championship, he practically snuck into the league off of “potential.”

  • @ethanher9703
    @ethanher9703 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Do Jared Sullinger man. Dude was a beast on the Celtics

    • @kingtommy1414
      @kingtommy1414 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Mannn i had such high praise for that guy. I was hoping he would see his potential thru because, like you said, that dude was a beaaaast

    • @sportstalkwithzo3707
      @sportstalkwithzo3707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You mean in college

    • @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268
      @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When???? U mean at OSU bruh?

    • @Tdavis_413
      @Tdavis_413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      If by beast you mean out of shape then ya, but he did not live up to potential

    • @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268
      @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Tdavis_413 i think he meant on 2K (All-Star setting)

  • @paul734
    @paul734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having Coach Cal and World Wide Wes as his supporters played a huge role in him getting picked that high.

  • @Tdavis_413
    @Tdavis_413 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That jumper form looks crazy, holy sh*t!! 😂. Also gonna need a finesse CEO t shirt stunted! 😂

  • @georwill11
    @georwill11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    MKG went exactly where he should’ve went in the top 5 where all the experts and scouts had him going. He played in the NBA for 9 seasons and made a lot of money. If he’s considered a bust then I would love to be in that situation.

    • @dayonebullzkennel
      @dayonebullzkennel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Momma’s cooking

    • @terrancemcclendon456
      @terrancemcclendon456 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Get the bag for you n your family for life

    • @dayonebullzkennel
      @dayonebullzkennel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@terrancemcclendon456 that’s what’s it’s about the bag .

    • @anzwarthegreat9489
      @anzwarthegreat9489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "I wish I was a bust." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣yeah, ok.

  • @CornellHaley22
    @CornellHaley22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I really feel like Charlotte thought he'd be the next Gerald Wallace due to the position he plays and his defensive mindset

    • @zeroturn7091
      @zeroturn7091 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Wallace was sick from the moment he touched down at Bama. There’s plenty of guys in the league that can jump as high or higher, but few have displayed the explosiveness in combination. MKG can’t even touch Wallace’s rookie year highlights in SAC.

    • @CornellHaley22
      @CornellHaley22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@zeroturn7091 Agreed. That's what made him so great in Charlotte during his playing days. I was hoping the would've built a solid team around him but it wasn't meant to be. They could have been a threat if they kept certain the roster back in 2010

    • @davidbarber3821
      @davidbarber3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great comparison

    • @davidbarber3821
      @davidbarber3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@CornellHaley22
      That playoff team would hv done better if it wasn't for Coach Brown

    • @Prod.jaymelodies
      @Prod.jaymelodies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wallace developed a respectable jump shot towards the later half of his career

  • @Nasiere2x
    @Nasiere2x 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    His jumper looks like it hurts😭 but forreal how does his form even get to that point of bad

    • @logicaldude3611
      @logicaldude3611 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It doesn't look like it hurts, it actaully does hurt me watching it.

  • @YTC1234
    @YTC1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The year he got 12.7PPG he got hurt. He only played 7 games that year. Injury will always be the biggest stunt in a player’s growth. Being healthy is the most important thing to prevent growth stunts

  • @pmcneil15
    @pmcneil15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A few names for you, that I can't remember if you've done yet: Bill Walker, Nolan Smith, Nerlens Noel, Jared Sullinger, Gerald Green, Shaun Livington, Korleon Young, Leon Smith, Taj McDavid, Reggie Bullock, Harrison Barnes, Brandan Wright, Daquan Cook, Derrick Caracter, Randolph Morris and Jordan Farmar

    • @Boss3Nate
      @Boss3Nate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bill Walker was a beast

  • @TheFilmSpace1
    @TheFilmSpace1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    He has made over $72 million dollars. He’s good 😂😂😂😂

    • @mynamelildarryl71
      @mynamelildarryl71 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly! Makes this whole video irrelevant.

    • @bolsbolbol368
      @bolsbolbol368 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      72 mill is plenty, but imagine if he didn't have to face oppression every day, maybe he could have made more.

    • @MrEOM41
      @MrEOM41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Definitely eating good 😎

    • @devanwilkins8672
      @devanwilkins8672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bolsbolbol368 imagine if you weren't a sensitive pxssy...maybe you would get some

    • @chrismathgenius
      @chrismathgenius 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bolsbolbol368 What oppression? He played in the NBA for 8 years! If anything, not developing his offensive skills is why he didn't make more money.

  • @velcapitan
    @velcapitan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The thing that still baffles me about the NBA after decades of being a fan is how bad team building and talent evaluation is. It wasn't hard to see from my couch that MKG was mid to late round experiment. NBA teams spend alot on personel to get these things right. What games are these people watching?

  • @marqueswilliams345
    @marqueswilliams345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    How does a coach or the player not correct that jump shot?

  • @orderofgrandpuba
    @orderofgrandpuba 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He was the 2nd overall pick because of William Wesley. WWW was the UK connect & was the Bobcat connect. WWW repped Coach Cal & Jordan. Hence MKG’s route.

    • @mikeharris9938
      @mikeharris9938 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was actually about to write this. Www is mkg godfather

    • @williamkidd7968
      @williamkidd7968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mikeharris9938 nah Bruh, just grew up across the street from his peeps when they all were youngins, NO RELATION AT ALL

    • @orderofgrandpuba
      @orderofgrandpuba 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williamkidd7968 that's what a godfather means my brother, someone close to the child but of no relation.

    • @williamkidd7968
      @williamkidd7968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@orderofgrandpuba LOL...I know what it means brother but the comment was to add an exclamation on the fact there is NO connection, blood or otherwise

  • @producerfav1974
    @producerfav1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Did you do Chris Douglas-Roberts yet?

  • @kashifwill11
    @kashifwill11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That first clip sums it all up.

  • @YaBoiJern757
    @YaBoiJern757 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    He's definitely blessed to play that long in the NBA with his lack of talent as well as production

  • @Jairusd88
    @Jairusd88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My question to any coach or trainer respectfully that was training or coaching MKG pre NBA and while in the NBA, what was you teaching him? To MJ respectfully, what did you see that we didn’t? These are my real questions I have because I’ve watched just about all his college and NBA games from day 1 I never seen the hype and I really try to find the the smallest part of someone’s game that can be elite if developed but I’ve never seen it in MKG. I’ve been waiting on this one.

    • @Jairusd88
      @Jairusd88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GDCDGC But 2nd pick overall? Idk the people that make these decisions is clearly not capable because they miss way to much on obvious weaknesses of these players.

  • @thomasanderson3892
    @thomasanderson3892 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Michael Olowankandi and Jon konkac were the total finessers too

  • @Dee-GBE
    @Dee-GBE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’d take the Jae Crowder career. Jae might get a ring now and I know he’s been on a lot of teams but I think that speaks to how great of a role player he is. What is MKG great other than being a bust? Finessing contracts but that’s really his agent so…

    • @roscoedash6673
      @roscoedash6673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No ring this year for Crowder, and MKG's career earnings are still about $18M higher than Crowder's. I'll take MKG's career if Crowder doesn't sign a decent contract or win a ring before he retires.

  • @GeminiBrown
    @GeminiBrown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up here in jersey and I remember it seemed like his spot in the pros, was solidified by his freshman year of HS. He was 6"5 then and they were projecting him to be 6'10-7ft by Senior year. Despite the rankings and success, I feel like everybody in Jersey knew was it was, and wasn't expecting him to be an Allstar

  • @AguilaDeOnix85
    @AguilaDeOnix85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Florida State would have been perfect for him to develop with the experience that program had with long, athletic players. I get why he went to Kentucky for draft prospects, but he could have had both development and stock at FSU.

  • @thegreat9481
    @thegreat9481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Do one on Gerald Henderson from the Bobcats. Dude had springs, could get 15 a game but disappeared outta nowhere

    • @vershawnsea9219
      @vershawnsea9219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I fw Gerald Henderson tough. Used to kill mtfs on 2k wit him

    • @personne7542
      @personne7542 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hip problems

    • @thegreat9481
      @thegreat9481 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vershawnsea9219 dead ass

    • @zacflemo1994
      @zacflemo1994 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@vershawnsea9219bro his middy was wet

  • @_shizzstackz
    @_shizzstackz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I asked you for this months ago thanks stunted growth

  • @JamesJonesTech
    @JamesJonesTech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stunt #4 : getting paid 4/52 and STILL not improving your shot. Bro this was a great video

  • @jayalpha4856
    @jayalpha4856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I like to see him as a taller Shawn marion literally especially with his horrendous jumpshot probably should fashioned his game to the matrix.

    • @marcuseversley3334
      @marcuseversley3334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Shawn Marion shot over 81% from the line and 48% from the field that's better numbers then Curry. He shot was Nasty but it was Money. 15ppg and 8rpg in his career stats. MKG was nowhere close to that lmaooo

    • @jayalpha4856
      @jayalpha4856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marcuseversley3334 I said especially with his horrendous JUMPSHOT. and Marion was more for a defensive purpose than offense

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jayalpha4856 Marcus is right

    • @jayalpha4856
      @jayalpha4856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@niggato23 dawg I'm not talking about the percentage I'm talking about the form they both are dog shit terrible

    • @niggato23
      @niggato23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jayalpha4856 True

  • @Nahyoutrippin
    @Nahyoutrippin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t comment often, but I just wanted to reach out and say what an amazing job you do on your videos. It’s hardly understood the work and research it takes to do videos like this. Keep up the good work!

    • @stuntedgrowth
      @stuntedgrowth  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you man. That means so much 💯

    • @michaelmcmillan1425
      @michaelmcmillan1425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stuntedgrowth Great content again Bro!!! Have you done one on Malcolm Delaney, from Virginia Tech yet?

  • @georgecommedo4851
    @georgecommedo4851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like your take on certain situations, you have a very good insight on things, maybe you should be on tv

  • @amancalledhawk5575
    @amancalledhawk5575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good question you asked about high school because Dante exam showed out in the under 17 world tournament look at him now he was supposed to the next kobe

  • @k.t.harmon343
    @k.t.harmon343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I still to this Day don’t know how in the hell we ( The Charlotte Hornets ) didn’t get the number one pick an why in the hell did we Draft him number fucking 2🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @DaGameGuy
      @DaGameGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Facts. To this day I still think the Pelicans (or NO Hornets at the time) was basically giving the #1 by Stern after Benson bought the team.

    • @KingofAwesome09
      @KingofAwesome09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah the Hornets competed hard asf. They were the worst team but they still played hard. I believe if Charlotte competed, they would’ve gotten a shot at AD.

    • @k.t.harmon343
      @k.t.harmon343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KingofAwesome09 if we would’ve gotten the number one pick who u think we would’ve drafted , now keeping him is a different story

    • @KingofAwesome09
      @KingofAwesome09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@k.t.harmon343 oh no doubt. I think him and Kemba would’ve been a nice pair but I do believe that he would’ve left. I think the Pels & Hornets have very similar management tactics, and being that they’re smaller markets, free agents are harder to come by.

    • @marcuseversley3334
      @marcuseversley3334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Crazy to think about the the Hornets was supposed to draft Bradley Beal. Him and Kemba in that backcourt. 😯

  • @pressmaster1255
    @pressmaster1255 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m a huge Kentucky fan for life and I know the cats wouldn’t have won the championship without MKG but he was definitely a bust at #2. If he had stayed another season he would’ve been drafted in the second round for sure.

  • @qj8195
    @qj8195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Hurt tweener: Manimal Kenneth Faried, LaPhonso Ellis, Rodney Rogers, Jared Sullivan, Anthony Bennett,Gabe Muoneke, Mike Beasley, Perry Jones(probably more I can't think of rn); Helped tweener: D. Rodman, Draymond, Giannis, KG, Anthony Mason, PJ Tucker, KD

    • @chrisisslick
      @chrisisslick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Add to the helped: Barkley and Larry Johnson

    • @qj8195
      @qj8195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chrisisslick yessir forgot my kinfolk Grandmama

  • @motomd15
    @motomd15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When will you do a video on Greg Oden?

  • @SinisterTarheel
    @SinisterTarheel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember MKG made 2 bets a different times. 1st was with Kemba Walker and he lost and had to wear UConn gear. 2nd bet was with Marvin Williams and lost again had to don UNC gear.

  • @landofthedreadheads8901
    @landofthedreadheads8901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    have you ever thought about doing a series on low draft picks who unexpectedly had All Star or HOF careers? just asking

    • @johndavis9321
      @johndavis9321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yup ultimate growth stunts

    • @DukeBlueDevilFan08
      @DukeBlueDevilFan08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I’d love to see one on Tony Parker and Manu Ginobilli

    • @lefty206
      @lefty206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He has some videos that are called growth spurts check them out on his page

    • @mistermann3225
      @mistermann3225 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did this a little bit during his early videos but he's been stopped. He should go back to it.

  • @jessiahbethea9004
    @jessiahbethea9004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    that first clip told me everything I needed to know 🤦🏾‍♂️

    • @andrebryant5081
      @andrebryant5081 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No way he should have went top 5 in the draft

    • @Rieky22
      @Rieky22 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly that was a major red flag 🚩

    • @jessiahbethea9004
      @jessiahbethea9004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      on god idk what scouts be thinking sometimes

    • @andrebryant5081
      @andrebryant5081 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jessiahbethea9004 Meaning these agents are great at selling a lot of these below average NBA players to lottery picks.

  • @duanecastillo4861
    @duanecastillo4861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Please do Desmond Mason and Fred Jones. Forgotten slam dunk winners!

  • @juannunez5767
    @juannunez5767 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I feel like MKG growth wasn’t stunted. He became exactly who is was probably always going to be. He has some special physical gifts, but also had some very big weak points. In the long run, MKG had a fairly long 8 year NBA career and made starter money for most of that. That’s the best case scenario for his level of talent. He got picked high because some teams have the hubris to think they can fix any flaw, which isn’t true. Really, the only stunted growth in this story is that of the Charlotte basketball team due to management.

    • @khalilking1
      @khalilking1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Facts. Jordan is a terrible scout/drafter

    • @joshuabryant9845
      @joshuabryant9845 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was great in college though, tbf.

  • @elliemyers6435
    @elliemyers6435 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm a UNC fan, and I remember there was a St. Patricks game from 2009 on demand, and I was at my mom's house, and Dexter Strickland, who was a UNC commit was in that game, and I wanted to see him, so I turned it on. MKG was in tenth grade then, and I had no clue who he was, and after a while, I stopped watching Dexter, (who was not all that impressive) and just focused on him, because I just couldn't believe how hard this kid played. His motor truly never stopped, and I remember after the game, I looked online and saw that he was the second ranked player in the class of 2011, and I thought "Ah, this makes sense now." I always LOVED his motor...not necessarily his overall game because of that awful hitch in his shot, but I always believed that he'd at least be a good NBA player for the simple fact that he played so unbelievably hard all the time. While that motor always burned hot, and still does, that offensive game never developed, and he never could get that shot together, which really lead to his downfall in the league. But, shoutout to him for getting as far as he did with a pretty limited skill set.

  • @luischavez1260
    @luischavez1260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He’s not even 30 and he’s out of the league already sad:( I really liked this player

    • @charleswebsterjr.6350
      @charleswebsterjr.6350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He'll be good, hes in a position to use his 8 years of NBA experience to get another contract playing in either a A high profile Euroleague team, China CBA team or even a NBA team that's looking to fill up the bench. All within the 7 figure range (1 million to 2 million max).

  • @christopherhawkins7388
    @christopherhawkins7388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We got to shine more light on the teams and culture that these kids are being drafted to. The draft is unfair at times giving the worse teams the best odds. Clearly there culture isnt good for development most times. They tend to get these high draft picks and turn these players in to bust. Then by the time their traded they already have developed bad habits.

  • @lolstfu2950
    @lolstfu2950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    damn how can you not learn how to shoot? you'd rather choose a Tony Allen shooting form or a Ray Allen form? these players don't know who they watching back in the day

  • @treysmith4115
    @treysmith4115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The question- I Would look at a school if they are stacked. Then I’m looking at stats and what he did. If he’s by himself. Then I’m looking at what he could do on the floor. What matters in high school I don’t care unless your Darius garland and got injured early in the season

  • @blaqdiemenz
    @blaqdiemenz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    honestly he truly wasn't a stunted growth he low key over exceeded.. we seen way better stay way less in the nba.. idk if this shows how much coaches love defensive wings.. him and Andre Roberson started and played in the nba for a long time for very poor jump shooters because of their defense

  • @shoquan9434
    @shoquan9434 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bro why you never did a video covering James Michael Mcadoo stunted growth?

  • @hitmanx2175
    @hitmanx2175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:03 Draymond Green, Kenyon martin, charles barkley, grandmama

  • @MustBeEazy2373
    @MustBeEazy2373 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Here as a hornets fan it’s a lot of things in his game that was useful I think for one ppl don’t understand the fit in Charlotte wasn’t good the only shooting threat on the floor was kemba and even then he was a good cutter .That’s just offensively defensively I saw no issues he hustled , could rebound and go at times , had a decent handle , and was bouncy . The fit simply wasn’t good for Charlotte but put him somewhere like a Miami he’s revered . As well as besides the big names in the draft we know now are house hold stars it was worry about two small guard lineups and it wasn’t clear brad and dame would be who they were .

  • @NodazeoffAJCleveland
    @NodazeoffAJCleveland 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dope channel bro!! I subbed after one video

  • @nasholston5112
    @nasholston5112 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn this is the most I've heard this guy go off on a player. He talked about him getting his finesse on

  • @magnoliamike
    @magnoliamike 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He’s from Sommerdale NJ and always played at the Youth center

  • @michaelscott2002
    @michaelscott2002 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    🗣Anthony Randolph next!!

  • @MikeLoveThyself
    @MikeLoveThyself 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn that draft class was deep and recruiting class mkg came out was so deep

  • @Dee-GBE
    @Dee-GBE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “What do you bring to a team offensively?”
    MKG: Nothing

    • @louyork8379
      @louyork8379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me dunk good

    • @Dee-GBE
      @Dee-GBE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@louyork8379 idk if he even did that after 2 years

  • @evanj2carter571
    @evanj2carter571 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember him in high school and college. He was tough.

  • @heartbreakkid2
    @heartbreakkid2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Salute stunted growth💯

  • @amp_unlimited
    @amp_unlimited 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is that beat? Where can I find it? Who do I contact to use it?

  • @XKG910
    @XKG910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    And please do a Nick Young vid thought he was going to he a star when he came into the league he showed alot of flashes

  • @davidbarber3821
    @davidbarber3821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Bobcats had a great shooting coach that was working with MKG but the coach took a Head Coaching job at a college & MKG regressed

  • @nexxlevel4590
    @nexxlevel4590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    “Shooting like Tory Lanez my guy”😂😂😂

  • @XKG910
    @XKG910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Had high hopes for him coming to Charlotte, then the injury it went all downhill from there

  • @wokkdied
    @wokkdied 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    notice how all his college highlights are layups and dunks lmaoooo

  • @zacflemo1994
    @zacflemo1994 ปีที่แล้ว

    His shoulder injury against orlando in preseason really changed his playstyle, i remember seeing it and had my hands on my head man :(

  • @WizBlew
    @WizBlew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos never disappoint my man 💯 🏀

  • @miguelbraz2629
    @miguelbraz2629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You should do one on Kendall Marshall, Thomas Robinson or Willie Cauley-Stein

  • @brianrice3065
    @brianrice3065 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Prayer for a perfect season was an unreal documentary I wish I could find it online

  • @sixnine7443
    @sixnine7443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    If he chose FL St or Villanova, I think this story ends much better. It was clear his game needed a ton of work to play the wing. How the hell do you ignore that funky form on that jumpshot??

    • @sportstalkwithzo3707
      @sportstalkwithzo3707 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He didn't have to shoot in college because they had players to fill that role

    • @sixnine7443
      @sixnine7443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True that , but at some point his form was revealed and a scout should have had concerns, imo

  • @docholiday3134
    @docholiday3134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow what a opening clip he had no answer to his offensive production

  • @34stzoo
    @34stzoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The beginning of the vid was too funny!

  • @BonesJJ
    @BonesJJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A lot of kids can fit into this after Paul George and K.Leonard developed from long defenders into scorers teams started looking for that.
    It’s why Justice Winslow was so coveted.

  • @GArmand715
    @GArmand715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He didn’t have any type of offense skill so everytime he’s was on the court it was a 5v4 & only was just athletic that’s about it tbh

    • @DC180PP
      @DC180PP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Having no jumper just closed off all his options on offense. Even though we get on Ben, he’s 6’10 and can easily just be a big man. MKG being only 6’7...he just didn’t belong

  • @ljerns2167
    @ljerns2167 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Have you done Johnny Flynn? I was a huge fan!

    • @AndreaBaixinho
      @AndreaBaixinho 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes he did, about a couple of years ago

  • @Mr.PR2000
    @Mr.PR2000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Rasheed Wallace and Juwan Howard!

  • @mikhailjones8286
    @mikhailjones8286 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think that shoulder tear did it to him. He fixed his form and shot 40 percent from 3 for like 7 games which would've went down of course. Then he tore that shoulder and his form reverted, he could've been a respectable role player had he fixed that. He played very good D in fact when he showed that chart you see it right there. He could've been like a 12ppg scorer with some rebounding and defense

    • @zacflemo1994
      @zacflemo1994 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Been preaching this, his shoulder Injury really sapped him of his athletic finishing, complete changed his game

  • @rethrojeacher8464
    @rethrojeacher8464 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seeing some older, different era player who didn't live up to the expectations would be cool, add a little history of the game to it. La Rue Martin, Ken Benson, Ernie DiGregorio, Al Wood....etc

  • @Goofbirdent
    @Goofbirdent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I thought he couldve been another Iggy but I think the shoulder injury destroyed his confidence too

    • @zacflemo1994
      @zacflemo1994 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im so glad other people see what I saw, his shoulder injury really affected his game

  • @kylecruel
    @kylecruel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The hand / arm position on the jumper is horrendous. Darn shame he didn't bother to fix it.

  • @mazzb305
    @mazzb305 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anybody know where to watch that "Prayer For The Perfect Season" documentary?? I can't find it anywhere.

  • @Don_Cross2492
    @Don_Cross2492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    His shot always confused me. Like it hurts to even try to shoot like that.

  • @Kinglegend2525
    @Kinglegend2525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    James Harden is a greatly unrated tweener because he play either guard position effectively.

  • @TheFilmSpace1
    @TheFilmSpace1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He wasn’t good. It was at a time when teams liked defenders and they took this bust smh

    • @hannibalburgess7517
      @hannibalburgess7517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You better not call him a bust... He will wait 20 years and complain about it

    • @dennisthemenace855
      @dennisthemenace855 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@hannibalburgess7517 you a weirdo . That man stayed quiet for years and when he finally speak up it’s a problem

    • @hannibalburgess7517
      @hannibalburgess7517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dennisthemenace855 no that's a coward... You probably was a nerd .. Bullied growing up right 🤔 now that you can talk behind the safety of a computer.. Now you have balls foh

  • @MrShaneVicious
    @MrShaneVicious 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:40 If you need to fix your jump shot, Mark Price is a great choice to help with that.

  • @frankernest3712
    @frankernest3712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I thought Harrison Barnes was for sure going to be who Charlotte picked. He seemed like the better available pick. In hindsight, he hasnt panned out as much either, but at the time, I thought he was the guy.

  • @sethrobertson6944
    @sethrobertson6944 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When you said how do you even have a form like this, with the slowmo i cried and died😂💀

  • @mosthatedchirplife013
    @mosthatedchirplife013 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’m not surprised I know Mike personally‼️‼️‼️‼️ From Somerdale New Jersey ‼️‼️‼️From Park elementary school, U Center. He was never picked up always sitting on the sidelines crying. Should’ve been working on your Shooting Form‼️‼️ I Know the Real You ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ Coach Still hyped you up‼️‼️‼️‼️ He went to St pats with Dexter Strickland and Kyrie. Always been surrounded around Great players. But I know the Real You ‼️‼️‼️‼️ This ain’t Hate this is just THE TRUTH‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

  • @dariusdowns3619
    @dariusdowns3619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Villanova should of been the school he should have went to being that jay wright is great coach and how that program develops players for the Nba

  • @2crudedudez
    @2crudedudez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How about a Greg Monroe stunted growth

  • @chihollywood9379
    @chihollywood9379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I died when u said "what is this bro??"💀💀