The First Black Mamba EDDIE JONES! Are You Satisfied With His Career?
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- Back in the 90s and early 2000s, there was a guy expected to have a career similar to one of the greatest shooting guards/players of all time, Kobe Bryant. Fast forward over 20 years later and some say he may not have lived up to that expectation. Personally, I think he landed in a nice spot as a player, making 3 Allstars, 3 All NBA defensive teams and played 14 seasons in the league. Many forget how good he was on both ends of the floor and because of his Growth Stunts he's usually lost in the shuffle of former shooting guards that were worth a watch! Find out what stunted Eddie Jones' growth Here.
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Did Eddie Jones have enough of a killer mentality? Salute Wale for the Follow! 💯💪🏾
Nah he didn't stunted.. and that's what hurt him..he would disappear in the playoffs too!!
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
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.
He was a beast in his own right tho
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.
I agree
You’re so right my brother.
Definitely not a stunted growth player. Solid career.
Exactly he shined
Dude was one of my favorites back in the day
Eddie Jones was UNDERRATED and a good mentor to Kobe💯
Both were his mentors, Eddie jones actually worked out with kobe while he was in high school .
agree
@epics7 where yall get this info from his mentor?????.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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@*A1 Savage* you kinda lame for this comment
To all you young bucks, Eddie Jones was the shxt.
He wasn't no fucking Kobe IS THIS EVEN A DEBATE???
@@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
@@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.
@@kurtwagner2795 We never said he was calm down
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.
They looked like twins Eddie was one of my favorite players growing up
No lie I didn’t know they look a like alot
Eddie was the next Robert Horry
Right
@@kilotre9842 could have bn a ring collector
@@kilotre9842 : Naww. EJay was a more complete player than Robert Horry.
Eddie jones was that boy. Him micheal finley, nick van exal, Bonzi wells
@*A1 Savage* you were probably born in the 90s
Zach Randolph could ball like crazy too back in the days.
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.
Yeah they were sick
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.
Didn't speak much? That whole 94 draft class was like that🤔. Glen Robertson Jason Kidd Grant Hill Juwan Howard & Eddie Jones
@@jknumber5138 facts silent assassins.
I would take Eddie Jones over alot of players playing today.
Real talk.
Real talk.
#Facts
Facts
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.
Eddie's a legend for the simple fact he's the first player not named Michael Jordan to have a signature Jordan brand shoe.
@Jimmy Gonzales they were jumpmans 💯💪 dropped in 97
Defensively he was unrelenting
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.
i think he had his best seasons in LA
He's a mixture of D Wade and Rip Hamilton.
One of my favorite players and he still had a great career.
💯
Eddie Jones should have been that 3rd option for those Shaq & Kobe Lakers teams
@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.
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...
Nick had a attitude problem,big temper,and he looked liked a space alien,lol, didn't help his career much
@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.
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.
He was considered one of the best two way guards for a period , loved his game
He literally played for 3 teams who became champions after he left: The Lakers, the Heat and the Mavericks.
Yea he was definitely a great teacher and had great energy that he left behind
Eddie Jones was that dude . Him and Penny were my favorite players growing up as a kid. Eddie was definitely Kobe before Kobe.
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.
@@gmrivera8608 Ok.
@@BlackMusicGenre Facts!! 💯
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.
There were so many good players in the 90s from all positions played
I remember Eddie Jones had his own Jordan shoe. That’s how u know he was real nice.
I think it was the Jumpman Swift.
Yes. He also had the jumpman team 1 shoes.
@@manuelbarrios6847 Jumpmans were dope af.
Facts
Eddie Jones was and will always be a great player in my eyes!
Eddie Jones fam had game bro.
Kobe Eddie and Shaq that would've been nasty 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥
Kobe said Eddie was the first person to bust his ass coming into the league
@@ma.cannon2849 PAUSE
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
@@bigdaddybigbucks6012 wtf ??
@@bigdaddybigbucks6012 Do you know why I typed “PAUSE”
I’ll never forget, this man dunked on someone from damn near the FT line in-game.
Personally one my favorite dunks ever!
Shawn Bradley got dunked on twice by Eddie Jones in the same game
Yup!!!!!!
Yeah that dunk was flat out disrespectful😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah.
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
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.
Gotta have the killer instinct to make deep runs in the playoffs and that's what stunted him.
Eddie mentored Kobe when he was at Temple and Kobe was living in Philly…
@Shove This L Up Your Ass Yes it is, Kobe literally said that.
@Shove This L Up Your Ass I hope that L isn't lit!!!
FACTS
Facts. Eddie the reason Kobe was ready for the league and also the main reason Kobe didn’t get much tic his rookie season
They had a great relationship.
Eddie Jones was my favorite player back in the day. Glad you touched on Ej
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
Eddie Jones was an extremely underrated player
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.
His defensive skills never get talked about, he was very good defender. Great video 📹
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 🤟🏾💯
I REMEMBER EDDIE JONES WAS A BEAST🔥🔥🔥
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.
He peaked in year 3 not 2.
@@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 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👊🏿
Reminded me of Pippen too, had the tools but don't have enough killer mentality.
Both really really great 2-way players.
@@noyce. He also played like Ray Allen imho
Eddie was such an underrated, and amazing player!
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 pretty nice, smooth 🏀
eddie jones was a beast, offensively as well as defensively.
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
At the time, he was my favorite player, & yes very good player on both ends of the floor
Man, I forgot about Eddie Jones. The late 90s early 00s NBA doesn't get talked about much anymore. Nice vid
I am watching this video just like Kobe were still alive. What a year!
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.
My favorite player back in the day. Dang near cried when he was traded.
Eddie Jones was one of my favorite players growing up!
Eddie Jones was my favorite player hands down even I thought Kobe and Eddie could play together but Kobe was relentless
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.
Eddie Jones one of my favorite players alltime
Heat fan here...remembering the Hardaway and Jones backcourt.
I won't forget Jones, and Lakers will always love him.
Eddie jones is a nba player i look up to..when everybody likes iverson jordan malone kobe reggie miller ...me eddie jones..
Classy Player for sure. Eddie Jones.
Yes! I loved Eddie on the Lakers! Should defenatly be remembered!
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.
Plus a great defender as well.
I liked him too but I'm not taking him over Kobe
@@diegochavez6203 I meant Shaq, Kobe, and Eddie as the triangle. Not no effing Glen Rice!
One of my favorite players growing up!!! Salute to Eddie!!✊🏽
i HATED WHEN THE LAKERS Traded Eddie Jones at that time i thought Eddie was better then Kobe
Well at the time he prob was but kobe had superstar potential buy jones was a very good player
@@barbarapaparella2282 Yeah true their games were almost a mirror image
I stop being a laker fan after Eddie was traded
Me to
@@buddha323brown8 Same here
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💯💯💯💯
Great content as usual!!! Eddie Jones is somewhat forgetten.
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.
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.
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.
@@user-k96. YOU ARE RIGHT!
You made me feel 9yrs old again Eddie Jones was my boy I would copy his moves at school ✊🏾
I loved to score with Jones on NBA Live 99 for Nintendo64 😁
Yo NBA Courtside was the shit.
I was using Kevin Garnett lol
@@Soho516 him too.
I'm telling you. Eddie would get hot quick!
This dude is one of my favorites laker players .. worked Kobe’s behind since they both from PHILLY.. I got his 25 jersey, that rookie jersey in all star jersey is fire . 🔥🔥 respect for this video .. 💪🙏🫡
Eddie was so good, so smooth and agile.
Hell naw!! How can anyone forget the "Swing man" Eddie Jones.
Do Michael Finley next I loved his game at Dallas
Yea, Finley is a very good not talked about player...
Dude!! Michael Finley was cold as hell.....
Please show Finley dunking on Yao
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
Great suggestion
Growing up in the hood of LA I will always remember everyone yelling EDDIE EDDIE EDDIE 🔥🤙🇲🇽
I'm Jamaica and I grew up watching Eddie Jones, he got mad skills, shoots well, can create his own shot, good one n one player and can defend. Even though I love the bulls I always like him. He wasn't A hyped up player but he had game.
Him and nick van-exel great lakers back court.
95-97 Eddie Jones was the best. Feel bad he missed 2 championship. Left Lakers, Lakers won Championships. Left Heat, Heat won Championship. Came back to the Heat, Heat lost in the playoffs couldn't repeat. Still one of my favorite players. Lots of young kids don't know. Before Kobe and Shaq, there were the showtimes Lakers from 94-96, very fun to watch
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 ......!
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 was real nice, Growing up in L.A. we loved Eddie...Great player
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 ✌️
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.
This is a big stretch. Eddie had a nice career.
Huge stretch
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.
Thank you for this love Eddie Jones he was great in my eyes.
Peeped Nick Van Exel in the video, Bro was cold. People in my generation don't know who he is
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 .
I loved watching him play with Nick Van Axle , Cedric Ceballos. The most games we ever attended. It was so much fun watching them play.
If Phil Jackson came in before they got rid off Van Excel and Eddie Jones.
Things would have been different.
Good point
I couldn’t agree more.
@@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
@@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.
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
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
Eddie Jones was dope...
EDDIE JONES was the first high school player that i traveled to watch him play and my first nba jersey Salute you BIG DOG !!!
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
He thought Cleveland drafted LeBron to get him sone help. He literally said that shit
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.
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.
@Leo theChibowow they both wouldve been starting. Interchangeable from the 1 to the 3
@Leo theChibowow kobe and eddie in the triangle. Wit Shaq in the paint. Man.
@Leo theChibowow that def wouldve been a discussion.
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
@@carlwallace1129 agreed but Jones was probably more athletic than Kobe.
Dude hit one of the nastiest layups i've ever seen man, jones was legit
He was so dope.......he just didn't have that next next level hunger
Definitely a forgotten gem. Was one of my favorite players growing up. All that movement caused me to lose sight of him
Surprised u didn’t show his layup where he took off from the 3
More like free throw line but it was dope. Forgot that just like the JR Rider side shot
One of my favorite players when I was a kid!! Eddie Jones, and Penny Hardaway!!!
Eddie Jones was a damn good player Kobe was one of the all-time greatest players
Love Eddie Jone. still one of my fav Lakers players. Eddie! Eddie! Eddie !
Eddie was my guy, I hated Kobe for years after the Lakers traded him
Same.
Same
I was just about to comment this I swear 🤣
Me too!!!
Same
My favorite player. Ever since Temple! 215 Stand up!💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
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.
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.
He got traded for Glen Rice
@@andyraphael exactly...he got traded and was told that he wouldn’t be traded when he asked.
Glad to see no one forgot about Eddie Jones
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
I loved this guy game! Very under rated player.I wish the Lakers could of let him and Kobe stay together.
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.
I Said That Back Then👍
Should've you drafted him so you had to believe in him Eddie was a dawg
It was a big mans game then
Kobe was a hater and wouldn't have it! 😒
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 that guy. I started following the Lakers in ‘95 and he was my favorite player... Until Kobe came along. Great video👍🏿
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.
EJ was one of my Fav lakers after the Magic era. KOBE played with EJ in Philly at Temple pickup games, they knew each other before the Lakers, Kobe was EJ Lil Brother - it would have been nice to See them both a 1 -2 punch for the Lakers but what got Eddie shipped out of LA to Hornets was he Chocked in the Playoff in 96' 97' & 98' The regulars he season he was a beast, but didn't show up in playoff, and LA was on the cusp of getting to the Finals but had to go through Utah Jazz that met Bulls in Final 97' & 98' even in Miami when wade came I'm sure Shaq had Eddie shipped out because of LA days
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.