Besides what they called him, Gerald Henderson Jr's game did favor one of the goats (Kobe). He would've been a solid player, but these reasons were just too much to overcome.
Facts. Nobody said that shit smh. He was hella skinny, had no handles and wasn’t a shooter at all. Wasn’t even a dunk monster. Certainly no D. EitchaGettaMan, or whatever the fuck he says is Trippin. Gerald became exactly what we thought. Just like okafor and kemba
Nobody is comparing him to Kobe. But just his mannerisms are like Kobe and the way he jumps is Kobe like. Like nobody is not comparing Donovan Mitchell to Dwayne Wade but Donovan’s mannerisms and moves are very similar to Wade. If u really watched Henderson play at Duke u would see the similarities in their play style
@@keyballa the title says otherwise. Along with the comments in the video. I've watched him play at Duke and the League. Outside of attending the same HS, both Dads playing in the L etc there isn't much similarities
@@aaronhutchinson885 yeah this the first I had of him being compared to Kobe.. even at Duke he had no Kobe similarities, he couldn't even shoot the ball like Kobe..
I agree with these stunts. Hendo showed flashes on the Bobcats. He just didn’t have that offensive “dawg” in him. Dude could drop 12 in the first quarter and not take another shot until 3 minutes left in the game. It’s maddening as a fan.
They were toooooooouuuuggggghhhh....Definitely up there with the best. Keith Bogans and Joe Forte are up there....Dee Brown & Shannon Brown are in there too...Deron Williams and bracey Wright are in that mix. Daniel Ewing & TJ Ford as well. Jerry Stackhouse & Jeff McGinnis, and Bobby Hurley & Terry DeHere are there as well. But, I saw Wayne and Gerald play a lot live, and they were tough. I'd put them up against anyone in high school.
@@elliemyers6435 A lot of great back courts, but these two were the total package. Both were projected to be multiple All-stars. I watched Episcapol play on ESPN. Wayne hit a 15 footer to win the game. The whole gym knew who was getting the ball, but he hit it anyway. It was dope.
He's definitely a underrated dunker.He had a great vertical leap combined with power it sometimes felt like he was in the air a whole minute and his dunks sounded like he could've broke the backboard
The thing i remember most as someone who hasn't followed basketball in a decade was he couldn't go left. We called a kid at the local YMCA my junior year Mini Henderson since he always found a way to crossover back to his right or would turn it over trying.
He went to Episcopal Academy in Merion PA... literally less than 10 miles away from Lower Merion where Kobe went to high school which is only 3 miles away from Overbrook High where Wilt Chamberlain went to high-school. The basketball pedigree is deep in this area. And of course Villanova and St. Joe's are only a couole miles away.
He probably had avasular necrosis in his hips. I have it in my left hip. If the joint gets injured and you're unlucky blood will stop flowing to the ball joint part of your femur. Blood is kind of important so without it the bone will start dying and break apart.
Excellent episode!!! I liked him as a player! I just thought he would blossom once he got out of Charlotte!!! When he came to Philly I thought he would greatly improve here!! Much Respect to him and I wish him well!!🙏🏼😎👍🏽
I used to think he didnt last because he never developed playmaking or outside shooting - thats still the case , but more nuanced , it was likely mostly due to injuries he wasnt able to develop more. I always just kinda saw him as a rather generic athletic guy who didnt really do anything to make himself stand out with a special skill set. I remember when my sixers signed him , he seemed solid in a average sense ; he just could never really go off to make himself stand out at all.
Hmm. Vince and Gerald jumped differently. Vince planted off his right foot and Gerald planted off his left foot most times (like Kobe) Both 2 feet dunkers tho
Is that Gerald Henderson? Looks a lot like the singer Kenny Lattimore to me. I was confused. Before I clicked on the video I was asking myself what the hell is Kenny Lattimore doing on Stunted Growth?😳
Averaging double digits in scoring in the NBA, for 8 years isn’t really a stunted career-1% of all NBA players over the decades are who you compare most of your channels subjects against - I guess that allows you unlimited subjects. But, it’s the norm not so much a “stunted” career
There are so many rumors about where Kobe would've gone had he chose to go to college, which makes this so fun, and it kinda makes his legend grow even more. The Duke chatter is out there, given he endorsed coach K coaching to Lakers, and was thrilled to play for him @ the Olympics...Also, there's a UNC rumor as well. The legend there is that Kobe read all during 1996 (His senior year in High school) that Vince Carter was the best up & coming two guard in America, and allegedly Kobe wanted to go to UNC with the sole purpose of busting Vince's ass in practice everyday to prove that HE was the best (serious mamba shit right there). There were also rumors he wanted to go to Kentucky which have deepened now with UK being chosen as the first "Mamba sponsored" school...And you can't forget LaSalle, which was local for him, and who also hired his father as an assistant with the sole purpose of getting him to go there. It's all so fascinating. It would've been interesting, because Duke was not any good really at the time Kobe would've gone been there (obviously would've been much better with him). But, this speculation of where he would've gone are all so interesting.
I never got what all the hype was about, with Henderson. I'm from the Philly area, and just out of nowhere his name started to appear in our local newspaper, as being a highly recruited high school basketball player. But now after hearing that his dad was an ex player, it all makes sense now. He had connects via his dad. But Idk he was just ok, but i never scene anything extra special about his game at all, it just all seemed like allot of hype over a basic player who on occasion had a great dunk or two.
Well, they got the Nobe right. He was nothing like Kobe. People dont realize some players may similar Kobe but they mindset is not like Kobe. Kobe mental was like no other. We will never see another like him.
@@TheBobbyBlack_615 No they really didn't. There was a trade in place with the Lakers when Kobe was drafted, which was agreed upon on draft day, to send Vlade to Charlotte for the draft rights to Kobe. From the second he worked out for the Lakers, Jerry west vowed to do anything he could to get Kobe. The only thing that briefly held it up was Vlade initially not wanting to go to Charlotte, but he eventually agreed. He never worked out for Charlotte and they told him that they couldn't have even used him if they decided to keep him.
Oh shit Von Wafer!!! I haven't heard that name in years. I remember him having a couple of highlights in the McDonald's game and going to FSU. Then after that I really didn't hear to much.
As a UNC fan, i always remember Henderson for his sucker punch on Tyler Hansbrough that broke his nose and made him wear a facemask for the rest of the year. I eventually got over it when he was drafted by the Bobcats (as a Charlotte fan), but its always in the back of my mind when i see him. He gained a reputation as a dirty player and bad person after that.
Besides what they called him, Gerald Henderson Jr's game did favor one of the goats (Kobe). He would've been a solid player, but these reasons were just too much to overcome.
He was a fun watch. Wish he would've had a better pull up jumper and dependable floater. Would've saved his knees from wear and tear
Todd Day😂
Nobody. Ever. Said Gerald Henderson was the next Kobe Bryant. Nobody.
No one. I love this channel, but have no clue where he got this from. Not a soul ever said Gerald was the next Kobe. No one.
Gerald did 😂😂😂 he went ham every time he played the lakers
I remember some analysts making the comparison between kobe and Henderson. I remember thinking no way this guy is thr next Kobe
NOBODY!!!!!!😂😂😂😂
Literally nobody
This definitely the 1st I've heard of him being compared with Kobe!!
Facts. Nobody said that shit smh. He was hella skinny, had no handles and wasn’t a shooter at all. Wasn’t even a dunk monster. Certainly no D. EitchaGettaMan, or whatever the fuck he says is Trippin. Gerald became exactly what we thought. Just like okafor and kemba
Nobody is comparing him to Kobe. But just his mannerisms are like Kobe and the way he jumps is Kobe like. Like nobody is not comparing Donovan Mitchell to Dwayne Wade but Donovan’s mannerisms and moves are very similar to Wade. If u really watched Henderson play at Duke u would see the similarities in their play style
@@keyballa the title says otherwise. Along with the comments in the video. I've watched him play at Duke and the League. Outside of attending the same HS, both Dads playing in the L etc there isn't much similarities
@@aaronhutchinson885 yeah this the first I had of him being compared to Kobe.. even at Duke he had no Kobe similarities, he couldn't even shoot the ball like Kobe..
@@keyballalmao you just made a good point about Wade and Mitchell. I never thought of that before lol
I agree with these stunts. Hendo showed flashes on the Bobcats. He just didn’t have that offensive “dawg” in him. Dude could drop 12 in the first quarter and not take another shot until 3 minutes left in the game. It’s maddening as a fan.
He had the problem for his entire career even pre NBA, he takes his 10-20 points and cruises for the rest of the game
Who said he was supposed to be Kobe? I loved him at Duke but never even once said he was a franchise player.
thank you
Yeah, I NEVER once heard this comparison.
Never heard of him compared to Kobe, ever!!!!!
He and Wayne Ellington were the best backcourt in High School history
The fact they went to rival colleges the biggest rivals is crazy lol
@@jordan1390 Man
@@jordan1390 I was at the Mickey D's Game that year in San Diego. Henderson got off. Ellington couldn't throw a rock in the ocean
They were toooooooouuuuggggghhhh....Definitely up there with the best. Keith Bogans and Joe Forte are up there....Dee Brown & Shannon Brown are in there too...Deron Williams and bracey Wright are in that mix. Daniel Ewing & TJ Ford as well. Jerry Stackhouse & Jeff McGinnis, and Bobby Hurley & Terry DeHere are there as well. But, I saw Wayne and Gerald play a lot live, and they were tough. I'd put them up against anyone in high school.
@@elliemyers6435 A lot of great back courts, but these two were the total package. Both were projected to be multiple All-stars. I watched Episcapol play on ESPN. Wayne hit a 15 footer to win the game. The whole gym knew who was getting the ball, but he hit it anyway. It was dope.
He's definitely a underrated dunker.He had a great vertical leap combined with power it sometimes felt like he was in the air a whole minute and his dunks sounded like he could've broke the backboard
I've literally never heard a single comparison of Henderson to Bryant till this video 🤦🏼
Outside of attending the same HS..never😂😂😂😂
The thing i remember most as someone who hasn't followed basketball in a decade was he couldn't go left. We called a kid at the local YMCA my junior year Mini Henderson since he always found a way to crossover back to his right or would turn it over trying.
Lol their was a dude like that at my high school except he was a left dude NEVER dribbled with his right hand
As a Hornets (Bobcats) fan he played decent for us.
He was like Kobe without the traces of Mike.
Best comparison I’ve heard
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Lmfaooooooooooo
Well Put
😂 like a generic created version of kobe on 2k with 50% attributes accross the board 💯
He was tuff on 2k fr 🔥
facts 😂
I dont rememebe ever hearing nobody say no shit like GH being like Kobe
There's only one Gerald we saw as a star around here and his last name was Wallace. Henderson had a filthy ass dunk on Dwight Howard, though.
yeah that dunk was nasty
Never heard of this man being compared to Kobe🤣
He went to Episcopal Academy in Merion PA... literally less than 10 miles away from Lower Merion where Kobe went to high school which is only 3 miles away from Overbrook High where Wilt Chamberlain went to high-school. The basketball pedigree is deep in this area. And of course Villanova and St. Joe's are only a couole miles away.
I don't ever remember gerald henderson jr ever being compared to kobe . I just remember his dad being a much better role player.
Bro calling someone Kmart Kobe is NUTS lmaooooo
Blue light mamba Bro
He probably had avasular necrosis in his hips. I have it in my left hip. If the joint gets injured and you're unlucky blood will stop flowing to the ball joint part of your femur. Blood is kind of important so without it the bone will start dying and break apart.
Try yoga to improve blood flow
Bro used to get crazy poster animations back in 2k😂
Excellent episode!!! I liked him as a player! I just thought he would blossom once he got out of Charlotte!!! When he came to Philly I thought he would greatly improve here!! Much Respect to him and I wish him well!!🙏🏼😎👍🏽
Was just watching the 06 McDonald's game. After KD and Greg were saying he was next best player. I never saw it personally
We needed this ONE!! I remember reading SLAM article with him and Wayne Ellington in it.
Gerald Henderson was solid. Especially on the Hornets. Nobody called him the next KoBe or expected that.
Loved his dunks
This video was unnecesary. Nobody ever thought he was gonna be a hall of famer. He lived up to his potential.
I used to think he didnt last because he never developed playmaking or outside shooting - thats still the case , but more nuanced , it was likely mostly due to injuries he wasnt able to develop more. I always just kinda saw him as a rather generic athletic guy who didnt really do anything to make himself stand out with a special skill set. I remember when my sixers signed him , he seemed solid in a average sense ; he just could never really go off to make himself stand out at all.
Those NBA legend comparisons as a prospect seem to do more harm than good.
Another banger video! Salute 🫡
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Can we please get a story on Harold Miner?
Could you do a stunted growth on Anthony Randolph please!!
Only thing I remember from him was some of his very athletic plays.
Kobe?! I’m old. I always said poor man Jerry Stackhouse. No idea where Kobe comparisons came from….
love your channel but nobody ever compared henderson to kobe lol
You know I f**k wit you Stunted...but I NEVER remember no one of substance saying Gerald Henderson was gonna be the next Kobe... that title cap lol
That’s what I’m saying. He was always just a solid guard
His nickname was literally ‘K Mart Kobe’ 😂 cmon man
@@FOUR7media47 Bro...Austin Reaves is nicknamed Hillbilly Kobe...and aint no one ever looked at him as the next Kobe.... you cmon lol
That's like saying Brian Scalabrine was supposed to be the next Kobe because they was calling him The White Mamba
Yeah, literally no one ever said that until this video.
Dude was more like Vince Carter with these hops
Hmm. Vince and Gerald jumped differently. Vince planted off his right foot and Gerald planted off his left foot most times (like Kobe) Both 2 feet dunkers tho
K.0.B.E 1 is nba version of 2Pac he never going to rest
G my guy!! Weez went to UNC! I went to NC State (grades 😔) G went to Duke ! We battled in HS at camps
Is that Gerald Henderson? Looks a lot like the singer Kenny Lattimore to me. I was confused. Before I clicked on the video I was asking myself what the hell is Kenny Lattimore doing on Stunted Growth?😳
I went to the 06 McDonald's Game and saw him do a chin up on the rim
I have never heard him compared to Kobe Bryant before.
The opening talk I thought it was Derek Jeter. Now that would be a good growth spurt.
Happy Birthday Gerald, birthday twins🔥
Averaging double digits in scoring in the NBA, for 8 years isn’t really a stunted career-1% of all NBA players over the decades are who you compare most of your channels subjects against - I guess that allows you unlimited subjects. But, it’s the norm not so much a “stunted” career
He was known as Gerald Jordan in Toronto. He would kill the Raptors everytime
Why is Shakira in the thumbnail 😒
😂😂😂
The question we really need the answer to lol
Hips don't lie was a song she came out with, referring to his hip injuries.
There are so many rumors about where Kobe would've gone had he chose to go to college, which makes this so fun, and it kinda makes his legend grow even more. The Duke chatter is out there, given he endorsed coach K coaching to Lakers, and was thrilled to play for him @ the Olympics...Also, there's a UNC rumor as well. The legend there is that Kobe read all during 1996 (His senior year in High school) that Vince Carter was the best up & coming two guard in America, and allegedly Kobe wanted to go to UNC with the sole purpose of busting Vince's ass in practice everyday to prove that HE was the best (serious mamba shit right there). There were also rumors he wanted to go to Kentucky which have deepened now with UK being chosen as the first "Mamba sponsored" school...And you can't forget LaSalle, which was local for him, and who also hired his father as an assistant with the sole purpose of getting him to go there. It's all so fascinating. It would've been interesting, because Duke was not any good really at the time Kobe would've gone been there (obviously would've been much better with him). But, this speculation of where he would've gone are all so interesting.
I never heard Kobe comparison either
Joe Alexander from wvu, 7th pick in 2008, can u do a video on him?
He was a shorter Harrison Barnes
Nope Barnes ain't explosive
He had Kobe’s eyebrows. LOL
I remember reading about him in Slam magazine like in 05 or something. There was another player as good as him too I forget
Wayne Ellington
I never thought he would have been like Kobe but I definitely thought he would have had a better career him and his best friend Wayne Ellington
Can you do a video on Kevin Martin
As a raptor fan he has the nickname “the raptor killer” because he went full Kobe everytime he played us. Dude ruined my childhood lol
Wayne Ellington was more considered the next kobe then Gerald Henderson
Lmfaooooooooooo. Stfu dude. Nobody was compared to kobe but d Wade
I never got what all the hype was about, with Henderson. I'm from the Philly area, and just out of nowhere his name started to appear in our local newspaper, as being a highly recruited high school basketball player. But now after hearing that his dad was an ex player, it all makes sense now. He had connects via his dad. But Idk he was just ok, but i never scene anything extra special about his game at all, it just all seemed like allot of hype over a basic player who on occasion had a great dunk or two.
I’ve never heard that in my life lol
Child: “I want to see Kobe”
Mom: “We got Kobe at home”
His game was smooth.
Well, they got the Nobe right. He was nothing like Kobe. People dont realize some players may similar Kobe but they mindset is not like Kobe. Kobe mental was like no other. We will never see another like him.
Ain’t no way someone named “Gerald Henderson” was destined to be the next Kobe bruh 😂
No one said he was Kobe to be honest. G is my guy he never thought that
I always thought he was more like Grant Hill
Do Scottie Lewis!
Do Darius bazley please
Got ya
Do one on Travis Outlaw
Next? Tom kleinscmidt. . Rod grizzard. Daquan cook. Jamel artis. Chris Taft Kofi cockburn. Andre woolridge. Acie earl.
I'm From Philly we never thought Gerald Henderson Kobe lol... Was a Great HS player but I witness Tyreke Evans as a Sophmore cooking him ..
Yeah, I have lived in Philly since 2005, and never once heard gerald compared to Kobe. Never.
Charlotte took Gerald.. but didn't keep Kobe..#ironic
Charlotte had no intentions of keeping Kobe. They drafted him for the Lakers.
@@elliemyers6435 this is true, but they also had the option to keep him also
@@TheBobbyBlack_615 No they really didn't. There was a trade in place with the Lakers when Kobe was drafted, which was agreed upon on draft day, to send Vlade to Charlotte for the draft rights to Kobe. From the second he worked out for the Lakers, Jerry west vowed to do anything he could to get Kobe. The only thing that briefly held it up was Vlade initially not wanting to go to Charlotte, but he eventually agreed. He never worked out for Charlotte and they told him that they couldn't have even used him if they decided to keep him.
You gotta do Scottie Reynolds next
Do Ben Simmons
Him and Wayne Ellington was suppose to be it. I’ll add Von Wafer in that mix too.
Oh shit Von Wafer!!! I haven't heard that name in years. I remember him having a couple of highlights in the McDonald's game and going to FSU. Then after that I really didn't hear to much.
Gerald was one of the few second-generation players who was better than his dad.
He wasn’t better than his dad 😂 G Sr was a beast
Shakira 😂😂 i loved that song
Tweakin 😂
I hated his bald head, bro looked like the first PlayStation version of created player.
if you're saying few inches then henderson isn't 6'5"
Kobe huh WOW
As a UNC fan, i always remember Henderson for his sucker punch on Tyler Hansbrough that broke his nose and made him wear a facemask for the rest of the year. I eventually got over it when he was drafted by the Bobcats (as a Charlotte fan), but its always in the back of my mind when i see him. He gained a reputation as a dirty player and bad person after that.
I NEVER Though Kobe....maybe Jason Richardson at best before Draft
Helllllll nah…. Lol Never heard anybody compare him to Kobe. Lol
Lmao.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
He was a good player, but never saw Kobe Bryant type potential in him. Not even close.
His dad is a punk tho (I'm a Lakers fan 😊)
Michael Jordan was a more consistent more efficient Vince Carter
This had way too much Kobe (🕊️) …. It took away from his story
The only Gerald we acknowledge is Wallace.
Bro what tf happened to rondae Hollis jefferson
He went pro. He was never the guy. He was a poor mans San Antonio kawhi
Billy Owens
Nobe Bryant 😂😂😂
Cody Zeller
He was only 6’4
Al farouq aminu next
You are right jc but he was a blue devil so it is all good 😊
Josh McRoberts, Kosta Koufos,
What did you call Duke? Lmao
He definitely was a good player just wasted most he potential in Charlotte
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