Could've Been The Best Power Forward Ever! DERRICK COLEMAN Stunted Growth
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- Опубликовано: 19 ноя 2020
- In the early 90s Derrick Coleman was a beast! Was way ahead of his time, had everything you'd want from a power forward and more. One of the first real stretch 4s in the NBA that had the chance to be the best ever at his position. He still had a solid career, but didn't quite hit the mark of what was expected of him in many eyes. To me, DC is a legend, but what happened to make him miss the mark for most? Stunted Growth.
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Absolutely dope content. Subscribed
Thank you so much man. Appreciate that.
@@stuntedgrowth hey sir love your video. at the beginning of it you said Derrick Coleman could have went anywhere but he went to Syracuse. I saw Derrick Coleman play at Detroit Northern , and back then Syracuse was always in the Detroit area Detroit PSL basketball back in those days was at least top five in the country we were sending so many players to D1 schools Todd Bergen was another player from Pershing that went to Syracuse Missouri was always in Detroit if you ever get a chance really take a look at Detroit PSL basketball between 1980 and 1995 and I use those years because they were perhaps the last Great era before AAU basketball took over.
dope content now is stolen copywritten footage. stfu
Another thing that could've been mentioned, the death of Drazen Petrovic. That Nets team with Drazen, Anderson and DC was underrated, and Petrovic's untimely death really affected him.
Don't forget chris Morris in that lineup
@@KSoloLoso Chris Morris! Remember when he broke that backboard? Yeah he was a serious athlete, out of Auburn, Charles Barkley said "He's crazier than I am". I believe they had Chris Dudley, a healthy Sam Bowie and Tate George off the bench.
The sky was the limit for that young DC/Kenny/Drazen lineup!! Its unfortunate how everything ended up.
@NO YOU SHUT UP!!!! the nets had a decent whip back In the 90s and Chris Morris was a problem for jordan back in the day.
@@jamesryanlynch3887 True, I remember one series as a Cavs fan where they had no answer for any of those 3. Drazen especially, they were lucky to beat them that year. A few years of experience and they would be the team the Bulls were facing in the ECFs.
He seems like a good man. Now spends his time helping others. Can’t ask for more from a person. Respect.
Really does. He was just always loyal it seems. A lot of his scraps he got in defending teammates or not being disrespected.
Also another one of Derrick Coleman’s growth spurts:The death of Drazen Petrovic...when drazen petrovic died, that forever changed the New Jersey Nets and they never recovered....
BRUH! He's the reason 3 is my favorite number.
@@lamarrlewis9658 yup buddy...drazen petrovic was the heart and soul of the nets but after being snubbed from the all star team it hurt him and then months later killed in car accident...smh...sad and heartbreaking and the nets fell apart...
Interesting. Drazen was a legend. He would've been so good. He had that dog for a European guard. Played with a guy just like him.
They never recovered? That’s an understatement; they went to the NBA finals twice. Move to Brooklyn, a bigger market, and so on. So, I don’t understand how they didn’t recovered.
@@_jasoninnocent gotta clear that up...from 1994 to 1997 the nets were in a free fall....made the playoffs in 1998...didn’t make the playoffs until Jason Kidd arrived...After Kidd was traded, nets didn’t make the playoffs until moving to Brooklyn the 2012-2013 season, nets have up and down years making the playoffs...
Derrick Coleman was definitely ahead of his time when he came into the league in 90 he definitely revolutionized the stretch power forward position he was a matchup nightmare in New Jersey I think his downfall was he didn't have that OG veteran to mentor him like a Terry Cummings or Moses Malone to show him the way and work on his attitude he definitely had the all-around offensive game.
For a minute it looked like Kenny and DC would be the East Coast Stockton and Malone.
They both were lefty's smooth handle but DC saw the court better then Kenny anderson sometimes.only if they wouldn't have clashed
@Robb Dark control of the team they both liked to dominate the ball ,the commentators said they had their differences in practice but I didnt hear anything about their arguing escalating more than that....
@Robb Dark after petro died he was their best shooter off of the ball ,they struggled to fine a identity, Coleman got chubby,K Andersen was banged up and chris Morris around then was a solid swing forward that lost his drive and gave up on the coach.Coleman could isolate and pass for a pivot player that young back then
@Robb Dark true ,agreed
They were actually nicknamed that during those couple early years
oh yeah, this is one I've been waiting for! Derrick Coleman was ahead of his time, stretch big before stretch bigs
Me too ,JC been on a role with these 90s nba stunted growth's Salute
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Attitude Attitude Attitude!!!!
Coleman, Kenny Smith and Jim Jackson... great work!
DC was that guy, way ahead of his time and had the potential to be the greatest 4 of that era(after the mailman)
AndreaBaixinho NBA always had stretch 4s. It just wasnt popular back then.
DC would have been perfect for today's NBA. Big man with HOPS and HANDLES.
Perfect!
I’d love to see a spot on 3 ppl... Rumeal Robinson, Bo Kimble, and Scotty Thurman
His attitude still would’ve ruined his career today. Same as Demarcus attitude
shoutout to Derrick Coleman for trying to redeem himself and help the community out
Big facts. He seemed like a nice guy at heart. Wasn't going to let you try him though.
@@stuntedgrowth ak 47 next? Andre keirilinko or howeva u spell his name 😂
That’s what it’s all about man, good for Derrick man
I was in Middle School when my History teacher Mr Givan took me to see Coleman play at Syracuse. I remember the great City games at Callahan Hall.
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Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson made such an amazing teammates! Coleman dunked on everything! That one on Malone was ridiculous lol
Yeah man. And along with Drazen Petrovic many thought this team would grow into the team that would end MJ and the Bulls run someday
@@WarrenF19 Agreed man! I remember D.P shot was so flame! R.I.P
Butch Beard didn't have a clue... He could've been remembered as a good coach.. But he is only mentioned because he ruined an upcoming team. I became KNICKS fan because the Nets were Garbage during my childhood. I'm from Jersey too. Jersey in the building nuff said
@@006ahenry Facts.... No wonder you haven't heard of him since. Dudes want too much control
@@stuntedgrowth many times coaches try to make players, play in style that is fitting to the style that said coach played in. Which leads to an outdated style of play. I had a coach in high school who was running plays from the previous coach, who won a couple state titles. But it was 8yrs after. He didn't even change the names of the plays. So as soon as our PG would call out a play our opponents knew what was coming. Said coach only got a title because the seniors after my class, wouldn't listen to him. They just played like they knew how.
The OG from Detroit he made it out the mean street of Detroit so in my book he didn't disappoint
I used to date Derrick Coleman's cousin daughter. Dude was cool asf and very humble his people from the streets but dude always was nice to me whenever I saw him the few times I've seen him
DC should've easily been a top 3 PF of all time. Had such a great handle for his size too. Love your content bro💯🏀
People don't realize how talented he was. If his discipline and work ethic was better in his younger years he definitely would be the best power forward ever
Such a great video! DC was so talented. I am a Sixers fan and saw him play a lot for us during his two stints, and it was well documented that he didn't work particularly hard and was pretty apathetic. That said, he still put up numbers for us, which shows how truly talented he was. He would've fit in well today - had good size, could handle and shoot it. But, he definitely would've had to work harder than he did when he played. Had he had that deep desire to be great, he really could've been a hall of famer.
He's the only player I've ever seen get a quadruple double during what i'm pretty sure was a playoff game when he was on the Nets. He was literally capable of doing everything on the floor as a PF.
That 1987 NCAA championship game was one of the greatest of all time.
That's when I became a D C fan. Dude was super talented. Cousin's is a great comp. Antoine Walker too.
The death of Drazen Petrovic in the summer of 1993 was a HUGE stunt bro. The Nets had the former Bad Boys Pistons coach Chuck Daly, Had DC and Petro, who both were All-NBA 3RD TEAM in the 92-93 season and lost to a "battle tested" Cavaliers team in a best of 5 1st round series that went 5 games, and you still had Kenny Anderson who was an ALL-STAR PG the next season in 93-94 along with DC being All-NBA again. And if he were alive in 93-94, Draz would've been ALL-NBA again and an All-Star starter in my opinion, especially with MJ being "retired". The Nets were building something and the death of Petrovic changed the direction of not only DC's career but the entire Nets franchise and that's an Evel Knievel sized stunt that was glossed over
What about Jamal Mashburn. Even though he was small forward he wouldve had a hof career if he didn't blow out his knee
That knee injury WRECKED Jamal Mashburn. I was born in 1973, so I remember him.
Yep
The Three J’s in Dallas shouldn’t have split unfortunately also
True talent and skill, definitely could of been one of the best PF and Hall of Famer......
The only thing I remember from DC was his days with My Sixers & hearing his story about how he went broke. But IMPO in a slight way he was ahead of his time
That dude a legend G... Plenty of fellas back in the day pretended to be him especially when he was in college.
Coleman had a smooth shooting form
Thank you for doing this one. I was waiting for this drop.
When he was on the Sixers he showed the type of player he could have been and he carried the Sixers to the playoffs after injuries to Iverson and a lot of other players during the 2001-2002 season...Larry Browb brought out his potential because he knew the guy was super talented
Shouts out to DC. This man has been helping Detroit since the beginning of his career. Broke. I hardly doubt that. Don’t get it confused. Get ya ass together for getting out of line then and still will now. Shouts out to the homie.
He would be perfect in today's NBA. Way ahead of his time.
I'm not even going to lie I was a big fan of Derrick Coleman I had a pair of his British Knights shoes 😂😂
You a bad man for that one lol
I didn't even know he had shoes 😭🤦🏿♂️
@@bbryant9455 😂 I was 7 years old I didn't know no better I just knew my brother & everybody around me had Jordan's so I thought you wore the shoes or your favorite players and it got worst I had a pair of Larry Johnson Converse had a pair of Patrick Ewing shoes too 😂
@@GHOST91141 shiiiit who you tellin fam 🤣 I had the and1 blacktops in 5th grade. Couldn't tell me a goddamn thing
@@GHOST91141 I remember I wanted the grant hill fila's like everyone else. I had a pair just not the grants 🤣
Interesting when you mentioned he and Gary Payton in the same sentence. Gary had that same fierceness, but his dad kept him in check. The male figure has to be a good one, 'cause they can get caughtup in the hype too!
Salute to Derrick Coleman, can you do Todd Day or Tom Gugliotta, Chris Mills, Danny Manning, Dennis Hopson or Roy Tarpley, Kenny battle, Larry Hughes or Bonzi wells
Have you ever used the word OR in a sentence before just wondering lol
Wow
@@craigmabry1392 what's the wow about
That's a great list that you mentioned.
Glad u did this one, D.C. was 1 of my favorite Orangeman! Boy he had game..
Marcus Fizer. Eddie Robinson.A.J. Guyton.. Great vid tho bro 💪🏾💪🏾💯
Derrick Coleman is a relative of mine . My nephews uncle through marriage. Never knew he was this gifted!! Thanks for showing his talents
I truly enjoy your Stunted Growth Episodes. I grew up in Detroit and played against player like Steve Smith Lorenzo Neely and Derrick D.C. Coleman. i would like to see a Steve Smith or Lorenzo Neely Stunted Growth. Lorenzo Neely if you are not familiar with him was the starting point guard at Northern High School in Detroit where he and D.C graduated from.
Bro you have one of the most underrated channels on YT... THOROUGHLY enjoy watching your videos bro, get ultra hyped each time you drop a new one!! By the way you got a perfect voice for the voice overs! Keep doing your thing bro your videos are much appreciated 🔥🔥🔥
I grew up in NJ going to nets games all the time in the early 90s. I worshipped Coleman. I never knew about his off court issues until watching this now. My parents must have been protecting me from them
I became a fan after I got a basketball card and that what made me use to play with him and Anderson on NBA Jam folks use to be like who is this dude I’m like Derrick Coleman
This is a heartbreaking video. I was a devoted Derrick Coleman fan. D.C. could do it all. He was a special talent. I am excited to see him giving back to the community!
i been subscribed. i told you this a lot, but youre one of my favorite channel. i dont agree with every tak, but i do agree with most...and youve even changed my opinion a couple times.
Coleman had it all
Been waiting for this one for a while. Great video!
Great comparison DC & Boogie Cousin!!! Excellent 👌
Great series. All us 1990’s teenagers that saw all these players from the beginning thank you.
He was my dude DC COLEMAN. I Appreciate the video keep doing what you doing. NOW LET'S GET IT MAN
Great work
So after Coleman's 2nd season with New Jersey, a season where he kind of took a step backwards mostly because he was injured, there was talk of Coleman getting traded to Denver for Laphonso Ellis, Bryant Stith and a 1st round pick in 93 and 95.
I would have loved to see Coleman play next to a center like Mutombo, a player who knew his role was to protect the rim and rebound and let other players do their thing on offense. As it stood the 6-8 Ellis had a few good seasons in that role next to Mutombo but put Coleman next to him while theyre both in their prime and Coleman goes off. Denver always needed that one player they could count on for 20ppg+ and Coleman would become that guy. Coleman's big issue, especially earlier in his career was defenses collapsing on him whenever he got the ball within the paint. In NJ he REALLY had to work for all of his points because the Nets had guys like Yinka Dare and Dwayne Schintzius playing next to him. They cant do that in Denver because even when they collapse on him he can drop it off to Dikembe.
On top of that, Mutombo was a year or two older than Coleman and far more wiser. He could have been that mentor that Coleman needed earlier in his career.
Great topic! Coleman and Anderson on the 90s nets had their moments.
One of the few players that dunked on Shaq. Dude had all the talent in the world but didn't have the work ethic or attitude to maintain it.
Derek Coleman was a very great player just went through a lot of things in his presonal life lol he was one of the first to dunk on Shaquille just give him his credit and respect that he deserves a game changer 🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲💪💪💪
Dude really could've been one of the greatest. Had all the talent and abilities
Honest and truthful: thank you for a great summary of this man's life and career. That was a tough sight: a lefty who could shoot the eyes out of the hoop. (I always thought lefties were the harder guys to cover because I reflexively tried to stop a righty with my left arm and hand on a shot.) I remember Derrick as a monster forward with the Nets (and later, Detroit), but as you said, he had his demons to battle. (I clearly remember a quote from D. about his attitude on the court and people calling him out for it: "Whoop-dee-damn-do.") Thankful that he's turned his life into a source of motivation and support for others.
I live for this channel, JC, you have been picking the absolute best subjects, and guys I have been mocking for years. I was telling a friend this morning, I hated DC so much as a kid, I also unfairly hated Steve Smith because they were friends, guilty by association. He is slightly full of it talking about no veteran mentors though. Over time he had Sam Bowie, Armon Gilliam, and later Rick Mahorn. Maybe no superstar vets but he had guys who were straight professionals.
Then again he also had Chris Morris who was a knucklehead extraordinaire.
Yea he definitely had some guys that could show him the ropes, but it hit different when you respect what a guy has done in the league. Don't know how much respect he had for those guys.
Salute fam💯💪🏾✌🏾️
DC was about that life and loved a good scrap!!
Good video! This channel is fire! We need a video on Vin Baker! The Ultimate Stunted Growth!
DC was awesome! Lived in Michigan during his high school days....C Web was a few years younger than DC and got most of the pub but DC was polished and could do it all at the 4! His "stunted growth" will probably keep him out of the HOF but he had a HOF game and the numbers to validate it. Glad you touched on his efforts supporting underprivileged communities in Michigan since his retirement from the NBA. Thanks for your balance on DC!
Thanks for doing one on him I rocked his USA jersey for the longest. Hard-working player
I remember Martin gave him a shout out on Def Comedy jam in the 90s. 6'10 Derrick
Yeah that's when Derrick was one of the best in the league 😂😂😂
You really missed the impact of the City of Detroit on DC's Career. DC is Detroit through and through and the his affiliations definitely impacted his career. You also didn't touch on his mentorship with the Great Dave Bing. That's is why he went to Syracuse.
DC is synomonous with the city of Detroit. Particularly the "North End."
Antonio Mcdyes, Danny Manning, Larry Hughes, Al Harrington
DC, Kenny Anderson and Drazen Petrovic as a team core. At the time the sky was the limit. Great videos, my man. 🤜🤛
NBA players are humans who have human struggles. DC had a nice career in spite of whatever issues he had. Good to learn he's still growing as a person. Clearly, he's a success! Nice video ..
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This is the guy I always bring up as a shoulda been.
He was Shaq and Barkley mixed together at the 4 . Should have been a dominator instead of a role player
You mean a Shaq & Barkley that could drain 3's! 👍🔥👍🔥💵💵👍
Man, I loved Derrick Coleman as a kid (& still do to this day) He was this big huge guy & yet, he was able to shoot the 3 ball...Looking at it now, he was probably a pain in the ass for other bigs to guard...I can't believe he only made one All-Star team
Derrick Coleman is what a prototype power forward should look like, skillful and big enough to move to the center position
DC was one of my favorite players that I loved and hated (not literally) at the same time. Being a Hoyas fan, he gave us hell, but I definitely respected his game.
Man those years were awesome that I'm so glad for youtube to go back. NBA couldnt hold a candle to the 90s compared to todays age. The Nets were awesome with DC, Kenny Anderson, and Draz
I use to love to play with Derrick Colman on NBA live he was a beast
This is an excellent channel. How about Metta World Peace, Purvis Ellison or even Michael Olowokandi?
Bruh another great video, plz do one on Marvin Barns!!!
WudUpDoe?! Oh yeah...straight from da D. Yo, DC's a good dude. Always around, never phony, willin' to help out, etc... Hell naw he ain't broke.
DC doin' all right. You (ya'll) choose your path, homie has da right to choose his.
Salute Jc!
He had a crazy skillset in college. I remember him destroying players in the tournament to the point where he was visibly laughing at how easy it was to score on players. He would body the center and dunk on him, then come back the next time down and shoot the 3 like it was nothing. He always had too much fun off of the court though.
DC represents what Detroit was at that time; flash, intimidation and reputation. As a native Detroiter, it’s easy to see how the basketball culture of the late 80’s and early 90’s laid that foundation.
If you simply look at all of our native Detroit talent during that time span you see a plethora of greatness. With that said, they were ALL lazy to a point. From DC, Doug Smith, Victor Alexander, C-Webb, to Maurice Taylor and Robert Traylor, all lazy. I’m not saying that these talents were wasted, what I’m saying is IF they would have WORKED really hard, man o man!
Jalen Rose, Howard Eisley, Voshon Leonard, Willie Michell, Winfred Walton, and many more. Lots of talent from about 1990-1995.
Man Detroit had produced many legends on the court and in the entertainment period!!!! Such an icon city
Deeeetrrrooooit legend! That Nets team in the early 90s had great potential to be long term contenders.
As a kid I remember watching all the Nets games on channel 9. DC was the man for sure.
D.C was a beast a power forward that had handles could pass Post up and shoot from long range a lefty one of the few players that DUNKED ON a Shaq. I was a big Fan of his in College at Syracuse couldnt nobody tell me he was the illest I thought his talent would have put him in the hall of fame. Vets are valuable to young talent on wack Teams salute too D.C
The 90s Nets were my squad as a kid , DC , Kenny da Kid , Drazen, Chris Morris , Sam Bowie , Sleepy Floyd..very exciting watching them ball!
DC #DerrickColeman Easy 20/10, Sweet little Set Shot, Zac Randolph was a Crafty Lefty somewhat like DC, Great Channel Bro
He was a monster on NBA Live, way back when
Charles Barkley himself said DC could've been the best power forward ever. Above Duncan, and Malone.
He was one of my favorite PF's. Ty for doing a spot on him. Do you think you could please do one on Indiana Pacers Chuck "The Rifleman" Person?
Always loved the instrumental on your vids, you able to share a link?
Yo bro that lol pump esketta or whatever is horrible bro. I really enjoy the content just that is killin me
Don't comment to often but thank you for sharing... DC was far and away the most talented PF in the league. Just didn't put in that work, minus his natural talent if he actually put in that work he could've been #1 PF EVER!!! I was a youngen but I remember, and he's pretty much the only NBA star that actually still had a crib and businesses in the D. 💯 #salute
Great one again SG... I thought he and Kenny Anderson could’ve led the Nets for years, instead they became the poster boys for the whole “spoiled millionaire” perception... much like the “Jail-Blazers” of the late 90’s -early 00’s; bad attitudes over shadowed their talent and ultimately derailed what should’ve been years of continued success... I agree, should’ve been HOF and the best ever PF... thanks for this one... keep up the great work
Thank you bro
DC was a straight beast! As a Syracuse & Sixer fan, I loved his game
Super under rated channel. Its so sad how there's clickbait copy & paste channels with 500k+ subs with channels like this existing. Subscribed.
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Lloyd Daniels would be a great Stunted Growth episode.
I agree 100%
Facts!!!! I was even thinking Ricky Pierce
Great work bro! Could you do one on Danny granger people say I play like him 😭😭
DC will always be the best in my eyes and he's a cool dude on top of that and can pluck the Bass !
You should do an 80’s-90’s series for stunted growth. I wondered what happened to him
Do one on Keith Van Horn and Shareef Abdur Rahim
Detroit Northend in the building! What up doe!
I just found out Derrick Coleman was a number one pick. Crazy
Derrick Coleman was definitely H.O.F. potential
My understanding is that he suffered from depression, which is a chemical problem, not an attitude problem. And in the 90’s, we just didn’t understand that health issue as well.
Detroit will always love Derrick. He has done more for the city then most players from the city and I would guess his unselfishness was a big part of his bankruptcy. I know relatives of his that tell me he's a completely different person now and how he's really trying to give back to Detroit. I also know people who in HS where completely embarrassed by him and his dominating skills. Nothing but love D!
I had a thought on someone from the 90s after watching DC's Stunted Growth. BILLY OWENS.
I think Billy Owens was def underrated. It seemed like played out of position at PF for a lot of years on the Warriors.
@@knuke9596 I agree 100% the Syracuse connection made me think of him. Ahead of his time...
@@lamarrlewis9658 'Cuse was producing some monster ball players back then.
He was a small forward that looked excellent in the open court. Like a point forward. He never was a post threat against other power Forwards
@@carlwallace1129 Then you never saw him go heads up vs. Alonzo Mourning, posting up, scoring, then talking trash. Coleman could do it all.