Eddie Jones: The NBA All-Star who mentored Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade | Forgotten Player Profiles

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025
  • Eddie Jones spent 15 years in the league as your prototypical swingman playing an important role on both ends of the floor for the majority of his time in the league. He was the athletic scorer in LA before Kobe Bryant, and even when Kobe was brought in to likely replace him, Jones showed his character by mentoring Bryant. He spent his best individual season in Charlotte which saw him lead the NBA in steals in 2000. He then became a fan favourite in MIami where he would spend the next 5 years of his career before playing for 3 teams in 3 years (including a second stint in Miami) to finish his career. But Eddie Jones did all this and still seemed to fly under the radar, because he didn't want or need the spotlight and was fine with being a second or third option behind some of the biggest stars of his era. Regardless of the situation you also knew what to expect from the 3 time all star, Steady Eddie Jones.
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  • @ForgottenPlayerProfiles
    @ForgottenPlayerProfiles  Год назад +64

    Forgot to add that he was an inaugural member of Team Jordan during the '97-'98 season, sorry about that.
    I talk about first Jordan Brand team a little bit in my FInley video. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here: ruclips.net/video/GJIjCRzl83s/видео.html&ab_channel=ForgottenPlayerProfiles

    • @reginaldnewby0215
      @reginaldnewby0215 Год назад +7

      They were the first wave of players to get the PE's after Penny Hardaway, Latrell Sprewell, B.J. Armstrong, Kendall Gill, Mitch Richmond and Harold Miner all wore Jordan IX PE in '94

    • @PIP...33
      @PIP...33 Год назад +1

      @@reginaldnewby0215 RICHMOND IS BEST SG IN HISTORY. IF I START TEAM AND NEED TO CHOSE SG , IT WILL BE MITCH.

    • @openranks4519
      @openranks4519 Год назад +3

      Great role player in the NBA, glad you covered EJ! 😎

    • @teen_laqueefa
      @teen_laqueefa Год назад

      @@PIP...33 with the 3rd pick I made the earth sick, him play, mj fade away, perfect

    • @l.r9655
      @l.r9655 Год назад +1

      Yupp Eddie Jones had the Jumpman Pros that were clean af... Eddie was silky smooth on the court and always reminded me of a Clyde Drexler

  • @GHOST91141
    @GHOST91141 Год назад +115

    Eddie Jones was so so underrated

    • @Ošæs
      @Ošæs Год назад +11

      3 pt layup

    • @antoniohoward981
      @antoniohoward981 Год назад +5

      @@Ošæshe could play some Defense

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад +4

      Especially in his miami heat yrs .he was solid in the few yrs that he started for them

  • @kaospat4173
    @kaospat4173 Год назад +74

    Eddie was my first favorite NBA baller as a kid...had his poster in my room and on my room door

  • @RampageTV10
    @RampageTV10 Год назад +51

    My favorite player

    • @ItzBigBlakk
      @ItzBigBlakk Год назад +2

      Mine too

    • @daleg4192
      @daleg4192 Год назад +2

      Eddie was like that!

    • @bitchesleave
      @bitchesleave Год назад +2

      And mine 'paid doe for his 25 vest❤

    • @tr1sh0tz48
      @tr1sh0tz48 8 месяцев назад

      Holy shit I found someone like me I never knew that this day would come

    • @novaj5
      @novaj5 7 месяцев назад

      Same here.

  • @fennisdembo34
    @fennisdembo34 Год назад +116

    somehow you're covering a lot of my fav players from past eras. great job man!

  • @alo.5141
    @alo.5141 Год назад +31

    I remember when Eddie Jones took off from the foul line in a late '96 game against the Milwaukee Bucks.... I've never seen a visiting player have his dunk played back TWICE on the scoreboard

    • @bigshorty4855
      @bigshorty4855 Год назад +4

      I remember that, that shit was sick.

  • @eddiemiacoria8477
    @eddiemiacoria8477 Год назад +12

    Bro he ain’t forgotten.. TRUE LAKER HEADS know him JORDAN and KOBE, knew EDDIE was teaching Kobe everything, sucks that they didn’t keep him, but I got his JERSEY 25 and had his shoes and going to get his ALL STAR green jersey. Won rookie all star and WAS DUNKING ON MOFOS left and right .. 😂🙏👏🥇👍🫡☝️🔥🏆

  • @notoriousd.a.d
    @notoriousd.a.d Год назад +10

    Him and Nick in the backcourt for my late 90s Live squad was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @carlwallace1129
    @carlwallace1129 Год назад +53

    Eddie Jones was a solid 2way player that really was a 3 and D type of shooting guard/SF in the 90s before it was popular. As a slasher he was a very good 3pt shooter and a willing passer whom was always a great team player. 👍

    • @bernardkam1534
      @bernardkam1534 Год назад +5

      Well said. And he always gave Jordan problems because he was so athletic. Jordan even asked him jokingly of course: "you think you got my number huh?".

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад +2

      Yea when Jones was in L. A. and on Charlotte he gave Mitch Richmond and alot of other 2guards problems on both ends especially on Defense. Jordan and JR Rider's bully midpost game gave Eddie Jones fits in stretches.

    • @hollins625
      @hollins625 Год назад +1

      He was way too talented for a 3 and D guy. Since when are these types of players nominated for All NBA Teams? EJ would have been amazing in this era!

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад +3

      @@hollins625 1st off ( when he was a all nba 1st team nominee )
      He was always recognized for his defense on& off of the ball eventhough he was a slasher that shot the 3pt shot well in his prime with Lakers I know he was too talented but them coaches in L A were trying to forcefeed Shaq and they had too Many scoring players around his position at the SF/2spot even before kobe got major playing time. With the hornets he showed more of his all around offensive skills as a 3level scorer.However in Miami he sacrificed his stats again where he mainly defend the toughest wings and camp out on the wings and the corners for the 3pt shot or for the drive back door .I do agree he would be even better in this era. However he got hated on and overlooked with the Lakers for his nice guy pass 1st mentality ( but he couldnt consistently develop in the clutch with kobe and VanExel dominating the ball forcing it in too Shaq while horry was the main other target available in bail out open shots)which was stupid because Jones would have been great in the triangle offense.

  • @mprattyh3
    @mprattyh3 Год назад +20

    Loved Eddie. That Lakers team with him, Nicky V, Kobe and Shaq is still one of my all-time favorite teams

  • @bernardkam1534
    @bernardkam1534 Год назад +15

    I remember Eddie Jones very well. He was a part of that Lakers team after the Magic Johnson era and before the Shaq Kobe era. They also had Nick Van Exel and Cedric Ceballos. I can still see the billboards promoting "The Lake Show." People tend to forget that it was a very respectable team. They only missed the playoffs once and were a 53 win team when they got Shaq and Kobe. Yeah, Eddie Jones is a forgotten ALL STAR but that whole team is forgotten even by Lakers fans. Oh well.......

    • @mjwbulich
      @mjwbulich Год назад +5

      Elden Cambell was another of that core. It always bummed me out that none of those guys were around when we finally won a chip.

    • @GokanSaki
      @GokanSaki Год назад +2

      @@mjwbulichFr, I really wish Eddie especially got a ring, he deserved it for carrying the Lakers through the tough post Magic years and his selfless sacrificing for the team. Sucks that he not only missed out on getting a ring with Shaq and Kobe but also got traded from the Heat just one year before they ended up winning their ring with Shaq and Wade in 06. Guess it just wasn’t meant to be

    • @eric2394
      @eric2394 Год назад +4

      Nick the quick and jones with cedrick ceabllos was my favorite teams ever

    • @willchen4138
      @willchen4138 Месяц назад

      That was a fun, scrappy team.

  • @Jayfromphilly
    @Jayfromphilly Год назад +9

    Eddie jones Temple grad doesn’t get enough respect homie balled

    • @powerbadpowerbad
      @powerbadpowerbad Год назад +1

      AGREED.I remember a game he had as a Laker where he-DUNKED-on Hakeem. LOL. Jones was a very good nba player.

    • @keystonestatewarrior3358
      @keystonestatewarrior3358 19 дней назад

      I posted that was my squad back in those days too man. Him, McKie and Brunson was nice. I'm from that era and remember those clashes with the Fab 5. I was always torn because I liked the Wolverines too lol

  • @NOYOUSHUTUP3.14
    @NOYOUSHUTUP3.14 Год назад +41

    When I think of Eddie Jones, I can help but thinking of Reggie Lewis, same build, athleticism, both smooth. Eddie was a better defender and Reggie had a higher PPG, both were extremely solid players who all too often get forgotten when remembering the great wings in league history. Eddie was the consummate pro, a selfless, egoless player who easily could've had gaudier stats at the expense of his teams. Thank you for the breakdown of such a criminally underrated player and teammate.

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад +5

      That's a great comparison I remember Reggie Lewis being a stellar long wing player . Steady on both ends and had a nice midrange and midpost game .

    • @Vanexelfan3137
      @Vanexelfan3137 Год назад

      Well said.

    • @bennisford1712
      @bennisford1712 Год назад +1

      🎯🎯🎯

    • @allclassallthetime4739
      @allclassallthetime4739 Год назад +2

      interesting comparison. I never would have imagined that idea, Eddie was kind of stringy, maybe couldn't used more bulk when looking at Lewis, he looked beefier. I know he had passed unfortunately in '93 so I didn't see what he was capable of and '92 was when I started paying attention to bball. I could see maybe the attitude being the same, like professionalism maybe, Reggie seemed like a quiet man but level while bringing it 100. Eddie was one who even if he had reason to complain he'd never complain and that was missed when the Lakers traded him so on that note, yeah they were both pro's pros.

  • @POPINTHETAPE
    @POPINTHETAPE Год назад +6

    Me and my coworker was talking about him a few days ago. He’s a old head. I’m only 30, so I remember Eddie Jones in Miami days. He remembers Eddie Jones being the man in LA before Kobe. Funny how this vid pops up in my recommendations.

  • @chriswahl4139
    @chriswahl4139 Год назад +18

    he helped bring the Lakers back to playoff level a few years before Shaq and Kobe arrived. Also it seemed his last year or two in LA he was constantly rumored to be traded for Webber, Gugliotta, Penny, just to name a few

  • @yell0wberry
    @yell0wberry Год назад +15

    I’m really angry and annoyed about Eddie Jones not getting a lot of love for his time in the league, he was definitely one of the most underrated players in recent memory

  • @ganiniii
    @ganiniii Год назад +23

    I absolutely adored this man when he was on the Lakers. He made that double ball behind the back 😂 I was going bezerk

    • @twofour8790
      @twofour8790 Год назад +3

      Chic Hearn Stu Lantz KCAL 9 days 🙌🏾

  • @shawntana1
    @shawntana1 Год назад +11

    Eddie Jones gotta be the most underrated player in NBA History!!! 💯🇯🇲🌴R.i.P. KOBE❤️

  • @kirkiedakingpin
    @kirkiedakingpin Год назад +7

    This was my first favorite basketball player. Him and Nick Van Exel

    • @Vanexelfan3137
      @Vanexelfan3137 Год назад +2

      Me too. Most underrated backcourt ever.

  • @bjsgrillingandcateringllc739
    @bjsgrillingandcateringllc739 7 месяцев назад +2

    The 6’6 Swingman from Temple !!! Eddie Jones is Jumpman first endorsement

  • @aricohen283
    @aricohen283 Год назад +11

    The layup at :30 is crazy, hangtime on level 100

  • @serenadesilhout
    @serenadesilhout Год назад +16

    Eddie Jones was a really fun player to watch and he was very professional. Appreciate the respect you put showing his influence on two of the greatest guards in nba history. Really wished we could have gotten him 1.

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад

      Me too .I felt that Eddie Jones could have came back to the Lakers in the SFslot in Glen Rices places and did more and a better fit in the triangle offense in 2001 but instead he left Charlotte and went to Miami in the trade.

  • @biggertree7063
    @biggertree7063 Год назад +10

    Eddie Jones was on my NBA in the Zone 2000 roster.

  • @bjnaves1192
    @bjnaves1192 Год назад +5

    I could never forget about this guy. I went to his basketball camp in HS. He really came from the bottom and was super humble. Great video bro!!!

  • @johnvaughan8239
    @johnvaughan8239 Год назад +1

    I liked Eddie Jones so much as a kid. I remember liking him way more than Nick Van Exel.

  • @eburonson
    @eburonson Год назад +1

    Still have my Eddie Jones Lakers jersey!

  • @Riles3152
    @Riles3152 Год назад +7

    Eddie was a fan favorite in LA before and even after Kobe arrived. A really good 2-way SG with phenomenal athleticism. It’s crazy how he essentially had to leave before 2 of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history (Kobe, Wade) could blossom into what they inevitably became. And they both became champions right after his departure. I remember Eddie very well though. Him and Nick van Exel were the bridge players for the mid 90’s Lakers, just after the Magic Johnson era and just before the Shaq and Kobe, that kept the excitement going in LA in between eras.

    • @OG_Fernando
      @OG_Fernando Год назад +1

      No love for the pre-Nick Van Exel season...Tony Smith, Sedale Threatt, Vlade Divac & no playoffs??? LoL

    • @BSmokeyGaming
      @BSmokeyGaming Год назад +2

      And also add in the last Heat player to wear number 6 before Lebron James arrives in Miami was Eddie Jones. Jones can’t catch a break, like you mentioned, when he left those respective teams, he immediately gets replaced by the top 3 SGs in NBA history. Then after, his number 6 jersey during his time with the Heat immediately gets erased cause of Lebron James tenure.

    • @Riles3152
      @Riles3152 Год назад +1

      @@OG_Fernando 😭😭😭Can't forget Elden Cambell, Terry Teagle and Sam Bowie LOL

    • @OG_Fernando
      @OG_Fernando Год назад +2

      @@Riles3152 Elden Campbell is one of my favorites. Did you know he lead all PF in block shots (on a few occasions)? He's play was great when Shaq was out, but with Shaq...he would disappear.

    • @Riles3152
      @Riles3152 Год назад +2

      @@OG_Fernando Yea I think his not so positive nickname used to be "Seldom" Cambell 😭Elden was actually a legit talented big man, and definitely had his moments where he would play like a near star. His game was made for the 90's era of big men.

  • @hollins625
    @hollins625 Год назад +4

    My favorite player of all time!
    EJ6
    Great channel!

  • @imcktraining
    @imcktraining Год назад +20

    One of my all-time favorite players. Have not even seen the video yet but had to like and subscribe simply because you're covering Eddie Jones.

    • @schauer247
      @schauer247 Год назад

      I did the same exact thing after getting this in my recommendation

  • @yoon-kicha36
    @yoon-kicha36 Год назад +1

    He was my hero in my high school days. Miss him a lot.
    I remember him having air Jordan commercials on TV

  • @awc6007
    @awc6007 Год назад +6

    Such a great player, I wish he was kept for at least the 2000 season before the Lakers traded him

  • @austinneveau9387
    @austinneveau9387 Год назад +1

    its nice to see the lesser known stars of the nba getting recognition. so many guys in previous eras that dont get the love they deserve.

  • @terryindachat7296
    @terryindachat7296 Год назад +1

    EJ was my favorite player with the Lakers, even helped train local Philly phenomenon Kobe when he was at Temple University.

  • @sluglow6357
    @sluglow6357 Год назад +4

    1 of my all time favorite players, I still day dream about Eddie Jones with kobe on the wings with Shaq inside under Phil Jackson if he didn't get traded

    • @cupertinoish
      @cupertinoish Год назад

      I can be wrong but I remember reading about Shaq being annoyed at EJ's bad plays at clutch moments.

    • @sluglow6357
      @sluglow6357 Год назад

      @@cupertinoish what point you trying to make though? you remember what he thought of the guys they traded Eddie for in the clutch?

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад +1

      @@cupertinoish I only heard that from a RUclipsr named Carseno4Life mention that Shaq went to the front office about that but I don't know how true it was. HOWEVER L A didn't want to give him a good offer to stay .

    • @carlwallace1129
      @carlwallace1129 Год назад +1

      Jones would have meshed in a tri angle offense because he's a very good slasher and passer that was a serviceable catch and shoot player from 3point range while being a great defensive player.

    • @cupertinoish
      @cupertinoish Год назад

      @@carlwallace1129 I agree EJ would have thrived in the triangle offense. He could guard from point guards to small forwards a bit similar to what Pippen did, and on offense he wouldn't have demanded the ball much. Maybe the Lakers could have won more than 3.

  • @dwaynesala8876
    @dwaynesala8876 Год назад +2

    He played with a grace that was a joy to watch

  • @Catdaddyacab
    @Catdaddyacab Год назад +3

    My all time favourite player! Growing up a Lakers fan in the 90s trust me every kid wanted to be like Eddie Jones.

  • @Niran333
    @Niran333 Год назад +5

    Thanks for highlighting a true gentleman and stud of a player that’s Eddie 👍

  • @mrgabgutierrez
    @mrgabgutierrez Год назад +5

    hey i got an idea:
    do forgotten playoff series
    some of the off the cuff series you mention in this video deserve a deep dive
    there were great matchups and deep series that maybe didnt lead to a title but really deserve another deeper look

    • @aricohen283
      @aricohen283 Год назад

      Would love to see a deep dive on each series in the ‘93 playoffs, culminating in a game by game analysis of the Suns vs Bulls Finals

  • @KP-vw6rn
    @KP-vw6rn 5 месяцев назад +1

    One of my favorites

  • @jojobp
    @jojobp 8 месяцев назад

    Eddie is my favorite player! he was so humbled and played really hard on both defense and offense! i missed him when he left Lakers!

  • @jinjxmusic
    @jinjxmusic 11 месяцев назад

    Eddie was brilliant and I hate he missed out on the Rings with The Heat and Lakeshow. He was such a great wing.

  • @nickbradfordsr80
    @nickbradfordsr80 Год назад +1

    Bout time somebody gave Eddie Jones some flowers... I'll be looking for a Brandon Roy vid from you next 💯 #subscribed

  • @eksit101
    @eksit101 Год назад +2

    Real laker fans will never forget him. I personally would have traded kobe instead of eddie. Could have very easily fit that role. Think you made this video from all my comments.... The timing is impeccable. Fyi, i was at magics first home game when he returned

    • @godsfavoritt771
      @godsfavoritt771 Год назад +1

      Do you REALLY think Eddie was a better player than Kobe?

    • @eksit101
      @eksit101 Год назад

      @@godsfavoritt771 absolutely! Just like woolridge was better than Jordan.

    • @godsfavoritt771
      @godsfavoritt771 Год назад

      @@eksit101 you're crazy. Kobe took Eddie spot because he became better than him

  • @jp29allday
    @jp29allday Год назад

    Eddie was THAT dude!!!🔥🔥🔥

  • @AdmRu432
    @AdmRu432 Год назад +1

    Always loved Eddie Jones !!

  • @abominable36
    @abominable36 Год назад +1

    Eddie is easily one of my favorite players ever. Dude was a workhorse and a walking bucket.

  • @Kwill888
    @Kwill888 Год назад

    My Grandmother met Eddie Jones in Miami I was so jealous as a kid lol! He was so Good for the Heat and Lakers! Kudos to the video

  • @stampscapes
    @stampscapes Год назад +4

    Awesome player. He kept getting injured early in the season in what was probably his 2nd and 3rd seasons which was unfortunate. His game would translate so well in todays game. I remember there were trade rumors with someone on Sacramento -maybe for Richmond(?). So when the Lakers played Sacramento, Jones got his personal season best in points that game. I was guessing that he wanted to show his value and not to trade him there.

    • @mackycan1151
      @mackycan1151 Год назад +1

      I think it was on the wolves for jr rider.

  • @DeezyRoc
    @DeezyRoc 10 месяцев назад

    The definition of a 2-Way player. He was definitely one of my favorites to watch. Thats my 2K model build

  • @rashb3994
    @rashb3994 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this. Like a lot of people one of my all time favorite players and, all time favorite Lakers. Like Jordan he moves a certain way where his game was pretty to watch, very fluid and smooth. Always great collected demeanor.

  • @lonniethompson758
    @lonniethompson758 Год назад +2

    Before there was high definition television I used to watch the lakers and get Eddie Jones and Kobe mixed up cause they were same height and size but mostly cause Jones wore 6 and Kobe wore 8. On TV before high def it was hard to tell the numbers apart

  • @jonathancruz8449
    @jonathancruz8449 Год назад +1

    Eddie Jones was my favorite player!!!! Thank you for this vid! 🙏🏽

  • @Autumn.Sun.Eclipse
    @Autumn.Sun.Eclipse Год назад

    Eddie Jones was fun to watch. Solid player.

  • @Vanexelfan3137
    @Vanexelfan3137 Год назад +2

    Now I know what happened to one of my favorite Lakers after he left the team. Thanks man!!

  • @cs4mo
    @cs4mo Год назад +5

    Love these videos. But show more of the footage. Eddie was a defensive WIZARD and you didn't show any of his complete lockdown footage. I modeled my whole game after Eddies defense. That's how good his defensive effort was.

  • @medguy12
    @medguy12 Год назад

    Such an underrated player. Always liked steady Eddie

  • @Smac-fv9xc
    @Smac-fv9xc Год назад

    One of my favorite and most underrated players!!

  • @sebastianliwinski222
    @sebastianliwinski222 Год назад

    I've always liked him, and he's games.
    Reliable and solid Basketball player 💪.

  • @matixxs.h.p.4134
    @matixxs.h.p.4134 Год назад

    There are many great underrated players like Mark Price, Brad Daugherty, Buck Wlliams, Nick Van Exel etc.......I love this series, keep em comin dawg 😁😁😁

  • @jamesroberts1810
    @jamesroberts1810 Год назад

    One of my fave sgs of all time.

  • @konasavage
    @konasavage Год назад

    My new favorite channel for old school NBA. Great job!

  • @Ivander85
    @Ivander85 Год назад +1

    Yo, I asked for an Eddie Jones episode and you had it ready, love it!!!

  • @tobiogunyemi7631
    @tobiogunyemi7631 9 месяцев назад

    Goddamn love Eddie Jones. I always forget that his time in Charlotte was just one year because he was so dominant there, and I completely forgot he was on Dallas in '08.
    Good throughline on how he kept missing championship opportunities and runs with just rough luck overall.

  • @OG_Fernando
    @OG_Fernando Год назад

    This is when I truly became a LAKERS FAN. I remember reading all about the players the Lakers could possibly draft & Eddie Jones was never mentioned...besides a blurb on Beckett Price Guide Magazine. Those were the days...Chick Hearn, Cedric Ceballos, Nick Van Exel, Elden Campbell & Eddie Jones.

  • @jaxjr121
    @jaxjr121 Год назад +1

    I liked Eddie's game......💯

  • @swl9380
    @swl9380 6 месяцев назад

    One my fav players from 90s n 2000s

  • @sebastianliwinski222
    @sebastianliwinski222 Год назад

    Oh man, this is an excellent 👍 channel,
    by doing this it reminds me of every player, everything rings the bell.
    My era early 90's mid 2000 .
    I was so into it.
    Great job once again 👏.

  • @fabianjon698
    @fabianjon698 Год назад +1

    Great video!! Keep it goin!!...
    That 98 Lakers team, man. Really should of had a title. Very few people remember the 3 Kobe air balls. I watched that live. Great stuff!

    • @PhoenixAscending
      @PhoenixAscending Год назад +1

      I don't know if they should have had a title. They were young, and weren't ready mentally to do what it took to win it all. Kobe shooting 3 air balls says a lot about that

    • @fabianjon698
      @fabianjon698 Год назад +1

      The talent was there, mentally yeah, obviously. But how many teams send 4 players to the all star game? Stacked. But yeah talent alone don't get chips.

    • @PhoenixAscending
      @PhoenixAscending Год назад

      @@fabianjon698 I personally don't think they should have had 4 players in the all-star game. 15 ppg should not get you in, but hey, it's LA. The Hawks had 4 players go several years back, and the No.1 seed, but no one expected them to win it all

    • @fabianjon698
      @fabianjon698 Год назад

      @@PhoenixAscending I personally think that Lakers team could have at least made the finals with a different coach. Prime Shaq, elite guards, Big Shot Bob. The foundation was laid. Different leadership at the helm and Kobe's not taking 3 horrific shots. As for the Hawks, I've never seen a Hawks team full of talent that made me say "yeah, they're gonna win it all". Regardless where they were in the standings. It's the Hawks. That 98 Lakers team minus a few departures basically won 3 straight with a great coach.

  • @ahollywood10
    @ahollywood10 Год назад +1

    You are slaying it with these videos. Lots of talented people long forgotten. Is there a way to do one on Jim Jackson or Sean Elliott

  • @shermre5184
    @shermre5184 Год назад

    Him and kobe running court still brings happiness to my life....

  • @CozyKing1684
    @CozyKing1684 Год назад

    This is one of my favorite players ever

  • @dbradandthem2727
    @dbradandthem2727 Год назад

    I used to love watching Eddie and Aron Mckie ball out at Temple

  • @eaglewinnings8003
    @eaglewinnings8003 Год назад +3

    Eddie Jones was a 90s/early 2000s Paul George. Jones averaged 17-20 during his prime in an era where teams averaged less than 100 ppg. He was also an incredibly efficient 3 point shooter. Jones, for his career, shot 37% from 3 taking 4.3 per game. In today’s game Jones would’ve averaged between 7-8 per game. If you translate that into today’s era he would’ve easily averaged between 22-25 ppg.
    The similarities between Eddie and PG are endless. Both are long, lanky wings who are excellent defenders. No one is going to confuse Jones athletic ability with young Kobe’s just how everyone knows that George isn’t the athlete Zion Williamson is but both were plus athletes who have plenty of high rise finishes above the rim.
    Another similarity between the two is their ability to be great teammates and mentors to younger guys. Young Paul George had some despicable behavior with former teammate and close friend Roy Hibbert’s wife but aside from that not one teammate has spoken negatively about George. He hasn’t complained about being traded and he’s been a profitable piece whoever he’s gone.
    The same can be said about Eddie Jones. First, he mentored Kobe, who eventually took his job, in LA. After a short stint in Charlotte where he averaged a career high and had an All Star appearance he went onto Miami where he was a great mentor to Dwyane Wade.
    So for those of you wondering what kind of player Eddie George was I hope this gives you somewhat of an idea.

  • @jboca1973
    @jboca1973 Год назад

    Good Video, I remember Eddie he was a good player. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. So sad I forgot about Alonzo getting illness. He was a monster in the 90's. Good job bro.

  • @aznpikachu215
    @aznpikachu215 Год назад

    One of the forgotten Lakers of the time in the 90s, I actually enjoyed watching him, along with some other Lakers Nick Van Exel, Vlade Divac, Elden Campbell.

  • @KGBOUYON21
    @KGBOUYON21 Год назад +1

    Jones never got his roses

  • @doeboyviaphilly
    @doeboyviaphilly Год назад

    This jun tight work, Eddie Jones was that bul 👌🏾

  • @bobbyanastacio7175
    @bobbyanastacio7175 Год назад

    EXCELLENT AS ALWAYS.
    GLEN RICE AND MITCH RICHMOND NEED VIDS

  • @0017dmac
    @0017dmac Год назад

    One of my favorite players

  • @thegiftedone
    @thegiftedone Год назад +1

    Good work kid! Good work!

  • @dougfresh949
    @dougfresh949 Год назад +1

    If he could shoot 39 % from 3 in today's game with his defense he'll make 50 million dollar a year

  • @brice6018
    @brice6018 Год назад

    This is my first time to your channel. Think I'm gonna like it, hopefully you do my fav player monster mash, Jamal Mashburn

  • @SaudiSymbol
    @SaudiSymbol Год назад

    I love this channel bro. Keep progressing.

  • @KenDouSip
    @KenDouSip Год назад

    A real OG

  • @EastSideNyri
    @EastSideNyri Год назад +1

    And one of the first 5 og Jordan Brand athletes

  • @jamesberryiii
    @jamesberryiii Год назад

    He was Never Forgotten!!💯💯

  • @kincamell
    @kincamell Год назад +1

    This dude was nice on the court..
    Ps I thought him and Kobe were going to be 2000 version of Pippen and Jordan.

  • @DarnellJefferson-e2m
    @DarnellJefferson-e2m 10 месяцев назад

    My favorite player, Kobe was his backups, led the CLT is every category, was MIA's original #6, an all-star, played defense, even was hand picked by MJ to rep the Jordan brand & that finger roll from the 3pt line is classic.

  • @willchen4138
    @willchen4138 Месяц назад

    Jones always looks like he's giving 200% on the floor. Diving for balls. Cheering for teammates. I think he attracted a lot of die hard fans every team he went to. Wouldn't really consider him "forgotten" or "underappreciated."

  • @djdavis6626
    @djdavis6626 Год назад

    Love your channel hidden gem 💎

  • @davidtharp2125
    @davidtharp2125 Год назад +1

    He was fun to watch on the Heat.

  • @gforvendtta
    @gforvendtta Год назад

    I already love this channel

  • @nickbelane83
    @nickbelane83 20 дней назад

    He and Nick the Quick are the reasons why I began to support Lakers

  • @jamesryanferraren5577
    @jamesryanferraren5577 Год назад

    One of my favorite players, along with penny hardaway and latrel sprewell

  • @j-mac7401
    @j-mac7401 Год назад

    Loving this channel.... Well done..... Would like to see one made on Glenn Rice, Anthony Mason and/or Dale Ellis..... keep up the good work brutha, ur on to something....

  • @peterpiper2974
    @peterpiper2974 Месяц назад

    My first favorite player ever! Because of him I picked number six for my jersey

  • @GokanSaki
    @GokanSaki Год назад

    Prototypical 3 and D guy who could also attack the rim, love me some Eddie Jones!

  • @bowserwowser4049
    @bowserwowser4049 Год назад

    Oh man. Thabks dude!

  • @linkercasas1004
    @linkercasas1004 Год назад

    Good work! Very thorough explanation!

  • @kobejordan_T.O.N.Y
    @kobejordan_T.O.N.Y Год назад

    Been waiting for this for a while good job #eddiejones