The G.O.A.T Knick? Is Allan Houston's Career a DISAPPOINTMENT? Stunted Growth

[@stuntedgrowth]

Is Allan Houston a top 10 90s Shooting Guard? My latest video kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6PFgZWPjradmKs

[@6aliph77]

If injuries ends somones career can you really call them a bust though???

[@carlwallace1129]

IMO he was top 10 -12 , the 90s was stacked with great Shooting Guards that overlapped from the late 80s and early 2000s ,,,,Houston had the smooth medium speed pace with good foot work ,handles to complement his text book shooting form, he was the poster child for the 2spot in the late 90s til 2003 with his accuracy and grace on the court.

[@TruckDriver_Em215]

Larry Hughes

[@dariusdowns3959]

Tito Maddox

[@buzzerbeater3350]

Yeah, I can see top 10.

[@marqueswilliams345]

Allen Houston probably had one of the best jumpers I ever seen

[@Michael-H23]

Yeah his shoot was pretty

[@terrancewoods3463]

Agreed 💯💯💯

[@michaelbenn4912]

Was a thing of Beauty!! He drop 53 on Kobe!!

[@Tyweezy84]

Facts

[@MrOctober44]

Nets fan. He did. Silky smooth shooter. As much as I hate the Knicks, Houston was such a natural scorer and Spreewell was such a great slasher with those vicious dunks.

[@allanhouston6759]

Underrated players of the 90s: *Glen Rice, Kevin Johnson, Jamaal Mashburn, Eddie Jones, Latrell Sprewell, Glenn Robinson, Steve Smith,* *Vin Baker, Allan Houston, Detlef Schrempf, Sam Cassell, Rod Strickland, Nick Van-Exel, Isiah Rider.*

[@chrisisslick]

Add Jerry Stackhouse to the list

[@terencewright9972]

90s were an awesome decade

[@peace_of_mind_00]

Add, gleen Robinson, arydas sabonis, shareef abdul Rahim, antonio mcdyss, damon Stoudemire, Michael finley,

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

@@peace_of_mind_00 ...everybody but Mcdyss, he was a bust after the 2001 season

[@peace_of_mind_00]

@@PaulieAFantoneJays19 that is true. But this was about the 90s as titled.

[@MannyMensah94]

Love Allan Houston. One of the best Knick best players...

[@tonysnow759]

I'll never forget watching him drop 53 on prime Kobe and the Lakers in 2003. 💪🏿

[@L92185]

After Kobe lit him up for 46 in nyc

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

& Don't forget he dropped 50 again a few games later against the bucks...& then it all went downhill for him

[@lexluger2jonnyblaze]

He dropped 53 and then what? Nothing

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

@@lexluger2jonnyblaze ...then his knees decided they were just about done...its sad too, bc it really seemed like he was still very much in his prime 😒🤦🤦

[@1roundleft821]

@@lexluger2jonnyblaze he dropped 50 a few games later. Lol you have no clue who Houston is do you?

[@johntheprofessional5039]

Allen Houston and Grant Hill in Detroit could’ve been one of the most dangerous tandems in history had it worked out.

[@stephonwilliams5232]

idk man hill needs the ball and so. did allen how N would it have worked

[@Keemandkam]

@@stephonwilliams5232 it would have worked. Joe Dumars old ass had no business playing and the Pistons fucked that up as well.

[@terrancewoods3463]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@terrancewoods3463]

@@Keemandkam Doug Collins screwed that up

[@Keemandkam]

@@terrancewoods3463 Doug Collins was trash Im a Sixers fan 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@ianosaurus27]

He and Latrell Spreewell made that Knick unis look absolutely gooooooood 😍

[@JShady7620]

I’m 43 years old from NY. To this day Allan Houston has the best jump shot form I’ve ever seen and I modeled my jumper after his. He was a great Knick and an awesome character guy. Humble and hard working. I’ll never forget the Allan Houston years!!

[@buzzerbeater3350]

He was also known as H2O because of his smooth jump shot. He was a devout Christian and if you recall he, Kurt Thomas and Charlie Ward used to huddle on the court after every game and pray🙏🏿.

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

Other Knick players did as well

[@buzzerbeater3350]

@@PaulieAFantoneJays19 Yes, but the guys I mentioned in the previous comment were all devout Christians. They started it. The other Knicks players joined in later. If you really know what's up, the opponents would join in as well! Let's go Knicks!!!

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

@@buzzerbeater3350 ...You know something?... That was pretty cool when the opponents joined in, I was actually disappointed when it stopped & there was no more Houston, Ward & Thomas on the team

[@AfG_313]

I remember that back in the day. I wonder why they don’t do this anymore but ya bro he was also known as H20 his jumper flows like water

[@jjones8294]

@@buzzerbeater3350 Very true!!

[@kingc111king4]

Grant hill Alan Houston and Lindsey hunter were Detroit’s future championship run

[@tren35]

You remember those new Detroit Piston jersey they rocked in that fashion show.

[@zeroturn7091]

It took Linsey too long to develop, but I remember him and James Robinson lighting up local gyms back in the day.

[@AndreaBaixinho]

Houston had such a smooth jumper. One of my favorite players growing up

[@stuntedgrowth]

Facts

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue]

Facts

[@therviljerry1020]

Facts

[@uu99ful]

Agree

[@beastmode40205]

He was the first guy from our city to reach the Finals in the modern era. Him and Rondo are the only ones to do it so far but I always hated Rondo for being a Wildcat and a Celtic lol

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoodvue]

Imagine Grant Hill and Allan Houston, would’ve been a nasty combo

[@stephonwilliams5232]

idk they both need the ball

[@terrancewoods3463]

They would have been deadly had Houston stayed with The Pistons & G.Hill

[@dwightlove3704]

@@terrancewoods3463 Hunter,Hill,Houston could have been one of the most lethal trios of the '90s

[@terrancewoods3463]

@@dwightlove3704 agreed my dude

[@bsmoove2800]

Stop lying to yourself Allan wasn't that good he was more hype

[@DaKidMel33]

Being a native new Yorker I remember his career all to well injuries just did him dirty ....great video

[@Queensovereverything]

Allan Houston was my favorite player as a kid even though my game wasn’t like his, I admired his smoothness on the court, and he definitely was a prototype for a professional, never seen him angry, always carried himself with grace.. my favorite game of his was when he dropped 53 in LA on the Lakers in 03.. sneaky dunker too, dunked on T-Mac crazy one time.. one of our greatest Knicks players, injuries just did him in..

[@tonysnow759]

Man I loved watching this guy play for the Knicks that 99' playoffs run to the finals was legendary

[@cbpfan8255]

This guy could have average 30 in his day but was too unselfish one of the prettiest jump shot ever🏀

[@amancalledhawk5575]

I don't think he was a disappointment he had a decent career those injuries got him but he lived the dream had decent numbers you might as well do Charlie ward and Chris childs

[@amancalledhawk5575]

@@GDCDGC not really they really wanted a qb that was 6'6 back then

[@chrissams6230]

@@amancalledhawk5575 yup he got played Ward was a beast he had me wanting to be a Florida State Seminole

[@amancalledhawk5575]

@@chrissams6230 facts that whole team was great

[@Intellectually_Ignorant]

Yes he was one of the best shooters from 3 and the free throw line in that era in the NBA, Disappointment no he made it to the league put up Good Numbers had a 11 year Career got to the finials accumulated Generational wealth for his Family tree kept his clean cut stand up Image both on and off the court. as stated he had one of the smoothest Jump shots. Injuries and other peoples expectations. I was a fan of his from his Tenn days till he retired

[@roberttanner3252]

@StunnedGrowth Glad you Are Making A to One of the Best New York Knicks Shooting Guard Of All Time Which Was Allen Houston Bruh Shooting Game Was On Another Level Omg He was Like Unguardable Keep This Up Love Videos Man

[@Jiwizard17]

I remember when I was in P.s.205 in the Bronx and the Knicks players came and I meant allan Houston he saw me sitting by myself because my teachers wouldn't let me come meet them because I was acting out and he sat down and talked to me and gave me tickets for a few games I will never forget that he will always be one of my favorite Knicks ever

[@Jiwizard17]

@Robert Drake and the Mets used to come to my school and I met Mike Piazza that dude was big as shit that was my childhood hero 💙

[@sameerwilliams4054]

Shout out to Stunted Growth. He always delivers with information and highlights. 👏🙌👏

[@TheHitmanCoz]

All things considered as a Knicks fan I still have nothing but love and the utmost respect for Houston

[@zaycation8584]

Definitely had the skill set to be a hall of famer, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way🤷‍♂️

[@td8350]

Allan Houston still one of my favorite's all time. I met him as a kid at a Courtsey Lincoln dealership in the Bronx in the 90's. Nice guy hell of a basketball player. It's a shame he had knee problems.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

I remember when the Knicks were shopping for a SG and were looking at both Houston and Reggie Miller. Miller, who had killed the Knicks previously were the fan's choice but I really wanted Houston. I knew Miller, who was 31 at the time, had reached his ceiling, but with Houston we werent sure where that ceilong was because he was outstanding during his last season in Detroit. I loved Houston in NY. No, he never became the high volume scorer that people predicted he could become but he was a very good #2 scorer who hit some of the most clutch shots for the team in my lifetime. He's one of those rare guys who will never have to buy his own drink in NYC.

[@Kenneth-fu3js]

Definitely one of my favorite guys back then! I loved how his shot looked and how he was just smooth on the court! Dam Shame his injuries cut him down early! Great Episode!!😎👍🏽👍🏽

[@KIDTV-qe2dm]

Allan Houston is just one of a long line of Late 90's guards who couldn't flourish because MJ was just unstoppable.

[@jeromebreezedale4066]

NOT

[@TruckDriver_Em215]

1 of my favorite all time Knick players. Pure jump shooter, perfect form, can create his own shot, can beat u off the dribble

[@Zaghzackio]

That footwork and jump shot different

[@Qpoe44]

Is there a Ricky Davis stunted growth?

[@mistermann3225]

There is. I watched it. You just have to scroll through his videos.

[@NSIWorld]

Great video as usual. One correction: That NYK victory vs. Miami was in the 1st Round in 1999, not the Conference Semis.

[@gangtime8705]

Imagine him and hill in their prime in Detroit

[@thewayoflj9344]

Love Houston, but he was Khris Middleton of the 90s. I don't think he was a "disappointment," the Knicks just had unrealistic expectations & in typical Knick fashion, gave him a bad contract, not to mention the injuries that hampered his already average athleticism. It's a shame we couldn't keep Spreewell or have a healthy McDyess along with Houston, things would've been very different.

[@buzzerbeater3350]

JC, have you considered doing a Stunted Growth series on current players in the league? You could not only detail their stunts but what must happen for them to improve. I nominate Kevin Knox as the first feature. Let's get it. Peace.

[@EsauistheCaucasian]

That Jumpshot form was so NASTY, man. In the best way possible using that term, as a baller. Just.....NASTY. That is the textbook form, follow through, foot placement. Just everything. That form is Top Tier. As for the topic of the video. Son was wild talented, just didn't have the killer instinct. Period.

[@SLAnaya-bq3cp]

Thanks 4 these videos. Learning from the their pasts, helps me in my life. So I don't stunt my growth anymore.

[@bornbranded29]

His career was not disappointment. He did win and give us great games, more so than Melo and many other guys we've had since.

[@nabilkhan7733]

Allan Houston is prob my favorite basketball player ever

[@swissh1]

I'm a Knick fan for life but that contract killed us for a minute! That was dam near superstar money at the time SMH!

[@bofuthereturn]

It was a massive overpay. Houston was barely a top 10 sg in the 90s and not even the best sg on the team. No one would have given him anything close to what the knicks gave him.

[@swissh1]

@@bofuthereturn I like the direction we are going now . I'm keeping my fingers cross Dolan dosen't mess this up!

[@GHOST91141]

Some Stunted Growth future hopefuls, Drew Gooden Amir Johnson Korleone Young

[@kenobibryant1637]

yo JC I've been binging your content and I can't get enough! keep up the good work! also I never knew Houston played for the Pistons

[@LanceVance81]

Houston had a great jumper. Still remember that 53-point game in LA.

[@buzzerbeater3350]

JC, good video. I didn't know he and Grant Hill had so much beef. It's so surprising and uncharacteristic of each player.

[@doeb3]

Consistently dropping bangers

[@philipfarnan4188]

Knicks v Heat= epic series. So glad I got to watch them battle growing up.

[@Search4theYeti79]

As a sixer fan. Speedy Claxton, Clearance Weatherspoon, Matt Geiger, Evan Turner, Elton Brand.

[@carltonmcgee8878]

Nice vid. I played against Al in college (those Tenn teams were beyond terrible) and he was as smooth as they come. But he didn't have that something extra that he needed to separate himself from the pack. Peace.

[@rayheaden1771]

Injuries do play a part in a players legacy

[@fosu2006]

Imagine Pascal Siakam and Devin Booker combined that was Alan Houston that guy was nice as heaven💯

[@CAcutie1978]

Ewing went to one NBA final as well...is he a disappointment? Allan Houston was not flamboyant and aggressive as a Latrell Sprewell or even John Starks, people wanted him to be a "New Yorker". Watching him and hearing people perspective of him, I just knew they were looking for something different from him just because he played most of his career in New York. I had so many arguments with my family, uncles, schoolmates about the fact that he was enough, he was great, just mellow, a bit subdued in his personality. I stand by the underdog because to see them win and flourish is the greatest thing of all... and Allan Houston did just that. At guard 6'6 from Tennessee, No. 20... Allan Houston

[@bjnt922]

One of the best shooters in the league during the 90s. I think the injuries combined with ginormous expectations the New York media put on him because of his contract kept him from being even better that what he was. On a side note Tennessee and UConn have to be the only schools where the women’s basketball team is more popular than the men’s team even though both men’s programs at both schools have produced great pros. Maybe consider doing a stunted growth on Chamique Holdsclaw?

[@aaronhutchinson885]

Maybe the smoothest Jumper of all time (phonebooth, if you know) he would be maybe equivalent to a bigger Bradley Beal if he was playing now, not to plug anyone else, but he recently did an article on players tribune about going to NY..appreciate this one

[@buzzerbeater3350]

What does 'phone booth' mean? I vaguely remember that term.

[@aaronhutchinson885]

@@buzzerbeater3350 shooting straight up and down. Your form doesn't have a lot of room for movement.

[@buzzerbeater3350]

@@aaronhutchinson885 'Preciate ya'!

[@miapratt7017]

Do Nick Anderson and Dennis Scott Reggie Lewis, Mychal Thompson, Dee Brown

[@dwightlove3704]

Hunter&Houston could have been one of the top back court duo's of the '90s

[@1922terrence]

Somehow my notifications got turned off smh. Good work brother! Can we get a Craig Hodges video?

[@313drepeso313]

Yeah as a kid growing up in the D I was sick when Houston left us, I thought him and Hill was going to lead us for years to come.

[@Boss3Nate]

Such a huge fan of Allan Houston..!!

[@MrKwillis87]

That Allan Houston Pistons Jersey, (with the horse) straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥. I didn’t know he was there long enough for those uniforms!

[@mangrove]

He modeled them at the redesign launch, and seemingly intended to stay with Detroit, until he was low-balled by the front office.

[@blakelip3]

Allan was DEADLY I been waiting for this one

[@host2498]

Was waiting for this one. Before i even watch I already know lol

[@LEGIONOFKNICKSPODCAST]

This was my favorite player in the 90s. Wasnt crazy fast or explosive, but was a gym rat shooter, excellent at getting his spots on the floor. It was injuries that got him. Salute. Great video!!!

[@miked.336]

Had no idea he played with pistons with Grant Hill lol. I only know him from his Knicks finals run

[@jahmalg.2276]

I was definitely a big fan of the kicks especially that 1999 2000 and 2001 squad

[@Greg_Deep]

He was the truth

[@PaulieAFantoneJays19]

Been a Knicks fan since 1999 & I still think Sprewell was the better player, he played much better D...He came up big in the playoffs & would put the team on his back when they needed him to do so...He even played w/ a broken bone in his feet & still played @ a high level...No disrespect to Houston of course *Just my two cents*

[@seanwiggins1633]

Was one of my favorite shooting guards his game was smooth

[@roncuyos1595]

Owns one of the prettiest jumpshots ever 👌

[@michaelcarlock5493]

Yo JC...still rockin with you Bro...love the content...my young nephews love the channel..i turned them on to it..just something i thought would help them...but..with that said...what happened to SCOTTY THURMAN FROM ARKANSAS?...thanks for all you do..peace

[@jnjrob806]

You should do a series base on players who had near or all star talent but career was cut short due to injuries

[@stuntedgrowth]

Who you got?

[@jnjrob806]

@@stuntedgrowth Brandon Roy for starters

[@stuntedgrowth]

@@jnjrob806 did

[@jnjrob806]

@@stuntedgrowth oh 2 years too late 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Houston had one hell of a jumper One of the purest forms I’ve ever seen in my life Kobe Bryant Ray Allen etc It’s a shame injuries stunted his growth He played professional basketball and played 10 years in his NBA career

[@clampgodej4788]

Ron Artest, Corey Maggette, Baron Davis, Elton Brand, could all be good features.

[@ogmusik2549]

Ron artest had a championship with the lakers he had a good career apart from the malice of the palace fight

[@sixnine7443]

That jumper was flawless

[@ericmatterson9905]

Allen Houston if healthy could have average 24-26 ppg in this era. He had a picture perfect jumpshot

[@theprophet9203]

My guy your videos are special to me love watching them some ideas Marquise Daniels Josh Howard Desmond Mason Antonio Mcdyese

[@j.marzett1981]

Allan Houston was one of my favorite players growing up.

[@1roundleft821]

Had he gone to a team like Utah instead of NY he'd probably have 2-3 rings. Stockton, Malone, and Houston would've been a crazy trio.

[@sterlingwilliams8645]

I remember watching this dude drop 53 on Kobe late in his career... dude could hoop

[@ryanmartin73]

I liked him as a Knick. He would quietly drop 20 plus a game and go home. Wasn't his dad a college coach or something?

[@killerecho]

Houston was basically a straight jumpshooter who for most of his career had just enough bounce to shoot over most defenders. He had to shoot over them because he didn't have the quickness to beat people off the dribble or create tons of space for himself. He didn't run screens like Reggie Miller or have a post up game like MJ. Most of his shots came off a series of jab fakes and his offensive game was easy to read as a defender. Check any footage of him. Majority of his shots were off iso and well covered with a hand in his face. It's a testament to his sheer shooting ability that he's able to average 20 points on what are mostly tough, well-defended jumpshots. Problem is, a taller, athletic defender (think Tracy McGrady) that can block/bother his shot would straight up shut him down, as he didn't have a secondary go-to skill. And that doomed him eventually once that knee surgery robbed him of what little athleticism he had. By 2004/2005 he could no longer get his shot up over anyone and was effectively done. In today's game, he might still have had value as a spot up 3-point specialist.

[@keach1983]

That knicks team had like 4 stunted growthers

[@baldridgeroy]

I completely forgot he started his career in Detroit.

[@AS-xl9gb]

Yo I lived in NY at this time. You were spot on, he was highly revered to us,

[@samgunz1]

Underrated ball handler.. he was nice off the dribble

[@pep2st8p64]

Houston was fuckin dope...

[@Larhless]

You mean dirt

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I was born in Seattle in 1973. Sonics and Blazers fan. Japanese-American. I read that, in the summer of 1994, Detroit "was tempted" to send Allan Houston, Mark Macon, "and a draft pick" to Portland, for Harvey Grant! That was after Harvey Grant was a disappointment in Portland. And then, all Allan Houston wound up doing the following season, was shooting 44% from three-point range, 85% from the line, and putting up very nice scoring numbers....Plus, Portland needed a 2 guard, after trading away Clyde Drexler later that season. What a great "heir apparent" Allan Houston would have been for the Blazers!

[@RobertsLyric]

I would say NO but I get it cause he said multiple times he wasn’t trying to be anyone or anything but himself. I met him once. He’s super humble and laid back. We’ll talk to you like you’re his neighbor and he’s helping a lot.

[@jasonpriester6308]

Corliss " Big Nasty" Williamson?

[@boozywoozy73]

I can't disagree with your reasons for Allan Houston's stunted growth! Allan Houston had one of the sweetest mid range J's in NBA history! The Knicks didn't make noise after the 99 finals run because Ewing was finished, Sprewell and Houston was on the decline. That era of the Knicks was going to go as far as Sprewell and Houston was going to take them.

[@dubnationsports]

Houston best moment was in the 1 Round Knicks VS Heat in 1999 when he hit the buzzer beater 1 Great Moment for Knicks fans... then got $120 million for next 5 years without doing anything...SMH

[@Michael-H23]

He got us (Knicks) to the playoffs on those late 90's Knicks teams. I think the early 2000s teams would have had a better player if not for injuries

[@thugnballhustle2397]

Shooter that went to Tennessee...💪🏾👑

[@kentonalexis3342]

Could ya do Malcolm Grant dude who’s from my town (Brooklyn NYC) Gary Ervin Darryl “Truck” Bryant. Idk if u did any of dem but I’m jus putting it out there.. Delroy James, Malcolm‘a teammate in HS.. #Brooklyn These are the guys I 🏀 against in AAU, open runs etc

[@ryansmith8646]

Would love to see you profile Billy Owens from Syracuse

[@badhombre8585]

Jeff lebo

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

Mr. Stunted Growth: I have a KNICKS 20 HOUSTON jersey! I love shooting Allan Houston 20-Footers, and Allan Houston 3-Pointers, when I wear that jersey. Ball-Handling: A. Passing: A.

[@carlwallace1129]

Stunted growth on VERNON MAXWELL despite him winning a ring with Olajawan. He was like a west coast John Starks whom was a growth Spurt candidate in the 90s.

[@c.head1st]

One of the reasons I wanted to wear 20

[@jabdullah3092]

One my favorite players ‼️🐐🐐🐐 was ice water

[@callanruka9194]

That off his head dunk had flavour,

[@venod3134]

G. Hill, Joe D, Allen Houston... My Pistons were going from the Bad Boys to the Good Guys, and I was all for it. I was salty when Houston left for NY.