What Got In The Way Of ISAIAH RIDER'S Allstar Career? Stunted Growth

[@stuntedgrowth]

One of the coldest shooting guards of the 90s! Sometimes you can get in the way of yourself. Are there any other reasons I missed? Appreciate you guys.

[@Biggafiggaz1998]

Never lying main

[@Classicbasketballdvds]

i also think there were soooooo many other good 2 guards at the time, he just caught in the wave of them

[@blakelip3]

Do Chris Allen Michigan State Desean Butler WVU next

[@michaelcarlock5493]

He was one of the most explosive players in the 90s...i couldn't understand why he felt like he was bigger than the game..considering how he came up..you would think that he would at least have people around him that were not scared to tell him..yo..dont do that man...he reminds me of how DAVID RUFFIN was...i remember in the TEMPTATIONS movie..OTIS WILLIAMS asked him..WHATS WRONG?...and RUFFIN replied...Nothin...for the first time?..everything is right..and i think Rider was the same way...it seemed like he HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING BAD HAPPEN or else he didnt feel right..i know some people like that..we call that..CANT WIN FOR LOSING...and to end this?...to even have the audacity to challenge KOBE further lets me know he had a false sense of bravado and got mortally humbled because of it...i just wish he had some guidance when he first got in the league...peace..and much respect to STUNTED GROWTH for not pulling punches...salute to J.R.though..

[@CLK294]

JC Coach said he couldn't shoot...he torched us. But I see him as Harold Minor with a J who had a real chance to just play. His attitude was the only barrier to his game. Unlike Minor they never gave him freedom to just ball. So, you didn't missing a thing JR'S ego got in the way.

[@bjnt92281]

Dude had the ability to be a perennial All-Star and maybe even a Hall of Famer. A T-Wolves team with him KG and Marbury easily makes to the conference finals. But as our parents told us growing up, hard heads make a soft behind.

[@stuntedgrowth]

💯💯

[@andrewclover1462]

Correct

[@charismatic9904]

Naw. U had the sonics. Jazz. Rockets. Spurs. Etc. The west was loaded.

[@IGetBuckets08]

Although he was a phenomenal talent Isiah Rider forgot the fundamental rule of getting paid to play sports: You are a PROFESSIONAL athlete first and foremost. Professional being the operative word. When a team decides to draft you trade for you or sign you they are investing in you. They want to see a return on that investment. You can not tarnish your value by constantly running afoul of the law doing crazy things or misrepresenting yourself or the team. JR Rider was a headache his entire time in the league and after a while teams didn’t want anything to do with him.

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Well said.

[@averydarkguy5296]

Isiah was a bad boy ...them first couple of years was something to see...

[@unappealingundesirable2826]

I was born in Seattle in 1973, where I grew up. Sonics and Blazers fan. How about a Lloyd Danels Stunted Growth?

[@MarquisdeSuave]

David Thompson + John Brisker = JR Rider

[@martymcfly837]

JR Rider was that dude.

[@beezy22]

Tim Thomas-Villanova

[@chihollywood9379]

Jamal Mashburn?

[@ramoneagustus9391]

Do you know of any other non blak person that got traded or suspended for off the court unethical behavior (human error).if so could you bring it to my attention.plus were could i check out the one on one practice game between coby n jr .?

[@gamble777888]

He had a big ego, never wanted to play defense.

[@theclassicmanila-style8435]

do ricky davis, dude was a bucket , underrated in game dunker, and got swag he was jr smith before jr smith

[@Brian.Maxwell]

That is my homie...went to Iowa and left after freshman year to the hornets. I was with Ricky that summer in Chicago hanging and hooping. Great pick

[@raphael9783]

I loved him in minny, I do know why that had to trade him.

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

Let him stay on one team his whole career be a foreigner and he's Manu Ginobili.

[@LION0410]

Stunt Number 1# Pass The Rock my G !

[@LION0410]

Stunt Number 2 # Score it’s the Only thing I do

[@p3rredubois478]

Yo this dude is my basketball coach he’s doing good now and his song got next

[@dg2344]

That's ray j daddy

[@Peakfreud]

Kewl, but how are you doing? Hope you ballin out and hitting the Books. See you at top

[@BronzeLincolns81]

you hit the nail on the head when you said you need more than talent to make it in the NBA. there have been many players who were as talented, gifted, and athletic as michael jordan. very few of those players had jordan's drive and discipline.

[@josephhill7890]

man we got to get derrick coleman on here

[@hennylo68]

As a former Nets fan when they were still in Jersey, I agree.

[@332studios9]

Let me start by saying I saw this brother from UNLV to the day he predicted he would win the Slam Dunk Contest and I wish when he played for the Lakers that he would have had more time on the floor. When he was in ATL he could score and put up numbers but not wins. I thought Portland and L.A. were perfect for his game. Thank you for shining light on one of the best players from the early 90s. He was a brother that just needed better guidance

[@benchwarmerss9165]

Why the lakers? They booted Jones for Kobe

[@DanielSong39]

@@benchwarmerss9165 He was a key reserve for much of the season in 2000-01 and would have certainly been in the rotation if it weren't for the drug problems and off-the-court issues

[@Norma1250]

1 on 1 with Kobe ruined him 😂✋

[@bolsbolbol368]

It was over long before that

[@davidgibson4775]

@@bolsbolbol368 yeah that just put the nail in the coffin 😂

[@GHOST91141]

What about Scoonie Penn from Ohio State & Pepe Sanchez Melvin Levett Kenny Satterfield

[@beezy22]

Salute and respect stunted growth...Isaiah rider had the potential and fire at UNLV and the NBA but off the court troubles slowed him down and glad he’s doing fine and well..I recall a quote Isaiah Rider said about Steve Smith and it was:make me the man like Steve Smith was or get me outta here...fun fact:Isaiah Rider Brian Shaw and Greg Foster won a title together with the Lakers in 2001...true or not:First time three cats from Oakland won a championship together on the same team....

[@carlwallace1129]

It's been a long time waiting on this Growth Stunt. He was like the Crosstown Hood rival to Latrell Sprewell in the mid90s .Great break down on Riders career .he was that o.g. .he one of the few players that held his own and bodied alot of Allstars at his position but polish and integrity along with focus not having ,or atleast maintaining a solid 2 out of 3 can derail ur growth or career in any sport or in general.

[@DiamondDave1]

This is a good show however it operates under the impression that every player has expectations of being "great". Being "great" is rare which is why its so hard to get there. 99% of NBA players are role players and that is how the world works. 99% of people at any job average at their job.

[@michaeljolicoeur2660]

Rider was a baller for sure. I knew he got into trouble but not like this. Wow! What was going on with Rider internally, you have to wonder. I really enjoyed this one!

[@DanielSong39]

Drugs

[@TheCakoholic]

Isaiah Rider was low key nice peep the man's career dude did it all literally 💯

[@gamble777888]

He may have been a nice person, had a good heart. but he was a big headache on every team he was on, and in the NBA unless you are a generational talent you can't get away with that. Too many people's jobs and dollars are at stake.

[@kjhenry100]

He may have been nice but once you upset him in any way, big or small, he couldn't let it go. Even jokes made him mad. He mentally blacked out once he perceived a slight. That is not a good social skill to lack.

[@dgrimzg601]

All I can think about is the KG MJ story😂

[@KiddGreen1]

Isaiah Rider was nice in the 90s! When he did the East Bay Funk Dunk everyone else begin to use it which is my favorite move to dunk. Isaiah had a lot of potential on the court 🔥

[@stuntedgrowth]

Facts. Kobe later won the dunk contest with it

[@KiddGreen1]

@@stuntedgrowth He sure did use Isaiah’s move to win the dunk contest 💯

[@alwayskul]

Imagine JR Rider on those 90, 91 UNLV Teams! He came to UNLV, 1 year too late.

[@jayanitus]

Pay homage to the "Eastbay"!! Revolutionary!!!!!

[@scottdavidson7543]

Word

[@deonmoore3968]

I knew he was gone pop up sooner or later!!.. wsup stunted growth.. keeping it solid as usual!

[@beezy22]

Tony Massenburg-Maryland Lloyd Daniels-UNLV

[@michaellewis2484]

JR Rider had too much of that smoke 💨 lmao 😂

[@Biggafiggaz1998]

Man , in 7th grade I copied his game EXCEPT FOR DUNKING until I hit my growth spurt...I still love his game

[@dopedesperadoa.k.a.thel.o.2079]

Rider was the nigga one of my favorite players. I was 16 I got a chance to hang out with him like right after he lost in the playoffs with the blazers. Like 1a.m. between 85th & 86th on E.14th in East Oakland, a area known as "the Deep" part of the "kill zone" da Sem God be spitting bout. I was with my group home councilor he was a G. Rider has a 5th of Henny weed a CL 600 on 20s hella TVs. He gets drunk leave it with his homeboy leave in a Acura coupe on 20s 4 TVs latina wet as ever driving.

[@araynova]

Damn bro. JR was really in the field. Lol.

[@KhiryTheKonqueror]

I remember him as a Laker he got a ring though

[@Dantana773]

He is one of my favs from the 90s. From his days at UNLV all thru his NBA days... My personal opinion the NBA didn't care for his hood demeanor and his non clean cut image. He said himself he had nobody in his corner to mentor him. Talent wise he was one of the best. And he even went bar for bar with the Goat MJ.. that Portland team he was on seemed to be the best teams he was on. (Not including the Lakers)Even tho he was not the first option on the offense. That hawks team sucked and those other players didn't value winning they didn't care so he expressed that and the media ate it up... Salute to JR Rider

[@CORTEZSUAVE28]

His mom was the only one that could keep him in check. His mom set him up for the long run. Put his money in accounts to where he get greased later. He doing good in Arizona.

[@woodywoodduhman1506]

What happened to Keith Closs?

[@jamesharris2841]

No matter what they say his talent was off the chart. This Brother had game .And is doing wonderful now giving back to the community. And is a role model to the Alameda/Oakland area.

[@CornbreadJenkins34]

Nice! I'm glad he's doing well now!

[@scottdavidson7543]

Major game! He'd be a monster in today's digital and social media. He was my favorite player at the time. Magic the GOAT Johnson said he had the talent to lead the league in scoring. He's a real one but didnt figure it out untill he was out the league. 😫

[@dollarroll2000]

Nobody questioned his talents.

[@kirbyrobinson525]

Known him for years ...was at summer jam with him lol great guy ...kinda hood tho ..but he went to encinal and was a freak ...tight end dribbling and dunking on everything

[@emersonarmanii4667]

Thought you was finna get through the vid without mentioning the old school "East Bay Funk" (between the legs dunk) for my non Oaklanders out there. He was the 1st to do it on tv. You slid that in nice at the end. J.R. was a walking bucket. He just had no focus. It's like he would be with GP nem but was never able to maintain professionalism like they could. His heart was always in the hood.

[@morningbars6839]

str8. crazy time when dunk offs were ill w/o antics

[@benchwarmerss9165]

Someone did it before him ... can’t remember but he patented it

[@emersonarmanii4667]

@@benchwarmerss9165 on tv?

[@benchwarmerss9165]

@@emersonarmanii4667 yeah at the dunk contest .... wasn’t as crisp though ... think it’s one of the ones in the late 80s ... surprised the hell outta me cuz I for sure thought it was JR dunk .. well I won’t say yeah cuz it might not have been televised lol

[@emersonarmanii4667]

@@benchwarmerss9165 video just as good. I'ma look for it ✊🏿

[@benchwarmerss9165]

Jr and kemp too of my fave players ever .... glad you had videos on them both

[@Joseph-lz5er]

Minnesota drafted Rider, KG, and Marbury from 93 to 96. They would have been the most exciting young team in the NBA if Rider had a better attitude on and off the court.

[@Kplattjr1]

JR rider washed up on marijuana! Jay Z lyric! 😂

[@aymostemitope4800]

What song is that?

[@emphasys9753]

Pump it up freestyle

[@aymostemitope4800]

Thank you.

[@SpremeKillZ]

The Next Larry Johnson was the 1st JR.... Smith 😂.. funny... but fact.

[@Peakfreud]

Fact

[@antoniopalmer15]

Micheal Beasley KSU or Tyler Hansbrough UNC

[@stuntedgrowth]

Did both👍🏾

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

Weed and wanting it bad enough messed up Beasley.

[@zaycation8584]

I remember when he dropped 40 on Georgetown

[@zaycation8584]

@Marie Madison not against Georgetown, it was 40

[@zyxwut321]

Multi-million-dollar body, 10 cent head. Dude had more chances than most to prove himself and kept screwing up.

[@averydarkguy5296]

Until this man got on the Lakers with kobe doing all that ball hogging Rider was a 19 ppg 5rb 4 ast average...other then his last couple years he played very well especially with Portland

[@80sbabytothecore1]

Didn’t he have a drug problem? Either way J.R was a hooper for sure. Definitely stunted growth

[@adon31997]

Hot head, and arrogant! Seen it many times with my ppl... black ppl One of my favorite players as a kid tho

[@romanhernandez5141]

Could you do Hubert Davis

[@airpegasus5167]

“J.R. Rider .. Washed Up Off Marijuana” - Jay-Z

[@jeffreywynn6460]

Jr rider was that dude 💯

[@robertopereyra5323]

He won a chip that’s all that matters!

[@GTapelive]

Shiiid.. I need Dat cell phone 📱 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@da1cvkid]

East Bay Funk! Classic! Let’s get that Lawrence Moten next. Salute!

[@aaronhutchinson885]

Hoopers know

[@kenshinro7]

Put this man in 2k. It's just plan ridiculous why so many great NBA players are left out. 2 k needs to pay them and move on. Jordan played against some beast in the 90's and Rider was one of them.

[@terryjones662]

JR was HOOD... plain and simple... didnt take care of his body, enjoyed life and didn't give a fuck... Why you think he didn't graduate high school??? Had to go to a JC then UNLV... One of my all time favorites tho... was a monster at his best.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Penway67]

Christian Laettner would be a good stunted growth maybe. How confident and dominant he was in college to not so scary average nba player. Keep up the great vids

[@dontdoittoyoself6786]

I don't think his growth was stunted. The only thing I can think of is he'd be better in today era. I could see him developing a better 3 point shot like most bigs.

[@markrichardson1657]

jason williams is the only white dude that did it right.

[@johnbeardshall2898]

He still was good in nba but his game was ahead of it's time

[@bolsbolbol368]

Rider was really dumb. Prob had stupid friends who pulled him into even dumber things. He is lucky he didn't end up in jail for a long time. Good for him if he's doing well, he was a big bodied bully with buckets when motivated.

[@stuntedgrowth]

No lies told💪🏾

[@everettdouglas2326]

Dawg...half these highlights was buddy get cooked my MJ and Kobe 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stuntedgrowth]

😂I see you caught that. Used to show how much his mouth got him in trouble! Those were the wrong 2 to do that with

[@Job.Well.Done_01]

MJ in these clips just COOKING Rider like a hamburger patty...

[@benchwarmerss9165]

@@stuntedgrowth but in hindsight he took those challenges like you said .... plenty ppl got cooked by both 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@scottdavidson7543]

😫 this dude could have been in the Hall if he took it serious.

[@chrisjahnke2439]

Rider was Lance Stephenson before Lance Stephenson

[@dereklloyd7006]

Do a stunted growth on Lamar Odom

[@b-ybeenhim6051]

Eastbay changed the dunk game forever ♾ 💯

[@KeetAAmor]

James Young should be next. What happened to you doing Earl "The Goat" Manigault ?!

[@Classicbasketballdvds]

good video...Rider was nice. Loved him in Minnesota and wish he woulda lasted longer there

[@deeboywoods1571]

I remember that draft he came out he was 5th pick and I never heard from him cuz unlv was never on tv! Oh yea You always got some highlights on ur videos I never seen before! You be on yo shiit my boy!💯💯

[@hajiagenteight]

East Oakland Stand Up!

[@kaydeundre6075]

My dad was apart of that loaded 1989 class and he talked about rider a lot about how nice he was but he said rider couldn’t keep a level head

[@freshprinceshaun]

I remember playing with him on 2k16 dude was freakin nasty!!!!!!! The handles the passes the layups i use to do with this man with Lakers!!

[@d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268]

Well this didn't take long lol. U on demand bruh 😂

[@ProdbyGrimeyred]

So 2 of ya points deal wit character. I would add coaching and no true veteran leadership stunted his growth. He was good tho.

[@stuntedgrowth]

That's basically what stopped him. He was that good. If he had a better mindset, he'd be a hof

[@ProdbyGrimeyred]

@@stuntedgrowth hof idk but his character def stopped him

[@dbradandthem2727]

Nothing got in his way. I never thought he was going to be a career long All Star.

[@Jburneyjr]

Yea, I remember him being a bucket but his off court stuff caught up to him

[@jonjonbailey4314]

Town Bizz might b my favorite Oaktown Playa especially wit T Wolves when I lived n Mpls we was Tha only 2 Oakland cats out dere.. Slapping guards at da Mall of America den go back ta da Town n shoot dice on 8-0 & E-14 str8 up baller!! J.R. still raw, I think Kobe fucked his confidence up

[@kirbyrobinson525]

Great job by the way he was a special talent 👏 keep it up bro

[@jamiahwilson3901]

I remember Jr when he first came to the league ..Stone Cold Confidence... Dude played Bounce to Ounce in the Dunk Competition..Jumped out the Gym. All that Altitude ruined by his attitude.💯

[@8301TheJMan]

Here's the deal, i get that he was a tough teammate off the court, but Portland trading both him and a solid Jimmy Jackson for a washed up Steve Smith was idiotic. Especially because he lead them to the conference finals in his last year there! It's hilarious that Hawks fans thought it was terrible for the Hawks, in hindsight it was because that's when Rider went off the rails, but there's no reason that something like that would've occurred if Portland kept him. First off, he was an extremely versatile scorer, he could drive with the athleticism to finish at them rim, became a pretty damn good outside shooter, and developed a deadly mid-range pull-up to go with great post moves he wasn't a ball-hawk or anything, but he still was a much better defender than Smith atleast. So if it was one for one, imo it was dumb - but to then throw in the fact that they traded easily one of the best 6th man in the league the previous year in Jimmy Jackson, this trade was horrific. Jimmy had a great shot, wasn't as athletic as he was since his injuries', but was still more athletic than a prime Steve Smith, and Steve was far from his prime at the time of the trade. Plus he was a great play-making and defender to boot. That 99 Blazers teams was a much better all-around team than the next seasons' when they traded a slew of dues for an over the hill Pippen and an over the hill Steve Smith. Luckily we had Sheed who was no the primary go-to guy on that team, but because of that trade Portland really only had that one year to win it all because of the aging overpaid wings, when if they had held onto Rider, Jimmy Jackson, along with Walt Williams, Greg Anthony, and Calven Cato - who they traded to get Pippen they woulda had at least 2 to 3 years where they would have had a chance. Walt was underrated as fuck and was still in his prime, (pre-knee injuries, meaning he was a much better all-around scorer as opposed to the pure spot up shooter he became after those injuries), who had come off of averaging 14 to 17 a game for the Kings and Raptors before getting to Portland and started half the games that year and the other half was competing with Jackson for sixth man. Not to mention they of course still had phenomenal back-up wing and defensive specialist Stacy Augmon, with youngsters Jermain O'Neal and Bonzi Wells. That was the deepest team I've ever seen. There's been plenty of teams with more star power but none that came close to having the skill and talent level through all 12 players the way Portland did in 99. Really wish they would have gotten one more year with that group to see they could have gone all the way.

[@BAYOUBOOM]

This supposed to be a Isaiah Rider video but most of the highlights is of Jordan cooking him. Then he put GOAT on MJ like we don't know that. Stick to the subject and stop sneak dissing The King.

[@tomlame1262]

I has nba live 99 on ps1 I was walking around mall of America and I ran I to brian Grant amd he was with another team mate I didn't know who he was, I think Grant played for the heat at that time, I just walked up to him and asked if he was brian Grant and he said yeah, funny I only recognized him from playing nba live.

[@AndreaBaixinho]

his Eastbay dunk and crazy behind the back three-pointer will always be in the memory of '90s NBA fans

[@stuntedgrowth]

Think he was the first to do it in the league. Fast forward and Zach Lavine among other doing that from the free throw

[@Dave-nm8uf]

Loyalty to friends back in Oakland. That's what got in the way.

[@kjhenry100]

No sense of humor. He didn't know how to just joke back. He would get all upset.

[@theadmiral460]

my ex wife- the JR rider of marriages ..something as simple as having a better attitude could have changed her life for the better, now she suffers from her choices lol

[@creoleDJ]

He’s in my top-5 “best players who never made the All-Star game” list. I agree, his attitude killed his career...

[@carlwallace1129]

Agreed , Jr. RIDER,Jamal Crawford, Rudy Gay,Ron Harper,Larry Hughes or Monte Ellis were top5 that got snubbed or was the best to never make a Allstar game IMO

[@creoleDJ]

@@carlwallace1129 Darrell Griffith, Eddie Johnson, Byron Scott, Orlando Woolridge and Jason Terry as well..👍🏾

[@davidballew1808]

Legendary how there’s no reference to MJ but they sprinkle in some fadeaways just cuz

[@drphot6050]

Shoutout to J.R. Writer... The Writer of Writers for having a name borrowed from Isaiah "JR" Writer!

[@lawrencerobinson5967]

Grew up in my area saw my man's at summer jam was a hood dude but solid tho should have had a better career tho....maturity issues I thought but man he could ball

[@anthonymartin8541]

Marbury, Rider and KG would have made a good young Big3 at the time

[@sean_3306]

Loved J.R. back in his Minnesota days, other then K.G. why I remain a low key Wolves follower 🐺

[@jessesarmiento1433]

Isiah "East bay funk" Rider

[@CM-ft9ep]

been waiting for this one!

[@Geep1778]

How about 1 on Harold Miner aka Baby Jordan. Wtf happened to that guy?!

[@blkapino6318]

Antelope valley college Lancaster California was one of those jr college's he attended..

[@billbixby557]

I also had a shoe deal early on, i still remember the commercials...dude had it all, for a quick minute.

[@KeepItReal213]

He has all the ability to be a Top 5 NBA player for most of his career but he got in his own way.

[@jimmyjones8664]

Can sumone PLEASE GIVE HIM CREDIT FO DA DUNK. BEST DUNK EVA

[@nettyballball497]

✊🏿💯..#E@$tB∆¥Funk"

[@charismatic9904]

I swear I remember his mommy having to remove him from a game

[@kevinsimmons2181]

the last person Rider should've listen to was Garnett he couldn't even fight

[@Crou804]

jr rider, grant hill, penny hardaway imagine the stats without injuries